Royal Tandoori

Although the place might not look very appealing from the front and inside but the staff we very polite, warm and kind. Speed was the best anyone can expect and want in a restaurant.
Not much more than to describe the food and the place easily can get great attention if guests can share what their taste buds felt. I was overwhelmed by beautiful balanced taste with different tones of flavour. To put in musical terms I would translate it to «the food at Royal Tandoori was an awesome gig».

Looking like Del Boy’s local Indian crossed with the living room of your first grandparent to die, the Royal Tandoori is in such a mundane location, sandwiched between a newsagents and post office, that I often forget it’s there, despite having lived in the neighbourhood all my life.
Inside, the décor is weirdly dated. It really does feel like stepping back into the seventies, especially as trendier and glossier eateries continue to open up along Smithdown, enticing the students in without a second thought. The staff here are friendly but the curry was less than satisfying and I just felt strangely depressed for having shown up. I’m really sorry Royal Tandoori. Please stop looking at me with those puppy dog eyes.

A curry at the Royal is a seminal moment in any self-​respecting student’s time in Liverpool. Whilst it’s most certainly not a glamorous establishment, this restaurant provides great value, tasty curries in the heart of the city’s student district.
Located on Smithdown Road, the Royal is the best place to go to line your stomach before a night on the tiles. The chicken tikka masala is superb and they offer a good selection of drinks to wash it all down with.
My only criticism would be that the staff sometimes appear a little surly. However, the fact that they have to put up with a load of drunk and noisy students may have something to do with it!
The best indian restaurant in Liverpool… perhaps! Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!