Tandoor Palace - Tannersville

For those not familiar with HappyCow’s rating policy, establishments that serve animal flesh can receive a max of 4 stars. It’s an awesome policy, in my opinion, but I just wanted to note here because if I could give five stars I would. This is one of the best Indian restaurants I’ve ever tried. People on Google leave mixed reviews, but the negative ones are generally related to customer service (which I think is all overstated — it does take a while to be served etc but well worth the wait). Personally I thought service was great. When I asked if the daal makhni could be made vegan the waiter said “absolutely,” without hesitation. I think that’s a good sign because it demonstrates a certain level of freshness — also very accommodating for vegan diners. The food was seriously top notch. Got the daal makhni and roti. And the ambience is lovely, since I love trains and history. I’ll definitely go out of my way to come back.

A friendly quirky Indian restaurant in a ski area with few vegan options. We loved the train carriage dining car and laid back vibe of this restaurant. Loads of vegan options.

After the “no milk, no meat” song and dance we decided for vegetable sauce, vegetable rice and garlic bread. Many other dishes had yogurt or cream. Bread looked oily, but how often can you emphasize "NO DAIRY"? After that it found butter. UGH! Left and threw 4 times.

There were about 4 curry options, as well as 2 types of bread and a soup. We tried the Alo Gobhy and Chana masala as well as the lemon coriander soup and vegan bread. Very delicious!

For those who are not familiar with HappyCow's assessment policy, farms serving animal meat can receive a maximum of 4 stars. It's a fantastic policy, in my opinion, but I just wanted to observe here because if I could give five stars I would. This is one of the best Indian restaurants I've ever tried. People rely on Google’s mixed reviews, but the negative are usually with customer service (which I think is all exaggerated - it takes a while to use etc., but well worth waiting). I thought the service was great. When I asked if the Daalmakhni could be made vegan, the waiter said “absolute” without hesitating. I think this is a good sign because it demonstrates a certain level of freshness – also very accommodating for vegan diners. The food was really top notch. I have the Daalmakhni and Roti. And the ambience is beautiful, because I love trains and history. I definitely go back from my way.