Royal Peacock
Boulder, CO 80303-1269
Phone: (303) 447-1409
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- 55th St
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm, Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm, Sun 5pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Royal Peacock – by Bryce Edmonds
In Short
Statues of dancing Shiva, traditional music and a divinely spicy aroma greet visitors to this cozy, strip-mall Indian restaurant. The menu features lots of tandoor oven cooking and sauces that are rich, but not overwhelming. The bajai masala (spiced onion fritters mixed in yogurt and chutneys) are fruity, spicy and memorable. There's also large and juicy murgh tikka (tandoori chicken) and the diverse Rajput thali (vegetarian mixed platter).
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThere's a window looking into the kitchen so you can see the tandoor in action.
Know Before You GoBecause it's north Indian there are fewer vegetarian choices and none of the elaborate "snacks" found in south Indian eateries.
User Reviews for Royal Peacock
07/29/2008 Posted by chelseapohl
We always choose to go to the Royal Peacock when we want good indian food. The atmosphere, beautiful paintings, the food, the drinks...It's all amazing! Check it out for sure and get a mango lassie for the kiddos, my daughter loves them!
07/29/2008 Posted by JohannHousman
My family and I had shown up at around 6:30 on a Friday. There were a few customers scattered around the room. We ordered a wine, an absinthe and a soda. The Absinthe was the best quality that I have ever tasted, though I'm no expert having only had it 5 or 6 times before. We ordered 3 tapas. the Goan Vindaloo, Ghost Ka Salum and the Chicken Makani. Each plate was so delicious that we just chose to order all new dishes for the entrees, now confident in the food. The plates were quite small as someone mentioned, however...they were only 5 bucks each and fit the price wonderfully. It gave us a chance to sample the quality of the food and led us to get entrees for all of us instead of getting a couple of them and splitting them as we tend to do. We then ordered the Sind Ke Jaan, Kashmiri Rogan Josh, and the Chicken Shahi Korma. I read someone was disappointed with the rice, it must have been an off day, because our rice was perfect, yellow and subtly seasoned. The entrees that my wife and I received were delicious and wonderfully prepared and we shared our meals eagerly and found ourselves quite sated. Our daughter found her dish (the Korma) a bit complicated for her pallette as the fruit and nuts in the dish was very new to her so she only ate about half of it, and the other half was hastily consumed by me for lunch the following day. Indian food is so off or on in this town that I sometimes refer to it as food I don't really prefer, finding so few establishments that can do it right. As a chef myself, I tend to be critical at times. But this time, I could'nt tell enough people that night how wonderful the food at the Peacock is. I was pleasantly surprised and now know why they have been there as long as they have. While the prices are not exhorbent, its not fast food prices either. If you want a 30 dollar meal for three people somewhere with a drive thru would be a better idea. If you want great indian food worth every penny...i recommend the Royal Peacock.
Pros: Food prepared precisely, delicious, and with flavours balanced
Cons: they don't carry Mead
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