Authentic North Indian and Pakistani cooking — daily 11 AM through 11 PM at 431 3rd St
Lal Qila Indian Pakistani Cuisine is an authentic Indian restaurant in Niagara Falls, NY, serving North Indian and Pakistani dishes at 431 3rd St in the heart of downtown. Our kitchen builds every curry from scratch — butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, daal makhni, matar paneer — and our tandoor turns out fresh garlic naan and tandoori chicken to order. Every meat dish is 100% halal.
We are a family-run Indian restaurant three blocks from the falls, an easy walk from the Pine Avenue and Niagara Falls Boulevard hotel district. The menu reaches across both Indian and Pakistani traditions: slow-cooked biryani, creamy paneer dishes, charcoal tandoori, hand-pounded masala curries, samosa chaat, garlic and tandoori breads, and a full vegetarian thali. It is the kind of place where visitors stop in after a day at the falls and local families settle in for a relaxed sit-down dinner.
Open daily 11 AM through 11 PM with no break between lunch and dinner. We hold a 4.5 ★ average across 162 Google reviews. Dine-in, takeout, and catering all available.
Butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, daal makhni, and our signature creamy gravies — built from scratch with hand-pounded masala, ripe tomato, ginger-garlic, and fresh cream. Mild to extra-spicy heat to your taste, served with rice or naan.
Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, and seekh kebab fired in our clay tandoor, alongside fresh garlic naan and a full range of tandoori breads baked to order. Served with sliced onion, mint-yogurt chutney, and lemon.
Chicken biryani, goat and lamb biryani, and vegetable biryani — long-grain basmati layered with saffron, fried onion, whole spices, and tender meat or vegetables. Each plate comes with cooling cucumber raita and salan.
Matar paneer, palak paneer, chana masala, daal makhni, daal tadka, and mix vegetable curry — a genuinely deep vegetarian section, not an afterthought. Pair any with garlic naan or finish with a hearty vegetarian thali.
Samosa chaat, crispy samosas, papri chaat, and pakora to open the meal. Tangy, layered, and made the way Indian street kitchens do it — the perfect way to start a family dinner or share around the table.
Gulab jamun and kheer for dessert, with mango lassi, sweet and salty lassi, and freshly brewed masala chai to drink. A warm finish to a North Indian meal, all prepared in-house.
Our spice blends are ground in-house, not poured from a store-bought jar. That is the difference you taste in our butter chicken, biryani, and daal — full depth of flavor, the way Indian home kitchens build it.
Garlic naan, tandoori breads, and tandoori chicken come straight from a working clay tandoor, baked and charred to order rather than reheated. It is what gives our breads their blister and our chicken its smoke.
One kitchen, two great traditions. You can order North Indian classics like palak paneer and chana masala alongside Pakistani-style karahi and biryani — a fuller menu than most Indian restaurants in the area.
Paneer dishes, daal varieties, chana masala, vegetable biryani, and a vegetarian thali make this a restaurant where vegetarians have real choices, not a token dish. Many items can be made vegan on request.
All our chicken, lamb, and goat is halal, prepared in a halal-only kitchen with no pork and no alcohol-based ingredients. Observant diners can order anything on the menu with full confidence.
The same authentic cooking that earned 4.5 stars from 162 Google reviewers. Dishes guests mention most: butter chicken, chicken biryani, garlic naan, and samosa chaat.
Find us at 431 3rd St in downtown Niagara Falls, three blocks from the falls. Walk-ins are welcome any time we are open, and you can call ahead for larger family tables or weekend evenings.
Mix North Indian curries, tandoori, and biryani with Pakistani favorites in one order. Tell us your heat level and we will tune the spice — mild for first-timers, extra-spicy for those who want it.
Our portions are built for sharing. A typical table orders a couple of curries, a biryani, a paneer dish, and a basket of garlic naan to pass around — ideal for family dinners and groups of friends.
Prefer to eat in your hotel or at home? We pack curries, biryani, and breads for takeout, and we cater larger gatherings with share-size trays. Call a day or two ahead for catering orders.
Most Indian main courses run $14.99–$26.99 per person. Tandoori and BBQ plates $15.99–$23.99. Slow-cooked specialties such as chicken karahi and goat curry $39.99 — generous, share-friendly portions. Vegetarian thali platter $19.99. Garlic naan and tandoori breads $3.99–$6.99. Samosa chaat and starters from $8.99.
Lal Qila Indian Pakistani Cuisine cooks authentic North Indian and Pakistani food from scratch at 431 3rd St in downtown Niagara Falls. Our spice blends are hand-pounded in-house rather than store-bought, our tandoor turns out fresh garlic naan and tandoori chicken to order, and our menu covers both rich curries like butter chicken and daal makhni and a deep vegetarian section. We hold a 4.5-star average across 162 Google reviews, and every meat dish is 100% halal.
Our menu spans the classic North Indian and Pakistani repertoire. Signature dishes include butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, lamb and goat curries, chicken biryani, daal makhni, matar paneer, palak paneer, and chana masala. From the tandoor we bake garlic naan and a range of tandoori breads, and we serve samosa chaat to start. Desserts include gulab jamun and kheer, with mango lassi and masala chai to drink.
Yes. Every meat dish at Lal Qila is 100% halal — our chicken, lamb, and goat come from halal suppliers, and our kitchen is run on halal-only principles with no pork ever on the premises and no alcohol-based ingredients in cooking. This means our butter chicken, tandoori, biryani, and kebabs are all halal, so observant diners can order anything on the menu with confidence.
Vegetarian dishes are one of our strengths. We serve matar paneer, palak paneer, chana masala, daal makhni, daal tadka, mix vegetable curry, vegetable biryani, samosa chaat, and a full vegetarian thali platter. Pair any of them with garlic naan or a tandoori bread. Many dishes can be made vegan on request by leaving out dairy or ghee — just let our staff know when you order.
Yes. Most of our Indian menu travels well for takeout, and we package curries, biryani, and tandoori breads to keep their heat and texture on the way home. We also cater family dinners, office lunches, and events with share-size trays of biryani, butter chicken, daal makhni, paneer dishes, and assorted naan. Call (716) 990-9062 a day or two ahead so we can plan larger catering orders.
We are at 431 3rd St in downtown Niagara Falls, NY 14301 — about three blocks from the falls and an easy walk from the Pine Avenue and Niagara Falls Boulevard hotel district. It is a convenient stop for visitors after sightseeing and for local families looking for a sit-down Indian dinner. Free street parking is available evenings and weekends, and we are open daily 11 AM through 11 PM with no break between lunch and dinner.
From our 431 3rd St location in downtown Niagara Falls, we serve dine-in guests and pack takeout for visitors and locals alike — covering downtown Niagara Falls, the Pine Avenue corridor, the LaSalle and Cayuga Island neighborhoods, Wheatfield, parts of Lewiston, and Grand Island. We also cater Indian food for family dinners, parties, and office events throughout the Niagara Falls area.