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5290 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder, CO 80303

303-447-1409 

http://www.royalpeacocklounge.com  

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5290 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder CO 80303

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  • Afghan, Indian, Tibetan
    Sun 5:30pm-10pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, Mon-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
    $$$ $$, $$$
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Casual
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Catering, Kid Friendly
  • Dinner, Lunch
    Accepted
    Lot Available
Description

The first thing you notice about the Royal Peacock is the smell: incense and curry, old carpets and fresh cinnamon and ancient tandoor smoke. It's a warm, cloying and sweet smell, and a hint that the Peacock isn't your average strip-mall Indian outpost. The very traditional kitchen offers tastes of India straight out of Goa and Bombay. The curries are smoky-hot, the tandoori meats incredibly tender. The menu has inspired such a fierce loyalty among transplanted Coloradans that the kitchen also does a nice side business shipping out saags and kormas and thalis on ice.








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    | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

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    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    The Royal Peacock would win this award on smell alone. As you walk up to the restaurant, it feels like you could be lifted off the ground by the mingled aromas coming from the kitchen, like a cartoon hobo smelling pie. But once you get past the smell of tandoori and cumin, curry, saffron and a hundred other barely identifiable odors — once you get through the door, make your way to a table, thumb through the well-worn menu and order a royal feast — it's the flavors those smells ride on that make such a lasting impression. The Royal Peacock's setting is a nondescript strip mall. But its food is so good as to be almost beyond words.

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  • 2009 | Best Indian Restaurant

    The Royal Peacock would win this award on smell alone. As you walk up to the restaurant, it feels like you could be lifted off the ground by the mingled aromas coming from the kitchen, like a cartoon hobo smelling pie. But once you get past the smell of tandoori and cumin, curry, saffron and a hundred other barely identifiable odors -- once you get through the door, make your way to a table, thumb through the well-worn menu and order a royal feast -- it's the flavors those smells... More »

  • 2008 | Best Indian Restaurant

    For more years than we can remember, Royal Peacock has been serving not just the best Indian food in the area, but some of the best Indian food anywhere -- the kind you can eat once and dream about for years after, or eat every day and still crave at midnight. There's no gimmickry here, no flash, no bizarre international fusions or misguided attempts at modernization. Instead, the menu is full of brilliant and full-flavored versions of somasa, murgh chaat, boti kebab, Goan masala and... More »

  • 2007 | Best Indian Restaurant

    For decades, Royal Peacock's Shanti Awatramani has been serving some of the best Indian food in the United States. Before that, he worked in some of the best Indian restaurants, hotels and resorts in Bombay. He grew up in the hotel-and-restaurant business (as did his niece, Laxmi Lalchandani, who often runs the floor at the Peacock these days), and everything he learned he brought with him to Boulder, where he opened the Royal Peacock. The menu has been largely unchanged from the first day... More »

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  • Royal Peacock

    Royal Peacock

    By Jason Sheehan | Thu, July 05, 2007

    Chutney's and its chef, Ravi Chandra, present a view of Indian cuisine that's somewhat above and to the left of the norm — but they're not alone. The Royal Peacock, which opened in Boulder back in 1983, has always offered Indian food that took... More »

  • Chasing the Green Fairy

    Chasing the Green Fairy

    By Jason Sheehan | Thu, June 01, 2006

    It should be enough that the Royal Peacock (see review, page 49) serves some of the best Indian food I've ever had. It should be enough that owner Shanti Awatramani is willing to ship that food to transplanted Coloradans in Washington and New... More »

  • Wedded Bliss

    Wedded Bliss

    By Jason Sheehan | Thu, June 01, 2006

    Laura staggers as we step through the double doors and into the Royal Peacock. She doesn't swoon, exactly, but there's not much in this world that can make her swoon. She misses her footing a little, and then a huge smile spreads across her face,... More »

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Main Menu
Tapas - Vegetarian
Small Plates- Our Tapas Are Smaller Version Of Some Of The Peacock Dishes Your Already Know And Love, As Well As A Couple New Additions. The Senses, Say The Wise, Are The Horses; The Roads They Travel Are The Mazes Of Desire. The Wise Call The Self The Enjoyer When He Is United With The Body, The Senses And The Mind.
$4.00
Sweet Potato
tandoori roasted and topped with spicy coconut curry
$4.00
Saag
fresh creamed spinach sauteed with your choice of paneer, lentils or eggplant.
$4.00
Bangan Bartha
spiced eggplant pureed and sauteed with a tomatoe and onion sauce
$4.00
Daal
our classic spiced bombay lentils
$4.00
Jaipur Masala
a mixture of bell-peppers, onions & cauliflower in a lentils batter with tamarind chutney
Breads & Extras
$1.50
Kashmiri Nan
butter nan.
$2.00
Paratha
ground whole wheat.
$2.50
The Bombay
spiced potato nan.
$2.50
The Delhi Onion
garlic nan.
$2.50
The Calcutta
paneer nan.
$2.50
The Kerela
raisin & coconut nan.
$2.00
Papard
lentil bread.
$0.50
Tamarind
Classic India Curries
The Word "curry" Is Somewhat Misunderstood In The West; Most Associate It With Either The Curry Spice Or The Curry They've Had In A Restaurant. In Fact, It Simply Means Meat Or Vegetables Sauteed With A Sauce Of Some Sort.served With Rice & Ritha.
$17.00
Sind Ke Jaan (peacock Original)
roasted lamb and prawns with exotic spices in a cream of tomato with a roasted pepper infusion.
$15.00
Goan Vindaloo
chicken in a very spicy onion curry, not for the faint of heart, soul or tounge.
$15.00
Ghost Ka Salum
leg of lamb sauteed in a corriander and coconut curry.
$15.00
Kashmiri Rogan Josh
leg of lamb in a spicy onion and cilantro curry.
$14.00
Chicken Shabi Korma
breast of chicken in a cream of onion finished with nuts & raisins.
From The Rajasthani Vegetarian Kitchen
Though Vegetable Dishes Are Included In Meals All Over India, They Are The Main Diet Of Many People Who Are Vegetarian For Religious Reasons. The Preparation Of Vegetable Dishes Is Highly Developed & Varies From The Simplest Kinds To The Very Elaborate.
$9.00
Dal Maharani Nastassia
our classic spiced bombay lentils.
$11.00
Sabji Kari
potatoes, peas, carrots, etc. tossed with nuts and exotic spices in a light cream of onion.
$12.00
Alu Gobi Masala
smoky cauliflower and potatoes in a spicy tomato reduction.
$11.00
Bharat Bartha
spiced aubergine pureed and sauteed witha tomato and onion sauce.
$12.00
Malai Kofta
a paneer and vegetable cutlet in a cream of coconut curry.
The Royal Tandoor
The Word Tandoor Means Oven. A Large Earthenware Pot Is Embedded In Clay And Earth. Charcoal Is Put Inside The Oven And The Oven Is Made Red Hot. Chicken Or Meat Is Put Inside On Skewers. The Meals Cooked In These Ovens Are Superb.
$14.00
Tandoori Chicken
delicately seasoned on the bone chicken roasted in our tandoor.
$15.00
Boti Kebabs
leg of lamb chop, spiced and roasted.
$19.00
Mixed Grill
a mixture of all our roasted meats.
$17.00
Gulf Prawns
citrus spiced roasted gulf prawns.
$18.00
Swordfish Steak
citrus spiced and roasted.

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