Indian fine dining at its possible best, albeit with some room for improvement. Have dined at Shahi Maharani a few times but just about got to writing a review. It's always been dinner that I had here and never lunch, so next time I should try that. It was a weekday evening, and the restaurant was just about rightly full, just a couple of tables unoccupied. The decor is tastefully done with the impression of a typical Indian fine dining restaurant, and quite spacious too with the tables well apart. I love the dining spaces by the wall which are kind of set in a cozy niche and gives you a bit of privacy. We started with the tandoori milawat, which is a mix of a few kebabs on a sizzling plate. These were so good and kicked up our appetite that we ordered the tandoori chicken as well. On to the mains, we had a bread basket with butter chicken. The bread basket needs a special mention. The paratha was so soft and fluffy, that you could just have it on its own! Butter chicken was good, but wasn't great. The house pour reds (there are 2 choices) paired quite well with the food - one a bit lighter than the other. Their wine choices are quite extensive and the previous visit we ordered a bottle of chianti that was good. For dessert, we tried the rasamalai and kulfi, since we were very full, we really couldn't appreciate the goodness of these :) Service was good, not excellent though. Kind of a mixed bag, with some staff exemplary and some others looked like they were lacking motivation. But they were there and served you well when you want something. Though the management could do with some improvement here considering they're a fine dining restaurant. Overall a nice experience and yes I would come back, for the ambience and the food. My one standout must-try item - tandoori paratha!