Taichung is filled with Indian eateries but Mayur Indian Kitchen stands out for a number of reasons. Facing a tree-lined canal in a quieter neighborhood roughly half-way between Taiwan Boulevard and the Fengjia Night Market area, this establishment includes a well-stocked first-floor Indian grocery store selling everything from lentils, Indian desserts and canned sweets to handicrafts. Offering nice views of the outside waterway and greenery, the upstairs restaurant provides classy, comfortable surroundings for about 70 diners, including a bar, sofa area and small stage where there are Friday belly dance and Saturday-Sunday live jazz performances from 7 p.m.
Overseeing Taiwan's biggest Indian restaurant chain, CEO Mayur Srivastava in 2021 opened this place, followed last year by second, smaller Taichung branch Mirch Masala, focusing on lower-priced, authentic southern and northern Indian and Indian-Chinese dishes and street food snacks. Mayur says that each of his 14 restaurants has its own unique culinary and other features, with
Mayur Indian Kitchen Taichung being an upscale fine-dining establishment specializing in Punjabi and other northern Indian cuisine.
Popular menu mainstays include samosas, Chicken Tikka (NT$350), Butter Chicken (NT$350) and other rich, buttery, cashew-based curry dishes. Among best-sellers noted by Mayur are his chicken and lamb Biryani rice dishes, and Paneer Vindaloo (NT$325), a spicy tomato curry Goa specialty and one of several paneer selections made with Indian cottage cheese. Contrary to widespread belief, there are eastern and southern Indian beef dishes and Mayur's popular beef options—all made with Halal New Zealand buffalo (not cow) meat—include sauteed Karahi Beef in a masala curry, Palak Beef, and Buffalo Meat Tikka Masala. Despite the northern Indian focus here, diners also can enjoy Indian-Chinese specialties like vegetarian and chicken Momo steamed dumplings.
Other choices on the extensive menu include Mughlai Chicken Korma (NT$380), made with tomato-cashew curry, Kebab Skewers (NT$490, 8 pieces), Tandoori Vegetable (NT$250), 17 vegetable curry dishes—from lentil-based Punjabi Dal Tadka to Indian village specialty Pindi Chana Masala chickpea curry—and Indian and western desserts. Bottled beers (NT$120-150) include India's Kingfisher (NT$140, 4 for NT$400) and there are cocktails, whiskies and wines.
台中的印度餐廳選擇眾多，但馬友友印度廚房台中店之所以脫穎而出，原因不只一個。餐廳坐落於散為靜謐的社區，面朝綠意盎然的河道，約介於臺灣大道與逢甲夜市之間。一樓設有商品齊全的印度食品雜貨店，販售各式扁豆、印度甜點、罐裝糖果以及手工藝品等。
二樓餐廳可俯瞰水岸與綠樹景致，提供約70席舒適雅緻的用餐空間，設有吧檯、沙發區與小型舞台，每週五、晚間則有肚皮舞秀，週六、週日晚間則安排現場爵士演出。
身為臺灣最大印度餐飲連鎖品牌的執行長-Mayur Srivastava，於2021年開設這間餐廳，並於去年在台中成立第2家較小分店Mirch Masala，主打傳榜較親民、風味道地的南北印度料理、印度中式料理以及街頭小吃。Mayur表示：俾旗下14間餐廳各自擁有不同的特色，而台中的
Mayur Indian Kitchen，則定位高級精緻餐廳，專精於旁遮普及其他北印度料理。
餐廳長年人氣菜色包括：咖喱角（Samosa）、櫻爾格碳香料雞 Chicken Tikka（350元）、奶油雞腿肉咖喱 Butter Chicken（350元），以及多款濃郁滑順、以奶油與腰果為基底的咖喱料理。Mayur特別推薦的招牌餐點，還有雞肉與羊肉印度海德拉巴雞肉香料飯 Biryani，以及果阿酸辣起司咖喱Paneer Vindaloo（325元）—這道來自果亞的經典料理，以辛香番茄咖喱，搭配印度奶酪Paneer製成，也是店內多款Paneer料理之一。
與一般印象不同，印度東部與南部其實也有牛肉料理，而Mayur店內的人氣牛肉料理皆使用符合清真認證的紐西蘭水牛肉（非牛肉）；包括以Masala咖喱快炒的主代香料牛肉瑪沙拉、菠菜牛肉咖喱，以及烤牛肉咖喱等。雖然餐廳以北印度料理為主，顧客同時也能品嚐到印度中式特色，例如素食與雞肉煎餃。
菜單選擇十分豐富，其他推薦包括以番茄腰果咖喱製成的腰果咖喱雞（380元）、Kebab烤肉串（8串490元）、但都裡烤蔬菜（250元），以及17種蔬菜咖喱，從旁遮普黃扁豆咖喱，到印度鄉村風味傳統鷹嘴豆咖喱皆有供應。甜點提供印度與西式選擇。瓶裝酒酒（120-150元）包含印度知名Kingfisher啤酒（140元，4瓶400元），另有雞尾酒、威士忌與葡萄酒可搭配享用。