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The Royal Taj has taken over from that amazing yet unknown Italian restaurant Campagnola, and suffers from the same problem of invisibility, as it is just a street or two away from the popular Ballarat Road restaurant district. A large balloon saying "Now Open" indicates (for now, at least) that it is there but it may still suffer the same fate of fading into obscurity. At least The Royal Taj managed to avoid the problem of mis-matching tableware, and they also have good wait staff, in what is a very good attempt at genuine Indian culture. The cuisine is mostly very well cooked, with a few exceptions, and, unlike the nearby Indian restaurant of Aangan, this one has great dessert. But this is far more expensive than Aangan, and much more expensive than Campagnola, and our banquet that we had because we couldn't figure out the menu cost a whopping $40 each, with a $6 tiny lassi and an overpriced $4 small soft drink glass to total $90 for a moderate sized meal. The quality was good but it wasn't $90 worth, more like $50 or $60 worth, so we left there feeling ripped off. The owner was very rude when we tried to come by the day before this too. These guys clearly have business smarts but Campagnola was overall a better restaurant.