India Garden - Bel Air

Had the lamb curry. Lamb was tender fork and very tasteful. Rice was fluffy. Naan was absolutely delicious. The service was a little slow, but a gentleman drove in front of the restaurant. However, the food was phenomenal and an excellent value for money.

I absolutely love this place (eating food from there right now, actually). On June 10th, I had placed a takeout order too and mentioned that it was my birthday so I'd like the food level 10 spicy. not only was it fantastic, but they added in a dessert and wrote happy birthday on the container. It was such a kind gesture, and I'll forever love this place. The Goan Potato is FANTASTIC too! I'll have to dine in sometime soon- I miss it there.

The entire restaurant had a very unpleasant smell...like a urinal cake. Fought through it because I wanted to try the lunch buffet. Food was good, but I found the waiter to be disinterested and inattentive. Didn't even thank me after delivering the bill to my table, kind of just dropped it there and said nothing. I think I'll stick with Sizzling Bombay.

TLDR: Amazing lunch buffet for the unbeatable price of $15 on weekends (cheaper during weekdays). Come for the fresh poori and goat curry. Vibe: 4/5. Tucked away in a shopping center, India Garden is a cozy restaurant. The dining room is comprised of a dozen or so 2 tops with some pushed together as 4 tops. On the occasions we dined, there were groups of 6 or more, so they are more then happy to accommodate larger groups. The buffet is located in the back of restaurant with all food served in closed chaffing dishes. The restaurant also has a bar area which looks to have a small selection of wine. Service: 5/5. Attentive and welcoming! Both times we visited, we were warmly greeted at door and seated immediately. Water cups and dirty plates were tended to quickly throughout the entire meal. Bonus points for what appeared to be the owner welcoming several customers by their first names as they stopped by for lunch. Always a good sign when restaurants have regulars. Food: 5/5. The last time I dined at an Indian food buffet was before the pandemic, so I had high hopes for my lunch experience. Indian Garden did not disappoint! From the freshness and quality of the food to the vast selection of both vegetarian and non vegetarian choices, the spread is fantastic. When we visited, there were 8 main courses, fried appetizers such as samosas and poori, side items such as birani and buttered naan, a soup and 2 desserts. Main course highlights included the goat curry, saag paneer and the tandoori chicken. However, best in show of the entire meal is the hot and fresh poori. These little warm dough puffs will have you noshing on them throughout the entire meal!

July 2021 lunch buffet is back. Including rice, naan two desserts, 12 of the 16 items on the buffet are vegetarian. My wife was quite pleased with a vegetarian options. Loved the lentils dish palak paneer. But I have to give them four stars because I'm a meat eater their curry chicken and tikka masala both had white meat that was overcooked and dried out. Was hard to eat. Their tandoori chicken was pretty good and moist. They had some nice fresh fruit and chutneys selection.