The Yellow Chilli - Tustin

Absolutely the worst service ever!! If you want to wait an hour for your food and watch the staff prioritize people they personally know, this is the place to go! Waited 20 min to be seated after checking in. Reservation was at 7:30, we checked in, and the woman in the front admitted that she forgot about us when it was 7:45. We got seated at 7:50. It seemed like they were always trying to avoid us, yet somehow prioritize all the people around us that came in AFTER us (it seemed like some of the customers knew the managers and/or staff so they would always go to them first, speaking their cultural language). Nonetheless, we waited for about 1 HOUR. When we were fed up and said we want to leave and to just cancel the order, they wouldn’t let us get up from our chairs. They just kept saying “2 more minutes, 2 more minutes.” I’m understanding that there could be a wait time..but to this extent, it was unbelievable. and the fact that they realize they gave utter sh*t service but still force us to stay and eat their bland food that also cost so much…definitely not worth it. Our date night was ruined. I wouldn’t be going back and I hope others can read this to be aware. Save your money and support the local mom and pop Indian restaurant around you, folks!

I loooooooooooove yellow chili! The drinks are amazing. Food is excellent and authentic. The ambience, vibe and staff makes it totally worth it

It took a very long time for our waiter to come to our table, but he was very nice when he arrived. The food is usually very good, but we were not particularly thrilled with the appetized and main that we ordered. But we will be back

I was underwhelmed with the customer service and partly the food experience. It was disappointing that the Samosas were not very good and had high hopes as they are a traditional appetizer in Indian cuisine. The price would have been worth it if the food quality were in line with the price. I appreciate attentive waiters especially during my first time in a restaurant and we were never checked after our drinks were discarded at the scam of our arrival. I would not recommend this place personally unless you have only drinks that are not the typical options on the menu. I liked the variety of cocktail options.

This is our favorite Indian restaurant in the Irvine area. We usually go early as it's never too crowded so the service is always solid and easy to get a table. It is definitely not the cheapest but the quality is the best and everything seems made to order and fresh.