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Amber India Restaurant

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2290 W El Camino Real (at Distel Drive)
Mountain View, CA 94040

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(650) 968-7511
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Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
Amber India Restaurant - Mountain View, CA
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Amber India serves North Indian food in a tiny, cheap-looking strip mall off of El Camino. If you like Indian food and you live in the South Bay, ...

Worst

Good ambience. Very passable food. Disinterested service -- Pros: Ambience Cons: Simple food. Disinterested Servie.

Fusion Indian 3/2/2010

Good fusion (Americanized) Indian food, good cocktails, good ambience. On the pricey side, though... more
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Quality Indian Food 1/24/2009

Good options for vegetarians. Definitely the better of the two Ambers in the bay area. Wait can be longish - so, be prepared more
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Best Indian food in Bay Area 11/18/2008

shpladaow Provided by Partner
Amber India serves North Indian food in a tiny, cheap-looking strip mall off of El Camino. If you like Indian food and you live in the South Bay, ... more
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Terrible Service 5/23/2007

My husband took me there for my birthday dinner after hearing some reviews. But it ruined a great day! The service was bad. Had to wait amid a crowd and were being passed up! maybe because we were Indians they just didnt care! The food was mediocre. Did not make up for the bad service. There are far better Indian restaurants in the bay area. Our favorite is Chef India in Pleasanton. So worth the drive! Pros: Cant think of any Cons: Service more
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Passable food. Disinterested service. 3/24/2007

Good ambience. Very passable food. Disinterested service -- Pros: Ambience Cons: Simple food. Disinterested Servie. more
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Good lunch buffet (but a little pricey) 10/18/2006

Amber has a great lunch buffet. I've been here more times than I care to admit when I was with HP in Palo... more
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Best Indian food in Bay Area? 10/18/2006

Amber India serves North Indian food in a tiny, cheap-looking strip mall off of El Camino. If you like... more
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Good lunch buffet (but a little pricey) 10/18/2006

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Amber has a great lunch buffet. I've been here more times than I care to admit when I was with HP in Palo Alto. The food (even during buffet) is ... more
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Best Indian food in Bay Area? 10/18/2006

shpladaow Provided by Partner
Amber India serves North Indian food in a tiny, cheap-looking strip mall off of El Camino. If you like Indian food and you live in the South Bay, ... more
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Pleasantly Surprised 4/13/2006

I had been searching for a great Indian restaurant. I usually presume that the 'hole in the wall' places have the best food, yet when it came to Indian places, they were OK - average. When someone told me about Amber on Santana Row I thought I would give it a try. I expected it to be pricey and ok, yet I was pleasantly surprised. The food was excellent - next best thing to home cooking. The dinner prices were reasonable and definitely worth it. The service was impeccable. Lunch time buffet is the steal however. I highly recommend it. Pros: great parking nearby, clean, great price more
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Reservation... What's that??? 1/21/2006

A reservation for 2 @ 8 = a bad table @ 8:45. My zen-like patience was seriously tested at 8:30 when being called for my table, only to be led into the dinning room to be told that a mistake was made... please wait a few more moments. We were not alone since the wait room was packed unhappy reservation holders. 1/2 way through the meal, I am hoping they comp the meal or throw in desert gratis... cause the food is excellent, and I want a reason to come back. No such luck. However, they did apologize profusely & understood our unhappiness with how we were treated... yet they are too cheap or clueless to do something meaninful to offer ammends. Pros: food Cons: inconsiderate staff, crowded more
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Excellent but Crowded 1/20/2006

You won't find better Indian food in the penninsula. The chicken tikka masala is probably the best I've tasted. The only negative is that the place is oh-so-crowded all the time and it takes 40 minutes, on average, to prepare pick-up orders. But if you have the time and patience, this is definitely the place to go for great Indian. more
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Good food, and the buffet is a good value. 12/10/2005

I like Amber India, and have been to their weekend buffet many times. They offer a nice selection and their butter chicken is especially good. I stopped going since they started charging full-price for my youngest son. I do not want to pay $12.95 for my child to have a piece of tandorri chicken and some naan bread. Now we go to Shiva's. Pros: Good Food, Nice Buffet Cons: Over-charge for kids more
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Best Indian Food in the Bay Area 12/7/2005

Three words - chicken tikka masala. You haven't lived until you've had it at Amber India. This restaurant wins award after award for their food. (As evidenced by the plaques on the walls.) While a little bit on the pricey side, it is absolutely worth every penny! more
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Tasty Indian Food in Classy Atmosphere 11/9/2005

Classy Indian restaurany (hard to find) with great service & TASY cuisine. No other Indian restaurant comes close except maybe Gaylords! Pros: food, service, ambiance more
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Great food 10/13/2005

Outstanding food and the service was the best since I dined at the Ritz Carlton. Cons: Expensive more
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Outstanding Indian Food 10/25/2004

I come all the way from Berkeley once every two weeks to eat their buffet on Saturdays because it is outstanding!!! I honestly believe that it is the best Indian food outside of India. If you want a great selection of innovative Indian dishes along with the old classics, there is no better restaurant. I am getting hungry just thinking about their Frontier Kebab and Butter Chicken... Pros: Oustanding Service, Remarkable Food, Environment more
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best indian restaurant in bay area! 7/11/2004

Excellent buffet selection at lunch time. Dinner menu is also very good. Butter Chicken melts in your mouth, it's $$$ but worth it, even for take out. more
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Great food, but expensive 5/31/2003

Great food, but very expensive. The lunch buffet, however, is well worth the extra buck or two. There is a wide variety of main dishes, appetizers, and desserts, and they're all fantastic. The malai kofta is my favorite. If you want great North and South Indian food for dinner that won't cost you an arm and a leg, try Pasand in Sunnyvale. Pros: delicious, variety, nice ambience Cons: expensive more
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Best Indian Food in the Peninsula! 5/15/2003

Amber India was well worth the drive to Mountain View. Strongly recommend ordering the Aloo Tikki, the Malwani shrimp curry and Hyderabadi Dum Ki Chicken Biryani. Service is relatively fast but not as helpful as explaining dishes as one hopes. The wine list is very limited-- so I would recommend bringing your own bottle... more
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  • The Scene
    Located in a bland strip shopping center along El Camino, Amber India also boasts a surprisingly pretty interior of authentic artwork and elegant serving pots and utensils....

  • 6/1/2006 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Daily 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm
  • Payments: Visa, Master Card, Diner's Club
  • Neighborhoods: North Los Altos
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