WHAT A JOKE!!! I've tried almost every Indian restaurant from West Hollywood to Santa Monica and this is easily the worst. Short version of my experience: 1. Tasteless food (almost impossible for Indian food but somehow these people manage to do it); 2. Awful service; 3. Seriously overpriced. I recently went with a friend and we both had chicken dishes. I had the Chicken Vindaloo - the menu said it was ""Extra spicy"". When it came out I couldn't even recognize it as being chicken vindaloo. The dish was way too watery and had an odd color to it. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the chicken pieces looked like the processed kind you get at the grocery's freezer. They were rectangular in shape and hard in texture - not appetizing in appearance, but hey, not all tasty foods are, right? Then I tasted it. Yup, tasted like chicken thrown in water. ""Extra spicy?"" I sure couldn't taste any, and neither could my friend who thought it almost tasted ""sweet"". So then I tried his dish - just as disappointing. To add insult to injury, our tasteless meal was accompanied by a ridiculous price tag. We paid over $42 PLUS tip for two entrees because they charged us for extra rice and naan bread that was barely enough for one person. I wouldn't have been upset about it except both of us left the restaurant still hungry, and the the food was awful. If you like Indian food, you'll find better food at pretty much any buffet than you will here. Nawab in Santa Monica is only 10 bucks and the food is AMAZING. If you're in West Hollywood or Beverly Hills, go further east on Santa Monica or Melrose and you'll do better at any of the other restaurants. Even Akbar and Star of India are better than this place.
Pros: It looks nice from the outside
Cons: If you have no problem with really expensive, tasteless Indian food, then go here.
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