I have to start off saying I LOVE Indian food, and have been to many Indian restaurants around the country and in London and Sydney. So I was very excited to introduce my boyfriend to the cuisine last night. I read some good reviews about Gaylord online and have been to the Gaylord in San Francisco about 3 years ago, so I figured it was a safe bet. The service and atmosphere were fine, not exceptional, but good; but the food was very mediocre. We had the chicken curry and vegetarian combination plates so we could taste an array of items. The rice tasted like it came from a rice cooker and did not have that great texture, flavor, and oil that most Indian rice has....it also had peas on top and smelled like they added a touch of cinnamon to it (which would be fine but it looked and tasted cheap and didn't have the same complexity I'm used to). The curry, saag, and masala were fine if they came off a cheap buffet, but they didn't have that creamy sauce with all the delicate flavors you'd expect. Honestly I've had much better Indian food from hole in the walls at $8 a plate than this hoity-toity $20+ a plate place. With that said, my boyfriend liked the food, but he had nothing to compare it to.
Pros: The service and atmosphere were fine
Cons: The food was mediocre and over priced for the quality
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