India Garden

India Garden is located in a convenient area and is easy to miss if your eye is hoping to catch the likes of an ethnic restaurant. It is located in your typical shopping center right off of Tunnel Rd. The Indian ambience is fairly minimal. However, one night while my husband and I were having dinner in the restaurant, a woman arrived with a sitar and played some tunes. That effect was a pleasure and made our dining experience quite enjoyable. I have eaten at many Indian restaurants over the last three years, only ever the vegetarian options (which are plentiful in Indian cuisine) and have had excellent, mediocre and awful experiences during my Indian food adventures. One thing I can say about India Garden is that the food has always been great! I have eaten there 5 times and have also partaken in their lunch buffet. My personal favorites are the Malai Kofta, Mutter Paneer, and the Chana Masala. These three entrees are my usual when first trying out an Indian restaurant and is what I ga ... more

India Garden is located in a convenient area and is easy to miss if your eye is hoping to catch the likes of an ethnic restaurant. It is located in your typical shopping center right off of Tunnel Rd. The Indian ambience is fairly minimal. However, one night while my husband and I were having dinner in the restaurant, a woman arrived with a sitar and played some tunes. That effect was a pleasure and made our dining experience quite enjoyable. I have eaten at many Indian restaurants over the last three years, only ever the vegetarian options (which are plentiful in Indian cuisine) and have had excellent, mediocre and awful experiences during my Indian food adventures. One thing I can say about India Garden is that the food has always been great! I have eaten there 5 times and have also partaken in their lunch buffet. My personal favorites are the Malai Kofta, Mutter Paneer, and the Chana Masala. These three entrees are my usual when first trying out an Indian restaurant and is what I gauge the overall quality of the food. I like my Indian dishes saucy, flavorful, rich and most importantly spicy (I order medium-plus on the spice scale.) India Garden serves you three pieces of papadam and mint chutney upon sitting. The service is always pleasant and professional and your water glass is constantly topped off, which I greatly appreciate while getting into the spicy stuff. Everything has always been excellent. However, their chili paneer was slightly disappointing as it had an overwhelming barbecue sauce flavor, but that really is minor. It would be even nicer if they kept the papadam coming, or perhaps provided complimentary naan bread when purchasing a meal. One of India Garden's biggest downfalls is their prices. That is one of the things that keeps me from frequenting the restaurant as often as I would like. I have a hard time paying $12-14 for a vegetarian dish. Aside from the uppity prices, the food is great and I will return. less