Indian Thali — Restaurant in Stuttgart

Very good food but bad service. It was not our first time at this place and we were there to celebrate a special occasion. The bad service ruined our celebration.

Apparently it is against the restaurant policy for customers to carry their own water. When we asked for empty glasses for water, the waiter cheerfully obliged. However, at the end of dinner, a guy walks in from kitchen and very rudely says that we are not supposed to bring our own water. When we said we weren’t aware of it, the guy so rudely claims that it is the policy worldwide at all restaurants to not carry your own water.

The management should make their staff aware of their rules/policy instead of blaming the customers!!

UPDATE

I’m downgrading my rating to a single star after another super rude response from management. Your response is a clear indicator of how you treat your customers. Beware people.

It is a universal rule that outside food and beverages are not allowed inside restaurants. However, water is not a beverage. Please educate yourself and your staff about the rules and policy of your restaurant. Or at the least put up a board instead of blaming customers.

We did not argue about drinking our own water. It’s just that we were not informed that it is not allowed in...

This was the place I was most excited to visit ever since we booked, and it absolutely lived up to the hype. I had seen so many videos on Instagram about their buffet, and the food was just as amazing as expected.

The restaurant is small and a bit congested, so a reservation is a must (they allow 2 hours per booking). We had ours at 11:30, and by 1 pm we were politely asked to settle the bill, which is fair given how busy it gets.

The buffet selection was excellent. I loved that they included pani puri—it was fresh and delicious. Starters like chole bhature, manchurian, and tandoori chicken were spot on. For mains, they had chicken curry, paneer matar, dal, naan, rice, pulao, and chicken biryani. Everything was flavorful and well-prepared, with chicken rara being the only dish I enjoyed less compared to the others. Desserts included gulab jamun (so good!) and ice cream. Mango lassi was just okay, but at €19.90 for the buffet, the variety and taste were more than worth it.

The staff deserves a special mention—very active, attentive, and constantly refilling dishes while keeping the place neat. Overall, a fantastic experience and definitely one of the best Indian buffets in Stuttgart....

I'm a regular customer to Indian Thali. One of the best places to be in and around Stuttgart for Indian food. Different Indian food we try. Today we felt like having tea and ordered masala chai with milk. One of the best chais I had outside India, I can never go wrong when it comes to a taste test of tea being a heavy Indian tea addict. Usually I prefer the Indian tea with added ginger which we Indians call as Adrak chai. So I explicitly asked for Indian masala chai with extra ginger flavor and voila, best service, you get served what you ask for. Believe me, we ordered 2 and the perfect tea being served made me order another one. Pictures enclosed contain, tea, samosa chat, tandoori rotis, dal makhani, matar paneer, paneer tikka😊 Every dish ordered is just perfect. No doubt a must visit Indian restaurant 😋👌🍴☺️

Update 2025: Some more pictures from my recent visit...