Buddha Tandoori — Restaurant in Manilva

I've recently moved here and having been a lover of Indian food for 40 years, finding a source became a priority. I have so far had only take away food although there is a large restaurant space with seating inside and out. The staff are friendly and speak perfect English. The menu is a good selection and you are asked about the strength of your taste of spice at the time or ordering which is good. When testing out a new source I always choose a curry that I know well. If it's good I then revisit a couple of weeks later to see if the standard is maintained. I chose a Jalfrezi, Plain Rice and a Nan bread. The Nan was well cooked, soft and fluffy and perfectly flavoured for a peshwari. The rice was ok but could have been a little softer in texture. The Jalfrezi both times was amazing. The portion sizes are generous and it is nice to get a decent amount of chicken and not 3 pieces and a lot of sauce. The sauce was wonderfully flavoured and spiced. Quite honestly one of the best Jalfrezis I have ever had. The meal at 15 euros was very good value. This place is tucked away in a corner near the beach so you have to hunt but it's well...

Went to this Indian restaurant today with a group of 4 and honestly, the food was really good – super tasty, fresh, and full of flavor. But what really stood out wasn’t just the food, it was the guy serving us – Suman from Nepal.

There were originally two guys working the floor, but one of them left (maybe for a delivery or something), and suddenly this one guy – Suman – was left to handle the entire terrace and inside, probably around 30 people on his own. And he did it like a pro. No stress, no attitude, just pure hustle and good vibes.

We were sitting on the terrace, and from there we could see 4 or maybe 6 people going full speed in the kitchen – super fast and efficient. But outside, it was just this one guy doing everything – taking orders, serving food, cleaning tables, handling payments. Mad respect.

I even asked his name because I was genuinely impressed. The guy deserves recognition.

Great environment overall, food was but Suman’s service was next level. Give this...

Fuimos 4 personas a cenar. Porque tenía buenas reseñas en Google.

De entrada el camarero muy borde, tanto con nosotros como con una mesa las mesas de al lado, que directamente se levantaron y se marcharon (eran 5 personas).

Muy muy lentos, tardaron más de 1 hora en servir desde que nos tomaron nota de las bebidas hasta que pusieron el primer plato en la mesa. Y el camarero solo gritaba de malas formas: “Estoy solo. Tardar MUCHO, MUCHO.” cuando se le preguntaba. A las dos mesas de al lado nuestra, igual.

La comida excesivamente picante, cuando específicamente la pedimos poco picante. Incomestible. De 5 platos para 4 personas dejamos más de la mitad de la comida porque solo sabía a picante.

Y el punto estrella de la noche, es cuando al ir a pagar, no dejan pagar con tarjeta porque solo permiten el pago con tarjeta 3 días a la semana (hay un cartel anunciando que días, pero según les convenga), pagamos en efectivo y nos trae de vuelta un billete de 20€ falso, pero encima mal hecho. Se le comenta al personal nada más darnos la vuelta, y el camarero que lo traía se pone nervioso y los otros 3 camareros y cocinero que había en ese momento se pusieron en modo agresivo y amenazante e indicando que mentíamos. Tampoco quisieron dar la hoja de reclamaciones. Como eran fiestas locales la policía local ni se acercó siquiera con la llamada. De todo esto había 2 mesas más, aparte de nosotros 4, de testigos.

En fin. Que resumiendo. Para nada recomendado, ni se come bien, ni es barato y encima las formas (sin contar el hecho del billete falso de 20€ que tela…) malísimas.

Nosotros no volveremos y obviamente no recomiendo...