Flavors of India Cocoa Beach — Restaurant in Cocoa Beach

======second review====== Okay, I said I'd review this place again when I came back and ordered my favorites: Samosa, Naan, Bullet Naan, and Goat Vindaloo.

To start, the Samosas were smaller than most, but refreshingly packed with a curried chickpea and green pea filling. Delicately spiced and not to dry. The fried wrapping was thin, allowing the filing to take centre stage.

The Pappadam was crisp, as expected, but the flavor was richer and more musky than I've had before, made with roasted fennel. A very interesting resist and quite pleasing.

The main course: Basmati Rice - perfectly cooked as always. Naan - always a favorite. Soft warm and buttery Bullet Naan - made with cilantro and green chillies, buttery with a hint of spice. Goat Vindaloo - very interesting take on typically the hottest curry most Indian restaurants will serve. The base tomato curry is pleasing and sweet to the palate, something I wasn't expecting. The sweet curry coats the palate before releasing the payload of heat that quickly replaces the sweet curry with heat, bring sweat to the brow and a year to the eye.

The Naan is always perfect, as is the rice. The range of flavors the kitchen use are always well balanced and pleasing.

I've upgraded my review to 5 stars. Delicious and consistent quality.

first review=====

One of the very few places to have an Indian buffet on a Saturday, and definitely worth it!

My first visit here so I tried the onion pakoda, lamb rohan, chicken tikka masala, and a tandoori chicken thigh, with a modest amount of rice. When I got back to my table, a glass of sparkling Perrier and fresh, quartered naan were waiting.

While they do have beer or wine on offer, I opted for water.

The Baan was prefect, warm and drizzled with ghee. The onion pakoda tended to be smaller than others I've tried, but they were perfectly cooked and the flavours blended wonderfully. The lamb rohan was delicately seasoned in its thick sauce, as was the chicken tikka masala, both head and shoulders better than I've had locally, and on par with, though seasoned differently than Taste of India in Melbourne, FL.

What stood out for me was the tandoori chicken. Really the best I've ever had. The chicken was adequately seasoned, and still very most with no hint of the dry leathery overcooked tandoori which is all too common.

5 stars for the buffet, but I'm holding back until I sample the menu.

Pro Tip: if you can, show up shortly after they open, which is 11:30a most days. They don't have bottled still water, so it's either tap...

Flavors of India certainly lives up to the ratings!

Came here on Christmas Day during busy lunch hours. Had to wait 15 mins for a table of 5 which is very reasonable. The environment is small but very fresh, clean, and welcoming.

The service was excellent, very prompt and polite, and the most impressive part was how quickly food was prepared and brought to us.

I ordered the buffet platter. There is a variety of items on the platter and you can ask for unlimited refills of any part of the platter. The price was 16.99 which is very reasonable and competitive.

I am an Indian food connoisseur and will rate each dish accordingly.

These were the items on the buffet platter:

Tandoori Chicken (5/5): Seriously the best I've ever had. It was the most tender piece of chicken ever. The flavor profile was as expected. When we asked for refills on the tandoori chicken, the next ones they brought were great, but not as perfect as the initial portion, so there may be some inconsistency.

Chicken Tikka Masala (4.5/5): Excellent, creamy, tender, and a good amount of spiciness.

Okra with coconut (5/5): I've had okra before, but the combination of okra and coconut was unique to me. Light and pleasant taste, healthy as well.

Daal (4/5): Can't go wrong with daal. Nothing special.

Vegetable Vindaloo (4/5): Good addition to the platter but not something I'd order by itself.

Navarathan Korma (5/5): Veggies in a creamy yellow curry. Simple and delicious.

Butter Naan (4/5): As expected, simple and fresh. Could use some more butter per naan.

Pickles, Raita (Yogurt), Rice pudding, Salad, Rice flakes (5/5): Great additions to balance out the platter.

I'm sure the plenty of other items on their menu are just as excellent.

Best wishes to the staff at...

DO NOT VISIT THIS PLACE! Terrible customer service, staff is extremely stingy and inconsiderate, and wastes customers time. This place offers unlimited buffet and we have been turned away twice, not once, twice! The first time, it was because we had a 6 month old puppy that was accompanying us, which made us arrive about 30 minutes before the buffet closed. The waiter said that even though we arrived well before the buffet ended, we had to take everything we plan on eating right now and put it on our table without being able to go back and refill our plates. We tried to explain kindly to the waiter that we drove nearly 1 hour to eat here and that we had a 6 month old puppy which delayed us. Yet, he remained stubborn, completely unnecessary and a waste of time. Today, which was the second time, we drove again for nearly 1 hour and the buffet was meant to end at 2;00, and we arrived around 1:35. The waiter once again said, there will be no refills on plates after 2:00, even though we arrived well before the buffet ended. This is completely pointless because the point of a buffet is to be able to eat at your own pace and get refills as needed. Maybe next time, they should rename it from buffet to food hoarding festival. We tried explaining again that we came from an hour away and this has happened twice, but the waiter showed no empathy for loyal customers. This is a sheer waste of our time to lose practically 2 hours each visit just to be turned away. Avoid this place at all costs. Our second visit , which happened to be on Memorial Day, became very memorable to us and showed us how ignorant people...