India Gate Indian restaurant — Restaurant in Durham

We ordered our favorite meal: chicken tikka masala with rice, garlic naan, and vegetable samosas with chutney. We ordered for take-out. The chicken tikka masala was most disappointing; the portion looks generous at first, until you realize it's a lot of sauce and big chunks of onion. You have to hunt around the bowl for the six or eight little cubes of chicken buried in there. The flavor wasn't great - too sweet and it didn't have that characteristic masala taste. The garlic naan was also just okay, ours was undercooked and had big chunks of barely-cooked garlic. The samosas were the best part of our meal, and the mango chutney (ordered separately) was actually really tasty. All in all it wasn't the worst meal, but we won't be ordering from India Gate again. There are too many other places that serve good Indian food to waste...

Staff were pleasant, but it wouldn't have mattered. I come to restaurants for food, not a hotel stay. The food is good for a first time Indian experience. But if you're accustomed to eating a variety of Indian cuisine, you'll find a previous reviewer to be right - - most of the base curry here tastes the same. The naan is particularly good, but I don't come to just eat bread. The butter chicken is incredible. The food here is good for what it is, and I don't have any complaints per se. I just think there are better Indian establishments within a few miles radius. As with most things in life, personal taste varies with each individual and I would encourage you to give this establishment a try. You won't walk away regretting it, but it might not rank at the top of your...

Not the worst, not the best. Expensive for what you get. Only small choices on this buffet. Butter chicken was tasteless. Brought ONE small piece of a naan in a basket, said I could order more but no one returned until I was finished eating. Did not really want more as was cold with no butter on it. But why so stingy with naan...flour and water are so cheap? One of the few veggie items on the buffet was a fried pile of greasy onions..onions only. Worst thing I ever ate at an Indian restaurant. Silverware was sooooo cheap and sharp you do not want to touch it. I cannot recommend this place. Basera a block or two away is much better and only a dollar or two higher. I am not associated with either restaurant, just keep searching for a really good Indian...