Moksha Indian Kitchen + Bar — Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale

Florida can get humid, after 2 hours spent lazing at the beach trying my best to do a doggy crawl swim against the waves, I realized it was time for swimming classes. However, all that paddling builds up quite an appetite and it was to my surprise I found a restaurant within walking distance from the beach which had the name 'Moksha' in it coupled with brassiere. Genuinely curious as to see how transcendent their cuisine would get, I walked and was welcomed into a fine dinning atmosphere with décor and a sense of modern ambience I wasn't used to in most Indian restaurants. Shortly after I was seated I started talking to the manager Gilbert and realized that his Goan heritage meant they had to have had a great spicy Vindaloo. We kept chatting about the embossed well written menu, and I noticed that all the dishes had a sense of original creativity to them while remaining true to the authenticity of the region the dish was from. I spent the next 2 hours sampling and eating my way through the menu with friendly commentary from Gilbert about the rich history behind each dish and the regions in India it came from. I have only highlighted favorite dishes and the Lemon Rice really hit the spot as a main course with the Kerala style red pepper prawn curry, followed by the Goan style prawn curry served with gluten free Naan. Yes, this is the only Indian restaurant I have come across where it has an entire gluten free vegan menu, which is shocking and incredibly smart. Add that to excellent customer service and incredibly fresh tasting big prawn and other dishes made to order, I realized I may have to come back to Fort Lauderdale to enjoy fine dining with Indian cuisine with dishes from all over India. The pièce de résistance was the paan flavored ice cream with a rose flavored sweet mix on top. I didn't get to try the Tandoor octopus but it is going to have to wait for my next trip here, and true to its name, this restaurant frees you from the mindless masses of curry houses you find all over the world to a truly transcendent experience. #Indian #finedining #transcendence...

I haven’t been to Moksha for a while. I was always impressed with the whole experience. But based on what occurred during this visit, I won’t be going back or recommending this restaurant to anyone.

As usual, the food was very good, but the service was terrible. Our server, who has waited on us in the past, took our order, brought the food & the only time we saw him after that was when he was checking on other tables. Towards the end of our meal, we finally asked another server for water refills & a to-go box for the leftovers.

Probably not a big deal but coupled with what occurred next, it really created an even larger disappointment. Moksha now uses those handheld payment machines. It was handed to me without the total amount in a certain box & when I asked if I was supposed to put the amount in he asked if I was leaving a tip. I said yes but I was going to leave cash. I handed him the cash & had the receipt emailed to me.

I should have checked the receipt thoroughly before I paid (my bad) but I did not. I noticed the cost was higher than in the past but I just assumed it was because the prices were a little higher. Well, they had added an 18% service charge (we were a party of 4). & when I asked the server if that was a tip, he said yes. When I said to him that I guess I had doubled tipped him, he just looked at me & walked away. A few minutes later he came back to the table & asked if I wanted the cash back. I was really embarrassed at this point & of course said no. So between the service charge & the cash I gave him he received a 50% tip. Pretty good for only having to take our order & bring our food.

‘Service charge’? He knew it was a tip & STILL asked me if I was going to leave a tip. Hey, Moksha - how about letting your guests know you are adding an 18% tip to the bill?

It doesn’t really matter to me, as I won’t be going back. But let anyone reading this review be aware since the restaurant...

Went there for my wife's birthday with friends, already had very high expectations as we saw alk the good reviews upfront. It was totally worth it, after so long we have a proper indian restaurant near by with authentic indian taste. All the appetizers were awesome, specially the samosa and tandoori chicken was so tasty and mouthwatering, full of indian flavors. The rajasthani chicken was superb, naans were very soft and the saffron rice was too good, never had such aromatic rice in US before. Ghee mutton roast also lived up to the expectation, in dessert we had rasmalai and pan ice cream. Rasmalai was good but the pan ice cream was awesome, authentic taste of pan masalas in an ice cream, it blended in so nicely and ended the beautiful meal with a very satisfying note. The server was very knowledgable and kind enough to bring us a chocolate cake for my wife's birthday, it was really a nice gesture from him. It was really special and this type of experience is what customers always look for and want, it's about the entire experience, not only food that matters. The interior including the restrooms are so good, clean and well decorated. The server took his time, didn't hurry us, told a lot about upcoming menus. It was really really a nice experience and quality time spent. Request everyone who loves indian cuisine to come here and enjoy the delicacies. I am definitely coming back and I really hope that they keep their standards like this for long. Kudos to the chef, management and the...