Aromas Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in Moses Lake

What a delightful first-time experience for me. First time eating at an authentic Indian restaurant, and this fairly new one in town in particular. I have enjoyed for some times the flavors of India, but to actually sit and enjoy the service and culture of these very humble and accommodating servers was really a joy. Our party of 4 arrive early on a Thursday and were alone but for 2 other patrons, but by time we finished the appetizer course the seats were all filled, and soon there was a line out the door! This is usually a good sign, though the staff of 2 was soon swamped and service slowed a bit, however we enjoyed the pace and our meals a great deal. We decided to forgo dessert as to make room for others but will definitely be back to try new selections each time. This meal we shared around consisted of the Shrimp Pakora and Chili Mushroom appetizers. The mint and sweet dipping sauces for the shrimp were excellent. Main courses were the Mixed grill, Butter Lamb, Mango Curry Shrimp (heat #0), and I had the Mango Curry Chicken (heat level #3). Also enjoyed the house Naan and a Garlic Cheese Naan. We took home leftovers, and the warm glow of spices lingered nicely into the evening. I would recommend this place strongly, though I have no real benchmark to compare...

I've been here twice, once dine in and once delivered.

When I dinned in the food was great and VERY hot (temp). There was zero wait time for a table. The spice levels aren't very consistent though. Everyone at my table ordered curry at 3 of 5 spiciness, mine was way hotter than everyone elses. Which was fine (mama didn't raise a wimp). The food was otherwise good. There was some confusion when our food arrived because we had ordered different ingredients in our curry (lamb, beef, chicken etc) but the server didn't speak english and had a VERY thick accent so all we could hear was that he had curry but didn't know who's was who's until we called over someone else.

The second time I ordered delivery. The food wasn't near as hot (obviously it had time to sit on the way here and was in plastic containers) and portions were smaller. I ordered extra meat but all I got was 3 ok pieces of meat and a bunch of bone and fatty chunks. Flavor was good though despite getting milder than expected spice levels.

Samosas were great though and worth the price.

I would recommend dinning in and...

Delicious food, wonderful service, and very friendly staff! Went for the first time with friends. Shared an appetizer of shrimp, the chutney and tamarind sauce were both amazingly delicious. We ordered 4 mains, paneer butter masala (medium, if you like spicy go higher), chicken butter masala (mild), chicken tikka masala (medium), and ginger chicken (mild). They all came with a side of rice and we also ordered the garlic cheese naan as well as the garlic naan. Both we good but the cheese naan is amazing. Highly recommend getting! I also ordered the masala chai tea, which was very delicious and was served nice and hot (wonderful for the cold weather). We all were very happy with our meals, the servings were just the right amount and we didn't have leftovers. Cost was great as well, just around $50 for each couple. Absolutely will be dining there again and looking forward to trying more...