Nirvana Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Myrtle Beach

I deliver from this place a lot and everything always smells great so I had to see what it was all about. I knew it was a good spot when I saw every item individually wrapped in foil or contained, if you value customer experience to that extent then you almost DEFINITELY value the quality of the food. I called to order the chicken tikka masala and the gentleman asked how spicy I wanted it (medium) and if I wanted any bread with it or just that. Normally I just take my food as it comes but it was a welcome suggestion as my inexperience with Indian cuisine is kind of strong. I chose the garlic naan and I am beyond glad I did.

Food was still just as hot when I got home, about 10 or so minutes later and it is very fragrant. You can smell the spices and herbs emanating from the bag. I unravel the foil on the naan and find a couple big ol long slices, buttered, seasoned garlic'd and toasted to perfection (with the little burnt bits ya love). Rice is cooked to perfection and tumbles out of the container grain-by-grain. This masala though? Best I've ever had for sure, which really isn't saying too much but I'm not the easiest to please either. Excellent fully-cooked chunks of chicken and it feels wrong to call this a sauce but it is pure flavor. I don't know all the spices that go into making it but you can taste every single one of them. A couple I can actually point out being cinnamon and allspice. Very delicious, compliments every other thing so well and leaves a wonderfully flavorful and spicy aftertaste. The medium spice hits exactly where I like it to, just before the point of requiring a drink, though I still definitely recommend one.

All in all, beyond pleased with my experience and I look forward to trying what else they have to offer as their menu seems quite complete. I think it'll be hard to resist going back for this knowing just how great...

We love to try new restaurants, eateries and deli’s when we’re passing through places. When we went into Nirvana, we were expecting good Indian cuisine. What we got was outstanding Indian cuisine! We had mixed Vegetable Pakora and Vegetable Samosa appetizers which were both so unbelievably tasty. The garlic naan was very good. We also ordered Goat Chettinad and Chicken Tikki Masala which were both outstanding dishes! The real star of the show was the Kadhai Lamb which was the best lamb I have ever eaten. My wife who generally refuses to eat lamb had two helpings of it, it was that good. When we first got in there, the owner, I assume, listened to how we said we wanted to try a little of several dishes. We also asked about some of the dishes and he proceeded to explain to us how they were made. You can tell this man takes a lot of pride in how he runs the restaurant and serves customers, striving for the best and it showed in the entire experience. Back to the trying of several dishes. With what we said, he laid the table out for sharing so we could take off of all the dishes, each one with its own spoon, in a truly shareable style. I can’t say enough good things about him, the restaurant and the whole experience. If you like Indian cuisine and are either there for a while or just passing through like us it would be a disservice to yourself not to stop by and enjoy....

Horrible service. We went there on a long weekend, and while we understand there was a lot of rush, i expected a basic courtesy that someone would take down the names of people waiting and inform about how long ots gonna take. There was no one at the counter for 15-20 mins, and all the staff happily ignored the customers coming in. And when u try telling them that you are also waiting, they discourteously tell you others are also In line.

Edit in response to owners comments: i do not know who you seated, coz i walked out as the guy in white tshirt refused to note down the number of people i wised to get seated. He only told me, and very discourteously that there were others in line. I did not want to cut and queues and i am very well aware that i did not make a reservation. All i am asking for is a response saying sure we have noted that, and we will seat you asap. Just the basic courtesy towards one another as human beings. But the guys high handedness was a major let down, and i walked out. No matter the rush, i dont agree that you can take that stress out on customers! And yes i do acknowledge that you were apologetic about the confusion, and i appreciate that, but that behavior needs to be followed...