Namastey Patio Nepalese and Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in Oakland

My family and I were out to dinner here a week ago and sadly we were all disappointed with the food and the service. We really wanted to like this place but they made it very hard to. We waited 40 minutes for our food, had to flag down our server for everything, my dish came out 20 minutes before everyone else's and they served it to me so I was done by the time the rest of the food arrived. The table next to us received all their food after 10 minutes and we arrived 10 minutes before them. That was disheartening and we were starving. The restaurant is short staffed and I appreciate that everything may go a little slower but this was actually a matter of not being organized, aware or communicative with the customer when needed. The food was okay. Nothing special. The chicken Korma was lumpy is made with cashew nuts. Korma should be smooth and creamy. It was lumpy and bland. Not terrible, but not that good either. The house salad with chicken was also bland and had two or three pieces of everything the rest was a big pile of lettuce. The classic chicken curry was bland and oily. There was literally a huge ring of oil left on the plate. I hope other diners have a...

I want to like Namastey Patio, but the experience just doesn’t justify much more than 2.5/5 and I won’t be coming back.

The staff was nice and sat us with less than an hour before closing, but they started to close up with more than 15 minutes to spare - chairs up, coats and bags on, ready to leave. It was nice to be served with smiling faces, but we were rushed out.

What was more disappointing was the food. We’ve ordered out in the past, had our order messed up, but the food was still delicious. This time, the food was lacking significant quantity and the protein was nearly non-existent. An order of palak paneer came with 6 cubes of paneer, not nearly enough for an entree. The same could be said of the lamb and chicken tikka masala, which also had far more sauce and curry than protein. The highlight was the cauliflower special.

It also irked me that the bathrooms had no hand soap - we had to put with whatever suds we could get from the watered down soap. We won’t be...

We tried this place out because of the transit convenient location, the open patio and the allergy-friendly menu, and it was definitely a great choice!

We had multiple food allergies in our party including my best friend with celiac. There are many vegan and gluten-free items on the menu, and nonvegan items are often labeled as to whether they contain dairy or not. Nut contents seem to also be well labeled, though this did not affect us personally.

All in all, the staff were confidently knowledgeable about the contents of the dishes and this made it easy and simple to order a delicious meal that met our needs. This kind of conscientious service makes it so much more pleasant and less stressful to visit a restaurant!

The service was also prompt during our busy weeknight visit, which is a pretty nice feat for a new restaurant during peak dinner hour. And the mint lemonade was tasty...