Kabab & Curry's — Restaurant in Santa Clara

I havea ordered from this place twice from doordash and I came to this place with my colleagues two weeks back. The experience of eating the hot kebab at the restaurant was much better. I tried three kebabs which included the shami kebab, tandoori chicken and mutton chops. One thing that stood out immediately in all the kebabs was the smoky flavor and that is not possible without a coal tandoor. I am a Delhite eaten in the streets if jama masjid, Lucknow and hyderabad. I know when I am eating a kebab which has been cooked in traditional tandoor and not the gas burner oven or barbeque. So that was nice a change. The marination of the kebab were at a right balance. 90 percent of the Desi places over spice the meat to the point where you cannot even taste the meat and then there is the other extreme where they think if they make the marination as bland as possible the non desis will come eat too. A lot of times the Desi places don't know the difference between aromatic spices and chilly spice. Kebab needs aromatic and flavor that help uplift the natural flavor of meat. This restaurant has some good kebabs but you gotta eat it onsite. The meat was marinated to the bone. I just felt the quality of the meat could have been better. I am not saying the meat spoiled. But use smaller animals which had softer meat. The chicken pieces were huge. The shami meat was too lean. The meat could have had a bit more fat which would have made it even more juicier. It was towards more the dry side. Same goes for mutton chops. They have the basic strong and the chefs in this restaurant have potential to really cater good mughalai cuisine similar to India and Pakistan. Now the keema aloo was probably my favorite dish. Yes it was oily but that the way you need it to be made so you can properly bring the spices together. The oil is a the base with the flavors of aromatic herbs infused into them. This is a standard approach in mughalai or even punjabu food cooking. We need the ghee and oil. People need to understand this especially with meat dishes. The mutton bhuna in terms of flavor had the right gravy base. And what was good is the gravy base of keema aloo and mutton bhuna were not the same . You go to 90 percent Desi places the base is same for chicken mutton or even paneer. It's sad. They will take chicken tikka masala gravy base and add bell pepper and onion and call it karahi. This place does NOT use canned tomatoes that should be use for pasta as base for their gravy. Fresh onions and tomatoes etc. Back to mutton same issue the quality of goat could have been better. They used a large animal with harder texture to meat and more gamey. I appreciate the effort. Improve the meat selection and quality, improve the service and management and this place would be great. I request to add brain masala , Kat ta kat , keema kalegi , paya masala, fish biryani, bihari kebab, mutton pulao , beef pasanda , gosh alooand some other classic dishes. Overall this places is very good for food that why I give 4. It's an honest effort at bringing good north indian/Pakistani style food to bay area. Part 2: returning back after covid. The restaurant interior is completely new. Lots of new dining space. Looks more upscale from before. Menu been slightly been modified. Quality of food good as always. The tandoori chicken here is by far the best I have eaten...

The place doesn't look like much. Their sign seems installed on top of the sign of the restaurant before them. The interior is sparsely but tastefully decorated. We came for dinner on a Saturday night and the place seemed small and fairly packed. (We later learned that there was a separate larger dining area through a doorway.) We were greeted only by a sign that says "Please wait to be seated." We made eye contact with a few employees but nobody comes to seat us. People entered and made their way to the bar at the back with the cash register and we wondered if we were doing it wrong. The couple waiting after us asked us if we're sure we were supposed to wait at the front. After about five minutes someone came over and mumbled a question without pleasantries. We were seated and given a pitcher of city-flavored tap water and two glasses, no ice.

The menu was awkward (flaps inside open in different directions, hiding pages), but the food looked interesting. We'd never seen mushrooms so prominent in Indian food. We ordered paneer tikka masala, a similar mixed vegetable dish, and some dal. About 10 minutes after ordering, we were asked to move tables so that they could handle a larger group.

The food was tasty and distinctly traditional. I imagine for most people seeking traditional Indian food, it was quite good. For me, I found everything a little too salty, a little too spicy, and I found the tomato cream sauce to be a little light on the tomato. I enjoyed the dal most (surprisingly for me), probably because it was the least spicy of the three. The Garlic naan was quite good.

We emptied our pitcher of water midway through the meal and it was never refilled. Communication with the waiter was difficult and perfunctory. It was not clear how we received our bill or paid, except we knew that people were mobbing the register behind us regularly. The check is kept at the register, so you don't need to wait on the waiter to bring it to you, but you possibly have to wait in line (for some frustrating definition of line) to pay.

Overall, the food seemed likely to be enjoyable to most, but was a little salty and spicy for me. The service was fairly poor, and generally the experience was awkward for me. A lot of people were waiting to pick up take-out; if I were to get food there again, that's probably how...

First time writing a review here and I've been eating @ K&C since the year they opened. Both my wife and I are picky eaters when it comes to Indian/Pakistani foods. We're from England so we've eaten at a lot of amazing places as well have family that are stellar home cooks. I've got to known Muhammed and his sons very well. I always feel at home when I'm at their restaurant. Food is consistently fresh, tasty and well prepared. The menu is simple and they don't try to make every dish under the sun. Once in a while there is a special which I like to try. Even deserts are good. Now for folks who visit once in a while yes there's always a chance you might experience service that's not grade A. It might be because they are super busy, or a newbie server is still learning on the job or someone is not quite on it that day. Hey we're all humans so give them a break. After years of a tried and tested formula they are trying to offer customers a new experience. The whole place has undergone a revamp and while its different I do like it. The world is modernizing why shouldn't K&C too? While my review may sound like I'm staunchly defensive I would say I'm simply being honest. My family and I have never ever got sick which can't be said about a lot of other places. Yes there has been times when I wasn't seated right away or it took a little while to grab my server's attention or my naans didn't come out with my dishes. I've even had my tandoori not quite as well done BUT I will always give feedback and always get taken care of. If you come often enough the times they get it spot on far outweighs when their not. My one and only complaint is that they still have not opened a sister location in Santa Cruz :) Until that day I will make the treacherous drive up HWY17 every time I need a...