India Garden — Restaurant in Santa Clarita

I'm not sure about the people that give this restaurant 5 stars, but I was truly not impressed with the restaurant today. The raita was basically half a teaspoon of yogurt in a bunch of water with two miniscule pieces of onion. To the owners, even my white friends who pretend to make Indian food can make better raita than your Chef. You really need to teach the Chef how to make better raita. But what really pissed me off was the waiter brought us bottles of water as soon as we sat down. He mentioned that the chef was running a little late as we were there at we were there at 5:00 p.m. on the dot. So we assumed the bottled water was complimentary as we did not order it. What pissed me off was we saw the bottles of water being charged on our bill. While I understand it was only $2, it's the principle and the ethics that was questionable. Besides, I've been to Indian restaurants in more than 20 countries around the world. And none of them charged me ever for water. What Indian restaurant charges for water? Unfortunately even though the food tasted good, our experience still left a bad taste in our mouth....

I'm writing this after my 3rd visit... This week.

Admittedly, I'm not an expert on Indian cuisine - I just had a craving for Chicken Tikka Masala. Stopped in for the weekend lunch buffet last Saturday, and while there was no Tikka Masala, everything else that was out was terrific. So, so, so tasty.

At first, the service felt a little awkward but it opened up and each time I have been back, people have been very kind. I went back on Wednesday, and again today - and each time the staff have brought my young daughter a little dessert, which she absolutely demolished.

The food is delicious. The chai was so good I had like 4 cups at lunch. The service is good, prompt, and polite. The atmosphere is good. And, especially for the lunch buffet, the price is very very reasonable! I will definitely come here regularly and would enthusiastically recommend anyone...

Came here for a group dinner (waitress greeted us. seated us inside, patio is yet to open) and really enjoyed my experience here. The pacing of the dishes was spot on. Started off with a Tandoori Appetizers - Tikka Kebab & Chicken Tandoori. They are juicy and delicious. It was served in the sizzlers platters. I personally liked the white meat dish. Our crew loved the bone-in as well. It’s phenomenal. All food was made fresh and you could feel that by smell and taste. We ordered a a nice variety of bread-- bread was warm, favorite was the Garlic NaaN (could eat an entire basket of that alone!). Kids loved the noodles here, chicken noodles were delish and the curries - Tikka Masala was spot on. I love the dine-in menu. Service was professional and attentive to detail. I look forward to my next visit. Overall it was a great family...