ISTA INDIAN CUISINE - SOUTHLAKE — Restaurant in Southlake

We live locally, and there aren't many Indian restaurants in these parts. A Taste of India used to be a good spot to get decent Indian food without having to drive to Irving.

However, I'm not sure if they've recently changed ownership (or something) as it's been awhile (maybe about 9 months or so since we last ordered take-out). This time...it was not good at all. A waste of money.

We ordered chicken tikka which was a light yellow color (??) and not the red/orange we were used to with the slightly charred edges (yum). The saag paneer (although spicy as that's how we ordered it) was very blended (like soup or baby food texture). No chunks of cheese, and no evidence that this was actually ever spinach. Very disappointing!!

The chicken vindaloo was oily (and the contents would not stay emulsified). The serving sizes were very small. And the prices are not cheap.

What used to be a good Indian restaurant has gone way downhill in the quality (and authenticity) of it's food.

It's never good when you walk into an establishment that serves ethnic food and there are no representative of that ethnicity in sight.

We will not be going back there...which is so disappointing because it really is the only...

Wow awful service! We came in here excited that southlake had an Indian restaurant, but left very disappointed and we didnt even get to try the food. The service was so terrible we cancelled our order and left. 1. They did not seat us right away, even though they were not busy and 2 people a younger dude and a woman were not doing anything, so they could have, we seated ourselves, 2. Then we had to ask for a menu which took 5 mins to bring over, 3. We asked if we could have something specially made (a tikka masala with no chicken just add vegetables vegeterian) and the young dude said no, rudely I might add, then he said he would ask and let us know and took the rest of our order, he walked past us 3 times and told us nothing. We needed to know if it could be made to our liking or not, because if not, we would have needed to order another dish. NOW let me say it again they were NOT busy there was only one other table and another booth with people and 2 people working out front, so we should have been taken care of. We ended up canceling our order and leaving. Luckily there is an awesome pho spot next door. Ista I can see why you had no business, because your...

I'm thrilled that Southlake has this LOVELY Indian restaurant to dine at lunch. The little buffet area has a perfect number of Indian dishes to try. The staff is very friendly, and one feels as if they are honored to be dining in their home when they arrive. Everything was delicious and it was a treat to eat here. The complimentary mango drink at the end of the buffet (forgive me, I'm not going to try to be an expert here) was delicious and refreshing after some of the spicier items. After leaving, I realized I had failed to end my meal with a glass of Chai Tea and for that I was bitterly disappointed.

Again - thrilled to have this place available to eat at!!!! Such a pleasant dining experience! Food was fresh and delicious at 2pm - and I thought to mention that as another reviewer thoughtfully included that bit of information.

We had frequented this location while it was 'Taste of India' and watched it slowly go downhill with mediocre food, unwelcoming service and becoming dirty inside. We dined here with skepticism that the name change and management change would have changed anything. Everything has changed...