Taste of India — Restaurant in St. Louis

The restaurant is small and cozy which is a nice break from larger more noisy restaurants.

Food- the table was provided with roti which was as expected. Came with a nice green chili sauce and red sauce as well. We ordered paneer pakora which was very nice. I personally enjoy it with a crunchier batter but to each his own. I ordered the lamb Briyani which was very nice. Good flavor and excellent rice. Nice cloves and cardamom as well. Lamb was not over cooked and I appreciated that I did not have to pick out the bones. My guest ordered the tikka massala which was excellent with a creamy bisque like tomato sauce. Rice was well seasoned with cardamom and salt. Nan was very tasty but somewhat disappointed that one order was just two pieces. I have been to other restaurants where that is considered a half order.

What needs work. Service- There was one person who was actively working as a waiter. He was nice and genial and this would have been great if the restaurant stayed slow. However the restaurant got very busy quickly and he was quickly overwhelmed. It took longer than it should have to order food and drinks. When we did get the food, it was chicken rather than lamb. This was an innocuous error, but the table near us also had problems with their order so we were not alone. we also asked for two orders of nan but only one made it out without having to ask. The waiter confirmed as we were leaving that his waiter called off which happens. That being said I can guarantee it turned off several of the other tables from coming back again.

Assuming they have adequate staff, I would...

First time at this location and I am writing this review to bring awareness to the owner of the type of employee they have working at this place.

I placed an order for pickup and hours later received unsettling text messages from Naveen who claimed he got my number from a friend (I knew that was a lie). I was very aware of how he got my number but through these photos you can see he confirmed it himself. I called the restaurant the next day to speak to the owner/manager and he picked up (he greeted with his name) claiming the manager was busy and hung up. I called back 10 minutes later and the call would go to voicemail for the restaurant. I called again using a different phone and was able to get through and when asking for a manager, I was told the chef was the owner. When I asked the chef if he was the owner he said no. In the background I heard the two men speaking in a different language and laughing and then the chef later comes on the phone to say that yes he was the manager. I was very upset at how I was stopped at every approach in trying to resolve this situation and didn't even know what to believe or who would even try to help me.

No one should ever feel like their information could be used in this way. I felt very unsafe, creeped out, uncomfortable, etc. I even felt scared trying to reach out to the manager & writing this post as he has access to my information and I don't know what would happen in retaliation but I am doing this to make sure this situation NEVER happens to...

Extremely horrible experience in this location. We were very hungry and went here for a lunch buffet on weekend. Worst decision which we shouldn't have done. Ambience and staff is good nothing else is good.

They claim it as North Indian food customized for Americans. But it is no where close to Indian food or at least tasty. Very less items and they don't refill at all. Few items that they have is also not hot.

Starter- potato pakora. I saw only the name but not the pakora and it was never filled even after repeated requests. Grill chicken is stale.

Place was not crowded but they never bothered to fill quickly even the Naan which is the only main course with rice. They should better go with Ala carte instead of cheating people as buffet and pricing so high. They have 2 desserts Rice kheer which is ok but not expected in a buffet for $ 20 and worst part is Rava kesari. I couldn't eat even 1 spoon of it and have never tasted such worst Rava kesari. That's one of the simplest sweet and the master chef couldn't make even that properly. Overall worst. Do not...