India Gate Restaurant — Restaurant in Tustin

This past weekend, my brother invited my mom and I to eat at India Gate. It was my first time going, and I'm so glad I tagged along! The food was delicious, and I loved that they had so many options for those who are vegetarian. I'm personally not vegetarian, but my mom is so to see they had so many options for her was really nice. Not many restaurants cater to those who are vegetarian, but India Gate definitely does.

I personally ended up eating more of the vegetarian options than the meat options and did not miss the meat one bit. The vegetarian options were just as satisfying, if not more satisfying than their meat filled counterparts.

The fresh Naan was also SO delicious! It was fresh and so soft. It paired perfectly with all the food they had to offer. The best part is it's unlimited so you can have all the Naan your heart desires. I personally had a good couple of pieces and do not regret it one bit.

To top off the delicious food, I had some of their mango pudding, which had mixed fruit in it. It was the perfect way to wrap up an already delicious meal. I have to admit, it was so good I had two servings of it. Sorry, not sorry. Once you taste it, you'll understand why I loved it so much. With that said, if you love Indian Food and are on the fence about trying India Gate, don't be. I say try it at least once. I'm sure you won't be disappointed by the food or service.

The establishment itself isn't anything fancy, but the food is SO good, I could care less. The restaurant may not be Instagram worthy, but the food sure is. There was not one thing I tried that I didn't like. Every single thing was delicious. I highly recommend it.

And for $15.99 per person for all you can eat, you cannot complain! Their price is an amazing price for an all you can eat establishment. I definitely recommend checking it out at least once, and yes, I know I'm repeating myself at this point, but it's SO good, I must insist everyone try it at least once. Just once. You won't regret it. Try it and you can thank me later. ;)

P.S. I have no pics because the food was SO good, I forgot to take pics. Next time, I'll definitely make an effort to take pics, because there will for sure be a next time and I cannot...

This place continues to cater to non-Indian people, treatment for Indians is unacceptable. They dish out the Naans for their buffet to the tables to non-Indians like water, serving them as they walk in with the “bread”, while they gave others(read Indians) reasons that it’s being made. Your whole meal is complete by the time they show up with your so called freshly made super cold bread which seems to be gathered off left overs from other tables!! Other slimy business tactics used are even worse. They state that you’ve already paid for a tea and settle a pot at your table stating you’ve already paid for it, you might as well have it. Later they state it isn’t included in the meal. The food itself barely speaks much, just a whole bunch of turmeric, cream and butter, with no real spice or flavor that makes up the entrees. Nothing to speak to in terms of flavor! The cleanliness is a mess as always, there’s cross contamination of food across the buffet and no one monitoring to ensure it stays clean and not mixed up during the whole lunch time. Too messy! Vegetarian options are lesser than the non-veg, though you’re paying the same amount for either. There’s biryani for non-vegetarians, but only white rice for others, when asked, the reason given is to come back on a certain day of the week, how about if we paid on another day? . It could have been handled much better is all I am saying instead of providing a so called smart answer! Not...

We only got 4 items from their menu here - because if an Indian Restaurant does these items right, then pretty much everything else is golden.

Aloo Paratha Pros: Large & Looks edible Cons: Texture of the paratha itself, almost no potato which wouldn’t make a difference, bc it didn’t taste edible without or without. The dough itself was really off.

Mango Lassi: I’ve noticed a few Indian restaurants these days making it like India Gate which is by using some artificially flavored and colored mango powder with milk - and who knows if it’s even milk. Traditional mango lassi is pretty simple, take a mango, yogurt, sugar or honey, and milk & blend it. Pro for this one: Tastes sweet Cons: It’s not actual mango lassi so we didn’t drink it.

Sweet chicken and corn soup: Basically a corn chowder - pros: taste like a chowder…cons: from a can

Gulab jamun: Now, I can’t eat these from anywhere typically even if it’s bad. When ordered, it comes in 3. Pros: It wasn’t overly sweet and the texture was mostly soft Cons: It didn’t taste right, couldn’t have been made fresh that day, and in the one I barely ate, there was a hard dough piece inside, like it had been reheated in the microwave and one part got overdone. Ugh.

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