House of India — Restaurant in University City

It's been a while since I've had Indian food, so I was really looking forward to receiving the order I had made through a delivery service. Although we usually prefer to pick up our orders, we just thought that the reason the only option through the delivery app was just delivery might have been the app preference. Apparently not. And I discovered how important this fact was after waiting over an hour for my order to arrive. As a vegetarian, I feel very comfortable ordering Indian food, as most restaurants are vegetarian friendly in their offerings, and House of India seems no different. I ordered myself a vegetable biryani. The menu description only mentioned vegetables and rice. What I received had large chunk of some kind of meat in it. My meat-eating husband confirmed this. I can't eat that. Though, slightly annoyed at the idea of having to call to have my order corrected (over an hour waiting for delivery, remember), I found the restaurant's phone number and dialed up. Guess what?? I got an automated menu with no options to speak to a live person, only options for voicemail to order, or the manager, or general messages. What!? How can a restaurant run a business where they don't communicate with customers in a timely manner? I left voicemail messages at the manager and the general options. Needless to say, no one has called back in over an hour now. Now, I'm by now means starving or anything, but this order did total up to $60 with all the taxes and service fees, and my dish was $12. And I got no meal. At all. And no way to correct my meal. At all. This experience of non-communication has been so frustrating and disappointing that I am taking the rare occasion to write this review. This area has so many Indian restaurants to choose from, so I hope this restaurant sorts itself out for the future. In the meantime, I will be choosing one of the other Indian restaurants in the future and avoiding...

When you first enter into the House of India on Delmar Boulevard, you are pleasantly greeted by smiling faces and cheerful, welcoming words. As you are escorted to your table you cannot help but notice how so much attention has been given to making the atmosphere reminiscent of a cozy little dining place in India, with intriguing cultural decor, warm colorful tones, very comfortable seating choices (tables or booths), and crisp white linen tablecloths all around. But this is only the beginning of what will be a memorable fine dining experience for everyone in your party! House of India offers a wide variety of choices of delicious tastes of India, always prepared with the highest quality ingredients, freshest spices, and they take great pride following the traditional cooking techniques a discriminating diner of Indian cuisine will come to expect and appreciate here on their many future visits! The Mulligatawny is outstanding with a perfect balance of flavors to prepare your tastebuds for the next course! If you want to try a carefully chosen sampling of several different dishes to share with another dining guest, I highly recommend the "dinner for two", which is not only delicious, but offers a portion size that is more than generous, and you will almost certainly want to bring some home for a great lunch or dinner the next day! This meal, very reasonably priced, is served complete with an appetizer, choice of soup, freshly baked naan bread, a generous platter of fire roasted meats, seafood, and grilled vegetables, several other accompanying flavorful dishes, a tempting choice of dessert, and a freshly brewed Chai, tea, or coffee! And if you have some other specific favorite entrée in mind, they will probably have that, too. One more thing I can promise you, should you decide to visit the House of India...you will be very glad you came, and you will definitely look forward to coming...

House of India is simply the best Indian dining experience in St. Louis. The décor is modest and understated and the attentiveness, friendliness, and eagerness of the staff to serve you well make it a very relaxed and welcoming environment for casual dining. The food is mainly Northern Indian cuisine and the dishes are perfectly spiced but with the heat turned down just a hint to appeal to the majority of local diners tastes (with the exception of the vindaloo dishes…). The portions are generous so we often skip appetizers but on occasion the onion bhajia and chane-ki-chat are tasty light starters. The dal and mulgatawny soup are nice openers for cool evenings and are rich in flavor. We haven’t found anything on the entrée menu we didn’t thoroughly enjoy but the tandoori dishes (especially the chicken ginger kabab..) really stand out. The goa fish is also a stand out and our vegetarian family members always find something they enjoy. The nan and kulcha are “must haves” for sopping up the delicious sauces that complement each dish. We always head there when we’re in the mood for Indian and always leave commenting on how much we’ve enjoyed the meal and service. Thanks to Kumar and his staff for a great job for over...