If you’re looking for South Indian, AVOID Indian Curry Restaurant: A Disappointing Experience… (more below)
UPDATE: In response to the restaurant stating that I’m trying to steal their secrets. I’m sorry but I’m neither a chef nor a trainer. I am the president of a very large consumer group that advocates for honesty and transparency in food and beverage and hospitality.
If I want to learn how to make dosa, (which I have been eating since I was a child,) I’m better off to ask my mother abroad who actually knows how to cook a dosa (not like these clowns)!
Anyways, on to the review:
With eager anticipation, I ventured out of bed super early on a Sunday morning, craving the flavors of South Indian specialties.
Upon arrival, the cold reception from the staff, lacking any warm greetings or smiles, immediately dampened my spirits. I literally said “hi guys, and they just stared at me.” Smile guys. I’m here to spend money!
To my dismay, the outdated, incorrect and inaccurate menu highlighted and offered but failed to deliver.
Sure, the menu had Dosa, Vada and Idli listed, but after taking time and then placing a carefully thought out order, staff reported that they won’t be serving South Indian food for a couple days (with no real concrete reason for the lapse in service).
Despite being assured that this was just a momentary lapse in service, doubts persist, echoed by others (who I checked with before writing this review,) who have shared similar experiences in this restaurant.
I also visited the restaurant a few months ago looking for Dosa and no dice! But I didn’t think much of it back then. So this time I asked my friends, they also had the same experience.
Last visit I went for the bait and switch, hungry for South Indian but settle with sub par North Indian.
In the words of Uncle Roger, “haiii yahhhh!”
It’s not rocket science to compile a menu that is accurate.
In Vietnam, it doesn’t cost a lot of money either.
Informing a customer before they dive deep into a menu about what’s not available is similarly easy to perform, especially given the staff are not Vietnamese and there should no issue with communication.
(But given the response back on my review you can clearly see that these are not educated people).
Regrettably, this restaurant falls short, leaving me feeling completely dissatisfied. I don’t think any self-respecting individual should come back. I certainly won’t.
PS - for those who worry that I didn’t find dosa this day due to the bait and switch tactics of the restaurant, rest assured, I called a (more honest/less arrogant) owner of another Indian restaurant and they were able to...
Read moreNot gonna lie this place deserves 5 stars! I am Indian and I was craving for some good Indian food as usual, and I was really surprised by the quality and authenticity of food offered here.
If you are in Da Nang and you’re craving for some good Indian with a very reasonable price, consider coming here. It’s really worth it 100%!
I ordered Paneer Butter Masala, Butter Naan, Tandoori Roti, Aloo Paratha, Samosa, Pappad, and Hara Bara Kebab (I came here with my family). The gravy of paneer butter masala was really good with the right consistency of ingredients. You should probably expect other things to taste great too.
My family and I are vegetarians, and such food is quite limited in Vietnam at the moment, so I will say that I’m grateful to find a restaurant with really good vegetarian options.
Service is kinda slow, but I think that’s just because there’s just one chef in the kitchen I think (thus more authentic food). But it’s worth the wait! And there’s free WiFi too!
TLDR: Great Indian restaurant restaurants even for vegetarians, service little slow but free WiFi, and the place feels a bit homely too! Worth coming here if you’re craving for...
Read moreMy girlfriend and I came across this restaurant after touching down in Vietnam and Da Nang for the first time. We were tempted by the nearby seafood restaurant and because it was late, the restaurant was empty looking by the corner of the street. Notwithstanding the lack of diners at that point in time, we decided to go with our gut and trust the reviews on this place. We were not let down.
This place has the best Indian food I've had in my life, including Singapore where I'm from. We had the tandoori chicken, chana masala, garlic naan, garlic cheese naan, and masala chai tea. The chana masala was done to perfection with consistency of the peas and taste. Also the masala chai tea was perfectly balanced spice wise and flavour and thickness of tea.
Price wise it was very worth it. The entire dinner cost SGD$17, around 288,000 dong. No MSG is used in the cooking and it is very healthy.
Highly recommended, don't pass up this gem! Will fly back to Vietnam just for this.
The owner, JK, is friendly with amazing service, and also spent some time in Singapore before. Take some time to chat with him to hear...
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