It deeply pains me that I cannot attend the lunch buffet very often, because of working up north, Monday through Friday.
This is one of my favorite restaurants and I frequent it often.
I usually order carry-out. When I do, the portions are big enough to have for two meals. Items are moderately priced, which makes my wallet happy when I want to fill my face full of Indian food.
They have a few Vegetarian choices, which is good, even though I usually get the same thing every single time -- the Palak Paneer. It's just too good to pass up.
The staff is very friendly, and I suspect they've started to recognize me, since I come here so often.
I visit the lunch buffet often, it's always very good.
Decided to try it for dinner. Spicy Lamb Vindaloo was very good. I've never had Vindaloo at a restaurant before, I was expecting it to be spicier(was asked if I wanted mild medium or spicy). Also tried Paneer Naan which was good as well.
Also, Mango ice cream for dessert. Where have you been all my life!
Every time we dine at India Garden (which is often) it is a comforting and delicious experience. Â The servers are attentive and even remember our favorites. Â We can ask for preparations not listed on the menu and they are quickly prepared. Â The spices are perfect and the basmati rice is wonderfully prepared, as is the naan bread.
Review Source:I must admit I had never tried Indian food before visiting India Garden. On the advice of my dinner companions, I had the Chicken Tikka Masala. I really enjoyed the flavors in that dish. It was such a unique experience, as my taste buds were being introduced to spices and flavors they had never experienced before!
I also got an order of Poori Bread which I thought was wonderful. We all shared an order of Paneer Pakora which was absolutely delicious.
Although I would not eat Indian food all that often, I will go back for more!
India Garden is one of my favorite Indian joints in the city. Not that I come here most often, but for some reason, it's more comfortable. The buffet usually has some pretty good stuff; however, if you're wanting spicy, don't come to the buffet for that. But you should know that, right?
They should take Chicken Tikka Masala, put it in some Nan with rice, and sell it on Broadripple Ave, coining it Chicken Tikka Ma Tacos. I think they'd sell better than anything else on the strip, honestly.
I feel bad for India Garden sometimes because it doesn't have the slick signage and fanfare of Shalimar down the street, but it's the best Indian I've found yet in Indy. Their lunch buffet, complete with a $2 tip, comes out to an even $10.
The naan is always soft and warm, and the minced lamb meatballs always fall apart to the point of melting. I know most newbies to Indian food tend to keep to the chicken tikka, but if you're looking to branch out, India Garden is the best place in Indy to go. I've not had a single thing here that I wouldn't eat again.
This is our favorite weekend lunch buffet and we drive up at least once per month. It is way better than the downtown location (which is closer to our home). The food downtown is completely BLAND! This buffet isn't overly spicy, but just enough to be flavorful. The buffet food is Punjab style. On the cold bar are 3 desserts (Gulab Jamun balls, Kheer rice pudding, and mango fruit cocktail pudding stuff usually), 4-6 chutneys/pickles/sauces, and salad/lettuce items. There is sometimes variation like a carrot dessert or a different chutney. The hot bar tends to vary week to week...there is generally always 4+ veggie dishes, 2+ chicken dishes, some Biryani, and lamb or goat. Â
This past weekend I really enjoyed the Vegi Krahi (thinner yellow sauce) and they had my favorite, Saag Paneer, up there too. Of course Chicken Tikka Masala (saucy red chicken) always makes an appearance and it's cousin Chicken Tikka (oven-cooked chicken pieces, no sauce). There were also tasty lamb meatballs and a curry -type chicken in an herbed non-dairy sauce, along with Aloo Gobi (potatoes & cauliflower), lentils, beans, and yummy lamb meatballs. There will also be an appetizer on the bar-usually some variation of veggie pakora-and at least one kind of bread-always Naan and sometimes Bhatura or flavored naan. I've also seen goat on the bone on the buffet, eggplant, lamb vindaloo, and a few others. I need to figure out if there's a pattern or schedule of some kind, or just chef's choice.
Pitchers of water are left on the tables during the buffet, which I appreciate. Service tends to be efficient. Sometimes you end up crammed in there, if you get there during a rush and end up at one of the center tables. The restaurant does accept competitor's coupons, so you can get your Indian buffet fix for around $6.50 if you remember to pick up a paper. The food is always hot and the buffet is refreshed regularly.
I HATE the decor, although there are boobies. Near as I can tell, in India, brightly colored restaurants with lots of decorations and fun music would be considered "trashy" and bring street food to mind, whereas a more austere environment is considered cleaner and more like fine dining. I worked in an Indian restaurant for over a year and had many discussions with the manager about why the decor was more sterile than Bob Evans.
There are often kids in here, and they have plenty of high chairs...so I guess if your kids will eat rice, flat bread, and a little bit of saucy veggies or chicken it will be fine for them. If your kids are rowdy, loud, or throw stuff, you may be subjecting yourself to embarrassment. This is not a large space so there is not room for running and thrown items may end up on a nearby diner.
A-OK in my book. This is all entirely relative, though. Let's say we have the Curry Mile in Manchester instead of the Broad Ripple Ave... then India Garden pales in comparison to the Indian food I've had around the world. Yet... stop... look around... if I want take out Indian food in a jiffy near my home... this is where I'm goin'.
I wanted to try this place now because I've been cooking Indian at home and tomorrow I'm going to India Diner, which from very trustworthy sources has naan competition.
They're still better than me at cooking this goodness... I'm just going to ride their coattails on their ingredients and do it better.
I did have one of my favorite Indian spice sauces to date -- Krahi: tomatoes, ginger, onions and spices. The ginger switches things up just enough and the consistency isn't heavy & buttery... it was thin & sharp (like say... James Franco instead of John C Reilly).
Don't take the up sell they'll try on you for more rice. The first container is a full pint a plenty!
The veggie samosas were over fried....
Why does this take twenty minutes by the way? The food doesn't taste as if it was cooked on the spot... and aren't most Indian dishes cooked over long periods of time, so shouldn't they be ready?
And, how does anyone eat in there? It might be the worst environment for a dine-in spot I've ever seen. Stale. Quiet. Awkward man stands in back of room. No booze. Empty lunch buffet cart. If you ask me... they could turn this place into a Mumbai soiree joint where there's loud music, Tiger beer, faster service and bollywood musicals on loop. Now you've got me. Food has to be exceptional to put up with a no energy place like this, and the food isn't exceptional... it's serviceable Indian food for the lazy Indian cook or the last minute ditch effort for spice. If I had the time I'd start a company and redesign restaurants like this for them, on spec & on the cheap. It'd better our city so much... I know the in thing is green energy yet there are some spots where they just need any kind of energy in there...
At the least get a claw machine in there...
Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom
While I know that I can get carried away with my love for all you can eat lunch buffets, the one here crosses over into infatuation. Â Because it's AWESOME.
A ton of vegetarian options, the hot curry sauce is spot on. Â I don't particularly recommend the spinach dish, but there are more than enough veggie and meat entrees to choose from. Â Attentive service too.
If you love Indian food then you need to be here!
If you like butter, sugar, and a faint hint of Indian spices you have to go to this place.
This place, being close to home, was my intro to Indian food. I think that is a good way to look at it though.... an introduction. Once I had real Indian food I could not believe I ever liked this place. Again I am not trying to hurt anyone's feelings because I have a lot of friends that love this place but if you frequent this establishment just try some of the Indian places in the lower rent districts.
There is just an inherent lack of spices. Everything is just too buttery and creamy. Â I know it is hard to find Indian food in America that is not loaded with milk or cream but at least I want to taste some seriously strong spices. I have never seen goat or lamb at this place which pulls it down a star.
The service is not the best but it is par with many Indian places I have been. Â They are also very stingy with the Nan. It is one of the cheaper places to get Indian food but I wouldn't mind paying a few more dollars for the extra quality.
Certainly my favorite Indian in broad ripple. I often order take out and they always offer speedy, accurate service. When dining in, I've also had a good experience. Staff are attentive and helpful. They ask you to rate your spicyness on a scale of 1-10, which is much more useful than mild, medium or hot. I chose 7 and it is consistently just right.
I have not found better palak paneer, or keer elsewhere. In fact I think I could just live on the combination of the two, perhaps with a little kingfisher to wash it all down.
I was really happy with with India Garden...our super large group came in on a not-so-busy Wednesday and had a great time. Â I've eaten Indian food many times before and once in a smaller group in this restaurant.
The naan and pratha were excellent - I can't name all the ones we chose, but we chose 3 stuffed ones (meat, cheese and potato, I think) as well as a normal garlic naan. Â The complimentary pompadous and chutney were excellent and a great start to the mean. Â The group of us decided to go family style - and I can't name every dish we ordered but none of us (even the Indian food virgin) were disappointed with what arrived. Â We tried all varities of dishes - vegetarian, lamb, chicken and the mixed tandoori grill.
Excellent service and great meal for the price. Â We asked for everything "medium" (for the less adventurous) and were pleased with the spice level. Â Definitely a must-visit again.
I miss you India Garden!! Â Â
Is this place in desperate need of an update? Â yes. Â does this place have the best masala sauce i have ever tried? Â Definitely. Â i have tried probably 20-30 indian restaurants, and currently live in the bay area, but i love that sauce. Â their dal mahkni is also delicious. Â
this place serves up generous portions, and i've tried every vegetarian dish, enjoying all. Â however, i have had better spinach dishes elsewhere, but their korma is another tasty option. Â this is a great value and the service is fast.
My vegan roommate always requests to ride up to the BR location even though we live about a mile from the Downtown location.. Â I was skeptical at first, but it's soooo worth it.
It's cheaper and the vegetarian options are plentiful!
I think I've been to the BR location 9 out of the last 10 times this month.. Yeah, we eat a lot of Indian food.
After 6 months without Chicken Tikka Marsala I had to make a trip to the "best" Indian place in the Indianapolis area (as voted by the people of the area) for take-out.
It was pretty good, a bit too much tomato sauce in it for me, Â but it was still tasty.
Great location, packed during the lunch hour for the buffet and it was full of yummy items.
I'll go back when in Indy for some Indian.
I must admit, this place was really good. Â you yelpers are almost always spot on - in this case pointed me to an indy gem.
But, where's all the people yo? Â I was one of 4 in the place on a Tuesday at peak dinner time! Â all you Hoosiers out there, take note: it's little places like this that are the cultural lifeblood of the city's culinary delites. Â Go, try it. Â If you've never had indian food, try it anyways and you will not be disappointed.
First the decor - typical low rent indian restaurant stuff, cheesy glass/crystal chandeliers, dusty ceiling fans, vibrantly colored tablecloths and wall paper, lights turned down to a fuzzy orange glow.
Staff was friendly and attentive, but with only 4 people to serve they had nothing better to do.
The Food? well, I must say excellent. Â I had the Meat Thali. Â It was HUGE, came with 4 small naan, chicken curry, lamb curry, dahl mahkani, raita, 2x chicken pakora (wierd, and a little soggy get the veggie ones instead), 2x tandoori chicken, basmati rice, rice pudding for desert and a pappadam with 2 different chutneys to start. Â Frankly, it was a meat attack! Â I would have ordered the veggie thali, but one of the main dishes was saag paneer which is not one of my favorites. Â I think they cranked up the meat for the midwest pallete.
The lamb was really good. Â Tender, just fatty enough and cooked in a lovely tomato based curry. Â the chicken curry? also excellent, with a yoghurt based curry. Â They make it to your preffered hotness level. Â I ordered 7 (out of 10) and it was well below tolerable limits, but I warn you - small places like this are notoriously inconsistent with heat levels so be careful. Â Although not Indian myself, I learned to cook it and appreciate it from my friends parents who were recent immigrants. Â I can say with confidence this food is good.
The neighbourhood is cool. Â A hip place with tons of bars/restaurants. Â Parking was tough - there was a Melvins concert down the street and there was a traffic jam just to find parking.
I overheard one other table commenting this location has WAY better food than the downtown one. Â I made the drive from downtown and was happy to hear that I picked the right place.
Indy-ers - GO GO GO, don't let a place like this die. Â I'd go back, but alas I found this place while on a business trip. Â If I ever find me in Indy again, you _will_ see me there.
So there seems to be no shortage of Indian spots in this area, which is good, but it makes it hard to choose with that many options...once again turning to Yelp provided me with great information.
It is a small, unlavish place, but the food and service are great.
Granted this is not the best Indian food I have ever had, but for metro Indy, I was suprised. I will get my only gripe out of the way quick so I can focus on teh good...soggy pappdoms! Really? Seemed the ones towards the top of the basket were fine, but the last two or three...soggy. Also...if your spice/heat scale goes to "10", I would hope and "8" would have been spicier than it was. I am no hero when it comes to spicy food, but I do like some heat...an "8" this was not.
OK...had the palak paneer, which was great. Not too oily/buttery, and the paneer was soft/creamy. Also had the talak dal, a very good dish as well, plenty of flavor with black lentils. Tandoori roti and some good wine...all in all a great meal.
India Garden is a fantastic little restaurant in the heart of broad ripple that may go unnoticed if you arent looking for it. Â The non-descript interior of the place doesnt exactly lead you to believe you are in for a mouth watering meal but trust me, you are.
All the food is delicious and if you like indian food in general you real cant go wrong. Â Some of my favorites are the Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Korma, veggie samosas. Â
The lunch buffet is a steal at $5.75 and dinner is moderately priced as well. Â Ive been to both and I have to say that dinner is much better although you really cant beat a buffet of all their specialties for under 6 bucks. Â I would highly recommend it to anybody who likes indian food and to those who have not tried it as well
OK, I have been to many Indian restaurants (NW Indiana, Devon Street in Chicago (Little India), Lafayette, & anywhere else I can). This was THE BEST Indian restaurant I have ever eaten at.
The lentil soup was amazing, the Chicken Tikka Masala was incredible, the Chicken Makhani was to die for.
I also had Veg Samosas and Mango Lassi were VERY good but not the best ever. I like spicier Samosas and colder Lassi, but this is just MY tastes...you may find them as amazing as the rest of the food. Also I had the Kheer which was wonderful and very sweet. Some may not like it that sweet, I did.
Everything was amazing. I just can't say enough about this place.
They have a lunch buffet, I have never tried it but I would love to sample all the other items they have.
Go! It is a must! I will go here again and again, whenever I'm in Indy.
India Garden is, indeed, worth the rave reviews that it's gotten. I lean towards Broad Ripple in the great downtown/Broad Ripple divide. The newer, larger downtown location certainly is more swanky, while Broad Ripple is a bit more cozy.
Unfortunately, I am one of those diners who tends to latch on to one delicious thing and order it over and over again. I always feel a twinge of guilt about this, but it's just hard to say no to something I cherish as deeply as Chicken Shahi Korma. For that reason, I love to come to the lunch buffet, since I can try plenty of new things and still stuff face with Chicken Shahi Korma. All the same, I really prefer to come here for dinner, if only for the mouth-watering fresh naan (try the cheese variety). Also, I swear that they have different, more interesting music playing at night--well, in addition to the standard daytime CD, that is. I know every single one of those songs by heart now. That's not to say that I don't love them, because I do. But change is also welcome sometimes.
I've eaten in indian restaurants all over the country. New York, LA, Portland, Chicago, Alabama, Seattle, DC, etc, etc, etc. India Garden is hands-down the best Indian restaurant I've ever had the pleasure to experience.
I make it back to Indy about once a year, and India Garden is always a must-stop. I think that Indian restaurants can be divided into two categories: those with tamarind chutney, and those without. and IG's tamarind chutney is to die for.
This place is worth going out of your way for. I'm going to disagree with the other reviewers and say that I highly prefer the original, Broad Ripple location, but the food is just as good at the Downtown spot. I'm craving it right now. mmmm.
I pretty much get around to all of Indy's Indian restaurants, but India Garden definitely remains top on my list. I don't get to the downtown location that often now that I am a northsider, but buffet lunch on a Saturday at the BR spot is something I am always up for. I agree with Josh S., mango lassi here rocks!
I love IG's vegetable korma, aloo gobi, any variation of their saag dishes, biryani and kheer.
I always enjoy eating here because it feels like such a treat for so little expense - something that is not easy to do these days :-)
Whenever I come back home to indy, I roll through a few places and this is always one of them. Â I prefer the downtown IG, but B-Ripple works too. Â I highly recommend the buffet rather than ala carte though. Â Its usually cheaper than ala carte, the food is always fresh off the line and you can sample everything. Â You can also expect great service every time. Â If you're down...try the mango lassi to drink. Â Mmmmmm.
Review Source:I like India Garden. Â I usually go the downtown one.The food and service is very good. I love their chai tea. I always like to go there when I am stressed out because it makes me calmer. I think the Indian music calms me down. Maybe in my last life I lived in India. I think I did. They have a large variety of food but i recommend mild tell them that because they rate from mild to hot from 1-10, 10 being the hottest. If you go for 7 your mouth will have flames coming out of it! It is inexpensive too. Check this one out.
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