Village Restaurant

Don’t be daunted by the location or lack of crowds inside. The food here is delicious and fresh. I visited for the buffet on Friday and everything I had was excellent. Vegetarian and meat dishes are plentiful. There is also a wonderful variety of spiciness in all of the dishes I tried. Various daals and curries were on offer. I even tried the goat, which was tender and flavorful. There are also beef and white-​meat chicken dishes for the less adventurous diners out there. I’m not sure of the name of the dish, but I had some mashed, peppered cauliflower that was exceptionally tasty. If you want authentic Pakistani/​Indian food that will be a treat to your palette, give this place a try!

What a nice hidden gem. A tad hard to find, as it’s in a VERY unassuming strip mall, but it’s worth the seek and find. The buffet is Friday-​Sunday and has a nice selection. It’s Pakistani and a lot of the offerings would be familiar to Indian food lovers. I LOVED that their buffet options had SPICE. So often Indian and Pakistani buffets are so mild that I don’t get the spicy kick I so love. Not the case here. Some were mild, some where pretty darn hot. I really liked having the variety on my giant plate of food.

Great buffet with the best biryani! Food was definitely spicy! They had good vegetarian options too.

The Village has a full menu as well as a buffet on weekends. Opting for the buffet, my dining partner and I tried many things. He’s a vegetarian so enjoyed the non meat items which comprised fully half of the selections. I had many of these same options as well as sampling the meats in flavorful sauces. 3 choices of rice from plain to mixed with veggies and browned to mixed with chicken. Every one was very good. I especially liked the goat pot roast (or stew) which was tender and flavorful — not strong tasting. The goat liver was diced pieces of well cooked and strong tasting organ meat. Unique and good, not great, though I did have a second small helping. The various chicken mixes ranged from ‘okay’ to ‘pretty darned good’. I would have liked more spicy heat, but didn’t ask for options, so I’ll own that responsibility. We both had hot tea which was served with cream. Many choices but a bit steep for lunch ($ 17.50 each including tip). It’s better than a ‘3’ but probably not quite a ‘4’.

I wish I had an option to give something even less den a Single star… Ahh !!
We 2 couples with a 4 yr kid, walked in to this place on Friday Evening which was completely ruined by the quality of food served, Services… We entered and were attended after a long wait. To Start with we ordered 1 appetizer with 3 soft drinks and placed Main course menu also so as to avoid long wait for attention. To our surprise we were told we will be served appetizers along with main course only … WHO IN THE WORLD DOES THAT !! Give me a break !! We had to literally request this person to at least bring appetizer 10 mins before main course. .
After a long 30 mins wait we were given chicken appetizer when asked for such delay we gt a rude response saying «It takes time you guys have to wait. we dont keep stuff ready for you all the time».I wish I was served amazing food after such a wait but to my horror my Knife and fork literally had to struggle to cut boneless chicken piece !!! WORST PREPARATION …
On several reminders we were given 3 Soft Drinks with just 2 DISPOSABLE GLASSES !!! Grrrr !!
Finally we were served main course. we had specially requested Butter Chicken to be mild .very mild as we had kid with us .but I guess we expected WAY TOO MUCH … !!!
The person attending us didn’t even have the courtesy to inform us about kitchen closure or ask for last bread orders… !!!
HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. !! BAD FOOD !!! WORST MANAGEMENT !!!

Alright, I finally found a place I can trust when it comes to quality! And quantity!
I went there for dinner with my friends
Location: somehow shaddy
Seating: plenty of seats (and it is not too stuffy like the other Indian resturants in town)
Food: 5 stars! Chicken tastes like chicken, and lamb it is actually meat, not a piece of rubber you are chewing on
Price: Affordable
Recommendation: lamb biryani, chicken tikka masala, goat kormah, and make sure to start up with a beef samosa

Really good Pakistani food! The meat dishes are fresh and flavorful and cooked perfectly.
Nothing is bland or too salty.
The naan is always warm and soft.
Their mango lassi is my favorite drink.
We went for their Iftar/​dinner buffet and it was really good. Their goat karahi is soo good. Their pakoras are very good also.
I wish they had more desserts and that it wasn’t in the middle of nowhere.

Great tasting food, service could be better. Good variety on the Buffet, I would prefer the bread brought to the table versus in a pan on the buffet

I wish I could give half a star.
We were in the area for dinner at a different restaurant that unbeknownst to us closed so we ended up stopping in for dinner here.
The only good thing about the place was the smell initially walking in. After that it was just downhill.
The wait staff were awkward and horrible. We did not want the buffet and opted to order off the menu instead, which they found weird for some reason.
So we ordered a couple dishes, one of our favorites when we dine Indian and a new dish we hadn’t tried before.
First off, when our appetizer came we had to walk up and get our own silverware and napkins. Then we had to continuously ask for water refills. When our dishes came out, they were surprised when we asked where our rice was (since when does rice not come with a dish at an Indian restaurant!)
The best (read: worst) part was in the middle of the meal when two men walking through the front door were carrying freshly slaughtered goats right through the dining area! Give me a break!
All in all we would probably hesitate to even eat here again if the food was free. The food was not good. It was over salted and bland, the service was worse and the dead goats being walked through the dining room were the last straw.
Stay away from this place.
CB and RC

I loved it!
The food was very well prepared, seasoned to perfection and served promptly.
The server was very nice and attentive, he made sure we were satisfied with our food.
I am definitely going back there again.

Food is zabiha halal. My husband and I travel a lot so we are often disappointed after trying places that have such high reviews. However, this place did meet their high reviews. We ordered chicken biryani, chicken karayi, garlic naan, regular naan, mango lassi and mango juice. Total was $ 30. Besides mango juice, everything was really tasty and would highly recommend this place to anyone. Quantity was good as well. Do try it out!

4 stars because this is the only Pakistani restaurant in Indianapolis. Most of my friends don’t know the difference between Indian and Pakistani cuisine so here’s a bit about that. Pakistani cuisine is more meat based so this place serves very authentic tasting recipes like haleem, nihari and karahi. They prepare fresh Food unlike using a pre prepared Masala for everything. I do like everything here but I’m avoid being regular here because of the excessive oil in everything.
The place seems to be in the middle of nowhere but is clean inside. I would recommend everyone to try beef nihari, chicken karahi and matka gosht here. They truly are good and very close to any restaurant back in Pakistan. The price is reasonable, I actually got food for three for less than $ 30. They are good for take out as well, usually prepare your food in 30 minutes.
I had the buffet, I’m not a big fan of buffets to begin with. It was average.

One of my friend came to my place after a long time. We all went to this place again for a lunch buffet. Again, their food had the same quality, no difference in the taste.
Briyani is my favorite here…
Keep it up VILLAGE RESTAURANT

The buffet is not bad and not expensive. You will have lots of selections. The place isn’t that fancy but ok. The food is always fresh.

Try the Sunday lunch buffet. Best thing ever!
Also, this is your go-​to place for all your halal meats as well.

The food is pretty good. This place is hidden behind Lafayette Square Mall. It’s a bit hard to find. I had the buffet which had a nice selection. My favorite was the dish that had chickpeas in it. I have no idea what it was but that dish went fast! I thought that the buffet was a bit pricey. It’s was about $ 15 total including drinks.

Food was really really good. Ambiance was very lacking. It looks like they’re in the middle of a remodel, and there are booths and chairs shoved together and stacked up, no art on the walls. There is a fast-​food style trash can in the dining room, but the restaurant was clean.
If you like Indian food, you should enjoy this restaurant. The food of Pakistan is not all that different from the food of India, but with the addition of beef. We went for a dinner buffet which had:
Spinach pakora, chili pakora (both deep-​fried appetizers), baigan bartha (eggplant in brown sauce), palak paneer (creamed spinach with cubes of firm cheese), chana masala (chickpeas in sauce), and gobi manchurian (spicy breaded cauliflower) for vegetarian options.
Lamb or goat biryani (seasoned rice with meat), tender delicious beef in spicy sauce, goat in sauce, lamb in sauce, and very spicy chili chicken for carnivores.
Naan flat bread was available as well as gulab jamun (pastry-​cheese balls in honey syrup) for dessert, and raita (yogurt sauce) along with tamarind or mint chutney.
My favorites were the beef dish and the palak paneer. The mint chutney was especially good.
Everything was hot, fresh, and yummy. I had to talk myself out of going back to get a 2^nd heaping plate of food. There are also kebabs on the menu, which I would like to return to try.
They sell Thumbs-​Up Cola… make sure to get a straw because (I was told by an Indian friend) they are very «authentic». The bottles have dirt and rust around where the cap was. He said «Just like my childhood in India!»
A note about finding this place: it’s almost impossible your first time! You’ll turn off Georgetown Rd. onto Century Plaza (which is the road between Georgetown Market and IU Health building)…drive back, pass through the «woods»…have faith… and you will go around a bend and see a small strip mall which has several restaurants and a church in it on your left.

Darn I wanted to love it. But the food was standard, the service was completely lacking and the place was completely deserted. Dining out is not just about the food. It’s mostly about the food but convenience and ambiance and service does play apart in it and this place was lacking. But maybe you’ll have better just just taking it to go? The food was flavorful and the biriyani was more on the authentic side than most Americanized Indian places.
Food: ⁴⁄₅
Service: ¹⁄₅
Location: ¹⁄₅

I was shocked we were the only customers for dinner buffet.
The food was delicious fresh and hot just the way i like my food. Their location is bad it is hidden i guess people don’t know about it.

i can’t believe we were the only customers for the 1.5 almost 2 hour span of our lunch!
the ambiance is nice, comfortable, and gives a diner the sense that the décor is traditional. we requested the floor seating and were granted our request promptly. its not especially fancy; the space is large and not cramped.
the food was delicious – it was fresh, hot, flavorful and tasted homemade. we had the chicken seekh kebob and the lamb biryani and it was awesome. we loved the mint chutney that came with the samosas. (if i were more of a foodie i would be able to go into detail about the spices and why it was so delicious – alas, i am not.)
all this being said, the service and experience was completely different each of the two times we visited. the first time was exceptional. on the second visit, we were greeted with, «yes?» and dirty tables. not sure where the inconsistencies come from, but they certainly exist.
the main reason we were excited about this restaurant is for its halal meat and initially for the service, but we are unsure if we will return due to the previously mentioned inconsistencies and curtness of our last experience.