India Oven

First time here and we love it. The greeters were super kind to my wife and I and our kids. The buffet is worth the 11.95. They put fresh naan bread on the table. The food was outstanding, the service was great and the experience even with a toddler running around was great. We’ll be back.

I was there for buffet and it was very delicious. The staff is super friendly! What I like the most is the verity of food in the buffet. Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options and all were very tasty.

I have always driven past here and heard of how good it is. Boy were they right. The Chicken Tika Masala was my favorite with rice and all wrapped in a piece of the unlimited supply of garlic naan. There is a type of mango drink that reminds me of naked juice more than anything else, it is fantastic. The desserts leave something to be desired, which is the only reason im not giving a 5 star. The syrup bread balls are a little soggy, but the mango pudding was my favorite of the desserts.

Came to visit family from SF and was craving Indian food. We Unilocaled and found this Gem. The food was amazing. And the service was great. Very reasonable as well. THANKS

We stopped in for lunch on a weekday. I grew up in the Bay Area and have a soft spot for Indian food. The only item on the menu was the buffet. The selection and quality of the buffet was pretty average.

Oh. Ma. Gosh. Unbelievable food and a fantastic price. This is hands down one of our new favorite place in the valley. The service was stellar, friendly and attentive and quick as a wink in keeping our water glasses full.
My favorite was the Chicken Masala — just the right amount of zip meets creamy. The Mango Lassi was heaven in a glass. We tried a spoonful of everything just to sample — talk about a party in the mouth. Nom, nom.
We look forward to returning when we’re back in town.

We usually make a trip here at least once a month. Never fails to send us home full and happy. Wonderful service and the food is sensational. It’s a hidden gem, and easy on the wallet.

Tried almost everything on the dinner buffet. Everything was simply fantastic. But my FAVORITES were the chicken tikka masala, palak paneer and the mango lassi. All the meat was incredibly juicy and tender. They had TWO lamb dishes! Never have seen that at a buffet. Perfect amount of spice in every dish. Great service and hot garlic naan brought to every table. Ended up eating more than I should because it was amazing tasting. I’ll be back for more!

Free flow of garlic naan and mango lassi with the buffet. I rest my case. Seriously though, those two items alone won me over but of all the Indian buffets I’ve been to, and I’ve been to a few, they serve up the most variety, catering to both vegetarians and carnivores. Of course, they serve up some pretty awesome desserts (I call them donut holes soaked in syrup, but I’m sure it has a name).
Having been to other buffets which advertise having a free flow of naan, I was a little skeptical when I read this on their website. It’s like going to Chompie’s on St. Patty’s Day and ordering their unlimited corned beef dish — after one dish, your waitress disappears. Let me make this clear, not here. At the India Oven, they are on top of it. Are you out of garlic naan? Never fear, that garlic naan is coming right your way. And you definitely want that second or third round of garlic naan. Never mind the garlic breath, it’s so worth it.
At the buffet table, I honestly much prefer the meat dishes. You can easily find large pieces of lamb or chicken in the curry and get more than your fair share of protein. What bugs me (minor as this is) is that the basmati rice is in the middle of the buffet table. I’m a little OCD about my rice being on the bottom of my plate and having it drown in curry so I had to cut a couple people off and backtrack to the start of the buffet table to load up on the curry. Just a little pet peeve but heck, it didn’t make my food taste any less amazing. They had tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, a chicken curry, and I believe two types of lamb curries which I thoroughly enjoyed. I even fancied the lentils over in the vegetarian section — look at me, eating vegetables and stuff.
Desserts — I’ve never seen this many desserts at an Indian buffet. At other buffets, you would have 2 – 3 desserts to choose from but if memory serves, India Oven gives you a choice of 4+ desserts. Of course I had to have them all, never mind the food coma that was about to hit. — there’s always room for dessert. Besides, there’s some Indian tea to wash it all down. I might explode, but I’ll take my chances.

Great Buffet at a good price.
Great way to try a bunch of different foods from another culture!
Chicken TikKa Masala, aloo beans, naan bread, daal are all great
BEWARE THEY SERVE GOAT :)

I am surprised by all the positive reviews.
We love Indian food.
However, this place missed the mark. The Naan was burt and soggy, the chicken Korma was greasy, thigh meat seemed a little under cooked, slimmy? The chicken in the chicken tiki masala was very hard seemed old? Rice was dry.
Mango Lassi, great.
Otherwise not impressed.

This place is a fantastic place to eat if you have never had Indian food or want a dinner buffet for a very reasonable price of about 12 bucks. Very few indian restaurants have dinner buffets, but this one is expansive. It is broken down to vegetarian, non-​vegetarian, desserts, bottomless mango lassi, and all you can eat naan. The spice level for the buffet is definitely on the low side, but the freshness and variety of the food more than make up for it. What I really like is is that all the dishes are labeled, hence my statement about this being a great place to eat for those uninitiated in Indian cuisine.
The interior is almost cafeteria like, and they were playing very odd synthesized Indian music. Two TV’s on the wall were playing a Bollywood movie. The staff was really, really nice, patient, attentive and accommodating.
The Bhel Puri was actually the star of the meal. It is one of the best Indian appetizers I have ever had. Seriously. Tangy, sweet, crunchy, savory, all in one bite. The sampler plate was standard fare of pokora, samosa, etc, except it was super salty. It was good though and I would order it again. Finally, the fish masala had tender mahi mahi in a tangy tomato cream sauce, and was ok, as was the chili vegetables.
Overall, a very solid three star restaurant with a killer deal on the dinner buffet, great service super casual environment.

Pros: food is delicious, large portions, cheap, good service
Cons: not the cleanest place (gum under table and booths have not been pulled out to be cleaned behind for a very long time), bad area (the people behind us did the buffet and paid for two people when 3 were eating, and then kept insisting only two people were eating; extremely ghetto and sad… They paid in change!). There was a roach on my plate that was brought to me as well, which I refused to use.

One of the better Indian buffets that I have been to. Garlic naan keeps coming & I loved it! The atmosphere here was really good and I thought the service was great as well.

This place is AMAZING! The food is fantastic, some of the best I’ve had. The service is awesome as well. Very nice people run this restaurant. Basically, I eat so much I roll out of there like a beach ball. Well worth it, I want to try every dish.
The vegetarian dishes are fantastic! I have not once gotten sick there either (except for the times I’ve eaten too much food, of course.)
I give it an A++ and recommend everyone to go there! I have nothing more to say other than the food speaks for itself, so give it a try.

After having gone to India Oven a few times now, I’m updating my review for their buffet to 4 stars. I think it’s great that they have it for dinner as well which is fairly uncommon to see for an Indian restaurant. For $ 12, you can have some good Indian food. The highlights of the buffet are the chicken biryani, chicken tikka masala, and the paneer tikka masala. Other solid options are also the palak saag, samosa, and pakoras. Everything is mildly spicy. The garlic naan that’s brought out is always piping hot, soft and fluffy. I go mostly just for that!
Unlike other buffets, their desserts are also pretty good. They have carrot halwa and gulab jamuns which are served hot. Both are good.
I can’t give it 5 stars because the service is sometimes on the slow side. I’ve noticed that when you go in a group, it takes a little bit to get naan and for them to clear plates, get the check, etc.

This Review is for Buffet Only!
India Oven is one of the few restaurants that serves Buffet for both Lunch and Dinner.
The Lunch buffet is around $ 10 and the dinner buffet is $ 12.
They have an assortment of chats, samosa and pakoras with various chutneys.
For Mains Butter Chicken, Goat/​lamb curry, tandoori chicken, chicken biriyani and other vegetarian dishes like Dal makhani, paneer gravy, aloo, palak etc.
The Desert section has Gulab jamun, custard, rice kheer, cut fruits, jalebi.
The Naan is brought fresh to the table (you can choose plain/​butter/​garlic).
I love that the buffet also includes tea and Mango lassi.
The staff is friendly and service is good.
I wouldn’t recommend ordering from the menu (You will ending up paying much more for dishes that are just average).Go for the Buffet, while all the dishes may not be to your liking and taste you will definitely find a favorite that will make it worth your while.

India Oven has a fantastic buffet. There is a vegetarian section, a non-​vegetarian section, a dessert section and a drink section. The food is very delicious and you will likely overeat when you come here. But you will walk away full and satisfied and thinking about when you can come back. I particularly liked the saag.
One small piece of advice to the owners. .. don’t take our plates away while there is still food on them. This happened several times during a one-​hour meal. We really felt that you were rushing us out. Not cool.

My favourite food in the entire world is Indian food, and I like to think of myself as one of the connoisseurs of Indian food. I travel specially to find the best Indian food.
This place is a gem. We had the lunch buffet, and had tons of items to choose from. The sauces were all so authentic and creamy and spicy and yummy, depending on each dish. They even offer mango lassi at the buffet to cleanse your palette.
The staff here were actually better than some of the 5-​star restaurants my husband and I go to.
I have to say, this is food that everyone regardless of race or taste will love, there will be something for you that will make you want to return.
Well done!

Santi and I came to this Indian restaurant after seeing all the raving reviews on Unilocal.The horizontal interior was dim lit and cleanly organized. A combination of meat, vegetarian items, salads, desserts, lassi and chai summed up their buffet options ($ 8.95). There were plenty of open booths and tables with the capacity half way filled. It is an appropriate place for quiet conversations with a good number of servers who circled the floor to refill water, distribute fresh naan, and bus the tables.
Among the meat items, the Lamb Vindaloo was not spicy at all. The cubes of lamb were cooked really dry, and the same could be said about the Lamb Boti Masala that didn’t fare well with my taste buds. The Chicken Tikka Masala and Tandoori Chicken were dry as well. I do not recommend any of the meat options.
The buffet came with a good number of vegetarian options. I enjoyed the Saag and Mushroom Mattar, which I went back several times for. The best items were their Green Beans Potatoes, as the flavor was complex and noticeably spicy. The Daal Makhni and Paneer Tikka Masala were overcooked, but the flavors were complex to my liking.
The chai and lassi tasted ordinary, and the fresh cut fruits were not appetizing or sweet.
Overall, their vegetarian items fared better compared to the rest of the meal. In the entire buffet they only had one item that was spicy, which showed that they were catering to a particular audience at the expense of their cuisine. On a positive note, their food was not greasy or heavily drench with salt or oil. I would have rated them higher if not for the Naan that was too thin, lacked good flavor and the doughy bite. Instead, it was flaky and crumbled at will. I had two separate batches of Naan, and each time the texture and flavor failed to meet my expectations.
Service by the male servers was friendlier, prompt, and efficient when compared to their female counterpart. To date, I still prefer Delhi Palace’s buffet better. I won’t be returning any time soon.