Sankalp

Not even close to what SANKALP in India is. I have grown up eating their cheese dosa and drinking their sambhar everytime I go there.
My order consisted of Dosa and Vada Sambhar.
Dosa: Was cold by the time it reached the table. The Dosa Filling was really stale. I took a bite of it and figured out this is just nasty.
Sambhar: It seems that cook had never made sambhar in his life. Just some dal with tomatoes and Sambhar masala. I personally can cook it better then what they did.
Vada: Vada was crispy from outside but once I tore it apart, I could see the batter dripping out of it.
I think they should not be even given franchise until they actually prove the food worth. Won’t ever visit that place again.

I love the lunch buffet! I come here once a month for lunch!
I wish I could find an Indian dinner buffet in orlando.

Worst food I have ever had. Don’t ever go to this restaurant if you want to have proper Hyderabadi biryani!
We also order panner tikka (an appetizer) …I asked for spicy .I only got a grilled panner with some sauce… worst panner tikka ever.
I order panner afghani masala… its just some peanut sauce with plain panner (I expected a fried panner in my curry) …worst place to eat panner masala…
Final verdict… good presentation & worst food.

Very poor quality of food. Will never go back. A Total let down. Don’t get misguided by name Sankalp.

Please don’t go for South Indian food here. It’s no way good food served here. Never order a carry out from this place, they gave pre made stuff in the box.

Nice ambiance. Very well behaved staff. Lot of variety in the menu. Close to the authentic Indian food. My personal favorite is nilgiri dosa (which they make behind the food bar). After a long time I had a nice ginger tea and felt like having two cups of it. Highly recommended.

Absolutely best south indian food. I used to go there when I was in India. I came here for Disneyland trip. I went there 3 days in our 5 day trip in Orlando.

Was pretty disappointed, didn’t feel the server knew their menu. We ordered barbecue chicken kebabs and was ok. My salted lassi was really sour. Chicken Lagu something was ok. Overall didn’t care for food. Don’t think we will be going back. I must add the servers were trying there best to accommodate, but unfortunately menu didn’t have much dishes.

This place is really good if your looking for something low key. It’s never really packed, but the kitchen always seems busy. They do offer carry out which is probably why. But regardless the food is decent faire and the staff is very accommodating and friendly.

The food took a while to come out. The table and floor were sticky and some of the plates had noticeable food stains on them. The ambiance would have been nice if people would have kept it clean. There was random clutter in the corners such as workers’ personal effects. The Bengal fish curry and Biriyani were very good, but the rotis were over cooked (hard) and the paneer afghan burgee tasted like cardamom spiced hand cream.

The only thing good there was the paneer. Everything was just bad. In one thing they put too much vegetable in the other they put too much oil and in their other their was too much spice. I wouldn’t go there again. One of the worst dinners I had on the trip.

1. I had to clean the toilet seat with soap, water, and a paper towel before using the restroom — and I’m from a farm in Tennessee.
2. As negative as I want to be about the food, I guess it wasn’t too bad for a $ 9.99 lunch buffet. Not a lot of flavor — and you expect flavor when you walk into an Indian restaurant.
3. The light fixtures were on point. I need them for my non-​existent, high ceilinged, city loft.
4. They didn’t play music for around 20 minutes and then played the first 5 seconds of like, 15 songs before finding one they liked.
End of list.

For south Indian dishes same taste as Sankalp in India. Those who have been to Sankalp in India before will definitely love it.
other day we ordered Punjabi food. which was mild and not tasty at all.
But the taste of Dosa, Sambhar and all the chutneys couldn’t take any stars off the review.

I dined with my family here on ¹²⁄₂₉. The chicken biriyani was bland and tasted lightly like dish soap. They probably have not rinsed the utensils well.
The chettinad uthappam was very average as well. This place needs to improve in food quality overall. I am disappointed and will not be back again.

I came here with my parents and we had a fantastic experience. The food itself was delicious and mostly authentic– I had the Gosht Badam Pasanda and the lamb was flavorful and tender– the only reason I didn’t eat all of it was because the portions were so large! My dad had the vegetable kurma, which I tasted, and found to be just the right blend of spice and vegetables– he especially loved all the cardamom. The ghobi tikka as our appetizer was perfectly cooked cauliflower and spicier than I’m used to, but still delicious. The garlic naan and pappadam were delicious and buttery and flavorful.
They really impressed me with their customer service as well. My stepmom is extremely allergic to dairy, which she usually tells our servers, but because there was no dairy listed on the item, she had the Gosht sagwala. When it came she immediately saw that there was butter in it. The staff could have handled this horribly, but instead they were more than kind. The chef came out and didn’t just offer to make her something else, but had the cooks make an entirely new base for the dish without dairy so that she could still have the meal she ordered. We had the same issue with the garlic naan, and he offered her roti (non-​dairy) as an alternative so that she could still enjoy the experience. He was incredibly courteous and understanding and I was so impressed with both the quality of food and customer service. I would highly recommend this place!

Been to Sankalp twice with my girlfriend now, we always get great food, but the service is just not up there with the rest of the elements of this restaurant.
It’s nice in there, clean and cool looking menus, but the waiters are not explaining what’s on the menu or checking if you need help, they are also extremely slow and a little rude at times.
Will come back for the food, hopefully they will have new waiters there then.

The food here is great. The service needs help. We’ve been to this restaurant many times. They have messed up something on our order every time. This time we ordered an entrée, it was never brought to us.
We probably won’t be returning any time soon. The food is really good, but the lack of good service is reason enough not to return.

I’ve been here twice and the inside of the restaurant is very clean and has ambiance. The wait staff is Indian and it may be difficult to understand or get a clear understanding of what you are ordering but they are very friendly and attentive.
Indian food has a base level of spicy so all the dishes I feel has some spiciness to them. Honestly I am not very familiar with ordering Indian food but we wanted to try something new. We ordered one curry dish and another dish. I can’t remember the name of the dishes but there is a short description of what you’re ordering on the menu. Both the dishes we got were very good. I’ve had the chicken and lamb curry on separate occasions and they were both very flavorful. Comes with rice but I like to order a side of nan. One order of nan is 4 pieces. The garlic nan has a lot of fresh grilled garlic pieces all over the top. Very good if you like garlic.
Sometimes ordering Indian can be like a game of roulette but just try it and have an open mind. I know Indian food has that stigma of making you sick afterwards but I felt fine after both times eating their food. The food seemed to be prepared well and fresh.

Surprised at reading some of the reviews with lower ratings, maybe waiting for a new place to work out the kinks worked in my favor. Met Sandi W here in our continued quest for exploring new and different Indian restaurants in Central Florida. We usually order off of the menu, but the buffet was very inviting and frankly, the menu was HUGE. So many categories to go through with lots of nice selections– so we figured sampling through the buffet was our best bet to get a representation of the preparations offered at Sankalp. My standards weren’t on the menu, so I’m guessing that has to do with the North & South Indian cuisine being featured. The Buffet was $ 9.99 and I thought that was a fair price for the meal offered.
The warm buffet had plenty of non meat (vegetarian) options, there was also a Goat curry, chicken curry and a fish. The fish was grilled salmon coated in a spice rub, while the flavors were great, the fish was very dry. Sandi mentioned the saucy curry with Chicken was tasty but the chicken was dry. The vegetarian dishes were great, I’d order any one of them again. Also included was a small salad bar and a dessert, we were full after the buffet so we didn’t get around to the other items. The restaurant was very busy when we were dined for lunch.
Sandi and I both liked the flavors in the dishes we tried, both commented on the spice level being amped up, especially for a buffet. No complaints here, just be aware. I tried many new dishes that I would order again, so I’m starring them up.
Service was friendly, we were given menus upon request, waters refilled promptly and I requested a side of Tamarind which was quickly brought out. The Chef replenishing the buffet was very nice.

The old Saffran location on Sandlake & OBT has a new establishment called Sankalp. I’m told the name means «determination».
The to go menu says this is North & South Indian Cuisine. Okay. As if… as if this Fl. cracker would ever be able to discern the difference?
Oh, it’s not all about me?
I opted for the Buffet (a.k.a. easier way to order) since the entrée names are quite intimidating for me at least and you’ll find the menu entrees aren’t numbered like the Chinese often do. Names like: «Idli Vada», «Kozhi Sukha», «Thayir Boondi», or «Hyderabadi Dastarkhaan»! (this is starting to over heat my spell checker) are no doubt speaking to the Homeland Folks. There are detailed descriptions below the names so you can meddle through the choices effectively.
I’m sure once eaten, enjoyed and identified, you stand a better chance of remembering what it was called and how to pronounce it! Perhaps I’m just lazy in this regard too.
The $ 9.99 buffet was good. I actually went for my very first stab at «GOAT something another» with rice and something veggie looking. Wow, I’m impressed that (to my pallet) it may as well been beef.
Of course all the other entrees I tried were good and for a buffet food, was not hot, but warm enough to not be concerning.
Lets face this fact together. I’m way too culturally-​culinarily ignorant to give an effective blow by blow entrée rating, so an «all was good» will have to do on this one — from this one! :)
The odd restaurant floor plan layout has not changed. I find the dining room sparse in décor but airy and uplifting. The employees are friendly, helpful and attentive– even for the buffet dinners.
Give Sankalp a try. Even if you may not know exactly what all it was you had for lunch, the experience can still be a positive and fulfilling one.
I’m quite Sankalp-​ed to return again.