Food was good will be returning. Had a lamb dish with some Nan bread. Will be trying the lunch buffet next time. ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Gary T
I love this place, food is so good, wide variety of tasty things on the menu, third time I have been there and I will be checking out the lunch buffet,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Wheeler
The buffet is limited but very delicious. If you take the expression that less is more this place literally is that. The mango lassi was so good and the ambiance is what I expect of a mom & pop restaurant. Lots of appropriate pictures and quaint atmosphere. The service was exactly what we needed there. Want authentic Indian? Eat here!
Still on the hunt for a more casual Indian restaurant, we set out to try India Oven for an early dinner. We were especially looking forward to this try-out since they have a daily lunch buffet.Okay, the place smelled a bit of rancid grease when we walked in. But it seemed pretty clean. But even though they'd just opened for dinner, there were a couple occupied tables, which seemed like a good sign.We were downright astonished to see pre-pandemic prices on the large menu. We decided to share an order of vegetable samosas ($3.99). an order of daal makhani ($12.99), saag paneer ($12.99), and a piece of naan ($2.50).The samosas came with three dipping sauces, all of which were spicy and good. At that point we thought we'd struck the mother lode.Then our entrees came. And blander Indian food we've never had. Even the naan was tasteless. And we'd ordered it medium spicy. It's hard to imagine what it would've been like ordered mild like the people next to us did.We also had to ask for our raita three times, and we were almost done eating by the time it showed up. And when it did, it had flavor. But more flower-like that yogurt-like.Long story short, the hunt is back on. :(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Soli
Horrendous..I feel like the people who are saying the food is great have absolutely nothing to compare it to. Sorry, I couldn't even eat it. Threw it in the trash. Just gross.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
bhawna pacharne
The food was too plain, honestly speaking if you know how to cook. Don't waste your money.
Mark Beck
This is probably the best small restaurant in Tucson. It’s hard to choose amongst the dozens of home-style dinners as every one of them look delicious! We went on a Monday night around 6 pm and the place was almost packed! Totally unexpected. Service was very quick and the waitress routinely checked our table for drinks or whatever. Go check this place out! I highly recommended it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zack R
Vegan friendly, incredibly kind service and delicious food. My search for Indian food in Tucson ends here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alan Merkel
Good lunch buffet, very well made flavorful foods. We will return each year when visiting. Thank you.
The chicken was tender but unremarkable in every other way. The sauce had very little flavor. We noticed that they had salt and pepper on the table which we think good Indian food shouldn't need. The waitress didn't check in with us either after we got our food. If you do choose to come here get hot so that your mouth can experience some sort of sensation while eating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Penelope Pucci
I dined 5pm dec 24th, and I had great sympathy for the staff. They seemed to be struggling with every aspect of running a restaurant: taking orders, getting orders out, checking in with guests. Apparently some staff quit on them and there were new hires. Not to mention its Christmas eve. I felt so bad.With all that being said, I gave my order and as it was read back I noticed it was incorrect. I corrected it. All fine. Food was running slow but we were understanding. Food came out and it was the incorrect order. I informed them and they took it back. Mistakes happen. That's life. But why I am writing this review is because my whole party ate as I was waiting for my food and it never came. They just didn't put my order in. No one came to check on our table once. I had to get up and go to the kitchen to ask for things.After I realized my food was probably not being made since it was taking so long, they did apologize, made it, but dinner was over. They didn't offer to take anything off the bill.We ordered another dish that never came and when we checked on that, one staff member said they didn't make that. After we pointed to it on the menu they made it for us. Strange.If they communicated at the start thay they were short staffed and be patient with us it would've cushioned the blow at least. But not offering any way to make it up to us is rude, in my opinion.I have never had a worse dining experience unfortunately. I hope they can fix these things before more people have to deal with this.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Rodger Beard
One of our party of 4 was raised in India (father was UK military) and then lived there again for 5 years later as an adult so he ordered for our table. A feast!Everything was delicious (too many dishes to name), perfectly prepared and served with a friendly smile..Our server (and on obviously an owner though she never said) was born and raised nearby (only 20 Km away, an amazing coincidence) also in Punjabi province, which triggered many questions after they conversed and then Pete translated for the 3 of us. As a result we also learned much about the many Indian cultures, history and foods during our meal.Our entire evening was a pleasure. No buts or except fors. We are planning to return soon.BTW, the menus are strikingly beautiful colorful bound books.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Curry, And Naan, Samosas
N'Dea Walker
I am a sucker for authentic Asian foods. India Oven is top notch h with way too many options on the menu. It’s hard to choose which luxury you’ll want to eat. Every single this was delicious. The appetizer platter was amazing too. A movie was playing so it was entertaining to watch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lamb Tikka Masala, Tikka Masala
Ahelyn Martínez
Best place in town! At first we were a little confused on how it worked but the people there are so nice and explained that it’s a buffet style. Everything was amazing and fresh! Definitely worth tryin!
Food was good will be returning. Had a lamb dish with some Nan bread. Will be trying the lunch buffet next time. ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I love this place, food is so good, wide variety of tasty things on the menu, third time I have been there and I will be checking out the lunch buffet,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The buffet is limited but very delicious. If you take the expression that less is more this place literally is that. The mango lassi was so good and the ambiance is what I expect of a mom & pop restaurant. Lots of appropriate pictures and quaint atmosphere. The service was exactly what we needed there. Want authentic Indian? Eat here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Tandoori, Samosas
Indian food never
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Still on the hunt for a more casual Indian restaurant, we set out to try India Oven for an early dinner. We were especially looking forward to this try-out since they have a daily lunch buffet.Okay, the place smelled a bit of rancid grease when we walked in. But it seemed pretty clean. But even though they'd just opened for dinner, there were a couple occupied tables, which seemed like a good sign.We were downright astonished to see pre-pandemic prices on the large menu. We decided to share an order of vegetable samosas ($3.99). an order of daal makhani ($12.99), saag paneer ($12.99), and a piece of naan ($2.50).The samosas came with three dipping sauces, all of which were spicy and good. At that point we thought we'd struck the mother lode.Then our entrees came. And blander Indian food we've never had. Even the naan was tasteless. And we'd ordered it medium spicy. It's hard to imagine what it would've been like ordered mild like the people next to us did.We also had to ask for our raita three times, and we were almost done eating by the time it showed up. And when it did, it had flavor. But more flower-like that yogurt-like.Long story short, the hunt is back on. :(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Horrendous..I feel like the people who are saying the food is great have absolutely nothing to compare it to. Sorry, I couldn't even eat it. Threw it in the trash. Just gross.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
The food was too plain, honestly speaking if you know how to cook. Don't waste your money.
This is probably the best small restaurant in Tucson. It’s hard to choose amongst the dozens of home-style dinners as every one of them look delicious! We went on a Monday night around 6 pm and the place was almost packed! Totally unexpected. Service was very quick and the waitress routinely checked our table for drinks or whatever. Go check this place out! I highly recommended it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vegan friendly, incredibly kind service and delicious food. My search for Indian food in Tucson ends here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good lunch buffet, very well made flavorful foods. We will return each year when visiting. Thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The chicken was tender but unremarkable in every other way. The sauce had very little flavor. We noticed that they had salt and pepper on the table which we think good Indian food shouldn't need. The waitress didn't check in with us either after we got our food. If you do choose to come here get hot so that your mouth can experience some sort of sensation while eating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
I dined 5pm dec 24th, and I had great sympathy for the staff. They seemed to be struggling with every aspect of running a restaurant: taking orders, getting orders out, checking in with guests. Apparently some staff quit on them and there were new hires. Not to mention its Christmas eve. I felt so bad.With all that being said, I gave my order and as it was read back I noticed it was incorrect. I corrected it. All fine. Food was running slow but we were understanding. Food came out and it was the incorrect order. I informed them and they took it back. Mistakes happen. That's life. But why I am writing this review is because my whole party ate as I was waiting for my food and it never came. They just didn't put my order in. No one came to check on our table once. I had to get up and go to the kitchen to ask for things.After I realized my food was probably not being made since it was taking so long, they did apologize, made it, but dinner was over. They didn't offer to take anything off the bill.We ordered another dish that never came and when we checked on that, one staff member said they didn't make that. After we pointed to it on the menu they made it for us. Strange.If they communicated at the start thay they were short staffed and be patient with us it would've cushioned the blow at least. But not offering any way to make it up to us is rude, in my opinion.I have never had a worse dining experience unfortunately. I hope they can fix these things before more people have to deal with this.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
One of our party of 4 was raised in India (father was UK military) and then lived there again for 5 years later as an adult so he ordered for our table. A feast!Everything was delicious (too many dishes to name), perfectly prepared and served with a friendly smile..Our server (and on obviously an owner though she never said) was born and raised nearby (only 20 Km away, an amazing coincidence) also in Punjabi province, which triggered many questions after they conversed and then Pete translated for the 3 of us. As a result we also learned much about the many Indian cultures, history and foods during our meal.Our entire evening was a pleasure. No buts or except fors. We are planning to return soon.BTW, the menus are strikingly beautiful colorful bound books.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Curry, And Naan, Samosas
I am a sucker for authentic Asian foods. India Oven is top notch h with way too many options on the menu. It’s hard to choose which luxury you’ll want to eat. Every single this was delicious. The appetizer platter was amazing too. A movie was playing so it was entertaining to watch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lamb Tikka Masala, Tikka Masala
Best place in town! At first we were a little confused on how it worked but the people there are so nice and explained that it’s a buffet style. Everything was amazing and fresh! Definitely worth tryin!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5