18 Best Indian Restaurants near Encinitas

“We eat here and order from here on a regular basis! Dependable customer service and consistently elevated quality every time! Substantial menu variety for every palate. Family-operated and welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy!“

“Such an underrated restaurant in San Diego! Not only is the service quick and efficient, but the Himalayan food is beyond flavorful. I always get their chicken tandoori and the mushroom tikka masala (which they can even do vegan). Highly, highly recommend for comforting, warming dishes. Beats Indian food to me!“

“I had a wonderful experience at this restaurant, thanks in large part to the server. She was attentive, friendly, and made excellent recommendations. The food was also outstanding – delicious and beautifully presented. I highly recommend this restaurant and will definitely be back.“

“Indian/Nepalese cuisine is one of my favorite cuisines. I am South African and grew up eating eating variety of traditional curries and stews. I travel a lot for work and have had the fortune of trying some of the best Indian restaurants in the nation, including dozens of places in SoCal. Everest Himalayan Cuisine is by far, the best restaurant I've ever been to. This cozy casual restaurant opened in November originally for take-out. I am a big fan of dine-in, so I was excited to find out that they recently opened for dine-in. I came with my best friend (we're always looking for new favorite restaurants). We decided to get a couple things to share. Started off with the Lamb Momos. They were such a wonderful treat. For Entrees, we went with the Lamb Tikka Masala and the Butter Chicken with Cilantro Garlic Naan. While eating our Momos, an adjacent table received their Tandoori Chicken and Lamb. It smelled and sounded so good, we decided that we would have to order more (we also ordered Chicken Vindaloo and Chicken Tandoori). Our food came, and when I dipped my Naan into the sauce, I nearly cried it was so good. It reminded me of a better version of my grandmas famous Tikka Masala. It's was then, that I knew this would become my new favorite place. It was so flavorful and luscious. All the meat was so tender. The Naan was supple, while pillowy and stretchy at the same time, (clearly proofed perfectly). Every dish we tried was the best iteration of the dish I've ever had. I usually order my food quite spicy (9-10), but if you like a flavorful warm heat, get a 5 to 7. We ordered another order of the Cilantro Garlic Naan to get every bit of the sauce. I know I'll be back soon. I really would like to try more of their dishes and their desserts. They also have a nice Lunch Special, I'd like to try. Thank you for sticking around, and reading to the end. I hope more people discover this new place; there's nothing like it, especially in San Diego.“

“Great service, and a nice atmosphere. Excellent lunch specials at only $8.99. Choice of two entrées, served with naan and a drink. Delicious food at an unbeatable price.Overall experience was excellent. Will definitely be back!“

“I love the food and the ambiance.“

“Excellent place for Indian food. Very quick service and great taste.“

“One of the best Indian food around the area . Food has rich flavors and outstanding taste.“

“Excellent experience. We arrived on a Saturday at around 12:30pm, was not crowded. Madras Cafe offered a very kind service, and very fresh and high quality chola bhatura (a little hot, not spicy), dosa, and birani as well as chicken tikka masala. When my father said the dish was too spicy, they were quick to return and remake it at the level that was instantly more appealing. Will be back again.“

“I’m in love with biryani here vegetarian biryani I tried at 100places but finally I quit eating vegetable biryani But this place when I tried I loved it Will never go anywhere if I want vegetarian biryani this is my only place to go Plus another thing I love their chats samosa chat and aloo tikki chat Aloo tikki chat is my favourite one Haven’t tried anything else yet but will update if I will tried some another dishes 💯 recommended“

“the food was very very very gooooooddd..“

“The food was terrific, came out quickly and the staff was friendly. Nice experience.“

“Driving by and felt like having Idilis and Goat dum bryiani. Overall it was a positive trip. Dining space is small and many people take food out. We were on our way somewhere else. Food was authentic south indian and local to carlsbad. Enjoyed!“

“Absolute best Indian food in San Diego county! I love spicy and got the 10 out of 10 chicken dish, which was outstanding. Initially smooth and savory with an after burner bite it was great! On the chicken kebab, which was ridiculously juicy and incredibly marinated full of flavor Last, but not least, they surprised us with dessert, which was a homemade ice cream with hints of pistachio and rosewater. Can’t really say more than that! You really want to have some fun with it order the mango smoothie it’s out of this world! #currylife #curry #indiancuisine #sanmarcos #delicious“

“I went to Royal India yesterday for Mothers Day and had a wonderful satisfying meal. I highly recommend the Lamb Biryanis and the Vegetable Korma. Both were excellent. It was very busy and they were a little short staffed but our food was delivered to our table within 20 minutes of ordering it and our server was very attentive. We will definitely be back!“

“Im into streetfood cooking,a vegetarian foogie & Im huge critic of Indian restaurants in San Diego ,I was pleasantly blown away by the taste of Samosa & Aloo tikki chaat, pics dont do justice! The samosa was Even WARM inspite of the doordash travel time.They were sheer delicious & I wl be back to try more for sure!“

“Great place. Wonderful food, unique, spicy but not too spicy. Great staff.“

“Great service , friendly staffs“