Ambrosia India Bistro - Monterey

565 Abrego St, Monterey
(831) 641-0610

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Rice and Chicken Tikka Masala
Coconut Lamb Curry
Tofu Tikka Masala
Vegetable Pakora
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken Biryani
Mushroom Masala
Veggie Platter
Chicken Curry
Tandoori Roti

Menu

Vegetarian Starters
Samosa (2 pcs)
Vegetable pakoda, samosa, paneer pakoda and papadum.
Assorted Veggie Platter
Samosa, hara bhara kebab, Paneer pakora and veg pakoras
Vegetable Pakora
Mixed vegetable fritters.
Papadum
Baked thin and crispy lentil crackers.
Aloo Chat
Pan-fried potato patties topped with puffed rice and sweet and sour sauce
Hara Kebab
Spinach and cheese patties with ground nuts.

Non-Vegetarian Starters
Lamb Samosa
Ground lamb meat stuffed savory pastries.
Trio Samosa Platter
Chicken, lamb, and veggie samosa platter.
Crab Cakes
Dungeness crab meat with blended fresh spices served with sweet and spicy mango sauce.
Prawn Koliwada
Lemon juice marinated prawns battered in chickpea flour and sesame seed.
Chicken Potli Samosa
Crisp, savory pastries filled with ground chicken, and peas.
Fish Pakoda
Basa cubes marinated in Indian spices, coated with chickpea flour, beer batter, and deep-fried.
Chicken Pakora
Deep fried chicken coated with chickpea flour batter.
Mixed Tandoori Hor d' Oeuvres
Assortment of seekh kebab, murgh malai tikka, and boti kebab.
Chop E Masala
Lamb chops marinated in fresh ginger and garlic cooked to your taste. An all-time favorite

Soups and Salads
Raita
The refreshing yogurt dipping sauce, with crisp grated cucumbers and carrots.
Mulligatawny Soup
Yellow lentils cooked with curry leaves, mustard seeds, and coconut milk.
Spinach Dal Soup
Yellow dal and fresh spinach soup with a nice blend of Indian spices.
Spinach Mango Salad
Baby spinach tossed with roasted walnuts and homemade mango dressing
Coconut Mushroom Soup
Chopped button mushroom and coconut soup with a authentic taste

Naan Varieties
Garlic Naan
Naan with fresh garlic and basil.
Plain Naan
Leavened bread.
Butter Naan
Leavened bread with unsalted butter.
Cheese Naan
Mozzarella cheese-stuffed naan bread.
Tandoori Roti
Nine-grain whole wheat tandoori bread.
Bread Basket
Plain naan, garlic naan and butter nann
Aloo Spinach Parantha
Spiced potato and fresh spinach stuffed flat bread
Paratha
Multi-layered wheat flour bread.
Onion Kulchha
Stuffed bread with diced onions and masala.
Pesto Naan
Soft bread with fresh pesto topped with asiago cheese baked in our earthen oven.

Rice Varieties
Basmati White Rice
Long grain steamed white basmati rice.
Basmati Saffron Ric
Saffron flavored long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice and chicken simmered with mace and rose water.
Jeera Basmati Rice
Basmati rice prepared with whole cumin
Coconut Basmati Rice
Coconut flavored finest basmati rice
Veggie Biryani
Basmati rice cooked in seasonal vegetables with nutty topping, served with side of raita
Lamb Biryani
Basmati rice and lamb simmered with mace and rose water. Served with a side of raita.
Brown Rice
Brown basmati rice finest basmati rice.
Prawn Biryani
Jumbo prawns simmer with the finest basmati rice. Served with a side of raita.

Tandoori Sizzlers
Ambrosia Special Kebab
Rack of lamb marinated in Ambrosia's secret yogurt based spices, cooked in oven
Tandoori Chicken
Dark and white meat chicken marinated in yogurt and Indian spices cooked in clay oven.
Tandoori Seafood Platter
Combination of Lobster Tail, Hariyali Salmon and Prawns
Amritsari Paneer Tikka
Cottage cheese battered in yogurt and ajwain, cooked in clay oven topped with tomato sauce
Hariyali Salmon Tikka
Salmon cubes marinated in mint, cilantro and lemon juice, roasted in Tandoor
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Combination of seekh kebab, chicken tikka kebab, bara kebab, tandoori chicken, and a prawn.
Tandoori Vegetables
Fresh seasonal veggies perfectly marinated in chef's special blend of spices
Seekh Kabab
Minced lamb with ginger, onions, and exotic spices.
Tandoori Prawns
Jumbo prawns marinated in a traditional style, cooked in tandoor served with spicy tomato sauce
Boti Kebab
Boneless leg of lamb cubes marinated in special spice mix and cooked in an earthen oven.
Trio Lamb Kebab
Combination of seekh kebab, barra kebab, and rack of lamb.
Murgh Malai Kebab
Chicken breast marinated with yogurt and white pepper.
Tandoori Lobster
Twin lobster tails marinated in yogurt cilantro and mustard oil baked in an earthen oven.
Spicy Fish Tikka
Fillet of basa, marinated in freshly crushed garlic, red chili, cooked in clay oven
Amritsari Paneer Tikka
Cottage cheese battered in yogurt and ajwain, cooked in clay oven topped with tomato sauce

Vegetarian Entrees
Bhindi Masala (Seasonal)
Fresh crisp okra, tossed with onion tomato, and fresh ginger-specialty.
Chana Masala
Garbanzo beans cooked with onions and tomatoes with authentic Indian spices.
Dal Bukhara
Dish of flavorful black lentils and simmered overnight on a slow fire a favorite with gourmets.
Saag Paneer
Spinach and farmer's cheese cooked in traditional north Indian style
Malai Kofta
Vegetables, cottage cheese, and cashew dumplings cooked in creamy white sauce.
Shahi Paneer
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in tomato cream sauce
Veggie Vindaloo
Mixed seasonal vegetables, and potatoes morsels cooked in a hot and tangy sauce
Mattar Paneer
Cottage cheese and fresh green peas cooked with tomato sauce.
Mushroom Masala
Mushroom, cooked in ambrosia's signature sauce.
Aloo Gobi
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with exotic spices.
Vegetable Korma
Mixed seasonal vegetables with dry fruits and nuts in a rich creamy sauce.
Baigan Bharta
Tandoori baked eggplant cooked with onions, tomatoes and homemade spices - smoky flavor
Hari Sabzi
Fresh spinach and baby bok-choy tossed in fresh tomatoes and chopped garlic.

Chicken Entrees
Butter Chicken
Shredded tandoori chicken cooked in cream and tomato sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Grilled white meat chicken cooked with cream, tomato, and onion sauce.
Chef's special Kadhai Chicken
Grilled chicken cooked with bell peppers and onions.
Chicken Curry
Traditional chicken curry garnished with ginger and fresh cilantro.
Chicken Korma
Chicken cooked with cashew and onion sauce.
Chicken Chettinad
Peppercorn flavored chicken curry cooked-south Indian specialty.
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken Saag
Chicken Curry
Traditional chicken curry garnished with ginger and fresh cilantro.
Kadhai Chicken
Chicken Pasanda

Lamb Entrees
Coconut Lamb Curry
Chunks of lamb cooked in coconut milk with the unique flavor of curry leaves.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb and potato morsels, cooked in hot tangy sauce, a specialty of Goa.
Rogan Josh
Traditional lamb curry.
Lamb Saag
Classic Lamb and spinach curry cooked with in chefs special curry blend of spices
Lamb Korma
Cubes of lamb cooked with cashew and onion sauce.
Badami Gosht Korma
Royal lamb delicacy cooked in a rich flavor almond and saffron sauce

Seafood Entrees
Kandhari Prawn Curry
Stir-fried prawns tossed in a spicy coconut curry.
Fish and Prawn Curry
Fresh basa and prawns in fresh coconut milk and mustard sauce, with curry leaves
Masala Jhinga
Tiger prawns tossed with onion, red chili peppers and mustard seed in hot and tangy tomato sauce .
Lobster Masala
Twin lobster tail sauteed with onions and bell peppers in desi spices.
Fish Curry
Basa cubes cooked in traditional style- House recommended
Salmon Tikka Masala
Fresh salmon cubes cooked in creamy tomato sauce.

Sides
Mango Chutney 4 Oz.
House Pickle 8Oz.
House Pickle 16 Oz.
Lemon, Onion $ Chili
Mango Chutney 8Oz.

Vegan Starters
Vegan Samosa (2 pcs)
Crisp savory pastries filled with spiced potatoes and green peas.
Vegan Pakora
Mixed vegetable fritters.
Vegan Onion Bhaji
Onion fritters.
Vegan Aloo Chat
Pan-fried potato patties topped with wheat crisps with sweet and sour tamarind sauce.

Vegan Soup and Salad
Mulligatwanny Soup
Lentils, coconut milk, and curry leave soup.
Spinach Mango Salad
Organic arugula, apricot, cucumber, tomato, carrot with homemade dressing.

Vegan Rice
White Basmati Rice
Long grain steamed white basmati rice.
Saffron Rice
Saffron flavored long grain basmati rice.
Coconut Rice
Basmati rice cooked with coconut.
Brown Rice
Brown basmati rice finest basmati rice.

Vegan Fresh Bread
Vegan Tandoori Roti
Whole wheat bread.
Vegan Aloo Parantha
Stuffed flatbread with potatoes and spinach.
Vegan Parantha
Multi-layered wheat bread.

Vegan Entrees
Vegan Tofu Tikka
Tandoori baked tofu marinated in vegan masala.
Vegan Chana Masala
Garbanzo beans masala.
Vegan Aloo Baingan Masala
Cubes of potatoes and eggplant cooked with Indian spices.
Vegan Yellow Lentil
Yellow lentil cooked in slow fire.
Vegan Vegetable Korma
Mixed seasonal vegetables with dry fruits and nuts in a rich creamy coconut sauce.
Vegan Aloo Mattar
Yellow lentil cooked in slow fire.
Vegan Aloo Jeera
Potato cubes cooked with whole cumin and fresh tomatoes.

Drinks
Mango Lassi
Chai

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Recent Reviews

⭐️⭐️⭐️½ – A Tasty Experience with a Minor Bump

Ambrosia Indian Bistro in Monterey is easy to find and offers a welcoming outdoor dining area with a clean, relaxing atmosphere—perfect for enjoying a California evening.

I started with a spicy mango drink that was flavorful and refreshing—definitely a highlight. We ordered a few appetizers that were decent overall, though we did find a hair in one of the shrimp dishes. To their...
July 2025
I’ve never tried Indian food before, amazing! The place itself is very romantic, beautiful setting. The food tasted amazing! Servers were extremely polite and attentive. 100% will be coming back. I loved the margarita tamarindo drink 10/10!!!! -Lisber and Rick from Watsonville Chevrolet
July 2025
What an absolute treat to stumble upon this total gem of an establishment! Deliciously authentic food in a serenely beautiful atmosphere (what an outdoor garden they've cultivated!) all wrapped up in a family friendly package! Only wish we could have tried MORE of the tasty food!
July 2025

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Ambrosia India Bistro - Monterey

565 Abrego St, Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 641-0610