My dinner started off well (after some difficulty ordering due to language problem) with samosas and a beer. Naan and main came next served in a timely manner and was very good. The problem came when I went up to pay and found the charge for the beer was $10, not $6 as stated on the menu. I at first tried to explain nicely the menu only showed $6 ( there was no $10 beer listed) and all of a sudden the older man who ran the place became combative and argued that was the only beer he had so that’s what he will charge. This was never mentioned when I made my order. So… make sure you are getting exactly what you ordered and check the price when you get your bill! The man finally called his son who was able to understand the mix up and resolved the problem.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Yash Kandhoul
Very unhealthy food
Food: 1
Jigar Parmar
Good food with old working staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Simran singhi
Kept suggesting expensive menu..food is not tasty…gave sweet masala fries which was worst. When we asked for changing fries since no one of us could eat it…the waiter started arguing…they don’t know how to make indian food..this restaurant is a shame on the name of indian food
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amit Kumar
Julab jamun was tasteless totally garbage waste of money on julabjamun very dirty smell in julab jamun
Food: 1
Teresita de jesus Velazco ramirez
The best restaurant on town… Thanks guys..
Rahim Nasirkhan
The food here is fairly average — it’s the kind of place where it feels like something is better than nothing. What made the experience less enjoyable was a senior staff member who seemed more focused on airing personal political opinions, rather than attending to customers. Conversations like these can be off-putting, especially when they overshadow the service. It would be great to see more attentive and professional staffing in the future; otherwise, the customer experience may continue to suffer.
Vrushank Shah
Testy food, services & Atmosphere also good..
Ranjita Chandra
Terrible Experience - Not Authentic Indian Cuisine My recent visit to [Restaurant Name - Avatar Indian Grill in Salinas ca , was incredibly disappointing. As someone looking for authentic Indian food, I was shocked by the quality and taste of the dishes served. I ordered the butter chicken biryani, and what I received was essentially fried rice with tandoori chicken. It bore no resemblance to a traditional biryani and was a complete misrepresentation of the dish. My husband's lamb was incredibly chewy, and the potatoes accompanying it were undercooked and hard. Even seemingly simple items like the roti were tough and difficult to bite, suggesting they were either stale or poorly prepared. While the momos were acceptable, they weren't enough to salvage the meal. Overall, the food tasted artificial and lacked any of the rich, authentic flavors you'd expect from Indian cuisine. It truly felt like a cheap imitation rather than a genuine culinary experience. I would never recommend this restaurant and will certainly not be returning. The food was simply terrible.
Kathy Sitko
We ordered food from Avatar 2 nights in one week and i could seriously eat it every day. So yummy!
they have vegetarian options that can be vegan just ask make sure it's cooked in oil not butter
Maya oberdorfer
As someone who grew up in San Jose eating Indian food quite often this place compares well to the restaurants out there and definitely satisfies me when i’m craving Indian. The owner is just the sweetest old man and always hooks me up with a free mango lassi. I definitely recommend this spot for good indian cuisine!
Jordan Caballero
Nice people. Good food. Understaffed for a Friday night. Service was slow but one old guy who was nice. DoorDash were waiting though. Food was pretty good. Especially the Tika masala. So glad to have found Indian food in Salinas. We will be back.
Pat T
This is a great little hole in the wall place, you can tell it's a small staff and there will be a bit of a wait but I promise you it's well worth it for some damn good food. Idk who in their right mind is leaving bad reviews. Don't have any photos because all the food is gone
Dylan Crane
Came here with my boyfriend for his birthday, amazing service and the man who served us was very very sweet. Amazing food and good flavor. Thank you!
My dinner started off well (after some difficulty ordering due to language problem) with samosas and a beer. Naan and main came next served in a timely manner and was very good. The problem came when I went up to pay and found the charge for the beer was $10, not $6 as stated on the menu. I at first tried to explain nicely the menu only showed $6 ( there was no $10 beer listed) and all of a sudden the older man who ran the place became combative and argued that was the only beer he had so that’s what he will charge. This was never mentioned when I made my order. So… make sure you are getting exactly what you ordered and check the price when you get your bill! The man finally called his son who was able to understand the mix up and resolved the problem.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Very unhealthy food
Food: 1
Good food with old working staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Kept suggesting expensive menu..food is not tasty…gave sweet masala fries which was worst. When we asked for changing fries since no one of us could eat it…the waiter started arguing…they don’t know how to make indian food..this restaurant is a shame on the name of indian food
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Julab jamun was tasteless totally garbage waste of money on julabjamun very dirty smell in julab jamun
Food: 1
The best restaurant on town… Thanks guys..
The food here is fairly average — it’s the kind of place where it feels like something is better than nothing. What made the experience less enjoyable was a senior staff member who seemed more focused on airing personal political opinions, rather than attending to customers. Conversations like these can be off-putting, especially when they overshadow the service. It would be great to see more attentive and professional staffing in the future; otherwise, the customer experience may continue to suffer.
Testy food, services & Atmosphere also good..
Terrible Experience - Not Authentic Indian Cuisine
My recent visit to [Restaurant Name - Avatar Indian Grill in Salinas ca , was incredibly disappointing. As someone looking for authentic Indian food, I was shocked by the quality and taste of the dishes served.
I ordered the butter chicken biryani, and what I received was essentially fried rice with tandoori chicken. It bore no resemblance to a traditional biryani and was a complete misrepresentation of the dish. My husband's lamb was incredibly chewy, and the potatoes accompanying it were undercooked and hard.
Even seemingly simple items like the roti were tough and difficult to bite, suggesting they were either stale or poorly prepared. While the momos were acceptable, they weren't enough to salvage the meal.
Overall, the food tasted artificial and lacked any of the rich, authentic flavors you'd expect from Indian cuisine. It truly felt like a cheap imitation rather than a genuine culinary experience. I would never recommend this restaurant and will certainly not be returning. The food was simply terrible.
We ordered food from Avatar 2 nights in one week and i could seriously eat it every day. So yummy!
Restaurantji Recommends
they have vegetarian options that can be vegan just ask make sure it's cooked in oil not butter
As someone who grew up in San Jose eating Indian food quite often this place compares well to the restaurants out there and definitely satisfies me when i’m craving Indian. The owner is just the sweetest old man and always hooks me up with a free mango lassi. I definitely recommend this spot for good indian cuisine!
Nice people. Good food. Understaffed for a Friday night. Service was slow but one old guy who was nice. DoorDash were waiting though. Food was pretty good. Especially the Tika masala. So glad to have found Indian food in Salinas. We will be back.
This is a great little hole in the wall place, you can tell it's a small staff and there will be a bit of a wait but I promise you it's well worth it for some damn good food. Idk who in their right mind is leaving bad reviews. Don't have any photos because all the food is gone
Came here with my boyfriend for his birthday, amazing service and the man who served us was very very sweet. Amazing food and good flavor. Thank you!
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