Lunch was buffet. Great assortment of Indian cuisine. Nothing disappointed and all the chicken was off the charts.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
pinal soni
We were greeted warmly by Salim when we entered, and he immediately made us feel welcome. I have several dietary restrictions and needed my meal prepared without many common ingredients (onion, garlic, tomatoes, asafoetida, green chili, etc.). The team was incredibly accommodating and prepared a delicious yellow lentil dal with rice customized exactly to my needs.
It was such a relief to find a restaurant that respects special dietary requests while still serving authentic and flavorful food. While we were in Destin, this was one of the best dining experiences we had. They also offer a popular lunch buffet that’s definitely worth trying.
Highly recommend visiting at least once—you won’t be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crystal Wood
Let me tell you a cute little story… My fiancée wanted to take me to dinner because I was having a bad day. (Well, it WAS a Monday, after all.) Now, we rarely go out for Indian food (he’s not a big fan of curry), so you have to understand: this was kind of special. 😊 The local Indian restaurant 4 miles from our house is closed on Mondays, but because we don’t go that often, I didn’t think about it until we were halfway there. So I gave him an out, “We could just go through the drive through somewhere…” He genuinely seemed disappointed that he couldn’t do this nice gesture for me, so I said, “Unless you want to drive ALL THE WAY to Destin. There’s an Indian place out there.” (It’s about 10 miles away… Like, it’s SO FAR! 🤣) So we ended up going to Taste of India, and let me tell you, I’m SO glad we did!
1) We found out it’s in the same building where one of our friends owns his business!
2) Our server, Shobhan, was AWESOME! He greeted us with a big smile and seated us promptly. He waited an appropriate amount of time for us to peruse the menu before returning to ask if we were ready to order. (Actually, I noticed he immediately had to refill the water bottle for the table because we poured our cups, drank them down and refilled them right away! We were just so thirsty! 🥵)
3) When it came time to order, I knew what I wanted, but my fiancée needed suggestions to avoid getting something with curry. 😝 He was going to get the Chicken Croquettes, because it didn’t say curry on the menu, but Shobhan warned him, “It does have a little bit of curry in it.” So he suggested the Chicken Tikka. “This whole section here is grilled.”
4) We got Samosas for starters. I thought the Samosas were great! Fiancée liked the pastry shell, but wasn’t really crazy about the potato/pea filling because of the flavor of the spices. We also got Garlic Naan as a second starter. I felt it needed a bit more garlic. (Tasted more like plain buttered naan, but there WAS garlic on it so I know it wasn’t a mixup.) Fiancée agreed, he couldn’t taste much garlic.
5) Remember I said there is an Indian restaurant closer to my house? I explained to Shobhan they have this dish called “Cheese Butter Masala,” and I add chicken to it. He suggested I get Paneer Makhani, but when I asked if I could add chicken, he said no. He offered as an alternative that I could order Butter Chicken, but that would be without the cheese. He was very apologetic 😔 about not being allowed to get the chicken-cheese-butter-style dish. I ended up having the Paneer Makhani because I love the cheese, 🧀 and my fiancée gave me some of his Chicken Tikka, 🍗 so it was a WIN! 🏆
6) When we were finished eating, Shobhan quickly came with all the necessary to-go containers (including ramekins for the chutneys). Then he surprised us with mango ice cream! And what was really precious was, _I_ don’t like mango but my fiancée does! So I told Shobhan “Want to hear something funny? Know how I said he (my fiancée) doesn’t like curry? Well, _I_ don’t like mango. LOL!!!” 😂 Shobhan said he was sorry that I didn’t like mangoes, but I said, “No! No! Don’t worry! I think this is beautiful! 🤩 He (my fiancée) just said it’s God rewarding him for taking me out for Indian food! Like Karma!” (Then we all laughed!) 🤣
And if THIS isn’t an endorsement, ✅ I don’t know what is: My fiancée (who rarely takes me out for Indian food because he doesn’t like curry) said this was the BEST 🏅 Indian restaurant he’s ever been to, and actually WANTS to come back on a weekend sometime soon. (They have a buffet EVERY day from 11 AM - 2 PM!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sam
Always fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kavitha yabaluri
Good is Great and can be customized according to kids tastes and preferences.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dayanidhi Das
We recently visited this restaurant and asked for workout-friendly onion and garlic food. They served us with excellent quality dishes, fresh and flavorful. The staff’s behavior was very polite, and they made us feel truly special with their warm hospitality. Highly recommend this place for both taste and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Caryn Sklar
We’re so glad to have found this treasure in Destin. The lunch buffet is amazing! So many delicious dishes to choose from, it’s one of the best Indian meals we’ve had. The service is friendly and helpful. We’ll be going here often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peter Browne
Just ate here and was absolutely delicious, my wife and I had excellent meal. Really nice restaurant inside and servers were very nice too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gurmukh Singh
Beautiful restaurant We ordered the Dal Makani with Tandorri roti mid spice taste very authentic 1 dal good for 2 . Great Experience 👍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Patrick
Love this place. Food was excellent. I come once a month and it always is the best!!!!
Place has great food so much flavor. Hit the buffet if ypu want to try a little of everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Greg Turak
I cannot say enough about the food. Every dish was put together in a balanced way with great flavors. Corners where not cut in the wonderfull curries. You can taste the time and fresh ingredients put into each dish. From salad, samosas,chutnies,to the main dish there was no variance in qaulity. Only complaint is i live 18 hours away. If you like indian food and are in Destin cannot go wrong must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claudia Egnal
Great food and great service, best Indian food-in Destin we come every time we are here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Garrett Caldwell
Great variety of food at the buffet. Everything was very well seasoned and tasty. Will certainly visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
vikas reddy
This is my 1st & Last time to have food from this Restaurant, posted photos of food throwed in the garbage. i ordered Hyderabad goat dum biryani which is 'dumb' biryani, price is too high $25 . in reality its worth of$0 . iam from india hyderabad and i recomend not to eat any biryani especially goat biryani from this restaurant.
Lunch was buffet. Great assortment of Indian cuisine. Nothing disappointed and all the chicken was off the charts.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were greeted warmly by Salim when we entered, and he immediately made us feel welcome. I have several dietary restrictions and needed my meal prepared without many common ingredients (onion, garlic, tomatoes, asafoetida, green chili, etc.). The team was incredibly accommodating and prepared a delicious yellow lentil dal with rice customized exactly to my needs.
It was such a relief to find a restaurant that respects special dietary requests while still serving authentic and flavorful food. While we were in Destin, this was one of the best dining experiences we had. They also offer a popular lunch buffet that’s definitely worth trying.
Highly recommend visiting at least once—you won’t be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Let me tell you a cute little story… My fiancée wanted to take me to dinner because I was having a bad day. (Well, it WAS a Monday, after all.) Now, we rarely go out for Indian food (he’s not a big fan of curry), so you have to understand: this was kind of special. 😊 The local Indian restaurant 4 miles from our house is closed on Mondays, but because we don’t go that often, I didn’t think about it until we were halfway there. So I gave him an out, “We could just go through the drive through somewhere…” He genuinely seemed disappointed that he couldn’t do this nice gesture for me, so I said, “Unless you want to drive ALL THE WAY to Destin. There’s an Indian place out there.” (It’s about 10 miles away… Like, it’s SO FAR! 🤣) So we ended up going to Taste of India, and let me tell you, I’m SO glad we did!
1) We found out it’s in the same building where one of our friends owns his business!
2) Our server, Shobhan, was AWESOME! He greeted us with a big smile and seated us promptly. He waited an appropriate amount of time for us to peruse the menu before returning to ask if we were ready to order. (Actually, I noticed he immediately had to refill the water bottle for the table because we poured our cups, drank them down and refilled them right away! We were just so thirsty! 🥵)
3) When it came time to order, I knew what I wanted, but my fiancée needed suggestions to avoid getting something with curry. 😝 He was going to get the Chicken Croquettes, because it didn’t say curry on the menu, but Shobhan warned him, “It does have a little bit of curry in it.” So he suggested the Chicken Tikka. “This whole section here is grilled.”
4) We got Samosas for starters. I thought the Samosas were great! Fiancée liked the pastry shell, but wasn’t really crazy about the potato/pea filling because of the flavor of the spices. We also got Garlic Naan as a second starter. I felt it needed a bit more garlic. (Tasted more like plain buttered naan, but there WAS garlic on it so I know it wasn’t a mixup.) Fiancée agreed, he couldn’t taste much garlic.
5) Remember I said there is an Indian restaurant closer to my house? I explained to Shobhan they have this dish called “Cheese Butter Masala,” and I add chicken to it. He suggested I get Paneer Makhani, but when I asked if I could add chicken, he said no. He offered as an alternative that I could order Butter Chicken, but that would be without the cheese. He was very apologetic 😔 about not being allowed to get the chicken-cheese-butter-style dish. I ended up having the Paneer Makhani because I love the cheese, 🧀 and my fiancée gave me some of his Chicken Tikka, 🍗 so it was a WIN! 🏆
6) When we were finished eating, Shobhan quickly came with all the necessary to-go containers (including ramekins for the chutneys). Then he surprised us with mango ice cream! And what was really precious was, _I_ don’t like mango but my fiancée does! So I told Shobhan “Want to hear something funny? Know how I said he (my fiancée) doesn’t like curry? Well, _I_ don’t like mango. LOL!!!” 😂 Shobhan said he was sorry that I didn’t like mangoes, but I said, “No! No! Don’t worry! I think this is beautiful! 🤩 He (my fiancée) just said it’s God rewarding him for taking me out for Indian food! Like Karma!” (Then we all laughed!) 🤣
And if THIS isn’t an endorsement, ✅ I don’t know what is: My fiancée (who rarely takes me out for Indian food because he doesn’t like curry) said this was the BEST 🏅 Indian restaurant he’s ever been to, and actually WANTS to come back on a weekend sometime soon. (They have a buffet EVERY day from 11 AM - 2 PM!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good is Great and can be customized according to kids tastes and preferences.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We recently visited this restaurant and asked for workout-friendly onion and garlic food. They served us with excellent quality dishes, fresh and flavorful. The staff’s behavior was very polite, and they made us feel truly special with their warm hospitality. Highly recommend this place for both taste and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We’re so glad to have found this treasure in Destin. The lunch buffet is amazing! So many delicious dishes to choose from, it’s one of the best Indian meals we’ve had. The service is friendly and helpful. We’ll be going here often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just ate here and was absolutely delicious, my wife and I had excellent meal. Really nice restaurant inside and servers were very nice too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful restaurant
We ordered the Dal Makani with Tandorri roti mid spice taste very authentic 1 dal good for 2 . Great Experience 👍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place. Food was excellent. I come once a month and it always is the best!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Place has great food so much flavor. Hit the buffet if ypu want to try a little of everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I cannot say enough about the food. Every dish was put together in a balanced way with great flavors. Corners where not cut in the wonderfull curries. You can taste the time and fresh ingredients put into each dish. From salad, samosas,chutnies,to the main dish there was no variance in qaulity. Only complaint is i live 18 hours away. If you like indian food and are in Destin cannot go wrong must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and great service, best Indian food-in Destin we come every time we are here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great variety of food at the buffet. Everything was very well seasoned and tasty. Will certainly visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is my 1st & Last time to have food from this Restaurant, posted photos of food throwed in the garbage. i ordered Hyderabad goat dum biryani which is 'dumb' biryani, price is too high $25 . in reality its worth of$0 . iam from india hyderabad and i recomend not to eat any biryani especially goat biryani from this restaurant.
Food: 1
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