Kanak Indian Kitchen

Great atmosphere! Service is always nice, I highly recommend going here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kanak provide the perfect location for today's lunch meeting (13 hungry men). Our waitress made great entree suggestions and the food was excellent! Our waitress could not have done a better job of taking care of our extended table. We'll be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

So, I can be a little dense when it comes to most things—Indian food ESPECIALLY. Nevertheless, in terms of my taste buds, the food was DELICIOUS, the atmosphere, ENCHANTING, and, of course, the service, second in Charlottesville to NONE!

To be honest, not really sure what I ordered for food. Just went with whatever KAT recommended. She put me on some sort of VEGETARIAN dish! I do like to think of myself as experimentally inclined but this was certainly OUT there for me.

Oh boy, am I glad I listened! That cheese curd thing I scarfed down with the NAAN and that RICE was truly some life changing stuff, man. So GOOD! Honestly, I may give the whole vegetarian thing a try in the future, who knows.

What I do know is the THREE cocktails that I washed my meal down with were SPECTACULAR! Don’t remember their menu specific names, but those were for sure some TASTY drinks, ESPECIALLY that mai tai variation…

DEFINITELY check this place out, I know I will be coming back for more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

The restaurant and food are great. Kat offers even better service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I just got home with to my food. First time trying this place. Off the bat, I’d ordered a mango lassi and it wasn’t in the bag. I got the daal saag with chicken and the yellow lentils, both medium spice. If this is medium, I wince to see what mild is— quite possibly tasteless. I’m actual quite upset I spent what I did on this food. The basmati is yellow but falls flat- no flavor at all. I’m from Richmond and maybe my standards are high, but this is the least flavorful Indian I’ve ever experienced.

Update post meal: I don’t think I’ve ever thrown out Indian leftovers before :/

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Kanak Indian Kitchen did not disappoint. We have had great Indian food in Miami, DC, and elsewhere. Who knew Charlottesville, VA had the best. We will be making this a regular in our stops when coming through town. If the food wasn't satisfying enough, Meghan was an absolute delight who went above and beyond to take amazing care of us. Ask for her! Thank you Meghan!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My family and I love this restaurant. The food is always very good and the service is wonderful. Our favorite server is Megan. She is very kind and attentive. She helped guide me in trying new dishes and I ended up really liking them. We always request her when we are here. She is fantastic! This is one of our favorite restaurants in Charlottesville. Everything is always excellent. We enjoy it very much.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful food, atmosphere, and friendly servers. Abigail served us and was very kind and knowledgeable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was phenomenal as always. Our server, Hollyn, was so pleasant and intuitive the whole visit. This remains one of my favorite restaurants of all time. Thank you!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Enjoyed a quiet lunch with my husband and a table full of naan, samosas, butter chicken, and other delicious dishes. It was his first time trying Indian food and he was very impressed—we’ll definitely be back. The atmosphere was calm and relaxing, not loud or crowded, and the waitresses were attentive and friendly. Great food and a wonderful experience overall.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was very disappointed with the food quality. The taste was not typical Indian . For the price, I expected much better. Unfortunately, I won’t be returning.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Worst food I ever seen in america because as a nepali/indian asian we like to eat spicy oily and with a lots mix of ingridient but the food is pure american style sweet and non spicy/oily i really appreciate for services but I’ll never come here again

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Extraordinary restaurant - this was our second visit. Consistently excellent food, service and atmosphere - we can actually talk over dinner and hear one another. Superb choice. We will come back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you like spicy, authentic Indian food, this restaurant may not be for you. The dishes are expensive and very creamy, with little flavor.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

I've dined at Kanak with friends several times and has always been a nice experience! The atmosphere is pleasant, the staff friendly and helpful, and the food is delicious. I think you will enjoy dining at Kanak!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5