India Garden
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 626-2798
Fax: (415) 863-7099
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- 8th Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, 4:30pm-11pm, Sat-Sun 12:30pm-11:15pm
Editorial Review for India Garden – by Joanna Currier
In Short
This deep, narrow restaurant with a full bar and back outdoor garden features well-prepared Indian specialties, including clay oven chicken, seafood and lamb. Despite an all-you-can-eat lunchtime buffet and an inexpensive dinner menu, an upscale ambience prevails, with elegant tables, a polished dark-wood interior, and attentive service. Take-out is available for any dish; delivery is free within a limited area. Try choosing from the range of 15 different styles of stuffed and seasoned naan.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe lunchtime all-you-can-eat buffet is available on weekdays from 11:30am-2:30pm, and on weekends from noon-2:30pm.
Know Before You GoReservations are suggested and smoking is not permitted.
User Reviews for India Garden
04/01/2007 Posted by franmirabella
There's a difference you'll get when reading this review versus most of the rest: you can trust this one. A review is nothing without experience or objectivity. I'm know my Indian. I've been addicted to it for nearly a decade (I'm 27). I only feel the need to establish this because I'm shocked by the accuracy of the other written reviews. Consider that India Garden (9th @ Folsom) currently has a rating of 8.7 as of April 2007, it's strange that most of the reviews naysay the food (only out of spite of the delivery service, it seems). It's true, the paper Chinese cartons they use are deplorable! Hopefully they'll change it. I don't do delivery, I always pick up or dine-in. That said, eating at this cozy, well decorated SoMa restaraunt is the way to go. Go with a group of 5-8 friends and the experience is fantastic. But go there for the food, as the service is unpredictable. The quality of this Indian food is tops. If you like India Oven (Fillmore @ Waller), Gaylord or even the Naan 'n' Curry type chains, this absolutely is better. No contesting it. However, I find that if you like a pool of grease on top of your muddy brown Indian food, you may not like India Garden. It's more gourmet. I prefer Lahore Kahari for the greasy Indian food pit stop, but for a dish that sings expert preperation India Garden is the way to go. I could easily double the length of my review trying to convince you to go, but I urge you to objectively give it a chance. This food is great; the saag is outstanding and lamb is tender enough you'll want to compose a love song for it. Don't phone in an order and wait for it to soak for 20 minutes in a paper carton before it hits your plate. Dine in or make swift work of the take out (which almost always takes 15 minutes -- sometimes 10!). Spicy food fans can go here for a real challenge. They use real chili peppers and if you earn their trust (or tell them Fran sent you) you'll be hurting. Buffet is good, but shouldn't be your first try.
Pros: Gourmet Indian Food, Moderately Big Menu, Spicy Beyond Belief, Easy Parking
Cons: Bad Delivery, Spotty Service, Get Rid of the Paper Cartons!
08/08/2006 Posted by mvsf
Just ordered the chana masala and chicken tikka masala last night. It came in 35 minutes and was delivered hot and fresh. The naan is amazing. I recommend this place...
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