The India cafe

M& I

The India Cafe has the potential to be great but they are just not there yet. The quality, flavor profile, and portions would need t improve for this to happen. We have tried them twice (different items to try) and have ordered the following for delivery: Chicken Tikka Masala ($15.95) - 3 stars - There was about enough chicken in there for 1 skewer so a little pricey for what you are getting. The meat itself could have been more tender as well. I am pretty sure for this dish and the butter chicken, they are actually using skewers for meat that was either not good enough to be sold on its own or had some fault and then got mixed with these sauces. I can even see the holes in the chicken where the skewer goes through as well as the burnt/blackened sides of the chicken. If the chicken was cooked with the sauce as well, it would be more juicy and tender. The sauce itself is flavorful though and not spicy at all - that would probably need to be requested. Butter chicken ($15.49) 3 stars - Same issue. Decent sauce - nothing spectacular though and average chicken that is a little too hard from being in the skewer first. Also, small portion for both dishes. Veggie Samosas ($4.95 for 2) - 2 stars - These tasted double fried and weren’t the freshest samosas we’ve had. You can tell by the shell and the filling. Whereas the shell was still edible, the filling itself wasn’t good at all. It tasted mushy and flavorless, the exact opposite of how you want your samosas to be. Lentil soup ($4.95) 3.5 stars - It is a small portion as others have mentioned and it’s pretty spicy, but it does taste comforting… Keema naan ($4.99) 2 stars - Our naan was burnt way too much along the edges, flavorless (I don’t even think they added any salt) and hardly had any ground beef. Not enough to taste it at all. It tasted like a plain naan really for double the price and half the flavor. Mango Lassi ($3.99) 1 star - This was 1 star bc it was just some powder mix. You can tell by the color that it is artificial and no real mangos were used so that is disappointing. If they are cutting corners with their mango lassi, then I wonder what else was just powder vs real ingredients. Our search continues for an Indian Restaurant we want to go back to in OC.

Oscar Gonzalez

Spectacular! The best Chicken Tikka Masala, rice was incredible as well! Garlic Naan is also a must! Talik (manager or owner) was friendly and attentive! Not one thing to complain about….

Andrew Vo

I cannot believe how fresh and delicious their food was. The butter chicken is a MUST ORDER item! What our family ordered: - garlic naan - saag paneer - butter chicken - chicken biryani - lamb biryani - mango lassi drink Everything was 10/10. Will be back for more soon. I honestly thought everything was portioned perfectly, but if you're feeling greedy like me, order your own butter chicken because that's worth eating all by yourself!

swaptaduity das

Wow..! Amazing food.. the quality and the quantity is awesome!!! Must visit.! The staffs are tooo cute.. lol.. Very sweet cordial and always smiling.. Quick to serve.. Cleanliness-10 Taste- 10 Quantity- 10 Going to visit soon and AGAIN!!