The rice portions are slightly smaller than what is served at other Indian restaurants nearby. Ordered Aloo vindaloo and Saag Chole. The former was just sriracha and potatoes cooked together. Didn't have any other taste popping up. Chole on the other hand was fab. read more

Best indian in cincinnati, no question. fresh, authentic food + super friendly service + the best aloo naan i've ever had. my sweets and i almost always share a dish [as the portions are huge and we would otherwise eat ourselves stupid because it is just that tasty] and they always remember our order when we come in. it's a great place to go with a group or a nice evening, as they have outdoor seating as well. we did this once with a group and it was basically like a private party. the byob is nice, but we rarely take advantage of it - we're just there for the food. read more

We got here as soon as they opened and had to wait for them to finish adding things to the buffet. It wasn't long before we were unleashed to fill our plates with beautiful Indian food. The service was very good. They were super nice to my kids and they didn't charge us for them. My son is four and my daughter is almost two. They had lots of nice fruit and rice pudding which both the kids loved. They had meatballs which thrilled my children too. So don't be afraid if your kids aren't too adventurous. I really enjoyed myself. The food was gorgeous and the variety was splendid. Bread and rice were perfect and that makes a big difference to me. My favorite was the saag paneer and I don't really even like spinach that much. I can't wait to go back! read more

If you have been scared off of Indian food in the past, you have to go to Dumesh's lunch buffet. Don't be turned off by the black velvet paintings on the wall, though the ambiance leaves a bit to be desired, the food more than makes up for it! Of all the Indian places in the area, this is by far the best. read more

Beautiful environment, friendly service, and of course good food! The prices are a bit steep but most Indian restaurants are in the $12-15 range Bring your own beer! WHat! read more

The best ever indian food I eat in Ohio I eat at many restaurants but they were not like yours one guys and your teenager waiter is very smart guy he is very friendlier read more

It is not the world's best Indian food but it is DARN good, worth return trips. Great service, There is a delicious selection of naan and I love the atmosphere of the place. the food itself is wonderful my favorite dish is the one with potatoes and cauliflower as well as the one with chicken in a tomato sauce called chicken tikka. read more

Love, Love, Love it. Went on an Indian food journey and this is my favorite so far. The food is fresh and the chef is awesome. The help is very polite and helpful. I can't wait to go back. Keep up the great work read more

The cozy atmosphere was charming and the decor was inviting. When we were eating the windows were open the curtains were flowing - again charming. The waitress was helpful and friendly. Lastly, and most importantly, the food- it was fresh and hot - although it was good the seasoning was a little off- and not quite as hot as I like. The nan however was INCREDIBLE! I will definitely go back! read more

Dusmesh Indian  Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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One of the worst Indian restaurants in India. Surprisingly has high rating on yelp. Food does not taste good. read more

Just left area I wasnt served. A young Indian lady on the phone not taking any orders saw me sit but didnt attend to me. There was just another young couple eating at another table. I left went to Swad. Just an observation. Hope they can be more attentive. read more

For years I said that ambar was the only Indian worth eating in cincinnati. A added chaska in west Chester and now enter dusmesh. A solid choice and nicer staff than ambar. Ooh super bonus, BYOB!!! read more

Waited for an hour for delivery. Called them, they hadn't started making my food. They offered to make it and have it delivered within a half hour. Said that they could not cancel or comp the meal because it was through GrubHub. This is unacceptable customer service read more

I order from here at least 3-4 times a month..food is incredible. Service is great. The people are really nice and its a great place to dine in. My children love the chicken. Tender and just so yumny. Eating here makes it hard to try any other Indian food in the area. Just all smile over here. read more

This restaurant was recommended by a Shake It Records employee as being a good place for veg food and apparently one of the only restaurants open in Cincinnati on Memorial Day. But it turned out to also be absolutely delicious! I decided to go with the buffet after a super helpful server pointed out all of the vegetarian options there--quite a few for a non-veg restaurant. My favorites were the Mushroom Matar which was spicy and so so good. The Egg Bhurji, Aloo Matar and the Saag Paneer were also very tasty. They had this bread that I've never had before called Bhatura which was kind of sweet and a great alternative to the traditional naan (which they also had and was of course, yummy). For dessert tere was a Mago Fruit Chat and a Kheer that were scrumptious! I was super pleased with Dusmesh and would go back regardless of what other restaurants might decide to be open that day. read more

The buffet was horrible! The curries were too creamy. Felt like eating naan with cream. Gulab jamun were not warm and felt stale. I just liked the aloo tiki. read more

It took me long enough to write a review for Dusmesh, especially since it's the most frequented Indian restaurant I visit. Dusmesh is definitely the best Indian I've had in Cincinnati, and easily tops all the five trillion Indian competitors in the area. The secret of being great? The rice is unlike any other. Super moist, fresh, and buttery. Yeah that's right. Butter! I don't recommend the lunch buffet here. It's not from a range of good options on their menu, and a lot of it is just safe...which is understandable. But with buffets, it's hard to show your full potential and quality, so I say you pass this and just grab a coupon from CityBeat to get a discount on your dinner. It helps-- a lot. My favorite Indian dish is the saag. If you like the creamy stuff, I recommend it. I get it with any of the meats or mushroom if I'm feeling mossy... C.K. likes to get the vindaloo, which upon my last visit, was delicious. It's pretty tangy, and less likely to make you feel groggy than, maybe something more thick and creamy like my dearest saag. Jalfrezi is also good! Naan is good! Samosa is good! But above all, you can't go wrong with the rice that comes with your dish... read more

Love the food, I've tried a variety of it and it's my favorite Indian place in Cincinnati. The service is... well. I'll try to be brief. Slow or no drink refills, slow bringing the check, etc., all of that I understand and frankly don't typically bother me, especially if the restaurant is busy. When I go (dinner) the restaurant isn't typically busy, but these are still issues. BUT none of those are the things that stand out. First time ordering a meal that said it included bhatura naan: received the naan. Great! Second time ordering same meal: did not receive the naan. Asked for the naan, was told the meal didn't come with the naan, ordered the naan separately, waited 15 minutes for the naan, waiter came out and said they "couldn't" give me the naan. Left mystified. In other words, no naan, very confused. Third time ordering same meal: knew not to expect naan, ordered it separately, got both the meal and the naan. Fine. Fourth time ordering same meal: new menu that said definitively that it came with bhatura naan. Asked waitress, was told the meal did not come with naan. Gave up forever and just ordered naan separately. Received naan, at least. The lassi saga: I've visited at least 10 times. About 1/4th of the time after ordering a mango lassi I actually get the mango lassi. Sometimes even after reminding waiter I do not get the mango lassi. Have taken to calling this Schroedinger's mango lassi. Once we had to ask for the charge of one of these mystery food items we never received to be removed from the check, but in general at least it has seemed that they just never get ordered and put on the check. Still not sure how. I had originally thought this was more of a language issue and shrugged it off but over the past year or so we've seen new servers who seem to be more clear with English and the problems are the same. Love the food, can't help but laugh regarding the service, still want that mango lassi. read more

I wish I could review the food, but I placed an order through Grubhub, and got a call from the restaurant that I was outside the delivery range and would have to call Grubhub and cancel my order myself. Very lazy, if you ask me. Will definitely avoid in the future. read more

A friend recommended this place, saying it was by far his favorite Indian restaurant in town. A group of us went for the lunch buffet after going to the zoo. I got a little scoop of 5-6 things and naan. I was severely disappointed at everything. It was dull and flavorless. Will not be returning. read more

The food is so delicious here that during our short stay in Cincinnati we ate dinner one night and came back for dinner again two nights later. Everything is super fresh and flavorful. We had the vegetable platter for appetizer. My husband had the Vegetable thali. I had the Navratan Korma. We also had a mango lassi. The service is friendly and attentive. Great dining experience :) read more

Best Indian cuisine in town. From the chicken vindaloo to the saag paneer, every dish I've tried here had been spot on. The service is quick and friendly and my water glass is never empty (something highly important when spice is involved)! Also, the BYOB is a perk and you can sit there for an hour relaxing and won't feel pressured to leave. If you haven't been here, you're seriously missing out. read more

Went here for Valentine's Day and seriously one of the best meals ever! BYOB so brought wine from Kroger. Found a Groupon for a large meal at a great price so also recommend looking into that. Very very much looking forward to the buffet if it's anything like how great the dinner is! read more

I've eaten here twice; once for dinner and once for the lunch buffet. In comparison to other Indian restaurants that I've gone to, Dusmesh is a little on the pricier side and their portions are a bit smaller. The food is great, don't get me wrong.. but it is not my favorite place to go for Indian food simply for the forementioned reasons. Their lunch buffet was very reasonably priced and had a decent, but small selection. The staff is very friendly, though! read more

I am return customer to Dusmesh that just had a HORRIBLE experience and will NOT return. The daughter of the establishment (with piercing in her nose) was completely rude. Understand that it was busy but when the order was brought to the table incorrectly I calmly ask for the correct order. The daughter of the establishment proceeded to tell me what I wanted would be extra. I said that would be fine, but I get the same order every time I am here. As she cut me off as I was explaining; she became rude in her tone. I explained that would be ok- cancel my order.. she said fine (still being rude), I said, perhaps I don't come back - she said fine don't come back.... completely out of line!! As I was sharing with the owner (the mother) of the horrible experience.. the daughter told me to "shut up" and said "shut the fuck up". Overall, good food, but when the establishment is busy try to avoid the daughter, or go when it is not busy, or there are a ton of other restaurants that serve the same food such as Ambar, and Baba. Tho I am a return customer to Dusmesh... with this experience I will find another restaurant as I NOT go back to Dusmesh!!. read more

I think it's better than Amol or Ambar when I had it. Get the Mango Curry, no one else does it better than them and I've tried at different places over the years, just not the same. read more

Good clean spot. Service is really welcoming and super sweet. My favorite is chicken tikka masala with allo and onion naan. I live to eat good tasty freshly food. I will definitely go back . Thumbs up maya and team. read more

I am fan of dusmesh food and people who work in the front. The service is really fast and pleasant. Its always welcoming. I like fish tikka and yummy mango lassie. read more

It has taken a few visits to finally review this place. The first time was a over a year ago and I would probably say that was the best visit. The food was great starting from the garlic naan to my saag paneer. First thing you noticed when you walked in was the wonderful aroma, to be honest you can follow your nose outside blindfolded to their front door from up the block. After this first experience I had there was a change ownership and it kind of shows. This by all means does not mean its bad but instead of Great its OK, but things looks like they are business as usual with only different faces. The place is very clean and all the staff promptly helped us with a smile. The rich flavors are a bit different from how I remembered unfortunately. What I do like though is that they have their own flavors to typical Indian dishes, with Ludlow and Clifton having over 5 places to choose from it definitely makes them stand out.A cool thing about Dusmesh is that it is byob. Our large party of 8 definitely took advantage of that and brought in our favorite wines. The staff actually encourages it and came out with wine glasses before we even asked! Just a heads up I normally get a 6(hottest) at Krishna, Ambar and Deep India. It would be spicy but not unbearable; just like how I like it. I did the same here though and felt like I was visiting Dante's Inferno. So you might want to take it down a notch when ordering. read more

I love this restaurant! Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Korma, Kheer, everything is scrumptious. If you like Indian food and you haven't tried Dusmesh, what are you waiting for. It's awesome and affordable. If you're new to Indian food and would like to sample it, their weekend lunch buffet is a good place to start. You'll find a wide array of authentic and super delicious offerings. The service here is excellent, and parking is available and easy (unlike other nearby Indian restaurants). read more

I had been here a few times with friends and loved it. Decided to stop by for lunch today. Got the Lamb Rogan Josh and some Naan to go. The waitress didn't know very much about the menu and couldn't answer basic questions (like are the items with red text spicy) my bill came to 18.00 and when I got my bad there was no flatware or napkins. I finally get back to work with my food and discover my lamb dish is 90% sauce and like 10 little cubes of lamb. I mean really? I paid 18.00 for two pieces of bread a tub or rice and some sauce and a few pieces of meat. If you go here get the buffet. Their menu items simply aren't worth the money. (Correction) after eating my food two of the piece of lamb were actually just chunks of fat. read more

I love this restaurant. It's the best Indian in town. The lunch buffet is always hot, quickly refilled, and dependably good. The dinner menu is extensive. I love the Chicken Shahi Korma with golden raisins. I've had it at other places and it's not nearly as good. The Dal varies in flavor and heat, but that doesn't matter to me. I recommend the Kashmeri Naan. It has coconut on it that adds a hint of sweetness to combat the spice. Don't buy into the hype about the other Indian places on Ludlow. This is your best bet! read more

If I could give it zero stars I would. The naan literally was the worst I have ever eaten. We love Indian food and have eaten at over 30-40 places over the United States and this is one of be worst we have been too. We did not have one like warm dish on the Buffett either. I would not go back to this place if it was FREE or they paid me. read more

The lunch buffet for 2 was $20 and insanely underwhelming. The only thing i liked was the samosas, the mushroom saag had too much cream, chicken curry tasted like chicken chunks in tomatoe soup, the chicken tikka curry had no chicken, the rest of the buffet was underseasoned vegetable dishes. I dont think ill be back for the buffet. read more

I'm an Indian food fiend and this is the best Indian outside of Bombay! The staff is very friendly, the food is gourmet, and it's a casual environment with great prices. They don't have a liquor license, but they don't mind if you bring your own drinks. In fact they encourage it, and they don't charge an uncorking fee! read more

so i've lived in SF, NY, LA, and CHI. CINCI has the best indian food. it's weird. this is the best indian.

i was all fired up to go to dusmesh ever since i read veggie option's glowing review. i was not disappointed. some friends and i decided to go a couple weeks ago before a movie at the esquire. the food was delicious. we wanted to try different things but somehow we ended up with both chicken tikka and chicken tikka masala. we also got the navratan korma which looked irresistible in VO's photos and the lamb saag. everything was excellent. i especially loved the lamb saag. it was really flavorful, tender, juicy, and not at all gamy. when it is done well, i am a huge lamb saag fan. that and eggplant bharta or whatever that dish is called are my indian restaurant favorites. everyone i know is always claiming that the food at ambar, baba, etc. are all the same, but the only place that makes a decent lamb saag is baba. ambar's lamb saag is gamy, dry, and flavorless. ambar also makes the worst bharta known to man. if you want good bharta, go to amol. but anyway i am supposed to be reviewing dusmesh. i thought dusmesh serves the best indian food i have ever had in cincinnati (caveat: i have never tried krishna or new krishna, both of which i have heard many rave reviews about). sorry for that preposition at the end of the sentence, grammar nazis. avani also really liked the food. i can't remember what laura thought. but emma didn't think it was that amazing. she always gets chicken tikka and she thought it is better at ambar. however emma is from cincinnati and very much a food traditionalist so i am pretty sure she just likes ambar the best because of her food nostalgia rather than because it is objectively better. the chicken tikka masala was really excellent. it was not as creamy and was much more complexly (grammar nazis, is that a word?) spiced than at the other indian places in town. to me this means that the cook at dusmesh is just more skilled than at other restaurants, where they would rely on the richness of cream to carry the dish. navratan korma was awesome. the vegetables were fresh and not overcooked. the spices were again really complex and interesting. the flavors of the dish just flowed. it is worth noting that the menu is very comprehensive. they just have more, and more interesting, dishes than most indian places around town (which have a lot). things i had never heard of. i can't remember what any of them are though, sorry. service at dusmesh was... odd. we went for dinner so we did not have the buffet experience. the waitress was extremely friendly but we felt like she was trying too hard. i think she was probably just inexperienced as a waitress. we had a couple issues (charged for an item that we ordered but never got, served the wrong kind of tea, etc.) but she was really nice and resolved them all without a problem. we got these little fried dough dessert balls for free, probably because i was taking pictures the decor is fine, nothing special. it's just a big room with tables and a few decorations here and there. it is a little loud in the restaurant but then i am loud so it doesn't bother me. one thing that was weird is that however they make their grilled dishes makes them extremely smoky. we all had watery eyes every time one of those platters of tikka came out. i have seen the smoky platters at other indian restaurants but have never experienced watery eyes and sneezing from it so that was weird. i don't know if it is the particular spices they use or what. and the food was damn tasty so we didn't really care. note to drinkers: they don't have a liquor license so it's byob, at least for now. dusmesh is awesome and a million times better than shitty india palace which used to be in that building. ambar diehards, step out of your comfort zone and try dusmesh. you will be happy you did. and even if you aren't, it's not like ambar is going anywhere. read more

I really enjoy the lunch buffet. Their regular menu has tons of choices and you also get to choose the level of heat 1-6. I enjoyed the 5 but I probably won't try the 6. Nice evening atmosphere for single or group dining. read more

The service is bad they just had one server... the food is not good at all. We ordered the kabobs. All meat that we had were uncooked. They cooked the meat and then put sauces in it,nothing was marinated read more

It's just ok. The lunch buffet is small and the food is a bit bland.