Good Kerala food is hard to find. This is a massive understatement, but we found it at Ghazal. The place itself is run very well, with a neat large interior, not aggressively over lit, but still not too dark. The staff are also extremely courteous, informing us each time we call about what's available that day and about new items. Dishes we always get are the chicken curry, avial and parotta. The chicken curry literally tastes like magic. The flavor is one I've yet to taste elsewhere, with perfect seasoning and spice and a luscious and creamy gravy. The avial is a tangy dish with a generous amount of mixed vegetables all coming together cohesively. All these dishes are tied together by the soft and oh-so-easy-to-tear parottas. Overall, Ghazal is a destination we will keep returning to! read more

Ghazal India Cafe - Parotta, Avial and Chicken Curry - Indian Near Me - Stafford, Texas

Always fresh authentic Indian food, affordable prices, nice large portions for take out, friendly people and consistently excellent quality.

Surprised I haven't reviewed this already. This is South Indian/Keralite cuisine and it doesn't disappoint. Their biriyani makes are delicious especially the chicken. It's spicy with generous and luscious portions of meat. They also have a different varieties such as fish, beef, mutton etc we love getting their parottas and South Indian chicken curry to go. Yum! Their Sunday buffet is also a good bet for a different variety of Keralite cuisine although I vastly prefer their takeout. The interior of the restaurant is nice and large enough for functions if quite dimly lit. Definitely check their food out if you're in the area! read more

One word. Hot. It felt like they could not afford an air condition, and to be honest because and because of that I did not want to stay here. Saldy it was a party and I was forced to be festive. I was sweating. Like it was more hot than the outside temperature. I'm still sweating and it has been over three hours. The food was south Indian and it was not all that. Simple and basic, and I am sure everyone is thinking because it is hot I'm judging hard on the food. That is not the case, the food was bland and didn't have very distinct flavor which south Indian or Indian food is known for. So please do understand the flavor was real but not as flavorful for an Indian restaurant. The main issue is that I am being cooked with the food. Like I do not enjoy it. It is sad that Indians are known for their must and this restaurant just make this happen easily for us. For give us if we smell horrible coming out of the restaurant If there is north Indian food, I wish I got to try that, but that is for another time read more

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I really want to like this place more. I have been here 3 times for dinner and attempted to come back bad for lunch (Buffet). Every time for dinner I and my guest are the only ones in the restaurant. The small side room we were in was the only one with lights on. Over all it was dark and we could not help but feel as if we were intruding at closing time, (it was a week night at 7pm). The restaurant was a bit warm in all three occasions. The service was slow to be seated. There was nobody at the hostess station and we had to wait for someone to come out from the kitchen. As I said it was dark and we thought at first they were closed. Once we were seated the waitress was reasonably attentive. The food was good. And the portions were reasonable. Attempted to go for lunch to try their buffet but when I arrived I walked in, everything was dark, buffet chafing dishes were empty and cold and there was nobody around. I left. Not sure if I'm going back. Luke I said it's just not welcoming. read more

The food here is the real deal! I am a hard core Malayalee (person from Kerala, India)and I can vouch that this place makes a legit kozhi varatharacha curry (chicken curry made by frying and grinding the spices together), beef olathiyathe (beef fry with a thick reduced gravy, kerala barotta (bread), appam (rice based pancake or crepe from kerala), a solid kerala biryani among others. These would be my top recommendations. The restaurant is located in a strip mall, but once you enter, it a'int too bad. They cater to large take away customer base, so in house dining is not usually packed. They do have a buffet on the weekends... Give it a try.. you will most definitely like it. read more

I used to go here all the time for many years, but for the last year their food has gone downhill for me. I also found a roach in my chicken biriyani, so that's it for me. Will not be going back to a place that has such lax hygiene standards. read more

We always order their Chicken Biriyani, Aloo Gobi and Chicken 65 for any time we're hosting a big party at our place. Everyone always loves the food and it is so tasty! It is south Indian (Kerala) style cooking. read more

Came here on a Sunday night around 6:30 with my husband and we were the only ones here, aside from what appeared to be a staff meeting. The lights were dim and it was a little awkward. Food took a really long time, but it was good. The vegetable pakoras were a good appetizer and I ordered the Chicken Varutharacha curry and the hubby ordered lamb biriyani--which has lots of cashews for all your allergy afflicted people. Decent food for really cheap, but not worth the wait for dining in. I think they are more popular with their take out and catering than their dining services. read more

Never . ever. If you love Indian food .A.V.O.I.D. fish was extremely salty, khorma was sweet , thanks to abundance of sweetcorn.every single dish in buffet was either superbad or mediocre. they still have good numbers poring in, so theres a chance that this was one bad day or bad cook, but how can all the dishes go so gross on the same day? read more

Disclaimer: I have NOT eaten in house at the buffet. I have only gotten food catered from them. About 1-2 times a month, we order a small tray of the goat biriyani from Ghazal for $30. We have ordered from other local Indian places as well, but Ghazal's has been the best. The biriyani comes with a side of raita (yogurt salad) and pickle. It is seasoned so well. If you are vegetarian or an egg-eater, you can order either veg biriyani or egg biriyani. I slightly prefer the veg biriyani because they don't just "leave the meat out"-- they actually add a ton of really well seasoned vegetables like cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, etc. which leave you full and satisfied (and sometimes make you consider becoming a vegetarian). Only two very small drawbacks-- sometimes there is not a lot of goat meat in the tray. If there was an option, I'd pay a few more dollars and have some more meat. Similarly, there is no other sides that come with the dish, even papadam (which most places throw in for free)... it's not a big expense but would make the order a little more rounded out. I will update when I finally have had a chance to go for the Sunday lunch buffet! read more

I'll be the one to burst everybody's bubble.... Everybody gave it 4-5 stars and I trusted them. I was let down miserably. Let me begin by saying I'm Indian and my boyfriend is Turkish but when it comes to indian food, he's more indian than any of us. And we eat at Indian restaurants all the time. Goat fry: the flavor was good, but the meat had too many bones and the meat was very very very fatty. It was only 30% meat. Butter chicken: the chicken smelled old and the flavor was just not right. Saag paneer: tasted like rubber tires. We asked the waiter a couple times if the saag paneer is the creamy kind because we know there are 2 ways to make saag paneer. He kept insisting that it was the creamy kind... But it wasn't. That's money down the drain for us considering we didn't even touch it. My boyfriend who can eat enough for 5 people said, his exact words, "if I eat one more bite of this it will be a waste of calories, I would rather eat fast food". We left the restaurant with an empty stomach. I gave it 2 stars so that I don't upset my fellow yelpers who love this place; and the naan was good (but then again one would have to be a special kind of stupid to mess up naan. read more

They served fresh, flavorful Indian Cuisine. Prompt and friendly service. I highly recommend this restaurant for your Indian food cravings. read more

Ghazal India Cafe - Tandoori Chicken, Goat Briyani and Sag Paneer with Naan - Indian Near Me - Stafford, Texas

This was a great find. Excellent food. Very clean and tidy place. Best Kerala food I had outside of India bar none. I loved parathas and goat pepper fry. My wife loved the chili beef. read more

Great Indian food. There is a buffet on Sunday. I go out of way to go there. Spicy, delicious variety. Go as soon as you can. Yummy.

Very friendly staff, excellent service. Prices very reasonable. Food was excellent! Generous portions. Had the Chicken Tikka Masala & Chicken Tikka Saag with basmati rice and freshly baked naan. read more

As a south indian, I found the food here to be authentic and tasty! I ve come here for the lunch buffet and found the food to be satisfyingly good! For dinner, I've ordered the kerala porota, chicken curry, chili beef, and appam. Everything tasted great, but what I liked the best was the appam and porota and chicken curry! The mango lassi here is also good. The service is good and ambiance and decor reminds me of Kerala, feels like I'm back home. read more

Most folks divide Indian food into north and South Indian cuisine. There are four ( now five) states in south India and each one of them have their own culinary heritage. Ghazal reminds of mid Travancore Christian cuisine from the state of Kerala where I grew up and they do that with perfection. Go there on. Sunday and enjoy some fine appam, chicken stew, fish curry, porotta and beef ulartu. Yes, you will be back for more. read more

First visit and impressed with food quality and flavor! So far they have the best goat saag! Right flavor and texture! It was the bomb! Also had goat curry and butter chicken and they were still exceptional! My daughter who loves Indian food proclaimed this place had the best Indian food so far. Safe to say, this is now our family's new favorite place. Service was accommodating and friendly! read more

This place serves great Kerala food, especially Kerala PAROTA! It's super hard to find those. Their goat curry is excellent. Fried beef and chilly chicken are very good as well. The location is a little shady but the interior looked fine. And there were a lot of empty tables for a Saturday evening but there were a few people picking up orders while we were there. However, we loved the food and will definitely be going back. read more

Buffet was overpriced for the spread offered: $14 for a lunch buffet. Other Indian restaurants offer a better spread for less. Service was extremely poor. 1 server took care of all the tables and the billing. And this lead to a long wait for the check. read more

I had been looking for an Indian restaurant specializing south India Kerala cuisine in Houston for many years. I was told by one of my colleagues that Ghazal India Cafe was recently opened with Kerala seafood dishes on its menu. He is from Kerala and likes the food there. My wife and I went there for lunch today. We had Fish Alleppey, Malai Kofta, Vegetable Biryani and Garlic Nann. The food were delicious and the service was excellent. The Fish Alleppey was as good as I had tasted in Kerala over many trips there for work. The restaurant is located near the junction of US90 and Murphy road in Stafford. The food is very different from many Indian restaurants in town. We will definitely go back. read more

They serve very good mutton biriyani.. Love it every time I order it.. Good South Indian food for the most part of the menu better than most restaurants near by. Very friendly staff.. read more

Went there for the Sunday lunch buffet. The meat in the goat curry was not fully cooked and tender. The chicken curry and tandoori also weren't upto the mark. The vegetarian dishes were also very mediocre. The Gulab jamun in the dessert was semi-cooked. Overall experience was poor and will not visit again. There are many better Indian lunch restaurants in Houston. read more

Today was our 4th lunch at Ghazal and as usual, we just loved it ! Over the last 15 years, my husband (who has also frequently travelled to India for business) and I have tried about every Indian restaurant in and around Houston, on average once a week. The food at Ghazal is absolutely delicious, very fresh, delicately spiced, and so different from the usual Indian places since this is typical Kerala cuisine. The place is spotless and the service attentive, but not intrusive, and the prices are very reasonable. We are so lucky to be just a 10 minute drive away. read more

Great new Indian spot in Stafford, it was much needed. It is very convenient from my work at the moment, so perhaps I am bias as well - but the food is good. Decent price too. Hope it sticks around. read more

This place was about to close I didn't even call an order but they let me still come in. Really appreciate that! I ordered chicken and goat briyani. read more

I have eaten here a few times and catered a couple of times. I am picky especially when it comes to restaurants advertising Malayalee food. This place has been spot in every time. Whatever i have had thus far, has taken me right back to Kerala. If you're looking for an authentic Kerala experience this is where to go!! read more

One, staff was attending tables well. Two, when you ask for a glass like everyone else has, don't give plastic cups. The buffet was way too expensive to what they served. And the restrooms weren't maintained at all! read more

I've only been here once for a graduation party and had a really great experience. I really love the food that were served and the place looks really nice. I have every intention on coming back and try other food. read more

I love Ghazal, everyone should know the trueness of a place from people from the place. It looks great inside, and the people are very nice. The food is just as good as your favorite Indian restaurant. This place has a huge door in the front and I just live it! read more

Mediocre Indian food. We got the saag paneer and chicken tikka masala. Feel like they needed more spices for flavor. We were the only table there. Kind of creepy because the lights were off and they turned them on after we sat down. Service was good. But I prefer other Indian food places to this place. read more

I have their biriyani from time to time and it beats any place near by! They give plenty of meat too, which a lot of other places skimp on

Our family loves Indian food and when our daughter and her husband raved about India Cafe we couldn't wait to try it. It lived up - and more. Now we want to help fill the restaurant so that we can keep enjoying it. Just last night 8 of us tried the: Chicken Tikka Masalla - perfectly spiced Butter Chicken - 2 servings disappeared Saag Paneer - again, 2 servings gone Goat Curry - only my son-in-law ate this, but loved it Lamb Korma - unexpectedly great, lean lamb, flavorful sauce Please, give it a try - prices are reasonable. Hopefully, they'll resolve a slightly sluggish air conditioner. read more

I've had their food multiple times. Their food is really tasty. Their briyani is really great! I love it when I go to Indian parties and the food is cater from here! I can't have enough of it! read more

We went to Ghazal India Cafe for dinner on Saturday evening. The food was great (we had gobi manchurian, fish fry, lamb rogan josh & garlic naan) and the waiter attentive. We will certainly go back there for dinner! read more

I am a real kerala food lover lived most of my life in central kerala,but here like they said , In the menu, presentation is OK,but kerala taste is not there,please don't get fooled,whenwei tried first 2 times we felt OK we thought it's better than nothing but now we feel like time to look some where else. waste of money and time. MAY BE CALL INDO- AMERICAN FUSION CAFE. read more

A couple of years ago my cousin threw a party here. When the party was done there was left over food and my cousin wanted to take the food home since he paid for it. Unfortunately, they wouldn't let him for some reason...which means they recycle their food for the next day and nothing is fresh. I will never order food here especially when I know it's old food that has been heated up. read more

Best indian food I have had in a restaurant recently. Their chicken biriyani and fresh made porotta is so delicious I can eat it all day. I usually buy some and take home and heat up and eat the next few days and my kids love it too read more

We have tried several indian restaurants and this comes first. I love taking my wife there for dinner. There portta and masala dosa are a must try. Their Goat byriani is also great! read more