Yes yes yes! So surprised on the flavor bomb experience so far away from home/OC. I would definitely come here again. Highly recommend the chicken Mo Mo dumplings. I make my own Vietnamese style, and these have so much flavor with a bit of sweet curry or something I couldn't pin point but my kids loved it. We over ordered and ordered some more Togo! The chicken biryani was amazing. I ordered one to go for my mom, and My mom is a hard women to please and she loved it. We also got chicken tikka, palak paneer (spinach and cheese) and butter chicken. Everything was amazing. I've had Indian food before and this is one spot we will come back when we are in town. The inside needs some upgrades and a face up lift, but over all, very comfy, traditional and the people are so nice. Don't let the interior deter you from coming in. It's amazing here. Will be back in December for our Christmas trip. read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Chicken Mo-Mo Butter Chicken Chicken Tikka Masala Garlic Naan Palak Paneer chicken Biryani - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Authentic great food & could say authentic service lol Giving it 4 stars because food was amazing but service could have been better. read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Chicken Curry Chicken tiki masala Chicken Mo-Mo - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Charged us extra for Rice & Nann when menu said it was included. 1 Star for being shady read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Charged us extra for Rice & Nann when menu said it was included - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Went to this place on a Saturday night and it was packed. We were super excited because it smelled really good inside. This place has 3 dining rooms connected together. We got a drink at the bar and the pours were hefty. We signed up for a table but it took a very long time because they were very busy. All the waiters and owners were working very hard but they seemed understaffed for the dinner rush. It took them a long time to take our order and even longer for food to arrive. The hospitality isn't the greatest here and the atmosphere and decor could use some updating. We ordered momos, a veg thali, and a red wine. The food was just ok in my opinion. The daal was very runny and bland. The saag tofu didn't have much sauce to it and the Chana masala was more of a tomato sauce. Granted we like our food a bit more spiced, but still it seemed underwhelming. They brought the wrong wine twice (a rose instead of the red we ordered) and my partner ended just accepting it because we figured the right one may never come. Overall, perhaps the meat dishes are better and probably best to do take out. read more

Love their food. Great use of spuces. Lots of vegetarian and vegan choices. Nice back deck.

We got the lamb masala and chicken tikka masala, which were both comforting and warm after a day on the mountain. The portion sizes were a bit small for the price however. Service was also a bit slow and the servers all looked unhappy and annoyed. read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Lamb Masala and Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Service was decent. Restaurant has a strong smell. I ended up with food poisoning:( after ordering fish masala. It was fishy. The sauce was good but very heavy and greasy. I wouldn't go back. read more

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So good (I had a shrimp platter n the Himalayan lemonade). The fish Makala was pleasant seared and well cooked as my brother had it.)

Great music, good atmosphere, ok service, but the Himalayan grill was extremely dry and didn't look and taste fresh. read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Fish Tikka - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Food is great! Definitely a great spot to come to in Big Bear if you want some good Indian food. The prices are decent for the way the economy is up here, but beware that the portions here are small. Samosas come in two, curries and stews are small, probably about 8 oz., and naan is four small pieces. The food is still tasty though! read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Himalayan Mixed Grill - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Indian/Himalayan dishes suitable to my taste. It's a good option for food up the mountains. Just subpar service. From the get go, the male server did not look interested in serving my party. While jotting our orders, he had some difficulty getting them correct so we had to repeat our orders multiple times with him and in the process he was getting visibly agitated but he was the one who was mixing up the orders. Interesting. We were getting frustrated as well but just overlooked it figuring that he was new or not very good at his role. Also never comes back to check up during our meal but comes back at the end to ask us again what we ordered. What? Also one person in my party forgot his sunglasses here, and when we came back for it, he had to keep repeating himself to different employees that he had left his sunglasses here. This place really needs training in the customer service area. read more

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Very disappointed. Food was terrible I would not recommend this place for people who know the taste of Indian food. Worst choice you will make if you truly know by taste of Indian food read more

The food was amazing, the service was SO thoughtful despite them being ridiculously busy, and the cocktails were top notch and reasonably priced. Worth the wait for the rustic, wood panel vibe + delicious food and drinks. read more

Delicious food. Kind and efficient service. Never had anything that wasn't wonderfully flavored here. The bone in lamb is perfect and tender. We're locals and this is one of our weekly go-to spots. read more

We had such a great evening here. Clearly they were busier than expected for Labor Day Weekend but they kept it together and made it work. My party of 6 wound up here by chance for a friends's birthday dinner due to the fact that our intended restaurant couldn't apparently handle the "stress" of covid and the large weekend crowd up here in BB. Our waiter did a great job despite being as busy as it was. It was refreshing to see them diligently clean and wash each table after other guests left and before new ones were seated. The Food was delicious! We loved how they set up the patio for outdoor dining as if we were eating in a tent (kinda made us feel like we were at Everest Base Camp). Martinis were great! Cheers to the bartender. Was a fun atmosphere with the music pumping from some restaurant next door. All in all I would absolutely recommend going! I think the value was good for the quality and amount of food. We spent just under $300 (without tip) for a group of 6 that included wine, cocktails, appetizers, and various side dishes to compliment everyone's entree. read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

This place probably has the best mango lassi in the world. They had reasonable prices for each dish, and the waiters were very nice. It's a nice, cheerful Indian place where you will have a good time. Michelin, where's their 3 stars? read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Our food - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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This place is sooo delicious!! Fresh naan, amazing butter chicken & vegetable korma. Their drinks are cheap and great too! I'd recommend getting just one side of rice for everyone to share because they give a big portion of it! A must try in Big Bear. read more

Omg, the best, most yummiest Indian cuisine we have enjoyed as a family. Himalayan Restaurant beats our local LA spots! We confirmed we like North Indian style - even our 7yo who can be a bit picky about Indian food enjoyed every bite and left stuffed. We ordered: vegetable korma, paneer tika masala, palak paneer, aloo mutter with raita, naan and rice. Delicious! Aforementioned 7yo has been asking to go back all day! read more

A great burst of flavor- the staff is super sweet and accommodating (with our last-minute eight top) the food was incredibly flavorful. Service was sweet and fun. Don't sleep on this spot it's amazing ! read more

Having trekked across the Himalayas to Everest Base Camp, and have run the Everest Marathon, plus trekked back to the porter villages to meet their families and find ways to help support small businesses and children's schooling... I am so grateful for the authentic and fabulous food at the Himalayan Restaurant. It's a cultural must experience. It's nicely located right on the main down town street of Big Bear. And the smell of fresh naan, momos baking, and the aroma of all kinds of curry and marsala sauces is fabulous. But even better, is the restaurant is operated by Nepali that work hard, are super gracious, and give you the feel of stepping into that amazing country. I drive over an hour just to get take out sometimes. It is that good! read more

Amazing & very welcoming hostess, Food tasted great, they accommodated all our dietary preferences.

Tried this place out during a trip to Big Bear and it was delicious! It's been a while since I've been to a Nepalese/Indian restaurant, so it was refreshing to try this one out. Service was great; easy, and quick. I ordered the butter chicken (I know, I know) and the Garlic Chicken Sekuwa with some naan and rice. Both dishes were delicious. The Garlic Chicken Sekuwa was a huge portion and tons of food. The mango lassis were decent too. I'd recommend this place as solid choice if you're craving Nepalese/Indian in Big Bear! read more

Presidents weekend for dinner. Terrible wait, over 1hr for a table. Plus another 90 mins for the food. Nice naan and polite staff, but not worth the wait. Maybe they can apply some Kaizens and lean principles to improve speed and flow. read more

Sad to leave this place two stars- I've been making a point to visit every time I come to big bear and have usually had great food and great service over the years. Maybe we just had an "off night"...?? Arrived around 4:30 pm on a Thursday evening. Place was busy, but still lots of open tables and lots of staff. We were seated and received drinks quickly. Then, we waited an hour for our food while at least three new tables entered, ordered, ate and left. When our food arrived, it was pretty good- but the long wait and lack of service left a bad taste in my mouth. Don't get me wrong- the food was decent, but none of it blew me away. Garlic naan had zero garlic. Rice was kinda cold. They ran out of hot tea, so I couldn't take a cup to go. (little things that I'd usually let slide, had we not waited so long and watched so many other people come and go...) Asked for the check and the waiter hovered and watched how much we entered for tip.... :/ I'll give this place another shot, but maybe just for lunch. read more

Food was really good! Very fresh and lots of variety. The only down side, if you even want to call it that, is the strange waiters. One stood against a wall and death stared my husband like he was stunned. It was creepy. Another one told me that the lunch specials were good on the weekend and when our party of 7 sat the owner came out and said they weren't. So that was frustrating. read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Vegetable Thali plate with aloo gobi, lentils and palaak tika masala - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Wow, the Village at Big Bear was hopping and Himalayan seemed to be the place to be on a Saturday night. Food came quickly, was delicious and varied in options. All around us parties were happy, enjoying their food and drink and it was a great vibe. We've only done take out before (regulars) but this was our first time to be seated. Definitely will be back and soon! read more

Outstanding food with great service. If you are looking for a great restaurant to eat at in Big Bear, the Himalayan Restaurant is the best choice. read more

I'll start off by saying the service and staff were very nice and we were seated quickly. Unfortunately that's where the good news ends. The food over all was pretty terrible. The lentil soup and samosas were good but our main dish, chicken Tikka, was the worst I've had. Zero spice or flavor. It tasted more like bland yellow curry. The rice was very basic with no noticeable seasoning. The garlic naan tasted like store bought naan that they threw parsley and garlic salt on. Zero visible garlic or butter and the bread was chewy and stale. read more

The food is absolutely delicious!!! Everything was so flavorful. Service was excellent! 10/10! We will definitely be back!

Great food and service was pleasant. Hard to go wrong with Indian/Nepali cuisine!! We will come back when we visit Big Bear read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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Love their food both to go and dine in. Good chicken curry; chicken masala; chicken tikka & lamb vindaloo; lamb naan is unique and yummy as well. read more

The food was great! no doubt. The tandoori chicken, naan bread, lentil soup, and chicken thali were amazingly delicious. They were jam-packed with people waiting to order and receiving phone calls order. If you are planning to try this place at this time. I recommend you call ahead of time as they were so busy that we waited for almost 2 hrs for our meals to be ready. Two reasons why I knocked down two stars. First, they said that our order will be ready in an hour which we anticipated because of the busyness. They will ask for your phone number to write on the receipt for identification purposes. Secondly, when picking up the food. Expect that there will be another wait because they have a bunch of bags-to-go on the table where they sort them out. Then they will call your name and announce your phone number to check if it was you. Now everyone knows your number. Maybe someone will randomly message you after and wants to be text mates. After 1:45hr, I was hangry but still didn't get mad at them. I had a sense that mine has been sitting in one of those bags. I have asked 4 different staff to check but all of them didn't find it and never came back to inform me at least. I was hangry and frustrated. For the last attempt, I've asked another guy and told him that we've been waiting for almost 2 hrs and to kindly check what's happening with our order. I was still cordial but very hangry. So that guy checked those bags again and finally found my order that had been sitting there for about 10-15 mins. Nonetheless, they didn't apologize at all, the guy gave my order and turned around. I didn't care, I was just happy to leave and chow down the food! read more

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Some of the best Indian food i've had the Lamb Naan was unique and delicious. The Tandoori chicken was definitely my favorite item of the meal with the grilled onion and cabbage almost like a slaw on top. Super Flavorful! Taste wise everything was great my only criticism would be service felt a little bit off. Maybe they were understaffed that day or they were having a long day given that we went in on a busy Saturday, but the interaction was very short and dismissive. I've worked customer services though so I get it. Still would recommend this place food was excellent! read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Chicken Masala Naan Tandoori Chicken - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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We thought twice about eating here due to some of the recent reviews talking about wait time, bad customer service etc but we ended giving it a shot and I'm so glad we did. This place was recommended to us by a few locals and didn't disappoint. We went on a Sunday at 4:30pm and were seated immediately. The waitstaff wasn't the friendliest, but they weren't exactly rude either, just indifferent. The food was absolutely delicious! We got Chicken Tikka Masala and the Shrimp Masala (best I've ever had). Not too oily or anything, just perfectly flavored. Our friends got Butter Chicken, Chicken Vindaloo and the Spinach thing...starts with a P! Can't think of the name but everything was super delicious. We also got MoMos and Samasos for appetizers and they were worth every calorie! The wait time for our food wasn't bad at all, maybe we just caught them on a good day?! Overall, 10/10 would eat here again! read more

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We went last night and it really felt like we were bothering, they were rude from the moment we walked in to the moment we left. We actually almost left because they let us wait 14 mn before anybody went to check in on us, I had to get up and ask them twice to send a server. When the server finally came, he took our order and the one of the table nearby that had also been waiting forever but arrived after us, and yet they got their food 10 mn before us.... We had to wait a long time for our food and they brought us appetizer and food at the same time, well, they didn't bring our appetizers we had to ask them again.. Food was okay, chicken masala lacked flavor and the samosa was not to my liking. I didn't finish it. Once done, we got up and went to pay up front because we didn't want to wait another 20 mn to have somebody even peek at us... Never coming back for sure... read more

Came here on a holiday Monday, excellent service, excellent food. We're all vegan and as others have noted they have lots of vegan options. We will be back, easy 5 stars. read more

Very rarely do I feel hoodwinked by Yelp but here is one of those times. Came here during MLK weekend and if I'm being generous then maybe theIr understaffed. We walked in and there was no host and we had to find a roving host to get in line. With no host, several people tried to sit at the bar, a separate area since there was no host to tell them where to wait. After waiting for 30 minutes for a table, we went to a table with no silver ware or plates. We then had to wait for the bartender to take our order. The food in this restaurant is pretty good, but kind of expensive. Here's a rundown of what we got for 3 people: Chicken momos - came out very fast and were good 2 orders of samosas - came out hot but did not come with the tamarind sauce until we asked it it was runny and lacked any tamarind flavor. They were overcooked so the outside pastry was very hard and burnt Garlic naan - had very light garlic so not worth it to pay extra Apricot naan - probably my favorite thing we had Lamb vindaloo - asked for medium but came out spicy, good flavor though Butter chicken - tastes the exact same as the chicken tikka masala but even less flavor, hard pass Chicken tIkka masala - supposed to be medium spicy but definitely mild, nothing to write home about Basmati rice - didn't have any added flavors or herbs, if you like it plain you'll like this one Lemonade - delicious, lime juice with ginger, tastes like a ginger beer The bathroom was disgusting and had no paper towels, and we saw them "cleaning" plates by using towels instead of you know, washing them. So to recap: service is slow, not very clean and the food is just okay. I wouldn't go again. read more

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I am sad to leave a bad rating, but I didn't have a good experience eating here tonight. The food was good, but it did not justify the service nor the wait time (it was 1 and a half hours). The waiter was lacking service experience, and it seemed like everyone was running around with their heads cut off. No sense of time (online and to go orders were being made and no one was taking care of those already sitting at tables with orders). It was horrible, and I would have left if not for others at my table. No one checks on you for water or updates you with timing. And I asked if it was okay if they threw in some bread for the wait, and the waiter literally said "No. And if I ask, they won't give you any." DO NOT GO HERE. **edit, they did end up giving me bread because they forgot to give us an order (we had to show them that they missed a full on entree we paid for!) but it was shredded up. So yeah, super mean. **edit 2. OMG THEY HAVE COCKROACHES PER CUSTOMER ON GOOGLE- see google review left a couple hours before me!!!!!!!! read more

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Love the food here! Delicious, excellent prices, and big portions. Brought back memories of being in Nepal eat here and you will want to come back for more!! read more

Even if you don't like Indian food and never had one for years - still go there and try and you'll probably love it. My wife came there several times with her colleagues and totally loved it and that's how I ended up there (all my previous experiences with Indian food made me stop trying this type of cuisine completely). Or maybe that's the fact that's it's not Indian food in its classic form but rather Himalayan (duh!) / Nepalese variety. Anyway, that's one of the most popular and most reviewed restaurants in Big Bear and it deserves its fame. We came at Christmas week Saturday for dinner and luckily we made a reservation couple hours in advance over the phone. Still had to wait around 20 min, but those folks who came without reservation - they had to wait about 45-60 min, that's how popular this place is. Food - the food was fantastic. We started with Chicken Mo-Mos (dumplings appetizer), a great starter and comes fast. Everything else we had to wait for, which is understandable, considering how busy they were. My wife's favorite is Lamb Curry, absolutely delicious and full of flavor. I've tried Lamb Masala, it's kind of on a sweeter side, and the lamb pieces were very tender. Garlic Naan is a must-try, we got it with homemade yogurt side. Mix of chutneys - I loved all of them except the spicy one. Verdict - we'll be back, this place got its spot in our top-3 restaurants in Big Bear. read more

Himalayan Restaurant - Chicken Mo-Mo - Indian Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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