Service was terrible and so slow. Server kept forgetting our order and tried to overcharge us on our bill. Make sure to check your bill before you pay!! Seems like they need to train their staff on some customer service. read more

Shittiest hookah I have ever smoked. Couldn't even load it up correctly. Poor service, and way over priced. Will never return. The chairs were soaked with an unknown substance. The "waiter"walked around 3 times, and never came to our table to ask how we were doing. Too bad this is the only hookah place within an hour from here. Very disappointed. If I could give 0 stars, I would. read more

Terrible. Can't comment on anything they actually serve, because my group of five friends waited over an hour without receiving so much as a water. We finally just got up and left. We did place an order, after we managed to snag a waitress 20 min after sitting down, but another 40 minutes went by then and we just gave up. It was half empty when we were there on a Saturday night--can't imagine how bad it would be on a busy night. read more

I feel bad for this place, the actual physical place because it has been through multiple owners and for the last 11 years I have been here the service has always been slow, the food has been bad and the most recent experience has made it so that I will never go back or recommend this place ever again. Typically I am not one to complain but I have a standard that I expect from every business owner to meet. That standard is called common sense and general etiquette. None of which this owner seems to have. I showed up with a large group of friends to watch 3 bands play the last of which was a popular local band that had people from all over the state even a group from Oregon to hear them play. Right as the band started to play the owner of the business grabbed the mic and told them to get out and started pulling on the bands chords and equipment. The issue seemed to stem from the fact that the band was using the back door to transport equipment through and this was something the owner didn't like. SO instead of warning the band or telling them not to do it he kicked the band out and left over 60 people sitting there. It was very obvious that the owner had been drinking and according to regulars there he seems to always be drunk and have issues. I have no regard for idiot business owners who will pull dramatic stunts in front of patrons of the business. This place is an amazing location and an amazing setup and is in dire need of someone who can properly take care of it. I feel bad for the staff as the staff is only as good as the management and the folks that work their butts off their don't need this kind of chastising. Walk next door to Peter B's or down the street and avoid this place until it has an owner worth a damn. That and a Jack and Coke will run you $10.50 here...enough said. read more

Trying to catch a quick hooka sesh before my cousin left at 8. Got there at 650 ish and never was once escorted nor a waiter came to is to a table. Finally left around 740 since the airport was ten min away. Honestly they only had two waiters that I saw and the place was packed. read more

This place must have new management or something. It used to be my favorite place to eat! Now it's just a disappointment. My two friends and I went tonight and were CARDED for the hookah. I mean I understand the need to card but we all look over 18 and I've never been carded here before. Unfortunately one of my friends didn't have his ID so he couldn't smoke with us. They changed the hookah menu from about 30 flavors down to 12 with only a one hose, three hose, or five hose option. We ordered the mint lemonade, which is usually soo good! It came with barely any mint at all and tasted like normal lemonade. My friend and I shared the Tandoori chicken, our favorite. My other friend got a potatoe and garbonzo bean curry. The food was so disappointing. I came here so excited and left bummed out! The chicken had practically no flavor and was dry! Indian food is supposed to be so good with great spices and taste and I would have rather cooked chicken at home. And there was only 5 pieces! For about $15! My friends curry didn't come with rice, like it said on the menu. It was alright, but it should have been fantastic! Not to mention we felt like the service was watching us to make sure we didn't sneak the hose to the friend without the ID. The service felt rushed towards the end. Unfortunatly I will not be returning here. The bill was cheaper than normal, but that didn't make up for it. I left feeling so hungry. And we had naan as well! It was about the only good thing. How disappointing. What happened?! read more

Their customer service and appetizers suck. It take like an hour for them to do ANYTHING (i.e. drinks, getting hookah, check, simple accommodations). read more

This place has defiantly gone downhill. No one seated us and when I finally went up to a waiter he said to pick anywhere to sit and he'd take us and we did we waited and waited and waited so we left not even acknowledged once. This place used to be crowded you couldn't even get a table and now the music sucks the waiters suck it's just horrible read more

eh. that about sums it up. nothing great, but then again, there is not a single great (or even pretty darn good) Indian place in Monterey. I guess if Ambrosia is your only competition, there isn't much of a taste standard to go off of. Anyway, the place is a bit pricey - enough that I wont be going back there except to maybe try the lunch buffet (if they have one and it is reasonable priced). A basket of naan bread is a whopping $10 for 3 pieces of naan! And it's not good. Butter chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala are ok. The Bengam Berta (eggplant veggie dish) was the best dish, albeit still not over the top delicious. Navratam Korma (mixed veg curry) was very mediocre, although I did like that they didn't load it up with potatoes like some places do. We spent about $25/person with no drinks at all and very few leftovers (maybe one serving leftover). It did not "hit the spot" but left me feeling the same way I've felt after leaving Ambrosia... unsatisfied and let down. I guess its up to me to make Indian food at home if I want anything delicious. I will give this place one more try just so I can order some different things although, at this point, it is looking dismal that they will get my business past that. read more

Chef Boyardee-style Indian food. Lame staff, slow and disorganized service. Over-anised chai. Rice and naan were fine. Saturday evening...3 tables full...that should say a lot! read more

We went here last weekend in celebration. We enjoyed the large group area and the nice outside seating. I was a bit off gaurd when I learned what I thought was a Indian restaurant did not serve Indian food. Very bizarre I thought. We ordered your traditional deep fried bar food and a hookah and enjoyed out evening. Service was ok, but by the end of the night it was closer to bad. They accidently gave our friends bank card to the wrong person, insisted another girl was trying to leave on an open tab, and when they realized they messed up there was no attempt to compensate the girls after basically publicly humiliating them. What type of person insist to a customer that, no i gave you your card! Obviously not or else they wouldn't be asking for their bill! I think the deal breaker was the lack of empathy or how about the fact that it was still the customers fault and not the waitresses. read more

Food was pretty good, but the service was just awful. We won't go again.

We went for dinner and sat outside. I like the idea of an outdoor hooks lounge and restaurant. Totally feels like you are in another country. Worth checking out. Our service was friendly and fine. The food was okay, nothing compared to Indian food at restaurants in larger cities. I kept thinking about cleanliness in this place... I wasn't too comfortable in this department. We may go back, we like it a bit more than Ambrosia. read more

The hookah and service was was terrible. They overcharged us for he hookah and they had trouble reversing the charges. My boyfriend was sick to his stomach and had to run to the bathroom multiple times because of the quality of hookah! We are visiting from out of town and this was the worst experience! We definitely won't be going back. read more

I think the issue with some of the negative reviews this place is facing is the fact that people are unfamiliar with it as well as expect it to be a full fledged restaurant. Indian Summer has bar prices for their food, meaning they're already a bit high. If you're hungry and broke, go grab something at Taco Bell down the street. The fry plates are delicious, though! They have a large variety of flavors and every server I've had has been able to suggest a personal favorite. Our coals were changed regularly. Granted, the place wasn't that busy, or anywhere close to what it used to be before military were told to stop going there, but it was still a fairly good turn out. As long as you let the servers know you're there and aren't afraid to go up to the bar to make an order, you're good to go for your orders. This place really is a nice hookah lounge to go to, but don't go here expecting it to be restaurant-style or anything with semblance to it. I love going here when my friends are available, and it truly is the company that lets you enjoy this place as much as possible. read more

I'm not a hookah smoker and I went just for Indian food. As far as I can tell, food is not their specialty. It took a long time and was bad--and to add insult to injury, expensive. We all had one soft-drink type beverage, almost all vegetarian entrees, and it was still $25 a person. It was extremely bland and reminded me of the microwave or frozen Indian food you can buy at a grocery store. Will not be going back. read more

please do yourself a favor and go to ambrosia. that's pretty much all i need to say, but let me add a few extras: food is NOT good. repeat. NOT good. service is very slow, inattentive and unaccommodating (although we did notice a waitress serving the table next to us that appeared infinitely better than our server)... parking is notoriously difficult. read more

I used to like coming to this place, but I am sorry to say, last night will be my last time. I have NEVER in all my life been treated so rudely as a customer. It started when the bartender gave me back the wrong credit card (which looked exactly like mine). I signed the receipt and left. When I realized I had the wrong card, I returned and handed it back to the bartender. Instead of apologizing, he proceeded to accuse me of STEALING this girl's credit card...and what's more, he told me that MY credit card was "FAKE" and handed it back to me. To my horror, it was severely bent in several places, and had a big crack in it. They were completely unapologetic, and continued to act as though I had tried to walk out on my tab. You could not PAY me to come back here ever again! read more

I came here for a late night snack and a case of the munchiesss, this place was the only restaurant open at 10pm - closing at 2am. Indian Summer is a restaurant/Hookah Lounge. I did not participate in their Hookah, but there were many tables who did. I can not say much about the food because my boyfriend and I only ordered naan and curry. We did the make-your-own-curry, we chose lamb, potatoes, and eggplant. But we only found lamb and potato in our curry, the eggplant was no where to be found. The curry was pretty good though and I enjoyed the garlic naan over the plain naan. The service was what made be give Indian Summer only three stars. We waited about 20 minutes just to order, then another 15 minutes to get the food, then another 20 minutes to get the check. We waited too long already so we didn't even bother waiting for the server to get the check, we paid up front. I can't say much about the food because I only tried one dish, but the service was poor and unorganized. I would say give Indian Summer a try but bring a whole lotta patience with you! read more

just amazing, i never had hookha in my life trying at this place for the first time made me hooked up, thanx indian summer for making my evening delightful read more

They double charged my credit card on 10.10.14 after a night of lukewarm service! Going through my credit card company now to try to resolve. read more

Service was slow, mixed drinks were weak, hookah was good. Stick to beer or wine and you'll be okay.

Cool place! I've never been to a hookah bar before, so I have nothing to compare it to, but we had a large group and were able to get a table outside with no problem. They have fire pits and music. Really nice servers and bartenders. We didn't eat, so I have no clue what the foods like. And if memory serves, I think they had karaoke going on inside. All in all, it was fun and we will definitely go back! read more

This place is really good. I like the patio has a really chill and peaceful vibe to it. Service was great. service gave us a menu right away and got us our hookah pretty quick. Recommended flavor, Margarita Mayhem. read more

I have been here numerous times and loved it each time! I like the outdoor fire pit ambience in the patio area and the delicious food. Service is fabulous!! I love the environment and the fact that they are open late and are pretty accommodating. I would highly recommend Indian Summer - it is a fun place! Try the hookah (I like the rose)...it is harmless and great social fun with friends! My out-of-town friends really enjoyed it. read more

wooow what agreat bar and hookah hands down most relaxing bar and the best chicken toondori

Four us had different dishes, Chicken korma, fish tikka, eggplant and mixed tandori chicken, fish tikka and lamb kebab. All were superb. Service was excellent (perhaps because we were the only ones in the restaurant.) Wines were fairly priced, if not an extensive list. All in all, a most enjoyable evening;we will definitely being going back. read more

My friends and I come here all the time. The atmosphere is super laid back and fun. The hookahs are alwasy smooth and we usually get our drinks in a timely manner. Try and get there a little early since they dont take reservations (especially on weekends it gets packed). The jalepeno poppers are really good! I have tried most of the hookah flavors but my favorite one so far is "sex on the beach with red wine on the bottom" yumm. Totally recommend this place! read more

I will never come here again! It took us an hour and a half just to get a hookah ordered! There were several cups left on our table that weren't picked up for two hours. We asked several time for them to be picked up and got up several times to find a waiter and they never came around. They never changed out coals we had to go ask several people to come to our table. It was the worst service I had ever seen. It was an awful experience and I will never go there again! read more

The food and dinning straight out sucks!! The indoor seating is so small which causes it to be way too hot to enjoy yourself! Outdoor seem to be a free-for-all! The server's run around like chickens with their heads cut off. When they make mistakes with your food or drinks instead of "I'm sorry let me get you what you wanted" they grab plates and cups out of your hands and give you looks of disrespect. I'm sorry, but if my food or drink isn't what I order I'm not just going to pay for it so you can go on with your day. Also when was the last time you've been to a place to and watch not just one but literally every server either on their cell phone or setting down texting and having a good time instead of helping customers? If you have never seen this kind of service and would enjoy watching your server ignore you and play on the phone theynplease for all means come to Indian Summers! Another issue that really got under my skin was how can you call your place "Five star"? Tell me why my 9 dollar drink came in a plastic kegger cup? The last time I had a plastic drink cup was at a cheesy biker bar in Reno and football games! I don't know, maybe I'm just going to the wrong five star places, because I guess "Red Kegger cups" are what's consider to be five star! Lastly, get a computer system that actually works! Our bill comes out and we order drinks, food and hookah, however once again the server was not able to split the bill in three! Then we order beers and mixed drinks however our bill was charged for drinks we never even order! When I ask the waitress why this was so she rudely explain to me that some drinks are not in their computer system and the drinks she rang us up for were the same price! How do you know what the prices of these drinks are if the drinks aren't in your computer system???? Get it together guys, this business needs to get its act together and update your computer system! Over all review I'm sorry to say this but it's not worth your time! Until you get the place under control, (maybe even think about getting a new manager to clean up the place) I'll never go back there again. I travel to Monterey once a month for business from L.A. and my co-workers and I use to think Mucky Ducks was out of control for dinner, but I'd much rather go there because although they might be busy with the college scene, they still know how to handle large volumes! read more

This place was gross. I ordered a glass of champagne & literally got a glass of reisling w/a splash of bubbly. Meat was dry, my friend said his curry tasted like feet, & it was so dark on the patio you couldn't even see ur food! It was like eating Indian food on the Dirty (mucky) Duck patio. read more

Great food. Tandoori chicken was amazing and my lamb curry was superb. A little lacking in the service considering it was early evening and not busy but an overall good experience for a fan of Indian food. read more

The food at Indian Summer generally is excellent. Consequently, it's a shame that the last time I visited I was subjected to the rudest service I've ever experienced in four decades of dining out! As aficionados know, after 9:00 p.m. the restaurant turns into a hookah lounge. They still serve the same delicious food, but you have to be seated outside among the hookah smokers (and some cigarette smokers who apparently weren't advised that it's against the law). The crowd becomes noticeably younger and rowdier the later it gets, which is seldom a good sign. My companion and I arrived around 10:00 p.m. We each had a complete entree with naan. I had a beer and my guest had a soft drink. Around 11:00, our server showed up at the table with another server or possibly the manager (both women in their late teens or early twenties, and neither with any manners to speak of). The server/manager informed us that people were waiting for tables, and they would appreciate it if we would pay up and leave! Almost verbatim. We didn't see a line for tables but, even if that were the case, I've never been asked to leave an establishment in my life! My companion, who had worked for several years as a host and server before assuming a different career, was even more shocked than I was! She agreed that staff of a restaurant should never, under any circumstances, ask well-behaved patrons to leave. And we were certainly sober, quiet, and well-behaved. This is simply beyond the pale! It's so disappointing, because this had been one of my favorite local restaurants before we were treated so rudely. Terribly rude service, to the point of being unforgivable. I'll never return. read more

I have neve experienced racism until I came to this establishment. My boyfriend and I visit this place frequently (not because its great, but because its convenient) to enjoy the hookah experience. However, one evening we sat at a table as another group was leaving and we were rudely asked to get up from the table. We were informed that another couple had been waiting for 45minutes, to which we politely replied that we also had been waiting for 45minutes. The waitress said she was going to check in with the manager. When the manager returned we were aggressively told to "get out" While I feel that it may have been an issue of race or discrimination(being that we were one of the few African American people in the establishment) it may have not been. Nevertheless, the staff lacked professionalism, the ability to explain seating policies, and respect for customers. We were yelled at, the manager April talked to us as though we were scum, and the security guard put his hands on us, as though we were being aggressive ourselves and causing a scene. We were simply trying to identify seating policies and procedures to understand why we had to get up from the table when this never had been an issue before. Long story short. I will never come again. read more

Always on the lookout for Indian food while traveling since it's not available at home. Found this place while out walking with Eldest Son. We got in late, around 8. One other table occupied, and a trio (bass, snare, sax) setting up in the side room. Immediately greeted and seated. Unfortunately the food was not good. Maybe by that time they are down to leftovers only. We wanted to try the samosa sampler, unfortunately only had the regular potato/peas which were excellent. I had the special which was chunks of chicken (notes of gas grill) in an overly sweet but otherwise bland sauce. A side of dal was dry and crunchy--and seemed to have chunks of kidney beans. Eldest son had chana sag which he pronounced "okay", refused to eat more than a taste of the "dal". Any Indian meal can be saved by good nan. Not to be. I was very disappointed--gooey and tasting only of baking powder. So, two stars for the service. We were only in Monterey for a couple of days, if we return unfortunately won't be to here. read more

food was ok nothing special. rice were overcooked very watery and bar was great had fun. i will go for bar and hukka after my dinner somewhere. read more