Your new Indian spot for your cravings…read more I had: 1. Apollo Fich 2. Chicken Lollipop 3. Babycorn Manchaian 4. Hyderabadi chicken 5. Dum Binari 6. Irani chai - similar to milk tea. Really yummy, highly recommended

I have been wanting to try the food at this restaurant for sometime and today my friend and I…read moredecided to do so I was surprised to see a wide variety of foods even though the name said "Biryani pot". We were the first to enter as soon as they opened and we decided to try the dosas. I ordered the Mysore dosa and my friend got the masala dosa. We also ordered the fried pepper corn from the appetizer menu. It was fantastic. The dosas were crisp and tasty. We really enjoyed it. As we were eating the crowds started slowly increasing and by the time we left the restaurant was pretty full. It's a nice little restaurant, clean and tidy and service was quick and the servers were friendly and welcoming. I will definitely go back soon and I must try the biryani. Highly recommended this restaurant.

I came here today for the first time and what a hidden gem. The restaurant is very clean and well…read moredecorated. I ordered my food to go but if I was meeting someone for lunch I would have enjoyed eating here. I ordered Chicken Tikka Masala and chose spicy because it is made to order. I also ordered the Garlic Naan. They were both fantastic! The Naan tasted like it was just made and was very fresh. I can't remember having Chicken Masala that tasted as good as this was. I will definitely be back soon.

We were in mood for spicy Chinese Hakka noodles. Found social aroma and ordered Hakka…read moreNoodles , Manchow soup and butter chicken. We asked the spice level to be mild of the soup and medium of the noodles but to our taste buds it was quiet much so beware of the spice level that you choice. The butter chicken was delicious. Would love to visit someday in person. Halal

Easily one of the best Indian restaurants I've had in SoCal. The ambiance feels upscale without…read morebeing pretentious. The interiors and decor are *chef's kiss. One detail I loved was the screen playing old-school Indian movies in the background. It adds a layer of nostalgia to the experience that's hard to describe, almost like the feeling you get watching classic black-and-white films. The food does take a little while to come out, but it's absolutely worth the wait. Service is friendly. Samosa Chaat (9/10) - An explosion of flavours. I loved that they leave larger chunks of samosa throughout the dish instead of turning it into one giant mashed potato bowl. Great texture and balance. Dahi Puri (8/10) - Refreshing, slightly spicy, sweet, and savuory all at once. Plus, it's a fun dish to eat. Lamb Curry (7.5/10) - The meat was tender and the curry itself was rich and flavuorful. Butter Chicken (8.5/10) - Packed with flavor and hands down the best butter chicken I've had in Orange County. My only complaint is that the portion wasn't bigger. I ran out of butter chicken before I finished my naan

This review is for their online ordering…read more This is my first impression of Mint. I live in Irvine and always eat at Southern Spice, Clay Pot or Natraj when I crave Indian food. However this time I thought I would try something different. So I ordered online with Mint. All the pictures and reviews were decent so why not? Well I should've stuck with my OG's because this was not it. I ordered x2 buttered chicken that was in a very small container (see photo attached) for $20 EACH! Garlic Naan that was $5, Mango Lassi also $5 and Gelato. First, if you guys are paying $20 for a small tiny container of butter chicken in LH please please do yourself a favor and go try Southern Spice. Their flavors are mouthwatering and the portion is huge. I understand inflation but this is ridiculous and the flavor is blah. It's like there is no spices in there at all just butter and tomato sauce AND the kicker...no rice! Super weird to me that they do not automatically give you rice! Like who just orders butter chicken or any Indian,Chinese, Korean dish for that matter without rice! I mean rice has to cost you guys a pretty small fraction no? Just give people 1/2c of rice! If not, at least you should make note of that on your menu so people know ahead of ordering. The garlic Naan is decent really no complaints there, the Mango Lassi they gave me was the size of a kiddy cup (see photo) Literally a child's sippy cup is bigger than what I received for $5 insane! And just to make matters worse, when I opened by bag they placed my gelato directly on top of the hot food! So when I took it out, it had completely melted. $10 for melted pistachio creamy soup, just what I wanted. You guys have to do better for your customers. I get the price increases but for what you are giving and the immense amount of lack of flavors...is wild. Save your money, drive a little bit further and eat some true Indian food in Irvine/Tustin cause this place is not it. The pictures posted are truly beautiful but pictures are not everything especially when it comes to food quality and flavor. I am only giving two stars bc the Mango Lassi and Garlic Naan were decent tasting.

Let me save you the trouble of booking a flight to India. Charminar in Laguna Woods is delivering…read morethe kind of authenticity that usually requires a passport. The place is spotlessly clean, the service is exceptionally great, and the menu is so exhaustive you might need a bookmark. We went all-in on the dinner service. The Naan was fresh, pillowy, and tasty enough to eat on its own. The Chicken 65 was prepared with the exact right amount of spice--perfectly balanced and making me wonder what happened to chickens 1 through 64. The Dahl was fantastic, but the absolute showstopper was the Biryani. Take it from someone who has spent time working in Hyderabad: this is the real deal, highly reminiscent of the city's absolute finest. We finished things off with the Shahi Tukda, which was so incredibly rich and tasty it probably needs its own tax bracket. Beyond the food, the logistics are a breeze. It's right off El Toro Road with ample parking (a true Southern California miracle). They also offer catering if you want to be the hero of your next event. We didn't get to try the lunch special this time, but it's an incredible value--two entrees, rice, naan, and a drink, neatly sidestepping the usual buffet trough. Bottom line: Go here. Eat everything. Thank me later.

Food is average here. There are not many good Indian places around Orange County or LA, so…read morecomparatively this is a little better. We got: haleem, mutton biryani, paneer 65, mandi chicken. Paneer 65 was terrible - the flavors did not go into the paneer at all and the paneer felt rubbery. Mutton biryani was decent. Mandi chicken, as mentioned we don't get good Indian food around here, so comparatively it was fine. Haleem is decent. Service is good and ambiance is average, nothing too good or too bad to note.

I've only been here once. I had no idea what to get and the servers patiently described the items I…read moreasked about and they even gave me a few samples. (I'm glad they did, because I would've ordered wrong if they hadn't). The location has a huge parking lot, it's right off the freeway and there's indoor and outdoor seating.

A variety of options especially vegetarian ones! The 2 item combo comes with rice and naan (you…read morecan upgrade to garlic naan). The food is flavorful and not spicy. I usually get my order to go but they do have a casual seating option as well.

This is the first time I've been here since there was a change in management or ownership a year…read moreago. The ambience was nice with many wall, booths and tables and a TV playing some Bollywood music. I enjoyed the atmosphere. I stopped by on a Wednesday for a lunch buffet, and I was very pleased with the large variety of items, including chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, chicken or lamb curry (did not try it) and chili chicken. The butter chicken sauce was very tasty. The tandoori chicken also had a pretty good marinade and it was not overcooked. On the vegetarian side offerings , they had dal, some kind of dry potato (aloo) curry, Saag Paneer, Navaratan korma, Bengan Barta, and also miniature Samosa and egg rolls. All the dishes were tasty and hot. The buffet was so good I bought one to go for my wife. I will definitely come back. The owner was very polite and also the waiter (Durzo sp?) was very polite, accommodating, and gracious. Royal India gets five stars on the variety of offerings considering buffets can be limited, five stars in value, and the food gets 4 1/2 stars. I will be back thank you very much.

First time coming to this restaurant and I'm definitely coming back. I went with my coworker and he…read moresaid it's Nepal and India food. Quite delicious. The lunch buffet was under $20 and included the garlic naan bread. I like how hot food items were refilled frequently and their tandoori chicken was moist and not dry. Thank goodness for their small desserts as I got to try different ones without filling up too quick. Service was ok. Took a long time to get our waters refilled and for my Mano lassi to come. Regardless will be back soon as the food is delicious!

We had a catered a graduation party here in one of their rooms and it was awesome. Had a buffet and…read moreseveral guests who were not familiar with Indian food loved it. Service was great, the room was nice and everyone enjoyed it. Raj was incredibly easy to work with and helped us create a menu that was perfect for our party. I highly recommend hosting your events here!

Came around 11:30 on memorial day for the 18$ buffet. Good amount of ppl already but continued to…read morefill up later and eventually had a wait. Good amount of variety, i think like 3 veg curries + 2 diff vegetables, and 3 meat curries (goat chicken 2x). Also had tandoori chicken, samosas, fried cauliflower(?) and like mango pudding and stuff. Tikka masala chicken was pretty good, very heavy tho but was good. Goat curry was also decent, goat not super tender tho. They gave us 3 dishes of naan for 5 ppl. Service is decent, the ppl jus walking around picking up dirty dishes very frequently and pretty attentive. Overall pretty good place for indian buffet! 18$ is cheap tbh and i think its a bit cheaper on weekdays(?)

I've enjoyed coming to Yard House many times over the years and recently discovered their happy…read morehour, which is one of the reasons I chose to visit again. Unfortunately, my experience yesterday was disappointing. We arrived at 5:10 PM, well within happy hour (3-6 PM). Because I had my dog with me, I requested patio seating. At the time, there were only a few occupied tables on the patio and several empty tables that simply needed to be bussed. I waited about 20 minutes before checking with the hostess again, only to be told the tables were waiting to be cleaned and that they were short-staffed. I completely understand staffing challenges, but what was frustrating was that during that time I never saw anyone attempt to clear or reset the patio tables, while guests continued to be seated inside. If staffing was truly the issue, management should have stepped in to help turn tables and support the team. After waiting a total of 27 minutes, we were finally seated. Unfortunately, our server was then given several tables at once and was clearly overwhelmed. This was not the server's fault--he was doing his best under the circumstances. However, because of the delay, we didn't even receive water until after 6:00 PM. My dog, as well as the rest of us, had been waiting quite a while by that point. Our beers arrived several minutes later, after happy hour had already ended. The food and drinks were good, and our server worked hard, but the overall experience was negatively impacted by what appeared to be poor staffing decisions and a lack of management support. A little more attention to table turnover and guest flow could have made a huge difference.

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