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    Nirvana Indian Restaurant

    4.0 (414 reviews)
    ModerateIndian, Buffets, Seafood
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Delicious lunch buffet
    Kate S.

    Came in and enjoyed a absolutely lovely buffet lunch. So many different options, there is certainly something here for everyone. I really enjoyed being able to have one bite of 20 different things. Such a variety and so delicious. All the flavors were so strong. Clearly the food had been slow. Cooked for a long time. With lots of love. I will definitely be back

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    Thomas A.

    I was amazed how nicely decorated and clean this restaurant was. The people are very welcoming and friendly. The food is excellent and very well made even how the food was served or set-up was clean and well prepared. I saw a lot of people that seem like loyal customer and the people greeted them nicely. Every thing about this place is excellent.

    Nina K.

    Nirvana has a pretty good variety for the dinner buffet on Monday night. They have a mix of veg and non veg as well as a few desserts. All the dishes are pretty mild assumingly catered to the American palette. I wish there was a bit more spice and flavor. My favorites were the lamb Rogan Josh, lamb loin chops, and the channa masala. There were a few different choices for dessert including gulab jamun, mango mousse, watermelon, and carrot halwa. The mango mousse should be served chilled in my opinion rather than room temperature. The gulab jamun were good. The server gave us our check and when I went to pay, they changed it because he forgot to add a drink on it. Not a big deal but just a professionalism issue. If you want spicy Indian food, this is not the place for you. If you're looking for a buffet to try a variety of things, it's worth checking out once in a while.

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    Linda D.

    Well here I am in Texas eating again lol . I've definitely had some amazingly good food while I have been here . Indian food Was on my list of things to try while I was visiting and this place was close to where we had just finished our relaxing massages. We were here as soon as they opened up at 5:30pm . No one was in the restaurant except us for just a little bit. The inside is very nice and pleasing to the eye with tables and linens for fine dining. Our waiter was friendly and helpful since I have never tried Indian food and made some excellent suggestions. I only wish I lived in Texas now to be able to return sooner . I want to personally thank Hossain our waiter for all he did to make this a memorable experience . I will definitely come again soon

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    Diana C.

    With an extensive variety of dishes laid out on the buffet table, there are plenty to choose from to meet all your Indian dishes needs, here at Nirvana. We came in a Friday afternoon for the lunch buffet, 20 minutes after they opened. There was only one other table here, but the food looked promising and plentiful. There are around 15 main entrée dishes to choose from, including chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, goat curry, fish curry, chicken kebab, daal, cabbage, aloo gabi, palak paneer, kadhi pakora, pakora, okra, green beans with other veggies, lamb biriyani, chicken biriyani and two other rice dishes. See? Plentiful right?? Unfortunately, there were only a few dishes that really stood out to me - the palak paneer and the yellow vegetable curry. The paneer was some of the best I've had and the Kadhi pakora was something I've never had before. It was a pakora dunked in a spiced yogurt sauce, with the sauce being sour but super flavorful. The rice dishes were all good, but nothing special. The tikka chicken masala had too much tomato flavor for my taste, making it overly sour. The daal was pretty good. The okra and veggie dishes were lackluster in flavor. Dessert included watermelon, rice pudding, carrot halva and gulab jamun. The waitstaff was extremely attentive and almost immediately cleared our old plates the entire meal. The cost of the lunch buffet was $21.50, which I thought was pretty steep, but there was a good variety of food. Overall, can't say I'd be back here but it definitely was not a bad experience!

    Liza K.

    This is a cautious, but happy 3.5 review that I rounded up to four stars. My friends said they love it hear and you know I am all about Indo/Pakistani food. We unfortunately came during a time that the buffet wasn't open, which is what they wanted us to experience. I know I would like to come back with the buffet open to update the review and add that element. Now for the negative, I have had better palak paneer and samosas elsewhere, but they were by no means gross or uneatable. It's just when you taste amazing samosas and palak paneer, you kinda judge every other dish to that. The appetizers - my friend ordered what felt like for a table of 12 - were really good. I think if I had not been so full, I would have enjoyed it more. Their garlic nan is on a whole other level. It's like bread garlic butter goodness. It's on the thinner side too, but it still has the yummy, comfort food effect to it because it's garlic naan. The service here was amazing. We had such a lovely waitress who even advised my friend not to over order - but he was stubborn and we told her not to worry about him. We all thought she did an amazing job. The only thing that worried me was how empty the place seemed. Looking at the reviews, it seems like this place is mostly active during the buffet hours, which is good. Is just I hate to see nice restaurants not have patrons, you know. I definitely want to come back and experience this place in its fullness. It's a nice little gamble, that I think everyone should take.

    Very attractive set up for the buffet.  Look at the number of dish options!
    Hoonie K.

    I've been to a fair amount of Indian lunch buffets, and this is absolutely the best one ever. The variety and selection are unheard of (~15 different entrees) and everything I tried was delicious. The setting is very clean and nice, and more upscale than other buffets I've been to. Look forward to the next meal there!

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    3 years ago

    Si te gusta este tipo de comida y vives cerca tienes que probar este sitio. Excelente servicio y comida......

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    3 years ago

    The food was absolutely delicious. The decor is cozy and intimate, and the service is excellent and attentive

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    3 years ago

    The food was beyond amazing and the options for buffet had a lot of variety! Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in Houston.

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    2 years ago

    Our family loves this place. Delicious food, great owner. Love their buffet - huge variety, very fresh!

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    3 years ago

    My favorite Indian restaurant in Houston! Great selection, great service and very clean.

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    2 years ago

    Great food. Large selection. Have been twice for lunch. (but why do i need 85 characters for a review?? la la la la la la la la )

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    2 years ago

    Great food and wonderful service!! Would definitely recommend to try this spot. Chicken tikka masala was amazing

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    3 years ago

    Really enjoyed the food especially the butter chicken. Healthy portions too! Definitely recommend and nice it's so close.

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    4 years ago

    OMG this place is a little far away from my home but sooo worth it! I wish i had pictures but next time i will share.

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    Ask the Community - Nirvana Indian Restaurant

    Is this restaurant fancy?

    In my opinion no.

    Are they back open? They look like they were doing construction and were temporary closed?

    Yes n they're right next door to the original. I went recently myself. Glad they're back too.

    How much is the lunch and dinner buffet?

    Lunch is around $20.

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