The buffet here is amazing. So many choices catering to many sides of Asia. The cost is very reasonable. We truly enjoyed our meal. The butter chicken is unreal. read more

The food is really bad. I do not think so I will order again from Passage to India. I ordered Golden Fried Prawns which cover was uncooked, Prawn Vindaloo and Prawn Curry both have lots of lots of oil and even if both are different dishes, both has same taste (To be honest I do not think so it has taste, it has just lots of spices) read more

We visit this place usually on weekends (lunch buffet )for live Dosa Counter , for the same price you definitely would find places which serve more delicious food My favs : Live Dosa counter Service : can't comment as both times we visited it was for Buffett read more

I considered Passage To India to be my favorite Indian Restaurant in Santa Clara County, and one I always enjoyed visiting at their old location. However, the current status of the restaurant is ambiguous from both their webpage, and this Yelp page. My wife and I went there for dinner Aug 14, 2023, and they had removed all seating for dining. The employee informed us that the restaurant is now "takeout only". They also have a large bakery in another part of the building, but it is closed on Mondays. We may try it some other time when we are driving through Mountain View, and can place an order ahead of time and pick it up on our way home - if so, I'll report back in a revised review. Until then, I hope the owners will update their website to make the status clearer. I'm a little confused by the review from Betsy about the lunch buffet, unless they've make changes in the past two months, since they definitely didn't look set up to host that when we visited today. read more

This review is for the lunch buffet only. Passage to India continues to feature a large selection of items on it's lunch buffet, but it remains a average spot for me based on it's high prices, average food, and dowdy setting. But when I say "large selection" let me be clear: It's 80% Indian food and 20% Chinese food, which I continue to find bizarre. Maybe I'm too much of a purist, but when I arrive in the mood for Indian, I want Indian. (as in: "No, I don't want sweet and sour pork with my saag paneer. WTF?"). Thus the "real" buffet size shrinks, at least from my perspective. Service was good here on both of my recent visits. One improvement: They've finally figured out that naan should be served fresh to the table, (not "aging" on the buffet as before). Extra credit for offering either regular naan and garlic naan - I have never seen that before at a buffet. Food quality is slightly above average but inconsistent. On one visit I enjoyed nearly every dish, but on my last visit the saag was too watery and the butter chicken tasted too much of cream. But at least the desserts remained solid, including mango soft serve ice cream. The parking is very easy and the lunchtime crowds are fairly light, so Passage to India is a good candidate for a quicker-than-normal buffet lunch. But considering the competition, it remains solidly in the middle of the pack for me. Dan's Indian Buffet List for Passage To India: -- 18 dishes, Indian and Chinese, not including rice/naan/salad: (6 meat; 9 veg; 3 desserts) (5*) -- Food quality: Medium (6/10) (3*) -- Variation: Good (3.5*) -- Vibe/Decor: Partially redecorated 60's steak house; a bit cheesy and run-down (2*) -- Service: OK (3*) -- Chai Tea included? No -- Price: High = $15 (2*) EXPER: 3.3; VALUE: 2.7; OVERALL: 3.0 read more

************Lunch Buffet review only*********** So I just started eating Indian food, and have slowly been sinking my teeth into both the northern and southern regions. This buffet didn't wow me, but then again, it was a buffet and I detest buffets. I had tablespoons of all the various dishes. Unfortunately all I remember was the naan, spinach dish, and butter chicken. Nonetheless, good effort on variety and presentation. Ample parking and seating is not difficult. read more

My impression of Indian food before Passage To India: Burns going in. Burns going out. Not too pleasant. My impression of Indian food after Passage of India: Gimmie more Na'an and curry, damnit! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I may be over-exaggerating that a tad. I've had my share of Indian food, both good experiences and bad, and$12 for all-you-can-eat Indian food is awesome. I've never once enjoyed every single dish at a buffet until Passage. I managed to pile everything possible on my plate, and I liked every single one of those dishes. Butter Chicken + Na'an is definitely the winning combination. But honestly, I think the worst thing about this place is deciding when to throw in the towel. My group literally sat there for 15 minutes deciding if we should go back for more and leave stuffed, or leave satisfied. read more

Love the lunch buffet. There is quite a selection everyday. I like the fish dishes, which is rare for me to like at Indian restaurants. I don't think that anything else stands out as exceptional, but all of the dishes are exactly what I expect and want. The staff is relatively attentive. I bring my kids and none of the staff give me the side-eye for that. read more

This is a great restaurant serving Indio-Chino food. If this is your first experience with this particular type of food, I would highly recommend the buffet (amazing since good buffets -- and buffets in general -- are in short supply in the health-conscious Silicon Valley). It is a bit pricey for this variety of Indian food, but it is certainly worth the price! If you want to try Northern Indian food with a bit of a Chinese twist -- this is your place! Jeremiah 29:11-13 read more

I have to say, the vegetable samosa at Passage To India is not as good as the New Ganges Restaurant in Inner Sunset (San Francisco). But they have lots of vegan dishes. We ordered vegan Dal and Aloo Ghobi and they were delicious. They could even make roti with garlic (vegan). YumYum.. There are several vegan dishes that sounds really good such as Vegetable Jalfrezi (mixed vegetable cooked with special blend of spices), Tawa Sabzi (stuffed bhindi karella and small eggplant served on platter), Karella Chatpatta (bitter melon filled with chaat masala and stir fried), Achari Benegan (egg plants cooked with fenugreek, fennel seeds and spices and stir fried). The service was good until several tables were filled with people. Waidy read more

3.5 Stars! Came here today with some co-workers who were dying to have buffet from here. I am not a fan of buffet food but decided to give it a shot. We were first to arrive at 11:30am so the food was fresh and hot. Piled on a ton of food onto a plate and enjoyed it. I thought the food was pretty good. Not the best Indian food I have ever had but it was tasty. I like the naan because it had bits of garlic and onion in it Mmmmmm! Service is pretty great here....the gentlemen refilled my water a million times without having to ask once. Yeah! After lunch, us 4 were stuffed to the gills! I put the lunch on my card and the guy asked me to pay cash for the tip. I thought it was weird but sure why not. I was hoping to have the company pay for the WHOLE lunch but I can deal with a few bucks for tip out of my own pocket. Overall a great place to eat and only two blocks from work. I'll be back for sure if anyone from work is wanting Indian food again. I don't usually like buffets but this one was pretty decent! read more

Yuck!!! Never will I dare to venture in here. Horrible Indian restaurant. the food was aweful -- not tasty and bland. My husband and I went there for dinner on a thursday night and we were made to wait for 10-15 mins before we were seated even though the place was empty. Then it took another 15 mins just for the person to come and take our order. We ordered a vegetarian thali and samosas for appetizers. The somosas weren't bad. But the thali was way to expensive for the price -- also the selection of dishes was aweful! Almost all our dishes contained peas in it. The sag paneer was the worst -- bland and tasteless. The rest of the dishes were bad too. All in all a worst experience!! Sorry, but I would have to say "One of the worst Indian restaurants in the Bay Area." read more

I've been trying out all the local Indian restaurants rated well by fellow yelpers and they've all been TERRIBLE! This place isn't rated that well, but it's been running for soooooo long so there must be a reason for that. The weekend brunch buffet is truly SPECTACULAR! I cannot believe this place only has 3.5 stars! Why are you leading me so wrong when it comes to Indian food fellow yelpers?! First of all, the offer EVERYTHING! Some of the highlights: 1. Chaat. It's a make it yourself station. And it's really darn good, especially if you put everything on it! (take crispy stuff, put yogurt on it, put chutney and spices on it, eat, enjoy) 2. DOSA - YUMMY 3. Gobi Manchurian - ooooooooooo *drool* 4. Chop Suey - My fav indo-chinese dish! Not excellent tasting but it hit the spot (added some chili to it on my plate) 5. Mango Ice cream!! aghhhhhhhhh heaven! 6. Biryani - ALL their biryani's were excellent 7. Fresh Garlic Naan - MMMMmmmm tastes great with all their chicken dishes 8. Tandoori chicken cooked PERFECTLY Their chicken dishes were good too, but I don't remember what they were labeled because I was too busy pigging out. Sure I didn't like ALL of their dishes... but that's why it's a BUFFET! You get to pick and choose whatever you like and however much of it you want... if only we could take stuff home :[ read more

Expensive dinner buffet at $16 per person, especially since they have a totally schizophrenic menu. They have fried tater tots as one of the appetizers! Wth. I'm from India and let me tell you: no one in India eats that. We went at 8.30 PM which is a reasonable dinner time but a lot of the appetizers were cold and many were just not there. Vegetables were limited to potatoes, peas, carrots, and bell peppers. So every one of the 4-5 vegetarian dishes had these ingredients in various combos. The food itself is totally flavourless and very oily. They oddly also have a confused mish-mash of Asian food at one end, and a 'fusion' salad bar. Eh? All in all, a total waste of money and calories. We will never go there again. Update: 4 hours later I'm having the *worst* heartburn I've ever had. And nausea. Bottom line: don't eat here. read more

The buffet is fine, but not anything special. For all the bragging about how much they have to offer, at least half of it is filler & fluff. Seriously, pizza on an Indian buffet? Chop-suey ? Sweet & sour fish? Anyway, the food was decent, but $16 for an Indian buffet when more than half the items are either vegetarian or not even Indian food is rather overpriced. read more

I've been here several times for the awesome lunch and dinner buffet. I must say I've always been impressed and satisfied with the food here. I love the consistent variety. They always have fantastic vegetarian dishes. They have Tandoori chicken which I've never seen go long without a refill. I've enjoyed the fish dishes too when they have them. They also have other Asian style dishes which didn't interest me as much as the Indian food I came for. The array of condiments, the freshness of the Naan bread, were all good every-time I've gone. Its a bit more expensive than your average buffet, but the quality backs it up. read more

Food is simply terrible. We were here for a buffet on Friday evening. Got seated right away. The food was so bland I had to add salt/pepper to almost everything I tasted. Not going back. Plenty of other decent indian restaurants in the bay! read more

This used to be a decent place. Just ordered food on rotr.com from this place. The damn chicken is raw. Can you believe it? It's not cooked well. So long Passage to India. You've lost my company's business. read more

Passage To India - The chicken is pink and raw inside. - Bakeries Near Me - Mountain View, California

Terrible curry and bad service. I'd give it zero if I could. We ordered for delivery and the $78 curry didn't include rice. Everything was stale and the korma was NOT a korma! It was white soup! I called to speak about the rice being missing and the man hung up on me. I'm a bit of an expert when it comes to curry- don't bother going here! There's way too many good curry houses in Mountain View to bother. read more

Passage To India - This is NOT korma! - Bakeries Near Me - Mountain View, California

This place is really good - but the butter chicken at Shivas and Amber are WAY better! The great thing about this place though, is that it doesn't get nearly as crowded as the other too. If you are getting to lunch after noon (or close to noon), skip Shivas and Amber and come here. You won't get stuck behind a million people int the buffet line! And... its GARLIC naan! Garlic! read more

Their buffet is average. Lots of variety of food but not tasty. Food is very blend. I understand that it's buffet but I am expecting spicy but it can be tasty. Cleanliness of place need some work. I believe Carpet stinks. It's not worth price for dinner buffet. read more

3.5 stars. I normally balk at lunch buffets, but this time I was lured in with the opportunity of trying some Indian-Chinese in addition to the normal chicken tikka masala that you find at all buffets. In addition, the interior is pleasant and clean, and the servers are very nice. My first plateful was an attempt to try everything; I failed. I piled on small amounts of buffet staple northern dishes (malai kofta, saag paneer, etc.) right next to some foods from the south side (poha, upma) ... and then tried to cram in all the Indo-Chinese stuff on top (chili paneer, veg manchurian, gobi manchurian, noodles, etc.). There still wasn't enough plate real estate, so I made a mental note of what needed passage to my table on the second trip (idli, fried rice and some weird pav bhaji). It turns out they also bring fresh naan and mini masala dosas to your table. The North Indian dishes are pretty good; there are other buffets out there that do a better job with this set (Amber comes to mind). The South Indian is hit or miss, with the upma being the only dish that tastes good. What gets this place to the 3.5 star level is the THIRD type of cuisine that isn't available in other buffets. These dishes are quite good for a buffet. The gobi manchurian and vegetable machurian with the sauce were worth getting second portions of. The noodles were good too. To cool you off, there's also mango soft serve ice cream. It tastes like a mango lassi, and nothing that tastes like a mango lassi can be called bad. I should have gotten more than a taste, but at that point I was stuffed. I like this place. It's a big dangerous to start liking buffets. How do I resist going there again for a few months? read more

I really didn't think that any Indian buffet could be worth more than $9.95. I was wrong. This place is really good. Most of the Indian restaurants that I have been to get one dish right on. They might get 2 dishes right. But to get several right is rare. That does not mean that that they did not screw up the sambar. There wasn't enough salt. Ok... I will excuse them. they were probably looking out for people with heart problems. That is i think the #1 killer in Indian men. I usually look for the highest number of reviews under a category and go there. I am lucky that my sister told me to go here. This was the second highest reviewed Indian restaurant. My sister told me that this was because they opened a few years after the first one. I am glad I listened to her. The decor is very good here. There is plenty of seating including booth style seating and large parties can easily be accommodated. The service is excellent. they came and took away my dirty plates and this is a huge plus especially if you're in a buffet. there was some music playing... I wasn't paying too much attention. I was busy eating the food. As a date place I am going to recommend it as long as you're comfortable with the $15/person price tag for the dinner buffet. First, I dont like to spend that much for dinner on a girl on a first date and second, I prefer it to be more about us talking and not ooing and ahhhing about the food. It takes away from the conversation. But i guess on a second/third date this would be fine. Very nice ambiance indeed. If I weren't visiting, this would be a regular hang out spot for me. read more

~~~INDIAN SOUL FOOD~~~ MMMmmmmmmmm..... Malai Kofta- Yes please! Coconut Fish- Yes please! Gobi Manchurian- Yes please! Pakora and chutney- Yes please! Lemon rice- Yes please! Plenty of options for simi-pseudo vegetarians such as myself - YES and thank you Go for buffet, go hungry. Hellz yes! read more

Sure cleaned out my passage. Whether it leads to India remains to be seen. Most excellent for a group birthday/detox party. The after gathering at the birthday boy's house extended the experience, with most of the party in the hallway leading to the bathroom. I for one have a multi-ethnic, iron clad stomach as did many in our group. I can only imagine what the light weights of the group went through. Decent buffet when there was actually something to scoop up (they set out small amounts of each dish, refilling continuously). Sure it was a Saturday night -- all the more to be on top of things with the food. read more

Very yummy. I love finding great Indian spots. Its always a hit or a miss. Passage to India was definitely a hit. My BF and I ordered the aloogobhi, chicken curry, chicken tikka, naan, and rice. Everything was very good especially the aloogobhi, its great my BF doesn't like veggies cause I had more to myself muhaha. The waiters here were very attentive and friendly as well. And OMG the chai tea was amazing... I know I know its just chai tea, but it was so milky, warm, and delicious! I will definitely come back for their buffet on the weekends. $14 per person for an Indian feast! What a steal. read more

Imagine: Friday night. A get together with 14 people. And we have to eat ... somehow. Lucky for us, we ewre craving Indian and Passage to India was able to seat us right away. Lots of Indian people eating in the restaurant as well - always a good sign. Variety was pretty good. My favorite part is the mango ice cream. It tastes like they just dumped mango lassi into a soft-serve machine and let it churn and I am okay with that. However, at $20 for a buffet, it's pretty steep. The food is good but you can only eat so much of it and one of their more popular dishes (chicken tika masala) never has any pieces of chicken, just the sauce. And every time I've eaten there, some combination of people hvae had stomach problems afterwrads. Whether it's overeating or something in the food, I probably won't come back anytime soon - unless it's to get $20 all you can eat mango ice cream. It might be worth it then ... read more

1 star to start. Food (1 star): I really liked the food here. We had the Chicken Tikka Masala and the Lamb Vindaloo and both were fabolous. We also ordered a round of Mango Lassis and they were made to perfection, better than at other Indian restaurants. Garlic Naan was a standard option (oxymoron?) for us and tasted very fresh with the right amount of baked taste. Service (0.5 stars): I honestly can't remember much about the service, but I think this is usually the case for a lot of Indian restaurants I've been to. They get your order and your food and leave you alone for the duration of your meal. Value (0.5 stars): Food is a little pricier here, and we were lucky that we had a B1G1 entrée coupon handy. Rice came standard with our meal and the curries will definitely fill you up when you combine everything together. Experience (0.5 stars): The restaurant is fairly clean with an interesting darker ambiance. Because it is located in its own detached building set apart from other businesses, it has a large parking lot which can't be said of many other restaurants. I would come back here either to try the buffet or if I had another coupon. Overall: 1.0 - Baseline 1.0 - Food 0.5 - Service 0.5- Value 0.5 - Experience ============= 3.5 stars read more

This is was the best indian dinner buffet I've had! Tons of choices, Byiriani, Chicken Tikka, Tandoori Chicken, Butter Chicken, Rogan Josh (not sure if that's the right name) Saag Paneer, Okra Masala, yum yum yum... they had a ton more things I just can't remember them all! They also do some chinese fusion things like egg roll type of things, and chow mein.. I didn't try these as all of the traditional stuff was SO good. I think it's $14 per person or something like that? It's so worth it. read more

My son and daughter (8 and 6 years) love the restaurant and want to return again and again. We're there for dinner on Saturday evening. Non spicy good mix of North and South Indian delicacies read more

Solid Indian buffet. They have some more obscure stuff like dosa and cholle too (usually you can get it in Fremont or someplace like vik's in Berkeley but not everywhere) I took some of our friends from sf today and we had one infant and one toddler with us. Seemed ok. I did not notice a diaper changing table in the restroom. But with plenty of parking it's easy enough to go out to your car and get it done. What I think makes this place stand out is some of the "Chinese" stuff. There was a mango curry, chow mein, and "American chop suez". At least they know chop suey is an American innovation. Really I didn't touch the suez or chow mein but the mango curry tasted like it wanted to be thai. Other than that you get the normal butter chicken, tandoori, saag muttar and daal dishes only very good. Variety is where this place has the advantage over Amber, its neighborhood competitor. This place hits the spot when you have to satisfy carnivores like my husband and vegetarians alike. Desert earns four stars by itself. I'm not south Asian But I do enjoy Indian deserts. Maybe more than most. Mango soft serve for kids (and me) rose water cakes, milk solid balls and carrot deserts are usually there. Also a bunch of little crunchy snackies to pop in your mouth while chatting. All in all a very good experience. read more

3.5 stars. I came here for their buffet lunch with a group of 7 coworkers. Favorite dishes include butter chicken (probably always my favorite) and mini masala dosas (served at each table). While my favorite Indian buffet place is still Amber on El Camino, I like this place because of the variety. Extra half star for the soft serve mango ice cream for dessert! :) -L. read more

Passage to India continues to be the BEST. Great food, good service.. Their buffet is one of the best Indian buffet around.

The food is Lousy just like the service. They have this gigantic buffet with all the things that Indians like in India (Indian Chinese, Pa Bhaji etc etc). But they have done a horrible job at it. Just like all other Indian places, you will find Color, Cream, and Loads of Masala. Can you taste the meat/vegetable you are eating??? IMHO, the only decent North Indian place is Amber, Lot of the South Indian places do a great job on keeping the authenticity. read more

Went for the third time, no change in the menu items either. I did ask the elderly gentleman why they can't accommodate a more decent rice staple for vegetarians. He failed to give reasons why, but suggested to yelp saying 'boss lady checks yelp reviews'. Helloo boss lady, if you're here, you should consider a menu overhaul. I must say, it's long due. seriously :) read more

Excellent lunch buffet ! As a Delhi-ite I'm always struggling to find good North Indian buffet in the Bay area. Finally came across this place and was quite impressed. They have a fairly large selection of food - their chole bhature served at the buffet was excellent ! Yummy ! Really good desserts too Ras malai had a very rabri consistency. Yum ! Definitely going back. Good service too! read more

Order - Friday night buffet. Items- Too many tasteless items. Lacked flavors completely. Giving 2 stars just for mango softie ice cream. Passage to India folks, you concept of variety is great but please remember the quality of the dishes matter the most. read more

I'm not a big fan of buffet-stye. But to be fair, there were a few dishes out on the buffet table that were tasty. Not *amazing* as some reviewers have shared, but good. We went late, toward 9:00 PM so naturally the food in the trays were dwindling and looking a little tired and picked over, which was unappetizing. But that's partly our fault for going so late. I'm sure our experience would have been better if we went earlier. FOOD: Chicken Tikka Masala was way off point. Lacked depth of flavor and oversalted. If anything, Tikka Masala should slightly sweet but never salty. Stand-outs for me were the Lamb Vindaloo, Chana Bhatureh, Gobi Manchurian (cauliflower) and the Bhindi (okra). My wife, who is from India, seemed to enjoy the food and I didn't hear her complain much, which is a good sign. The food was better than most buffets I've tried, but I think this place is overpriced at $17.00. And for that reason, I don't think we'll be going back. Sneha in Santa Clara has pretty much the same deal going but for considerably less. If you're going to try this place, go early in the evening when the food trays are filled and fresh. See what you think. It's worth a try. read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place!!!! but its really good if you go with people that like indian food too. last time i went with people who werent really into indian food.. i felt really bad. BUT AMAZING. interior is really cute and had christmas lights hanging from the ceiling. their plates WERE SO CUTE! it was different colors and served and taken away with every dish! NAAN! AHHHH NAAN! i love it. we had garlic naan and naan. and woww.. i loved it. especially with the chicken tikka masala. :) YUMMYY my favorite!! it was like tomatoes with cream? OHHH delicious. we also had the lamb vindaloo. i didnt really like the vindaloo. but i LOVED THE LAMB!! all the other people like the vindaloo so im not taking off a star lol. people have preferences! and mine was the tikka masala! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) . it was air conditioned too so i was really happy. i mean FULL and AIRCONDITIONED feeling is the best!. A little on the pricey side. but you know what. i think it was worth it. especailyy if you eat with people who LIKE indian food ahhaha then the money wouldnt have been a problem. Jasmine rice was AMAZING TOO! with a spoonfull of tikka masala its the best dish ever. thats basically what i ate the the last half hour. hahaha lol. good place to eat. excellent customer service. good interior :) favorite indian place so far! PS: vegetarian samosas are really good!. vegetarian samosas is greater than lamb samosas. dont forget hahaha read more

I can't believe I've never been here! It looks like an office building from outside, and it has two sections in front inside along with another huge area in the back. I went for the dinner buffet, which is a little pricier than some of the other places around here, but they have some more unique things like desi/Chinese dishes, mini dosas, Indian fusion pizza, 3 kinds of soups, and my favorite - boneless, skinless chicken breast tikka, which I haven't seen at other buffets. They also have very cute little idli, and the sambar is thicker and almost like a pea soup. I think I was more thirsty and sleepy after the meal than I usually do.. Not sure if it's the sodium (possibly MSG?) or just my progressive fatigue. Anyway, the food definitely satisfied my cravings, and I love that they have different stuff at the buffet! read more