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    Passage To India

    3.3 (707 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries, Indian, Bars
    Closed • 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Classy
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    Outdoor seating

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    Saarthak C.

    Cozy ambience with great music, and their buffet is amazing as well!! Must visit place!! Their service is impeccable too!

    Robert C.

    After eating at one of the cheapest Indian restaurants, Desi Tadka, we ate at one of the most expensive Indian restaurants, Passage to India. This place was famous for their weekday lunch buffets, and Thursday-Sunday dinner buffets. Lately lunch buffets have been limited to weekends, due to lack of customers, as Indian engineers working from home. I've come here once in 2018, 2019, and now 2021, aways in December before the $11 Entertainment Coupon expired. Came here Tuesday at 530pm. Exceptional ambiance, with huge expansive restaurant, tablecloths, cloth napkins, metal utensils, glasses.   Place was covid safe, as we were the only customers here during our entire stay. Ordered the $17 chicken vindaloo, the $21 chicken tikka masala, and the $3.50 naan.  Dishes come with basmati rice, so you don't have to pay extra for that. The naan was fresh out of the oven, with a layer of butter.  Delicious while it was hot.  Four very large pieces of bread, the size of a large pizza. The chicken vindaloo was as hot as the tropical sun in Hawaii 2 weeks ago.  Drank my glass of water right away.  Slices of boneless chicken breast in a very spicy hot, tangy red colored sauce, mixed in with potatoes.  Serving size was about 16 ounces. The boneless chicken tikka marsala was exceptional, with a brown ish orange tomato-based curry sauce with onion flavoring, medium spicy. Very expensive for 16 ounces at $21, up from $18 exactly two years ago. Wasn't about to pay for $19 for Bengan Bertha, or mashed eggplant, even if it was my wife's favorite. Finished the chunks of chicken in both dishes, and took the sauce home, to mix with cooked eggplant and cauliflower in the following days.  Indian restaurants expensive due to labor intensive making dishes, and the expensive spices that go into it.   I'm one of the last diners at this location, as it will close December 31, 2021. Passage to India will move to the currently closed bakery location a mile away on El Camino Real next to Shoreline and will be take out only. The waitress taking our order was of Indian descent, as was the Maitre De at the entrance. The uniformed waiter checking on our table had dark skin, and could pass as an Indian, until he directed the cook to serve up a refill of basmati rice for me, in Spanish! Mexican cook for an Indian restaurant?

    Kheer and badam halwa

    Food was really really yummy. My toddler loved it. Especially the kheer and moong dal halwa

    Rasmalai pastry
    Harish S.

    Good Indian style bakery in the bay area. If you miss your bakery in the home street in India, this is the closest we can get here!

    Corn Kofta in Spinach Curry excited!
    Tina L.

    Work lunch on a Thursday for colleague's birthday. Love that the garlic naan is still piping warm and the aroma of this entree is amazing. I love all kinds of Indian food. Today I stepped into something different for my palette and the amount of spice is quite spicy but I love it. As I'm writing I'm devouring and biting into the corn kofta is soft, I can taste the bits and pieces of the ingredients of corn and they give you huge pieces. I like that they don't skimp. This blows my brain, the spiciness. lol. I love it. I can't wait to try more dishes from Passage of India. I love spinach and this hit the spot for me. Thank you, "I'll be back"!

    Dan F.

    Pretty decent buffet spread that's available only on the weekends and for lunch. Food was plentiful and varied which is the main reasons I like the buffet. The food was fresh and constantly being replenish despite a couple of parties going on in the other rooms. Honestly I could only do one full plate and then I'm pretty stuffed. Kinda whimpy I know but I'm there for the variety which can't be offered if dining with a person or two. The naan bread was delivered a bit hard and dry, but I did see some fresh ones being brought out periodically. I guess it's a roll of the dice. Chutneys were tasty and the layout made getting the food pretty easy. Didn't see any but some complimentary chai tea would've been the perfect end to a delicious buffet.

    37. Chicken Tikka Masala
    Priscilla D.

    Had dinner tonight at Passage To India! I missed this place so much. I used to go here a few times a year pre-Covid. The buffet is closed but they offer all their dishes with huge portions. Very shareable. I went with my family group of 6. We got 5 items and got to take leftovers home. So glad this place is still open. We will be back soon! I personally loved the tikka was so rich in flavor, tender chicken and perfect spice level. Another favorite was the saag curry with paneer (cheese).

    Social Distancing Non Veg Platter
    Megan T.

    Ordered for delivery on doordash for lunch and it was great. Social Distancing Non Veg Platter Love the name as sometimes u can't rly share during covid times. I got this as it was offered on doordash and I'm not sure how the menu items/prices are in store. It's a little pricey for one person ($18.95) but it comes with a variety of stuff: -Veg Pakora - some fried veggies in batter? I liked it -Butter Chicken - tasty! -Chicken Curry -Rice -Raita -Gulab Jamun -Naan - soft and yummy - huge piece for 1 serving I really enjoyed the naan and the variety. I love the little sections so all the foods were separated, but unfortunately the dessert (gulab jamun) spilled into the other dishes like the chicken curry and the raita - making it hard to eat :/. I don't believe it was the restaurant's fault as it could've easily been during delivery process. Would love to try this place in person one day!

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

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    Ask the Community - Passage To India

    Do they still have a banquet hall? I cant seem to reach anyone, keeps going to mailbox on any number listed.

    Is the Buffet back?

    Hi Michelle, I was a big fan of Passage to India, which was my favorite Indian food in the South Bay. My wife and I went there in person a few months back, and… 

    Is the buffet back? What day and time?

    I called on 4/14/2022 and was told that buffet has not started

    What time is the dinner buffet served from and until? What days is the dinner buffet available? Some people say Friday through Sunday, others Friday and Saturday only.

    Thursday (added more recently) ($15.95) as well as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ($17.95). 6pm - 9:30 om (Fri/Sat till 10pm)… 

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    Extremely. Underwhelming…read more Tried four drinks and a pastry. Cold brew is sour. Chalky matcha (psss, spend more as people can taste it). Diluted lattes. The coffee bean choice is in question here. Seems to be the root of all the bad drinks. Well the toppings are sub par as well. The everything croissant with cream cheese saved this from a ZERO star. The people who go here are not real coffee connoisseurs. Careful with the reviews. For the connoisseurs - the drinks are not refined. It's slapped together. It doesn't have the layering connoisseurs seek. Iykyk. I had so much hope, I mean, how bad can a coffee shop be if it's in a coffee town. The decor and vibe is nice, however.

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    Delicious, fresh pastries! Will definitely come back to try all the variety they have. This is a…read moreclose walk from my work and it'll be such a yummy treat for the mornings. // Potato and onion turnover Delicious savory pastry! It was served slightly warm and smelled like a rich, comforting chowder. The filling was on the lighter side with more pastry than potato/onion. Still a good savory flavor. // Pineapple and coconut danish So yummy! I stole a bite of my friend's and immediately wished I had ordered my own. The danish pastry is softer than the turnover- super fluffy and tender. The pineapple and coconut were so fragrant and flavorful without being overly sweet too. Definitely interested in coming back to try more of their breads and pastries!

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