I absolutely love the food here, it hits the spot every single time & in my opinion, the prices are…read morereally reasonable. I only spend about 30 bucks (including tip) when I take myself on a date here, (& I always leave with leftovers.) The service has been great every time. two times my host has been Naren. Shout out Naren, he has really kind and calming energy and he never makes you feel rushed. Anytime I've come in here I almost immediately drop into a meditative state. I can just be silent & enjoy the ambience. The music, chatter, smells of cooking foods, & decorations are nice.

I have never tried Indian food before, but my friends who I was with had them before. One of my…read morefriends has been at this place multiple times and raves about it.. Street Parking was easy to find, 1 server was there on a Wednesday but he got us seated quickly, we scanned the menu and we ordered samosas, butter chicken, chicken vindaloo, chicken tandoori, garlic naan and the mango lassis. I must say, we let our friend order for us and she ordered all the right things, everything was delicious! Dipping the naan on the sauces was so heavenly! Plenty of tables, plenty of customers too, they also get a lot of to go orders, tables were clean, place was bright. We will be back for sure.

Took my friend out to eat for her bday and she wanted the best place and this is it. She was well…read morecelebrated and sisters (it's a family restaurant) cared for us well. Even sharing homemade mango ice cream you can't find elsewhere. My friend loved it! I did too! Super unique and refreshing and delicious. She said the coconut curry is one she had years ago and haven't found equal... this is it! It's that good! This family restaurant serves quality homemade meals and you feel great after eating here. And at $11.99 for lunch (that lasts me two meals) well you just can't beat it. Not at this quality.

Monday night was our last night in Carlsbad and we had dinner here. Place is located at the…read moreCarlsbad village infront of a fountain with other restaurants and ice cream shop. Beautiful area with lots of kids playing by the fountain. Sitting is inside or outside the restaurant. Lady who greeted us were very nice. All tables were taken outside so we sat inside the restaurant looking out to the fountain area. Place was decorated nicely with pillows on some of the sittings. Really cute place and cozy. Three of us were hungry and the aroma coming from the kitchen made us twice as hungry. We ordered 2 vegetable dishes, Palak Paneer and Aloo Matar. The Palak Paneer which is spinach with cheese was delightful. It is our favorite vegetable dish and tied our entrees together. It's comforting and savory. The Aloo Matar fresh peas and potatoes were as delicious but hard to compare with the Paneer. I did like the peas a lot. For our entrees we had the Chicken Kadai, Lamb Tarkari and Chicken Tandoori. All came with basmati rice. The chicken kadai had a nice spicy kick. The lamb was tender and lots of cinnamon notes. The tandoori was crispy, tender and juicy. The Garlic cilantro naan was tasty, soft and buttery and great with soaking in all the curry sauce. All the flavors hit the right spot and were all delicious! We had a tiny leftover left of the rice, naan and Aloo Matar. Otherwise we devoured our entire meal. It was that yummy!!! We love this place. Everything about our experience felt like your grandmother or aunties made these food just for you. It was that authentic and cozy! If you're by Carlsbad and want to experience the taste of Nepal, Indian and Tibetan cuisine, this place is for you. They will treat you like family. This will be our go to place when we visit Carlsbad again. Will be back!!!

Came with a group who couldn't decide what to eat for dinner, so we went to the Island food court…read more A few others and I wanted to try Punjabi Tandoor, so we ordered some stuff to share, and my oh my was it delicious. I got the shrimp vindalu, which had great flavor. Each bite was a flavor explosion to my tastebuds. The shrimps were very tender, and the potatoes soaked up the sauce so well. Paired with the garlic naan, the meal was simply divine. Not only was the food amazing, the man behind the counter with the curly mustache was incredibly nice. He gave us recommendations, described some of the food, and even chatted with us a bit since the store wasn't too full. Since we were all so happy with our experience, we decided to go back the next day for lunch! This time I ordered the chicken lunch combo, which came with rice and naan, and I chose to get butter chicken and chicken curry. The lunch meals are premade and served from warming tubs, as opposed to the made to order dinner meals. It was still very delicious however! The butter chicken had a rich, pungent flavor, and the meat had a deep red color, I'm assuming from hours of marinating. The chicken curry was great as well, but not quite as good as the butter chicken. I also got a mango lassi, which I had heard all about but had never tried. It was super creamy and sweet, and was perfect to wash down the spicy curry. This restaurant has a few other locations all across SoCal, and each one is owned by a different members of the family, which we learned by talking to the man behind the counter. I would definitely come back, this is the best Indian food I have ever had.

I stopped in 30 minutes before they closed, and I was treated super warmly even though it was clear…read morethey were winding down for the day. I decided to get a mango lassi, naan, and chicken makhani, and the woman working the counter asked if I was ordering just for myself. When I said yes, she recommended the combo which includes rice and naan. I love a combo, and this one sounded like a really good deal. It also came with the option to get double chicken makhani or to add another entrée selection. I chose the malai kofta. I appreciated her suggestion, and considering how late I was there, I left a nice tip. When the order was ready about 10 minutes later, she told me that she had thrown in a couple of extras. Instead of making me feel like a burden for coming in late, they treated me with kindness and generosity. I say all of this not so everyone who goes here expects freebies toward the end of the night, but so that you know the service is top-notch and the food is a great value even without the bonus add-ons. If I find myself over here again while I'm still in San Diego, I will absolutely pick up takeout from Punjabi Tandoor.

Great food, great service!! My chicken tikka masala was cooked to perfection, huge shoutout to Sam…read morewho recommended me his favorites and for his customer service!

Service was attentive. Food was amazing. Each plate whether…read moreit's an appetizer or main dish, is full of flavor and delicious. Great portions, i always have enough to take home.

We love it and the place is small but the interest is quite high I guess, so many people ate here…read moreand the portion is big, the masala is not too strong for non Indian like me, it's just so good and no msg I believe since I am not sleepy at all of feel gassy after I ate the food. We ate: - Mysore Masala Dosa, the sides of it, are all so good and fresh. - Goat fry biryani, the star and the 5star worth for me! The chunks are in a good amount, the masala is enough and not too over powered in any. The spicy level which was medium is correct! - chicken butter masala, this is also good and the chicken piece amount is good, the masala hits adequately and the cream on top adds well to it! - Samosa Chaat! 10star!!! It's so filling yet satisfying and once we came back to hotel. I was craving for more! They need to just hopefully make the restaurant bigger, others are so good already. The service and all is good

Their 65 biriyani with chicken might be the best thing i've ever tasted lowkey…read more Only thing i didn't like is when i asked for water they gave me some lukewarm water with no ice:( Still 5 stars tho.

Yum YUM YUMM. Some of the best Chicken Biryani I've had ever. Tender chicken with flavorful rice…read more Ambiance In The restaurant is quiet and the staff is really friendly. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good Indian type restaurant. I would recommend the Chicken Biryani (spice level 5) and the Garlic Naan

We love coming here for the lunch specials! The Service is always quick and their lunch specials…read moreare a super reasonable price. What we love most is the varieties of food, we usually get the coconut shrimp as an appetizer, but I've noticed this last time that the recipe must've changed, cause it was way more coconut milk than the last time. Sometimes the chicken can be a little bit dry, but in general this place hits the spot when he wants some Indian food every single time! Would highly recommend trying it out!

Food: Goan shrimp curry coconut gravy 10/10, super good. chicken vindaloo, samosa, goat cheese…read morekulcha, malai tandoori chicken everything was very tasty, good portion and you can choose sides: rice, naan, potatoes, or salad. The children enjoyed all the food and mango lassi Service: did not rush us but were available Ambience: casual booths. No tablecloths hut very comfortable dining room.

Back a year later and this continues to be our favorite stop in O'Side. Food is a 5 out of 5, nice…read morecozy environment and Obi continues to provide the best level of service around. This will continue to be the only place we visit multiple times during our stay.

Ambience: 4/5 We decided to give this place a try for lunch…read moreon a Sunday afternoon. When we walked in, there two other groups of two people but no workers. We decided to just sit and as we did a worker came out of the kitchen and we just nodded at each other as we sat down. That pretty much sums up the service we had - very no nonsense and no conversation. This doesn't bother us much, but if you are the kind of person that likes to be attended to then you might have felt a little weird about it. They also weren't playing music for the first 10-15 minutes, so it was a little awkwardly quiet. Once the music started back up, I felt like the atmosphere got a little better. Food 5/5 I had checked out their menu online and was really excited to see they had Pani Puri! I have always wanted to try it, but it isn't very common in Indian restaurants. We really enjoyed it but I personally would have liked an option to up the spice or maybe have some chilis on the side. Veg Samosas were perfect - no notes! So yummy with the green chutney Tikka Masala with Chicken - really can't go wrong with this dish but man this one had us scraping the plate! So good and the rice comes included which is not always included so that was nice. Garlic naan and was also good! Perfect with the Tikka Masala Mango Lassi was good - not the best I've ever had but it was still refreshing in this hot afternoon. All in all we were really happy with our meal and we were already talking about the things we would order if we came back.

All I can say is Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum.... Yum.!…read more The food here is delicious. I had the saag with mushrooms and chicken. Steve had the chicken tikka masala.(5 spice meter!) Oh my goodness it was so good and the Naan and the boss mighty Rice!!! My tummy is so happy! Atmosphere definitely a 10! Perfect spot. Wonderful service! Don't even think about it, just go!

Great value for Buffett! Really good variety of food . Quick easy self serve buffet and even…read morewater . While eating, they brought out fresh made garlic naan that was delicious ! Highly recommend and very affordable !!

Writing this several months from the day I ate here. Sorry…read more The hostess/cashier is a very sweet girl. She wants to make sure you are happy and satisfied. For $16 the buffet is well worth it. They bring bread, naan, whatever is being served that day to the table nice and hot. A small bottle of water was provided. The day I went they had vegetables, white rice, butter chicken, tandoori chicken, curry chicken, and a pork dish. Salad comes with a yogurt dressing which I do not like. At the time they did not have a variety of salad dressing. The dahl was delicious. My daughter is a picky eater and said it was just okay. I thought for the price they had a very nice selection. The inside of the restaurant is plain. Nothing fancy, but I am there for the food. I hope to visit again when I come back in November.

Great authentic food, atmosphere, and service ! The coconut nan is delicious- highly recommendread more

We have been coming here for years! The food is delicious and authentic! The family works so hard…read moreand both daughters have always had a smiling presence around their studies both are now studying at medical school! They make the naan, papadam over an Indian tandoori stove in the window so customers can watch in awe as they create their delicacies! We can't recommend this restaurant enough! Everything is made to order so take time to sip a mango lassi or Taj Mahal lager beer while you wait! This jewel of India will delight your tastebuds and their warm hospitality feels like a welcome home! Established 1989 and still as delicious and friendly and kind as ever!