Back again and just as thrilled as the first time. Tried new apps and entrees and they were even…read morebetter than our usual order.

We went here for the first time and we thought it was amazing! We loved everything we ate, our…read moreservice was wonderful, and we loved the vibe of the place. 10/10.

This is the only place we are recommending for guyanese Chinese food. Alvins, Annie, Legends, Singh…read morein the Orlando area is not good to us. Coming from NY and eating at New Thriving this comes pretty close. The service is ok. They are a small place. The bathrooms are weird. They do not have chow mein or cha cha chicken or gizzard.

Back in the days, this placed user to be really good, and the go-to for so many people who enjoyed…read moreWest Indian food. Overtime, either management has changed, or the quality and love they put into their cooking has gone down. Several times I've stopped by, and I typically order chicken fried rice, and a noodle dish, most times chowmein, recently the food has not been the same. The quality has decreased and the flavors are just not there. I do plan on stopping by again soon with some friends coming from out of town, if I feel that the food has improved I'll be sure to leave an updated review

I don't know how we missed this place over the years. So glad we learned about it through word of…read moremouth (thanks, Molly!). We made a reservation for a Saturday night but it was not necessary. They had plenty of open tables (Knicks game 5). We were greeted and served by Alook. He was polite, attentive and efficient. We ordered chicken vindaloo, butter chicken, rice and a garlic naan. The food quality was excellent. No questionable chicken here! It was juicy, cooked perfectly and sauced to perfection. The chicken vindaloo was ordered hot as was the butter chicken. It was perfect. So flavorful with just the right amount of heat! We enjoyed the garlic naan so much we ordered a second to take home with all of our leftovers!! Such generous portions!! We cannot wait to try the lunch buffet T-Sun 11-2:30! Thank you, Alook!

Me and my friends have been coming to Cilantro for over a year now, and it has never been nothing…read moreless than the best food, service, and time! I have tried most of the vegetarian menu and every entree has left me more than satisfied. Try coming on weekdays during lunch so you can have the largest and most varied portions during their lunch specials! The space is left spick and span, including the bathrooms and they always have nice music playing to help you get ready to dig in. I hope to come to Cilantro for years to come. It really lives up to the name, it is not just food but cuisine.

Always get great food. The service is very good willing to work at times with changes. Clean…read morebusiness to go orders complete and timely. Will continue to buy meals there.

Great food the samosas are the best I ever had. Great service through DoorDash. Will order again.read more

I found this place through Uber Eats, only to find that it's not actually that far away from my…read morehouse. I've had a lot of Indian food over the years from many different places, as it's one of my favorites. This place does it very well. Everything was fresh and seasoned perfectly. I'll absolutely be ordering from here again.

First off, this is around the fourth or fifth time we visit Saffron Indian Cuisine in the Sand Lake…read morearea. The restaurant, in our view, has gotten increasingly lacklustre in the past couple of years. While the tables and the interiors are still generally clean, we have noticed wobbly table legs and cracked/torn seat covers that seem to remain unchanged and/or unrepaired for months. Coming to the food, while most of the Punjabi and North-west Indian fare on their menu has been the typically Americanized Indian food for the most part, anything outside of that category on their menu can and will throw you off. Especially if you've had the authentic stuff and know what those dishes taste like. On our latest visit last night, we ordered dahi tikki for appetizer which was served to us without the dahi. No attempt was made on part of the server or the kitchen staff to correct the error and provide the yogurt dressing. So we had a couple of aloo tikkis (spiced potato patties) with the regular chutneys that were at the table. We also ordered chicken vindaloo, bhindi do pyaza and butter naan for the entrée. To our surprise, the chicken tasted nothing like vindaloo and it had potatoes in it!!! LOL! For the uninitiated, Vindaloo is the Indian interpretation of 'Carne de Vinha d'alhos', which was introduced in the early 16th century to the former Portuguese colony of Goa in India. In Goa, the dish is colloquially known as 'vindalho' or 'vindaloo' and is prepared in a very similar manner to its Portuguese counterpart. It's a type of braised meat prepared with bold fiery spices and wine vinegar to impart that recognisably bold, pickle like flavour and has a beautiful, rich brown sauce. Vindaloo has absolutely NOTHING to do with Aloo (potatoes) in any shape, way or form. What was served to us seemed like some Frankensteined variation of Chicken tikka masala with some potatoes thrown in at whim. The bhindi do pyaza was alright in terms of flavor but the team in their kitchen ignored to discard the cap/stem of the okras causing the preparation to have a rather unpleasant texture and mouthfeel. The butter naans were also very inconsistent in texture. The first one was fine, the second one was overcooked, brown and crispy and the one we ordered to go was slightly undercooked and doughy. Also, not sure if it's worth mentioning, but the lights inside the restaurant kept being dimmed to the point of being turned off several times when we were seated at the table at around 8:30PM. I'm not sure what's going on with this restaurant but if the owners and staff actually read the reviews, please do something about it. We have been to Saffron before and we used to really enjoy the food, the service and the overall atmosphere. But lately it's been all going downhill. The only saving grace is that the portions served here are still huge. But that won't save the restaurant if the quality of the food and everything else keeps tanking. It'll be a shame to see another good restaurant fall from grace. We would absolutely urge the owners to take notice and fix things so those of us who have loved this place in the past can keep returning.

I ate Guru's for the first time today, ordering to go. In short, the food was phenomenal! Ordering…read morewas easy, and the wait time was very reasonable even though it was the lunch rush. While waiting for my meal to be ready, I had the pleasure of speaking with the owner; what an incredibly kind and generous person he was! I ordered the garlic naan and chicken hyderabadi and it was so so tasty. I only wish I would've ordered more because it was tough to stop eating! The flavors and sauce consistency were fantastic and the chicken was so tender I could easily pull it apart with a spoon. If you haven't visited Guru consider this your sign to go!

This place is fantastic, they gave my buddy a free entree for his birthday. We had such a nice time.read more

My parents and I went again for the lunch buffet. We got so lucky to find a seat near the buffet…read morearea immediately upon arriving. Grabbed some chaat and vegetable pakora for appetizer. The pakora was fried perfectly and had the right amount of spices, making it so flavorful and addicting that my mom enjoyed it so much. The meat area had Chicken Tikka Masala, Cashew Chicken, Goat Biryani, and Tandoori Chicken. All were wonderful. The biryani had nice pieces of goat, but most of them had bones. The the goat was tender and flavorful from being with the bones. The cashew chicken was good, but also had bones. The chicken tikka was boneless and the chicken was soft. The sauces were flavorful and medium spiced. The tandoori chicken was cooked nicely, but you did need a knife and fork to cut it. For the vegetarian dishes, the okra and potato were both enjoyable. The paneer dish was a bit too sweet for me, and the vegetable biryani seemed to have golden raisins, which I didn't enjoy. For dessert, I just took the fruit custard, which was mostly just fruit in a mango milk/sauce. It was still delicious! We all agreed that the food was great here for the buffet! The service is good, but can be busy. While our plates got cleared for the first rounds, it did pile up during the second round and dessert. It didn't get cleared until we left. It was ok because we had enough space to eat anyways. I also noticed that relaxing piano music was in the background, so it does help calm the atmosphere in a tourist area. The price increased to about 20 dollars per person, but this is still a great deal. With various types of food to enjoy and unlimited portions til your stuffed, it's an excellent value. It's our preferred restaurant for Indian lunch buffet in the I-Drive area. Overall: A-

We were seated right away, and the staff was very friendly, which made for a welcoming start. They…read morehave a clear vegetarian section, and vegan and gluten-free menus are available upon request. The naan was fresh and fluffy. The cheese naan is unlike any paneer naan we have tried before--almost like a cheesy quesadilla. They didn't have Aloo Choley listed, but when we asked, the kitchen put together a version with chickpeas and potatoes that turned out delicious. We ordered the Dal Maharani, and while our waitress asked about spice level, it felt like she made the decision for us. We enjoy spice, but even the first bite was hotter than we expected, and we barely ate any of it despite it being otherwise flavorful. Toward the end, our waitress asked us to leave a review... and then stood there waiting. When my husband said we were still chatting, she kept circling back to check, which felt pretty pushy. Later, when we requested to-go boxes, she said "there is no rush" and then disappeared. We had to ask again. Overall, the food is good and the staff is mostly friendly, but the unexpectedly fiery dal and the slightly overzealous service kept this from being a 5-star experience.

I liked it! We went on a weekday night, it was crowded but we were able to snag a table pretty…read morequickly. The portions were moderate, but the spice spot on for comfort. Overall the dishes were satisfying, and on the higher side of what I've had in Orlando. The naan was pretty standard.

We tried this restaurant for the first time on a Friday evening. It's a small spot tucked into a…read morestrip mall, and they were pretty busy when we arrived. The ambiance is just okay--nothing particularly special--and it was noticeably warm inside. With Indian food already being on the spicier side, a cooler temperature would definitely make the dining experience more comfortable. We ordered the rogan josh, palak chaat, samosas, chicken biryani, Jaipur dosa, garlic naan, and a few drinks. Service started off a bit slow--we waited a while for our drinks--but once things got going, the food came out fairly quickly. One thing I really appreciated was the variety of chutneys served with the appetizers. That was a great touch, especially since many places tend to be pretty minimal with those. Everything we ordered tasted really good, and you can tell the flavors were well done. See photos below. Our total came to $105 for everything, which felt reasonable for the amount of food we got. Overall, the food is definitely worth it. Next time, though, we'll probably go with takeout to skip the wait and enjoy it at home.

Literally cleaned these plates, everything was so good, WOW! I'm so happy when my cheat meal is…read moreworth it! We visited after some paddling at Kelly Park. The restaurant was empty, out there was another Indian couple eating, so I thought that's a good sign. We visited for a late lunch on a Friday. I asked about the lunch specials which they have from 12 to 3, I think it's only weekdays but not for sure. The deal gives you so much variety and it's only $13! It comes with a main dish, two apps, soup and a dessert. Pani puri to start with the green shots, the dahi puri comes with a yogurt sauce. Samosa was perfect and I ordered the Chilli chicken with fried rice. It was soooo good, I ordered it medium but it was pretty spicy. I really loved the flavor, so unique. My husband ordered the chana masala, which was also very good. I loved the sweet ending with 1 gulab jamun, covered in the typical honey sauce. I wished there would have been more than one, but everything was excellent!!

My parents and I went on a Wednesday evening. It was not crowded when we arrived, and we sat in a…read morebooth. We ordered the mixed bhaji and manchow soup for appetizers. The bhaji was fried with mostly onion and potatoes, and pretty good with the mint chutney provided. The soup was more flavorful, with either tofu or paneer and the broth having both Indian and Chinese spices. I went with the butter chicken for my main plate, and request hot level spice. My mom ordered the misal pav, while my dad took the green curry with paneer. My butter chicken was good, but there was no heat noticeable. While I tasted some spices, there was no fuel to any fire. The chicken was a bit in the tougher side, but still enjoyable because I believe it had tandoori flavor. My mom's misal pav had more heat, and was good with the lentils. After adding onions and other toppings, it brought the Indian street food flavor. We took rice instead of the bun. My dad's green curry was also good, but on the sweeter side. The paneer as the requested protein was consistent in the texture. For dessert, we took two orders of ras malai, which was homemade. It was definitely a legit dessert with the ricotta cheese balls in the milky sauce with Indian spices on top. Just delicious! After finishing the food, we all agreed that it was quite enjoyable. The service was attentive and it was table service, but there were some things we had to do ourselves. A large bottle of water was provided, and we have to fill our cups ourselves. We also had to move our used plates and items to the side of the table, the made the space quite cramped. We also packed the foods ourselves to take home. However, our server was friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is very casual, with various movie posters on the tables, and the music playing classic Indian movie songs. The dining area is small, but it was pretty quiet with not many people when we were there. Mirchi is located in a strip mall in Colonial and Dillard Street intersection, and parking was not difficult. Mirchi reminds me of a smaller version of Bombay Street Kitchen, with just a smaller dining area and more limited selection. I wish they still had South Indian options like dosa, but they stopped about two months ago. Still, for street food, it was quite enjoyable, and the prices were reasonable. We paid about 85 dollars after tips. Just expect casual, no frills atmosphere. If you are looking for a more upscale experience, their sister restaurant, Cilantro is a couple miles away in downtown Winter Garden. With the good Indian food at reasonable prices, we will come back, and also give Cilantro a try as well. Overall: B

Stopped by Naan Stop while visiting Windermere and had a good experience. I had the cabbage and…read morechicken salad, which I really enjoyed, and the naan was good as well. The restaurant was clean, the service was friendly, and everyone in our group was happy with their meals. I'd definitely go back the next time I'm in the area.

This place used to be my go to stop for the most flavorful delicious Indian food. However, my last…read moretwo times I have gone and gotten my favorite: Chicken Korma, and Butter Chicken. However, both have the same bland flavorless profile all of the sudden. I am not sure if the chef has changed, or if ownership has changed, but please- bring back the Naan Stopp we know and love, because this is not it.