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Gourmet India

MY REVIEW: For a tablecloth and white napkin establishment, the lunch buffet is wonderful. The food is exceptionally good. Great value. The wait staff is lovely, friendly and attentive. One of our favorites in Houston!

NAME: sweet suzie
SUBMITTED: 9/18/2011   LAST VISIT WAS: 9/2011
FREQUENCY: Visited 4-6 times

MY REVIEW: I live a short distance from this restaurant. I finally decided to try it tonight. I walked in expecting the buffet, but was very happy with the menu. EXCELLENT food and service. I had the chicken curry and my son had lamb. The North Indian dessert was almost like a tres leches, but not quite. Lovely little restaurant. A touch I did not expect, but enjoyed was the hot towels that seemed to be infused with rose water perhaps...? I will for sure be going back.

NAME: jenfoodie
SUBMITTED: 1/11/2011   LAST VISIT WAS: 01/11
FREQUENCY: Visited once

MY REVIEW: We have only had take-out meals, but both times the food was excellent, carefully made and authentic. The chicken tikka masala had a little more bite than is usual, a very nice touch. But it's pricey!

NAME: Andy Brickell
SUBMITTED: 12/29/2010   LAST VISIT WAS: December 2010
FREQUENCY: Visited 2-3 times

MY REVIEW: Probably my favorite of the Indian buffet restaurants I know of on the West side. Excellent flavors, fresh food, good dessert, plus the best value for money when you use the downloadable coupon.

NAME: buffet-rama
SUBMITTED: 10/7/2009   LAST VISIT WAS: 8/2009
FREQUENCY: Everybody here knows my name...

MY REVIEW: This is definitaly a place I will miss when my husband and I move back to Norway next month. We go there at least once a month to enjoy their lunch buffet which is amazing. I love the fact that there are more vegetarian dishes to choose from than meat dishes. The service is great, friendly staff.

Every time we have had visitors from Norway, we always bring them here, and everyone loves it! This place is worth a visit!

NAME: Silje
SUBMITTED: 9/27/2009   LAST VISIT WAS: 09/09
FREQUENCY: Everybody here knows my name...

MY REVIEW: three of us went last friday, what a surprise this place was lovely, the strip mall its in is not nice! bit of a dodgy area, but the restaurant was very nice, good linens etc, we had chicken tikka masala the British favorite and Vindaloo, onion Bhajis which were very good, Naan Bread was good, the place is a bit expensive but if you use the coupon its worth it, two of us shared chicken tikka masala, naan and rice and appetizer and we will had some to go! cost as we were drinking water $25.00, if you were ordering just for you this might be an expensive meal. We will be back as the food was pretty good.

NAME: Susie
SUBMITTED: 4/20/2009   LAST VISIT WAS: 4/09
FREQUENCY: Visited once

MY REVIEW: I went this past Saturday for the lunch buffet. My first impression was that it was a very small buffet, especially when compared to other Indian lunch buffets.

I'm vegetarian so I was limited to two salads (a lettuce and an onion salad), that I didn't really care for, and five vegetarian dishes. Of the five dishes the lentils were delicious and the garbanzo beans on the skillet were good. The other vegetarian items weren't bad, but I wasn't crazy for them.

The naan wasn't as fresh as I'm used to, when compared to other buffets.

Overall, the food was good, just not a variety if you're a vegetarian. I felt it wasn't worth the money.

I would go back, skip the buffet and order from their menu.

NAME: Jaclyn
SUBMITTED: 1/26/2009   LAST VISIT WAS: 1/2009
FREQUENCY: Visited once

MY REVIEW: We tried their lunch buffet today and it was really excellent, both the food and service! The sag paneer, chicken tikka masala, chicken tandoori, and kheer were some of the best we've ever had. They have a coupon on this website for 15 % off of the lunch buffet. We will be visiting this fine establishment again.

NAME: tim cormier
SUBMITTED: 1/3/2009   LAST VISIT WAS: 01/09
FREQUENCY: Visited once

MY REVIEW: Strong points: Excellent food (i'm vegetarian); Excellent service (Indian restaurant don't serve their Indian clients too well, but this is definitely an exception to that); Great "tava" (iron skillet) items on buffet; Malai Kofta dish is heavenly!; Price is very reasonable for quality of food & service

Weak points: Location isn't that great, unless you live/work near Westheimer

Main question: Would I go again? MOST DEFINITELY!

NAME: Big Eater
SUBMITTED: 11/12/2008   LAST VISIT WAS: Nov/2008
FREQUENCY: Visited 2-3 times

MY REVIEW: After reading a few of the comments on here, my husband and I decided to try this place out.

We are more than glad we did!

Not only was the service excellent, and the restaraunt immaculately clean, the food was spot on!

If you like Northern Indian food, this place is great.

Plenty of fresh, hot naan was served, and very ample portions as well.

We are both vegetarian, so we are always pleased to see a good variety of tastey dishes on a menu.

I highly reccomend the veggie croqets in cream sauce as well as the saag paneer.

NAME: the van Kessels
SUBMITTED: 7/7/2008   LAST VISIT WAS: 7/07/08
FREQUENCY: Visited once

MY REVIEW: We drove over an hour to try this place. Very disappointed. Waiter was a little haughty. The raita was soured, we didn't have to pay for it. The Tandoori Chicken stated at $13.95 on the menu was two legs and two thighs. None of the entrees came with anything extra - not so much as a piece of naan! Much less rice. The Paneer Tikka was a huge disappointment. The best thing about this visit was that we learned for less than half the drive we have the BEST Indian restaurant closer to our area. They know Paneer Tikka. This girl loves her yogurt cheese. My tip...take a little trip our way and head to Bay Area Blvd - M*ogul's. This place is way over priced for dinner with absolutely nothing added. Lunch buffet may be great. I don't know. The area looks a little "too rough" to visit after dark anyway.

NAME: HotTexasNurse
SUBMITTED: 7/7/2008   LAST VISIT WAS: 07/2008
FREQUENCY: Visited once

MY REVIEW: The lunch buffet is simply excellent. Especially if you want to take someone who has never had Indian food a buffet is a good place to try an assortment of dishes and no one will leave hungry. I live in Houston but travel around the world quite and bit and after 3-4 days of non-Indian food, I crave "masala" the Indian style of cooking with spices. I would guess I have easily tried around 60-70 decent restaurants around the US. I would give Gourmet India very high marks for lunch as well as dinner although dinner service is a tad slow. Recently in North Carolina when the dinner was slow in coming the manager brought over a plate of assorted fritters (on the house); then how can you complain about the slow cooking. Gourmet India makes a mean mutton curry and a terrific shrimp masala - better than average Indian restaurants in Singapore. The ambiance is just right, it’s comfortable but not over whelming such that you feel you are paying more for the ambiance than the food. A secret about Indian food for non-Indians: if you feel it is too spicy, have some yogurt or a concoction called ‘sweet lassi’ (at the end of the meal), the latter is made from buttermilk both of these have an effect to mellow the effect of the spices. The warning about good tasting Indian food is that it can become addictive – you will like it too much.

NAME: Mumbaiwala
SUBMITTED: 5/3/2008   LAST VISIT WAS: 4/2008
FREQUENCY: Visited 4-6 times

MY REVIEW: My wife and I (had) a favorite Indian restaurant that we ate at for 25 years. It is now closed. It was the T*aj Mahal. I drove at least 40 miles one way, to go eat at Gourmet India, and it was worth every mile, and every drop of fuel it took to get there. The food was to say the least, excellent. The people there are very kind. I never asked for a thing. My glass of tea and water, were always full. I was asked several times by the waiter if there was anything more that I needed. The place is just great. I brought home the leftovers and had them for breakfast and even saved a bite for lunch. WOW! I can't wait to go back. They have made me and my wife very happy!!

If you love northern Indian food, please do yourself a favor and pay them a visit. Your tongue will be so happy!! The portions, for the price, I would say are reasonable, and you get nice portions I might add. Price is what I would expect to pay nowadays. Mid range in my opinion. The place looks very clean and it is a quiet relaxed atmosphere. I kind of felt like I was at home, though it was only my first visit. They make you feel very welcome. I could go on and on. Just take my word for it. Go check them out.

NAME: Logan Gill
SUBMITTED: 1/20/2008   LAST VISIT WAS: 1/19/2008
FREQUENCY: Visited once

MY REVIEW: The food is incredible. I go to this place once a week. The lunch buffet is perfectly priced and has a good selection. Dinner is good when we have company in town. None of my guests have been disappointed coming here and I will always bring my out of towns guests to this place. The waiters are always professional and are quick to get you anything that you need. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for some flavorful and hot food.

NAME: heimora
SUBMITTED: 1/15/2008   LAST VISIT WAS: 1/2008
FREQUENCY: Visited 4-6 times

MY REVIEW: The food was excellent but.....We arrived at 10 on a Sat. night since they closed at 11. Appetizers were already unavailable and the waiters hovered over us just waiting for us to hurry and finish so they could close. So get there well before the stated closing time to enjoy a leisurely meal.

They should be clear on what their operating hours really mean. Best would be to say last orders accepted at such and such a time.

NAME: Tashi
SUBMITTED: 12/15/2007   LAST VISIT WAS: 11/2007
FREQUENCY: Visited once

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