Naan and Dosa

Our favorite Indian restaurant in Albuquerque. Late in making reservations for Valentine's Day, we could have ended up at Tacobell instead. Not dissing TB, it's another of my faves especially when traveling. I know what I'm going to get. Anyways, N&D set up their buffet for the night because last year, folks ordered from the menu and had to wait 1 1/2 hr for their meals. The buffet was a brilliant idea! Kudos! I loved the music that played in the background that was not intrusive, as music in a restaurant should be. Dessert was a sampling. (Sorry, not pictured) PS there was a line of folks waiting for takeout. Very popular as well.

Every time I've eat it not a dosa the food has been excellent. The service has been great.

My family is from South India, so dosas are in my DNA. So you can imagine my delight when dad and I discovered this place during our road trip. The portions are certainly huge and it was nice to have an unexpected dosa in New Mexico. But if I'm being honest, you can tell a lot about a place by its sambar and the sambar here was just average. Same with the dosas - good but not mind blowing. There are a few other South Indian dishes but they do not taste authentic. This is essentially your standard North Indian restaurant with a few nods to Tamilian culture.

Another Indian cuisine restaurant that came highly recommended. So here we are - in time for the buffet. It's busy for past lunch time. We were seated quickly and buffet explained. They had a large selection of vegan & gluten free entrees. But we are carnivores so we got the meat. Goat Curry, Butter Chicken & Tandoori Chicken atop basmati rice. Naan is served separately - regular or garlic . Each dish came nicely seasoned, not overpowering. The Goat Curry was tender - cut with a butter knife. The Butter Chicken came shredded and was equally tender. The Tandoori was not as dry as other places we've tried - it's always some level of dry. Service was good - dirty plates removed in a timely manner and drinks refilled. Quality of the food matched the cost.

The food, both lunch buffet and dinner a la carte, was a delicious mix of Indian-American classics and what I understand to be actual Indian mainstays. The chai is good and plentiful (though I make mine with more pepper at home). What really impresses me every time I go is the level of service. They're attentive and fast, but what really sets them apart is their attention to detail. I'm a sucker for a place that warms or chills their plates as appropriate for the dish. Well suited for vegetarians, the gluten-free crowd, and omnivores alike.

WARNING!!! This place will never want you to eat Indian food anywhere else, ever again! This is become one of my top 10 restaurants ever and I don't even live in Albuquerque. I've searched far and wide, but can come nowhere close to the quality and customer service that this place has. is so nice and polite. Food is out of this world and the garlic naan should be mentioned in the history books. Do yourself a favor and stop here, Heck even travel to Albuquerque just to try this place. Amazing.

Soooo gooood!!! When we got there every table was filled and we waited about 5 minutes for the next available table. There's no buffet at dinner so we ordered from the extensive menu. We started out with a cup of chai which was delicious. Then we got a chicken curry dish, an eggplant dish, vegetable biryani, rice, and naan. We finished it off with a desert of Indian cheese patties w a sauce over them. It was ALL sooo wonderful!!! If you're a vegetarian they have plenty to choose from.Our service was excellent. The atmosphere as nice and relaxing. The male servers all wear the Indian turbans. We'll be back very soon to try out the buffet so we can try more dishes plus it's probably less expensive than dinner. Our bill came to $65. and I'm sure the buffet will be much less. I left my phone at home so I have no pics to show you. Sorry

The buffet was outstanding and they kept the food coming, even though they were very crowded. The service to the tables was great. We'll go again.

Good food, service and ambience. Highly recommend. Beautiful view of the Sandia mountains.

We went here with 3 couples. We order several dishes and shared them. The wait staff was very attentive and gave good suggestions. The food was outstanding. We will be back.