Maya Cuisine Restaurant & Bar
Maya Cuisine Restaurant & Bar
Roasted soybeans mixed with onion, chilly and lemon.
Seasoned potatoes and green peas wrapped in a light pastry.
Samosas mixed with chickpeas, tomatoes, onions, chutney, yogurt and spices.
Selection of fried fritters and dipped in chickpeas batter.
Mixture of potatoes and chickpeas) and papri in a yogurt and tamarind sauce.
Fried spinach leaves with yogurt and tamarind.
A battered cauliflower with rich garlic and spices.
A fiery and tangy diced chicken tampered with mustard seed and curry leaves.
Boneless duck marinated with herbs and spices cooked in our clay oven.
Jumbo shrimp cooked with honey and white wine.
Combination of vegetable pakora, samosa and chicken tikka and lamb seekh kabab.
Pan sauteed calamari with onions, bell peppers and exotic spices.
Selection of fried fritters, dipped in chickpeas batter.
Boneless chicken Thai cooked in a fiery sauce with green chili, onions, peppers, garlic and soy sauce.
Selection of fried fritters, dipped in chickpeas batter.
Selection of fried fritters, dipped in chickpeas batter.
Cream of tomato with herbs and spices.
An authentic soup made of lentils and chicken broth flavored with fresh spices.
Garden fresh mixed vegetable soup favored with herbs and lightly spiced.
Blend of spinach and chicken mixed with herbs.
Please contact restaurant for daily soup selection.
Soup of fermented green leaves
Fresh greens, tomato, cucumber and onions
Sliced of chicken tikka served on the bed of lettuce, cucumber, tomato and onions.
Large prawns sauteed with garlic, ginger, golden onions and tomatoes.
Large prawns cooked with tomatoes and potatoes in a fiery sauce.
Shrimp cooked in an exquisite tomato creamy sauce.
Boneless pieces of premium fish cooked with fresh mild spices.
Fillets of grilled salmon cooked in creamy sauce with Indian condiments, onion and ginger.
Shrimp sauteed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cilantro.
Curried shrimp cooked with chopped spinach. No
Aromatic long grain slow-cooked rice.
Minced of vegetable marinated with fresh Nepali spices wrapped in flour and steamed or fried.
Minced of chicken marinated with fresh Nepali spices wrapped in flour and steamed or fried.
Himalayan style veg dumpling in a tangy and savory home made sauce
Himalayan style chicken dumpling in a tangy and savory home made special sauce.
Paneer cooked in a fiery sauce with green chili, onion, bell pepper, garlic and soy sauce.
Chicken thigh cooked in a fiery sauce with green chili, onion, bell pepper, garlic and soy sauce.
Battered fried cauliflower cooked with onions, garlic and spice in a soy sauce.
Battered fried chicken cooked with onions, garlic and spice in a soy sauce.
Noodles cook with mixed vegetable in soy sauce and spices.
Noodles cook with mixed chicken in soy sauce and spices.
Noodles cook with mixed vegetable in soy sauce and spices.
Noodles cook with mixed chicken in soy sauce and spices.
Basmati rice flavored with soy sauce, chili paste and spice.
Basmati rice flavored with soy sauce, chili paste and spice.
Chunks of boneless lamb meat marinated with herbs and traditional Nepali spices, skewered and then barbecued in clay oven.
Stir fried noodles cooked with shrimp, bell pepper, onion, garlic and soy sauce
Kukhhurako masu. Tender chicken cooked in traditional curry sauce.
Boneless white meat chicken cooked with exquisite creamy tomatoes cashew base sauce.
Cubes of tender chicken cooked with onions and bell peppers in tomato and onion sauce.
Chicken cooked in a mild cashew base creamy sauce with fruits and garnished with almonds.
Chicken cooked with chopped creamy spinach.
Chunks of chicken cooked with potatoes in a fiery red-hot sauce and spices.
Chicken with stir-fried fresh garden vegetables finished with tomato sauce and freshly grounded spices.
Chicken marinated overnight in freshly prepared mix of yogurt, spices and herbs cooked in tandoor.
Boneless chunks of chicken marinated in herbs and spices barbecued in a clay oven on skewer.
Minced Lamb flavored with fresh herbs cooked in a clay oven on skewers.
Chunks of boneless lamb marinated with herbs and traditional spices and barbecued in clay oven.
Fresh lamb chops marinated in chef's special sauce and barbecued in clay oven on skewer.
Filet of salmon marinated in herbs and spices and barbecued in clay oven.
Whole seasonal fish marinated with spices and broiled.
Shrimp lightly seasoned in a blend of spices and broiled.
A pre-selected combination of tandoori chicken, seekh kabab, fish, shrimp, chicken tikka and lamb sekuwa.
A pre-selected combination of tandoori chicken, seekh kabab, fish and shrimp cooked in the traditional clay oven.
Homemade cottage cheese marinated in yogurt and spices cooked in tandoor.
Chicken marinated overnight in freshly prepared mix of yogurt, spices & herbs, cooked in a clay oven.
Lamb cooked with potatoes in a fiery sauce.
Cubes of lamb cooked in a mild cashew base creamy sauce with fruits and garnished with almonds.
Tender lamb cooked with chopped creamy spinach.
Cubes of lamb cooked in a blended mixture of spices and curry sauce.
Chef's special. Tender lamb with bone cooked with herbs and spices. Use
Choice of lamb or goat pieces cooked with Indian pickle and spices.
Tender goat meat cooked with chopped creamy fresh spinach and mild spices.
Croquettes of fresh cheese, vegetables and potatoes simmered in light cashew creamy sauce.
Black lentils, delicately cooked and flavored with fresh Indian herbs and spices.
A combination of spinach and freshly made curd cheese cooked with fresh cream in medium sauce.
Cube of home made cheese cooked on tomato base creme sauce delicious.
A combination of green peas and freshly made cottage cheese cooked with fresh cashew creamy sauce.
Fresh garden veggies cooked with almonds and cashew creamy sauce.
Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with ginger, tomatoes, peas and mild spices. Vegan.
Chickpeas and diced potatoes cooked in exotic blend of traditional spices. Vegan.
Simmered yellow lentils sauteed with tomatoes, ginger, cumin, onions, garlic and exotic spices. Vegan.
Baked eggplant in our clay oven smashed and cooked with the Indian spices. Vegan.
Green okra, stir fried in light spices with onions and capsicums in the briefest possible time to retain its texture and taste. Vegan.
Fresh veggie finished with tomato sauce and spice. Vegan.
Paneer cooked with onions and bell pepper in a tomato base sauce.
Baby mustard.
Freshly baked white bread topped with butter.
Whole wheat bread baked in the clay oven.
Naan bread topped with garlic herbs and butter.
Naan stuffed with fine chopped onion and bell peppers and herbs.
Naan bread stuffed with dried fruits and nuts.
Naan bread stuffed with jalapeno and cheese.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with potatoes and lightly spiced.
Naan stuffed with seasoned minced lamb.
Naan stuffed with finely chopped seasoned chicken and herbs.
A sampling of our finest tandoori breads: plain naan, Kashmiri naan and garlic naan.
Naan stuffed with finely chopped, seasoned chicken & herbs.
Freshly baked white bread topped with green olives, dry red pepper, and olive oil.
Freshly baked white bread stuffed with jalapeno and cheese.
Rich fresh-yogurt with cucumber, tomatoes and herbs.
Sweet and sour mango relish.
Traditional Indian lentil cracker.
Traditional sour and spice pickles.
Flour and milk dumplings served in sugar syrup.
Homemade ice cream flavored with mango or pistachio.
Creamed cheese patties prepared in sweetened reduced milk flavored cardamom and garnished with pistachio.
Homemade rice pudding flavored with cardamom, blend with almonds and garnished with pistachio.
Combination of gulab jamun, kulfi and ice cream.
Darjeeling special milk tea or green tea.
Regular or decaf Himalayan coffee.
Fresh yogurt drink.
Fresh yogurt drink.
Sweet yogurt drink with mango pulp.
A combination of chicken tikka masala or saag paneer, rice and mixed salad.
Samosa, saag paneer, baigan bharta, chana masala, dal makhani, chef's special curry, rice, naan and dessert.
Samosa, lamb rogan, josh, chicken tikka masala, saag panner, dal makhani, chef's special curry, rice, naan and dessert.
Tandoori Chicken
Honey Garlic Shrimp..4 shrimps for $14+
Gobi Masala (Vegan)
Veg thali Vegetarian Thali (Dine In)
What was left of what we ordered
Maya Cuisine food is always delicious.
Aloo Gobi, eggplant & Vegetable Fried Rice
a mural of buddhas
Butter Chicken, Saag Paneer, Chana Masala, Garlic Naan
Maya Cuisine food is always delicious.
Chicken Korma
I had ordered the Non-Veg Thali(Dine In) and Omgoshhh it was sooo good!
Great space esthetics, food was great mulligiwanty soup and vegetables biriyana.
Tandoori Chicken
interior
Butter Chicken
Tandoor Chicken
Mango lassi
Cho-e-la breaded cauliflower
Tandoori Chicken
veg samosa
Maya Cuisine food is always delicious.
Rice, chicken korma, and a complimentary birthday dessert (I think gulab jamun)
My husband ordered Butter Chicken, this is his go to dish!!!
Carley M.
Jun 15, 2024
Food and service are always great. I wish they had a full bar but beer and wine are good options as well. Cute, intimate setting.
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John S.
Oct 24, 2024
I was hungry after flying across country and this place was nearby my hotel. It has a nice atmosphere, friendly service upon entering. Prompt service - seated and served a pitcher of water and provided a menu. I ordered lamb biryani, house salad and mango lassi (it was thick and delicious - had two of them). Food was served after a few minutes. House salad was iceberg lettuce, red onions, carrot chips- not what I expected. The lamb biryani was well spiced and meaty! I liked it!
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Alejandra R.
Oct 31, 2024
This Indian restaurant is fantastic! The sampler plate is full of delicious flavors, and the samosas are a must-try. The staff is super friendly too. Highly recommend it for anyone craving great Indian food!
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Erica L.
Sep 28, 2023
I was really looking forward to this place given the rave reviews. The service is friendly, and the dishes are served nicely, even though the place has a very casual and dated decor. That said, the Indian dishes disappointed. I had the non-veg thali. Here's what it included:- pea and potato samosa: perfect level of spice, probably medium spicy, but the fry dough on the outside was thick and not that crispy. - palak paneer: too heavy and creamy and not spicy enough - dal makhani: bland, lacking salt and smokiness and flavor - chickpea dish like Chana masala: also bland - lamb rojanjosh: I liked this one. Great flavor, tender meat- chicken tikka masala: too sweet, lacking depth and spice and seasoning - basmati rice: this was fine - naan: pretty good, lightly crispyIf I did ever return, I'd go for some of the Nepali specialties.
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James A.
Jul 26, 2024
Food is top tier, extremely friendly service and all of the dishes came out piping hot. Highly recommend this place! 5 stars... will definitely be back.Ordered- samosas -4/5 Chat Papri- 5/5 Chicken Hakka Noodles- 5/5 Chicken MoMo- 5/5 Chicken curry- 5/5 Gulab Jamun-4/5 Masala Chai-5/5 Indian Coffee -4/5
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Robert D.
Apr 2, 2023
Maya was unfortunately less than average in terms of food quality. The chicken tikka masala was more yellow than red. I had never seen that before. The sauce was uneventful and lacked any heat whatsoever. The wait staff did not offer it, which is kind of typical of Indian restaurants. The chicken was plain, which indicated that they did not marinade it (or did for only minimal time) and/or it was previously frozen. In any case, the meal was sustenance, but not worthy of repeating.
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Swaraj K.
Mar 22, 2023
Tried this place out in the DC area, pretty neat setup inside the restaurant, We tried a chicken biriyani, and the tandoori chicken, plus a Gobi masala with Roti. Everything was deliciously flavorful. I requested the biriyani and tandoori chicken to be spicy and it came out amazing. They do have a masala chai, but cannot be served sugar free, my colleague tried it and said it was too sweet. A decent amount of tables and simple seating nothing too fancy. The service could be quicker and has room to improvement.
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Monica K.
Oct 7, 2022
First time trying Indian food and had such a great experience at Mayas. First thing to note is that there wasn't a hostess/host dedicated to seating you as you walk in the door. Be sure to flag down a waitress or waiter and ask them where to sit. The flavors were bold, the food was the perfect temperature, and the entrees come with rice. My favorite was the lamb, but the butter chicken was great too (just less savory than I anticipated). The garlic in the garlic naan is very strong, so if you are sensitive to that flavor, I would go for the plain naan instead. The star of the show was the vegetable samosas! They come with two dipping sauces and I loved both! Will definitely be back to try some more dishes!
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Jasna R.
Oct 20, 2022
Came here for lunch before seeing a theatre play. Decor was homey and clean, restaurant is very spacious inside, bathrooms are clean. Food was really good. The breaded cauliflower was nicely seasoned and crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside. The lamb curry had tender cubes with a delicious sauce. The dal makhani was solid. Minus a star since I felt the spice level was a little mild, and I didn't see an option to adjust it. Service was good given there was only one (very nice) server during the lunch rush, but could've been nicer with more servers. I would've liked more rice as well -- maybe I could've gotten another bowl, but I felt we didn't have enough time to ask given how busy the server was serving all the tables.Would come here again when we are in the area.
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Sophia C.
Nov 24, 2024
This restaurant is AMAZING. SUCH flavorful food, hands-down best Indian restaurant in Bethesda, maybe best I've ever been to. The portions are crazy good too for the price. Every dish in the veg thali tasted SO GOOD and it could feed two hungry people for the price of one. The veg momos were also fantastic; I need to know what was in the sauce. The server Christina (spelling?) was so friendly and helpful. The music was also pleasant and the restaurant had a nice atmosphere. I have so many good things to say, I could just keep going. Definitely come here!!
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