Dakshin Indian Grill

The best Indian buffet in Charlotte. Saturdays and sundays at 12. A large assortment of options. Chicken, vegetarian, naan bread, dessert you name it. Also really good for introducing someone new to the cuisine so they can find something they really like. My go to is the chicken tikka or butter chicken with rice and naan. I also sneak a bit of all other meats available onto my plate too and samosas if they have them. And a good price for all they have to offer!

Okay - so I have been to this restaurant many times and every time the experience and the food taste differs. However, I'm basing my review here on my most recent visits in last 10 days - Visit 1:- when Dakshin started their weekend buffet, we went on 3rd March - first weekend of buffet. It was chaotic is an understatement. There was no order in which appetizers were lined up - one could literally go left or right after picking a clean plate -- this was creating a HUGE chaos. Also the area where plates were kept was a doorway of some sort so there were people congregating. Food itself was okay - not the best buffet food I've had - but the experience itself made me not want to go for next helping. By the end of our meal, place (esp the entrance) was stinking bad of floor cleaner! Yuck! Visit 2:- I literally tried hard to give this place a second chance by trying their weekday buffet - assuming there would be less foot traffic given a Monday (11th March). Flyers and IG posts all promotes start time of 11:30AM. We reached there at 11:30AM. Staff said they will be ready in 5-min. We were okay to wait.It was then 11:50 and there was no sign of readiness. I had to go ask the staff member why there is a delay and reiterate that it beats the purpose of quick buffet on a weekday lunch if they are taking so long to just get ready! Staff advised us to get started while they are still placing some of their dishes (such a naan/bread). Again - the experience was bad. Food was okay again. Stink of floor cleaner was very much there. I am never giving this place my money again! Worst ever experience.

I realized that I had not tried any Indian food in the entire Charlotte area since I have been here (because I was worried about being disappointed), so I decided to suggest it to my husband and to give Dakshin a try. We came here for dinner and were allowed to seat ourselves right away. Only half of the restaurant was available for customers to dine. The other half was left empty. There was a sign on each table that indicated that we were supposed to look at the menu, order, and pay by phone. We ordered the Chicken Korma Special ($16.99) and Butter Masala Special ($16.99). Despite ordering both as mild, the Korma was definitely spicier than the Butter Masala. I liked both, but the Butter Masala tasted better to me, mostly because it did not burn my tongue off more and more with each bite but also because it had a sweetness to it. I loved that the dishes arrived in cute little cauldrons. I thought it was odd to choose serving spoons that were way too big considering the size of the little pots. The chicken was plump and juicy. I thought the amount of chicken was decent in portion size but when considering the cost of the meal, I would have liked more pieces of chicken. The rice was perfect. We also tried the Garlic Naan (4 pieces for $3.99), which was thinner than most naan that I have tried, but it was still delicious and great for dipping with the sauces. Ordering and paying by phone certainly minimized the need for wait staff. There were only 2 staff members who were running food and drinks to the tables. However, it caused us to receive less service when needed. It was not terribly busy, yet the staff was nowhere to be seen when we needed them the most. For example, I was afraid to finish my water because we had difficulty finding staff to request refills for our water, which is important to have while sweating through spicy food. They were also nowhere to be seen when we were wondering if our order for naan had been lost after waiting a very long time for it. The staff made themselves very scarce. Also, I was told that the Yelp check-in deal would not work because "we do not use Yelp." Thankfully, this was remedied after he spoke with the manager.Overall, the food was still fantastic so the 4 stars is for the quality, presentation, and variety of food offered. However, the service was far too lacking, so I would give them 2 stars for service.

Reviewing again, we have been here multiple times now and are never disappointed. Today, we tried a spicy chicken appetizer, its not on the on menu so don't know the name. It was so good, beautiful in presentation, and nice and spicy. Hubs had the lamb curry and I had the Mughlai shahi paneer. Both were excellent. The waitstaff is so helpful and always give great recommendations. Our favorite Indian restaurant in Charlotte.

i loved the garlic naan so much! it was very fresh and not greasy. definitely will order it again. service was great

Placed a togo order at Dakshin Indian Grill with a friend of mine. Daksin has a very extensive menu with loads of options to choose from. They even have some Indo Chinese dishes. I ordered the Garlic Naan, Korma Specials with Chicken and Papdi Chatt. Level one spiciness for my order. My friend got the Samoa Chatt, Garlic Naan, Butter Chicken, Manchurian Specials with Chicken and Fried Rice. She ordered everything on level one spiciness but the Manchurian Chicken at a zero spiciness. The food was all flavorful. The Manchurian Specials with Chicken was very spicy so spicy that she had to call back and have them remake the dish. The remade dish was amazing. Not spicy at all. I was able to reheat my dishes the next day and everything was better. The pickup process was easy and we were able to use the checkin reward of 10% off. I was impressed with the customer service and the portions of the dishes. Dakshin Indian Grill16640 Hawfield Way DrCharlotte, NC 28277Saturday June 26, 2021 8pm (Review 544 overall, 88 in 2021)

Food is amazing here I highly recommend it for first time eating Indian food. The service is great I never gotten my order wrong.

Dirty, Poor Rating of 86 'B' to starters. The plates are dusty (in fact the whole restaurant has cleanly issues - dread to know about the kitchen). Plates are left on the table getting dusty before dining. The Samosas were still frozen. The management seems not to care about the quality of food or the customer. I have eaten Indian my whole life and will never eat here again.Do yourselves a favor and search alternative Indian dining in the area; many and far better.

It was a pain in the rear to order food here. Takeout is better than in person. You have to order from your phone when you sit down inside.When I first pulled up at 5:30pm they looked closed. No visible signs that they were open from the outside. The windows and door were heavily tinted. Even the open sign wasn't lit. There was also a sign that said please wear a mask but no employee wore a mask so it made me wonder why the sign is still up.Once inside, the restaurant was clean and it gave cute Western vibes/cowboy vibes. YOU DO NOT ORDER FROM A MENU but you order from your phone. It made it challenging when it's your first time looking at their menu.I ended up ordering paneer and my wife ordered Butter Chicken Masala. The medium heat was perfect but the mild is not mild enough for those looking for the least spicy. The flavors were good but not quite what I was hoping for.

The GOBI Manchurian was the worst we've had. It was like a bowl of hot ketchup and bits of deep fried flour. We were hard pressed to taste or detect a sizeable piece of cauliflower in the whole bowl. And the GOBI portion was like a small appetizer.The Nan bread and Samosa's were pretty good. Expensive for what we got. Also- I bought carry out but sat at the bar. The place smelled and looked filthy.