Little Kathmandu

My cousin has a soft spot for Little Kathmandu and wanted to take me. After getting off work, we decided to have a cousin night out!The restaurant is small and not noticeable from the outside. Inside are several tables and homey Indian and Nepalese decor. We were one of the only customers but service was quite slow. It took a while for our food to come out and we weren't checked on for most of our meal.There are a few items I can always count on when trying a new Indian restaurant. One of those is Chicken Tikka Masala. I got it mild. The chicken was nicely sized but I felt the curry wasn't as robust. The spices weren't as present, the color was much lighter than I was used to, and it was quite heavy and creamy. My cousin had the Medium Chicken Butter Chicken, which was good. We enjoyed an order of Garlic Naan that we shared. What I liked was that our dishes came with rice and portions were well sized. It's nice to branch out, but I do prefer other Indian restaurants over Little Kathmandu. Located in the small shopping plaza, there's free parking in the lot.

The flavors were really authentic to Nepal. Loved the quick service . Space was small & cozy. The momo jhol was however less than expected. Will be back soon again!

Ordered 2 chicken and 1 beef momo and all 3 were not cooked thoroughly. The inside of the top of the momo were white raw and simply not cooked. So disappointed with this place. The bottom of the momos were over cooked and all soggy but the top was uncooked. I did not want to write this but this is simply a health hazard so i am compelled to write this.

First time , Standard seating - normal seats , not too comfortable . CService - no complain , friendly , little language barriers but all good. B+Food - Good flavors , nothing unique very standard plates options . The chicken Momo was good , I mixed the Lamb Vandaloo sauce with the Momo and I preferred that sauce over the original Momo Sauce. The Chai was better than many other location near by. Overall . C+

Just had Little Kathmandu cater our daughter's high school graduation party. What a treat. They were a joy to work with, very responsive and accommodating. The food was delicious and may I add extremely plentiful, although we definitely over ordered on the number of dishes but we had different palates to please, ok and we love variety.I received lots of compliments about the food and each person seemed to like a different dish, which to me means that it was all delicious. Our guests asked us where we catered the food from because they wanted to go there in the future. Honestly we couldn't be happier and the other restaurants we reached out to either didn't even respond at all to both our voicemail and email inquiry or were a bit inflexible and significantly more expensive for less. For me the only downside was that I ate way too much! We would definitely use them again in the future.

Awful experience today. They told me the order was ready, then when I arrived they told me (rudely) that it would be at least 15 more minutes and I would have to wait. I have no idea why they told me my order was ready when it wasn't. I had a tight timeline to pick up my food before a shift and as a result I'm now going hungry at my job. So disappointing.

I WISH I TOOK PICS OF THE FOOD!!! It was sooooo amazing!!!! This was my family and I's first time with this type of cuisine and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!! My daughter is a picky eater and even she had 2nds and 3rds!!!! This will definitely be a new staple in our home!! We ordered take out so I don't have any notes on the restaurant environment but the customer service over the phone was EXCELLENT!!! We will be back!

Have you noticed the concentration of Nepalese restaurants there are in Albany, North Berkeley, and El Cerrito? There must be a long-standing community of Nepali expats in the area, and they certainly know how to cook because all of the places I've tried are quite good. That includes this compact spot located in a nondescript San Pablo Avenue strip mall at Stockton. In fact, I haven't set foot in here yet as I had my food delivered.I've had a love affair with Nepal ever since I visited over two decades ago when I was younger and more adventurous. I remember having delicious, inexpensive meals in Kathmandu and at stops on the Annapurna circuit. This is the kind of comfort food they make here, and I guess the GrubHub guy was my sherpa. I started with the $9.95 Veggie Momos, which was definitely a generous order of ten handmade dumplings filled with a mix of minced vegetables and seasonings.It was accompanied by a chutney dipping sauce (photo: https://bit.ly/39todfC). The $16.95 Goat Thali was a nice selection of Nepalese specialties starting with a savory goat curry and mixed vegetables accompanied by dal makhani, yogurt with rice, chili sauce, paneer, papadum, and jasmine rice (photo: https://bit.ly/3F31XFd). It was literally a movable feast that I quite enjoyed. To me, Nepalese food is earthier and less spicy than Indian cuisine, and sometimes that's exactly what I want.FOOD - 4 stars...Nepalese specialties prepared with careAMBIANCE - n/a...it was a delivery, I'll stop by sometimeSERVICE - 4 stars...everything was well packagedTOTAL - 4 stars...makes me want to return to the real KathmanduRELATED - Exploring El Cerrito? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2VyCP18

Great customer service went above and beyond. Delicious food. The ambiance was peaceful.

We live not too far from this restaurant. I love Thai and Chinese foods, and my partner loves Indian/Himalayan food, so when we were out for a walk on a weekend, we stopped by Little Kathmandu to get a menu for a future takeout. They did not have a takeout menu, but I remember them having good reviews, so my partner decided order a Chicken Tikka Masala. My partner said Tikka Masala was very good.