India Oven
India Oven
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Various selections from the buffet
Delicious and great service! Hope they can open the buffet soon because we want to try more of their food.
various dishes of food on a table
Navrattan Korma, rice...
Lunch buffet: Tandoori Chicken, Gobi masala...i
Buffet is back \ (**) /
Garlic Naan
Chai tea is good!
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala
outside
Buffet is bqck
interior
Last piece of Garlic Naan! Who's going to get it...
Yummo!
Buffet is back
Buffet area
Chicken Makhani
Ate already! Now, on to chai!
Tresla G.
Jan 19, 2025
After eight years of eating at restaurants in Natomas, many friends had encouraged me to try India Oven. Today, was my first dine in experience. I walked in late in the evening, 8:15pm on a Sunday evening to be exact. My server, Manooj very handsome I must say was very pleasant and kind. I knew exactly what I wanted, so he did not have to explain much on the menu. I did notice a small lotus flower on my plate that he served me. I asked what did it symbolize? He explained, the lotus is the country symbol. That they also, have a large banquet hall in Citrus Heights called White Lotus. The ambiance was very family oriented. The restaurant was full with many large families seated. The location was clean. Indian music playing, with a warm and cozy feeling. I enjoyed my food and my first time experience eating. I will be back for their lunch buffet.
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James S.
Mar 2, 2025
Disgusting & Unhygienic!Flies everywhere, and I even saw bugs near the table. Completely unacceptable! The place feels dirty, and I lost my appetite. Never coming back!
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Leilani Q.
Nov 9, 2024
4.5 stars for food5 stars for ambience3 stars for service4.5 stars for valueI have recently been to my favorite sushi place and spent almost $90 and left not feeling full. I also went to a different Indian place, spent $60 and didn't end up full. I came here to Indian Oven & spent about $45 for 2 people for the lunch buffet and left feeling full, satisfied, and like the value was well earned. The tandoori chicken was cooked so well, pink and a little smoky flavored. Inside was softer, tender and with a hint of Indian spice. I usually enjoy this accompanied with the raw red onion and dip it in the maroon colored tamarind sauce, taking turns with the bright green sauce. All three complement the chicken so perfectly. I don't eat rice so I ate it with the mashed potatoes which was yellow and delicious. I also ate the mashed potatoes with the vegetables with the yellow looking sauce. Perfect marrying of flavors! They had an Indian restaurants usual MVP player, the butter chicken too. The sauce was really yummy & creamy. Usually it seems like Indian restaurants use the leftover shredded tandoori chicken for this dish, which gives the dish more flavor, but this restaurant didn't. It was white meat, cut in squares, dense & dry, so I didn't end up finishing it. I enjoyed the okra. I really wish they had the saag paneer, which is my other go-to. I was a little disappointed because that's at every singe Indian buffet I've been to, and it's one of my 2 favorite Indian dishes. The lamb curry was good, and is usually my favorite, but it could've been a lil more tender and I really wished they used the cut of the lamb that has the lovely yummy marrow goodness in it. I had the garbanzo beans, my usual high fiber favorite, but I can't recall how I felt about that dish. Dishes I seen but didn't try was curry chicken (Hubby loved it), a few pakoras, a few curries, they even had some food I think was from a different country. Like I think I seen chow mein and also French fries. They had a fruit and salad section that had several salad dressings. I aimed for cucumbers to balance my meal and to raise fiber intake to balance all the yummy meaty, creamy lovin. For newbie Indian food eaters, one thing that I haven't ever seen on an Indian menu is beef. I believe Indians deem cows sacred in Hinduism and are a symbol of life per Google, so that wasn't entirely surprising to not see. To end my meal I tried the soothing & warm masala chai which is a rich herbal milk tea. It is so delicious, one of the best I've ever had. I had to take some home in a plastic cup it was so good. And I'm thinking I wish I had it now as the weather cools down.For dessert they had the galub jamun which are balls of sweet carby goodness. I can't eat that due to my sugar levels, but man was it enticing! If they only had the rice pudding there I may have caved in & ate it. That combo is sooooo amazing!Service was a little absent, except for 1 water fill up. I had to get up and ask for stuff. One thing that stands out is how gorgeous this restaurant is from floor to ceiling. They don't spare any wall from decor. It's tasteful, creative, a decorators eye candy for sure. There are booths & longer tables for small groups, medium sized groups, lunch dates, work dates & larger parties. I highly recommend coming here for a lunch buffet to satisfy your Indian food craving for a reasonable price. It's about 25 minutes from where I live, so worth it and about $20 per person.
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Letha W.
Feb 7, 2025
Very friendly and attentive staff... great selection of food on the buffet all perfectly executed. Very clean and nicely decorated. I've been 4 times lately. Will definitely go back. Buffet on the weekend is two dollars more than during the week but has a different selection.
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Reynisa J.
Sep 3, 2024
I've been ordering food from India Oven for years and I've never had a complaint about their food at all! I ordered to go today and got the Chicken Tikka Masala and Garlic Naan. I only had to wait about 10-15 minutes for my food and when I got home the food was still extremely hot. The Chicken Tikka Masala was so flavorful and I loved using the Garlic Naan to dip right into it. This place has always been my go to whenever I'm craving Indian food. I really recommend coming here and trying out their food!
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Jennifer C.
Aug 19, 2024
First time ordering food from here. I've been looking for good tandoori chicken, as all other places I've tried, tandoori chicken had no flavor, they did give me lots of chicken... Garlic naan was ok, I've definitely had better, goat curry was good, but everything is kinda expensive here. I also tried kheer but it was my first time so not sure if it all tastes like incense...
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Annie Y.
May 7, 2024
There are plenty of parking spaces available. If you go during 11:30 - 2, they offer buffet style for ~$19.00 / person. I got the Chicken Masala with garlic naan bread and it was delicious! The chicken was very dry and tough to eat, but the sauce was very creamy and great with the garlic naan. Recommendation(s):- Chicken Masala (chicken was very dry)Service: 5/5Tip(s):- Plenty of parking spaces- ~$19 / person if you go during buffet time (11:30 AM - 2)
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Melissa S.
Apr 2, 2024
Located right off the freeway in Natomas. Locate in the Walmart shopping center. Look right soon as you enter the parking lot.A great place if you're looking for a lunch buffet. Also great if you are crunched for time on your lunch hour. They seat you quickly and bring out fresh nan with every table. There are so many options of what to eat. I loved the honey donuts. I don't know their official name, all I know is they are delicious. The butter chicken is also good, but be ware it's full of chicken so don't take too much. It's easy to put too much on your plate as your eyes are always bigger than your stomach. They also serve the traditional rice pudding for dessert. As you can see I'm a big fan of their desserts. There are too many dishes to name on the buffet. You just need to go to experience it.
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Kirah C.
Jun 12, 2024
Oh man, I am so sad to have to write this review because I love the food here, but I had an awful experience today. I decided to order pickup to use a coupon featured on the Natomas Marketplace website for $5. Upon checkout, the merchant added 5% off instead--only $2.14. Furthermore, I was charged $7.95 for 1 Kheer when it's listed as $3.95 on the website (Tikka Masala and Korma were also listed as 14.95 and 13.95 on the website's menu). My subtotal should've been $27.85 + tax, instead I was charged $40.71 + tax. A $13 difference is HUGE and it was frustrating knowing that the merchant just didn't want to honor the coupon or online prices. Please update your online prices and don't offer coupons if you're not going to honor them.
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Josh G.
Mar 2, 2025
This place grossed me out so bad. Food was ok but as soon as I noticed all the baby flies on the wall I wanted to throw up. They made up some excuse of customers opening the door but I went next door to Starbucks and they had no flies over there. Indian oven is dirty.
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