Gulab Jamum
Fish
At noon time 10/14/24
6/26/24
Restaraunt to ourselves- private party for us
$16.95 Clay Oven Lunch Buffet {1/9/2025}
$16.95 Clay Oven Lunch Buffet {1/9/2025}
a glass of water on a table
$16.95 Clay Oven Lunch Menu {1/9/2025}
Fish Pakora, Bengan Bhartha, Chicken Coconut Curry, Prawns Goa Curry, Hydrabadi Lamb, and Chili Naan
Keema Nan
Eggplant curry, mushrooms in tikka masala sauce, okra, rice, yogurt sauce and plain naan
Tika Masada
Clay Oven Lunch Buffet {12/9/2025}
Yummy dessert
Menu as of 6/26/24
Second round buffet 8/31/24
Delicious dessert, galub jamun!
Nan with buffet lunch 8/13/24
Kheer dessert at the buffet 8/31/24
two people sitting at a table
Deborah S.
Feb 8, 2025
The lunch buffet at Clay Oven on West Portal is a must! Delicious food with a wide tasty variety at a great price! The pakoras and tikka masala are my favs!Friendly, attentive service!Great ambiance with a lively playlist!
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Erin C.
Jan 23, 2025
For 17 bucks, this buffet is a fantastic deal. That's like the price of a plate of food anywhere in SF these days. They had a fantastic range of food from butter chicken to goat curry and dal. Each dish was so good omg. And the KHEER! It might just be the best one I've had. Defs will be coming back. Thank you Clay Oven for your kind and friendly service too !
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Christy V.
Jan 10, 2025
My first time here and we loved it. $16.95 for ACYE Indian food buffet is a deal. No time limit. I think they end at 2:00-2:30pm. They also had a really good rice pudding dessert. FYI: The drinks are not free but it's good. I had mango lassi and chai tea. Service is great and they constantly make sure to refill the buffet table constantly. They also take the plate from your table when done with the first plate. I had only two round as my friend had 3 round. I got filled up with the chai tea and mango lassi lol. Overall very enjoyable meal and I would definitely recommend. Also keep in mind it isn't the best Indian food in SF but it is the best Indian buffet food for the price. My favorite was the chicken masala, goat, palak/sage paneer, naan bread and to finish it off the rice pudding. I will definitely be back- bang for your buck which is hard nowadays after covid and prices for everything has gone up.
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Rebecca C.
Nov 24, 2024
I've been here a couple times for their lunch buffet. For $16.99 they offer plenty of dishes to choose from including fish pakora, rice, saag paneer, chicken tiki masala, goat curry, a lentil curry, tandoori chicken, and the rice pudding for dessert. The naan is brought to the table and you can order as many refills as you'd like. The dishes have great flavor. I noticed everything is made in small batches so the food is fresh. The staff is very friendly and the ambiance is nice. The parking can be a challenge since it's only street parking. This location (Portola) only offers the lunch buffet not the Clement location.
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Elaine Y.
Aug 31, 2024
Here I am again, on a Saturday around 12:45 pm for the Buffet!!! I was really happy to see the buffet back at Clay Oven for only $16.99. And I'm not the only one. During my lunch, customers were trickling in and it was nice to see this place busy again. The buffet corner had the following:Garden salad with 3 types of dressingsVegetable kormaChana masala DalPaneer *Goat curry * Chicken Makhini *Tandori ChickenFish PakoraSomosasand kheer (rice pudding) *plus Garlic naan and water will be delivered to your table.The buffet is pretty good, with a good variety of curries and vegetables.My favorites are the ones with * The staff are ready to fill up the pots when needed. Overall, a great lunch to be had at our favorite local Indian restaurant.
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Rita T.
Feb 6, 2025
Always pass by this spot but never stepped in until I saw they have a lunch buffet. My dad loves Indian buffet for lunch, but I don't look forward to it because it's usually heavy and buffet restaurants have been on the dirtier side. On the contrary, Clay Oven had both clean food and a pleasant dining experience. I had the fish pakora, saag paneer, and daal to keep it light for lunch, and all dishes were flavorful and clean (not heavy or greasy). Loved the thinner naan and sweet rice dessert. I was also pleasantly surprised with easy parking on a weekday and to see the restaurant, buffet, and restroom were all very clean. We will definitely be back!
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Nicole W.
Nov 23, 2024
Ordered takeout on a rainy day of mulligatawny soup and chicken saag. Both were so tasty and delicious! I went in to pickup my order and it wasn't ready yet so they offered me a cup of chai while I waited. Everyone who works here is so incredibly kind.
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Monet Y.
Oct 9, 2024
I called one of their locations on Clement Street in Richmond district about lunch buffet. I was told the one in West Portal has it. The food was delicious. Tandoori chicken is my favorite. Naan was fresh and soft. Parking was easy.Before I left, there were two pieces of tandoori chicken that I couldn't finish. The waiter was very nice to let me box them and bring home. I know I'm not supposed to take food to go since it's buffet. But I didn't want to waste it.
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Mark F.
Jan 30, 2025
Great lunchtime buffet with wide variety of protein and veggie dishes.. Haven't been there for dinner but I'm sure it's even better.
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Eric R.
Feb 27, 2025
Great amazing food and service. Highly recommend for date night with your spouse! My wife and I love coming here. They never fail!! If you like lamb, you will love their Lamb Tikka Masala with garlic naan bread. Hands down the best in town in my opinion!
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