Taste of India
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 528-1575
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- 55th Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 4pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Taste of India – by Anna Roth
The Scene
Crowds spill out onto the sidewalk on most nights, clamoring for what many locals claim is the best Indian in town. The two dining rooms of this converted house are cozy with low ceilings, packed-in tables and Indian tapestries on the walls. Service is a speedy, finely tuned machine with an emphasis on table turnover--this isn't the place for a long, lingering meal.
The Food
The tasty curries, masalas and tandoori dishes keep crowds coming back. Appetizer samplers are reasonably priced, offer a wide range of fried treats and come in meat and vegetarian options. There's a long list of naan varieties--the version stuffed with creamy spinach is a savory winner. For entrees, the saag paneer and butter chicken are the stuff of local legend, but there's not a faulty dish on the menu. Soothing kulfi--Indian ice cream made with sweetened condensed milk--makes a nice finish.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkTry a house-made mango lassi or get the bottomless chai.
The ExtrasCatering is available for 10 to 1,000 people--call for more details.
User Reviews for Taste of India
02/06/2008 Posted by sammysue78
So the food here is really good, I have no beef with that at all. I love the nan, mango lassi, chai (SO good), and tikka masala. BUT...the waitstaff is RIDICULOUS. You can hardly have a private meal without someone bugging you every two seconds, like someone else wrote "I dare you to finish your water"--it's impossible! And annoying to always have someone hovering, waiting for you to leave your glass less than 2/3 full. Then, at the end of a meal they come and bring a SPONGE (hello, germs?!?!) and they clean the table in front of you. Any idea how many germs are in sponges?!? Completely disgusting, I never touch the table after that...sponges as so unhygienic. In short, go for the food, but be ready to shoo away servers after each sip of a drink!
Pros: Mango lassi, chai, tikka masala.
Cons: Intrusive servers---NOT a good place for a quiet dinner.
10/27/2007 Posted by delhirocks
They might aswell start serving pastas, 'coz the food they have is closer to Italian than it is to Indian. I mean c'mon, in a place like Seattle with such a cosmopolitan crowd, Indian food gotta be more authentic than it is in rural alabama.
Pros: Nice ambience
Cons: food
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