Reviews for Namaste India Bistro in Monterey, CA

Delicious food and great atmosphere. Numerous dishes feature local produce. We shared samosas and the tandoor mixed kebab.... Everything was tender and well seasoned. Read more

This place was pretty tasty. Me and my fiance came here for dinner and the food was delicious. I got lamb shank Vindaloo, spicy,... and the spice was perfect, as well as the flavor. This was my first time trying lamb and I do think I'd get it again based offof this. We also got veg samosas which were ABSOLUTELY delicious. They were crsipy, spicy, and freshly made as they were veryhot when we got them. The only reason this gets 4 star not 5 is because the service was semi-ok. They were not rude by anymeans, but they were just stiff and not as friendly as I would hope for. I'm not by any means expecting people to go a over andbeyond and chit chat or give more than they're paid for, but a little friendlyness and a smile can go a long way in someoneelse's experience. Overall, would go again, great food, medium high prices, great atmosphere. Read more

Pretty happy with my Rogan Gosht lunch bento box. I asked for it to be spicy and the heat level was perfect. Lunch comes with... nice tasting Dahl, rice, a small salad, Naan, pickled ginger and a ridiculously small rice pudding dessert. Overall, the mealwas filling and a good value. The place is also clean and the servers courteous and attentive. My only real gripe was theMango Lassi which was too thick for my taste. Overall, I was happy with lunch and will be back Read more

Amazing food. Definitely try this restaurant for authentic Indian food. Service was little slow, but staff was nice and... friendly! Ambience is pretty cool too! We didn’t try chicken biryani but I saw lot of people ordering that! So perhaps wouldtry that next time! I have added pictures for the dishes we ordered! Read more

We had a simple order Roti and veg Kofta curry and mango lassi.. it turned out to be Awesome..... Roti's are not generally... appreciated anywhere . But at this place the Roti was Gooood...I read some reviews where it said their breads are good...thoseare indeed.. the Sabzi and Lassi were also above average.. overall a good experience ,???? Read more

It’s a must visit Indian restaurant with an amazing Tandoor. Their naans, kulchas, tandoori chicken and malai chicken were the... best which is product of their own tandoor(clay round grill). We had thier Palak Paneer(spinach with cottage cheese), DalTadka(Lentil soup with some spicy tempering), Chicken Curry and Matar Paneer(Peas with cottage cheese). I would rate each ofthese dishes a 4/5. But their tandoor products are 5/5. We finished both the bread baskets right away, a must try. On theirwebsite it is mentioned that we can turn any main course dish to a thali but that needs to be updated as they provide just aside of rice with every dish which is still better than that Bay area. Read more

Good food, except bhindi. The food tasted pretty good, nice portions. The bhindi was really bad, bordering on inedible, though... they seemed to be because of not using the right kind of okra. Read more

We tried only a couple of dishes from here during a quick trip to Monterey. We loved the Lemon Ginger Chicken - it's a special... twist on a regular Indian dish that tastes like a fusion with South East Asian flavors. Dal Tadka was also excellent, but alittle spicier than it should be. Read more