Reviews for 5th Element Authentic Indian Restaurant in Pompano Beach, FL

I have to say that I was disappointed. It seems from reading older reviews that COVID hit this restaurant hard, but I can only... really judge based on my experience here for the first time. I was nearby for lunch, and I love a good Indian buffet, so I hadto try this place. I was not greeted so much as waved in and the man silently gestured for me to sit at a particular table. Heasked what I wanted to drink and I asked for water. To fast forward a bit, I was then shocked that my check was $18 for a lunchbuffet drinking only water! The food had fair variety, probably better for vegetarians and vegans, as I know most Hindi are,but for me, it was not so good. I tried all of the meat dishes including the goat, but none of them really had much flavor. Iknow not all regional Indian dishes are very spicy, but none of these were even close. The Tandoori chicken was the driestbone-in chicken I have ever eaten. Service wise, I was given a single napkin, one woman came by and left a pitcher of water,but otherwise, no servers came by until the end when I asked if I paid them or up front. It was also very hot in there, despitethe modern thermostat that read 69 degrees, which clearly it wasn't. Read more

I just ordered chicken lollipops which is 14.99 and I got 4 tiny burnt lollipops, which I don’t even know how to eat them.... Look at my posted pictures to get amazed on what I got for the amount I paid. NO I don’t recommend if you would really want toeat Indian food. Read more

I went for lunch and the buffet spread is amazing! The place smells great with all the Indian spices mingling together. I... enjoyed the food and will come back again. I really want to give it 5 stars but because I wanted add more spice to my food andthey didn't even have red pepper flakes. Read more

Ordered Garlic Naan chicken tikka and another veg sabji. Taste, portion of serving and service was in general quite good.... However we got dal which had a distinct taste and upon enquiry we didn’t get to know what it had. We were hoping to understandwhy the dal tasted like that which staff were not able to convincingly answer- hence a star less. Apart from that overall good. Read more

This place is fantastic for a good delicious and fulfilling experience. The buffet was full of delicious Indian (north and... south) food with a range of options that will leave your belly full for sure. Make sure to get there early and enjoy the foodwith friends and family. You will love the experience. Also, the dinner is a little pricey but the food quality is very good.Only suggestion I can give to the manager/owner is to make a choice of nan (1/2) or rice available with the curries. That willmake it perfect dining place, lunch and dinner. Read more

Good food and tasted fresh. Most Indian/Pakistani restaurants are notorious for being dirty and servings leftovers in their... lunch buffets (look up Nirala in sunrise). That did not seem the case here and there were plenty of customers every time I havevisited. Read more

This place has delicious food 5 stars. Clean 5 stars. Great customer service 5 stars. Anybody complaining and giving bad... reviews might be competition, because they have a few other restaurants around. This Indian Restaurant deserves all 5 ????.There is spicy and non spicy food. I will go again with my family. Emmanuel and the owner gave me a great customer experience. Read more

One thing I missed hard since Covid started was my every other day Indian lunch buffet . And was happy that have lunch buffet... and drove here 40 minutes from miami . It was worth with it . Had butter chicken and first time ever tried their dessert “mango custard “ which I loved it . Definitely will be going there regularly Read more