Namaste Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely wonderful from presentation to preparation, very pleasing and delicious!"
• "Wonderful spices, elegant balance, fresh ginger and peppers, not relying on sugary sweet dishes like many Indian restaurants."
• "The food was fresh and complex and wonderful."
• "The food tasted fresh, was thoughtfully prepared, and so flavorful."
• "Amazing Indian food. Served in good quantity, tastes amazing & authentic."
• "The foods taste fresh, delicious and healthy."
• "The food is consistently excellent, the daytime buffet is a steal and the people who work here genuinely care about the food."

Cons:

• "Vegetables curry was mostly sauce very little vegetables."
• "Vegetable Jalfrezi was not tasty."
• "Everything was so bland and flavorless. Unseasoned."
• "The gobi manchurian tasted like cauliflower bathed in straight ketchup."
• "The food was greasy, salty and looked/tasted like it had been cooked much earlier in the day."
• "The food was the tasteless it was difficult to find signature that Indian food is supposed to have."
• "The food is in desperate need of seasoning and it's incredibly bland."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service."
• "Very attentive and respectful."
• "Service is impeccable and attentive."
• "The owner is extremely nice and the service is excellent."
• "Service was friendly and attentive."
• "Great service and very clean throughout."
• "The service is friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "It was left in the lobby."
• "The delivery guy left it on our stoop in the snow and neither called, rang the doorbell, nor knocked."
• "I ordered Rasmalai from Uber eats and it was spoilt, milk in it was curdled."
• "To our surprise they charged for that extra naan in 'All you can eat Buffet'."
• "They were stingy serving the bread."
• "They did not include eating utensils or napkins."
• "I am receiving daily marketing text messages. I have replied stop each time. Please take me off your spam list."

Value

Pros:

• "Great taste! It’s pricey, but I feel it’s well worth it."
• "It is definitely worth the price."
• "The prices are fantastic for the amount of food you get."
• "The price point is great and will always make you want to return."
• "$15.95 for lunch is a very good deal."
• "The 12$ lunch buffet is the best deal in park slope."
• "For the location, the buffet is affordable if you come with an appetite and want to sit and relax and eat slowly, around $16, ends at 4pm."

Cons:

• "A 16$ Buffet With No Naan No Apps No Desserts a Complete Ripoff Place For The Name Of Buffet."
• "Worst Place To Go For A Buffet There Where No Appitizers No Desserts And The Server Was Charging Us For The Naan The Entire Time."
• "I spent $60 but wish I had opted for the food truck."
• "I paid way too much for such a bland meal."
• "Expensive - Bread was an overpriced extra and they also charged Credit card fees."
• "They had overcharged me by about 50% by adding items I never ordered."
• "I felt it was too high for what we had ordered."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Don’t sleep on the backyard patio!!! So, so peaceful & fun!"
• "The vibes were on point."
• "When you first walk in the Ambiance and the Aromas are very enticing."
• "Delicious Indian Subcontinent cuisine served in a calm, cozy environment."
• "Sat in a very pleasant outdoors in the back. Loved it."
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is alright - I prefer the patio!"

Cons:

• "Place was small, I understand it’s New York but the service we weren’t happy as vegetarians."
• "Chairs in the outdoor dining area are very uncomfortable and awkwardly designed."
• "The outside area was sterile and uninviting as well."
• "The inside is quite small but there is an outdoor seating that's very nice."
• "It's very cute and cozy inside."
• "Not too bright or dark in there, or too noisy, and you'll get to enjoy hip Punjabi music. It's pretty comfortable!"
• "A beautiful backyard dining area."

Menu Options

Pros:

• "They also do delivery and have used them for rainy days. And they were quick and have never gotten my order wrong :)"
• "Very friendly staff who were kind to explain to me which options in buffet were vegan and not."
• "The waiter service is prompt and very knowledgeable and their recommendations were delicious based on the type of food we liked."
• "My brother and wife ate vegan. I loved the meat. All was great."
• "The different sauces for dipping the roti were also very tasty."
• "The garlic naan was DELICIOUS - regretted only ordering one."
• "Not only was my Paneer utterly delicious, the waiter was kind of enough to make me a special Ayurvedic tea that was not even on the menu."