India Garden

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The most pathetic Indian restaurant around.Food was expensive & tasting like cooked out of Rasoi Magic masala packets.When the bill came in, we discovered that each dish was charged $1 extra apart from the cost mentioned on the menu card.When asked for an explanation, the manager and waiters got extremely aggressive and gave me $1 back,abused me in Hindi and kicked me out without giving me my bill.Cheaters of the 1st order!!!!! Advice- There are other good Indian restaurants who are ethical,treat customers well and serve good food. more

I've been there twice. The first time was wonderful! I took my Father with me, and we had prompt service and fast food. Awesome! The second time, an Indian family of six entered the restaurant just after my Boyfriend and it, and they were seated, given drinks and had their orders taken before we were even given place settings. We waited to be served, and ended up walking out without even water. The food is good, though, I hate to give a negative review based on improper waitstaff prioritization. Pros: Food is good! Cons: Waitstaff favored Indian guests more

I have been eating in this restaurant for many years and have found out that they do not allow their service staff to keep their tips!!! The restaurant keeps the money!!!!!!!!!!!! So whatever you have paid for your meal, add the tip to the price of that because that is exactly what is happening at this place!!!!!!!!! They told me they pay the staff much more than ""waitstaff pay"" but I don't believe that, because I have very rarely seen the same server for more than one month!!!!!!!!!!! I work in the foodservice industry, I am a chef, and think that this just WRONG!!!!!!! more

Good variety of food for what you pay for the buffet..... But be warned once you have the buffet you wont want to go in on a non buffet day as it is a little pricey. On a Tuesday they have a vegetarian day and not being veggie I would still recommend it as there is a lot of different dishes to try and the food is cooked well. The only thing I find about here is the naan are always really dry and crispy and the staff only give you fresh ones if you ask. Staff and service is pretty good and I eat here at least 2 times a month. Not the best best curry house in the world but worth a try. Pros: Good Value for money buffet Cons: Food is not checked regularly on Buffet to keep in fresh more

I almost did not go to the India Garden after reading some of the poor reviews on this site. I am totally a Taj Mahal kinda gir, so I know some good Indian cookin. Looking for a place to eat in Monroville online, I decided on Darbur Indian resturant because of the bad reviews of India Garden on this site. Unfortunatly, Darbur was closed when I went about 2 weeks ago on a Monday. Anyways, I reluctantly went to the India Garden. I was SO impressed! And annoyed that I almost dident go. Being a vegetarian, I was very happy with the veggie items on the buffet. It was half veggie and half with meat. I am more than satisfied with these options (obviously, because I ate 2 heaping plates full and am completely stuffed with delicious veggie Indian food as I write....yumm!!) I thought the place very clean and the staff friendly and prompt. I think that the people writing poor reviews need to consider that these people are just trying to make a living, and they are doing a great job at putting out an awesome indian spread. They don't deserve the negativity. Please go and enjoy this wonderful indian resturant and disregard the cranky complainers who had any thing bad to say about this place. Pros: Great Indian buffet, friendly staff, clean Cons: nothing more

India Garden's lunch buffet is a good value. My wife and I like its offerings as well as any in the Pittsburgh area. We are vegetarian and agree that there are relatively few veggy offerings on the regular buffet. Ordering from the dinner menu is a bit pricey, but not out of sight. The service, in our experience, is average. The lack of Southern Indian cuisine is to be expected. There is at least one Indian restaurant in Oakland which specializes in South Indian for those who prefer it.. Pros: Buffet is good value Cons: Nothing too bad more

The food here has been great every time I've gone. Unlike the other reviewers, I've had no problem with the service there. Once the waiter even went against the policy of no separate checks and did the math by hand in order to accomodate my friends and me. It's a bit pricey (avg 12 dollars or so for a satisfying meal) so if you're low on cash Cici's is the better option. But, if you want good Indian food and you're in Monroeville, this is a really good bet. Pros: Large menu, everything hot and tasty Cons: Annoying Indian music videos playing in the background more

I've been to this particular location MANY times and it seems that there is always a problem. I had one server who wouldn't leave me a lone and came by literally every minute or so to ask me how everything was and more recently, because he isn't there anymore perhaps, it's hard to get someone to come to your table at all. I had a particularly bad experience last night. I ordered my usual and made sure to tell the server that I was allergic to dairy and let him know to please use vegetable oil in my food, not ghee, paneer, milk, etc. He actually argued with me a little bit until I said, ""please, just no diary, it will make me very, very sick. My girlfriend and I got our appetizers, which were ok, I think they changed the recipe and then our food came. I began eating my meal only to realize that they had put butter on the naan. I asked him to just take it off the check. He did so but not without getting very angry and storming off. To top it off, about 20 minutes after leaving the restaurant, the stomach pains began! Apparently they had used ghee in my food afterall. The atmosphere is typical, the food is just ok and the service is horrific. If you want to go to a great indian place, it's further, but worth it...Star of India on Craig Street in Oakland. It tops India Garden, hands down! Pros: buffets look great Cons: service is way below average more

Avoid if you can. Very bad ethics,cheating.unpolite to customers. On Christmas day we went . They overcharged us.When we asked them they said they increased the price. They are fraued, Cheats. The lady manager fights with customers and raises voice and makes scenes ,hoping customers will leave without asking too many questions. These people have no manners. They do not think that customers are paying them and making their living. Pros: food is ok Cons: They cheat and have bad manners more

My Visit to India Garden Monroeville was truly great. Pros: Authentic Taste and smell & traditional Indian Atmosphere Cons: absoutely nothing more

One of the worst Indian restaurent that I've ever seen in my life. The food was bad. Service was worst. The order that I placed for my three old daughter was at 8:30PM. we didn't get the food till 10:00PM. My daughter lost patience and started crying. I definitly not recommend this restaurent to my friends, specially, who are planning to go there with their kids. I am very disappointed with this restaurent. Pros: Nothing Cons: Food, Service, Cost more

The staff was warm yet efficient. The menu is quite diverse (although they had few South Indian offerings.) One can select spicyness from 1-10 -- useful. Great mango lassis. They don't seem to add food coloring and that indicates a degree of authenticity. Lunch buffet had about 1/3 vege dishes. They play Hindi movies' song&dance scenes, which is a good or bad thing depending on the person. Pros: Quick, Convenient, Diverse Cons: Few S.Indian foods, Hindi movies played more