I used to live in Orlando, and have eaten at a lot of Indian restaraunts around America since moving. The Clay Oven is the best food and service anywhere around the area, and it is as good as the best anywhere else around the country. I have moved back to the area recently and cannot wait to go back to eat there. The food is not ""hot"" spicy, but it has great indian flavors. Some places are either too hot, or too bland, where everything tastes ""Americanized"" and has no distinct and separate flavors for each item. The Clay Oven tastes authentic. They are clean. Their workers are courteous and quick to replenish the buffet. Oh yeah! They have a buffet! And it is great too. If you move here or are passing through, drive the extra miles to eat there instead of all of the over-hyped, over-priced tourist-traps off of Orange Blossom Trail, or International Drive. By the way, the prices are reasonable versus the tourist restauraunts. I'd rather spend the gas money to eat great food than to eat overly-priced, overly-spicy hot food that has no flavor other than ""hot"". That's my take on the Clay Oven in Winter Springs (Orlando Area).
Pros: It is never packed out. No wait. Looks like a hole-in-the-wall place, but it's a diamond in the rough.
Cons: Bathrooms could be cleaner. Welcome to India!
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