07/17/09

Thoroughly average

by bnor24

I've eaten at India House twice and been underwhelmed both times. It's not that it's bad exactly - the food is decent and the service has been fine. However, the atmosphere feels crowded (the tables are close together), and the quality of the food just isn't that great for the price. I think East India Co. (which is nearby) is a better value with much better food and atmosphere.

• Pros: Decent (though not great) food
• Cons: Atmosphere feels crowded

06/18/09

Pay A Lot Eat a Little

by FitChick

India House offers more than the 'usual suspects' at every other Indian restaurants such as curry or vindaloo. OTOH you pay (a lot) for everything. A small portion of naan was almost $7. You pay extra for very dry tasteless rice and the main dishes were served in small pans.

OTOH the service was excellent and the food (what there was of it) was very tasty.

The Max rattles the walls and floors adding to the ambiance....yikes! Not a place for a relaxing or romantic dinner.

• Pros: Good selection instead of just "the usual suspects"
• Cons: Very expensive, small portions, a la carte and they mean it

04/26/09

rice NOT included....

by rdh1079

So when i moved here from the midwest i thought there would be loads of great indian food to be found, but it seemed i was wring, i did not like any of the places i had been. but i tried this placed and liked it, didnt love it, but liked it. the food that is...the prices are usually a couple bucks more per entree than other indian restaurants, and you have to pay for rice...which is strange, i have been to lots of indian restaurants, never paid for rice. i have been here several times, decided to stop going, i dont feel i get anything extra for the extra money, including free rice or a nice staff, or speedy service....i would, however, recommed a little place called new delhi indian restaurant on barbur, good food good prices, nice people and fast.

• Pros: food is good
• Cons: slow, not nice, expensive, rice cost extra

04/25/09

No Naansense?

by caitlynpdx44

I looked for an email to the actual restaurant, but as I could not find one, I resort to this to voice my opinion.

Overall, I enjoy this place to eat. It perhaps is not the best Indian food in the world, or even the city, but it has some great dishes and I've always been pleased when eating here.

However, this evening we had $40.00 worth of take-out and much to our surprise when we opened up our food... had one slice of Naan. ONE. for two people. It was not a large flat piece either. It was a small, squished slice awkwardly cut in two that a Costco bread sample would put to shame. It was "an order of naan" which cost extra, and it was extremely disappointing to not have it to go with our food.

That's really my only gripe here.

We didn't get Naan.

• Pros: Tasty tandori, flavorful food
• Cons: a lot of $$$ for small portions

10/28/08

poor excuse for indian food

by slabe

I ordered Indian salad, spicy lamb vindaloo, and naan. The Indian salad ($3.50) tasted like a Mexian salsa on a bad day. The tiny serving of so-called lamb vindaloo was bland, didn't taste like lamb, and was swimming in oily red sauce ($12.95). The naan was cold, dry, and hard $2. This lunch cost over $18 and I left hungry and not happy.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Expensive , tiny portions, and poor quality food

10/27/08

Price $$$ and little amount

by ray05

I placed a take out order which consisted of two curry dishes and a side of rice. I picked up three small containers equivalent to 3 small chinese food boxes and was charged almost $30. Good food but not worth the price.

• Pros: Good food
• Cons: Horrific price

10/01/08

bland, boring and bad service.

by wanderingom

this was the blandest indian food i've ever had. i got a vegetarian sampler platter and everything was so bland and muted. the naan was cold and dry. my husband had lamb vindaloo and said it tasted like lamb and tomato sauce. the waitress was very flat and curt, never smiled once. she forgot our rice. we reminded her. she forgot again. the atmosphere was decent. i really doubt we'll return. not a bad meal, just disappointing and unsatisfying.

• Pros: average food
• Cons: bad service, bland food

09/09/08

Overpriced, undercurried.

by Karalyg

Atmosphere: Pretty nice, but a little chilly.

Service: The food and drinks came pretty quickly and the waitstaff was attentive. However, our waiter didn't know anything about the drinks they serve, was hesitant to make a suggestion between two dishes, and implied that rice was included with our meal when it was not.

Food: My chicken tikka masala was more like chicken in marinara sauce. It was a dark red color (not light orange as is customary), and seemed to lack any real curry flavor. My bf's lamb vindaloo was a failure in the savory department and didn't have nearly enough meat for the price. As previously mentioned the rice was not included with the meal, which is very strange and just plainly not the way it's done. We ended up paying $6 for a meager portion of not-that-tasty rice; this was especially ridiculous since the entrees were $14 each. The garlic naan was pretty good, but was small. The veggie pakoras were decent, but I didn't like the sauces they brought - there was no mint involved and the yogurt sauce was spicy.

• Pros: Decent atmosphere, attentive service
• Cons: Bland food, overpriced, rice not included.

04/29/08

Great Indian food!

by d_sanchez

I was reading all of these negative reviews and can't understand it. This is one of my favorite restaurants in Portland. I've eaten here many times and have always had a good experience. If you're eating here on a weekend, be sure to make a reservation so you don't have to wait for a table, it does get busy.

• Pros: Great food, good service
• Cons: Gets busy on weekends, make reservation

04/15/08

Felt insulted

by NILJIG

I am from diff state, am coming here for work . I always like to eat Indian food. This was very convenient place from my office place. I was eating here from last 3 & 1/2 months (2 times in a week @ dinner time and Avg 150$ business in a month). I had liked the Green chatni. I was always ordered extra and they were giving me. Suddenly they asked me to pay 2.50$ for extra one cup chatni. I felt very insulting. Its not a matter of $2.50. It means that " they do not understand human feelings (as specially to indian)."