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Namaste Indian Cuisine
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
16 reviews for Namaste Indian Cuisine
Since our Indian place in Gresham closed down - this is the second closest (if you want to avoid having to deal with 39th/Chavez and Hawthorne). I work in Vancouver, and a co-worker and I make this a weekly lunch date. I usually get their Chicken Mahkni, their deliciously soft Naan (who cares if it's filled with baking soda), and a small salad with tomato, cucumber and their delicious cucumber dressing. OMG - my mouth is watering right now!
My husband and I were craving Indian food last week during dinner-time and hit this place up because I wanted to avoid dealing with Hawthorne.
The dinner was fantastic! The portions are large, and a dinner entree comes with two kinds of veggie curry, naan and rice pudding. It's a freaking feast! I ate until I nearly exploded - took the rest home for lunch the next day. Sure - it was a bit on the spendy side, but well worth it. I'm not sure if we would come back for regular dinner prices again, because we're trying to cut down on expenses.
However, my husband is hooked, and wants to return for their weekend evening buffet. I am in total support, and can't wait to venture back next Monday for lunch.
My wife and I go here on an almost semi-weekly basis. It's good Indian food; not the best I've had, but it's GOOD.
We typically hit the buffet. They change dishes out which is cool but sometimes when I crave some chicken tikka masala and they don't have it, I'm bummed out.
I really like the naan they serve; it's very tasty and almost "pillowy". This isn't the hard, crispy stuff you might have had at another Indian place.
I will say; when we first started coming here, they would more often than not be some sort of pakora... I don't think we've seen them have pakora for quite some time.
The individuals running the place is a nice family that has some children usually around, coloring or watching TV. They're very nice and not distracting in the slightest.
Namaste is quite spendy, but hey, what Indian food place isn't? Bombay Express in Washington Square Mall isn't... but this isn't food court food (sorry, B.E.!); it's just good Indian food.
My husband and I go here at least two or three times a month to enjoy their buffet. It is a pleasent simple indian buffet with a family feel and good food.
I love the amount of vegetarian options, and the naan here is amazing. Order the garlic naan if ordering off of the menu, and be sure to try the mango ice cream.
I have only come here for the weekday lunch buffet, and it's always been consistently fantastic. I've been coming for several years now, and over the past year they've been changing up their selection, which is a nice change. I like the paneer, and the vegetable medley. The goat curry is also a plus. Their lamb curry is actually pork - which is strange, since Hindu's aren't supposed to eat pork. But yes trust me I know lamb when I see it (eat it?), and that was not lamb. It was pork. But besides that, I like this place. The raitas is good, as is the tamarind sauce too.
The only thing you should know about the buffet is that THEIR NAAN IS FILLED WITH BAKING SODA. 99% of the naan I've had is thin and crisp. Their naan is thick and fluffy, almost like a piece of pita. I heard from a reputable source that this is done so that when the naan hits your stomach, it expands to 10000 times its original volume, thus filling you almost instantly. To avoid this, I don't touch the water. The woman who works there is very aggressive with refilling the water, which I think goes in with their ploy to fill you up as fast as they can on the cheap naan so you eat less at the buffet. So, I don't touch the water. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but hey, even the paranoid have enemies.
Overall, a great place from some Indian food. Just don't drink the water.
This review is only for their lunch buffet. The lunch buffet is pretty good, it's not the best Indian but its their lunch buffet and it will definitely satisfy that indian food craving!
A couple friends took me out to Namaste Indian Cuisine once, and I turned around and took my brother and his family there.
The food is good. Not OMG fantastic, but good, fairly authentic, and full of flavour. The naan is quite good, and the range of dishes, while limited, are pretty decent.
If you're going to introduce someone to Indian food, this isn't a bad place to start them off with.
Eh. Not so hot. I live in SF where good Indian restaurants are aplenty. Namaste unfortunately wouldn't even cut it as one of the so-so Indian restuaurants there.
Avoid the lunch buffet. Although the service was fine (the owners - I think - were perfectly friendly), the food had obviously been sitting out for awihle and the spices weren't quite right on any of the curries I tried. If you're going to try this place, maybe go for dinner.
Excellent Indian Food!
This is great food. Nice and Spicy, lots of flavor and taste.
People who like booring and bland food.. stay away.
This buffet restaurant is one of my favorites in Vancouver, WA. Their lunch buffet offers many tasty items, and the food always tastes great, with a good blend of spices. They have a fairly large rice warmer that they always keep full with fragrant and flavorful authentic Basmati rice. They occasionally switch some of their buffet items, so it's good to go there more than once (but, I suppose that's a good tactic for any buffet restaurant to keep customers coming back). Their sauces taste great. I enjoy their mild dishes as well as the spicier dishes such as the garlic chicken. They also have a dish with chicken in yogurt sauce with spices, which is also great. In addition, they have a salad bar. The staff is friendly, and the atmosphere is fairly casual. It's a nice place to stop by for lunch, with excellent food.
This gets 4/5 stars only because I think it's a little on the spendy side, at about $8.60 (including tax).
Update (February 18, 2009): Whoa, their lunch buffet now costs $9.65. My wallet hurts.
Living all over California i have had the chance to try a lot of indian food and this place quite tasty. The lunch buffet is excellent and can be taken to go. The curries are constantly changing, though there are a few classics always provided. Everything is made fresh daily by the owners. Really excellent indian food.
Good morning, my dearest gourmands~
I have to first confess that I love Indian food, particularly when I am omitting most carbohydrates from my diet but crave something flavorful and yummy. So now that I have admitted my bias, I will tell you that I love this place.
So why only three stars? Well, first, it isn't a fancy place to which I always give one star. Secondly, it is situated near the 205 Vancouver Mall and it is very inconvenient to both my office and home. Yes, I find it incredibly healthful to enjoy eating vegetables that have so much Bada-Bing!, but it is a pain to get there and back, even though their parking is plentiful.
This would be my second home if it were closer, as other Indian restaurants with equivalent food are all very expensive and in Portland.
Many people don't really 'get' Indian cuisine because their cultural taste buds have been skewed by terribly bland or weirdly spiced food. (I would include the English in this offtensively gross generalization along with most Scandinavians and particularly the Germans who put caraway and dill seeds in everything it seems.)
In other words, I inherited the taste buds from my mother's French Canadien side of the family. We cook with wine, earthy, aromatic and daring spices and butter.
Ghee is Indian butter that has been heated until a foam forms on top, which is then removed leaving your final product clarified and much more appealing. I'm not sure what affect this has in the culinary process, but I am sure these small touches add the authentic flavor.
First of all, you have to understand that when God created a population that considers the cow sacred and doesn't eat beef, he had to give them something equivalent to make up for it. Nan, a clay-oven baked, Indian flatbread, is that gift. This queen of tasty, non-leavened breads is flavorful, soft, never seems to get stale (like pitas do), and is usually served warm. Even children approve.
The delicious plain version is served with their buffets, but you can also order many styles of Nan off the menu which offers onion, garlic, deema, kashmiri, kabuli, chicken, sesame seed and chili. In other words, if you love flatbread, just eat that and I'll take care of the rest for you. :)
One dish I am crazy about is called Navaratan Khoorma on their menu, but I have seen it spelled differently as 'navratna korma' on the internet. The name is unimportant once you taste it, however, as it is a delightful mixture of boiled vegetables, nuts and fruits in a luscious tomato/cream sauce.
The fun part for me is I have no idea what vegetables I am eating in that dish, but they are delicious. It is usually made with tiny squares of potatoes and carrots along with peas, french beans, cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, bottle gourd and cluster beans. Then they add cashew nuts and raisins to the dish and it exceeds what any mortal should be allowed to eat. Of course, they also make this dish with chicken for non-vegetarians, but I love the vegetarian version.
Paneer is an Indian cheese in that dish as well as a spinach dish called Palak Paneer, my second favorite. This latter is quite spicy, though, in the Kashmir style so if you are one of those who doesn't like 'heat', you might want to try a little first. It won't matter if you don't like it, because you can to back with another plate and try everything else again at no additional charge.
The other item I find delectable is their fried vegetables that are coated in a kind of golden, tempura-like batter. One day they had potatoes, which I tried because I wasn't yet dieting, and the next time they had cauliflower, which was allowed on my low-carb plan. I guess there is so much on their luncheon and dinner buffet that I could eat without feeling guilty, which is why I feel compelled to share it with you.
The restaurant is decorated in dark wood and is less exotic perhaps than you would expect with the authentic food, but this place doesn't pretend to be fancy. It is about getting lots of delicious food for a very inexpensive $6.95 at lunch and $8.95 at dinner. Compared to many other you-have-eaten-there-fifty-times, Clark County buffet-style restaurants, this will provide a wonderful alternative and some excitement for those sagging taste buds.
I should mention that there are plenty of foods you can order from the menu a la carte or add $4 for a complete dinner which includes soup or salad and the Chef's choice of dessert. Please don't order a soda or coffee to drink. They have the most wonderful Chai (tea), strawberry shakes and sweet or salty lassis (an Indian beverage). As I am not a dessert eater, I can only tell you they serve rasamalai, kheer, gulab jamuns and gajur halwa. Email me and let me know what you think.
Clark County Diva
http://www.clarkcounty... (my web blog)
This is a very good Indian food buffet priced just right for this area. There are so few good food values for the money in Vancouver and this is one. The Indian food includes some lovely vegetarian dishes, you can order a mango lasse (drink) and the spices are nice - could be hotter for us, but good. We have only come for lunch buffet, but come with a degree of frequency as it's an excellent lunch, it's fast and the people are the most kind. They truly seem to see the God within each of us. Namaste!
It's hard to find good food, especially ethnic food, in the Couv. Namaste is one of only a few restaurants that my husband and I consistently get take out from and it's always fabulous and inexpensive. We order pretty much the same thing every time so I can recommend the lamb curry; garlic nan, and veggie samosas. Lunch buffet is great too.
It is always hard to find a good restaurant to go to so that our vegetarian family members have a good selection. Namaste is really great because the Indian food has so many options for them. The food always has been great when we have been there. If you like spinach, and who doesn't, you should try the saag paneer, which is fantastic.
It is a remodeled pizza restaurant so the atmosphere is very open and not too cozy. But if you want good Indian food and are not worried about having a romantic setting, you should give it a try.
I love Indian food. The food at this place is always great! The buffet has a great selection of items. The food is always fresh and delicious. The staff is always super nice and attentive.
My favorite thing about Namaste is that they are consistently good and friendly, and the price is very right for their buffet (I think $6.95 lunch). I've been going there for years, and even now that it's not just right around the corner, we still try to go every few months. I do absolutely love Indian food, but I will confess that the reason I really love their buffet is because I honestly can't keep straight which things are called what, and I'd rather have some of each rather than to commit to just one. The nann is always perfect and so is each of the curries as well as the various fried vegetables. It's nice that there is a nice little salad bar to start off with, too - just a few basics, but everything is very fresh.
