Amber India Restaurant

Message from Amber India Restaurant

Vocal and obsessive fans return again and again for the butter chicken.

vegetarian and non-vegetarian
Authentic Indian Food
Tandoori cooking

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Amber India in Mountain View has earned the reputation of the best Indian Restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area. Inside the restaurant you?ll find that owner Vijay Bist has strived to provide a cozy, relaxing, ?walk back in time? environment influenced by traditional Indian artwork and decor.

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Amber India Restaurant 20 reviews (650) 265-1870 2290 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 www.amber-india.com Write a Review Edit Business \| Upload Photo \| E-mail to Friend	Editorial Description by Citysearch The Scene Located in a bland strip shopping center along El Camino, Amber India also boasts a surprisingly pretty interior of authentic artwork and elegant serving pots and utensils. The Food If you're looking for fiery heat, Amber is not the place to visit; dishes reflect a balance and restraint seldom seen in northern Indian restaurants around here. Oh, the butter chicken: Tender chicken is marinated in yogurt, then roasted and ladled with a magical sauce of ginger, tomato, butter, cream, brown sugar, garlic, lemon, coriander and cumin. The chicken in question is the stand-out favorite, but the suave chicken korma and slow-burning lamb with peppercorn curry are nothing to sniff at.

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20 Reviews of Amber India Restaurant in Mountain View Have experience with this business? Write a review What did you think of Amber India Restaurant? Check Spelling Minimum required characters left: 150 (maximum 5000) Title: Rating: Click a star to select a rating New to Insider Pages? Create a Login: (or do you Already have an account ) Your First Name: Your Last Name: Zip Code: Your Email Address: Your Password: Re-enter Password: Get the Insider Scoop Newsletter. Find out about great deals, local recommendations, new site features and more! Already an Insider Pages Member? Enter your Login info: or do you need to Create an Account Your Email Address: Your Password: What is a Quality Review? Try answering these questions... What did you purchase from Amber India Restaurant? How would you describe your personal experience? Are they a good deal? Why? Would you recommend them? What tips would you give other customers? Great Place for Cosy dinners 4 By rika a. \| Insider Expert \| Rank: 10,767 Amber India Restaurant I love this place, the food, ambiance and drinks are great. The food is tasty and the service is helpful. They even served my daughter something special Paani Puri that was not on the menu!The prices are reasonable , as long as you dont order a bottle of wine! Posted 05/08/08 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Wonderful Indian food 4 By Rosalind C. \| Insider Guru \| Rank: 426 Amber India Restaurant This place was within walking distance to the hotel I was staying at. The food was excellent and the service was very friendly. The server was very good at suggesting dishes and was right on top of the water supply:-) I like spicy food, but this was a little over the top for me. I know it was authentic Indian because of that. The spice enhanced the flavor of the food, not just drowned it out. Well worth the money! Posted 02/02/08 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Good Stuff! 5 By N R. \| Insider Guru \| Rank: 1,169 Amber India Restaurant I'm Indian and I really like this place. This is one of five Indian places I go to eat Indian food and I won't stray. The food is appropriately spiced and their is a variety of entrees to choose from. The staff is friendly, service is good, and the prices are just right. FYI, the food is North Indian style. Posted 06/27/06 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Amber India Restaurant 5 By Palo Alto Soccer Club (92G "Storm") \| Insider Guru \| Rank: 630 Amber India Restaurant The food is excellent with mild and spicy selections. On weekdays there is a great buffet for lunch. There is often a wait for a table on weekends, so you may want to order to go. Kids love the incredibly rich butter chicken and Lassi (Mango or Strawberry). My favorite is Mutter Paneer (vegetarian). PROS: Wild variety of selection on the menu CONS: Not cheap Posted 04/29/06 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Great place to go to 4 By priya v. \| Insider Guru \| Rank: 1,183 Amber India Restaurant My non-indian friends love this place too. Not very spicy food and portions are just right. Staff is friendly and service is efficient. I would definitely recommend this place to all. Posted 03/08/06 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Best North Indian restaurant in the bay area 5 By Shivakumar J. \| Insider Expert \| Rank: 2,666 Amber India Restaurant This is by far the best restaurant serving North Indian food in the bay area. Moderately spicy and very tasty food. Its a great place to introduce Indian food to folks who want to try it for the first time. The ambience is very good. Service is good. Recommended highly. Posted 03/07/06 \| Printable Version Was this review helpful to you? Yes / No (you must log in or sign up to vote) Latest reviews by Citysearch: (read all 14 reviews on Citysearch) Quality Indian Food By Slyking Good options for vegetarians. Definitely the better of the two Ambers in the bay area. Wait can be longish - so, be prepared Posted 01/23/09 Terrible Service By mariadesouza My husband took me there for my birthday dinner after hearing some reviews. But it ruined a great day! The service was bad. Had to wait amid a crowd and were being passed up! maybe because we were Indians they just didnt care! The food was mediocre. Did not make up for the bad service. There are far better Indian restaurants in the bay area. Our favorite is Chef India in Pleasanton. So worth the drive! Pros: Cant think of any Cons: Service Posted 05/22/07 Passable food. Disinterested service. By attrny Good ambience. Very passable food. Disinterested service -- Maybe 10 years ago in the bay area, this place would have been unique. Today there are soooo many excellent and cheap places in the south bay and peninsula that this place almost feels obsolete and lost in time. Food is very passable for the money charged. Decent ambience. Blase service. There are many cheaper and better Indian restaurants close by. Pros: Ambience Cons: Simple food. Disinterested Servie. Posted 03/23/07 Pleasantly Surprised By spaink I had been searching for a great Indian restaurant. I usually presume that the 'hole in the wall' places have the best food, yet when it came to Indian places, they were OK - average. When someone told me about Amber on Santana Row I thought I would give it a try. I expected it to be pricey and ok, yet I was pleasantly surprised. The food was excellent - next best thing to home cooking. The dinner prices were reasonable and definitely worth it. The service was impeccable. Lunch time buffet is the steal however. I highly recommend it. Pros: great parking nearby, clean, great price Posted 04/13/06 Reservation... What's that??? By karamazov A reservation for 2 @ 8 = a bad table @ 8:45. My zen-like patience was seriously tested at 8:30 when being called for my table, only to be led into the dinning room to be told that a mistake was made... please wait a few more moments. We were not alone since the wait room was packed unhappy reservation holders. 1/2 way through the meal, I am hoping they comp the meal or throw in desert gratis... cause the food is excellent, and I want a reason to come back. No such luck. However, they did apologize profusely & understood our unhappiness with how we were treated... yet they are too cheap or clueless to do something meaninful to offer ammends. Pros: food Cons: inconsiderate staff, crowded Posted 01/21/06