All India Cafe
Restaurant blends North Indian specialties such as tandoori chicken with South Indian delicacies including masala dosa in a low-key setting.
Message from All India Cafe
India is a large country, with many different cultures and culinary traditions. At All India Cafe, we offer specialties and recipes form these diverse regions. Authentic Indian home-style cooking uses only natural spices and ingredients. At All India Cafe, we do not add artificial colorings or preservative. As a result, we can offer many sumptuous dishes that are lean, healthful, and low in fat. We offer daily specials which include a chicken curry of the day, a vegetable special, a lentil of the day, and rice of the day.
Editorial by Citysearch
Restaurant blends North Indian specialties such as tandoori chicken with South Indian delicacies including masala dosa in a low-key setting.Key Points
- Excellent Indian Cuisine
- Authentic home-style cooking
- Daily Specials
The Inside Scoop
- Save Time - Those in a hurry can call ahead and order dishes to go.
- The Extras - All India Cafe offers catering services and an extensive vegetarian menu.
Insider Pages Reviews for All India Cafe
Really good Indian food! The people in the kitchen have soul! Nice distinctive flavors and variety. It is nice to go here to eat but we also get the food to go sometimes. Very, very good.
Posted 05/14/08 | Report Abuse
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Great food!!Great service!! I love their tandori items,and Chiken Tikka masala. Price is right . Thier daily specials are great too. They deliver :-)
PROS: delicious food
CONS:
Posted 08/04/05 | Report Abuse
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My part of Los Angeles has a lot of fantastic restaurants of all sorts, which is what makes the relative scarcity of decent Indian food so strange. Fortunately, there is the All India Cafe on Santa Monica Boulevard. There's plenty of food for vegetarians and carnivores alike, since Indian cuisine is one of the very few places where vegetarians don't suffer. I'd recommend the Lamb Korma and the Shahi Paneer. Prices are reasonable, and the service is good.
Posted 08/02/05 | Report Abuse
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Latest reviews from Citysearch.
bed test
by pooooo
i was thir last week food test was very bed . no more this place.
Posted 10/18/09
BAD FOOD AND HORRENDOUS SERVICE
by mindi
after reading great reviews i went to this place and thought the food will be good. i had order chicken curry which felt like it was a shity soup with too much salt. and saggy naan awww . i went to find a gem but found coal. no star from me
Pros: none
Cons: garbage food
Posted 05/10/09
Very good indian restaurant in southern californian in terms of food and service
by satnam
I regurlarly eat my lunch out but always dissapointed with the food until i found ALL INDIA CAFE,my soul was satisfied with the quality food they prepared was execellent and server was very courteous and polite.I was served by a original indian gentleman wearing a colourful turban AND ALWAYS SMILE.It looks like they really have some culture and not like us.My office is close to santamonica beach and i think this is a convenient location and affordable. I recommend this restaurant to all my friends and others to go for lunch or you can order a delivery.enjoy folks and bon appetite
Posted 08/10/07
It was OK
by mjc2007
After the reviews I read I thought this place would be great, it was just ok. The Indian Chai Tea was the best thing I had. The food was pretty bland... nothing compared to Bay Area Indian food.
Posted 06/28/07
INCREDIBLE!
by radiancelee
If not for the word of mouth, we would have never discovered this gem of an indian restaurant, since it is so well hidden and understated in an ugly cheap lookin' strip-mall on samo blvd. but WOW, did not expect to be so impressed! the coconut infused curry, very fittingly named NIRVANA chicken, i felt like I was in heaven! And the tender Bombay chicken with mango rub on it, my goodness, stop it. The atmospehre is cozy, cool red saris are hung from the ceiling, warm lighting, friendly service and just real people, no snobbery, just real indian people (always a good sign to have a mother tongue covet your restaurant's food in my opinion) and loads of laid-back eclectic people. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Chai for everyone!
Pros: Nirvana Chicken!. Chai, Pistachio Kulfi
Cons: Mini-mall exterior (might make it easy to drive on by it) - so unassuming.
Posted 05/03/07
Nice surprise
by llyonize
I just had indian food for the first time the other night. I was really surprised how much I liked it. The nan bread is so good and I had the best tasting curry chicken - not spicy at all like I was expecting.
Posted 03/04/07
Best Indian Food!
by mwilliams1
I love All India Cafe! Not only is the food fantastic (get the chicken tiki masala) but the people who own the restaurant are extremely nice anf kind! I have been going to All India Cafe for over 1 year and I love it every time!
Posted 03/04/07
Bad Customer Service
by dulcedeleche9
I went to try out this restaurant after reading the great reviews that it received. I ordered a bhel puri and when I got home it didnt have two of the ingredients listed on the take-out menu. I called them and they said one was mistakenly written on there (chickpeas) and that the potatoes were in there. I found one tiny potato! In short, I paid close to $6 for some crispy noodles and chutneys. I thought I was about to discover a gem but I sure was wrong. I'd probably give it another shot but was not pleased with the customer service this time.
Pros: good variety of dishes
Posted 02/07/07
Awesome food, great service
by think4leafclover
I went there last night, and the food was amazing! There was a wide selection for dishes for vegetarians, which even my meat-eating boyfriend said were delicious. The waiters were very nice, the food was served promptly after we ordered, and the restaurant is well-decorated. And the place smells so good!
Pros: Food, service
Posted 01/12/07
Great food
by ellie42
Great authentic Indian Food. Best in the area. It is also great to go with a group. Our children love Indian food and it is there favorite place.
Posted 11/05/06
Awesome Indian take out, free delivery.
by addicted2food
We order from this place at least once a month when we're craving Indian food. The food is good, prices are reasonable, and delivery is free and prompt. Our favorite dishes are shahi paneer, nirvana chicken, and samosa. Garlic naan is tasty. Only con is that some dishes although described differently, actually taste very similar.
Pros: Food, Delivery
Posted 02/19/06
Just as good as the Pasadena location.
by intlfoods
It's the sucessor to the Pasadena location and of course our top pick of Indian cuisine with Akbar! Again the food is very authentic and their naan bread is like cotton and never filling!
Pros: Very good food
Cons: Parking
Posted 08/14/04