I visited India Garden Restaurant for an event with the University where the food service was buffet-style. I am not entirely sure if they only offer buffet service, but my review only reflects that service offering. The food, overall, is good. I tried small amounts of most dishes and none of them stuck out to me as being particularly amazing, but there were no bad dishes aside from my own personal taste preferences of types of food I simply don't like. You won't likely visit this restaurant and tell yourself that a certain dish was the best of that kind you've had at any restaurant, but you will enjoy it, serving sizes are more than adequate, and the price for the buffet seemed fair to me. It's definitely worth visiting if you're on the east side of the city, or drive a little further for Little India for a similar, albeit more authentic indian experience. Ultimately, you won't be disappointed with this restaurant and they serve great food and the staff are very friendly.

The location and interior of the restaurant is a little on the drab side. Service was also terrible. One girl was working the entire restaurant. She brought us our drinks and bread and never came back again. No topping up drinks, nothing. There were times where she wasn't helping anyone and still could not be bothered to refill drinks. Saw her disappear into the back several times, only to bring out bread for 1 other table and wipe down a second. For these reasons I deducted 2 stars. That being said we had the buffet which was great! Nice selection of paneer, dal and meat dishes. All were absolutely delicious. Limited salad and dessert selection. I never tried the salads as they didn't look the best. Desserts were also sparse and only tried one of them, which was also very good. Best part is the buffet was only 14.95. Can't complain for that price. Despite the downsides, I would and probably will go back some day.

I had a great experience yesterday (Jan 15) with my dad. Our server was very friendly, familiar enough with the cooking to be able to readily point out the vegan options, and took the time to check with the cook for one thing she was unsure of. The food is great! I saw a review mention bland food and I was pleasantly surprised by the opposite. The channa masala wasn't as spicy as I'm used to but welcome to Edmonton. Flavor was still great and spicy is a preference. The baingan bharta, however, was hands down the best I've had. I eat mostly Indian when I eat out and it's not usually one of my favorites but this was the best thing on the table. Very highly recommended. We ordered dinner for two off the menu, had leftovers for lunch and got a takeout box from the buffet to bring home to mom. I can't speak to the buffet quality but we got four solid meals and spent just under $70.

Need good employee in the restaurant. Look like there mind is not at work .I am telling that why , because I ordered food for pic up . One girl answered phone and toke order and she told me I can pic up 20-25 minutes. So I went the restaurant for pic up food then girl who toke order she said she didn’t toke any order and she said she is one answered all phone calls. I was shocked. I show her recent call I spoke to her. Then she said she if can wait they will make for . But I can’t because I was on my work and only 30 minutes break time. When I came back to my work place then the girl call me and she said food is already was made in kitchen. If I go back again and pic up food. What common sense she used to tell me go back again for pic up food what I told already I can’t wait longer because I was on my break. If there any option to give 0 star then I would like to .

Amazing! We have ordered from India Garden several times now and everytime the food has been delicious and of the best quality. You can tell that they are using fresh ingredients and making dishes to order. My wife has a life threatening nut/treenut allergy. We have dined at other restaurants in the city who have failed to take the care to ensure that they are serving the correct dishes (korma instead of tikka masala) and preparing them in a safe way. We can order from India Garden and rest assured that they have prepared the dishes to accommodate her very serious allergy, they also are very sweet to write a little message on our take out container knowing that they did so with care. We absolutely love India Garden and would recommend to all!

India Garden, you have done it again! Amazing meal enjoyed by our family. Packed with care for takeout in lovely reusable bags. Containers sturdy ,no leaks, retained heat on 15 minute drive home. Authentic flavors, quality and quantities are on point. I appreciate the server repeating our order on the phone to confirm. Our family feasted on veg samosas and pakoras, butter chicken, Dahl, naan, saffron rice and coconut rice. Delicious!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Naan, Dal Makhani, Veg Samosa, Butter Chicken, Coconut Rice, Saffron Rice
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

Always trying new Indian restaurants for the vegetarian dishes. The veggie samosa was ok but lacked a few ingredients. I like my Indian food spicy but not over powering the taste, the palak paneer had a bit to much chili oil residue but had great flavour along with the dal makhani which was prepared perfectly. The jeera rice was exvellant as well. The whole whear rotti was a bit over cooked in the tandori oven. My waitress was very polite and attentive. In all I enjoyed the food and the atmosphere.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–50
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Palak Paneer
Vegetarian options
A good selection of vegetarian dishes.

The buffet was not available as advertised, the dining room was empty (should have bolted) however I convinced my wife to stay and order off the menu from some young lady that was very pushy and appeared to be having a bad day.We ordered some appetizers that didn’t arrive until half the main course was on the table. The serving were generous but nowhere near what I had promised my wife in terms of flavour, once the food was unceremoniously dropped at the table the waitress went about her mundane tasks and totally forgot that we were even there. No offer to top up our water or “how is your meal?” No may I suggest an after dinner sweet…. No effort Not impressed . Needs a lot of work in order to get us to return …

Very clean restaurant with plenty of seating. Our waitress, Noor, was super friendly and provided quick service. Is our new go to restaurant on this side of Edmonton! So many delicious options to choose from, my mom and I had Chana Masala and Goat Biryani and each dish had enough food left for lunch the next day. Highly recommend!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Naan
Vegetarian options
East Indian cuisine always has something for vegetarians, but the vegetarian options on India Gardens menu takes up the most room! Even their buffet has at least 3 vegetarian dishes to choose from :)

Food is good but they screw up with order. Upon contacting them to notify that order was not prepared properly they deny taking the responsibility and inform us that we never ordered stuff thats missing from the takeout package. I drive all the way from St.Albert to pickup food from this restaurant as I like their food but I am definitely going to find an alternative as I would rather like to get my order correctly packed so I dont have to prepare food again after reaching home. If you can check your call recordings for the order placed and realize that you made a mistake in noting the order then please contact me and work on this comment.

I've ordered several times from India Garden and I am continually impressed. I always get it delivered. For the same price as a boring pizza I can instead get vindaloo, naan, chutney and dahi, delivered, with enough left over to enjoy again the next day. I'm a white guy; I have little experience with the cuisine but I enjoy the heat and I enjoy the fantastic spices to which I have been introduced. I can only imagine how wonderful it would be to take the wife and visit the actual restaurant, sit down and enjoy the food over beers and good conversation. Here's to the future!

I have no idea where to begin.. terrible service with terrible food.. the samosas I ordered were old and looked brown on the inside . They missed an order for chicken biriyani on a Skip order that I placed. They asked me to get the missing item picked up when the order was already late by 30 minutes. This is unacceptable and leaves a bad impression note. They don't seem to care for their customers. Won't recommend this place to anyone. Not going to order anymore from this place.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30

I has some of the best Indian food I've has in Edmonton last night. All of the dishes had different flavors and degrees of heat. We ordered several dishes (more than we needed) so we had some to take home. Everything was delicious from the paneer, to the butter chicken and Chana Masala. I'm looking forward to going back and having the lunch buffet.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Paneer Butter Masala, Butter Chicken

I absolutely LOVED this buffet! The food was so amazing, I honestly couldn't pick just one favorite. Our server was welcoming, friendly, polite and attentive, and the price was also pleasantly surprising! In fact, the food was so good that my friend ordered a few items off the menu for take-out AFTER we had already eaten at the buffet! Hahaha... I've never seen that before! India Garden is off the beaten path, but well worth the effort to get there. Service, food quality, and price all receive 5 stars from me!

My son and I went here for supper tonight. When you walk in the door, you are welcomed with the smell of amazing spice and indian music. The food was so tasty and the service was amazing. We ate Paneer, aloo goobi, chicken vindaloo, and garlic Naan. Wow is all I can say , what a amazing place.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Naan, Chicken Vindaloo, Aloo Gobi

Best indian restaurant in the city. They are doing indo-chinese also. I tried almost every restaurant for Noodles because looking for perfect taste like India. Only this place gave me best Noodles. Other dishes on the order were delicious too. Only one girl was handling all tables. Still, she was doing really good job on Customer service. Everything was perfect. It was my 1st time there and hope they will do same service for next time.

Terrible terrible food. We ordered through Skip the Dishes and were very disappointed with all the food. It’s bland with no flavour, the Chicken Tikka MASALA was dry (and when I questioned this they said that was the way they make it) and the coconut rice didn’t taste of coconut and had mustard seeds in. When I called to complain they refused to do anything. So, if you like proper Indian food then don’t order from here. I have no idea how their reviews are so high...

Excellent Indian food! From the hostess to the dinner it was very nice. The food tasted like real Indian cuisine, not a watered-down version. I will definitely be coming back. Maybe I will try their lunch buffet next time. Frank (the tall Texasan)
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$40–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Naan, Tandoori Chicken 4 pcs, Butter Chicken

Cheap and enjoyable way to travel! When you walk in the door you are welcomed with the sweet smells of spices and Indian music. I had to try all the dishes at the lunch buffet and I was not disappointed with any of them! Everything was sooo flavorful and exciting for my taste buds to try!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4

A no frills restaurant for Indian food. Good choice for vegetarians as well. For me this was my default takeout place during the visit to that area for work.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Vegetarian options
Enough choices for a vegetarian.
Parking
Ample parking spots available each time I went there.

The creamy tomato sauce that they put in their butter chicken is excellent. The level of spiciness is very reasonable and adapted to people who don't necessarily eat spicy like me, but who can take a little bit of heat in their meal. I recommend to order it with a bowl of basmati rice and mix the butter chicken in it, but keep some sauce to dip their delicious naan bread in it. Portions are also very reasonable.

Over all good food when you are hungry and quick. I have eaten here in the past with better results. This time I ordered, Aloo Gobi too oily but tasted 10/10 With Garlic Naan 10/10 Veggie Samosa 9/10 Mixed vegetables little too oily 7/10 Potatoes slightly underdone With Onion Naan 10/10 Curry Chicken 6/10 Curry was very oily With Garlic Naan 10/10 Saffron Rice 5/10 smell of bleach and didn't taste proper.

Great food, great value (especially for a buffet) and friendly service. It can get a little busy during the lunch hours (in particular, before a holiday, which is when I tend to go), but it's well worth the wait. The variety available at the buffet isn't as large as other places, but the quality is definitely there and you'll easily be able to eat your fill before you get tired of that day's options.

We've been looking for a new Indian restaurant in this area for a while. The lunch buffet is always well stacked with a broad selection of Indian food. The food is fresh and lunch service is very quick. We have frequented the place quite a bit lately and enjoy it.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

It's a good deal at 13 95 per lunch buffet, but selection is lacking compare to other rival Indian buffet in the city, also, meats a bit dry. Came here for years because of convenience around lunch, they always have 1 soup, salad bar, 1 type of rice, 1 fish dish, 2 veg dish minimum, and they always have butter chicken, always comes with fresh nann. Drinks not included in buffet

Best Naan bread I've ever had. Everything we ordered was well seasoned and tasted fresh. Our waitress Noori, was lovely as well. She had great recomendations. Definitely coming back next time I'm in town. Definitely good value for what you get.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Naan

Most delicious Naan I have ever experienced. The beautiful smell when entering the restaurant is an incredible appetizer, making my stomach growl immediately. The service was friendly, Noori is great!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Naan

We ordered from these guys through Skip The Dishes and it was so good! The chicken vindaloo was quite spicy, but paired with the onion naan - it balanced it perfectly! The samosas (chicken, beef and veg) are a great size and very good as well! We will definitely be ordering from here again, or checking out their restaurant to try out everything else.

The food tonite was excellent! Beautifully spiced and arrived hot. The samosas were amazing. Thanks so much Donna Salazar
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vegetarian options
The dal makhani and palak paneer and Aloo naan and paneer butter masala were delicious

Amazing food choices at the buffet. If you have been wanting to try Indian cuisine and are wondering which dish you would choose from the menue, try the buffet. Indian gardens will generously open their space to local event planners. I totally recommend Indian Gardens as your "go to place" for your Indian cuisine appitite.

Well the food is terrible and the presentation of the food is pathetic. I have tried their Samosa Chana, Aalo Tikki Chana and Chana Bhatura- hate to say but all of them didnt taste good. Please work on the quality of your food. Customer Service was very good and the girls working at the front are very polite and friendly.

Me and my other 2 friends tried naan breads, tandoor platter and chicken tikka masala. Price wise its okay but taste wise its not up to the par. Service also just like ordinary customers need something really special. Surely visit again and please make sure to clear these kind of silly mistakes. Thank You …

Good value for money if going for lunch buffet. They have a decent variety of food. My bar for Indian food is quite high and this place misses to be around it. Goat curry had hard pieces if goat and very mediocre flavor. Butter chicken had too much cinnamon in it. Fish pakora and Kadhai chicken were good.

First authentic experience of Indian and especially North Indian taste. I tried a few restaurants in the first 6 months in Edmonton but India Garden restaurant has become our favorite and number one choice.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Worst experience……I ordered chat Papdi for take out and the Papdi was so hard that I could barely chew it and the curd was not at all blended….I was so hungry and wasted my time and money….have had better chat Papdi in Edmonton
Service
Take out
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$10–20

I just want to say mind-blowing food, Prices and staff.It was so delicious. After so long time, I had a best Indian food. Highly recommended. Must go and try. On the top of it , they had a banquet hall too for big parties. 2 girls over there are fantabulous. Great job girls. Buffet was awesome for 15$

Always a hit or miss. Seems to be a miss lately, feel that sometimes I’m short changed with the naan bread ordered and the naan bread included. Doesn’t seem to ever be consistent.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Recommended dishes
Butter Chicken

The buffet is good and good value for the money, but I recently found out their non-buffet order is fresh and amazing quality! it was sooo good, and in the end I pretty much paid the same as I would have for the buffet. The taste and quality is one of the best in Edmonton for Indian restaurants

Very good buffet, all the main items such as butter chicken, daal, and pakora are good. Love that they provide fresh naan at the table directly. Wish they had more desserts though. Also, prices are very reasonable, especially at lunch time.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3

I orders chole bhature to take out, the dough seems very old for bhatura and taste very bad , it was my first time going there and the last time. Very disappointed with the taste ,and the portion of chole was so tiny . It looks like they gave me kids meal for chole. Not recommended.

Ordered off their take out menu as the buffet has been closed. The food was incredibly good and fresh. I've only been to their buffet which were always just medicore but good enough for the price you pay for. However, their food from a la carte menu is somehow so much better

great service coming back for the food and noor, she provided amazing customer service !
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Naan, Butter Chicken

The buffet is very good. It's not large, but there is sufficient variety. The quality of food was excellent. The restaurant is conveniently located within walking distance of the Radisson hotel. Service was great - I have nothing bad to say about this restaurant.

Rate 0 star if possible ..totally garbage food..I ordered samosa chart,tea,naan and chicken curry..No idea about tea..idk how many days old it was..salt was recklessly thrown in chicken curry..i got sick coz of their food..pls stop doing this business …

Didn’t like much the butter chicken and their rice. But all the other dishes were delicious, especially their goat curry. Recommended and would come back again
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

We like butter chicken so who's actually really good? It was clean, quiet, kind of very nice place to take my wife for lunch. The food was great. It was I give it 100% on this one
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20

I have taken my two boys here now twice. The food is reasonably priced for an Indian buffet. The items weren't the same every time which is also nice. My eldest loves the butter chicken, but I find it a bit sweet. Their curried goat however is yum.

I've been going to this place for years and decide to do a dinner date there. Food seemed okay my date said if she eats food that's s gone bad she gets a stiffness in her jaw. I thought maybe she was overly sensitive and it was nothing to

This restaurant has been a long running take out place for my family, and we have never been disappointed. The variety of dishes and the flavours they pack are amazing. The meals I would recommend are fish pakora, lamb vindaloo, and any

Delicious food, and service was good too.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Palak Paneer, Naan, Butter Chicken

I always have a fantastic experience coming to this restaurant. The food is always served hot and delicious. The servers were friendly and organized with my group as we always come in 6+.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner

Jim was my server he has vast experience in food line and knowing what their serve the best helped my friends family n mine choose the BEST dishes . Delicious is another name of Indian cuisine which you will find at Gate if India.

Very good lunch buffet. If you work nearby and want lots of food, this is your number 1 choice.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

I don't like Indian food. I finished my plate. It was ok. Probably a 5 for people who like Indian food. They kept my glass full of water. The flat bread was the best part
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

One of the BEST buffets I’ve had! Everything was delicious & fresh. The service was exceptional! Ambiance was lovely! I would definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone! Looking forwarding to returning in the future!

You will NOT be disappointed with the food or service! The butter chicken is to die for and all of the staff are so friendly and helpful. The event space is beautiful and well taken care of. You will not regret visiting!

Great place to dine and do gathering. We had a gathering on August 22 the food was GREAT and we loved it. Service was wonderful, manager was there most of the time and made sure we were happy about the service.

Good place. Had the buffet. Not much selection. But the food that was there was delicious. Something for everyone. Fresh naan made the meal great. The lady who served us was exceptionally nice and pleasant.

Delicious! We had Shahi Paneer, Paneer Tikka, Veg samosa, beef samosa, and papri chaat. The only thing that we would change is to have tomatoes and onions on the chaat. Will definitely be ordering again.

Honestly one of the best places for Indian food. The food is absolutely amazing, so flavourful! And the staff is so kind.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20

Lovely waitress, good parking. Took my son here for his Birthday. Window looking into kitchen was filthy as was the Womens washroom. Oil used in fried food was old and made the food taste awful.

Nobody makes a better Naan bread than India Garden, along with the rest of their most delicious dishes.
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Good food always, I work nearby and order food from here often, the food taste is authentic and fresh.
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Food was really good. Service was excellent. Atmosphere could do with a bit of a cheer up. We did a la cart. Great value for money
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3

The food was fresh, and delicious! Well balanced flavors and spice level was perfect. The staff is friendly and great customer service, we will definetly be ordering from here again!

Best Food fish pakora and Chicken Kabab excellent . Very friendly service and nice Restaurant look great. Definitely a must for Indian food. I was Oder from them Many time Excellent

Lunch buffet had mostly stale food. Not worth it.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 1
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2

Pasta was cold, soup was pathetic, gulabjamun were too big, naan came too late and paneer lababdar was sweet. Ambience and service are nice but food has a lot of need to improve.

Got the beef curry and samosas. The curry tasted really good. But the samosas were some of the best I’ve had! Lots of filling and super flavourful! Definitely will be back!

Went here with the family a few weeks ago for takeout for the first time. Food was amazing, tasted fresh, and will definitely be back. Big portions for price, great value

One of the best Indian restaurants in town. The food is extraordinary and the service is great. I loved the cleanliness maintained. Will definitely return and recommend.

Everytime I'm coming over from Calgary for business trip with my colleagues we never missed this amazing clean and tasty restaurant with friendly warm feeling stuff.

This is my favorite go to Indian buffet restaurant. Decent food cheap! Update Feb 16/2019 Just watched a chef use the washroom and didnt wash his hands. -4 stars.

Ordered skip the dishes tonight. First time eating from here. ABSOLUTELY awesome food. Good quality, portions and nice cuts of meat! Our new go to for Indian food.

5 small pcs of chicken and rest half cooked onion in 100 gms of cooking oil, $14 + tax Kadahi chicken Taste is garbage. NOT RECOMMEND
Service
Take out

You guys are charging 3.10$ for one tawa roti? Check the picture of tawa roti i got for 3.10 dollars
Service
Take out

Food was flavourful, served in good portions and ready when we came to pick it up. Great local find for authentic food.

The menu was unusual, and executed with excellent attention to detail Service was quick and responsive More

Great food for a fair price; what’s not to like?
Food: 5
Service: 5

Great taste, have a variety of food and all of it is delicious.