Haveli Fine Indian Cuisine
| Address: | 13882 Newport Ave G, Tustin, CA 92780, USA |
| Phone: | +1 714-669-1011 |
| Site: | havelitustin.com |
| Rating: | 3.8 |
| Working: | 11AM–2:30PM 11AM–2:30PM 11AM–2:30PM 11AM–2:30PM 11AM–2:30PM 11AM–2:30PM 11AM–2:30PM |
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Samantha Zamora
Absolutely delicious! First of all walking in you feel like your in duke exotic Indian land it looks tiny from outside but once inside its huge! Perfect for events, parties, date night and like today Christmas dinner! It was a lovely surprise to know they have a dinner buffet. They are so classy and the food so good you would never guess it was buffet style. If there was such a thing as an upscale buffet than this is it. Now on to the food. It is absolutely spectacular! The garlic naan is the perfect amount of toasted and garlic. The dinner buffet is huge. perfect for vegetarians and meat lovers alike! They have so many different types of potatoes, 2 types of rice, spinach, cheeses, oranges, vegetables and everything in between. And to top it off i asked him to surprise me with a beer. Which he brought the kingfisher and it is awesome! To top it all off the service is really great. This place is incredibly authentic and you know its good when you see locals and natives eating here!
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A Private User
Quality is far from reality in this so called Indian restaurant. The food tastes horrible and the service is definitely not worth mentioning. Been there twice in two weeks and it was a deja vu...both the menu and the taste..remained the same. Let me start with the Negatives.... Channa masala, Aaloo Gobi, Saag paneer (couldnt find any paneer in it), Zucchini Aaloo (appreciate their creativity), Dal Makani didnt taste good. The Deserts were no better. The Rasamalai was too hard like a Burfi and Gajar Halwa was under cooked to the extent that it tasted like Bugs Bunnys carrot. Positives: Plain Rice, Pakoda (small ones), colorful interiors, the location (closer to FWY 5). There are couple of other Indian restaurants around this area and this will definitely fall in the last place, whatever be the criteria!
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Alice Chang
recently paid a visit to haveli for ayce-coma-inducing-lunch-buffet and i have to say, things are not the same, or the same. 1) still the same exact food items 2 years later. not a bad thing, but i feel like everything is just... liquid. no substance, not much meat spotted. everything was just, mush. 2) garlic naan was spot on before but the batch we got was under cooked and under spiced. it was pretty sad and depressing considering their naans were my favorite. i guess not anymore. 3) $12 (tax + tip included) for lunch buffet. im no longer capable of eating 1 basket of garlic naan and 3 plates of food like i used to, so not really worth the $12 anymore. sad to say that i am going to start sourcing other local indian ayce buffets :( sorry haveli, my time with you is up.
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Sukhraj Beasla
I could probably live off Indian buffets forever. Its seriously just that good. I came here with a friend and her baby for a late lunch because I was craving Indian food again. The AYCE buffet is about $11-12. Its very spacious and fancy inside. The place was pretty much dead at around 1pm and we were seated near the end for the baby. The wall was lined up with an assortment of rices, curries, dals etc. Everything you could ever want. I got about two platefuls before I called it done. Dessert was also pretty great. They have a great mango vanilla pudding and the usual Indian dessert. I washed it all down with a nice hot cup of masala chai that was made fresh. So amazing. I cant wait to come back here again.
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S M S
Terrible. We got there and were told it is only buffet. I even tried to clarify by asking why the website shows a menu but the guy didnt respond. We stayed and had the buffet....which was nothing but scraps. There was no chicken the chicken tikka masala nor lamb in the lamb curry...it was all sauce. Then I noticed the two tables got their food served not from the buffet. Maybe it was a language barrier. I dont know. Very disappointed....
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A Private User
Haveli is my favorite Indian restaurant. I have been going for the lunch buffet for over four years now and have introduced tons of friends to the place. The buffet has a fantastic variety of vegetarian entrees and plus at least 3-4 meat dishes at the end. I highly recommend Havelis. The service is good, although sometimes when it is super busy you have to wait for fresh nann. But it is always hot and fresh out of the oven.
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A Private User
We had Sunday lunch at this restaurant. and we were almost the first few to enter that day. and the lemon rice was smelling bad.. After complaining it to the management they havent acknowledged it as a smelly food. After i insist them to eat the food, then the cook discussed with the boss and finally they took that out of the lunch. Food is okay! But expect some left overs from the previous day.
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A Private User
Weve been to Haveli twice and loved it both times. They recently expanded their vegetarian offerings (including some fake meat) and it was really good. Everyone who works there is pleasant. My only quibbles is I wish the menu had some explanatory text beneath each item (I often forget whats what with Indian cuisine, but the waiter nicely explained things) and its a bit pricey.
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Jeffrey Tomita
Their food is very good. I wish that their buffet had some spicier options, but I understand that they need to keep things on the safe side for all of their patrons. They have a lunch and dinner buffet. If you decide to order anything from their menu, you get a choice of how spicy the food is. Honestly, this is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in the area.
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Haresh Bhaskar
This is definitely one of the worst restaurants that I have EVER eaten in, and you can trust my view because I am Indian and eat Indian food everyday. The chicken was very close to raw and the biryani was NOTHING like what it was supposed to be. I didnt want to eat after a few spoonfulls. Dont go to this restaurant if youre looking for edible foods.
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Frederick C
This is our go to place for Indian buffet. The price is reasonable and they h ave a lot of selection for the buffet. Their food tends to be slightly on the spicier side of things and I like that. I love the Paneer in the spinach and they have it by itself in a the masala sauce. I also love those donut balls in the syrup they always have
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Bob Osgood
After trying 6 Indian restaurants in the area, Id rate this one as the best. I can taste the quality of the food, and its a notch better than their competition. Of course this is subjective, and wed have to go back time and time again, but for the last 4 years weve been going, my wife and I agree that this is the best.
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A Private User
I love that this restaurant does not shy away from using spice in their buffet items, as most Indian places do. Id say most dishes are in the "medium" spice range. From the outside, you might not think it looks like much, but there are plenty of people in the know about the buffet. Plenty for vegetarians, quick service.
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A Private User
This is the worst indian cusine I have been to.this weekend we ordered for take out and instead of parathas he gave us roti which was burnt..even if served to dogs will not eat it.when I called him he said bring the roti back to.I told him I live 30 min drive but he did not refund the money.never go to this restaurant.
