Address: | 8120 Minnetonka Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55426, USA |
Phone: | +1 952-935-2320 |
Site: | bestofindiausa.com |
Rating: | 4.2 |
Working: | 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–3PM 11:30AM–3PM |
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A Private User
This is one of the worst dining experiences that we have EVER experienced. We had been to this restaurant before and had decent food and service; however, our experience was far from decent this time. To start off, my husband asked for a different table; we wanted a corner one so we could keep our 2-year old son a little more contained. Even though there was only one other occupied table, the waiter acted very huffy. He made a very audible sigh and moved us to the requested table and then proceeded to ignore us for the next 20 minutes. This fact alone should have made us leave, but it was getting late and we would not have time to stop somewhere else or make dinner at home. After 20 minutes, the waiter came to take our order for “Dinner for Two”. We asked how long dinner would take and he told us that we’d be done eating within half an hour. During the next 30 minutes we only saw our waiter in the dining room a couple more times. Once when he was dropping off our Mango Lassi, which was incorrectly made by having Lassi poured over ice instead of being blended. He argued with us saying that we didn’t ask them not to leave ice cubes in it. He finally took it back after having it blended. The second time we saw him was to drop off our veggie appetizer, which contained much few pieces than the previous time and was half NON-VEG and all tasted bad. We did not receive our included Tandoor appetizer until my husband asked for it when the waiter brought our main entrée. The waiter NEVER asked how the food was (it tasted “off” this time), NEVER asked if we needed anything else, and NEVER even refilled our empty water glasses once. He basically would slam our plates of food on the table and then walk away as my husband was asking him questions. After our meal was completed, we had to wait an additional 20 minutes before we saw the server again and this was only to give us our bill. At this point my husband asked for our desert, which was also included in the meal and we had not yet received. The server came back with two miniscule Gulab Jamen that he didn’t even bother to warm up. To top it off, I spent the evening at home feeling sick, which I contributed to the food. Summary: The food was bad and the service was worse. It’s understandable why the restaurant was basically empty.
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sam waithaka
I would not recommend anyone to eat at this restaurant. I have never experienced such a rude and hostile waiter like I did this last Sunday. I regret giving a tip. I will never be back to this restaurant again. I was at the restaurant with a couple of friends after church from around 1PM going onwards, and even before we are done with our meal, the waiter was hurrying us up to pay saying that they are are about to close. Not only that, he wanted to charge us all on 1 bill as if we were all together, this is after telling him repeatedly to split the bill. Anyway, I was getting slowly pissed off by this head waiter that I decided to pay so he could stop, but that seems to have emboldened him to piss us even more. I have never been to a restaurant where you are hurried up to pay in the middle of a meal. I dont want to cry racism, even though we were the only people of color, but I do not remember him hurrying up other customers who were either white or of Indian origin like him. Once I paid and returned to the table, he started with asking us to get done and leave because again, they were about to close. All this time, I kept seeing new customers coming in and being welcomed to eat. He kept up the pressure about 3 more times where I could not take it anymore and I just had to leave. I have never felt irritated by outward hostility towards a customer as I was that day. I am told that this waiter, who has a piercing on the left ear and a red dot at the center of his forehead is notorious for poor customer service. I was informed that in the past he has asked a customer to pay in cash instead of using a debit/credit card. I have no idea why my friends would even return to this restaurant. I will never step foot at WORST/best of India again. This head waiter rubbed me in the worst way possible for food that I paid for. Id rather have a TV dinner in peace.
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kavitha rajan
My husband and I went there last week and had the worst restaurant experience ever. First, the host did not welcome us at all, which Im not holding against (not yet). Then the waiter came to our table and just said "hmm.." which was his indication for us to place the order. We ordered for their Veggie platter, a chai tea and iced tea. The iced tea that came had absolutely no taste, there was probably a hint of tea somewhere but it just tasted like ice-water. We called the waiter back in to let him know, and politely so...and we just got a reply "This is American Iced Tea". When I first heard him, I couldnt quite believe what he said and asked him again for which he repeated the same thing. The conversation became a squabble and he brought in hot tea and asked my husband to drink it. That was the point when I lost it and told him to take it away since we never ordered for regular hot tea and if he cant serve decently he can take them away. At the same point, we did notice that he was being very nice and welcoming to the local crowd. At-least if the food was nice I would get where his arrogance comes from. The Samosa and Pakodas had absolutely no taste no spice or a flavor of any sort. It was just boiled potatoes in flour which was deep fried. Very disappointed, and I wouldnt get back to this place nor recommend to any friend. Also, 1 star is just because I need to give something to post.
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tamara minko
Worst experience ever. After a long days shopping me and my husband went in at around 5:10 pm to order tea and appetizers. There was this obnoxious waiter (short and a bit bald, sported a mustache, one of his ears pierced) who brazenly told us that if we are just going to order "snacks" we should opt for a take out and leave. Apparently he was concerned about missing out on those customers who would order a substantial meal. This is downright discriminatory according to me and should be called out. The restaurant was empty, not a single soul there! Even with this lackluster business this waiters audacity was astonishing. In the past this waiter has shown a propensity for lewd and lascivious behavior, but this time around, he came across as very arrogant and rude as well! I still dont know why we kept going to this place! To top it all, this particular waiter has in the past, insisted that we pay in cash and conveniently forgets printing out a receipt! Seems inappropriate to me. The food is average but the service is terrible. I wont be stepping in here anytime soon even if Im starving.