Swad Indian Restaurant
| Address: | 1810 W Galbraith Rd, North College Hill, OH 45239, USA |
| Phone: | +1 513-522-5900 |
| Site: | swadindianoh.com |
| Rating: | 4.4 |
| Working: | Closed 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM |
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kosmik ray
Located in North College Hill not far from Ronald Reagan Highway, this great little-known gem of an eatery is well worth the drive from anywhere in the Tri-State. I expect word-of-mouth will make reservations necessary in the near future. For any first timer, the Swads very inexpensive all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is a must, as the range of choices is very generous. For newcomers, the beautiful Maya and speedy AJ always seem happy to point out their occasional spicy-hot dishes from all the rest of your choices, and seem to pride themselves on meeting diners and greeting them by name. I was there at lunch on the first day they opened, and I recognized the owners/cooks from the food laid out before my hungry eyes as the same people that had run the always-busy Dushmesh at the bottom of Ludlow. The Veggie Pakora is like a cloud in your mouth, and I can never pass up the great Chicken Tiki Masala and Chicken Sahi Korma. What a blessing! This is all fab Northern Indian cuisine, and the chance youll be getting hooked weekly on this very reasonably priced fare is quite probable. Guys, a big bottle of imported Taj Mahal beer goes down great with all this food. FYI, Swad means "tasty", and I couldnt agree more.
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Katie Hamilton-Meier
As others have said, this restaurant is owned by the family that used to own Dushmesh. I was a regular there, but I noticed quite a change in quality after the change in ownership. I was so happy to finally have a chance to visit Swad yesterday with my mother! Their lunch buffet was even better than Id remembered at Dushmesh! Id always loved their Saag Paneer, but I also found a couple other dishes that I really enjoyed, including some goat! They also offer garlic naan and khiir, some of my moms favorites. While this location is the opposite direction of where Im usually going, its very worth the drive! The buffet is a steal for $8! And you can usually find $1.50 off coupons in the Bear Cash magazine. The service is friendly and the buffet is kept fresh. This is definitely a place a miss when I go back to St. Louis!
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a m
These people were so f@€#ing mean to my family and I when we were there. My mom has a gluten allergy and was told she could eat there by a friend who said they had vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. When my mother asked about the gluten free choices, they were incredibly rude and embarrassed her. And when I went back a few minutes later, they laughed at us. She was almost in tears because her eating out choices are so limited, then she was treated so poorly. I wish these people would have allowed us to have a good lunch, but instead ruined our day. Allergies are not something to laugh at and make someone feel embarrassed about.
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Andrew Walker
I took a job here in the spring of last year. Not only did they not pay me and two of my other co-workers their last checks, (which is a sum of about 800 dollars between the three of us). The cooks do not wash their hands before they make their food, and they allowed underage drinking among the staff, and were not only extremely rude to me and my co-workers when we got fed up and quit they claimed that they had to take our checks because they needed to make up for the costs that would ensue from us quitting. Considered taking it up with Ohio department of labor but I was threatened by one of the floor managers for my silence.
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Razorwind
Ive had a few pick up orders from Swad and it has been an excellent experience every time. The food is all very high quality, not like the stuff you get at most Chinese food places. My only complaint is that they would do a better job at organizing the menu.. They are all VERY different traditional meals and if you are not familiar with these specific dishes, you are going to have a very hard time understanding what youre ordering, guaranteed. Even so, they were very polite to help cure my ignorance of different dishes and the food has always been wonderful.. Make sure you ALWAYS get the Naan bread :D
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Kathryn Burroughs
My family, friends and myself have been to Swad many times. The food is delicious. However, the last 3 times we have been there, they have refused to accept valid coupons, saying they will only give us $2 off instead of $3, or whatever. If they provide coupons to the public, they should honor them. Also, the staff had a disagreement about how much we had to pay - right in front of us! We loved having Indian food available closer to where we live, but will make the trek down to Clifton in the future. We sadly bid Swad farewell.
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SANJAY MAROO
We went to Swad after reading the review in the papers . There is no authenticity to the food unlike what is said in the reviews - its like any bog standard indian meal . Poor service, massive delay in getting the food as there were only three waiters, items missed in the order, and very very salty. Small portions ! No chance of ordering any more as there were no servers in between. The manager had a huge argument with one of the servers right in the middle of the restaurant , very unprofessional.
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Columbus Grand
My dining experience at Swad Indian Restaurant on Galbraith Rd, was delightful. The lunchtime buffet included an ample variety of food selections, including soups and salad fixings. You can order from the menu, but I found the buffet to be the best way to enjoy the wonderful array of flavors. I do not have a favorite dish because I loved them all! I highly recommend the Swad and I will definitely return to this restaurant!
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Michele Larkin
I must say, I am not a connoisseur of Indian food, but this was the absolute BEST I have ever had. Dined with a group of girlfriends, and we all ordered different dishes to share. Every single item from the Naan to the Saag was delicious. I would highly suggest this place if you enjoy Indian fare. I am not certain was "Swad" means, but after dinner I dubbed it "Simply Wonderful And Delicious" Indian Restaurant.
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Sonya Bass
The few times I have tried swad I really liked it. The last time I went which was last week, the buffet was very good until I finished my food and was greeted by a roach on the wall next to me. When told to a staff member by my friend, they just blew it off, said ok, took the dead roach and went to the kitchen... Sorry to say but I wont be eating here again...
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Chuck Davis
We have always loved their food even with the change in ownership. Did not appreciate the callback and kindly lecture on a recent carryout order placed via third party mobile app about not paying the full price for a specialty naan when all you can do in the interface is order regular naan. Not my fault your partnerships arent complete, dude. Work it out.
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N8 Hydrophix
The food is amazing. They have a scale of 1 to 6 and at a level 4 I am sweating bullets, lovin it. The hot tea is delicious and pleasant. The naan is full of flavor and I hear that their lunch buffet is to die for. Please come and try it out for yourself. Clean, tasteful, flavorful and everything that a good restaurant should be. Boom!
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Preet Kahlon
The best indian food in Cincinnati. Buffet is great...I love chicken mango with chefs special naan..so delicious. ..I will def. Go back..try it ..you will love it.. services is always great. .its the same family who used to run dusmesh ..now they are all here.
