Lacto
Indian
Beer/Wine
Pakistani
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Indian food, menu includes an extensive vegetarian section. Vegans to inquire about ghee/dairy. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.


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33 Reviews

First Review by Tim Denny

melvinalbers

Points +221

Vegan
04 Dec 2023

Ok food but not realy special

Food was good, enough vegan choices but not participulary special. As mentioned before by others dahl was watery but taste was good

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-04

nhansson

Points +487

Vegan
25 Nov 2023

Decent and good price

The dishes were pretty good considering the price and we got them fast. Garlic naan bread didn’t taste much garlic. Side note but my partner saw them hitting their dog, made me a bit upset…

NellyNelloChnvrd

Points +38

Vegan
25 Sep 2023

Nice Indian food!

Nice and calm place, family owned. Very kind people, and also very tasty food! Great breads such naans and ciapatis, and delicious curries. A little small portions but as all Indian restaurant we tried so far in Lao.

Pros: Tasty food! , Quiet place and outside tables, Friendly people

Cons: Portions a little too small

LuckyL734

Points +288

Vegan
22 Jul 2023

Delicious Food, service could be better

The food was quite delicious and cheap. The personnel even spoke enough English that it wasn't a problem to specify.

They gave me a paper to write my order and left to be in the back. It was okay but felt a bit strange.

Pros: Delicious food, Good value for money

Cons: Service could improve

filippodibari

Points +1214

Vegan
09 Jul 2023

Simple. But so tasty and genuine.

The restaurant is very popular and simple. Thst said the food is very tasty. Language barrier is there. But the menu helps and also the good will of the attendants. I recommend it to Indian food lovers. Planner replaced by tofu.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-09

Pros: Friendly atmosphere , Cheap, Tasty

Momo_moon

Points +1164

Vegetarian
14 Jan 2023

Not as authentic as it could be

Visited Jamil Zahid and I had high hopes since I have not eaten south asian food for some time now. I ordered the Tofu Paneer, Garlic Naan, Basmati rice and potato curry. The flavours of the dishes were at most average for South Asian standards for Laos it is good. Give it a try if you're craving naan bread and curries.

Pros: Friendly Staff, Naan

Cons: Quality

natalie3588

Points +25

Vegetarian
06 Jan 2020

Lovely food, great price

Two curries, two rice and a naan was enough for two of us and we found them delicious. Friendly staff and curries were only 15000 kip!

SaurabhSupertrampJa

Points +35

Vegetarian
25 Dec 2019

Good Food the way you want

Food is good, he doesn't hurry and understand your requirements, you can customize and ask for separate preparation for vegan food

Pros: He understands what vegan is

Cons: Others might be eating mean and you have to smellq

Gabi.Uieda

Points +137

Vegetarian
14 Dec 2019

Good food

Good food for a good price, but nothing special.

ontbijtjezondereitje

Points +837

Vegan
13 Nov 2019

Good and cheap food, but I nice man

Good food! Not special but just good and cheap! Nice owner and he knows about vevanism and makes sure everything is vegan (even a separate corner in the kitchen for vegetarian dishes)

Pros: Good food, cheap

Cons: None

RudieFrancis

Points +178

Vegan
19 Aug 2019

Lovely food for a very good price

I had palak alou paneer with rice. It came quickly and tasted lovely. The price was 20k which is great for Laos. I will be coming back. The owner and the staff are also very friendly. If they didn't sell meat I'd give 5 stars.

Pros: Lots of options for veggies , Also good for vegan, Cheap and clean

Matthijs

Points +288

Vegetarian
14 Aug 2019

My favorite Indian restaurant in Vientiane

I've been here three times now, great food for a good price. Old Jamil will come up to you and ask to take a picture or video and put it on his Facebook page. It's an amusing collection of awkward faces. If you're not in the mood, say no. The food is the best.

Pros: The best lassi yoghurt drinks, The best Indian food, Low prices

cornonthecob

Points +348

Vegan
01 Jul 2019

Good Indian food

Reasonably price Indian food. Owner knew what vegan was!
Food was yummy and loads of choice. 3 curries, rice, 2 breads and poppadoms cost 69kip so good value for a curry

HollyAnne

Points +312

Vegan
29 Jan 2019

Delicious food

The food was delicious and the service was fantastic. Really good value for money, so cheap!!

DeniseC34

Points +31

Vegetarian
28 Jan 2019

True Indian Food

Don't let the appearance fool you. This restaurant serves the best vegetarian Indian food. Very cheap aswell. The falafel kebab was my favourite.

Ankexin

Points +41

Mostly Veg
19 Jan 2019

This place deserves 5 stars

Food was delicious and cheap. Very good home made yoghurt! The owner asked where are we from and then played music from our country. It was a very nice and unique gesture.

Pros: Lots of options, Cheap, Nice onwer

Cons: none

Ellalauwa

Points +757

Vegan
07 Jan 2019

Great Indian food

The food was very good and cheap. Also a very nice owner and laid back atmosphere.

Sven&Lotte

Points +75

Vegan
09 Sep 2018

Best Indian food

Great place, lovely owner, nice quiet spot and the food is amazing and cheap as well.
The owner knows all about veganism!

Laurilein

Points +75

Vegan
10 Jul 2018

Super cheap and good!

Great place, lovely owner and the food was delicious, only the portions were a little bit small, but for this price you could definitely order 2 dishes :)

Pros: Lots of options, Cheap

Cons: Portion size

jasonfloats

Points +178

Vegan
28 Jun 2018

Fantastic indian food!

Indian food being my favorite food makes me bias but everything was delicious! The pricing was good, staff was friendly! If you like indian food it's a great spot!

Pros: Good food, Good price, Kind staff

Stankafka

Points +46

Vegan
19 Mar 2018

Good food and cheap

Very well received and good food

Pros: Not expensive , Staff friendly

JulienR

Points +30

Vegan
11 Mar 2018

Really good Indian food

I got a really good meal and it was not very expensive 😀
I think this is a really good option if you fancy some Indian !!!

DannyDavidson

Points +201

Vegan
25 Nov 2017

This is the spot.

The real deal here.

Faouz

Points +42

Vegan
12 Feb 2017

Must visit!

Best curry we had in Laos! Cosy little place, very friendly staff and delicious food. Good amount of vegetarian/ vegan options, to be sure we asked if there was no milk or anything in the curries and naan and the waiter told us that it was all Vegan.
We got A LOT of food (2 samosas, 1 garlic naan, 1 plain naan, 1 plain rice, 1 saffron rice, 2 curries and 2 sodas) for only 78k. Even turned out to be too much to eat but it was too good to let anything go to waste.
Had a little chat with the owner afterwards, very nice guy who loves to upload pictures and videos of satisfied customers onto the facebook page of the restaurant. And he asked us very politely if he could take our pictures.
Recommend everyone who likes indian food to go there!

(Restaurant is located in the far corner of a small street, we thought maybe the location on maps was wrong but it is correct)

Pros: Friendly staff, Good food, Good price

Cyclebilly

Points +126

Vegan
06 Mar 2016

Food good. Best thing is staff.

Staff friendly. The owner was pretty funny and could have a laugh with him. Food good but not the best I've had curry and falafel wise. very cheap though.

Arvid

Points +469

Vegan
28 Feb 2016

Lovely food, place OK

Samosa: very good!

Dhal (lentil curry): fresh taste but nothing special. A bit too wet for my taste.

Palak Rajmah (spinach and kidney bean curry): tasty with distinct spinach taste.

Chana Masala (chickpea curry): a bit hotter than the other dishes. Also very good.

Pros: Good menu, short waiting time, legumes!

nomeatnomad

Points +4795

Vegan
15 Sep 2015

5 stars

Happy Cow will only let me give it four because it serves meat, but this was the best Indian food I've had in a long time.

To get here you have to go down a dark side street, and from the outside this place isn't so appealing. Don't let that put you off, because it was absolutely wonderful.

I had samosas, a garlic naan, a curry, fancy rice, a salad, and a pineapple smoothie, and my bill only came to 52,000 kip (just over £4). All of it was delicious, Jamil Zahid was a really nice guy, and although lacking English, the other staff here were really friendly as well. Just be prepared to smile for a photo for their Facebook page.

A must-visit restaurant if you're in Vientiane and you like Indian food.

Pros: Delicious, Great value, Friendly staff




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