Gate of India
Santa Monica, CA 90401-2201
Phone: (310) 656-1664
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Ocean Avenue
- Hours:
- Daily 11:30am-10:30pm
Editorial Review for Gate of India – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Just steps from the busy Third Street Promenade, this restaurant hideaway is warmly lit and decorated with intricate, brocaded tapestries. The menu features a selection of classic Indian fare such as chicken tandoori, naan loaded with toasted garlic bits, and mango chutney. But the hip international clientele comes for the house specialties, like fall-off-the-bone ginger chicken swathed in spicy-sweet paste, and coconut curry bobs with vegetables in a thick, heady sauce.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasSave room for the dessert specialty, gajar halvah, a blend of pureed carrots sweetened with syrup made from ginger and milk, then topped with slivered almonds.
User Reviews for Gate of India
08/28/2008 Posted by dunwright
Had the terribly overcooked buffet lunch. Honestly, you could get a better meal in jail. I ordered a coke and asked for two refills during my meal with no comment from the staff. The bill arrived showing I'd been charged $3 for the first coke and $6.49 for the two refills. I'm not much of a math major but I believe that comes to $9.49 for soda pop ladies and gentlemen! And my meal (if you could call it that) was only $10.99! Not only did the supervisor not credit me for failure to mention they charged for "refills" but he had no explanation for the rising price of said cokes. My recommendation to you for a better meal and customer service would be to rummage through the dumpsters of Ye Ol Kings Head across the street.
Pros: Easily accessible exits and the foreign tourists don't realize they're being ripped off.
Cons: Bad Food, Overpriced, Horrible Customer Service.
08/05/2008 Posted by JayDiner
Do Not Eat Here!! If you desire indian food make the short drive to Pradeep's at Montana and 14th (Pradeep's is great, don't skip the carrot and coriander soup)!! Otherwise if you're in a jam for time, leave the "gate of india" immediately!! and walk directly across the street to "King's Head pub and restaurant" for fine fare and enjoyable experience!! Do not make the mistake of sitting down in "gate of india" or you will be sorry!! Feel free to walk in and take a look, but do not sit down!! As no good people should be subjected to such disgrace. This would be the worst possible choice you could make for eating food/dining in santa monica. Details of how extremely poor experience was are too long to list. Prices are not the issue although what you get for minimum $50 is: extremely poor service, mediocre food, and a Nasty Owner who took our order and barked at us that everything is a la carte. No good, do not support this establishment, they have no regard for their customers and Rely on Vulnerable Tourist Traffic To Do Their Business. I live 6 blocks away and would not eat there again if the food was free!!
Pros: None
Cons: Good Advice....Just Eat Somewhere Else, Get It?
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