Clay Oven Indian Cuisine

(818) 995-1777

14611 Ventura Blvd (Ventura & Cedros)
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 34.15135 -118.45137

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Neighborhood: South Valley

Price:

$

Last updated 9.06.10

Category:

Banquet Rooms, Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

Carte Blanche, American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Restaurant Special Features:

Casual Date Spot, Family-Friendly Dining, Romantic Dining, Outdoor Dining, Buffet, Family Style Dining, Date Spot, Group Dining, Happy Hour

Cuisine:

Vegetarian, Indian

Event Planning Services:

Banquets

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Clay Oven Indian Cuisine

Featured Review

Kim Cooper

Contributor

Classic Indian recipes from the hot Tandoor oven, with daily buffet service, numerous vegetarian options and patio dining by candlelight.

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
Buffet-style dining is $8.95 weekdays from 11:30am to 3pm; $10.95 for the weekend champagne brunch 12pm-3pm.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Nice ambience, good service, but the food is truly fantastic.”
  2. “Eating family style is so much fun at this place.”
  3. “The atmosphere is really nice.”
  4. “Clay Oven's ambience and staff is very inviting and exotic.”
  5. “The fun ambiance and easy accessibility make it the best Indian buffet I've had in the Valley.”
  6. “Good food, good service, Nice atmosphere.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The food is just AMAZING, when you order your dish the food is placed on these mini tea light warmed copper pans, so it makes it easy to share with friends!”
  2. “The absolutely best Indian food in the whole town, bar none.”
  3. “Great Naan, great veggie dishes, and King Fisher beer (the best indian beer)!”
food quality
78.5200023651123% positive
  1. “My fiance' and I had dinner there last night and absolutely everything tasted fresh and flavorful!”
  2. “The chicken dishes are a mixed bag--the tikka was good, but the lasooni was dry and too heavy on the cilantro.”
  3. “Although I asked for the food to be spicy (which the rude waiter kept insisting may be too hot) the food was mild at best and not seasoned well.”
  4. “The chicken tikka was tasteless, the saag paneer greasy and tasteless, the mango chicken greasy and tasteless.”
  5. “The absolutely best Indian food in the whole town, bar none.”
  6. “After all, there's no point in being treated terribly just to receive bad food.”
  7. “Great Naan, great veggie dishes, and King Fisher beer (the best indian beer)!”
  8. “We've eaten at other restaurants before but none has made their chicken tikka masala as good as Clay Oven's.”
  9. “These guys are the same people that own Moksha and both restaurants are great and will not disappoint when you're looking for some great authentic Indian food.”
  10. “The late hours on Fridays and Saturdays are a HUGE PLUS, but that doesn't mean anything if the food wasn't scrumptious.”
  11. “Great indian food”
  12. “We ordered lot of food, I highly recommend Chicken tika masala to everyone.”
  13. “Overall food and service was great and we will go back again.”
  14. “Really good Indian food”
  15. “All the food was fresh and high quality, but they could probably use another non-vegetarian curry option- the selection was not as large as other buffets I've been to.”
  16. “Everything else is good too, but I go for this dish.”
  17. “It is now 5 hours after this disgusting meal, and my stomach is seriously going through bad noises and never mind what else.”
  18. “Never let's me down, excellent food!”
  19. “My husband and I went for dinner and the food was just amazing.”
  20. “The mint sauce, samosas, okra and vegetable biryani were the best I've ever had.”
  21. “Their grilled meats are good, but not the best in the area, and I say stick with the curry style dishes because they are the best!”
  22. “We had dinner in Clay Oven on November 5 and was looking forward to write my experience to people who are fans of indian food and to those who are not, I recommend this indian cuisine.”
  23. “Good food, good service, Nice atmosphere.”
  24. “Despite the poor food and service, tipped the waiter extremely well (25%, thought they might just be having a bad night).”
  25. “Nevertheless, we enjoyed their food and friendly service.”
  26. “As a world traveller, I have tasted food in India and Clay Oven is the best restaurant by far that serves authentic Indian food for those who have not been to India.”
  27. “can think of 4 to 5 better Indian restaurants in the valley with better food and at least friendly service.”
  28. “The food was delicious - we had their new Mango chicken, which was just the best.”
  29. “The food is just AMAZING, when you order your dish the food is placed on these mini tea light warmed copper pans, so it makes it easy to share with friends!”
  30. “Great food and you're in-n-out quick for lunch!”
  31. “The food was good.”
  32. “But it wasn't that big of a deal, actual service was still good, and the chicken was just in a class of its own.”
  33. “The food is so good at this place.”
  34. “Moreover, eating it with the fresh garlic naan makes you want to savor for more.”
  35. “The buffet is delicious and the value is excellent.”
  36. “If you like variety and bang-for-your-buck, this Indian food restaurant is pretty good.”
  37. “The quality of food in the buffet is not as good as”
  38. “Excellent food!”
  39. “Nothings better than great food with good company.”
  40. “Then I loaded my plate and knew right away that the quality of the food was as bad as the service I received from the hostess.”
  41. “Clay Oven has great indian food.”
  42. “Nice ambience, good service, but the food is truly fantastic.”
  43. “won't say authentic indian cuisine.”
  44. “My chicken jafrazzi was very good and my wife's vegetarian kora (sp?)”
  45. “the BEST Indian food!”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “If you like variety and bang-for-your-buck, this Indian food restaurant is pretty good.”
  2. “All the food was fresh and high quality, but they could probably use another non-vegetarian curry option- the selection was not as large as other buffets I've been to.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “As a world traveller, I have tasted food in India and Clay Oven is the best restaurant by far that serves authentic Indian food for those who have not been to India.”
  2. “Used to be a great place to eat at.”
  3. “The food is so good at this place.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “Overall food and service was great and we will go back again.”
service
65.91000080108643% positive
  1. “Nevertheless, we enjoyed their food and friendly service.”
  2. “Clay Oven has this cool mix of first class service, but with a laid back dining experience - you can even watch Bollywood videos on the flat screen tvs scattered around the restaurant.”
  3. “We had dinner in Clay Oven on November 5 and was looking forward to write my experience to people who are fans of indian food and to those who are not, I recommend this indian cuisine.”
  4. “Overall food and service was great and we will go back again.”
  5. “Our waitress was very friendly, and she was also very professional.”
  6. “can think of 4 to 5 better Indian restaurants in the valley with better food and at least friendly service.”
  7. “Then I loaded my plate and knew right away that the quality of the food was as bad as the service I received from the hostess.”
  8. “Clay Oven's ambience and staff is very inviting and exotic.”
  9. “Despite the poor food and service, tipped the waiter extremely well (25%, thought they might just be having a bad night).”
  10. “Although I asked for the food to be spicy (which the rude waiter kept insisting may be too hot) the food was mild at best and not seasoned well.”
  11. “Nice ambience, good service, but the food is truly fantastic.”
  12. “So she sat us down next to an obnoxious group of six very loud people.”
  13. “Friendly service.”
  14. “But it wasn't that big of a deal, actual service was still good, and the chicken was just in a class of its own.”
  15. “These guys are the same people that own Moksha and both restaurants are great and will not disappoint when you're looking for some great authentic Indian food.”
  16. “agree with some of the other reviews about their slow service, but at least they were pretty friendly.”
  17. “The service is fast.”
  18. “THe waiters were really nice too, Manu the manager was extremely friendly.”
  19. “would not recommend this business based on the fact the customer service is horrible.”
  20. “year customer and they have always been super friendly and attentive.”
  21. “Good food, good service, Nice atmosphere.”
  22. “On our first visit, the service was mediocre, but acceptable.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “The buffet is delicious and the value is excellent.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “Great food and you're in-n-out quick for lunch!”
  2. “agree with some of the other reviews about their slow service, but at least they were pretty friendly.”
2 Star Rating: Below Average

06/16/11

Average food. Overpriced drinks.

by chocoempress at Citysearch

Mediocre food. Chicken Tikka Masala was a bit too sour. Spinach was watery. Reasonably priced lunch buffet at $9.95, but then they charge you $3 for a drink! No one checked in on me the entire time I was there. Sorry, I'm not coming back.

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/11/11

Very rude!!!

by aprajit83 at Citysearch

Hi,

I called the restaurent to check out the buffet timings. He said something but I couldn't hear anything and call got cut. When I called him back again, he was like "You just called me and told you.. why are you calling me back?

Well... Am i obligted to go to the restaurent? No.. I don't want to go and pay big bucks and get bad service!!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/20/10

Really good Indian food

by borabora76 at Citysearch

If you get a chance to check out this place you HAVE to try the mango chicken dish. I forget the exact name but you'll find it. Everything else is good too, but I go for this dish.

  • Pros: Wonderful Mango Chicken Dish
  • Cons: Parking/traffic not always the easiest spot
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/08/10

Used to be a great place to eat at.....!!!

by Indian Samosa at Citysearch

I think they have changed management and ownership. We ordered take out for new year. Even after requesting to make it spicy they didnt. They said it would take 20 mins but it took an hr. The containers wern't labled so we were guessing what we were eating. The quantity wasn't much. For the price I paid for the food, it wasn't worth it. I won't say authentic indian cuisine. The biryani is nothing like indian biryani. Atlest all the meats were tender but that was it.

  • Pros: The meats are tender..not tough
  • Cons: Food is blan, service is lousy
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/04/09

Great food and you're in-n-out quick for lunch!

by DaveHaar at Citysearch

I've eaten here a dozen times and their lunch buffet is always great! These guys are the same people that own Moksha and both restaurants are great and will not disappoint when you're looking for some great authentic Indian food.

  • Pros: Great lunch buffet.

The Details on Clay Oven Indian Cuisine

Place Categories:

  • great good food
  • friendly service
  • great authentic indian food
  • favorite indian food restaurant
  • very inviting nice ambience
  • mediocre service
  • not as good quality
  • great place
  • bad food
  • flavorful everything
  • fresh garlic naan
  • good chicken tikka masala
  • not authentic indian cuisine
  • super friendly year customer
  • amazing chicken makhani
  • beautiful chairs
  • obnoxious group
  • too heavy lasooni
  • very inviting staff
  • full restaurant
  • always loved indian
  • always loved spice foods
  • love sunday brunch rocks
  • delicious indian buffet
  • best samosas
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