I was excited about the menu, everything sounded amazing. They offer a lunch buffet. Although I was there for dinner, I bet the buffet would be good to be able to sample more dishes. The restautant was quiet audibly even though there were two larger parties dining. I ordered the vegetable sampler appetizer and the lamb korma. The flavors and tenderness of the lamb was outstanding and the sampler plate was great too! I didn't want to quit eating but was getting uncomfortably full. Thank goodness for leftovers to enjoy the next day. This was a great little spot to try. read more

We've been here several times as my daughter lives close by, and she highly recommended it to us. The decor is very nice, which was a nice change of pace for a restaurant in a strip mall. There is a very nice man who greets people and seats them, and also serves. I'm not sure if he's the owner or the manager, but he gives really great service and is so kind. The complimentary flatbread with dipping sauces is delicious. We've had several of the dishes, and our favorites that we keep returning to are the Chicken Tikka Masala, Biryani, Garlic Naan and Burnt Garlic Fried Rice. Looking forward to trying some new ones soon. Portions are generous, and the pricing is about the same as other places in the area. read more

Went to Clove Indian Bistro for dinner and wow... what a treat. The moment we walked in, the place felt warm, comfortable, and spotless--exactly the kind of spot where you instantly know you're in for a good meal. The servers were friendly, attentive, and even brought us a complimentary Papadum for the table, which is always a great way to start the night. We ordered a couple of drinks to go with our water: a Mango Lassi and a Blue Lychee Martini. Both were delicious--one creamy and refreshing, the other fun and fruity with a little kick. For dinner, we went all in: Chili Fish, Fish Mahi Mahi, Dum Aloo Kashmiri, and Malai Butter Chicken. And of course... you can never forget... the Garlic Naan. Every dish was bursting with flavor. The sauces were rich and aromatic, the spices were perfectly balanced, and the naan was warm, buttery, and absolutely irresistible. It was one of those meals where you keep saying "just one more bite" even though you're already full and about to burst. Clove Indian Bistro absolutely delivered. If you're craving bold, mouthwatering Indian food in a cozy setting with great service, try this place --you won't be disappointed. read more

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Service was good and fast. It was pretty quiet on a Tuesday during lunch. My samosa chaat was a little too much on the sweet side. I think they mixed in too much tamarind chutney. They should probably provide that on the side, so individuals can add as much as they want according to their taste. My wife enjoyed her veg platter. read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Mixed veg platter - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Our entire experience was incredible. The service here was so Incredibly warm and inviting. I truly felt like I was being served a meal in someone's home. The restaurant has a nice vibe. Comfortable seating and soft jazz music. The food was divine. We loved the diverse menu, and ordered a picture of Indian and Chinese dishes. LOVE the amount of vegan friendly options!!!! read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Vegetable Coins Manchurian - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Clove is an awesome restaurant serving up Indian cuisine. The hubby and I stopped in for a date night to celebrate 1 year engaged. lat mai paneer - a first for me!! Very delicious and would get again. More savory than spicy chili chicken (dry) I've never met a chili chicken I haven't liked and this was no exception. Less saucy than others I have had and I quite enjoyed that! Veg Pakora - 10/10 nice and crispy. Shahi paneer and Lamb Korma ; we were in a cashew and raisin based curry mood apparently and these dishes certainly satisfied The staff are very kind and attentive here. The restaurant's interior is beautifully designed; comfortable booths, calm music, and very clean! read more

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Clove is located right by Patel Brothers on Sawmill. They have fantastic Indian buffet for weekend lunch. This time we went for dinner. The place was packed at 6:30pm. Service is great they are very attentive and polite. I truly love Indo Chinese to we order couple of those dishes. I have a very high spice tolerance to everything we ordered was extra spicy and it was perfection. I enjoyed the spicy garlic noodles over the rice. Chili Chicken was classic Hakka style was yummy. The signature garlicky smell was amazing. Food had tad bit less salt which is okay as some people prefer that way and you can always add it later on. Overall great taste and definitely should give them a try for some Indo Chinese food in Columbus read more

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One of the best weekend deals in town: all you can eat buffet for $16-17! We visited recently after hearing good Help reviews. The cuisine is Indo-Chinese and absolutely delicious. Seating is limited, but we did t have much of a wait at all. They even put white paper down on the tables which is really nice. Lovely staff and service. Very welcoming and friendly. I could t tell you what I ate, but every single thing was fresh and fantastic. The selection isn't huge, but it does mean that nothing sits long. I wish there had been a dessert that was a bit less sweet and more simple (even fruit would suffice), but that's a tiny complaint. Highly recommend Clove when you're in the mood for an I Dian buffet at an unbeatable price! Please forgive the lack of photos. I was so excited to eat, I spaced and didn't take a single one! read more

Another reviewer started this was the best tikka they'd had and I completely agree. I've been to a LOT of different restaurants and eastern a LOT of tikka masala. From the first bite I knew Clove was my new spot. The flavors transport you. I ordered takeout but picked up at the restaurant. The vibe was casual but also a perfect date spot. The staff were so welcoming and attentive to detail, changing my to go bag after noticing some condensation had compromised the integrity of the bag. If I had known how delicious my meal would be I would have ordered two! read more

For the past few years, my family has frequented Clove at least once a month on average. Coming home from college on breaks, it's always a place I want to eat at. The staff is very friendly, the service is fantastic, and the food is always phenomenal. I highly recommend the Chana Masala, Chicken Kali Mirch, Chicken Methi, Chicken Saag, Lamb Rogan Josh, Lamb Biryani. read more

A huge menu, immaculate restaurant, efficient and friendly service. I ordered medium spicy Shahi Paneer and it was actually medium spicy. And very tasty! It was a huge portion so I only ate half AND they gave me rice to take home since I'd eaten what they'd given me. That's a bonus! I'd definitely go back again. read more

I love their buffet lunch on weekends. They have a wide variety of Indian food. The food is very flavorful and tastes good. The service is also decent. I would recommend their buffet if you wanna try Indian food. read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Best service of any Indian restaurant I've ever been to. Manny was an excellent host to our group. We tried many dishes and the menu has a wide variety of Indian and Indo-Chinese dishes. The malai kofta was a stand out as was the pakora and saag paneer. Butter chicken was a bit too tomato-y and sweet for my palate. Overall a good experience. read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Garlic Naan, Malai Butter Chicken, Malai Kofta, Extra Rice - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Quite possibly our new favorite Indian spot in town. Even though they had a large group come in shortly after us, they were attentive and friendly. Offered us extra rice with our meal as we took some home. Fantastic service The food was extremely tasty and portions were good. We're extremely interested in trying some more of their Indo-Chinese food. Chili paneer was excellent and made me want more of those flavors. 1 lassi, samosa chatt, chili paneer, 2 types of naan, and an entree was approx $55 We'll certainly be back. read more

I have been wanting to try this place for a while. I decided to order takeout for my dad's birthday. I really liked they have a nice and extensive Indo Chinese menu. I decided to go with Indo Chinese dishes, since not many places in Columbus serve them. I called and asked in regard to the portion size. I was told that each entree comes with white rice and serves one. I actually think the portions were huge. Easily two people can share; however, if you don't order rice separately, then you may fall short on the rice. I ordered the chili chicken, Thai lemon curry, basil chicken, crispy honey chicken, veg fried rice, and chicken fried rice. This was plenty for four people and we had leftovers. My favorites were the basil chicken and chili chicken. My husband really liked the Thai lemon chicken. I actually preferred the veg fried rice to the chicken fried rice. I think this place serves the best Indo Chinese from the others I have tried in the area. I took a star off, because although the flavors of the gravies were very nice, the chicken itself fell short. The chicken in each dish lacked seasoning and that was apparent for me even through all the sauce on the exterior. If ordering from the Indo Chinese menu, I would definitely order the veg fried rice as well. The dishes do not taste as good with the regular white rice. I think they should have the option to include fried rice with perhaps a $1 upcharge with the dishes instead of white rice. I would like to try their buffet and their Indian menu in the future. read more

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Came for lunch on a Sunday around 12:30. The restaurant was very busy, but we took that as a good sign. We were able to be seated very quickly. We decided to try the all you can eat buffet for ~$17, and it was fabulous. So many different options, and a really fun way to try new dishes I hadn't had. Everything was delicious, clean, and quick. We will definitely return! read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

This is honestly the best Indian buffet in town. Been there twice now and it has not disappointed. From Pani puris to curries galore, all the dishes have been bussin. I love their tandoori, chicken 65, and biryani. It has great value too! Can't remember what their lunch prices was but it was under 20 with taxes which is comparable to other buffets around town. read more

Typically, you do not expect excellent quality from an Indian Buffet but this place in an outlier. VERY good selection & quality, especially from a buffet. I have been there on several occasions & feel this is the best indian buffet in Central Ohio and some of the best indian food around. Stop on by, you will not be disappointed! read more

The food is wonderful. It has a lot of the recipes from Tadka, before it closed. The service is also top notch and the servers are super attentive and helpful. read more

Just go! The food is really delicious, wonderful service and very clean. We will definitely be back.

Some friends and I have been checking out various Indian restaurants around town last couple years. I had recently found that indo-chinese food was a thing in India and so was glad to check a place that served the mix, the both. Decided buffet to try, and the price was no more than run-of-the-mill places. Little did we know the price came with such superior quality and big variety! First off, for a buffet, the staff was present and attentive. This never happens. They usually pop in and out just to fill pans like a wack-a-mole game. Here they're filling the water glasses, watching everything. I asked at one point, if there would be more samosas coming. Boom. What?! He was out with a plate to our table! And they have comfy chairs people....I'm talking about the kick back with a good bourbon and cigar kinda old steakhouse style chairs. Ahh. The afore mentioned samosas had perfectly spiced aloo-muttar filling. As a matter of fact EVERYTHING was spiced perfectly (but not, of course chili hot, as that would be a bad biz move here.) And the flavors were so varied between dishes. Seems often elsewhere it's just generic, regular garam masala with a different base and meat or veg. Here the mixture was made to fit the individual dish. And the spice stood up and made it's bad self known! I would not be surprised it they dry fried and ground them daily. Have I said "wow" yet? I was excited to try chicken 65, wildly popular in much of India, I am told. It didn't disappoint. It was like szchuan but a bit of indian flavor at the same time. Sweet, a little hot, spicy, nice texture, just on the soft edge of crunchy...with onions and peppers done just right. Fantastic. They had north Indian/ Nepali panipuri! I have only seen it once before, pre-assembled and ok. Here they had a huge bowl of the fragile, eggshell thin, perfect batter spheres, with the chickpeas, potato, and onion to fill them as you want, at your leisure, to the side, with the watery puri chat to drizzle them with. Oh MY! And yes, sadly I have to confess: I was laughing like a 8 yr. old, popping my puri! Fascinating! Other diners were agast: "just LOOK at that puri poppin' MF'r over there! DisGUSTING!" My friends and I have a running joke about "baby corns" being everywhere and being a big deal (since they are in almost every bad American Chinese dish around). So when I saw them batter fried and spiced I made a bee-line for 'em and sat right down. Wonderful. Seriously. I could eat a bowl full of these "baby corns" just like popcorn, while watching a movie. Even the most every day of every Indian buffet's dishes, of which there were a few, were far superior than most. The muttar paneer had a different spice profile than I had ever tasted. Better. It fit. And the tandoori chicken that I always avoid because it's inevitably dry as dust, was not so. I guess it CAN be done! Who knew? (still not a fan though) The only very slight disappointment was in the pakoras. And that's just because I prefer them to each have a single vegetable inside, instead of a mix. At first I thought they were a little over done too, but once chutney was added, they no longer seemed to be so. They were nice. Just stop the veg mixing and respect each vegetable's cultural difference! Heh heh. We complimented the head of the house, and he introduced us to the owner and the chef who were sitting behind us. Nice guys and good chatting with them -in our comfy comfy gangsta-ass steakhouse chairs. Correction: After reading a review by Anvaya N., I was wrong in saying the chicken 65 was like szechuan meets Indian. She accurately described it as Hakka chili chicken. And szechuan? No. Duh. No szechuan pepper taste in it. I hang my head in shame..... read more

We have been told this is one of the best Indian Food spots in Dublin. We decided to do carry out and got a variety of thing to try. We orders the lamb samosas, chicken biryani, goat Rogan Josh, the lamb vindaloo, and garlic naan. We were very excited about the lamb samosa because we feel like it's hard to find at most Indian restaurants we go to. Sadly they forgot to put it in our Togo bag so we didn't get to try it. Everything else was absolutely excellent! Our favorite was the lamb vindaloo. The chicken biryani was the best one we've had in Columbus so far. The goat dish was very yummy but probably would try something else next time. We will be back! read more

Went here for lunch with a buddy after a recent Planet Fitness workout. Enjoyed a very rich and delectable Chicken Tikka Masala. It was at least as good as the best I've had in C-Bus, if not the best overall. Definitely gonna return here really soon! read more

Truly amazing evening, our server Manny was exceptional, he interacted in such a kind and professional way. The food was outstanding, perhaps the best Indian food I've had. I had the lamb vindaloo, which was exceptional. Also, shared the Butter Chicken and Navaraton Korma, which were both delicious. Couldn't have asked for a better experience. read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Kulphi - Kulfi (Indian Ice Cream) - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

OH MYYYYY!! This place... is amazing! At first we were skeptical because it was empty (but we went right when they opened on a holiday.... So this was to be expected) The service - 5/5! Speedy & kind!! The food- AMAZZZZING! Drinks - spicy mango marg & mango guava cocktail Appetizer - cauliflower Manchurian - so good & crispy Entree - butter chicken - I could drink the liquid of this. Everything about this is perfect Shaba curry (lamb) - spectacular!! Side - garlic naan - a MUST So happy we got out of our short north bubble and tried this place! read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Cauliflower Manchurian (Dry) - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Divine Intervention in cooking from the heart! I drive 200 miles round trip for food orders from Clove Indian Bistro on Sawmill Road in Columbus, Ohio. They are Super Excellent in food, service, and ambience. The owners are exemplary friendly, they care for customers. The Chef is magnificent! The staff are the best! I ordered a big tray of goat curry to go. Wow! It was superb! Not just cooking to recipe, it was cooked with genuine love from the heart and believe it or not, divine intervention! The quality of the meat was surerior! And the service! They treated guests with sincere affection! God Bless Clove Indian Bistro! Sincere thanks from the bottom of my heart! Dr. Nabarun Ghose, Professor read more

Delicious buffet! Goat was tender and nice big hunks of meat. Plenty of delicious vegan food too. A little bit of heat, but not too much to turn off the American palate. Staff was attentive, I think this may be a family-owned affair. And the piece de resistance, and my personal yardstick for Indian buffet excellence, was that they had gulab jamun and it was warm and silky in texture. Those little honey soaked balls of donut-like enjoyment put this place over the top. It's probably now my favorite Indian buffet in Columbus. Although I still miss the malai kofta that the original owners of Amul India used to put on their buffet. Any chance of adding that dish to your buffet lineup Clove? read more

My family went on a Sunday for the buffet. It was good but the place is small and setup is kind of awkward so there was a line almost the entire time. Pretty good selection of vegetarian and dishes with meat. read more

Amazing food, great customer service all around very clean and welcoming. Great recommendations for new comers, loved it all around.

Enjoyed buffet which they have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from roughly 11am to 2pm. Very interesting dishes I hadn't had before. Nicely spicy. Cleared my nostrils! The decor was very comfortable and attractive and the background relaxing jazz music was super. Attention from the wait staff was excellent. Vegetarian dishes were enough to keep me satisfied. read more

Yummy food and GREAT service! Clean and nice ambiance. We got the tomato soup and it had little pieces of oranges in it which was very good! Our entrees were chicken tikka. We will be back to try brunch. read more

Very nice clean restaurant. Food was very good even though we came by the end of buffet hours. I can say that it is the best Indian buffet that I have ever been to. read more

the mango laissi? incredibly creamy and the rose water and clove flavors are a dream. the naan? fresh, hot, and perfectly crispy and chewy. the food? I got smoked eggplant and it tasted heavenly. I will be back to try much more of the menu. I went with two other friends and we all couldn't remember the last time we had been so full, and so satisfied. 5 stars. read more

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Decent experience overall, we ordered a bunch of different appetizers and they were all very large portions and great flavor. However, most of the apps had very similar flavor and kind of felt interchangeable. The best was the baby corn in my opinion. The schezchaun rice was just ok - I wouldn't get it again. read more

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second best indian food in columbus. the indian food is crazy. the indi-chinese i don't like as much and ive tried a few dishes. but the indian, absolutely delish. read more

I went here a couple weeks ago for my mom's birthday and it was an amazing experience. We went around 5:30 on a Wednesday and there were many tables open. All the tables were set up nicely and it was clean. We were seated right away. We got the free appetizer and it was delicious. The crispy dough was good with the sauce that came with it. We also ordered the lamb samosas for an appetizer and it was so flavorful. My mom got the goat biryani and it was so rich and amazing. I would definitely get that for myself next time. I got my go to which is chicken tikka masala. It was very savory and the rice was cooked perfectly. I had an amazing experience at Clove and I would definitely come back! read more

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Well that was delicious. I heard about this place, but wasn't able to get here for the lunch buffet till now. It's one of those places that closes for a little bit between lunch and dinner. It's small, but comfy, and there's a decent spread at the buffet. And everything was delicious. All the usual suspects, a few variations I had not seen. All done well. Excellent service. Reasonable price for the quality. This will be on my list of go-tos. read more

Food is amazing. One of my favorite local takeout/delivery places, and their buffet service on Fri-Sun is wonderful.

Excited to discover Columbus and it's good scene We took a trip to clove Indian bistro on a Sunday afternoon and we were pleased that was the day we walked in there. Did someone say Indian buffet???? Yes please!!! There was a variety of different curries and dishes so it was perfect to try everything! I particularly liked the cauliflower fries and the chicken The rice and the Briyanis were recommended for sure! The naan was a little not as chewy as to my liking But their dessert selection and Samos and chutney which are at the end of the line were amazing Would definitely come back for another lunch Buffet experience! read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Weekend buffet - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Came here for dinner with the whole extended family and we all equally loved it! Ambiance - clean, modern interior. Quiet music. Service - very friendly and attentive. Drinks - limca for the win!!! They have a full bar. Didn't try any of the cocktails. Food- delicious. Frequently Indo-Chinese in the US is made too salty and/or too oily. Neither of the above for this. Tandoor chicken and mix grill- chicken was perfectly moist. Not dry. Excellent flavor. We got mild for the kiddos and they inhaled it. Gobi Manchurian - decent. Spicy. Hakka noodles - not oily. Loved em. Fish curry - mix of Thai and Indian flavors. Price point - higher than your average (~15-20/entree) but so is the flavor. They also do large volume catering. Overall - def best indo Chinese food I've had in Ohio. Well def be back! Rating system: 5.0- obsessed. Wouldn't change a thing. Wish I lived here 4.0 - a must go place. Has its flaws but guaranteed to be enjoyable. 3.0- would go to again under specific circumstances but not my top choice 2.0 - wouldn't recommend and won't be back. 1.0 - something must have been terribly wrong for me to publicly review a business so harshly. read more

Clove Indian Bistro - Fish Curry - great flavor. - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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