We walked in Sunday afternoon and I floated away with the marvelous smells coming from the kitchen and from the moment we walked in we felt welcomed. The variety of curry and dishes offered on the buffet-- IS the best choice for the person who can't decide on the "one dish" to order.from the menu! We both left more than satisfied. It's amazing when I leave this restaurant, I can't wait for my return VISIT, As each visit is better than the last! We have never had a negative visit here. When you go in, make sure you you try Try the chai tea and the rice pudding. Just Perfect to end a birthday lunch! Thank you! The service was great, we did not need to ask for anything. Everything was fantastic! See you again and again! read more

I'm a sucker for Indian buffets but today I needed to grab a pizza to take home. Curry & Kabab is located along El Camino but parking on a Saturday afternoon was not too hard to just pull up along the curb. Pizza takes about 20minutes so calling ahead would save you time. They're very nice here. It's a small restaurant with enough tables and although the buffet is small, they serve goat and that's always a favorite of mine. I ordered the XL CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA $32.88 with tax. I would say the pizza seemed a little dry so there could've been way more sauce and the dough is a little heavier for my liking. Overall an average Indian pizza. Check out my videos of their buffet offers. Or you can also order off their menu a l carte. read more

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Excellent food. The vegetarian tikka masala was amazing. Highly recommend. Staff was friendly and personable.

The food is absolutely delicious and amazing. I would recommend it to everyone who loves Indian food. The service was great The buffet on the weekends are just right for the price n taste. Thank you christine Varma read more

Curry & Kabab is our go-to Indian takeout spot and has become a total household staple. We order from here regularly, and it never disappoints. Our favorites are the chicken korma, prawn tikka masala, and butter chicken. All three are incredibly flavorful, rich, and perfectly spiced without being overwhelming. Each entrée comes with a side of complimentary rice, which is always appreciated and makes it an easy, complete meal. The portions are generous too. Every container is filled to the brim with sauce, and their garlic naan is perfect for soaking up every last bit. The naan is soft, warm, and has just the right amount of garlic. The food tastes authentic and comforting, with deep, well-balanced flavors that really stand out compared to other places we've tried. You can tell care goes into the preparation. Ordering is also super convenient. We usually order online, but calling in is just as easy, and the process is always smooth. Takeout is consistently ready on time, which makes this an easy choice on busy nights. I've never actually dined in person yet, but I recently heard they offer a lunch buffet, which I'm really excited to try soon. If it's anything like their takeout, I already know it'll be worth the visit. Highly recommend if you're looking for reliable, delicious Indian food with great portions and value. This place is definitely a regular in our rotation. read more

We just had the lunch buffet earlier this afternoon. Great food and excellant service. Looking forward to visiting soon.

Meadocre indian food. The food is not bad but it is also not so great tasting. It was our first time ordering from this resturant.

We ordered takeout, it took a bit more time but it was fresh and hot. The food is quite greasy. I wish there were healthier, less fatty options marked as such. Taste has been consistently flavorful. But meat portions are small and come with lot of sauce, so order more if you want more protein. I wish they would carry some distinct mustard oil Punjabi flavors- would be nice to have something different than standard fare at most indian restaurants in the bay area. read more

i LOVE this place this is my go to spot for good indian food when i'm craving it. The service is amazing they pay great attention to you. And they had the world cup game playing which was even better. read more

Eating area is on the smaller side but the employees are super nice. They gave my daughter a free mango lassi. We went for the lunch buffet and the food was very yum read more

UNRELIABLE AND POOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT I am traveling and I saw good food and reviews. i ordered food to delivery from here! I ordered soya Chaap from menu. They delivered me navratan Korma. And I am allergic some ingredients in it. Garlic naan were like masala naan. I have never seen yellow Garlic naan. They were actually masala naan. I had requested for utensils and napkins and they were not included in the packing. When I called the restaurant the guys said that they do not have soya chaap and so they decided to substitute with something else. It is surprising that on a Friday night at 7pm they do not have something and secondly they make a decision what someone will be eating not making an effort to contact for substitution. They refused to refund the order because the owner is not there. I had to order food again from somewhere else. Would not recommend ordering take out or delivery food from here read more

Curry & Kabab - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

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I've driven past this place hundreds of times and never tried it. It's in a tough location next to the freeway. We ordered the 1. Fried fish 2. Begna Barta 3. Chicken tikka masala 4. Cauliflower and potatoes Everything was very good. Food is very spicy in a good way. Spicy is actually spicy. Everything was excellent. I don't understand the bad reviews. It's a great takeout spot. Food is not expensive as one reviewer said. If you are looking for quality Indian take out in San Mateo. Give this place a chance! read more

I ordered ahead online for a paneer korma and paneer naan, with a note asking to make sure the paneer korma was as mild/non-spicy as possible (just in case, since I can't really handle spicy food unfortunately). The paneer korma contains poppy seeds and is very creamy. It could have used more of other flavors, I wish the spices cut through more and would've liked to have tasted the nuts like cashews more strongly, but it's good if you love dairy. It had plenty of paneer. The paneer naan was alright, it was more on the flat side and not that fluffy. I could taste some of the cheese but it's probably not the best to be paired with the paneer korma since the overload of dairy meant the naan tasted rather plain in comparison. read more

Curry & Kabab - Paneer korma and paneer naan - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

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When we walked into the empty restaurant, there was an employee there wiping tables. He did not greet us or acknowledge us, even though I said "Hi" to him multiple times. I thought he was deaf so we just sat ourselves and grabbed the menus from the counter. There was a pretty good variety of items on the menu, and it took us a few extra minutes to decide what to order. It was a hot day, and they had no air conditioning, just a few fans that kept blowing hot air around. The man wiping the tables came to take our order, and we thought it was strange how he just ignored us earlier, and he was not deaf. When the items came, we thought it was a joke. The dishes were so small, looking like a children's playset. Not a good value. The portions were the smallest we've seen in any Indian restaurant we've been to. We ordered Garlic Naan, and they served us regular naan. We were the only customers in there, and the guy got our order wrong! The naan is very thin, and they give you a pathetic amount. The Tandoori Fish was too salty, and it was served on a sizzling platter. The chicken curry and the biryani were served in ridiculously small dishes, but tasted OK. Due to the issues that we experienced here, we won't be back, and we won't recommend this place. Update 7/21/24: After posting a negative review, the manager, Mandy, replied back accusing me of throwing fish at the server. If she reviewed the cameras, she would have seen that I didn't do such thing, and all that I mentioned before was true. They are such lying scum and couldn't take criticism. Therefore, they will never improve, and nobody's going to go to their restaurant anymore. Moreover, pictures don't lie look at the laughable small portions. read more

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Came here for lunch buffet, for 19.99 you got butter chicken, goat curry, fish tikka malady and so much more! delicious endless naan is also a huge plus; will come back again read more

Ordered garlic naan and chicken tika masala online for pick up on a rainy day. Food was ready when I arrived and was still hot by the time I got home. Didn't have to reheat. Garlic naan was delicious but a bit soggy because it was wrapped in foil. Generous pieces of chicken in the tika masala. Most Indian restaurants usually give you 3-4 pieces of dried, tasteless chicken breast pieces, but there were at least 10 pieces of flavorful chicken. Will definitely be back to try other items. read more

Curry & Kabab - Chicken Tikka Masala and Garlic Naan - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

Solid small locally owned Indian restaurant that will satisfy a craving for those spicy flavors. Came in on a rainy evening, there's street parking right on El Camino. Service is nothing to write home about, but the food was tasty. We enjoyed Aloo Gobi, Palak paneer, and garlic naan. Great spot for any vegetarian as well. The garlic naan wasn't anything special. It was a bit strange the server asked if we wanted one or two rice as if it wasn't included with each dish. We weren't super hungry so came home with tasty leftovers. read more

Curry & Kabab - Aloo Gobi Palak Paneer Plain Rice - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

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Discovered this little gem for a Sunday brunch and got their buffet, which offered everything from the ubiquitous chicken tikka masala or butter chicken and also the lesser known goat curry, alongside fish pakoras and tandoori chicken.For vegetables they had assorted stuff, e.g. palak paneer, which was spiced perfectly and not overwhelmed with chili. They brought fresh hot naan to the table and had a bunch of different chutneys, e.g. mint and tamarind with raita and kheer to the right of the buffet, which we didn't discover till after we'd already eater. Their chicken tikka masala outstanding flavors, well balanced and beautifully cooked. Their goat a revelation with super fork tender meat, which is hard to do, because it can often get either tough or stringy. Not the case here--they knocked it out of the park. The customer service very warm and welcoming, the interior is not a hole in the wall, but rather a stunning collection of wall art with colorful chairs spartan neat and clean. Loved it. You seriously cannot beat the price: for $19.99? Yup that's their lunch buffet. I do have one complaint: the dishes at the buffet were lukewarm, which for my husband was fine, because he doesn't like for his food to burn him :-) He also doesn't necessarily like his food to be piping hot. I can't enjoy it unless it's basically bubbling on my plate lol :-) After I discovered that it was lukewarm, I asked if my plate could be warmed up in their microwave. Turns out their plates are not microwaveable, so that put an end to my ambitions. It did mar my enjoyment but thankfully, this is easily something they can remedy, simply by turning up the buffet burners. It would completely elevate the dining experience. Street parking is a breeze, free up and down El Camino or on one of the off streets. read more

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Specifically asked for Chicken Breast. Came out with Dark Meat - the tall guy said he used white meat- he did not - texture was not white meat - no matter how it was cooked. I walked out...wasted $25! read more

This restaurant is really good. The food tastes great, and the people are nice. I think everyone should try it. read more

Curry & Kabab - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

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The food was excellent with the butter my chicken and naan being exceptional! But the reason I am giving a four star review because my friend didn't enjoy the chicken as I thought she would and her throat hurt unexpectedly. read more

5 stars for the food and service. Excellent, excellent food! We tried the naan, tandoori chicken, and saag. Unlike other Indian restaurants that feel the need to add too much spice, this place gets it just right! The service is very good. You don't come here necessarily for the ambience but the artwork on the wall is cool. It appears to be family run with the mom doing a lot of the cooking. It's so, so good. I will be back to try the biryani and other things. read more

It was my first time here and liked everything I ordered. It won't be my last time here and I might have found my go-to Indian restaurant! The three items ordered: Chicken Tikka Masala (mild): creamy, tasty, and not spicy at all. I love how moist the chicken pieces were and would take a guess that chicken thighs are used for this dish. Plenty of chicken pieces in the dish too! Palak Paneer (medium): the cheese cubes had good texture and another tasty dish. I do wish it was more spicy for a "medium" level though. Plain Naan Bread: the one order of naan was huge and much bigger than expected. I ordered takeout, so the bread was wrapped and not eaten until after the drive home. Even though it was eaten tens of minutes later, the naan was still good and enjoyable. It had parts that were crunchy and chewy, so the naan is probably even better when eaten fresh at the restaurant! A note about parking - the parking situation is definitely challenging since it is located on El Camino Real and right before the Highway 92 ramps. The street is very busy, so it makes parallel parking difficult. The street is also not very wide, so you have to wait until there is a free gap in the traffic for you to either get in or out of your car. There is a picture (not taken by me) here on Yelp about additional parking, but I did not give this a try and may try on a future visit. Even though the parking is not ideal, it won't stop me from coming back again because the food is that good! read more

Curry & Kabab - Chicken Tikka Masala and Palak Paneer - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

Online ordering did not go well. Put in my order at 5:15pm - got an email confirmation that the order would be ready at 5:35pm. Showed up at 5:40pm, and the guy says "give me 5 minutes." Then 20 minutes go by and I realized they likely had just started making my food. The restaurant was not busy. There were two tables there eating. I did not see a flurry of people coming in for take out orders. When I finally got my food, no one apologized for the long wait. First time trying this place. Last time too. Food was ok, but not worth all of this. read more

Good food and opens until late (midnight for pickup and 11:30pm for dine in) Came here to pick up an order recently. The Keema Naan was flavorful without being greasy. The Palak Paneer appeared to be cooked from fresh spinach instead of frozen chopped. The Paneer was standard, I do wish the spinach was a bit chunkier though. Chicken Korma was spot on with a creamy tomato sauce. There are bits of nuts in the sauce which much I enjoyed. I'll definitely be back to try other dishes. read more

I normally order from here around once a month but today the service was incredibly rude. I called about a delay in my delivery order as my phone app had no update and it had been 40 minutes since my order was placed. The person who answered the phone rudely told me to call the delivery driver myself even after I explained the app did not get update to give me a driver Then the person hung up!! Truly terrible customer service -- I was shocked. read more

I was craving some Indian food after attending an event and found this gem. Luckily I went an hour before closing and found parking up front. Parking looks a bit tight. There was a parking area to the far left of the restaurant but, it looked a bit sketch since it was at night. This place is small. But there was a good amount of seating. Mind you, this was my first time here. The guy made me feel like I had to rush. I didn't get a chance to fully look at their menu because of that but, I decided to go with their chicken tikka masala. The guy brought out the food and was very friendly after. The pizza was amazing. The perfect amount of seasoning and it was bursting with flavor. I can't wait to come back to try other dishes. read more

Curry & Kabab - Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

Medium sized restaurant. Parking is pretty tough in the surrounding area. But it turns out that the small covered parking lot that is on the far left of the building (that looks like it is for the hot tub store, and almost under the freeway onramp) is available to customers of this restaurant. Score! Chicken Tikka Masala: 4/5. Excellent sauce. I just wish the chicken had more of the masala flavor. Naan: 3/5, I like fluffier naan. This was pretty flat. read more

I love Indian food and I wish I had tried this place sooner! It's a small restaurant right off El Camino and the 92 West entrance. There is street parking and Yelp claims there is a private lot but I'm not sure where it is. I was in the area and decided to get two curries to go. I ordered the chicken korma and the mattar paneer. It took about 20 minutes for the food. Both curries came with a nice container of rice which was great. I really liked both dishes. The dishes were oily but I like my curries oily since you know there's a lot of fat and flavor. I asked for mild spice for both and I felt like both were a bit on the spicier side (but yummy), so I'm curious how medium+ will taste! Both dishes were creamy and had the right flavors I was looking for. They were also perfectly salted as well. My spouse also thought the food was delicious as well and he's usually pretty neutral towards food. I would love to come back and try some of the other curries too! read more

The food is really good here - it made me remember how good Indian food can be. Curry sauces are rich and not watered down like in other places. And delicious. We had fish curry, chicken korma and butter chicken- all good. We dined in with very few people at the restaurant and we were able to park in front of it. Whether in person or delivery this would be your next choice Indian restaurant in San Mateo. read more

My family orders takeout from here every few weeks. Butter chicken 2x, either a Channa masala or Sag paneer, Lamb biriyani, naan. You know it's legit when grandma is at the stove. This is a hard working family producing solid Indian food, and we are pretty loyal to this location. A friend told us to go to someplace better known in Palo Alto but we thought curry & kabob was more flavorful. Takeout advice: when ordering online, allow at least 10 more minutes than the app estimates for the order to be ready. They are never really on time. If parking on el Camino is impossible go a bit further down to the hot tub place. read more

Their food is amazing and definitely packs heat, though they do offer different spice levels. The meat was fresh and full of flavor. I can't comment on the ambience since I ordered online, but the service was excellent. They had my order ready in under 20 minutes. Their tandoor is outstanding. I ordered the chicken leg, chicken tikka kebab, and lamb kebab, and everything was great! read more

We have ordered takeout a few times now and we have really enjoyed it. The food is warm and ready to eat. We are still working our way through the menu. We started by ordering a pizza, very different than what we are used to. On our journey through their food selections, we have not been disappointed. It is now our hands down go to for Indian food. If you never have had Indian food, be careful when ordering the spice level as it can be very hot. If you're not sure, ask. The staff is really nice and helpful. Once when I picking up my order, I realized I didn't have enough tip money. I put in what cash I had, they were so gracious and said that's okay. It was a really unexpected moment and a feel goodmoment. (I made it up to them later.) I also like the fact that we are supporting a small business. read more

It looks good, but it's NOT! Gotta be one of the worst biryani I've ever had. I asked for non-spicy - it's spicy, it's soggy, wet and tasteless. Everything was overcooked, even the rice itself, just terrible! No love put into this dish! It's my first time here, and definitely not returning. read more

Curry & Kabab - Soggy, wet, tasteless. Kea shame they call this Biryani. - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

Order: * Butter Chicken * Bengan Bharta Pros: * Cooked perfectly in texture and flavor with the bold, full flavors you want in Indian food. * Each dish had a bit more spice heat than I'm used to getting, particularly in the Butter Chicken, which I really liked. * Takeout wait was minimal. Cons: * I likely would not choose to dine-in here. The lighting was sort of an odd uncomfortable fluorescence and I sort of felt like I was in a spotlight vs the street. Location wise it's not the most appealing. * No welcome greeting or smiles. He was sort of like that bored teenager working at video store in the 80s. Comments: * The quality of the food is everything you'd want and I give it a slight extra nod for the unexpected added twinge of heat in the food. read more

Excellent service. The staff is super friendly and checked on us numerous times. Wish we ordered more but we were not that hungry. Definitely will support this business. Do check them out and there's ample street parking. The ambiance is casual but great seating indoors. read more

Curry & Kabab - Chicken Korma with Garlic Naan - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

This was the worst Indian restaurant I've ever been to. The mango lassi was just mango pulp. The naan was over-cooked. Overall all the food was very watered down and tasteless. On top of that, it was incredibly expensive. Highly discourage. read more

Great food, we love their desi pizzas and curry. Take out is very good and fast. They mean it spicy when you pick spicy so be careful ! :) read more

Curry & Kabab - Paneer curry - Indian Near Me - San Mateo, California

Craving for Indian food last night and found this place on Yelp. We have probably drove past it a hundred times and we never notice it as it's very close to 92 entrance on El Camino. Lucky to score a parking right on El Camino it's a fairly small restaurant with a few tables. There was only one table of 3 guys eating at the restaurant. There were three other groups of people standing around waiting for their food to go. We were given a menu and told to sit anywhere we want. We sat at the open table very close to the cashier and the kitchen. As we were exploring the menu, something spicy in the air hit everyone's nose as we all started to cough. It's sort of funny as everyone looks up in sync. I am sure we all think what the heck is that order? Better to order mild or medium instead of spicy as thats no joke!! We notice they have a steady stream of people come in to pick up orders or order to-go. Guess it's a pretty popular spot! The cashier came over to take our order. The only thing I want is Palak paneer (spinach) and he said they are out of spinach. What?!? How could you be out of spinach??? At that moment, I don't really care what my hubby ordered. He got plain naan - 3/5, Goat Biryani - 5/5, Chicken Curry - 4/5, and Achari Lamb - 3/5. We will be back for the biryani and hope they have spinach next time around. read more

I've been getting takeout here for a while and it's usually very good but tonight was a little different and I just wanted to let the business know in hopes that they can improve. I usually order the butter chicken and the chicken is very tender but tonight I decided to order the chicken tikka masala. The chicken was cut into small diced chunks that were very hard. It was disappointing. The naan was a little overcooked as well. I hope they take this feed back to heart, because I'd love to see them continue to succeed. read more