Another outstanding experience at Rivayat. Rivayat is a must for locals and tourists. We went for…read morelunch today and started with the Udyana cocktail. It is so smooth and flavorful-and too easy to drink! We then shared veggie samosas that were absolutely delicious. We both had the lunch special, which I highly recommend. It's the perfect amount of 2 dishes with rice and naan. We enjoyed sitting at the bar and Abhi was our server/bartender. He kept us great company and answered our many questions:) Rivayat is a lovely spot for a nice lunch, happy hour or dinner.

We tried Rivayat for the first time with some friends and it was good overall…read more The food was good overall. We ordered two lamb dishes, a tandoori chicken dish and a fish curry dish. The waiter only gave us three rice bowls for 4 entrees and we had to ask for another later since we never received it. The dinner entrees only came with rice and we had to order naan separately. One of the lamb dish was good but the one with pistachios was bland. The tandoori chicken was good and the fish curry was probably the most tasteful. As far as the naan, we couldn't really taste the garlic and it was bland overall. The two appetizers were okay, the tandoori oysters and the fried chicken. The oysters were tiny and flavor was bland. The ambiance was nice. The tables don't have white linens, the light on the table ran out of battery so we had to tell the bus boy to replace it. The silverware were wrapped around a napkin, so not as high end as you would imagine. Since they charge so much, I would expect higher end table setting. We ordered 9 cocktails total amongst our party of four. All were $16 each except one IPA which was $12. On the pricier side. Honestly the best part of the dinner. As far as service, I would give it 2 stars. The waiter wasn't that attentive and we had to get his attention to order more drinks. The naan was priced at $10 on the menu but the bill showed $12. At the end of the meal, the bus boy asked for our utensils so he can clean the table. Normally they will pick them up themselves or wait until we leave. He came back and made us lift our cocktail drinks so he can wipe the table down, which was odd to us. Finally, the restaurant is quite pricey. For a party of four, we paid $450 dollars. If you want to try this place, go during lunch for cheaper options. Honestly, we will opt to go somewhere else next time if we are going out for Indian food.

This place is absolutely wonderful! The food is amazing and reasonably priced. We went for dinner…read moreand the staff were so kind and welcoming. Excited to go back for the buffet! It's a very clean and inviting atmosphere.

I walk into Taste of India in West Ashley and immediately my brain is like CURRY. CURRY. CURRY. The…read moreair smells yellow and red and brown all at once, like every spice in the universe had a meeting and decided this was the place. Turmeric? Yes. Cumin? Absolutely yelling. Cardamom whispering secrets in the corner. Menu too big. Brain too small. Butter chicken staring at me like it KNOWS me. Vindaloo threatening my future. Saag paneer glowing green like it's radioactive but in a comforting way. I order too much. Always too much. Curry math is fake anyway. Food arrives. Time stops. Sauce everywhere. Rice soaking it up like a sponge that trained for this moment its entire life. First bite: boom--warm, rich, spiced, comforting, slightly aggressive. Second bite: why am I sweating? Third bite: I would defend this curry in court. Naan shows up late but forgivable because it's soft, pillowy, and clearly designed to shovel curry into my face faster. Garlic naan specifically--because I respect myself. Curry on the naan. Curry on the plate. Curry on my soul. Everything is curry now. I am curry-adjacent. By the end I'm full, euphoric, mildly confused, and absolutely convinced I could eat here twice a week and never emotionally recover--but in a good way. Taste of India isn't subtle. It's not quiet. It's curry curry curry lots of curry and I would like more, please.

Miss UK Indian food and this restaurant is great and local!…read moreNow we need Man City to relocate here....

I was craving Indian food so tried Naan for the first time during lunch on a weekday. Service was…read morevery friendly and food came out piping hot. I got a vegetable samosa, dosa, and mango lassi. The mango lassi was sweet and creamy - always a treat! The vegetable samosa was nicely fried, large in size, and packed full of vegetables and potatoes. I enjoyed the sauce it came with. This was my first dosa and it was definitely a show stopper! Huge lentil crepe and sooo crispy, filled with seasoned potatoes, and delicious dipped with the chutneys and curry. I love the lentil flavor and it's so satisfying to eat. I would love to come back - great food and great people! They definitely deserve more business.

Super delicious meal in Mt Pleasant The menu is huge and…read morethere are so many options to choose from Dinner portions are large and made to share which is fun to try different items with the table. Tons of Naan flavors as well - absolutely loved the spinach and cheese naan!!!

My SO and I decided to go here for Christmas dinner. We wanted something that wasn't too elaborate,…read moreso I turned to my Yelp community to look for ideas. I gave them four stars ... even though they were jam packed inside due to the Christmas holiday, everything was spot on. The servers were hustling to and fro and were very thoughtful in helping me with my dietary needs. The missing fifth star is because I was a little disappointed in the flavors, however. It wasn't bad per se, it just didn't pop like I've had at other places. The samosas were lacking in the kick you typically get. Don't get me wrong, I would go back in a heartbeat because I would like to try something different. Maybe something a little more out of my comfort zone!

Oh my goodness, this place was so good!! I've only ever had Malika as takeout but I enjoyed it a…read morelot more dining in. My girlfriends and I came here before seeing the Devil Wears Prada 2 and we had a great experience. The service was quick and we shared a couple bottles of wine. I ordered the paneer Marsala and the veggie quorma. Both had their each unique taste, but so delicious!! Definitely would recommend to friends.

Great service and ambiance. The dishes are well made and taste very good. This is definitely the…read morespot to go to if you are craving Indian/Pakistani food. Food: 4.5/5 Price: 4.5/5 Experience: 5/5

I have no words for how great this food was…read more First of all, the vibe was amazing - super cute, but chill and not pretentious all. Our server, Brittany, was amazing. We did the $65 per person meal and it was beyond what either of us expected. We got so much food and it was all fantastic. I would HIGHLY recommend!!!!

We had the tasting menu and it was extremely affordable and a ton of food. I love trying all the…read moredifferent flavors and it was nice to go somewhere pretty unique for Charleston. The service was really great and each course was timed out perfectly. Its definitely worth checking out!

I will admit, I love a good trough festival now and then, I mean a buffet ... the ultimate has…read morealways been the golden trough, a.k.a. golden corral, I am also a big fan of Chinese buffets .. but they are sort of like eating candy or drinking alcohol, it's fun, but it's not good for you, and you know you shouldn't! Looking for a Chinese buffet today, the map gave me a buffet choice of Naan. I'm very happy that I tried it, because it was truly amazing. Not just the flavors in the taste, this Indian buffet with straight up only Indian food was delicious. I will now drive home in a near comatose state in need of a nap. If you are on a health kick, and you are only eating one meal a day (OMAD), which I am trying to get into the routine of, I can see myself coming here again for my one meal!

Meh. The Chicken 65 we received tasted more like yellow curry chicken than what Chicken 65 is…read moresupposed to be. It was weird and lazy. The Chicken Vindaloo had good spice, but the portion was disappointing -- I only got three pieces of chicken and two pieces of potato. The app tacos appetizer also weren't the same as they used to be. They previously featured a fried wonton wrapper with Chicken saucy Shizusan chicken, but whatever changes were made really missed the mark and ruined what used to be a favorite. Overall, the service could have been much better. I'd really love to see the restaurant return to the previous menu and quality. We won't be back.

I had the Somasa and the Mango Lassi and Naan. Really good quality. Jumbo sized Somosas. Mango…read moreLassi was perfect. And the Naan was "like butter." Came with the wonderful seeet tamarin sauce. And my mom got the Lamb Kabob...incredibly succulent with this wonderful curry. My dad used to make kabobs at his old restaurant, Olympik, so I know how a good kabob is made. This was a 10/10. Some of the best Indian food I've had in Charleston...and I have had a lot of Indian food in Charleston over thirty years from all the Indians different restaurants in town. The owner is a nice guy too.

I was excited to see an Indian food truck and was immediately impressed by the food quality! It's…read moreeasily some of the best Indian in Charleston! Lamb curry (one of the best I've had) and a dosa (crepe) with a great texture. The other sauce is labeled sambhal which I didn't explicitly order, but it's a very pleasant surprise of blended lentils and with chunks of veggies! The sauces are a medium level of spice which I think is perfect.

I've been coming here for our girls day lunch for a while and can not rave about it enough. The…read moreservice is quick professional and polite. We are seated immediately and drink orders are taken. We primarily get biryani and butter chicken then if we are feeling extra we get another dish and share among the table. We did just that today and got Chicken Tandoori and it didn't disappoint. The butter chicken is our favorite but we can't not order the biryani also. The spice is perfect. Their garlic Naan is perfection also. It's smells incredible and taste even better. We highly recommend Bombay and will be forever customers.

Stopped in tonight with my three kids and walked out stuffed to the gills with some really great…read morefood! I have suspected for a while that most Indian restaurants are getting their food premade from somewhere else and are just hearing it up. Bombay did not give me that impression. The food actually tasted different from most Indian restaurants and I really liked it! We started with the lamb samosas which had a bit of spiciness to them that liked. I had a lamb vindaloo, medium spice, and it was just right (I usually get "Indian hot" but wasn't in the mood for that tonight). Two of my kids had chicken curry, a third had butter chicken. We shared butter naan and Kashmiri naan. Mango lassis around the table. Everything was really good and tasted fresh, and didn't come off as pre-made. Food was a little slow to come out but I can tell it's a family place with only two people there tonight so I don't mind. My kids really liked the food here, it was the first time my youngest had Indian food and he is a big fan now. There is also a small Indian grocery attached which is worth checking out as well. J.Ja

Those deviled eggs were unreal…read more Great meal, great service, great spot along the coast of Charleston.

Food arrived at wildly different times. The menu items that attempted some sort of fusion were…read morebetter tasting than what appeared to be staples. But I've had better curry in a microwave dinner. Nothing special. The drinks were amazing. The ambiance and decor feels like someone watched a Tarantino marathon and decided it should be a restaurant. Server barely acknowledged or made eye contact with one person in our group it was so obvious I can't believe that this is/was a one time thing.