Having lived in the area for the better part of last 30 years, it still never ceases to amaze me just how many quiet, family owned places like this go unnoticed. All credit to the young man who was at the front who also happened to serve as both host, and waiter... and as it turns out, also the Chef for my dining experience. I didn't get a name unfortunately, but what I can tell you, is the food that he prepared was delicious and made from scratch. So yes, in reference to the other reviews, saying that it takes a little bit of time, I would agree, and that is to be expected with food that is prepared by hand, and not premade. I don't know about the rest of you, but I would much prefer waiting a little bit longer, knowing that the food that is being presented to me is both fresh, and expertly cooked. I enjoyed the chicken tikka masala, with the shrimp biryani, and of course, the garlic naan to sop up all of the delicious masala. What I can say is this is one of the better Indian places in the neighborhood, and again I would reiterate the praises for that young man who helped me who was just so darling. Keep up the good work and I wish you many more years of success! read more

Gateway To India - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

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I love Indian food but my husband does not. I was staying at the hotel next door so I decided to give this a try. It is waiter service so I decided to get my food to go. The interior of the restaurant is trying to be fancy but it should be more of a casual restaurant. I ordered my usual Chicken Tikka Masala but for the first time I have had to order rice separately for an $18 entree. I'm used to ordering the naan separately but not the rice. When I picked up my order, there were no utensils and when I asked I got spoons only. Taste wise it was more creamy than full of spices. Food was plenty for one person! Tip there is a 10% coupon in the brochure from the hotel. read more

Gateway To India - Chicken Tikka Masala $18 plus Basmati rice $6 - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

This place is horrible. The food was cold. The entire floor of the restaurant was dirty with crums, and I was their 1st customer of the day. When I went to pay the bill, the employee said to me they didn't have change, so he kepped it. After that, I didn't tip. I will NEVER come back to this place And I will NOT recommend Gateway to India to anyone read more

The staff member who stays until the restaurant closes is very rude. Tell him to be polite. I wouldn't want him to get beaten up.

I visited Gateway to India, the name drew me in but the location and lack of customer should have given me away. The service was okay. It's located in an older plaza 5 blocks from Disneyland. The parking spaces are fainted so I feel some cars were parked in non-spaces. The interior of the restaurant is nice with lights coming in from the large windows. The visit didn't get off to a great start since they opened about half an hour later than the posted time, which was a bit inconvenient as I was planning to order to go -- wanted to leave before the lunch crowd that did t show up...no one came in that half hour I was waiting. The curry I tried was decent--flavorful enough but very oily and watery. Unfortunately, the fried vegetable pakora was overcooked and mostly batter, with very few veggies ingredients inside, so I'm a bit disappointed placing two orders. Overall, it was an okay experience and I enjoyed as bummed. I was hoping to find a new Indian restaurant. read more

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5 stars for the amazing man in the front! I didn't like the menu missing Chicken tadoori, The setting was quite beautiful -- tidy, organized, and well-kept, especially in the evening. However, the buffet priced at $23.99 was disappointing, with limited options -- mostly rice and no chicken tandoori. A broader menu with more variety would definitely elevate the experience. That said, the server was incredibly kind! When I mentioned that I couldn't eat there because of the limited selection, he kindly offered to make Chicken Tandoori even though it wasn't on the menu. Such a thoughtful gesture! read more

Usually this place has pretty good food but tonight they sent me the worst samosas I've ever had in my life.

This was my first time trying Indian food and this was amazing! It was so flavorful, creamy, and just so much going on. It was so so wonderful, I highly recommend eating here if you're craving some good butter chicken as well! We also wanted to try something different and got the mango chicken, which was also very yummy. Perfect amount of spice level as well. The service was amazing, and we were always serviced, despite being shortstaffed. We were always being refilled with water, and checked in. The ambience was wonderful, good music, and overall good scenery. They look very fancy, and I had a fun time eating with my family. Highly recommend eating here! It was so good! read more

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Food was expensive and not worth it. Ordered the lamb biriyani, app sampler and mango lassi. Out of all three items I liked the lassi the best. The lamb biriyani was spiced up but it lacked depth of flavor and not enough salt. The apps were also meh and so greasy. The pieces of chicken from the sampler were also overcooked and not seasoned. You would think with so many spices they would also include salt but it was lacking in depth and kind of one note. The lamb was tender and juicy so I'll give them that. The sauces that came with it were also lack luster and one note. Really wanted to love the food but now I have a huge thing of left overs that I don't even want to eat. What a waste of money sadly. read more

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal here. The samosas were crispy and flavorful, the mint chutney was excellent. The chicken tikka masala was creamy and tasty. The rice was very good, they add cilantro to bring out the flavor. The garlic naan was buttery and yummy! The Indian music was fun and the server was nice. I'll definitely come back when I'm in the area. read more

Gateway To India - Chicken Tikka Masala, Samosa, Rice, Garlic Naan - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

My first time here. We ordered the Chicken tikka masala and lamb curry also the garlic naan were deelish!! We will be going back for the lunch buffet. Service was awesome. Thank you Kaka!! read more

Open late for lunch buffet (2:30pm) with all the essentials- goat, chana, tandoori chicken, & hot moist naan....Kaka & Dilkush took exemplary care of us - re-filling waters & serving a wide variety of teas, flavored drinks, and beer. Close to Disneyland, it is the least-Diisneyfied spot in the area with free parking and a liquor store nearby. Great for adults looking to escape Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. Gateway to India is a sanctuary. When near the Magic Kingdom, and in need of daal & curry, Gateway it is. read more

This place I find the person at front desk outright rude. I will say the buffet does not have enough vegetarian options. For a price of $22.99 per person and a dirty attitude, we walked out. read more

My favorite go-to spot for Indian food! I've been here about three times, and it never disappoints. This time, I ordered the samosas, butter chicken, and pita bread. Everything was fresh, hot, and very tasty. The ambiance was well-lit with music playing in the background at a good volume--not overly crowded. I really enjoyed the place and definitely recommend it! Waiters were very friendly, informative and attentive great customer service! read more

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Food quality was not great . My friend ordered dish which came half cooked . Need to improve on food quality . Ambience was ok

Food - 2/5 Service - 1/5 Ambience - 3/5 Value - 2/5 Located in an L-shaped strip mall this Indian restaurant looks like it could have potential when you first walk in. Then you realize the 'ex-water feature' against the back wall is now dry. Odd, and scruffy. The tables are too high and rather umm, 'tacky' shall we say? The kitchen setup looks more suited to a takeaway only place. This wasn't the problem. The 'problems' started when our server appeared to struggle understanding anything we said, then far more worryingly denied the restaurant served any of the liquor on the menu stating "Only wine and beer". So much for that gin one of us wanted! The biggest problem was a watery, bland chicken and lamb vindaloos we ordered. The garlic naan bread was ok. My house white zinfandel was also ok, but such a limited wine selection to pick from. I'm eaten vindaloo in many countries, the UK is hard to beat, but I', judging this one against others here in the USA ...I've had way better. How does place get 4.5 stars out of 5 unless those leaving reviews don't know what Indian food is meant to taste like? read more

Gateway To India - Too tall bejeweled tables! - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

I went to my usual place Masala Craft for dinner & the owner let me know their dining area was closed for dining due to a plumbing issue. He then referred us to this location called Gateway to India (which is only about a mile ways down the road from the masala craft location) for dinner since he let us know that they now own this place too. Which is great since every time I drove by this place, it was empty. The food was great and he brought a couple of the cooks from the other location and everything is just as good as I expected! The prices are great. Not sure if the name & menu will be changing to that of Masala Craft because of the new management. The owner let us know. This is definitely a more upscale restaurant. They have a big water fountain against the wall in the & nice table settings. Very kind service from all of the servers. Everything is super affordable is cooked to order and has a great flavor. Definitely will be returning so glad this place is under new management! read more

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It's my daughter and I first time to eat Indian dish! I ordered mild coconut chicken curry and we loved the coconut chicken curry with buttered Naan bread and basmati rice. read more

that Mama cooking in the back? MY GOODNESS!!! It was DEEELICIOUS!!! go to the buffet!!! Oh My!

Just one order of lamb curry took about an hour. Late service. Favor dine-in customer first and later to-go. 2 table orders with about 15 people were served who came later. read more

Food is great. Service is horrible came in 10pm the guy barely remember our order and had to remind him about water refill a few times. Even when there was barely 3 tables he is serving. Ambiance very welcoming. Service was bad enough the we wished we just ordered to go instead. read more

Food was okay but customer service was terrible. You walk in and they don't even greet you they just tell you go seat in that table. My daughter ask for water and a lady told her "that is not my job" and walk away. Really rude and disrespectful she brought us our food and was in a bad mood it seems she hater her job so much. We paid and told the cashier what has happened but he didn't care. Love Indian food but I will never come to this place again. Poor customer service read more

Hands down my favorite indian restaurant in OC! It was empty inside but this restaurant deserves so much more hype/customers! I got the butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, garlic naan, and mango lassi. If i could get a gallon of that mango lassi i would, it's so delicious! The employees were nice and i would only come here if i crave any indian food:) read more

We had the lunch buffet here and it's actually pretty awesome! All you can eat garlic naan is a major plus and the options are yummy. If you're a fan of spicy I recommend asking for red chilies so that you can add a kick to your curry. Karan was our server and he was very kind and tended to us very well. We were even able to bring our last round of garlic naan home to go which was neat. A great local Indian place thats convenient for us so we'll definitely be back! read more

Butter chicken was delicious ufffffff ! But rice was not good at all needs improvement not enough flavor no lt enough salt dry yellow rice did not taste like authentic Indian rice read more

Ordered takeout on the phone 2 hours prior to pick-up. The kitchen was so unorderly that we had to wait almost 30 minutes after the pick-up time for our food to be ready. Portions were EXTREMELY small for the price. Full of sauce and barely any protein. Would not recommend - many other Indian restaurants around that are better. read more

My first plate was delicious, my second go around is where it went south. Raw chicken in the butter chicken (and they were thin strips which I typically don't see), apart from that the chicken tandoori was also raw closer to the bone. I expected there to be more food but was happy with what was available. If the food hadn't been raw would have given 4 read more

Gateway To India - Buffet - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

Great family owned business. Good food and service. Place is close to Disney and prices are fair. Went on a Saturday night and we were the only ones in the restaurant around closing time. Ordered the garlic naan, chicken tikka and lamb tikka with a side of rice. The rice can serve up to 3-4 people. Food was delicious and had no leftovers by the end of the night. Give this place a shot, would recommend. read more

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If you're craving Indian food near Disneyland, this is the place to be! I stopped by on a Sunday night for dinner with my boyfriend and we were definitely satisfied with the food and service. The restaurant is located in a pretty quiet plaza so it didn't seem like they had much foot traffic - we were practically the only other table who were dining in on that night. For the food, we ordered the coconut chicken curry, garlic naan, lamb biryani, fries and a rose lassi. The curry was pretty good with a hint of spice. The garlic naan was absolutely incredible - super buttery and garlicky at the same time! The lamb biryani was good, but not my favorite since I don't prefer the gaminess of the meat itself. The fries were pretty average but with some seasoning on top. The rose lassi was definitely different.. although I prefer the taste of the mango version. The amount of food served was huge - my boyfriend and I only touched about 1/3 of the food and had to take the rest home. I would come back here if I were craving Indian food again. read more

Gateway To India - Gateway Masala Fries - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

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The most Excellent Indian Food. We were here for a convention. We loved our dinner. It was very warm and comfortable there. We eat Indian a lot and this is my favorite read more

Gateway To India - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

So my first experience was really good, I came for dinner and ordered a la carte and honestly the food was amazing. Everything is cooked to order so there is a wait but I think it's worth it. The food is hot and sizzley and fresh. I came for lunch and I was a bit disappointed in the dishes, they were good and the variety was interesting... but it felt like they were missing dishes. I wished they had samosa or pakoras. And I felt like the food wasn't as special... still really buttery and tasty but not as good as if I just ordered a la carte. I dunno why. The lunch buffet was $21.99. Had a few dishes saucey creamy dishes, fried fish, and for carbs they had rice and freshly made garlic naan. They had fruit and veggies in the salad bar on the side. It just felt like it was lacking something. A la carte food: chili chicken was spicy and good. Manchurian cauliflower was savory and filling. All the curries were solid. Tandoori chicken was good but be careful to make sure it's fully cooked cause a piece of mine was a bit raw. When I come back I'm just gonna order from the menu and skip the buffet. read more

Gateway To India - Chicken biryani - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

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I had my expectations for a lunch buffet. Taste is normally catered to the masses so there's either none or very little spiciness. This place surprised me. The tikka masala was very good and buttery. The saag paneer was creamy. The tandoori which normally ima buffet is a little dry, this one was well cooked and moist. The price for the lunch buffet in my opinion is approximately priced for the Disney resort area at$19.99. The only hiccup I had was that my server had a phone issue and chose to go look for his phone that left me waiting for my soda refill for a long time and never got it. I ended up just walking up to the cashier and paid for my meal since I had to rush back for a meeting. But I would definitely be back here. This will now be my go to for my Indian food fix. read more

Gateway To India - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

Overly sweet chicken tikka masala and paneer dishes, which threw off the flavors. The rice pudding (kheer) was also disappointing. Not the best experience overall. read more

Great place and even greater selection of food. My go to is egg curry. I get it spicy and they always come through. I usually like to go to the restaurant to eat. Very nice ambiance, and good service. Other times I order it from uber eats when I have a long day at work. Please try out their variety of food when you're in the area. Cheers! read more

I had the worst experience a few months ago that I have to update. I went out of my way to catch the buffet but when I arrived I was told that only two dishes were vegetarian and one was just a few burnt pieces of veg even though they'd just opened. Even the naan was tasteless. It was also ice cold in side as if they didn't have the heater on. Won't be going back. Not taking this down to one star because my first experience here was good. Absolutely nothing good to say about this more recent visit. read more

Food was decent but man did the service suck. I had to get up to get my food .-. So much potential

If you're looking for delicious Indian food that is affordable and away from the high prices of Disneyland, come checkout the Gateway to India. I was excited that a non-chain restaurant ended up being semi-close to the hotel that we were staying during our Disney vacation. The restaurant resides in a small plaza with parking available, making it easy to get to if you have a car. We came for dinner and immediately got excited by the smells upon entering. The table setting felt lavish with higher-end dishes and silverware, so they pay attention to the details to make your dining experience feel that much better. Started with their Gobi Manchuria, one of my favorite spicy, cauliflower dishes. Their take on it was very good and spicier than anticipated. Portion size was smaller than we've had at other Indian restaurants but still good for two people. Then came the real treat with their Navratan Korma (vegan), and WOW, I was blown away by how creamy and delicious their take on the dish was. The spices and seasonings were fragrant and the quality of the curry was top notch. Pairing that with their basmati rice and paratha made the perfect meal. We literally ate every last bite on our table. If we had more time in Anaheim, we would definitely check out their lunch buffet since it seems to get great reviews. Overall, this was a killer spot that I would highly recommend for any lover of Indian food. read more

Gateway To India - Navratan Korma (vegan) - Indian Near Me - Anaheim, California

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BEWARE!!! They purposely and knowingly advertise themselves as MASALA CRAFT on Doordash and Ubereats to steal business and customers from the real Masala Craft. If you think you are ordering from the real MASALA CRAFT on CHAPMAN, you are getting tricked into ordering from this restaurant. They steal from another restaurant by using their name, menu and making it look identical then trick and SCAM customers who order delivery since they will never know that the food is coming from Gateway to India. The only reason I found out was because I ordered for pick up and went to the real Masala Craft on Chapman but they did not have my order. When I looked at the address, it brought me here. I was SO UPSET and argued with the staff about their deceptive practice. I have tried their food before and HATED it and would never willingly order from here. If you are ordering from MASALA CRAFT on KATELLA in GARDEN GROVE, you are actually ordering from this place. SHAME ON THEM!!! read more

The butter chicken and tikka masala was full of Color and the mango lassi was with yellow Color, the naan was burnt and it was too expensive and why was the biriyani yellow? read more

WOW! Probably the best Indian food I've ever had. After a long day at Disney parks I felt like I needed to carb up lol. The restaurant is in a little shopping center with another couple restaurants and a liquor store. When arriving to the restaurant we were seated right away and handed menus. Service was great. Food was crazy good and flavorful. You can tell they put a lot of time and effort in the food that they make. Everything was freshly made. I'm already thinking about the next time I can go to the restaurant again. Keep up the good work! read more

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