Stopped by Haveli Bistro for restaurant week for a second time, and it's such an amazing deal! You get to try so many different things and it's all so delicious! Their butter chicken is incredibly tender and packed with flavor! Whether you have this straight up, with rice or naan, you can never go wrong with their butter chicken! Both soups are awesome, the garlic naan is fire, and both of the chicken apps are great! Check them out! read more

Haveli Bistro - Butter Chicken ** Chicken 65 ** Garlic Chicken ** Fried Rice Sweet Corn Egg Drop Hot N Sour Chicken - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Busy late even on a Tuesday night with laughter from a group of six punctuating the din of academic conference goers one-upping each other with stories of tony graduate institutions and prestigious journals. We were seated right away and surveyed the menu with a prodigious number of choices including robust tandoori offerings. I opted for the Mighty Shrimp Tandoor which may have been a bit overstated in terms of their girth or lack thereof. I chose 4 out of 5 on the hot scale and it was a full fledged 4 for someone who often opts for 4 or 5. So go low if heat is not your thing. My dining companion went with her favorite, Saag Paneer. Artfully presented, reported to be passible, not spectacular. Alas the rice ironically is where a notable shortcoming came together, literally. There were sticky clumps of rice that were not as warm as the rest and made us think perhaps we'd come too close to closing. With prices of $22 for the shrimp and $19 for the paneer one should hope these standard details are attended to even later in the evening. The servers were pleasant if a bit hesitant. So the good news was they were still open at 8:55 when the first couple places we tried were closing at 9. The food was serviceable but not one we will make a point of returning to. read more

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Went here with a party of 6. The restaurant is bright and a bit upscale over your typical Indian place. The staff were friendly and efficient. The food was ok but I would consider it about average for Indian. The ask your spice level from 1 to 5 which is a nice touch. The portions were a little small for the price and only come with some rice. It looks like they have a lunch buffet which could be the way to go with this place so you get more variety and bigger portions. read more

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From the moment I walked in, I was impressed by the warm atmosphere and exceptional customer service. The staff was welcoming, attentive, and made sure every detail of our dining experience was perfect. The food was absolutely outstanding--fresh, flavorful, beautifully presented, and cooked to perfection. Every dish exceeded my expectations, and you can truly tell they take pride in the quality of their meals. The restaurant was clean, inviting, and created the perfect setting for a great meal. If you're looking for amazing food and top-tier service, I highly recommend this restaurant. I can't wait to come back! read more

Haveli Bistro - Goat Masala, Haveli Special Lamb Curry, and Butter Naan - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

It's ok-good. I arrived at 1:28 after calling to confirm their buffet ended at 2. I'm seated, ignored after getting water. I approach a server to ask if I should just go up to the buffet. She says the buffet is closed. BUT I can clearly see 4 other (yes I counted) still making trips. So she asks the person at the checkout. Yes. I can still get the buffet. Many choices and the tandoori chicken was large and looked good. I had tomato soup, dal, Chana masala, pakora, and paneer makhani (tomato butter), naan, basmati rice, "stir fried" rice, bread pudding, kheer, and fruit custard. Plus chutneys and raita It was good. The only true standouts were the naan - buttery and pillowy and the garlic naan was rich and delicious - and the pakora. The mint chutney is delicious. $23 plus tip read more

Haveli Bistro - Lunch buffet - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Not the best experience. Wait 45 minutes for 2 simple dishes and bread. Too loud to have a conversation across the table. When served our dishes was told rice "will be right out". Another 5 minutes or so? Roti bread chewy. Meals tasted off. Asked if wanted mild or medium and mild= bland. No reason to return although a quick stroll away. read more

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Came with a group of 8, note- they do an %18 percent gratuity for large parties. The food was good! We enjoyed the fresh garlic naan, our cauliflower app, the mint chutney, the chicken tikka masala, the butter chicken, goat curry, and paneer. Everything was delicious! Service was a tad slow but they were friendly and great at answering our questions. read more

Haveli Bistro - Chicken Tikka Masala (House Special) Butter Chicken Paneer Butter Masala - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I liked the goat and tandoori chicken from the buffet and the 65 chicken was also good but I found a hair in it. The waiter was really nice and the naan was good if you put goat in between it. The only downside other than the hair was the goat had a lot of bone in it read more

Some of the worst Indian food and service I've ever had ! Huge mistake coming here . Staff sleeping at the booths

Been trying to come down here. Heard about it a few years ago. But it's a little out of my way, and parking is just nuts downtown. Particularly right here. Hard to find and expensive. I ended up giving up and going into the lot next-door. They want your keys and a lot of money... The restaurant is long and narrow, and very elegant inside. I didn't feel out of place in my T-shirt, though. They were warm and welcoming. I went for the lunch buffet. It is also elegant, and every single item was great. I wish I'd been more hungry. Still had a couple of plates. I don't do buffets the way I used to, I don't really do all you can eat, or rather all I can eat has become a smaller amount. But I love getting a variety of things to eat. This had a nice mix of the usual standards. And they were all very well done. Most were hot if appropriate. Some weren't very warm, though. It wasn't busy on a weekday. I really enjoyed the food and experience. The downside is the price. It was pretty expensive for an Indian buffet. And if you add in parking, it was very very expensive. I probably won't come back unless I'm trying to impress somebody. But if you're already down here, and especially if you don't need to pay for parking, it will be a nice splurge. read more

Great ambience, decor, and music. Unfortunately, the food and quality of service were disappointing. Ordered Last Lassi for cocktails only to find it get curdled in no time. Yes, it is the last thing I want. Later ordered wings of heaven for apps, and found a long strand of hair. I understand that things happen in the restaurant business. But I wish the staff would compensate with service, which they didn't, and sounded defensive for "you should had the drink earlier." This place is a no go in my book. read more

Haveli Bistro - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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One of the nicest Indian restaurants we have been in, ambience was amazing! The staff was very friendly and checked on us many times making sure the food was to our liking and that we were satisfied. I am usually a not a fan of goat... however my husband ordered it as an appetizer and it was delicious! I think the best I have ever had! My husband had a chicken dish and complimented it as very tender and juicy. We will definitely be going back! The only downside is finding parking, but the pain of that is not worth staying away! read more

Went here for our anniversary dinner and it was a lovely night! We started with chicken lollipops, shared garlic naan, and lamb saag. Great food and fantastic service! They even surprised us with a special anniversary dessert. Will be excited to come back and try more! read more

Haveli Bistro - Our half eaten anniversary dessert the staff surprised us with :) - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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The service was top notch. The ambiance is upscale. The food is just ok. The portions are small compared to other Indian restaurants. The flavors aren't as bold. Parking can be a problem but the good thing is they stay open until 11pm. read more

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I've noticed this restaurant recently while driving around downtown. Turns out, a few of my friends had tried it for takeout and loved it! So we decided to dine in one night. It wasn't busy until later. Good vibes here and very much an upscale experience. The food is pricier than your typical Indian restaurant but they are still good portion sizes! For apps, we got the chicken Manchurian and chili mushrooms. So good! Very flavorful and one of the best chicken Manchurian dishes I've had! We got the mushrooms mild and the chicken medium heat. Not spicy at all. For drinks, I got the Bollywood smash, while my friends got the old fashioned and Last Lassi (spiked mango lassi). For entrees, we shared: Hakka noodles (tastes like a toned down version of lo mein), chicken biryani, saag paneer, and garlic naan. My friend, who is Indian, said this is one of the best restaurants she's had for Indo-Chinese food. Everything was delicious! Like I said, large portions! It was a lot for the 4 of us and we still had leftovers to split among us. Great staff! Really smiley people. Love it here! read more

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Everything was delicious fresh and well done...very worth it I know you guys said, tell you guys the bad and a good experience of the restaurants , but unfortunately, they didn't have any bad. The service was amazing and the people was very respectful and the food was good. read more

We were out exploring and the fragrance from this restaurant was calling to us! We decided we needed to check it out. What a great find! First of all, it's gorgeous! There was such a attention to detail in everything they did. Our server was super sweet and helpful. They have a buffet until a certain time but we missed that. We split some butter chicken and naan instead. Omg. It was INCREDIBLE! I want more! We both ordered cocktails and wew! They do not skimp. These were heavy pours. I needed a nap after this! Oh and we even had leftovers! read more

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I met Gwen W for an early Friday dinner at 4:00. I've been here, but it's been years. We both found street parking on the side. It is beautiful inside, with comfortable seating. The service was good and our server was gracious. I started off with a glass of Riesling. I chose 4 courses from the Restaurant Week menu, which was our purpose for coming that week. The vegetable pakora looked completely different from what I'm accustomed to; it was little bits of fried veggies. Tasty but unusual. The Sweet Corn Egg Drop Soup was delicious. The Garlic Naan was a big serving, suitable for sharing. The Chicken Tikka Masala was quite good, but a smaller portion than what other places serve. I had to ask for rice. I did not have leftovers. All in all it was a decent meal, but a little disappointing. read more

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Pretty poor food, not recommended. My vegetarian curry sounded great on the menu with 9 different vegetables and nuts. I guess if I cleaned out the bottom of my freezer I would come up with the same disappointing mix of corn, peas, green beans, big chunks of green pepper and onion and even bigger chunks of potato ends. Add in some lovely random tofu cubes and, voila! it's a mishmash of skillless cooking by untrained cooks. About as far from Indian food as Columbus is from Mumbai read more

First timer. Food/Drink: Entrees were decent, everything tasted pretty good. The flavors and the smells were intoxicating, but the spice level could have been better. I had the lamb Vindaloo, and garlic naan. Bread and Apps: The garlic naan mmmm mmmm! Small dish of the samosas were to die for. Dinning Area: Pretty large, and open. Prices: Relatively cheap. Small appetizer, 2 entree, and a drink I got away for $55. Parking: Plenty of space, private lot. Bathrooms: Bathrooms were clean and smaller in size. Atmosphere: During the weekday Dinner rush, pretty busy, but not unmanageable. I did not wait long. Staff/Attendants: Staff overall was Great, family owned and operated I presume. Extremely authentic, deep accent. Decent experience, I may be back! 7/10 read more

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The food here is pretty good, considering you're in Columbus. I ordered the butter chicken with naan, and my girl ordered the chicken Tikka biryani. All of the food was delicious, to be honest. The issues I had with this place came down to service and portions. At most Indian restaurants I go to, the portions are typically generous. I felt like that wasn't the case here. Additionally, I felt as if the service was inconsistent and baggy. Other than that, the interior gives a typical Indian restaurant vibe, and the people are really nice. read more

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Food is okay. Not my favorite. They double tip you add 18% automatically and then ask for it on the checkout. Hence a 36% tip. I guess I am super generous today. read more

The butter chicken and garlic naan was amazing! Great ambiance as well. Service was a little slow but other than that, we had a great experience. read more

Haveli Bistro - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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We were in the area to watch the Arnold Classic. We were looking around to have lunch and we found this nice place on our way to the hotel. This is a huge place with very nice ambiance. We were greeted by the receptionist and seated at a nice place. We ordered some of my favorites such as chicken 65, kofta curry, naan, masala Pappad and of course my all time favorite - chicken dum biryani. Chicken 65 was very good. Chicken pieces were nice and tender. Had lots of flavor from the south India. We ordered medium spicy and I could see my husband sweating a lot. But loved the flavors. Kofta curry was nice. Loved the creamy texture and so nice to have it with the garlic naan. Biryani was the best part of our meal. It reminded of my favorite Hyderabadi biryani from India. They also give salaan which is very rare to find in any Indian restaurant in the US. It's slightly on the pricier side but I think it's a nice restaurant with good portions so it's worth paying slightly higher. read more

Haveli Bistro - Chicken 65 ** and Malai Kofta - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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I am a little shocked to have to write this review but the one waitress here who I think is Indian had no manners to host people. When we entered we were greeted well by someone else but the table we were assigned was broken and was shaking and had no balance. After we asked to be seated somewhere else the Indian waitress mentioned there is another seating for two people next to a larger table ,as we approached it we realized it was extremely extremely close to the large table and uncomfortable. I asked her to seat us in one of the four seater tables and she completely declined saying "in case someone comes in then how do we sit them" .I called out there were literally 6 tables empty but she insisted that someone might come in and she wants to keep them ready and asked us to come back in 30 mins?! I understand if people were already there or it was reserved ,but isn't the point of a restaurant to have a good enjoyable meal ? This lady really needs to have better manners and to be able to communicate better. We were excited to try this place as it was my sister''s birthday but just ruined our mood. Pathetic service read more

Amazing food, we really enjoyed the atmosphere. Servers were great, very friendly. Best Indian restaurant I've visited in a long time.

Charging almost $15 for 2 Naan's/bread which probably was out of a grocery store bag or frozen is not why we came there for dinner!! Then giving cold Naan and then taking to reheat and coming back with something that resembled a rock!! If you ran out of bread, just say so !! We would have ordered rice or just left. Just don't overcharge ($15) for a pack of 4 Naan's that I can get at Trader Joe's for $2.99!! Least you could have done is not charge us for it after we told you about it. Came to celebrate a birthday and left with a really bad taste!! read more

My husband and I absolutely love this place! We get the same, kind, sweet natured server each time. The food is IMPECCABLE and the fact that Indians eat here is a sign of the food being authentic. I LOVE this place. BEST dine in Indian restaurant in all of Columbus. If you're traveling from out of town and have a hankering, baby, THIS is where you wanna go. Plus the interior deco of this place...gorgeous. Just go and let it speak for itself. read more

Haveli Bistro - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I first tried Haveli Bistro when it first opened because they had a great lunch buffet. It was amazing! Unfortunately, I think they have shutdown the buffet due to a freaking out over Covid. Hopefully, they will bring it back soon. Today I ordered delivery service. Today's choice was Tiki Marsala, Saag Paneer, and Naan bread. I made a Margarita just for the occasion lol. First, this is hands down the best Indian food I've had in Columbus, if not ever. I don't know what they do, but the layers of flavor and spices are spot on!! It's that good! Second, this is a little on the more pricy side of things. Everything totaled out to $52.52. I think this is super expensive for what you get. I justified the price because the taste is so good, but this isn't a place you can do often. I eat here as a treat. Third, the portions are super small compared to other places I order. My recommendation is to give this place a try as a treat. You'll have to see if you agree with me in terms of the taste. Either way, I don't think you will be disappointed. Other dishes you may want to check out are their "Drums of Heaven" signature dish. read more

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Food was excellent if a bit expensive. Beer was good but a little slow in coming. Nice place in downtown area. Great if you are going to Nationwide Arena. read more

The ambience and cleanliness is by far better than most Indian restaurants I've visited in the US. While the prices were a little on the higher side - the food was great. Try the gin cocktail and the chicken tikka masala - huge naan portions - we definitely over ordered. Great place - I'll definitely come back! read more

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Can't believe it was my first time into Haveli when it's just up the street! Really enjoyed a belated bday lunch here with a friend. We ordered two entrees, a veggie and a chicken dish. Our server recommended the special curry with chicken over the chicken tikka and I really enjoyed! Saag paneer spice level 3 was the perfect amount of spice... you get a kick but can still taste your food. The naan was SO soft. Amazing flavors and tasted so freshly made. It was a pricier lunch... about $35 pp including tip but we had plenty to eat and both took home leftovers. I had Indian for lunch and dinner yesterday because why not. We ordered: veg samosa saag paneer haveli special curry garlic naan read more

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This was a bit of a high end Indian restaurant so my expectations were low as I usually find good Indian food in hole-in-the-wall types of places. The food was good though. If I'm to rate everything we tried I would say chicken65 is 4/5, tandoori chicken 5/5, chicken tikka masala 3/5, goat dun biryani 3.5/5. I loved the tandoori chicken most but I wish there was more per serving. We ordered medium spice level but they were slightly more spicy than expected. The ambience is great, I would say 5/5. Service is quick although our server specifically seemed to have a lot on his plate. He was in a hurry all the time so we were a bit rushed to ask him for anything. Overall I the experience still turned out great. read more

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I have always to try this restaurant and finally did last night. My wife and I were skeptical at first because there were so few patrons in the restaurant. Let me tell you it was a great experience from delicious food outstanding service and delicious beer all at a fair price. We ordered salmon tika as an appetizer and it was amazing. It was perfectly cooked in a tandoori pot and served on top of sautéed pickled cabbage and red and green pepper bites. The herbs and spices were fantastic. Our main meal was sag paneer also delicious at a spice level 2 out of 5. I like heat my wife doesn't. It barely had and heat at a level 2. We also had chicken Manchurian at spice level 4 out of 5. This dish was spicy but not unbearable. The chicken was flavorful and tender. The sauce was like delicious. Garlic Naan was also fantastic. I even ordered the Taj Mahal beer which is a large beer shared with my wife. We will come back read more

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The Food was good. A little over-priced but filling. The jalapeño Naan was delicious ! The staff seems hardworking but also overwhelmed. The host was also the waiter, also moving tables, grabbing orders and I wouldn't be surprised if they were a cook as well. They need one person for the front and who can seat people managing the crowd. Someone friendly and talk to guest. This makes a world of difference when trying to present yourself as a nice restaurant. The young lady who waited on us was very sweet and deserves a raise! Our food took over an hour to be served and it was only an small appetizer and a meal for 2 people. I didn't complain because they were busy and I could see the staff was trying their best. But not going to lie ... ya girl was HANGRY! Would I return? If invited yes. Would I suggest ... probably not. Lot of hassle for a small meal. read more

Haveli Bistro - Butter chicken Fish Jalapeno Cheese Naan - Indian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

On this one we went outside the box, out of our comfort zone. Considering the "risks" of the unknown it was very good. Food is very spicy, so if you are not a spicy fan ask for mild seasons. Our favorite was the Haveli Special and great for sharing, plenty for at least two hungry folks. The fried ice cream was with coconut and it was a great touch. No regrets, looking forward to new food adventures. read more

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The service is good and the food was really enjoyable and spicy. The decor is very well done. Will return read more

My friends and I had a really wonderful dinner here. Both the food and the service were excellent. I used to work in the computer industry with a lot of Indian consultants in an area that contained quite a few Indian restaurants ad we would all go out to lunch together and they educated me about good Indian food and Haveli had good Indian food. read more

The lunch buffet is perfect. This is my second time here and it hits the spot every time!

I tried the buffet out during my lunch break, the food was hot and delicious with ample variety to choose from, the service was prompt and attentive I would definitely drive down and pay for parking on a day off to enjoy this again with a friend or family member read more