They had changed so much from last year, the food is fantastic now. Only thing I would like to say is Wow!!!! The service is really good they're hospitality is good The interior is also good Ambiance wow. read more

Great place to celebrate! We had the veggie momos Baingan Barta ( egg plant) Bhindi Masala ( okra) Curry Veggie Curry Chicken Bitter melon tea Mango Chia Mojito Served with delicious rice and Naan Highly recommended! Service was fantastic and friendly The decor is wonderful Everyone was super attentive ! Masala coke read more

Himalayan Fusion - Momos - Indian Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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The service was wonderful. Butter chicken was creamy and delicious with a very nice flavor. Samosas chat were crispy, fresh and flavorful. Garlic naan was tasty and fresh. Very pleasant surroundings. read more

This place is great. Super nice staff and the owner is very attentive with amazing service. The food is excellent and very healthy traditional Nepalese food. Great lunch buffet. read more

Himalayan Fusion provides simple, no frills, no nonsense, quality Indian/Himalayan food on a self-serve buffer style system. Unlike other buffets, they did not meet me at the door and escort me to a table, ask me to order a drink, or instruct me on how and where to eat/drink. Rather, you seat yourself and help yourself to the buffet line when ready. They automatically brought me glasses of water without asking, which I appreciated. The servers were very polite and helped me pay my bill immediately when asked. The buffet selection is pretty limited with only 8 or so large stations at one time. This may be a problem for picky eaters but I found most dishes quite tasty - curried chickpeas, cucumber tomato salad, chicken masala, sticky basmati rice, daal, lentil stew, garlic nan, among others. I certainly got my fill and was satisfied with the quality of the food which was fragrant and a bit spicy but not overly so. On the downside, the food in the communal serving dishes do not stay hot that long and some of my food was a bit cold, disappointing when eating curried chickpeas and chicken. But fresh pans come out of the kitchen into the serving area every 10 or 20 minutes, so you can get hot food if you are willing to be patient. The self-service buffet area is a bit hard to navigate. It's not that spacious and the square layout of the room is better as a dining room than a buffet area because it lacks any sort of natural route for diners to pass through. Expect the service area to get crowded and jammed up as departing people squeeze past people coming in. Don't expect a large buffet line with one directional traffic like you would at on a cruise ship or dedicated buffet restaurant. This is a normal sized restaurant that dedicates space to a self-service model. I would certainly recommend this to friends and return for another meal. read more

The food is so delicious. Healthier than any other Indian food coz its less oily. Also they say they dont use seed oil, instead they use avocado and coconut oil. It was grand opening today and place was cozy and friendly staffs. read more

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Love this restaurant -- location, menu selections, excellent food, outstanding service, and wonderful ambiance! Will be a regular customer.

Just reopened and the renovation is beautiful! Catted with the owner, no cooking with food dyes! Excellent selection and food! read more

Himalayan Fusion - Renovations - Indian Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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Great little fusion restaurant we tried...awesome and very personable service, too! I highly recommend this place for an experience of different culture and welcoming experience with great tasting, delicious food. Enjoy yourself and thumb up my review! read more

I went to Himalayan Fusion with my friend (local) and tried the Chicken Biryani and Chicken Tikka Masala, and both dishes were absolutely fantastic. The biryani was fragrant, colorful, and perfectly spiced. Just the right amount of heat! The chicken was tender, and the portion was generous enough that I had leftovers (and it was just as good the next day). The tikka masala was rich, creamy, and full of flavor. The sauce was delicious and the chicken was cooked perfectly. Service was friendly, welcoming, and kind. We were served quickly and had a wonderful chat with our waiter. The restaurant had a warm, welcoming vibe, with the most stunning artwork above the bar. If you're craving great Indian/Himalayan flavors, Himalayan Fusion is absolutely worth the visit. I'll definitely be back when I visit to try more from the menu! read more

Tonight we went to Himalayan Fusion on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall and had a great experience. We ordered Chana Saag and Chicken Korma and both were delicious (the chicken was SO tender!). We met friends there and were glad to chat, so it didn't matter to us that it took a while to get our food. The host was very friendly and the decor is warm and inviting. read more

Outstanding food. Great prices. You get excellent portions. Excellent friendly staff. The staff recommendations are incredible. They have outdoor seating/ indoor seating and a full bar. The bathroom was so clean. This is a must try for anyone looking for awesome food. read more

Loved this restaurant for its ambiance, its food & the enthusiasm & caring of its owner, Priti (she may have pronounced her name Briti, so I apologize if I am wrong). On a bone-chilling cold day this month, we were glad to find warmth in colorful wall art, pillows, lunch buffet dishes & a nice conversation with Priti, who emigrated from Nepal when she was 17, lived in Washington, DC & came to Charlottesville with her husband. She asks each customer if they are enjoying their meal & checks in on customers that you can tell from the conversation that they are regulars & that personal attention is rare these days in restaurants. Lunch buffet dishes run the gamut of Indian, Nepalese & even a bit of Chinese; all good & served in frequently refilled & lovely copper-colored chafing dishes. I even got a wave & a smile from the gentlemen working in the see-through kitchen as they prepared naan after naan. There is a full bar & bar seating, wall murals both colorful, funky & one of them even a little scary. Seating is on chairs & wall benches with long cushions & many pillows. Very comfy. The cardamom-inflected milky tea & milled wheat with sugar (Suji Halwa) were the perfect ending before we went back out to brave the cold. read more

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They prioritized tables (plural) that had arrived 45 minutes after us. Had to ask for the naan we had ordered three separate times. Each time they said." let me check on that" and never came back around. My table did not have any white guests. All the other tables did. Horrible experience and horrible service. Do not recommend. read more

I have tried three middle east curry places in this area. This is my least like one. I am not authentic, so I don't know how it tastes for the authentic people. But the curry just does not have the nice and intriguing smell or taste as I normally expect to have. And the spliciness is higher than other restaurants. The meat was chunky and super dry to chew. It was a total disappoint . read more

Wow, excellent buffet with friendly service off the mall in Charlottesville, all for a reasonable price. The buffet has a lot of variety, including meat and vegetarian dishes, with samosas. The interior decor is beautiful. I really enjoyed the chai as well and I appreciate that it came without sugar. I will be back! read more

This buffet was so good (for my stomach and my wallet!). The chai was lovely and they had lots of options for vegetarian and meat. The naan was lovely and the waiter was so kind. Lots of art on the walls. Would do again. read more

Amazing food, great service, and a funky atmosphere. Recommendations: steamed momo, chicken biryani, lamb Price: a little on the expensive side but it's a great date night spot and you typically have leftovers! Deliciously spicy and always cooked to perfection. read more

Amazing service and delicious food in a friendly atmosphere. Lunch Buffet is . Great vibes. We love it here.

I enjoy eating Tibetan, Nepalese, and Indian food so I was really excited to try a restaurant that offered some of all three. First difficulty: I ordered chicken momos as an appetizer and lamb korma for my main...only for the waitbeing to return in 3 minutes to tell me there was no lamb available. In this place, that is a disaster, since they offer lamb, chicken and veggie options for their dishes and one-third was out of commission on a Wednesday night. Worse: why not make sure the staff knows this so they can prevent that order in the first place and steer guests to other choices from the start? (In restaurant trade, that's known as "86", as in "86 the chicken kiev" so no more orders are taken for food that can't be prepared). Okay, so I revised my order from chicken momos and lamb korma to something different: veggie momos and chicken korma. 3 minutes later, my waitbeing has returned--they don't have enough veggie momos to make a full order (8). No problem, I said, I'll take a half order. 25 minutes later, the whole order shows up simultaneously, momos and korma, served all at once. Now, by this point I'd eaten my way to the bottom of the complimentary papadums and was wondering when my order might show. I will say, my food was hot, freshly made, and tasted good, so full marks on that front. But then I was ignored...as in, no one came back to check if I liked the food or needed more of anything like water while I ate the food presented. And I was at a table in the center of the restaurant. Positive point: my korma and half order of momos cost a grand $22, so great value. Negative: you may have to revise your order, wait on your food, and accept all parts at once if you eat here. read more

Himalayan Fusion - Veggie momos (half order) - Indian Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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Delicious food. Great service. Gem hidden in corner of downtown mall. Great value as well. My friends never had okra before and they loved theirs. read more

Himalayan Fusion - a table full of indian food - Indian Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

Recently tried this place after a long time! It's unassuming on the outside, but has some of the most delicious food in the city! I ordered take out and tried the vegan momos which were amazing! In Addition, the chilli paneer was delicious and spicy (just how I like it!) It's a classic fusion dish so I knew I had to try it here. They give you a lot of paneer and they mean it when they say it's spicy! read more

I admit the word fusion always scares me. With rare exceptions, it usually is synonymous with unauthentic and confused for me. I finally got over my prejudice and gave Himalayan Fusion a try this weekend, and I was so glad I did! My friends and I were there for dinner on a Saturday night and were seated promptly. The restaurant was spacious, with beautiful decor. The servers were friendly and brought us water and refillable chips promptly. We ordered five entrees to share, and every dish was phenomenal. I particularly enjoyed the Aloo Golbi, the Chicken Korma, and the Chicken Tikka Masala. Every dish was sizzling warm and made with care, with perfectly balanced flavors. One of my friends ordered the leechee drink, which I stole a sip of, and it was perfectly sweet and refreshing. Our server was very pleased we cleaned off all our food. Will definitely be back to try their lunch buffet as well! read more

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We had an excellent meal at Himalayan Fusion tonight! The samosas were light and crispy....the best I have eaten. We also had delicious pakora and veggie biryanis. We are vegans, and the chef came out to offer substitutions to meet our needs. Awesome customer care! Great service, too. Will definitely come back. read more

I've been to Himalayan several times in the past, for their restaurant week menu and for their lunch buffets. For restaurant week, I ordered the Vegetable Samosas, Baigun Bharta, and Carrot Pudding. The samosas came with two delicious sauces and the carrot pudding was good, but overly sweet if you finished the whole serving. On a regular day, I would recommend going for their lunch buffet. Because it has a Himalayan/Nepalese flair, it has some great dishes that aren't served in other Indian buffets. The price is also great! In addition, they validate parking so you don't have to struggle to find parking in the Downtown Mall. read more

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This place has unreal good Indian food. Everything that was ordered was amazing. The garlic naan was unlike any naan I have had before - you must get it! The main dishes were reasonably priced and served in very cool bowls! They seemed like small portions when they came out but there was actually a lot of meat in the bowls. Although it took some time for the food to come out it was all delicious and a variety of interesting flavors. The place is very trendy inside. There is exposed brick with painted murals on the walls. The atmosphere really added to the experience. The staff were super friendly and helpful. You should probably go here with a group so you can try a variety of dishes and don't miss out on anything. They have some interesting signature cocktails which all sounded amazing but I didn't try any. I will definitely be back! read more

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The food is so good. Whatever you get will be delicious. You can have whatever spice level you want. The service is great. We sat inside and had the restaurant to ourselves. It's very comfortable with all the pillows. The food took some time to come out but it was worth the wait. read more

My family enjoyed the food, which we took out. I have wanted to try this restaurant for years and glad we finally got the chance.

Okay I really wanted to give Himalayan Fusion more stars, but I couldn't go higher than three. I've heard mixed reviews from my friends but I always wanted to try it for myself. After never getting the chance to go during undergrad, I finally stopped by for dinner a few months ago. So let me start with the good which was the food and the ambiance. I ordered the Malai Kebab because I was feeling particularly vanilla that night and you can't go wrong with some good ole chicken. And it was a great dish, good flavor, and a sizable portion in my opinion. I was satisfied with the food. I also loved how you could get a discount on your meal if you did a live performance for the restaurant. They can provide the guitar, you just have to bring your talent lol. One of my friends performed a few times and it was a nice overall vibe. But that leads me to the less enjoy able part of my dining experience was just that everything took way too long. We arrived on time for our reservation but we still had to wait ~10min before being seated. It took even longer for our table to get water and silverware. And then maybe 30 minutes in, we asked if we could have our order taken. Then the fact that my friend had ample opportunity to perform multiple times with sufficient breaks in between performances before getting our food... we were there for nearly two hours and one of my friends had to ask for their food to-go and leave because we really were not expecting to be there for that long. All that being said though, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that they might have been understaffed on a busy alumni weekend evening and the stars just did not align for any of us that night. We all enjoyed the food and our servers were being as courteous and apologetic as possible which I really appreciated. I would definitely still go back here, but maybe at a less busy time! read more

Visiting Charlottesville, and stopped in to sample the lunch buffet. It's simple yet tasty. Unfortunately, the tikka masala brought with it a surprise -- a long, sharp metal shaving that I had to pull from my mouth. The server was not concerned when I showed him, and continued bussing tables. So I approached the manager, and he apologized, but that was it. I suggested to both that they pull the dish from the buffet, but I don't believe that happened. This could have been a serious issue. Let's chalk one up for being lucky, but hope this restaurant takes note. read more

Himalayan Fusion - Indian Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

The 4 of us ate here on a Fridays After Five evening. I am not sure why, but the place was rather empty. Our meals were very well prepared and tasted quite good. The prices were amenable, too. I'd recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys this particular style of food, especially at/before Fridays After Five! read more

First time back in years. Had been great then, but must be under new ownership bc was a super disappointing meal. Will travel many miles for decent Tibetan momos. These are not momos.They are just dumplings. Meat ones steamed are ok. Not goood. Not avg Chinese restauarant level. But edible. Veg ones steamed - I tasted two, left the rest. "Fried momos" and beef momos basically ended up being dinner, though neither was anything special. All momos served with same thick spicy sauce which overpowers them. Garlic naan...how can you screw up garlic naan? (1) serve cold (2) burn it a little (3) put too little garlic on it to give it any real flavor. One bite. Yecchh. Server "Sorry"...but yep I paid for it bc the servers here bring you water, a qr code and your food and that's it. Order and pay online. Although if you order a tasting sample like I did - which would seem to bring them more money - they will definitely come by every 5 minutes and say "that's a lot of food, are you ok?" without stopping. Beyond potentially aggravating someone I never really did see the goal of them asking that or why they seemed not at all interested in reasons why I was not eating much of the food they brought. Want hot tea? Tough luck bc you found the only Tibetan, Nepalese, Indian restaurant with no tea. Same for chopsticks, The buns taste good but the description leads one to believe there is other food in them or on them. That is not the case. They arrive on top of a thin layer of tasteless onion slaw. One bun for 1-2 people is enough to get the taste but they are by no means amazing enough that you'll have to have more than a few bites and I'm guessing if you ask for butter or dipping sauce, you'll probably get the same thick red spicy saice as with every other dish. Lots of good restaurants on the downtown mall. Skip this one and let it die or turn itself around so we can get some actual momos on the scene. read more

Absolutely delicious food in a great location and setting. ALSO: There was a letter left on all of the tables by one of our servers about how they are trying to build an atmosphere that is better for workers. This means less emphasis on "customer is always right," forced "friendliness" and other ways in which the capitalist economy forces workers to adopt forms of emotional labor that are particularly exploitative of those who are not neurotypical. It's a great initiative that, as a customer, I couldn't support more - solidarity with the person doing it, and good on management for what was called a "neutral to open" attitude toward it. That initiative alone will bring me back again. read more

this paneer pasanda has brought me joy the earthly equal of which i have never felt. comparable, i imagine, to the birth of a first child. i can barely see what i'm typing through my tears of ecstasy. i think that if this review inspires even a single other person to try the paneer pasanda from himalayan fusion, i will instantly acquire enough good karma to be launched directly to heaven. something to consider. read more

This is a reliably delicious restaurant in Charlottesville. I love the kachumber salad and I like to try a new curry every time I visit. I am never disappointed. All of the staff members are very friendly and welcoming, which creates a pleasant atmosphere. I know COVID times have reduced our opportunities to enjoy dining in restaurants but Himalayan Fusion take out has not disappointed me even if I am bound to enjoy it at home. read more

Loved the lunch buffet. A nice variety of food and fresh naan!!!. The lunch buffet comes with chai and dessert. read more

Himalayan Fusion - Indian Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

Really good food in great, relaxed atmosphere right in the old main street mall!

Last weekend, I had a craving for Indian food. We hadn't tried Himalayan Fusion yet, but it's relatively close to us, and we had a coupon, so we decided to give it a shot on Saturday night. Most restaurants on the weekend are pretty packed, but they had plenty of open tables, which we should have taken as a sign that it would be disappointing. They brought out the traditional papadum and sauces. So far, so good. We started off with the vegetable samosas. This were okay, but they were lacking flavor, and they definitely could have been better. The meal continued to go downhill from there. I ordered the Bhendi masala, which is normally my favorite Indian dish. The okra was overcooked to a very poor consistency, and there were so many green peppers that it completely overwhelmed the flavor of the dish. We also ordered garlic naan on the side. It was so bland and lacked flavor as well. I would not return to Himalayan Fusion. If you want excellent Indian, make the trek up to 29 to Milan. read more

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The food was good and the service was good. It appears that things have changed since some of the past reviews. For example, one of the things we ordered was Lamb Vindaloo, which was plenty spicy for me and too spicy for my girlfriend. Definitely only for people who really like spicy food. The naan was good and definitely not like pizza crust. Also, the rice was fine; it was not mushy. My one complaint is the mojito my girlfriend ordered. She said it was not very good and the mint leaves looked awful. The portion sizes are good as long as you order an appetizer. I agree with the other reviews that state the portions are small. However, they are just small in comparison to the giant portions we're used to where you have to take home half your meal because there was too much to finish. We were really full by the end of our meal but we ordered an appetizer and finished off our main courses. My favorite part though was that they have Chimay on tap and serve it in Chimay glasses. This has nothing to do with the rating I gave--because this is an Indian restaurant and I don't care too much about their beer selection--but I thought it was remarkable. Sort of a strange place to find Chimay! read more

Himalayan Fusion - a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant - Indian Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

The first time we ate at this place we had a good experience. We therefore returned for another meal a few days ago and received probably the worst service imaginable from the waitress, who also happened to be the owner. She forgot to put in our order for appetizers and we waited 45 minutes just for our appetizers to arrive. She similarly forgot about our drinks as well until we reminded her. We let all this slide since we assumed she was probably busy and we didn't mind waiting a little bit if needed. We continued to wait patiently for our entrees. We got extremely angry and frustrated, however, when we noticed that other parties that were seated around us were getting their food before us and we had already been WAITING FOR TWO WHOLE HOURS. Even some parties that came in after us received their food, paid for their meal and left while we were still waiting for our main course. The waitress walked by our table numerous times, noticed that we had no food, but did not think to double check with the kitchen about our order. Instead, she spent her time making small talk with all the tables around us while completely ignoring that she had not yet served us our food. It was particularly cringe when we saw her literally sit down at the table next to us to make small talk with the diners and tell them how the restaurant "is a family" and in the meantime we're just looking at each other and wondering if she was gonna get up and decide to finally do her job. After 2 hours and 15 mins of waiting we flagged down a different waitress and asked her when our food would be served. She went back to inquire and returned to tell us that the kitchen never received our order. At this point we were frustrated enough that we just wanted to leave. So we told them to bring us our check so we could go find someplace else to finish our meal. But the waitress/owner (the one who did a pathetic job waiting on our table) was super apologetic and said she would serve us shortly and that "it would be on the house". So we agreed and accepted her offer. They did bring out the meal shortly, however, when she presented us with the check, nothing was on the house as she had originally suggested. She charged us for all the entrees that she served us, even though they were 2.5 HOURS LATE. We didn't want to create a scene so we just paid the full check and left. If she had actually excluded the entrees from the check, like she had initially suggested, we might have accepted that as an apology and not left this negative review. But the fact that she led us to believe she was going to exclude those dishes, but ended up asking us to pay for it anyway just left a sour taste in our mouth. She was also trying to be overly nice and sweet towards the end after she realized her mistake but her over the top behavior came across as fake and insincere. If she was really sorry, she would have adjusted our check to reflect that. We will NEVER return here again and we don't recommend this place to anybody. There are plenty of other ethnic restaurants with good food and good service nearby that would ensure a better experience than this establishment. STAY AWAY. read more