Catered from Monks for a party and we had a very pleasant experience! Arun, the owner, was very accommodating to the last minute changes we had to make to the order. The food was delicious and the gentleman who worked at Monks helped us with loading the trays in my car. Always a positive experience and amazing food! Highly recommend! read more

We've been regular customers at Monks Bistro and it's one of our favorite Indian restaurants in Cypress, so this experience was especially disappointing. We placed a to-go order and waited about 30 minutes before picking it up. We live 30 min away so it's not like they're close to us. After pickup and leaving the parking lot, we realized the order was incorrect. We received our Tikka Masala, but instead of the Veggie Saag we ordered, we were given samosas. We called, explained what happened, and were asked to come back so they could swap the order. We were already tired from a long morning with our 5-year-old and 2-year-old, but we turned around and came back. What disappointed me wasn't simply that the order was wrong. We understand mistakes happen. It was how the mistake was handled. When we returned, they took back the samosas, charged us the roughly $8 difference for the Saag, and had us wait while it was prepared. There was no real apology or acknowledgment of the inconvenience and no gesture to make up for having us turn around and come back because of their error. I understand paying the difference between two items, and I wasn't expecting anything extravagant. But good customer service could have been as simple as apologizing, letting us keep the samosas that had already left the restaurant and likely couldn't be served again anyway, offering us a drink while we waited, or making some other small gesture to acknowledge the inconvenience. Did they offer any of that....nope. Instead, we ended up sitting in the car longer with two tired, fussy young kids while waiting for the correct food after already waiting for the original order. We've eaten here many times and normally have a great experience, which is why this was so surprising. Mistakes with an order are understandable. How you respond to the mistake is what customers remember, and unfortunately, the customer service in this situation fell short. read more

What a lucky find after being in the area, we knew we wanted something delicious and this knocked it out of the park! Friendly staff, beautiful restaurant, really wonderful food and we loved the old school lunch plates! read more

Monks Indian Bistro - Lunch special, Chicken Tikka - Indian Near Me - Cypress, Texas

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I ordered on Uber Eats. This would be my second time. First time I ordered food was great but the amount of chicken that I got was so little especially for the price you are paying. Either way I accepted it for what it was and figured it wouldn't happen again. I ordered again and it was the same issue. I have a container full of korma and so little chicken. Do better! For the prices that are charging your customers expect more protein in their curry's! read more

We went here for dinner and Dave took care of us. They have plenty of seating. The garlic naan, chicken masala and saag paneer was delicious! We got plenty of food that we took the rest home. I forgot to take a photo so I took photos of our take out containers. I can't wait to eat it again! read more

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We had ordered a carry-out order of Dynamite from the appetizer section along with other regular orders. Once we got back home and opened the box, to our utter dismay the tiny box was half filled. This was worse than the previous orders of the same item. It is seriously not worth $15 for the quantity received!! This is really disappointing given the fact that we have been regular customers of Monks. read more

Decent Indian restaurant with good amount of Chinese and indian dishes. Alcohol not allowed but you can bring your own beer. The notice outside the restaurant mentioned that it has applied for liquor license in July so assuming it will be getting it sometime soon. Service was pretty quick and food was ok. Morning great or extraordinary while not underwhelming. Ordered Manchurian soup, garlic naan, tandoori roti, paneer jalfarezi, and street style fried rice. The naan and roti was fresh and best and rest was just slightly above average. Rasmalai seemed to be readymade kinda. If in this area and looking for quick good Indian/indo-chinese food, worth to try out. read more

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Food is very good Specially the variety of curries We order several plates to try Nice experience at all read more

Came in on Saturday for dinner. There was only one other table of customers seated. We did notice some togo orders ready for pick up. We ordered Chinese Bhel & Chill Garlic noodles, both mild. Both items were delicious & flavorful. Chill garlic noodles were expected to be spicy and do not come in Mild so be prepared for the spice. Giving it 4 stars because the AC didn't seem to be cooling enough so we had asked the waiter to cool it further. Also, there was only one waiter/staff so we had to wait a bit to place our order as he was also attending to the to go orders. Ambiance can be improved as it seems the same from the previous restaurant, Annam. read more

Monks Indian Bistro - Chilli garlic noodles - Indian Near Me - Cypress, Texas

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so good! Everything tasted so fresh and well made, the lunch specials are definitely the best time to come as it has a little bit of everything! Also free veggie soup during lunch special time (you serve yourself) The service was good and the ambience was calm Loved the white girl music playing too lol read more

Monks Indian Bistro - How I feel after eating the lunch special - Indian Near Me - Cypress, Texas

We were so excited to try a local Indian restaurant to satisfy our strong cravings. We ordered the Manchurian entrée, Drums of Heaven, garlic naan, and saag paneer. While the chicken lollipops (Drums of Heaven) were decent, they were mostly breading with little chicken flavor. The garlic naan was delicious, but unfortunately, everything else fell short. The saag needed salt to bring out any flavor, and the Manchurian was just a bowl of bland sauce. Overall, it was disappointing, and we won't be returning. Update: I have been sick for 2 days from this food. Just don't do it! read more

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It has been a while since ive been blown away by food. This restaurant definitely did that for me. The service was excellent. Our waiter was friendly and knowledgeable on the menu. The restaurant was also very clean. We ordered a few different items and everything was absolutely delicious. For starters we had the complementary soup and ordered the sweet corn soup as well. Both were good. I wouldve like more flavor from the corn soup but it wasnt bad. The drums of heaven was a huge hit!!! The sauce it came with was soooooo good. Next for the entrees, i got the saag and added chicken for the protein. This is the best saag ive ever had!! My husband ordered the tikka fried rice. This rice was very aromatic and delicious!! This dish was unique in all the best ways and very flavorful. For the naan, we got the garlic naan and bullet naan. Both were 10/10. I definitely recommend this spot and am so happy to have such an awesome indian restaurant close to home read more

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Some of the best Indian food I've ever had. Goat biryani? Yes, please. Creamy lemon cilantro soup? Absolutely. Portions were really big, automatically came with cucumber raitia on the side, so happy to have come across this place! read more

Such a wide variety of great tasting food, most of the food I have never seen before. The drink selection was fantastic. The staff was knowledgeable of the dishes on the menu. Jay was our waiter, very nice and funny and 25. He is currently looking for a long- term relationship ladies. Hope I embarrassed you, Jay but who knows. read more

The food was delicious, we have been to Monks since it opened. We go and bring friends. Jay was our waiter, very friendly and knowledgeable. We will be back read more

Went in for a quick lunch and it was great, a little different than I expected, but still good. Nice wait staff and the atmosphere was nice.

Had a great lunch during a work break, jay was very sweet and attentive 10/10 and its is very clean

The service was great, everyone was very kind and attentive. Even though there were a lot of delivery drivers coming in the food came out very quickly. Everything was absolutely delicious, we can't wait to come back and try more. The place was very clean and they appear to have a new bar that is very nice. We will definitely be back. read more

Service is very slow but food is good. Makes sense that there were 20 take outs in the span of my dinner

Amazing flavor and high qualify food. Love this place will definitely be back to try other thing on the menu. I had the chicken curry spicy and it impressed me. read more

Monks Indian Bistro - Indian Near Me - Cypress, Texas

The Indian meals such as biryani and curries are tasty and authentic. The spice level is hot.

The food has gotten better over time; way better from when they first opened! I can't wait for my craving for Indian food to come again. Yes it's expensive, but who would've thought you could find delicious Indian food in CYPRESS?!!!! My husband and I will definitely come back!!! read more

We came to this resturant accidentally as it was a hike for us. Everything was delicious above & beyond "Garlic Rice" "Butter Chicken" " Noodles" " Lollipop Chicken Appetizers delicious" Overall ambience was great & clean Kishore was excellent with his service . Spices: Very flavor 10/10 - we asked to make it extra spicy as we eat spicy food. Bill over all was 86.00$ + tip was total 100$ Excellent overall ! Keep up the good work. read more

Monks Indian Bistro - Everything was finished that's how good the taste was. - Indian Near Me - Cypress, Texas

Heard a lot about this place and passed by it a lots of time so we decided to give it a try. This place used to be known as Anna's Indian food. But anyway, we enter the restaurant and like I said before it is almost the same setup as Anna had it before. I guess Monk's is the new establishment. There is only one table seated and we were greeted by a wait staff to take any table we like. They weren't busy as expected for dinner hours. But we did notice that there were a lot of to-go order stacking up at the end table ready for pickup. So, we explored the menu and decided to order a few dishes and share among us so we can all try a different dish. The food came out pretty fast and just as the way we ordered it. The food was not as spicy as I have expected, and the portion is a good size. First thing come to taste is there is not very salty as I have expected. Tasted just right, and the spices were not too powering. Little did we know that they have lots of order for to-go and still can put out orders fast. Then as we sat and ate there was a lot more people coming in for to-go and dine in. So, the place started to get busy. The only reason they didn't get 5 stars from me was because they don't have enough wait staff but just one, and we kind of have to wait around a bit after the meal to get our check and to-go boxes. it was good all the way up to that point. Would I come back to this place? Sure, I would and bring more friends. Keep up the good work and your other competition down the road won't have a chance. read more

This is def our favorite Indian fusion spot! Love The lemon cilantro soup, tried both Veg and non-veg, both were satisfying and I could order this daily! Chicken Tikka masala was delicious as was the chicken sweet n sour. Naan bread tops everything off! I've Only Ventured to spice Level 2, you can Go up To 5. Service was great, last time I ordered to go and no issues at all. Music they have playing hadMe doing The Happy Dance At My Table while Eating! IYKYK! read more

I certainly won't be back. Called in on a weeknight for takeout and was told it would be about a 25 min wait. Well about 55 minutes later, I finally got my order - missing 2 items. When I called them to let them know, they said one of the missing items was out of stock. But I still paid for it. So back I went to pick up my missing item and replacement item. They threw in a free dessert which was nice. The food itself was subpar, especially considering the price. The lamb vindaloo had almost zero lamb and was instead mostly bone. The chicken vindaloo was dark meat offcuts and so was the chicken tikka masala. Chewy, with gristle and all. The garlic naan was burnt to a crisp which was disappointing because I can tell it had potential. The vindaloo was moderately spiced at most, not even close to a normal vindaloo. Overall, I'm pretty disappointed and I don't think we will be back. So unfortunate because we love Indian food. read more

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Craving Indo Chinese food, then this place will hit the spot. The Buffet is pretty basic it has vegetarian or nonvegetarian options. As far as vegetarian options goes as a buffet I would rather order from the menu. I really love the sweet-and-sour Paneer dish with fresh warm rice. My only complaint is that the women's restroom is not working. Come this place a warm Welcome and check it out! read more

Monks Indian Bistro - Sweet and Sweet Sour Ent* - Indian Near Me - Cypress, Texas

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Two words relate to my dining experience at this venue: bland and unspectacular. Formerly this location, under a different name, was locally owned. Now it's part of a chain with a menu that feels homogenized. I sampled the corn soup that came in a cup containing a scant amount of chicken. I also got an order of nan bread that was unremarkable. Nothing on the menu was appealing enough to order as a main dish. I'd thought about leaving but decided to at least try something. I did. Meh. Won't be back. read more

Monks Indian Bistro - Indian Near Me - Cypress, Texas

Amazing food! Paneer biryani, chicken tikka masala, and some kind of spicy dumpling appetizer. The spice actually made us sweat so you know it was good! Also the best naan I've ever had, it was crispy and chewy all at the same time. Will definitely be back! read more

Service was great,the food so good and it didn't take a long time to have food delivered to our table. For sure will be back very soon.

THE BEST INDIAN food place. Food is delicious, reminded me of home. Please try it out, you will love it. I do not want it to close.

This is my second time dining at Monks Bistro and each time has been amazing. From the moment we walked in you felt like you were in a place that cooks the food fresh and authentically. The staff is friendly and super attentive, they greeted us as soon as we walked in. The food is so flavorful, filled with amazing Indian spices. We had the magical Maggie rolls, Vindaloo with lamb, street styled chicken wings and naan bullet bread. The portions are very generous definitely enough for two people. They also have free self serve soup during specified hours. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for amazingly delicious authentic Indian food. If you're new to the area or on the fence about trying g this place, just go....you will not be disappointed. The ambiance is very nice...only wish they played cultural music to further enhance the ambiance. But that certainly does not take away from the experience. read more

Food was amazing, fresh, and flavorful. The guy waiting on us gave good service as well. Will definitely be back here and I recommend this place to anyone looking for good Indian food read more

Let's talk about the Hot and Sour Soup. It was amazing very spicy and full of amazing flavors . Tikka Masala I had with chicken great rich buttery flavor with nice spices Chechen was not over cooked . Sweet corn Soup had a unique broth very rewarding flavor . Garlic naan was hot and had a nice garlic flavor . Highly recommend this restaurant . So lucky to have this eatery in cypress texas read more

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Food and taste is not good .better options available in cypress . Everest is the best in cypress read more

Chicken tikki Marsala was absolutely phenomenal. Some of the best Indian food I've had. 5/5

Butter chicken and garlic naan was great! The food is cooked to order and the service was amazing even though I did not dine in.

This has been our regular destination when we want good Indian cuisine. The service is over the top good and the food is authentic, fresh and some of the best Indian food we have ever had. I would compare this to anything I have had in London, UK. We usually start off with an order of the spring rolls and I get a cup of the hot & sour soup. The hot and sour soup is HOT . . . and not temperature hot . . . spicy hot. I wouldn't have it any other way. in one word - excellent. Then we usually get the Tikka Masala with the Garlic Naan. We have never been disappointed here - always good. Easy 5 stars. read more

The food is always delicious. There is no mistake about that. But I went Saturday at Noon when they were supposed to be open. They open at noon or so the sign says. So we pull up, park, and there's 2 guys waiting. We try the door. And they say it's closed but they put in a to go order so they're waiting on that. About 20 minutes later a guy comes out and greets the 2 guys and then we ask if they're opening. And the guy says, 'we won't be open til 1.' No explanation, no apology, just the time they would open. It was BIZARRE. I've never gone to an eatery that 1, is not open when their sign says they open. 2, the staff are there and do not acknowledge the time disparity and customers waiting at the door, and 3, no explanation or apology for the delay. During the week I have gone and the service is pretty good. The food always tastes good. But I just could not believe how the entire situation went down with this visit on Saturday. I used to order to go often, and we probably visited to eat twice a week. Ever since that Saturday I have had no urge to visit again. I don't know if I'll ever go back. I just don't know. At the very least, it was a very disappointing experience. read more

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Small restaurant with friendly staff, and quick service. I had the lunch chicken tika masala. It came with naan and a soup and a Samosa with meat/potato. Delish. read more