This is an excellent Indian restaurant! We've been to many and this is the best! We were excited to walk in and see the big buffet that they have on weekends. There is a great variety of food and the desserts were incredible! We will be coming again-a lot! The owners and staff are wonderful. read more

I catered a meal from Nala's recently. The food was amazing. Their food is so fresh and flavorful and their prices are reasonable! They also had a really nice, large, buffet. read more

Their food is decent and I love that its an Indian halal restaurant in Cedar Park which is a rare find. I had their chicken biryani, tandoori chicken and palak paneer with butter and garlic naan. I enjoyed the meal except for the naan because most pieces of the naan were burnt and that was hard to eat. They really need to work on answering their phone as it is impossible to call and get through to place pick up orders. Also the day I went the customer service was awful and discouraged me to dine in there. read more

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I ordered food from this location via Uber Eats yesterday (and I never received my food). While I am more than annoyed about this, it's not on Nala, that's on Uber, and I get that. However, I decided to go into the establishment today and purchase a few of the items I was supposed to receive yesterday, today. Today, I re-order the shrimp vindaloo with rice. *Public service announcement* For the folks who don't know, vindaloo is made up of vindaloo sauce, which is usually made from caramelized onions, curry paste, coconut milk, vinegar, ginger, chilies, jalapeno, garlic, chickpeas, lentils, and other spices like salt, pepper, paprika, and turmeric. The vindaloo from the establishment was heavy on chili flakes which was a let down because the chilies in dishes like these are supposed to be simmered down to create the vindaloo itself. Because of this, the vindaloo lacked the punch that one comes to expect. For me, this dish was mediocre at best 2.5/5 I also re-ordered the Aloo Bonda. These were soggy, and that just wont do for a snack like this. The consistency of this snack alone made it unappealing to eat. 2/5 read more

NALA'S - What I was supposed to get..thanks Uber Eats for NOTHING. - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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The food at Nala's is pretty subpar. We ordered a lamb biryani, butter chicken, onion dosa, idli, curd rice, and pongal. Everything was edible but nothing to write home about. Personally I would not come back here as there are much better Indian options in the area. 2/5 read more

Some really good flavors, but personally, I prefer the whole spices be removed before being served, but not sure that is tradition. I was a bit put off after chomping into s few. One thing for sure, you won't go hungry here. I had a lunch plate. I chose the non veg meal. It came with several "small dishes" of accompaniment and an adequate amount of white rice. Here is the actual description from the menu. I enjoy Indian Food but am far from an expert. It didn't come with any naan which added to my disappointment. I did have a Lassi which was delicious. Description: WEEKDAY NON VEG MEALS Sweet, Chapati/Poori, Chicken Curry, Fish Curry, Rasam, Rice, 1 Non-Veg Side, 1 Veg Sides, Curd, Appalam and Pickle $11.00 WEEKDAY VEG MEALS Description: Sweet, Chapati/Poori, Sambar, Rasam, Vatha Kulambu, Rice, 2 Veg Sides, Curd, Appalam and Pickle $10.00 I need to return as I feel like when experience really wasn't enough to help me see the quality Indian food that is likely served. I will post an update when that happens.... read more

NALA'S - A lunch plate -mammoth portions! - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

This place should shut down at this point. Customer service was very rude. They have an attitude of take it or leave it. I don't think i will come to eat at this place anymore. Roti was very dry...most likely store bought. Not sure when cooked or heated. Thali didn't come with rasam. Taste overall was pretty bad. read more

Indian and Chinese restaurants are getting hit doubly hard right now because of the pandemic and the unjustified hate coming from ignorance. They need your patronage more than ever right now. Napa's also is handling covid precautions well and packages their food very nicely. In Monday's they have a BOGO free special entree deal. We BOGO'd (that's now a word) the Hyderabad chicken biryani, the chicken tikka masala, and the tandoor chicken. We also go some garlic naan and gulab jamun. This all fed 4 hungry people. Don't be afraid of the food being spicy because none of it is. The naan didn't have much flavor, but it got the job done. I do not recommend the chicken tikka masala. The sauce is very underwhelming with an almost chef Boyardee vibe. I think they tailor this to the Texan taste bud. I added some spicy chili sauce at home and that helped. The biryani was tasty! Each tray came with an entire piece of chicken in the middle and it had much for spice and flavor than the masala. I do wish they had served limes though. Luckily I had some at home. The tandoori chicken had good char marks and was moist on the inside. I wish they had kheer for dessert, but instead we got the $4 order of 3 gulab jamun. They were sweet and soft on the inside. If you're near by, this place isn't bad. I just wish they'd spice things up a bit. read more

NALA'S - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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Ordered pepper chicken (appetizer) and a family size dosa for to-go. Came back home saw the pepper chicken had loads of gravy, they made it as an entre. In the menu, the family size dosa has a picture with potato fillings in the bowl. The one we got didn't have any potato fillings. The food was okay, dosa chutneys were great. But, I just don't like when restaurants mess up my order. read more

NALA'S - Pepper Chicken( supposed to be appetizer) and family size dosa - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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It looks like the owners are in the process of fully training a new cook, and they know better than anyone that there can be no short-cuts when creating quality. And that quality flavor done consistently is the heart of a local spot, especially in Austin. The new cook Must be committed to this in every single dish. I had the Chicken Curry and for me it was good. Nice spices, served hot. I like a creamier curry, but I still ate every single bite. What won me over was Sai. How hard of a worker she is. Her upbeat energy really added to the experience. And I pray she's not alone on Fridays or Saturdays or when it's busier, quality food and service is going to require a team, even if the owners themselves need to be there. I live way south. But I'll visit Mum again and will come in again. Keep at it, Sai! And see All constructive feedback on yelp, no matter how negative, if it's constructive it is love. Feedback is Love. Re-read the reviews and do all that is needed to improve consistency of quality. Sai, continue to say to the owners everything you feel needs to be said and asked for in order to deliver the Quality experience that you know Nala's is capable of. read more

Don't eat here until they fix. Sloppy service and undercooked food! These guys are completely backwards. I had my dinner here with my friend yesterday and ordered the following. 2 plain naan 1 fish curry with rice 1 idli with sambhar 1 masala dosa with saambhar 1 coffee 4$ 1 vada 1 sprite Here is what came out. 2 naan (undercooked with raw dough inside) 1 fish curry (good but with no flavor) and no rice 1 idli sambhar with no salt in the sambhar at all 1 masala dosa with no salt in the masala or spice plain and cold sambhar didn't have any salt in it Coffee was served in a dirty cup and served 35 minutes after sitting down 1 vada plate was undercooked. This place is not only bad this time, no food serving was done. The servers need to be trained in food handling, the cooks need to cook the right food and stop charging so damn much for substandard food. This is unhealthy and disgusting. And the also had a kid who kept coughing and sat us right next to them in covid times . read more

They have a nice buffet. We went for lunch buffet. It is extensive with wide selection. Dosa, puri and naan served fresh at your table. Buffet has over 5 deserts. I strongly recommend you try it if you haven't. It is priced reasonably compared to buffet prices at other Indian restaurants. read more

Great Chettinad style food in the Austin area. The staff is very friendly and answered all questions about the menu. Service was quick and taste was great read more

I came here a couple times to try their lunch combo that they have. It's a generous portion served for lunch as it includes rice, naan, daal, appetizer, a curry, and a dessert. Value wise I think it's great! Taste wise, just okay. Both times they didn't have their lunch combos on a menu or display anywhere so I had to ask the server directly what they were. Not sure if they were new but they only talked about 2 options: veggie and meat, and left it at that. Later I learned from a colleague that there were waaaay more options available. read more

This is such a disgusting experience, I placed a pick up order from door-dash for idly with chutney and sambar and when I was about to taste the sambar from the container there was a big green fly floating, first I taught it some veggie or something coz they do put some veggies in sambar and to my shock it ended up being a big fly. When restaurants provide with food like this and what if I ate the fly without noticing it ? As this is a restaurant near by my place due to bad rains I taught it picking it up and had to face such horrible incident. read more

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We've been to a ton of Indian restaurants globally and this has to be in the top 5 worst experiences we've ever had. Service is horrific. Food is not great. Empty. Bad bathrooms. It was just plain terrible. Avoid like the plague read more

I personally think this restaurant is fantastic. I've tried many many different Indian restaurants and was very pleased with Nalas. I Ordered both times delivery with door dash and was very impressed with my food!!! Sometimes you take a risk ordering delivery but wow. Chicken tikka masala is very delicious The daal they have there is incredible and I'm not even vegetarian The pepper chicken was so so yummy Very very good Indian food. Thank you guys read more

One of the best tasting Indian restaurants in the area. Their veg and non veg combo is the best deal for money. You can also get add ons for the combo. Salon, who helped us with the order, gave suggestions on how each the dishes would be and how much quantity it would be. If you want to get authentic Indian taste and also not to spend too much on your budget, this is the place. Taste 5/5 Ambience 3.5/5 Service 4.5/5 read more

NALA'S - Veg combo meal - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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Nice Indian restaurant with a variety of dishes. They accommodate newbies. I requested the dish not be too spicy and they were very kind and offered advice on what to order. read more

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We enjoyed splitting a non veg combo of chicken dum biryani, an appetizer, dessert, butter naan and chicken tikka masala, and i ordered a an Andhra chilli chicken and didn't have to share 'cause it was spicy, the gentleman that waited on us warned me it was pretty hot, when it arrived i had to agree, but i enjoyed eating it, they can make it as hot as you want it, just make sure they have plenty of water. This is located where Suvaii used to be read more

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During this pandemic, with great risk and just to enjoy Indian food from restaurants we ordered from Nala's. But we are so much disappointed with the food. Firstly we were able to feel that the food is not at all fresh. Probably food might be 2 or 3 days old. We placed veg dum briyani, Panneer tikka masala and chilli parotta. With veg dum Bryani they offered free appetizer. The worst thing is they fried the veg starters in the same oil which was used for non veg. We were able to feel chicken smell the moment we opened. Basic courtesy itself not there. None of the item was good and we are deeply disappointed. I would never recommend anyone to have food from this restaurant. read more

I like this place. This is my favorite spot for tasty Indian food at an affordable price.

Food is bad (not tasty at all - just bland food) If you order for pickup - please go at-least 30 to 45 mins after the time that has been mentioned at the time of the Order. met a person who was waiting for almost 2 hours after the time of order Lady in the front desk is helpless, please be mindful that she is not the only who is delaying the foos preparation read more

The food was good previously. Now it's gone really bad. We ordered pooris and potato and I'm pretty sure the potato was on the verge of going bad.. Never seen chole batura, with small tiny traingle pooris. The person on call was also not very helpful. He was rude and dint seem to want to answer questions. I live right next door to Nalas but definitely not going back! One of the worst meals ever.. read more

Not satisfied. We ordered parottas, fried rice, dum biryani, sambar idli and gobi manchurian. I am used to eating spicy food but Gobi manchurian was extremely spicy and it almost burnt my lips. Fried rice was again rice with chili and some cut veggies. It didn't have the test of a fried rice at all. Kothu parota was good or at least there is nothing to complain. So was the case with chettinad veg curry but the quantity was too less. My suggestion would be to cut down the menu into half and focus on what your strengths are instead of having too many things and not being able to make all of them the way they are suppose to be. I am hoping that the management will take the comments seriously and improve the quality of the food read more

We ordered Talapakatti Biriyani and Hyderabad chicken Biriyani. They delivered food With a 2 hours delay. When I opened the order I really got shocked. They just gave some bland rice with some mutton and it is not the food they should pack. Its far less than normal Biriyani standards.I have ordered the same food with several other restaurants and I know what that is.They packed raita which is too salty to taste it and they gave baby quantities and definitely not worth/ value for money. It's a clear sign of cheating and pack what ever they want to pack despite of ordered food. Probably they expect less turn outs and accept they useless dishes.. Please bring value for our spending .. shame on you read more

The food is amazing! They keep their restaurant clean & the staff is friendly. My favorite dish is their chicken vindaloo medium spicy. It has a really good kick to it & is loaded with flavors. read more

My online order was not printed as the third part website had an old link to Onam lunch menu. Additionally, I couldn't get a hold of anyone over the phone as well to change my pick up date. But, Nala's owner Mr. Mohan quickly called me and explained what had happened. He was not only able to reschedule my pick up date and time, he replaced the order as well with no additional cost. We know the food here is good, but this level of customer service what is needed for any business! We look forward to our Onam Sadya. Thank you Mohan, Much appreciated! read more

Ordered online from their website and drive 20 minutes to their store and find out they are completely closed at 6pm on a Wednesday. Can't get ahold of anyone read more

One of the worst restaurants in Austin area. I got kothu parotta and there was a screw , a physical screw in it..: please don't try this restaurant for your safety. Posting this for awareness as screw in food can result in serious medical condition read more

NALA'S - Screw in Kothu Parotta - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

To begin with, everything is halaal. So even folks who don't care for halaal have to pay a premium. Moving on, tried a few non-vegetarian items and South Indian vegetarian items over couple of visits. Chicken Biryani, Goat Biryani, Idli and Dosa. Chicken Biryani was 3/5 but everything else was very disappointing. Goat Biryani was greasy and devoid of any flavor. All the meat in the dish was pretty much bone pieces and joints. Less said about Idli and Dosa the better. We had to throw away the Idli. Chutneys were spoilt, so they went out with Idli as well. My earlier recollections of ordering from there (earlier in year) were fine, not sure what happened. Many other restaurants survived COVID and were able to serve good food even if service was not great. Not the case here. read more

We came here for lunch after an appointment at ARA nearby. Had two meal combos at $6.99 each from the lunch menu: South Indian Vegetarian Combo and North Indian Non-Veg (I.e. chicken) Combo. Both tasted great and were good value for $7! The vegetarian Biryani was richly flavored with clove and other spices. The chicken was nicely seasoned and cooked. Our only complaint was the naan and parotta were a little dry, maybe coz it was the end of the lunch hour. A sweet carrot dessert rounded things off nicely. read more

NALA'S - Lunch meal combo platters - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Only 1 piece of chicken in the curry and both pieces of the parotta was very hard. Didn't realize how overpriced it was until I ate the food. Not worth it. read more

Worst customer service ever. Sam (apparently the owner) was so rude to us when we called them about our take-out order. We ordered Parotta with Chicken Salna and the Salna didn't even have any chicken in it. When we called the restaurant, he asks us very rudely, "What do you want me to do?" He finally offered to give us a gift card for the amount which we accepted and were told we'll receive by email later that night. We called 2 days later and Sam answered the phone again and remembered us and again super rudely said they were busy through the weekend and couldn't send the gift card to us and that we will get it Monday morning. He sounded so defensive and was extremely disrespectful with the way he spoke to us. Can't believe we paid money to eat at this place. Absolutely crappy service. You choose to be in the hospitality industry, the least you can do is speak to your customers respectfully. Don't know how this person runs a restaurant. BIG THUMBS DOWN TO SAM, THE OWNER. read more

We catered food for a function from here. We had ordered gobi manchurian, paneer tikka masala, chana masala, chapathi, veg biryani with raita.All the food was absolutely delicious. Our guests couldn't stop raving. Rajesh was a pleasure to work with and made sure the food was delivered on time and warm. I completely recommend this place and wouldn't think twice to do order here. read more

Had their $6.99 lunch deal Awesome value and quality Unfortunately couldn't take pictures as we plunged into the food as soon as it arrived. They have veg & non-veg options in both south and north indian style for the combo. We had a south indian veg and non-veg for $6.99 each. Comes with malabar parotta(super fresh and we loved it), chicken/veg biryani, white rice, chicken/veg curry, gobi/chicken 65. Yes, we got all those for only $6.99. The taste was authentic South Indian and we get to choose the style of biryani- ambur/hyderabadi. This would be a place we would repeat often. To top it off, i loved their music collection that was played from the 2000's. read more

We tried this place out tonight and the food was pretty bland. Not the spicy Indian food I was looking forward to. The Naan bread was bland as well. Even the Paneer was bland and didn't have much flavor. We won't be back. read more

I was disappointed. I really wanted to like this restaurant since it is closeby. The chicken Tika Misala sauce was not as good as other Indian restaurants (in my opinion). It did not have a dark rich red tomato sauce. The chicken itself had some pieces that were hard as if they were microwaved. The prior restaurant at the same location (Suvai Indian Kitchen) had better tasting food. Service was not very attentive (refilling water) especially given there was only 1 other table being serviced. They sat the other table immediately behind us although the whole restaurant was open. read more

Food here is good but our dine in experience was not great. We ordered a south indian unlimited thali but have to wait for the refills! The extra vada we asked for came after we payed for the food! read more

Very cute little place and very colorful inside. The staff was sooo nice and very attentive to my table . We ordered the dosa masala which was delicious and very big lol we both ordered the chicken tikka masala and asked it to be extra spicy. Dish was good but wasn't spicy at all so if I come back they said I have to say "really really spicy" so they know lol either way I'd come back just because of the service alone. Thanks guys! read more

NALA'S - Dosa masala - Indian Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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