Nala's is pretty good, not my favorite but it curbs the cravings for Indian food! My main issue is the prices are a little high, it's like $16-18 for one small-ish entree, and the chicken 65 app I got for $10 was also like 3-4 pieces. The flavors were authentic enough though. They have lots of seating inside, and a pretty good size lot out front! They had the order ready in about 10 mins after I made it so they're pretty quick. Overall - not my fave Indian place in Austin but occasionally they send me a coupon and when they do, I go check it out. read more

Nala's - Take out - an order of Chicken 65 (app), Tikka Masala, and a side of rice - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

Dismal! Not sure where to start. The restaurant is hidden and does not have proper signs to enter. We were welcomed to an empty restaurant with fruit flies and moths As a welcome dish, they gave a basket of fryums, they looked colorful but were bathed in high amounts of salt. My order: Sizzling tikka with Paneer Meen polichathu Madurai parota with veg salna The paneer looked great, presentation was amazing but it did not have any salt! It was not consumable without the side chutney but that was running and not thick in consistency. The meen polichathu was so bitter and gave me a puke. It also had blood stains so the fish wasn't prepped well. The parota was alright not bad but the salna was average. We raised a complaint but not sure if they bothered nor they even understood what our issue was. They offered us not to pay but still we wanted to pay for at least one dish. This just reminded that I had already ordered here on DoorDash and the taste was horrible. It just slipped out of my mind and visited again. To the management: Your ambiance needs work. It's full , boring and not clean Replace the chefs with authentic ones. .. but guess what? Probably they don't want to keep this place authentic since their target customer probably doesn't know the authentic taste and they don't mind? read more

Nala's - Sizzling Tandoori Mixed Plater - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

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Restaurant is not fancy but in a quiet area .Customer service is great . They are welcoming and very concerned about customers . Only Some of the dishes in the buffet are good . Some need improvement ,especially the veg noodles and potato curry items which tasted too sweet . Also some of the sambar cups needed to be replaced and the area where dishes are kept should be more clean and presentable . read more

I wish some of these Indian restaurants would put a little more effort into customer service. I arrived at the restaurant around 6-6:30pm. There was a couple standing in front of me. We stood there at the entrance, waiting to be seated for maybe 3 mins. No sign of anyone. I picked up my phone and just called up the restaurant. Finally someone came out of the kitchen to answer the phone and she realized it was me calling her. She got us seated. Everything was digital, so there was no need for me to wait for any service. -- Gobi Manchurian : such a disappointment, it tasted more ketchupy and didn't have the semi crispness that it should have ++ Chicken appetizer: loved it ++ For the entre, I ordered the mutton dish. I thought it was a 4/5. The parathas that accompanied this complimented it's taste -- Masala dosa: I can't believe that they would completely mess up the chutneys. IDK if it's cost cutting, but the chutneys were bland. I'd even say they over diluted it with water. What a shame read more

Lovely ambience with authentic Indian cuisine. The service was great! They serve authentic south Indian food. read more

Nala's - Sambar Idly - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

The ordering system is a bit odd, but guess this is Austin's style. The server almost has to order for us, but we managed to figure it out after 15 minutes... The food is actually very good and didn't waste my ordering effort. read more

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dirty plates, very inconsistent food, unconcerned staff, and worst thing is i found a huge bug inside of my dosa! will never return here again. read more

Nala's - large bug inside my Dosa - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

I got take out on Christmas Day and really enjoyed my food. I had to wait over 20 minutes past the given pick up time; I expected to wait a bit on Christmas Day, however, I would've preferred a more accurate pick up time as I rushed from my previous location to make sure I was there on time. They did offer free drinks to those waiting for food pick up, so that was a nice and thoughtful gesture. I ordered tikka masala, mild spicy, with double chicken and paneer. Very yummy! I couldn't imagine not getting double chicken; the serving I got did not feel like a double serving, so a normal serving must not be a lot. The paneer was perfectly made with the right amount of firmness and tartness. The curry was delicious. Besides the first naan on top, the garlic naan was lacking in the garlic department. It was still warm and soft, and soaked up the curry well. I left no crumbs! The mild spicy still had a good heat to it that was perfect for me. I had a decent tolerance for heat, so I was surprised I could still taste the heat. Be careful if you don't handle spice well! read more

Nala's - Chicken Tikka Masala with Paneer and Garlic Naan - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

Always have a great experience at Nala's. Great food, friendly people, and authentic vibes. Highly recommend!

I ordered from this place at 9:30 pm never got my food it is 12pm now . I tried called the resultant at 11:30 and they hung up on me and refused to cancel the order. Leaving me with the only option being to cancel the order on my sides and pay $30 dollars . Complete bs don't order from here . The whole time I was waiting it just kept saying wrapping up Order and multiple drivers cancelled the order once they arrived there . read more

I had to update my review. The food was great I wish it was spicy since I got the second most hot. The flavor was much better though. read more

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Terrible food. Oily poori, tasteless dosas, extremely salty curd vada, egg noodles reek of rotten egg smell...I can go on and on. The biryanis were ok. Nothing else was good, not even the baadhusa. It was dense, chunky, cold and seemed like an old stock simply put out for completion. In fact, none of the items on the menu seemed fresh and appealing. Will not be returning. read more

The food was good. I'll get that out of the way. We went on a Saturday afternoon for the buffet. We waited for about five minutes at the front because no one was around. There was, however, one lady off on the side by the bar who was intent on studying her phone, so she didn't see us and someone else seated us. The buffet was good. Everything was labeled and most of what I had was delicious, with the exception of the mutton rice. The real draw, however, was the lack of air conditioning. I can't tell you what the temperature was outside, but it was high enough that this place should've been running its AC and not propping the front doors open and running fans. Also, someone cooked up a big batch of onions and/or garlic in the kitchen, which is fine because it's a restaurant, but the lack of ventilation was a bit much. Do better with your presentation and customer service. read more

Stopped here for lunch after seeing Lunch combos on their menu. That looked interesting and opted for it ahead of the other buffet place. The location was quite weird. Wasn't sure whether the GPS was taking us to the right place until we arrived. It pretty much looked like an office building. The interior is nicely done. They have a very nice waiting area, well decorated. There weren't many customers around when we arrived. We were seated on the far side of the restaurant. No menu available. We have to scan the QR code and order on the app. We went ahead and ordered the lunch combo. They have one appetizer, choice of 2 curries, rice, bread and dessert for $12.99. Looked pretty decent. Picked up Chicken curry & Veg chettinadu for first combo and chicken & paneer butter masala for the other. Also ordered a chicken 65 on the side. Almost took them 15 minutes for the dood to arrive. Talking about the combos, it disappointed me. The chicken curry was good - flavorful. The Paneer masala was underwhelming! What they served as Veg Chettinadu was not even close to what that dish really is. I thought it was Sambar and they made a mistake. The guy who served the food and also the lady who was in charge - both tried their best to convince that it was Veg Chettinadu. They even served me a bowl of sambar to prove it. The best part was Chicken 65. It was really good. Well cooked, but not oily, flavorful and delicious! Happy that we ordered that on the side. Their menu is very big. So many options. The Combo was really underwhelming. But the Chicken 65 gave the hint that their ala carte might be a better option. But very much disappointed with the food! read more

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Very nice food! Excellent flavor and service with a very cheap and reasonable. The place is very nice and clean and a variety of choices

This is a mixed bag review. Walked into a completely empty restaurant, which could have been assumed as being closed, partial lights, no tables set. Understand it was a Monday eve, but inviting it was not. I had friends meeting me so proceeded to alert that I was there, suddenly someone carrying take out pops out of the back. They pointed me one of the few 6 person tables in the restaurant, very tight and awkward to get in and out of. It did not feel dirty just old and rickety. The service was fine, nothing to write home about, the menu pretty extensive. Most of the time they were not in sight. Now without factoring the atmosphere/service the food was very tasty and satiating. Though we ordered 2 portions of samosas, 1 had 2 the other 3, 1 had chutney the other amli sauce, so strange! They do a solid take out business so forsee any future interactions to be just that. Take out. read more

Not sure where to start with this review. Only one person waiting tables and seating guests, I can over looks being short staffed. But we came for the weekend only buffet. Nope!! No buffet, after looking at the website and it was offered. No problem is know my way around the menu, but after a brief interaction with the one and only employee who did not understand the menu, even as I pointed to the item and was told that they don't offer that. Ughh! How about the Mixed platter then? It comes with veggies, chicken, shrimp and Paneer. Sounds great but I only get to choose one, I don't think they understand what the word 'Mixed' means. If the food is good then I'll change my review. read more

Great South Indian fare. We ordered a big lunch with Mysore masala dosa, rasam, idly & vada combo and kotu parotta. The kids got paneer butter masala with naan. The food was fresh, authentic and arrived pretty quickly. Our favorite was filter coffee to finish up a great big meal. Definitely going back to try the other things on the menu! read more

Nala's - Kothu Parotta Butter Paneer Masala - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

Curry has always been very consistent and delicious. If I lived close I would be here weekly!

Restaurant looks cool from the outside and very spacious inside. The servers are kind though our food (biryani) took a very long time while my friends egg curry arrived quicker. The food was very spicy and I'm someone who can usually handle spicy Indian food. Definitely recommend asking them to make it less spicy. We got the Hyderabadi biryani and Ambur Biryani, the latter was way better, more flavorful. The gobi manchurian was too sweet for my liking so definitely pass on that. read more

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Great food and service. My favorite part is the complementary chai- probably the best chai I've had, even better than homemade. Unlike some other restaurants, they treat their delivery drivers well like they are their own employees, even offering employee discounts. Aisha and Sid sure to treat everyone warmly like family. read more

Nice ambience and good quality South Indian food. Must try their weekend buffet. Friendly staff and good customer service read more

Nala's - Buffet - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

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My boyfriend and I ordered Nala's through Uber eats very late one night right before they closed. We got a buy one get one free of the chicken tikka masala, the jumbo paneer tikka masala, naan, chapanthi, and the vegetable pakora. We were pleasantly surprised to get a gigantic amount of food! I know sometimes restaurants will get rid of some of their food that they'll have to throw away if it's close to the end of the night. We ended up getting SO MUCH naan and an extra order of 4 samosas with chutney. Also gave us extra rice. For the price, it was such a great deal! The curry was tomatoey, creamy, and a little bit spicy (we got medium, I could definitely go for hot or extra hot next time). The chicken tikka masala curry was a little stronger than the paneer but both were still tasty. The chicken was tender and flavorful and the paneer was big and chunky! The samosas were excellent, full of spices and herbs and gigantic! The naan wasn't crispy but was still good. The vegetable pakora was a bit soggy from the peppers and onions but still had good flavor, just probably wouldn't order this to go again. Would definitely order again! Especially for the buy one get one free chicken tikka masala! They were full portions, not "combined" like some other bogo Indian food I've seen on Uber eats. read more

I ordered the family-style pack which included the chicken biryani, garlic naan, cauliflower 65, veggie chettinad, and sakkarai pongal. There was not a single bad dish in the lot! I was amazed by the complexity of flavors, not to mention the spice! . The biryani was filled with chicken and had excellent flavor, scent, and texture. The veggie chettinad added added a nice spiciness that set my partner's mouth aflame! The naan had the flame-char flavor and was clearly freshly prepared. I mentioned that I ordered the cauliflower but I am 100% sure that it was meat, not vegetables. Fortunately, I'm not a vegetarian and it was outstanding! BONUS POINTS: I ordered this meal to-go and it arrived in leak-proof packaging and legibly labeled! read more

Nala's - Butter Naan, Chicken Biryani Family Pack - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

Nope. Nope.Nope. You can think it is good food, you can even convince others about it. But not me. Gosh...horrible. Your money is better spent on a nearby Chipotle. Good restaurant should be celebrated but a bad one should be brought out in the broad daylight; if you believe money buys good food you are at the wrong place. Ordered weekend special family pack. In the name of biryani(chettinad veg)and dessert, they gave something that didn't meet expectations. On the appetizers(paneer kebab) I initially decided to throw it in the trash but then felt so bad that I ended up doing my own improvement to make it better. If I can do better than a restaurant then they don't deserve my business. Only decent thing on the order was veg chettinad entree but it has nothing to do with chettinad. It is what we call as veg kurma. So don't get fooled by the word chettinad, what this restaurant creates is an embarrassment to that cuisine. Don't even get me started on the complementary cauliflower manchurian they gave with biryani, let's leave it at that. read more

Nala's - Original appetizer - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

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This place used to have good South Indian food but after Covid when I visited the place seems dead and so does their food. We ordered Idlis for kids and a Mysore masala dosa for me and ghee masala down for my wife. The first thing to come out was Mysore masala dosa in like 10 mins and it was cold. It seemed like they opened up someone's packed dosa or something. Red chutney tasted off too. Sambhar was just okay. Idlis came next and they were good. My wife's Masala dosa came very end when I was almost done and hers had ghee all over like even if you touch it, your hands will have all ghee and hence no other taste came. We had ghee roast dosa before and it used to be different and very good than this one. She almost left half of it. Two stars, one for Idlis and other one for their service. Not coming again unless they improve the quality of food. read more

Nala's - Cold Mysore Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

Went in on a weekend for an early lunch. We had the buffet, thinking we'd get in and out faster. But we were wrong. Very lacklustre food and total lack of service. Things didn't look very clean either. We had to wait for naan to make it to the buffet for over 20 mins. This is also the first buffet I've been to where we were told we needed to take each of our used plates and deposit it at a particular spot read more

Ordered take out the other day which was really good. Decided to stop by for lunch today and to my surprise there is no sit down dining permitted despite stating so on Yelp. This location is open for take out and delivery only read more

Vibe: basic Indian restaurant decor but set in a gorgeous building. Service: barely there... the waiter didn't even walk us to the table. They didn't communicate much. I speak Tamil so next time I will try to communicate with them in Tamil. I didn't mind the service because I was there for the food. Food: South Indian classics. Taste almost like amma's food. The only negative is that it is not spicy. I expect my spicy curries to be spicy and the curries were very mild. The portions are small so make sure to get a few extra items. Everything is made to order so don't go in starving. Give them the time to prep it well. The breads are great fresh! I can't wait to go back and try a few more items! read more

Nala's - Nalas Koli Kolambu (Chicken Curry), vegetable curry - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

We came here on Sunday and caught the buffet. It was delicious. Service was friendly, prompt, and attentive. I've eaten in many Indian food restaurants and most of the dishes were spot on in the buffet. Chai tea was complimentary with refills. Prices were very good and I will definitely return, which is high praise. Their location isn't great so look for, it's worth the hunt. read more

We love the dosas at Nala's! My favorite is masala dosa with sambar & coconut chutney. My kids love the plain dosas with sambar. We like the extensive menus and the staff. The online ordering in the restaurant they did briefly was NOT good, so I'm glad the last few times they've taken our orders in person. read more

What a perfect cute place! I absolutely loved their food-my vegetarian friend and I decided to share the Veg Chettinad and Paneer Tika Masala and get one rice side and one garlic naan. She was really on a budget, so we stuck to the complimentary tea, which was so perfect and good on a slightly cool Sunday! The music was beautiful-Indian music videos playing on a large flat screen like in some places in New York-I loved that, and the rest of the decor was interesting and adorable. Cutest peacock painting ever! Only one star dislodged bc there was confusion at the checkout-turns out we'd been charged $6 extra? She'd found the mistake while I was in the ladies room after paying my half, but they quickly corrrcted it and charged my card and hers the correct amount, apologizing profusely. Hey, everyone makes mistakes from time to time right? Otherwise, the staff was friendly and warm and the food came out perfectly without taking too long. The best Indian food in Austin, ssh . read more

Nala's - Adorable touches made this place so cute and perfect - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

The food is good but I've never experienced such bad customer service. The dining area is always empty and when I place an online order, I still have to wait 15-20 minutes past the requested time. There are always 4-5 doordashers waiting on food too. They think they can appease people by offering complimentary tea but time is much more valuable. Go to Tarka kitchen instead on the other side or Ben white. read more

We enjoyed the food and the hospitality by Sushmita. We came from San Jose CA and was hungry after the whole day move-in of our daughter to UT Austin. After that, the food here as well as the tea was really great. Great restaurant with nice environment. read more

**********SCAM ALERT********** Don't ever go to this restaurant . Every food we ordered was cold and quality of food was very bad. They are not willing to replace the food too. 1) Ordered unlimited parotta - no side was given and they just heated the frozen parotta 2) Ordered dosa - Can't believe how they could deliver a cold dosa 3) Veg kuruma was cold and tasted very bad 4) lunch box - taste was really bad . Food was half cooked Service was very bad . The only good thing we ate were onions and lemon that was given as toppings . Wasted 100$ read more

Nala's - Indian Near Me - Sunset Valley, Texas

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Listen. This place is not it. I wish I would've read the Yelp reviews before ordering. The veg samosas were good. But that's about all the praise I have. The chicken tikka masala, was watery to the point my fiancé just called it tomato soup. There was barely any chicken in the ... soup... at all. He also requested it hot spicy. He said he couldn't even taste a mild spice in the sauce. The rice is definitely not basmati rice. Seems like it's maybe Jasmine uncle ben's or something. My veg street noodles were edible. They were alright. Not alright enough to save how we feel about this place. Hard pass. read more

My boyfriend and I had a strong craving for biryani, so we ordered paneer biryani, mutton biryani, and tandoori chicken from Nala's. Unfortunately a very bad decision for us. The biryanis were both okay, not the best; nothing special, and we've had better, but the tandoori chicken was extremely bland. One thing about Indian food is that I've never had bland food from an Indian restaurant, and I can imagine it's difficult to make Indian food that comes out bland considering the number of spices generally used in the cooking process. Sure, there's good Indian food, and there's great Indian food, and there's AMAZING Indian food; but generally not bland either way. So it was really shocking that I bit into the tandoori chicken and tasted nothing but undersalted, unspiced chicken. Really disappointing. That wasn't the worst part. That part came in the coming days. My boyfriend and I were sick to our stomachs for a few days after. :( Won't be coming back. Be careful eating here. read more

Meh. It's gone downhill. Way downhill. Without the buffet lunch its mediocre. Not sure why it takes 20 minutes to get a plate when there are only 3 items on the lunch menu. Probably because the one lady who does everything up front spends every moment gossiping on the phone. Service sucks. Had to ask twice for water. She probably couldn't hear me while gossiping on the phone. Stood at the checkout counter for 5 minutes to pay b/c she wouldn't stop gossiping on the phone. I'm sure if I'd just walked out she would've pushed pause. Maybe. read more

Very tasty food, Good customer service, Nice place to go out with family and friends. read more

Stopped here for dinner last weekend with some friends. The staff was very friendly and courteous. Helped us with the menu and questions patiently. The food was amazing. The Thalapakattu Mutton Biryani was really flavorful and spicy. Their egg parotta was a big hit with the kiddos. Definitely will stop by next time we are in Austin read more