So impressed with this higher end indian food establishment. Perfect service from multiple servers that obviously have been working in the industry for a while. Water was refilled, questions answered, food served, plates wisked away, suggestions made. The decor is modern. The food eggplant in a peanut sauce something I have never had and I spent the time trying to figure out spices to replicate. Shared the three meat appetizer and the chicken with mint was a standout. Loved my cocktail. read more

Sakoon - Cocktails - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

Sakoon means "Peace, tranquility" and this place is just that ! Just came back from the buffet, we try to go almost every weekend ! Excellent food as always, we are big fans of Sakoon MV. The owner takes pride in each and every dish they cook here, he personally supervises and cooks the tandoor dishes for the buffet. The staff is stellar, friendly and kind. Raymond, Dilpreet and Valent are not just amazing hosts but also genuinely nice people, I feel like I am back in India being looked after by friends when we come to dine here. We are *forever fans* of Sakoon MV, this is the best place for non-oily, tasty, fine dining Indian cuisine (North to south, east to west) if you have a craving for Indian food in the bay area, no other places match Sakoon for the quality of food and the delicious flavors. Their buffets are a bargain for the spread that is offered, there are at least 20 dishes for everyone (veg, non veg, GF etc) including 3 desserts , chutneys, fruits,salads, pani puri, chola puri, dahi bhalla, dahi samosa etc etc etc at their buffet. There is even Hakka noodles and manchurian at their buffet ! Tanduri Chicken, Seekh kabab, fish tikka are almost always served on weekend buffets !! Mutton curry, biryani is also included !! Why go to other indian places for subpar food? There is no reason to visit any other Indian food joint in the bayarea considering what all is offered at their buffets, there is always something for everyone due to the extremely vast spread. The place is also always super clean, with white table cloth experience and you also get great attention from the staff. We have even catered from them and the food was a super-hit with our friends, their packages are very generous with very reasonable pricing, ask for the catering packages for your next meal ! We will be back (as always) !! Thanks (as always) and hello to Raymond, Valent, Dilpreet and the wonderful extended staff !! read more

Had a great experience at Sakoon in Mountain View! The food was delicious and the atmosphere was really nice. Our waiter Raymond was very efficient, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed throughout the meal. His service really made our dining experience even better. I would definitely recommend this place and look forward to coming back! read more

My family and I have been visiting Sakoon in Mt. View downtown for the last 15 years for business lunch and family dinner. We always enjoy the food, hospitality and the overall experience, especially the warm service provided by Raymond who is always there to greet us with a smile. It is amazing that the quality of food has been consistently maintained over the years. Highly recommend Sakoon in Mt. View for anyone seeking to enjoy a good North Indian meal! read more

Great for Veg and Non Veg food, but not so much for Vegan food. Call and confirm if you have any Vegan in your party. Some days they can have 3-4 items and some days 0 (but you can order from a-la carte menu) read more

This review is mainly based on Mothers Day Buffet. Love their buffets. We visited them on Mothers day as our other reservation fell through. We were early at 11.30 and hence got seats outside. It was very crowded and only people with reservations were allowed indoor seating. Wait : we got seats immediately as we reached before the lunch rush but we could see people complaining about not being seated inspite of reservations. I think they overbooked thsmselves. Food : overall 9/10 We love their buffet and hence visit often. Food variety : 10/10 Good mix of veg and non veg dishes. Location : 9/10. Love the putdoor seating. Its got quite the vibe. Parking : 8/10 There is a lot behind the restaurant and we generally find parking there. read more

The food here was average. We came for the buffet. The service was good but the food was average. The gulab jamun was not fresh. But the sweet dal was good. There was a good selection of dishes to choose from on the buffet line. We were seated upstairs which was kinda nice because away from everyone walking back and forth to the buffet but you gotta walk up stairs to your table. read more

Sakoon - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

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Food is so good! Service is excellent. The staff are so friendly! Highly recommended especially for any celebration! 5 stars!

this restaurant is good for buffets. they have a wide varity of appetizers. Good for a office lunch buffets

I think these guys are not using proper discretion to charge customers their gratuity. The other day we were 7 in a group but we had buffet lunch. Surprisingly, even for a buffet lunch, they slapped 15% gratuity. 15% can amount a fair number of dollars. We were the ones who served ourselves, obviously, being a buffet. Even if you think that they can charge gratuity if the group size is large (7 is not large by any imagination), still it was not dinner where we are served our dishes. It was lunch buffet. So, where is the rationale for charging gratuity?. Even for a normal dinner, I have always questioned this practice of charging gratuity because, what if we just broke the group up into 2 and sat on 2 separate tables. It is the same service and same food, right? I think this gratuity forced on customers is not a reasonable practice in itself. If a customer is happy with the service, ambience, etc. he/she will give a reasonable tip on his/her own. But of course, in this case, they can leave a distaste by forcing a gratuity even for buffet lunch. read more

Service was on top of their game making sure our waters were filled and we were having a good time. The food was amazing! The buffet offered lots of options for both vegetarians and meat eaters. Also, the decorations were lovely! read more

This is the best Indian food restaurant I have visited in the area. From the moment I walked into the restaurant and was greeted, the staff was very attentive and provided great service. The food was excellent. The ambiance was nice. The bar was stocked with a fine selection of whiskies including some excellent single malts. Highly recommended. read more

Vegeterian reviewer: I have been to Sakoon Mountain View before but this time it was a group of 20 people. Every one seemed to come out happy and satisfied with the restaurant, so I would recommend this place. The restaurant staff was pretty nice, helped us create a decent seating area for the big group. Lot of varieties for vegetarians- daal, mix veg, paneer masala, salad, mix veg pakoda, raita, two kinds of pickle, naan, Biryani, gajar halwa, gulabjamun, khee- can't remember a lot of dishes I guess. Everything tasted pretty good and wasn't spicy at all for Indian taste. Deducting one star coz the mix vegetable curry had too much oil and the paneer sabzi was too sweet for me. No whole wheat Tandori roti, they only got us naan. The buffet price is very affordable even though it is in Mountain View downtown- very neat and good ambience. Easily accessible- loads of parking lots available near the restaurant. I was lucky to find roadside parking close to the restaurant during weekday. Also, it's close to the Castro junction in downtown- so you have a great option to lose some calories walking around in downtown Mountain View. read more

Vegetarian food is really bad. I don't post reviews usually, but I'm posting as a reminder for myself to never go back here in the future

Ordered take out from this place and they told us it would be 25 minutes. They made us wait for another hour. Told us it was "almost done" for 45 minutes. There was no one in the restaurant. Awful service from awful people read more

dropped by on a sunday for the lunch buffet. cute clean interior with lots of seating and were seated quickly! staff were friendly and attentive with filling waters and turning tables. the interior had lots of pretty decor but it was quite crowded in the serving area. the food was pretty good with most dishes being alright and a few good and bad standouts. my favorites were the goat curry, fish, and tandoori chicken! the chai was also delicious and well-spiced. i would come again to try their dinner a la carte menu! read more

Sakoon - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

The ambience is good ! But the food isn't that great for the prices ! We ordered 3 starters - dahi vada, soufiya paneer and papdi chaat. The papdi chat and dahi vada were pretty good but the paneer wasn't that great! It kind of tasted bland! The main course was okayish too ! The quantity isn't so much either. The phool makhana curry was the best of all. The Jain option Chana pindi tasted weird. Coming to the Sam savera kofta, the gravy was good but not the kofta !! I have to say the service is pretty good though ! They were friendly and answered all our questions. The gap between serving starters and main course was a lot though ! Overall an okay place but it seemed costly and not worth it when it comes to the taste. read more

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Came for the weekend lunch buffet and it was phenomenal. The best Indian lunch buffet in the Bay Area, with more than a dozen choices, a generous amount of non-veg options including goat, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, and fish masala, and very good veg options too including saag corn, aloo gobi, paneer, Hakka noodles, and more. Everything was so flavorful and fresh too, the quality isn't compromised. While I feel there could have been one non-Indian dessert option (ice cream or cake), that is a small gripe compared to the great food and service. And at around $20, this has to be the best value buffet in the Bay. This is the new standard. read more

Food - good as always Service - good Manager - not so good. Mr. Abhishek says that the service charge of 15% is mandatory due to holidays and when I said this was not the case before, his justification is gas prices are high. So for me it's One star for Manager. There is no indication of 15% mandatory service charge on their website or when you enter the restaurant. read more

Sakoon - Service charge mandatory for holiday food - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

My goto spot for lunch Indian buffet in the Bay Area, love their butter chicken and naan

Great for gathering for big groups. Food was decent. Naan was ok, not great. Service was below par. They charged us for the weekend rate on a weekday because it was during Diwali Note to self: Ask what the rate is when I make a reservation. read more

I came here for a team lunch on a weekday. Not busy at all and the lunch buffet was going on. This place handles a large group well (12 people), they were always filling up waters, and giving naan. I enjoyed the saag paneer and the gulab jamun is super warm, soft and deliciously sweet. read more

Ambiance was top tier. Service is great. Went in for the lunch buffet, the spread was amazing. A solid 4/5 for the vegetarian dishes and a 3.5/5 for the non-vegetarian items. I felt the food was a little too oily for my taste. read more

This place is great for large groups. Food was absolutely delicious! We ordered as a group to share and most items were spicy. Lots of vegetarian items. I found the naan was a little burnt but super fresh and came out hot from the oven. I particularly enjoyed the paneer, butter chicken, lemon fish, and chicken skewers. Hope to be back again soon! read more

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This review is specifically for the Sakoon manager - Valent M for their response to the review by Sanam H on 6/19/24. We had reserved in advance for Eid and were hoping to have a nice lunch to celebrate the day. At no point, we were told that we'd be seated in a separate section with absolutely no ventilation, light, in the midst of washrooms and basically cut away from the whole restaurant. Upon reaching the restaurant, when they guided us to that place - I, myself, told them multiple times that we have old and pregnant people with us who cannot walk such long distances to the buffet table again and again - I am really surprised that they are denying the fact that we didnt let them know and don't understand why they needed a visual proof to make sure that there were pregnant people amongst our guests! They were very rude and just wouldnt listen to any of our suggestions. When we asked to just seat 15 people in the front hall, they couldn't even accommodate that and told us that they couldn't send smaller parties to that private room! hard to believe that they did multiple seatings thereafter. In short, management's attitude and refusal to solve the problem really put us in a difficult situation as we had to navigate the logistics of finding another restaurant last minute for our Eid guests. read more

For the fancy Holiday Lunch/Dinner, we picked everyone's all-time favorite Sakoon. Via DoorDash we ordered Achari Chicken Tikka, Paneer Peshawari, and Adraki Aloo Gobhi (spiced cauliflower & potato) for entrees, bread basket and saffron rice for carbs, and Kesrai Chenna Malai (cheese nuggets) for dessert. The food wasn't cheap at all (~$100 with tax, delivery fee, tips, etc. everything included), but its quality and portion were definitely worth the hype. [Taste] I tried everything but couldn't pick a favorite, as I enjoyed every single one. - The chicken tikka was tender, well-grilled yet remained moist and chewy. In addition to its texture, the chicken tikka stood out by its flavor from all the Indian dry chicken dishes I've had - a distinctive aroma that lingered on my tongue. I'd love to know what blended spice created that amazing flavor. - I'm a carnivore but I found it hard to move away from the Paneer Peshawari and the Aloo Gobhi. They were both wonderful, if not perfect, to pair with naan. The paneer was al dente - perfect texture. It also absorbed plenty of flavor from the sauce, which was rare from my past experience (given its dense structure). The Aloo Gobhi was only more tasty than the paneer dish. - Bread basket: delicious paratha and naan with perfect layers/texture and flavor. - Kesrai Chenna Malai: soft tiny cubes stuffed with sweet cheese soaked in delighting cream sauce. Loved it! [Portion] Everything came with average or extra large portion (check out the photos) . - The chicken tikka contained at least 6 gigantic boneless chicken chunks. - The bread basket sampled ~6 half-piece breads of a good variety: paratha, garlic naan, and rosemary naan. And don't get misguided by the "half-piece"! One half piece is more than my average portion of carbs intake for one meal. - The Paneer Peshawari came with super generous portion of long paneer cheese. The other items were of expected portions. Would love to try more legit Indian food from Sakoon! read more

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I used to come to this place regularly before Covid19. Its lunch buffet was pretty good, friendly staff, good services, you couldn't go wrong going there. This is my second time in Covid19 times and until now, the experiences are still the same: great food, big portions, friendly staff, good services. Also, you will have disposable menus, disinfected tables, one person take your order, another bring you your drinks, and other different bring your food. All of them take distance, clean everything between the interactions. You really feel secure and can just enjoy your meal, so if you are craving Indian food as I was. This is a good option. read more

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BEST Indian restaurant I've been to in the Bay Area by far! Very high quality flavors, service and ambiance. Highly recommend. Will be back again! read more

We stumbled on this restaurant as we looked for a last-minute dinner spot before going to TheatreWorks. For some reason reservations were still available on a Saturday at 6:15... that actually made us suspicious! Appartently their rush is lunch buffet, and only about 1/2 of the restaurant was occupied when we went. But, the dinner was excellent. A wide variety of choices, and everything we had was tasty and well presented. So we can vouch for the Avocado Jhalmur, Basil Seekh Kebab, chicken curry, chicken saag, and rice. AND the cocktails. The staff was pleasant and adjusted to our time schedule. The place is clean and efficiently attractive. Basically, this is a great find if you're going to the theater or are otherwise in the neighborhood! read more

Definitely remember to order with a side of rice or bread to soak uo the flavor. Got this on a whim and loved it! If it's too spicy, you can ask for a yogurt to mix in and it's delicious. Lots of seating and no concerns about wait time! read more

Sakoon - Sham savera kofta - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

Just meh....for us. Since our local Bombay Garden closed in San Mateo, we have been on the hunt for a replacement Indian buffet that offered the great flavors we miss. We have found better quality and favors of food at other similar establishments around the Bay Area. Very nice ambiance is unfortunately not in accord with the taste/flavors of the food. Admittedly, we came for the lunch buffet during one of the local arts and wine fairs a few months ago, so perhaps the actual entree menu items could be better? The flavors were heavily spiced without the delicate balance we have enjoyed at other local restaurants; butter chicken was unusualy spicy such that the kids (who LOVE all butter chicken) couldn't finish their pick from the buffet. The tandoori seemed overcooked and lacked the flavor we have experienced elsewhere. That being said, they do have a large variety of items that I haven't seen at other restaurants. Staff was friendly enough to explain how to eat certain items. I tried a little bit of every item and the sum total of the selections just weren't our cup of tea. If you like intense full on flavors, this may be your best bet for Indian fare. If you are looking for a balanced flavors consider going elsewhere. All in all, worth trying once at least. read more

Food was still amazing (hadn't visited in years), and it is wonderful for large groups. We had a party of 8, and eating family style meant we all had a variety of meats, and veggies. We had more than enough food, as well as some leftovers. Chose this restaurant as one of our party is vegetarian. The staff was very responsive, and did not rush us as we had several people visiting from out of town for the holidays. Easy parking and this block is blocked off on Castro St, so we took a nice stroll after dinner to walk off some of our dinner. read more

Went out for team lunch. Over period of time they have lost their quality. Too crowded, though I did my reservation via Yelp, they missed it. Buffet didn't have good options. We expected Biryani or some good rice options but that was missing. read more

Sakoon Mountain View has been our go to restaurant for very long but the recent visit there yesterday was beyond expectation. Everything has lost its taste. Vegetarian appetizers were very oily and taste less. Poori, french fries and samosas everything seems to doubled cooked in oil and didn't taste good at all. Tandoor appetizers should be there in vegetation options. I hope they improve as I don't want to loose one of the best restaurants in Bay Area. read more

Spacious, friendly service, but the Food sucks big time. Disappointed at the quality given the location & prices. Our Fish Amritsari was average & Lemon Fish Tikka was just ok-ok. The cream laden curries were terrible - Konkani fish curry was not Konkan or curry, Sham-Savera was weird & missing Savera. The best part of the meal was the Roomali roti, which was done perfectly. I feel bad, because the people were friendly & efficient and the Manager(/owner) came & greeted us, it's just the kitchen not living up to the potential. Hope they critically review their dishes/recipes & bounce back with more authentic stuff. read more

I took my team here for a Christmas holiday lunch... And it was absolutely fantastic! Wonderful service, excellent food. The staff were fantastic. Thanks guys! read more

Excellent service! Personable staff, good food! Goa to Himachal Pradesh servers with a true taste of Indian hospitality read more

Good food! Not many options for drinks. But definitely try the rumali roti here. Overall good Indian food at Mountain View read more

SCAM - REAP OFF One of my goto restaurant when I am around Sunnyvale/Mountain View, however, the last experience on December 25th 2021 was awful. Not sure whether I should tag as "REAP OFF" or "SCAM", we as a family of 4 went out for dinner. See attached receipt where the server added a service charge of 20% (approx. 20 dollars) which is absurd and totally wrong because the menu of Sakoon clearly say "18% GRATUITY WILL BE ADDED TO PARTIES OF 6 OR MORE" (http://sakoonrestaurant.com/images/pdf/menu-2021.pdf). On asking the question why, the answer was because we are OPEN on Christmas Day.....DUUUHHHHHHH. What a stupid, baseless, unacceptable answer. I went ahead paid but will definitely never visit or will ask for Manager or Owner before dining in of any additional charges and WARN others to check the receipt for such charges or any charges that are not relevant. I clearly do not agree with the restaurants making that a standard as that should be solely customers discretion if they like the service to add otherwise not. read more

Sakoon - SCAM - REAP OFF, BEWARE AND CHECK THE RECEIPT ALWAYS AT SAKOON - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

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I don't recommend this place. TBH, very pricey, small proportion, and lacks flavor in some dishes. We tried avocado jhalmuri, it was literally so tiny. It was also missing chutney and some toppings that I have seen in other pictures. 2nd dish was the mixed grill, this was also a complete disappointment. You're charging $31 for just 6-8 medium sized meat. There's gotta be more come on!! Main course wasn't too bad. The spinach dumplings curry, naan and chicken biryani tasted ok, but again very small portions. The only thing I liked here was the mango mojito. A must try. I am certainly not coming back just have the mojito. read more

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