The food is pretty good - the flavors pretty spot on North Indian flavors The buffet itself has fewer choices than Amber India buffet but the flavor I found was a little richer and better. They have snacks as well in the buffet like samosas and pakoras which is good. Service and ambiance is more of a finer dining experience then other places in South Bay read more

i tried to make a reservation for buffet and the guy on the phone was very rude and hang up. I have never seen such a bad customer service

Went for a weekend lunch buffet. Starters and dessert were particularly good. Starters included Chaat and paani puri, which were both tasty.

An great experience! The weather was perfect outside so I was able to sit in their tented area and enjoy the weather while enjoying the lunch buffet. I wanted to specifically highlight the Bhuna Gosht because the lamb was super flavorful. I really enjoyed everything the buffet had to offer and would highly recommend this place if you're craving Indian food and want volume. However, as with all buffets, don't expect the best quality compared to other sit-down restaurants. read more

Sakoon - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

Good food- solid vegetarian options, the kulchas were amazing, the rumali roti is expensive but great tasting. The subzis were above average. Some of them were a little sweet. Ambiance- it's crowded but it's always nice lighting and soft music. Service- was quick and on point. I like this sakoon better than the Fremont counterpart but overall it's a 3.5. read more

I had been here a few years back and the food tasted good. Based on that experience I thought visiting this place again. Took a to-go order due to Covid-19. Although the sauces were creamy it felt bland and somewhat basic. While eating I contemplated about writing this review then I thought let it be. But then came the kicker that forced me to leave this review. Found a piece of glass in the raita! (pic attached) read more

Sakoon - A piece of glass found in raita - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

Better than Fremont, very good food! I got this restaurant from Check Please! Bay Area on KQED, proving that the service is good too. I had Lamb Biryani on Friday evening (my 21st birthday), and it's so good. The ambiance of this restaurant is perfect. Unlike the one in Fremont (the one I had on February 17, 2020), it is very unhealthy from the taste, service, and price of the restaurant. So expensive! But in mountain view, it's mixed and very cheap at all. I call it the best Sakoon restaurant in the Bay Area. Shoutout to Balkar Tamber for this! Wrote a review on August 20, 2023, at 7:21pm-7:29pm (Pacific Time Zone). read more

Overall: 3.5 stars Went with a group of 3 to Sakoon. There were plenty of tables available. But the service was pretty slow. Tomato and fennel soup - 4/5. Really liked the fennel flavor in the soup! It was distinct but not overpowering. It was good but there was something missing which could have made it very satisfying. Bhindi - 5/5. The bhindi was yummy! Really enjoyed it! Shahi paneer - 3/5. The paneer was very soft. But the gravy was very bland and tasteless. Rumali roti - 5/5. The rumali roti was very good! Thin and soft but not rubbery! read more

My friends and I came here on a Wednesday night for dinner. There was 8 of us for dinner. Luckily for us, they weren't too crowded when we arrived and we were able to be seated right away. Food: For the table, we ordered the samosas, vindaloo, chicken tikka marsala, saad with potatoes, butter chicken, and tandoori chicken. All of the food was delicious. We didn't order any rice with our dish, but instead got 10 orders of garlic naan. It was a lot of naan, but we ate it all. It was that good. My favorite dish was the saad with the potatoes. The samosas were also really good, and I'd definitely order that each time I am here. My friends also really enjoyed the butter chicken because it was very creamy. Service: Service was all right. It was nice that we were seated right away. Our server was also kind. Our secondary server who came to refill our waters and such came by often enough. It was only a little difficult at times to get our waiter's attention to order more naan and to receive our check. This place is a little more expensive than other Indian restaurants, but it is a bit fancier inside than a typical restaurant and it is in a very nice part in Mountain View. TL;DR - Good Indian with nice ambiance and in a nice area read more

Hands Down the Best buffet in Bay area you can have. The menu is diverse, and every dishes had so many layers of flavors to it both Nov-Veg & Veg and even the cocktails.Everything made with perfection and with so many flavors. We were helped by Mr Raymond , Sir was so friendly and provided the details about the dishes and what cocktail would complement the food. What a Cullinary Journey!! Enjoyed the food too the fullest. A big thanks to the Chef's of Mountains View. Sakoon. read more

We were there last weekend after a while. The food continues to be the best Indian food in the South Bay. Their holiday (MLK day) buffet had extensive variety for vegetarian and non-vegetarians. Moreover, their service was cherry on top. We were the only one in the outdoor seating area (not so warm day but we had a dog so we chose to be seated outside) but our server, Raymond, was attentive, checked on us multiple times and ensured we were well taken care of. They even made sure our dog was taken care of and were prompt with whatever we needed. Have been and will continue to be a repeat customer. read more

We friends were celebrating one of our friend's birthday and she preferred Indian cuisine. We thought passage to India is open but they were only doing take outs. Hence a quick decision made us to go here. They close lunch time by 3 pm and we reached their 1:45 pm and got the food served, our drinks were awesome, our appetizer was good too. There's a red sauce they give with kebobs which are worth for a refill . We ended with a molten cake and it was past their closing time yet no one rushed us. It was a wonderful celebration, we girls had fun with cocktails - Spicy Bengal tiger, Mumbai Mango and Monsoon Wedding, cheers to a great day! read more

Sakoon - Kebobs were gone by the time I could get a pic - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

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We had the weekend buffet. Considering its a buffet, I would say it's, well, ordinary. Nothing to write home about. The lemon fish masala was wet and felt like it could do with some more cooking. The chicken tandoori needed some more time in the tandoor. Ambiance: this was the worst part. We were a party in the back room, and there were two rather unpleasant issues. 1. There was insufficient air conditioning and/or ventilation, which everyone realized when we all went out of the back door for some group photos. Despite it being a hot afternoon, the air felt cooler and fresher outside. 2. The floor was filthy. After almost every step, my shoes felt as if they were getting stuck in something icky on the floor/carpet. Because the room is dimly lit, one cannot see what's on the floor, but if you have ever stepped into syrup and then walked on it, thats what it felt like. Icky and disgusting. They need to give that back room a thorough cleanup. I wouldnt go there again. read more

Had buffet lunch on monday afternoon Food was simply good and service was prompt Lychee halwa n butter chicken were nice read more

This review is specifically for the lunch buffet. We came in for a team lunch on a Tuesday and we had a reservation for 10. On arrival it looked like they had overbooked the restaurant and yet continued taking in walk in folks. Our table was not ready since they gave it away to some people who walked in and then they put together a hacky table out of all the 2 seater storage tables for us. The food in the buffet was not stocked, clearly the demand was more than the supply. The bread service to the table was slow, no drink menu was provided. Moreover the quality of food also did not justify the price we pay. 2 stars purely out of past good experiences at this place. read more

This is in response to the managers response to my review. Their response is below because I really want people to read the sexist response they have given. Firstly, NO ONE TOLD ME OF THE RESERVATION BEING A PRIVATE ROOM. I booked this. I would remember. Secondlt I also had a reservation for that day, why were people who booked for father's day given more preference than my reservation? Was it because I made an Eid brunch reservation and you were discriminating us for that? NO ONE WAS DELIGHTED TO BE SEATED IN THAT STORE ROOM. I know because they were my party not yours. NO ONE LOOKED PREGNANT TO YOU?? Sexist much?? Do we have to give proof of pregnancy to you?? Did you ever go through any customer service training? It feels like every response from you is worst than the previous ones. Maybe you should mention at the entrance and your website that pregnant and differently abled people should specify at check in! Your 'response' to my initial review below.. Valent M. Business Manager Dear Sanam H, Really sorry for your resentment but the seatings are done fairly in order to accommodate all the guests who had booked on the Fathers Day. When you had booked the reservation it was clearly told and assigned in the private room and at no point the main hall was discussed as its not feasible to have 30 people in the main dining hall. Half of the people who arrived earlier were delighted to be seated in private and so were the guests from the multiple seatings I did thereafter. No one mentioned pregnant guests to me or none that I saw looked pregnant to me. In no way I was rude, if an assertive tone was used it was purely to emphasize the complicity of seatings on a day like Fathers Day. I hope you will understand, Sincerely, Team Sakoon read more

We are frequent at your Fremont location and our experience both with food and service has been excellent but I am sorry to say we had very unpleasant experience at your Santa Clara location. We had ordered 4 drinks 2 were alcoholic and 2 were non-alcoholic. They messed up big time serving the drinks. My wife who is currently taking medications can't have alcoholic drinks. So when the drinks were served the server served the alcoholic drink to my wife. She had ordered a Mocktail hence was not able to make out with the taste if it had alcohol. I think the server should have named the drink before serving which was his fault. My wife was doing OK but late in the evening her blood pressure increased and we had to call emergency for help. The manager did come and apologize and I did leave a 15% tip but I thought it would have handled more professionally. read more

I entered the restaurant excited for good food but a bit skeptical about the service because of the slew of recent negative reviews. We came for an early dinner on Friday (around 6PM) and it was pretty empty, filling up half way through the meal. The service was excellent- attentive, respectful and we didn't have to wait too long for the food at all. Food was delicious with sizeable portions. The tandoori vegetables were hands down my favourite, highly recommend! Definitely an expensive meal but for the location and experience I would say it was worth it. read more

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Overhyped. With so many other Indian buffets on Castro, Sakoon ain't even close playing with the big boys :/ The buffet is set up awkwardly-- there's one large table in the middle of the room that patrons aren't very good circling. There's another area in the back with plates and desserts. Foot traffic doesn't flow very well and people end up waiting at wrong ends of the buffet line or just cutting through. The food options are okay... There isn't a single dish that is memorable to me. Goat curry, paneer, butter chicken...all meh. I was momentarily excited to see that they had sweet & sour fish, but it was bland and unflavorful. Servers are difficult to flag down. If your tongue is dying from burning spices and awaiting a water cup refill, may the force be with you! read more

Sakoon - Buffet fare. - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

First time trying Indian food . Variety of food and dessert . Free water too . Lots of parking

I went for a Saturday buffet lunch at Sakoon with my 5-year-old, wife, and mother-in-law. We were at the restaurant by noon and we did not have a reservation. The host was quick to seat us. The restaurant had a quiet ambience but it was a bit dark inside for my liking. We're all vegetarians in the family and my 5-year-old is quite picky. Among vegetarian options, we found the lunch buffet menu had crispy spring rolls, vegeterian pakoras, a chaat section with aloo tikki, chole (chickpeas curry), spicy and sweet chutneys (sauces), daal (lentil soup), rice, naans, and an eggplant curry. Desserts included kheer and gulab jamun. My son also separately ordered a mango lassi. There was also a salad section with an assortment of vegetables consisting of cucumbers, tomatoes, and lettuce. Being a gluten-free eater, I could not eat the naans, the gulab jamun. But I devoured everything else. The aloo tikki was really great! It went well with their chutneys. The chaat section's chole was amazing! I had the daal, rice, and eggplant curry too. The kheer was a clear winner too in the desserts section. My 5-year-old was laser-focused on the spring rolls, polishing off about 10 of them over the course of an hour. My wife and mother-in-law, both of who can eat gluten-based foods, loved the naans and gulab jamun too. This restaurant is a great find and I look forward to returning to it. read more

The cucumber in the salad was stale. This was a top Indian restaurant at some point in time and has become average these days.

Not what I expected. I consider butter chicken and palak paneer staples in Indian restaurants. Unfortunately, my first visit at Sakoon in Mountain View was quite disappointing. They apparently use a blender in the "smoothie" setting because both of them lacked density and were completely flavorless! When I mentioned to the nice server why they were not spicy at all, she said oh, you were supposed to tell me. But wasn't she supposed to ask me? Service was fine but the staff that picks up the dirty dishes should learn to ask FIRST if it's OK to take plates away before crossing their entire arm throughout the table! What's happened to basic restaurant etiquette? read more

Sakoon - Flavorless butter chicken and palak paneer (saag pasand se) - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

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Lovely food! The most delicious black dal (kali dal) in the Bay Area. Also, the Service was fantastic. Special shout out to our server- Raymond. Thank you for your wonderful service. read more

Some of the highest quality buffet food I've eaten at an India restaurant. I did not find anything I didn't like !! Tandoori chicken includes breast meat. Saag corn was amazing. Garlic naan is brought to your table. The food is epic, not so hot that's it's difficult to eat and not oversalted, but flavors come through. Good selection of vegetarian and meat dishes. Fresh naan is brought to your table. Could not get enough of the carrot halva. Well worth $15 for a Sunday buffet. read more

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Good food. Good service. Nice ambience. The character limit kinda sucks. The characters are just too much

Great for team lunch! Had a lunch buffet with my Indian colleagues last Friday. The curry goat and fried fish are awesome - very flavorful and good combination with naan. The selection of foods are great - many meat as well as vegan options for people. My colleagues liked this place and I will definitely come back for the buffet when have a large group. read more

First of all, the lights are very colorful and cool as you walk in and creates immediate ambiance! I have been here three times now for dinner, the last time bringing a professional relationship. I can always count on good service, timely food coming out, all on the backdrop of vibrant, downtown Mountain View. read more

Came here on a Sunday with Allen for a late lunch around 2 pm. We looked at other Indian places on Castro, and wanted to give Sakoon a try, since it seemed fancier, had more variety, but the same price. Pro tip 1: On weekends, it seems like they only have the AYCE buffet options. Luckily it's not too pricey- only $16/person. Pro tip 2: Not too sure if you can do reservations, but definitely allot some time to waiting during peak hours. We waited about 10 minutes? Mostly though, because they were understaffed... Pro tip 3: lunch buffet ends at 3 pm! I enjoyed: 1) masala fries 2) daal pancharatan, 3) tandoori chicken, 4) subz makhanwala, 5) cabbage bhujia and 6) chicken manchurian. 7) They had a catfish dish (really the bang for the buck here), but I wasn't feeling it with all then +1 The sides/salad bar were not bad! -1 Desserts were meh... +1 Naan was pretty good! Service was pretty good (minus the initial part of it), and the ambiance was nice (despite it being super dark). Would I come here again? Maybe. FYI- the bathroom is hidden in the back back back of the room. You have to walk towards the kitchen and make a bunch of turns before you get there...(it's super clean though!) read more

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Bad, just bad all around food was cold and bland and it was expensive. Ambiance was dingy with the table cloths still being stained from a previous service. Save yourself from this experience. read more

Great place to come for their lunch buffet! I would not recommend the a-la-carte menu because it is pricey (one dish is about the price of the lunch buffet) and the lunch buffet provides so much more value. The lunch buffet is great especially for those who don't eat Indian food often and don't know how to order and/or want to try everything! This is also a really convenient place to go for a team offsite because they take reservations and offer a lot of variety in terms of food options. On the weekends it can get busy, so make a reservation ahead of time or arrive close to opening if you don't want to sit at the bar, or if you're a large group. The interior is nicely-decorated and there's tons of seating that extends to the back of the building, and on the second floor. At the lunch buffet they have a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, appetizers, fresh fruit, dessert, and fresh naan. All of the dishes are well-executed, but not as spicy as other Indian food I've tried. The best thing I've tried there would have to the be the naan, it's so good! It comes out steaming-hot, buttery, and fluffy. This was some of the best naan I've had. Sometimes I come here just because I'm craving the fresh naan! Other notable dishes were the saag paneer, and rasmalai, but to be honest everything was delicious - I tried so many delicious dishes that I can't remember the names! read more

Dal makhni is so amazing. Unbeatable I would say. Another must try item is their hidden menu 'dahi ke kabab' - Ultimate. read more

Sakoon - Delicious Gulab Jamun - Indian Near Me - Mountain View, California

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Tried Chicken chittinad- 4.5/5 tasty but not very spicy like chettinad usually is. It's very creamy and rich. Naan- 4.5/5 good Chicken biryani- 4.5/5 it's a good Biryani but it's definitely not Hyderabadi dumb biryani. read more

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Nice variety of food in their buffet - enough choices. One side for vegetarians, one side for non-vegetarians, and the last section for cold items (like fruits, chutneys, etc) and desserts. We really liked the butter chicken, the tandori chicken (not dry), and the lamb dish. Very good quality and flavors (though we are not indian so take that with a grain of salt). They bring the naan bread to your table fresh. Staff was nice and accommodating even though the place was very crowded for lunch. Use the Yelp app to make a reservation. Btw, while the restaurant was crowded for the holidays, Castro street is still very quiet. Many empty storefronts. The street is closed down to traffic so park on the side streets or lots. read more

Food is really good at this restaurant. I love the design and decor . They seem to have few separate halls for different gatherings and celebrations totally private and separate so can host 2 or 3 different events. Will definitely go back! read more

A reservation was very easy to make on OpenTable and we were seated very promptly upon arrival. We tried the classic chicken curry, bombay fish masala, and lamb biryani. We also had the bread basket to accompany our items. The portions were huge that we ended up taking most things home. The lamb biryani came out in a fancy presentation with some bread baked over the top too. Waters were refilled very quickly and service was prompt. read more

Yummy! Went here based on a coworkers recommendation. She hit it out of the park. As soon as I walked in, I was welcomed by the smells of spices that relaxed me. Beautiful fiber optic light fixtures in the ceiling. Prices are up there for dinner, but it was Galentine's dinner with a friend. Ordered an appetizer, 2 dishes, bread basket and rice. All very good, lots of leftovers. Beautiful bathroom with intricate tiles. It is a long walk down a hallway to the bathrooms, but kind of fun. Staff were super attentive, filled up our water, asked how our meal was. I would be happy to try out their lunch buffet sometime. read more

After having the lunch buffet, I experienced immediate food poisoning, and vomiting before I even reached my parking spot. No health issues and don't drink alcohol or take any medication, this has never happened to me before--ever. Never coming back again. read more

We had a terrible experience yesterday with Sakoon of Mountain View. We tried to reserve a place for dinner, went to their website: http://sakoonrestaurant.com/home.html and made a successful reservation, even got a text message saying that your reservation is successful. Sakoon Mountain View is 20 miles from our place, we drove there, only to find that the restaurant is temporarily closed! I called up their number and after a few hops was able to talk to a person, who just had an apology for me, kind of him. Sakoon, please get your act together and keep your website updated to reflect your opening hours and days and not let people make reservations which you cannot honor. It is a serious disappointment for customers when they have to find out this way that they cannot have dinner at the time and place they already reserved. read more

So I used to love this place and have been coming here at least once a month (even during covid for takeouts). However in my last few visits it's become evident that they're definitely not ready to reopen for the post covid crowd. They are seating more people then they can handle My recent visits were on weekdays - a Wednesday night and a Thursday night.. It takes forever to get seated even when you call ahead of time to make a reservation. And then it took me close to 50 minutes to get the food - both times. And to top it all, I called ahead of time to check if they had roomali roti available, and I was told they do. However on arrival, they told me they can't make roomali roti anymore because it takes too long (which I would've totally understood if I had been told that on the phone when I called) Food is still delicious and that's the only relief if you're still alive after waiting for 1 hour for your food. read more