Clean and classy decor, peaceful atmosphere, fresh delicious food, friendly and attentive service.

I really don't know how other people rate this place so high. They charge $4.99 for a bowl of left over microwaved rice! After waiting almost 1 hour for the food. Never saw any other INdian restaurants charge so high for rice, but at least if you serve good rice. What I had is like rice stayed in the refrigerator for more than 2 days, and some bottom of pot part, microwaved, yeah, we saw the chef done that, and then serve to the customer! How dare you! I don't care how other reviews. Very pricy for other dishes too, even simple food. Won't consider go back anymore! No matter what, serving your customer with leftover rice and microwave it, doesn't sound right! read more

Ordered egg curry with mutter palao and dal makni with paratha - total 45$ Egg curry weighed 7 oz, posted the image(including container) tasted oily and just average. Mutter palao had 15 elachi, extremely oily and bad. Paratha is actually chapathi, not the one in the yelp photos Dal makni was the only reason I could give 1 star. Tldr - very pricey for a below average affair All 5 star ratings seem to be fishy. read more

Talab - Egg curry - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Disrespectful and ridiculous place. If you just buy Chai, the restaurant does not allow you to sit inside even if their amazing popular restaurant is EMPTY. So basically, if you spend as much money as the restaurant thinks is good enough, only then you can sit inside. Looks like Starbucks should learn from Talab team how to treat their customers. If people only buy coffee, no other food item, then they should also not allow anyone to sit inside. read more

Yummy Bengali food. Street bites- Egg chicken roll, Deviled egg chop (Anda chop), Fish fry (Machha bhajja) all pretty good. read more

Talab - Fish fry and Egg chop. - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Everything is so perfect and tasty ‍ Specially Avadhi mutton, biryani, Posto Chicken, prawns. read more

Edit - the chef called and apologized. Apparently they had a huge problem in the kitchen and she was sorting it out from 4 AM. I reckon someone who is very passionate about their restaurant and customers deserves a thumbs up and not a thumbs down. Original review below - upgrading from 1 to 5 stars. As much as it pains me to write this review, I must for the sake of the fellow hungry desi. So I really like the food and was excited to suggest this restaurant to my friend and we decided to come here for breakfast. This place is a 25 minute drive one way for me so that's 1 hour of total drive. My friend lives in Tracy which is 1+ hour one way so the visit required some planning. We decided on the date and he promptly came over Friday evening to my place and had a sleepover and Saturday morning we went to Talab. It was closed. Their restaurant timings says opens 11:30 but when I spoke to the Chef she indicated they opened at 9:30 on weekends and Yelp confirms that. I called the chef and she said they were opening at 11:30 am but only for that particular day. Restaurant business is tough!! Being a terrific Chef is a basic ingredient but that's only the beginning. Talab needs to decide if they want to run a restaurant or get into the catering business. I would raise my ratings back to 4 stars if they went into the catering business. Unfortunately a restaurant means you put the customer first and second and third and everything else comes after that. I will likely not come back nor refer my friends. Having said that I may DoorDash from them and will treat them like a catering business. Edit end - I will certainly come back and refer friends. The food if terrific :) read more

A restaurant with promise, but nowhere ready for prime time. We were a party of seven with 6 adults and a child. For appetizers, we ordered two plates of the fried fish and two plates of the chapli kabab. The fish was tasty - battered and fried with a delicate blend of spices, but the chapli kabab was bland and low on salt. What we didn't expect was that this would be the highlight of our evening. For mains we ordered the coriander chicken and prawn malai curry, two orders of the Kolkata chicken roll, two orders of paranthas and a plate of of the luchi tarkari for the child. There was a party of 12 that arrived between our appetizer and mains we orders, and the server pointed out that the food would take about 40 minutes as he took the order down on a post-it (technical difficulties, he said). We were okay to wait that long but asked that he just bring the luchi out soon for the child since it was close to his bedtime. A half hour in, and another conversation with the staff later, it was clear the post-it was long forgotten. The chef kept insisting that the order was being prepared but without anything to show for it. The luchi arrived about 50 minutes after our original order time, by when the child and his mom were almost ready to leave and find an alternate option. (Most of) the rest of the order arrived after 90 minutes from when we ordered after yet another conversation with the chef - minus a roll that was missed in the order and one order of paranthas. The food was definitely tasty, and the owner offered to comp the two curries but it was honestly it was too little too late by this point. Their oft parroted phrase that they made everything fresh was almost comical by the end when it took them 20 minutes to get the second order of paranthas to us, by which time we had given up and paid and were just sitting in the spots near the door, with the chef saying they were already being made every time she walked past us. Most of the other (few) tables were occupied by friends and family of the owners. The restaurant is trying to market themselves as a place that prides itself in its ingredients and wants to provide a unique experience but the staff is nowhere ready to deliver on that. I hope that they can up their service game to match their aspirations, but I will gladly sit out being their guinea pig until then. Go here if you have two hours to spare for your meal! read more

Loved the food. Will have to come back to try everything else. It is evident that the food is cooked with a lot of heart and soul, it definitely reminded me of food from back home. read more

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Average food. Good few appetizers- Fish Fry, Egg devil etc. Main course pricey and oily. For the price not worth it. Next menu and food quality are inconsistent. From the menu list it will appear they are pros, except when you call them half of items are not even there. Food tastes different on different day no quality control. I plan to buy better food with my money than throwing it in 'Talab' read more

My second time here: Avadhi mutton - 5 Malai prawn - 6/5 (extremely good!) Egg roll - 3 Chicken roll - 5 Chapli chicken kabab - 6/5 (very tender and juicy) Dahi vada - 5 Soya cutlet - 4 Mishti doi - 6/5 read more

One of the best authentic Bengali restaurant in the Bay Area. We visited on 11/19 for dinner and ordered fish fry, comes with kasundi, luchi, mutton dakbangalow, chingir malaikari, tea and misti doi. All the dishes were delicious and authentic. They were cooked by the owner Suparna, herself, with care. Some of the dishes seems bit pricey but that's what you pay for the good quality and ambiance. Will visit again. read more

Talab - Kolkata Fish Fry and masala chai - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Firstly food wise ordered tandoori Pomfret fish. It was too small and fried instead of tandoor as the menu says. Misleading menu and miscommunication from the server for takeout. Cell phone provided does not work. Ordered Biryani and got curry. read more

A bit expensive but good for Bengali food experience. We tried railway mutton curry and fried fish. The food was tasty. read more

Food was average in taste . Butter chicken and mix veg was very garlicky. I could not eat it after few bites. Kolkata fish fry and paratha was good though. read more

The food here is very fresh. I had Kolkata roll, prawn malai curry and rotis. All these dishes were flavourful and I will be coming back to try more dishes. read more

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We had Mother's Day dinner in this restaurant today, we came with my mom in law and I have to say, after leaving Kolkata, first time we had the food which reminded of home!! Loved the ambiance, staff is very friendly, Suparna, the host is super nice!! We had egg devil, Kolkata egg chicken roll, moglai paratha with spicy aloo dum, malai prawn curry with rice, butter chicken with paratha! All of the dishes were delicious, mouth watering! We are coming back again to try other dishes! We loved it! My mom in law was very happy to have Kolkata food experience in Bay Area! read more

Talab - Prawn Malai Curry - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

As a Bengali from Kolkata in the Bay Area, there are very few options for authentic Bengali food from West Bengal. Talab does not disappoin. This was my second time dining with friends at Talab and everything was fresh, hot and absolutely delicious. Tge ambiance was cosy and modern. We were served promptly and with a smile. The mutton duckbanglow and fish fry with kashundi deserve special mention. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys good Indian cuisine served with love and quality ingradients! If you're new to Bengali cuisine or a Bengali who misses the special foods of Kolkata, this authentic Bengali fare will be a memorable experience. read more

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Was super excited to find maybe the only restaurant in the Bay Area with Bengali mustard fish curry on the menu. Ordered that with steamed rice. Big disappointment. 2 small pieces of some dubious stale fish in a rather oily curry. Dunno about the other items on the menu, but stay away from this one. read more

We've enjoyed this restaurant both dining in and through delivery. The food is fantastic - everything tastes homemade and fresh. We especially love the butter chicken, beets, paneer, and naan. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys Indian cuisine! read more

Absolutely amazing place... the food is spot on! So is the service. The fish fry is to die for. This is my weekend go to! I go each time with a new friend and everyone loves it read more

Talab - kolkata fish fry - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Really good egg roll and chicken roll! The chicken roll Was solid - well stocked and juicy. Good service as well. Will come again to try other stuff read more

What a lovely way to kickstart Mother's Day with my family at Talab! Hands down the best Kolkata fish fry, luchi torkari, Nawabi mutton and Halwa! We have lived in the USA for over 22 years, haven't had such authentic nawab inspired Bengali cuisine! The ambiance is modern and chic. Loved how they went above and beyond to make our meal an extra memorable one! The owners are hardworking and very kind people. They just had a soft launch of their restaurant, so a bit of service delays are expected when overwhelming number of people arrive during the weekends. There was a bit of a wait time when we first went on a Friday but there is seating outside. I definitely recommend their food if you're looking for something delectable, authentic and unique. I am sure this place is going to be our weekly favorite! MUST TRY! read more

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Finally the much needed Bengali restaurant in Bay Area! Excellent Bengali food, and North Indian cuisine, you must try their luchi and tarkari, fish fry, dimer devil, egg chicken Roll and kosha mangsho ! Simply love the food quality! Will definitely come back again! read more

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Not the best restaurant to visit if you are a first time solo person wanting to dine here for lunch on a Friday afternoon. There's no lunch special on Fridays. read more

Good food, started off with great Bengali options. Seems a little short staffed but the food is worth the wait.

Great service, tasty food. Whish menu had pictures. If customers are not familiar with authentic dishes, it will help make choices/decisions easier read more

Extremely horrible customer service - I called them to order food . The person taking the order had no clue on what is there and what is not there on the menu. It felt like they are doing a great help to me by listening to what I have to order !! read more

The curries here are tasty. The good overall is good but the chicken malai kabab is not something I recommend. The kabab felt like they were out of the freezer. The service is slow and not hospitable. We weren't offered water until asked :( I think the restaurant is new and they are still settling in. read more

Amazing ambiance and authentic food . I had an opening day and looking forward to an full menu. Great service! read more

Chicken wrap 4/5 - delicious must admit Customer service - 2/5 im not sure if i dont look like their usual cliente? I was the first and only customer there and the lady told me 40min for 1 wrap. So i said okay, walk around came back in 30mjn and my wrap was luke warm. Wtf? I asked for hot sauce and after 3x request she went snd got some. She kept saying its already spicy?? Like mam can i please just have some sauce?? It's good, but the lady was very off-putting. read more

We went on a weekday evening so most if the items were unavailable but we still ordered a mix of Awadhi Mutton, Prawns Malai Curry, Posto Chicken, Kolkata Chicken Roll and Veg Chops. Food was authentic Kolkata style, delicious and aromatic. The hosts/owners were nice and made up for the non-availability of food items by sweet talking us into ordering whatever was available. Ambience wise neat and clean, new infrastructure. Hoping to go there over a weekend and enjoy the full/brunch menu. Edit: The vegetarians and healthy eaters might be a bit disappointed as veg/healthy food choices are limited. Encourage the owner to add more choices there. read more

I would have given zero /negative star, but that's not an option. They entice customers with their menu, but almost none of the items are available. I came twice and the story is the same. The service is abysmal with unwelcoming management. I came only by looking at their Bengali food items on the menu, but the whole experience left a bad taste. NEVER AGAIN! read more

I got a parantha with butter chicken. The quantity of the chicken barely filled the small rectangle part of the box. Not a separate container mind you that at least 2 people could eat. And it was a whopping $20. Way to expensive ... there are many good Indian places around here and much reasonable. Why would anybody spend that much when they just have to drive another half mile to get good food. And reading other reviews about waiting time to order and actually getting the food on the table , I am definitely not going to wait that long. Probably order pick up and they need to reduce their prices or it will never work. read more

Awesome food! Everything was great specially the luchi, potato-cauliflower sabzi, the mutton kosha and the fish-fry! Suparna, the proprietor was so welcoming and made our meals special by helping us order the right food! It felt like we were back in India! We are looking forward to coming back already! To all the Bengalis in the Bay Area - this is a must visit! Looking forward to the success that is Talab! read more

I'm really disappointed in this place since I was so excited to have a reasonable Indian place close to where I live. I decided to get brunch here on a Sunday, and checked the menu beforehand. It said 14.99 for a lunch special, which was reasonable for 1 gravy and 1 piece of naan. I asked the guy who took my order whether they had the lunch specials today, and he said yes-- so I got one gravy and one naan. The gravy itself seemed not very fresh and the naan was not great either. It wasn't fluffy and had a chewy texture. The food was average at best but the price seemed reasonable so I was fine with it. When I went to pay, my total came out to 26 dollars-- I was shocked and asked the guy why it doesn't match the price on the menu. He said lunch combos are weekdays only and he got confused. I was pretty ticked off about this because no where on the menu online does it say that the lunch combo is weekdays only. The ambiance is also very subpar-- I would strongly recommend if you're paying 26 dollars for a small naan and gravy, there's plenty of other good Indian places in the near vicinity. It would even be worth driving out 20 minutes versus going to this place. read more

The food is amazing. He tried the butter chicken, mutton, coriander chicken and dall. Everything was delicious. The garlic naan was wonderful and the butter naan was good. The owner is charming and gave excellent advice. The restaurant is also cheaper than it looks, as one ala cart meal will feed about 2 people. The ambiance is pleasant, though a bit cozy. Highly recommend. read more

Loved the food! Bengali food items were perfect in taste. Will definitely like this place to grow.

Ambience is good however service is very slow and food lacks in authenticity and portions.

The coriander chicken and rolls are very good ! They removed the Lugosi paratha from the menu - would love to get that back. Over all this place has a lot of potential read more