My husband said that Monk's deserves 6 stars. He is right. Monk's serves delicious Asian fusion foods made from scratch. Weekdays, they offer a buffet that gave us a chance to try a variety of foods. Most of the options are of Indian origin. We started with Gobi Manchurian (fried cauliflower) which was perfectly spicy and delicious. I had to go back for seconds. The samosas were very flaky and tasty. We tried the chana masala, chicken tikka, paneer tikka, jasmine rice with vegetables, Szechwan chicken, fried baby corn and more. Each dish was delicious with the perfect amount of spice. They give you an option of several breads and we selected the garlic naan. The freshly made breads arrived hot at the table with melty garlic butter. The service was ultra friendly. Beverages and bread come out quickly. Staff members checked on us multiple times. The buffet was a kept clean. Service is five stars For dessert, I had mango mousse and honey balls. What a treat! The mousse was sweet and light. The honey balls are plain addictive. The dining room is tastefully modern and upscale. Seating was comfortable. Tables were far enough apart that we could easily talk. If you don't want the buffet, you can order from the menu. The menu is expansive. Beer and wine are available. We drank mango juice. I ate way too much because the food was soooo good. My husband says, save the airfare, don't go to India, go to Monk's. We are already planning another trip back to Monk's. We found plenty of parking behind the cafe. They have a beautiful patio with umbrella covered tables if you want to eat outside. read more

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Let me start by saying thank you Monk for having one of the best Indians food I can eat. I have been to several different places here in Indiana and so far I love the monk style the service and their food as well. They are pretty fast the place is clean they have a buffet that my husband loves he says is very good reasonable for the price food tastes fresh and it's clean. I'm extremely picky with what I eat I don't do too much spicy so I have a hard time dealing with the foods I pick to eat, but monk had some fish that they made for me and it was delicious not greasy and overcooked it wasn't spicy at all. We try to go to monks once a month because the food can get pretty heavy In your body but we love this place I really recommend this place more than others. read more

This review is for the brunch experience I recently had. The value is excellent. The variety of food to choose from is also pretty great. Still one of my favorite Indian restaurants in the greater Indy region. 3/5 stars however because the food was lukewarm and did not seem well-maintained. Despite the good assortment of options to choose from, the buffet didn't seem as clean as I would have liked. If you don't mind these things it's definitely good bang for your buck. My recommendation is to order regular entrees for dinner though. Not sure if it's a different chef or manager during those times but this was my husband's consensus as well. We both have ordered takeout here countless times but decided not to return for the buffet. We like our food hot and fresh and will pay the premium for that in the future. They didn't have palak paneer or paneer tikka masala for brunch either which are what I typically eat. read more

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Wow. What a great find. Looking online the picture looked yummy. I stopped in for lunch and Bam there was a buffet. A lot of variety. I literally tried everything out! Most items tasted excellent my favorite and the name I remember was Black garlic chicken. Fantastic. A lot of chicken, curry dishes, soup, drink and I think there was dessert but overall great experience. I did come for a late lunch so the food was warm. Totally fine. I enjoyed all of my finds this day. Food was well seasoned with veggies and spices I've never heard of! I can't wait to try the buffet now and fresh: probably going to change the stars to 5 lol. Thank you for all your hard work Team! read more

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Good food and lots of choices. The garlic naan was very good. Will come back to try their lunch buffet.

I co worker suggested we try this restaurant since we both were on an assignment in the area. Not sure of the name of each dish but one was goat which was very good for my first time eating it and the red sauce one was chicken read more

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Oh my, when I tell you this is some of the best Indian (fusion) food we've ever had...believe me! My husband found this on Yelp and we stopped in for the lunch buffet - we couldn't be more impressed. The restaurant was very clean, bright, and beautifully decorated. The customers ranged from corporate types to couples to friendly group outings. The buffet has a wide range of options including appetizers and desserts as well. We had so much fun sampling things we'd never had before and of course the classics were *chefs kiss*. We recommend this to anyone! I haven't been able to find some of their unique dishes anywhere else. read more

The Monk's - Lunch buffet - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

We typically order The Monk's to-go but decided to dine-in. My husband ordered the chicken tikka masala which is his favorite. I was wanting something a little different and ordered the paneer kadai masala. The chicken tikka masala was rich, creamy, and perfectly spiced. It was comforting without being heavy and had a sweetness to it. I enjoyed the paneer kadai masala. I could taste the smokiness and it was thicker than the tikka masala. It had a great depth of flavor with the paneer and just the right amount of heat. Of course we had to get the garlic naan with it but it came with rice as well! My husband finished his food and took some bites of mine. There was enough for leftovers the next day for me. Call me old school, but the only small complaint I had was the music. It didn't quite fit the atmosphere though it wasn't a big deal overall. Service was fine! We knew what we wanted, so we ordered quickly. read more

The Monk's - TIKKA MASALA (top) & KADAI MASALA (bottom) - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

The Monk's is an Indian fusion restaurant serving up things like traditional Indian favorites, Chinese, and things like tikka pasta. When you walk in you're greeted by friendly staff and seated. The interior is causal and on a sunny day very bright with the large windows. They have a decent drink menu so you grab an Indian beer while you decide what to order. I decided to try the Manchurian noodles and green chili chicken (curry). It came out fast and I probably ate it even faster. The Manchurian noodles were way better than they should have been. They were savory, sweet and spicy. The star of the show was the green chili chicken though. If you like green chilis you have to try this curry. It's unique and full of flavor. I ordered it spicy but it was still on the mild side, so even if you are afraid of anything being too spicy this shouldn't kill your tongue. The naan was pretty standard that it came with, but the portion was the perfect size to match the amount of curry and rice. read more

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I tried their lunch buffet. It was a good value and good selection but I would rather order from the menu. I tried a couple dishes from the menu, Chettinad chicken and Chicken Changezi. Both were excellent and will order them again. read more

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Tandoori momos were very flavorful and crispy! A little expensive for what you got though (6 momos). Spicy masala noodles were good but wish they had more stir fry char! We also got the chili pepper with paneer, we saved the sauce to make it with some wings. Will definitely be back! They have lunch buffet Monday-Thursday which I would love to try. read more

The Monk's - Spicy masala noodles, chili pepper paneer - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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A friend recommended we try out this Indian spot, to be honest I never would have guessed it's an Indian restaurant. I'm glad we tried it out, they have some really unique items and they were are all delicious. Staff were super nice as well. I'll be back and recommend to anyone looking to try somewhere new read more

Lunch buffet is a great deal with over 5 chicken options. Ask for a "butter garlic" naan

I had a wonderful lunch at The Monk's with friends. We did the lunch buffet and got a chance to try various foods such as tandoor chicken, paneer, chicken curry, biryani, gulab jamun, a sour soup, naan (garlic and regular), among other foods. Overall, the food was great and cost less than $15 which is a steal. However, the gulab jamun was not the best that I have tried but it was alright. There was plenty of parking and the establish was clean and well kept. The staff was also wonderful. We had a wonderful time here. read more

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This is the first time we are trying out this Indian restaurant. We saw all the great reviews in Yelp and decided to give this place a shot. They serve tasty and delicious Indian meal. They have more like a Indo-Chinese type menu options which are tasty as well. They have a numerous number of vegetarian options and some vegan options as well. Their service was great and helped answer our questions. The inside decor and ambience are great. They have a big parking space in front of them. They do dine in and carry out. They are business casual and family friendly. I am unsure if they had any outdoor seating, I missed to check on that. They also serve delicious pastries that are a must have! read more

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Hidden gem! Some of the best Tikka Masala I've had. Highly recommend the Street Noodles mild and the naan bread. Large portions. Next time I will try the Momos. Very friendly service and laid back atmosphere. read more

The Monk's - Street Style Noodles - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

went for lunch buffet. the gobi manchurian was good but paneer was meh. i would go back to try the ala carte menu

Diverse food choices covering pan asia as well as Northern and Southern indian cuisine. Butter chicken excellent as well as the green chili curry. Staff were friendly and attentive. Next visit will be looking forward to trying the buffet. read more

Tikka masala was pretty below average. Compared to other places Tomatoes didn't seem fully cooked or simmered. Samosa + mint was really good Lamb Saag was decently tasty. For the price I feel like everything was average. Maybe a little bit below. Service was rushed. read more

Not great--especially if you're expecting a flavorful, well-balanced fusion experience. The Manchurian was overly salty and quite dry. Portions are very (too much) large and so is the pricing if each dish, but the food itself was disappointing. The staff were very friendly, which I appreciated, but unfortunately that alone doesn't make up for the quality of the food. Chai was nice.. read more

A friend and I went here for the lunch buffet during the week. It was super yummy. I think my favorite things were the mango juice and also the garlic naan was so yummy. There were lots of different options and so many that I'm not sure I got to try everything. If you're ever in the Carmel area and looking for a unique lunch buffet option, I'd recommend giving Monk's a try. read more

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Went on Monday, work was closed due to the weather, Amber Indian was closed, so I went to Monks, and was very happy I did, I ended up doing take out from the Lunch buffet, and got Chicken Tikka, Chicken Curry, Chicken Manchurian, and Gobi (cauliflower) Manchurian, so of the names were fancier, but everything was fantastic, along with garlic naan. This was so good, I wish we had more snow days read more

This is amazing. Very delicious. A bit expensive but you do get a lot of food! The service is very nice too, fast serving time. they do seem a bit short staffed but nothing major. read more

The Monk's - VEG SAMOSA (2) - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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This place has really authentic Indian street food style vibe! The taste takes me back to chat stall and restaurants in India! Added all my favorite things from the menu. We ordered all on spicy, if you are an Andra Cuisine lover then the spicy is good! Else I'd order medium for tandoori momos. read more

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Recently ordered take out because of all the positive reviews on Yelp and it was awesome! Ordered a "whole bunch of everything" because it was hard to decide. We did have a ton of leftovers but they were gone within 24 hours. Great flavors, expansive menu options. Don't have anything to add on interior or service since this was take-out only but would def return for another round! read more

Went here for a pickup order for lunch - very well packaged and was ready and waiting for me sooner than expected. If you do a take out lunch rather than the buffet, fair warning, there is easily enough for two meals. So plan to either split or save half for the next day. And when you take in account that you're getting at least 2 meals, the pricing is pretty reasonable. Along with chicken vindaloo, I had the onion samosa and garlic naan, and everything was great. I would probably be wary of anything hotter than medium, but that was the perfect level of spice for me. Great option for flavorful food read more

The Monk's - Chicken vindaloo, onion samosa, garlic naan - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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The Monk's Fusion Cuisine is the Carmel location of a small but growing chain (currently 9 locations with several in the works) of Indian-Chinese cuisine. While on an event, I stayed at a hotel within a couple blocks. Having just wheeled quite a while, I decided to play it safe and stay close. The Monk's is in a small strip center with accessible parking and a curb cut. The glass-door entryway was pretty workable. There's a small lobby area with dining straight ahead. There's a small outdoor area, though it didn't seem to be in use upon my visit. The area at the cash register into the dining area has some definite accessibility issues, though I was able to make it work. I think a bigger power chair would struggle. If you pull up the Carmel location on the website, rest assured it doesn't look anything like the photos. It's much simpler and actually a relatively small location. It's always a good sign when you enter a ethnic restaurant and see half the diners actually of that ethnicity. I am not an expert in Indian or Chinese - this was going a bit out of my comfort zone, however, I spent some time exploring the menu and definitely found a few things I could easily enjoy. Drinks seem to be primarily consistent with the Indian-Chinese theme. They do not carry iced tea (my usual) and diet coke was in a can (so don't expect refills). They do offer a carafe of water on the table. Our server was friendly though reserved. I ordered Wok Tossed (fried rice) with chicken. The serving size was huge and I didn't come close to finishing it after a hard day of wheeling. Because I'm on the road, I did not take leftovers. I feel awful not eating everything when I dine, but this was a seriously generous serving. I found the rice size generous - the chicken less so. A dining companion felt the same way. This was a solid experience. I won't call it a 5-star, however, I can easily call it a 4-star experience. It was a reminder to me that dining outside my comfort zone can be rewarding as it was a nice meal after a hard day of wheeling. Again, this is about two blocks from Hilton Garden Inn and also very close to Fairfield Inn. I can definitely recommend. read more

The Monk's - Wok tossed with chicken - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Food was decent but the 45 minutes wait to get soup and chicken wings is unacceptable

It is used to be a good restaurant, but now it is totally different. Four of us met there for dinner. After waiting for 40min we called a waiter who barely speaking English, explained that he was under impression that someone else already stopped by our table. After our order was finally taken, we were waiting for another 40 min before we called a manager and asked when we get our appetizers, at least. Eventually our samosas arrived, but they appeared to be frozen inside. It was enough! We left and will never come back. read more

Wanted to give this a place a try based on reviews and it was walking distance from my hotel and it did not disappoint! The building has signs on both ends and an open sign on the end by the road but that is not the entrance it's in the back by the parking lot so I felt a little foolish trying to open the door that is locked. Once I got in they seemed busy but still plenty of tables available but weren't overly friendly and said they needed 5 minutes before I could be seated. Once I was seated in the back it took a while for them to greet me and order but the food made up for all of that! I ordered the green chilli off the Chinese section and garlic naan and those two together were an amazing dinner! The green chili was a complex of layers of flavor with green chilli's and cilantro with the perfect medium heat. Once I spooned that on the garlic naan it made it even better and I couldn't get enough until it was all gone. The server did apologize for the delays and the tail end of my meal which was nice. I definitely want to come back and try more dishes. I really think its cool it's a fusion and have Indian, Thai and Chinese dishes but it makes it hard on what I should choose The place was nice inside with a modern look. When I am back for work would consider trying more. read more

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I ordered a kids' meal from The Monk's because, although I was hungry for lunch, I wasn't super hungry, but I wanted some butter chicken and naan. I thought I was being smart by ordering a pint-sized portion, but the kids' meal size is huge! The kids' butter chicken meal came with two giant pieces of naan, a vegetable samosa, and a container of butter chicken. It was enough for two meals. Every single thing in my order was super. The naan was warm and soft with slightly charred bits. The butter chicken was rich with tender pieces of chicken. The vegetable samosa was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. My order was a takeout order, which as you know, can be hit or miss. But the food was as fresh and tasty as if I ate it served right in the restaurant. The food here is so delicious. As I was waiting to pick up my takeout order, I saw that they have a number of cake slices in the refrigerated case at the entrance. They also have mango lassi, and some bottled beers. I think you can pop in and get these items to go (maybe not the beer, though). read more

What an amazing place!! Highly recommend their lamb chop! Good portion and good price. Lambs are super tender and flavorful. Very well paired with the veges. Would return every time and get the same dish!! Their mango lasi is also large in size. Tastes great! And they have a variety of naan selections. I got the sweet pistachio naah which was unique and excellent! Ambiance is cool. Place is organized, spacious and clean. Service is also excellent! Highly recommend! read more

The Monk's - Mango lassi - Desserts Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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Food was delicious. We ordered a few items and were pleased with everything. Our previous favorite Indian restaurant really fell down in quality and we were having a hard time finding a replacement. This is our new go to for Indian and fusion food. read more

We visited Monks after 8 months, just cause I was missing Indo Asian food which is so popular back in India. Post our visit, I can definitely say service, quality and portions are still the same! I thoroughly enjoyed my chicken Manchuria and Thai Red curry with rice which was so flavorful, with the coconut goodness. Quantities were sufficient for the next 2 meals so I was happy to pay for what I got. It was a busy Friday evening but service was quick and on point. We saw a lot of customers were walk in and grab their takeaways, pretty diverse crowd which spoke of the customers liking. The showstopper was Gulab E Gulkhand which is dried milk dumplings fried and soaked in sugar syrup. The twist here was filling it with Gulkhand which is a sweetener made of rose petals and sugar. The milk combination with the Rose sweetner added such divine floral notes and balanced out the sweetness of the sugar syrup. Of course, didn't click a pic devouring the goodness! Must try! read more

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Absolutely wonderful service & delicious food! The Mango Lassi is a must! I finished it before I ordered my app. The Chicken Momo, ordered it spicy hot & they were the perfect hot. The two sauces were as well & I used them on my entree & dipping for the Naan! Felt a little sweet & hot so ordered the Paneer Sweet Ginger Garlic, Garlic Naan & Rice which was fantastic! I can't wait to try the Cilantro Lemon Veg Soup, Red Curry, Vindaloo, other Naan & so much more. read more

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Monks is indo Chinese fusion restaurant and they are really good place to enjoy fusion food. They have ample of seating space with trendy atmosphere. Service is good and one of the places open on Christmas break. Must try Chinese bhel, fried or steamed momos and burnt garlic rice. I recommend this place. read more

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I just had Chicken Chettinad for the first time. Absolutely amazing and will 100% get it again. Spice level was perfect - a little sneaky in that it really builds through the bite/dish. This place never disappoints. read more

Very good, Service could be better but food was very good. Would recommend just come with patience read more

This spot popped up with a big sign, outdoor twinkle lights, and immediately-great reviews. We were excited to try it and ordered takeout one night. We pulled up the menu and had to look up a lot of the menu items to figure out our order. It took a lot of time, but we ended up ordering a ton of dishes so we could try many things. I believe that this spot is a fusion of Chinese, Indian, and Thai food. The menu is divided up so you can order by cuisine location or type. There are rice dishes, curry dishes, noodle dishes, biryanis, entrees, appetizers, and more. We ordered... + CHICKEN MOMOS: We thought these would be fried based on other Yelp photos but ours were not. + GARLIC NAAN: Delicious. + CHICKEN NOODLES - WOK TOSSED HAKKA, MILD: Our second favorite dish of the night! I'd love to learn more about what the types of noodles mean. + VEG NOODLES - MANCHURIA, MILD: Our favorite dish of the night! + CHICKEN FRIED RICE - BURNT GARLIC, MILD: Good but probably wouldn't order again. + CORN CHAT PATA - MILD: We thought this wouldn't be fried based on other Yelp photos but our was. In summary, I think we need to go in-person to order, as the online ordering platform was a bit different from their actual menu, and the menu took a lot of research. If we go in person, we'll be able to ask more questions and figure out our favorite items. Great job to your team for good food and we hope to re-order some new dishes soon too. read more

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Been here twice for the lunch buffet and the experience has been very good! The items on the buffet were different both times, appreciate that they keep rotating the buffet choices. Now for the taste, on my first visit the food was good and on the second, it tasted better! The naan is included in the buffet price and is brought to the table fresh which is great! The restaurant is clean and the service is attentive. Recommend! read more

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