Namaste - Alexandria

Great food. Super menu. Staff was very helpful and friendly.

We were in Old Town Alexandria for Restaurant week and chose to dine here- the location is great with the trolley ride. This place is spacious and seating comfortable. We ordered vegetarian- the lentil soup was savory and delicious- but the two entrees of cauliflower and okra were ordinary to say the least. Service was courteous. We went at a quiet time which was good for conversation. A so-so experience.

We were unimpressed. The appetizer sampler was okay and the Lamb Saagala was good, but my butter chicken was awful. The chicken pieces were weirdly cooked and the sauce was watery and odly sweet. The desert sampler tasted fine but was horrendously presented: blobs of dessert that looked like spit up on a plate with melting ice cream. Would only go back for the Lamb. Service was terrible. Our server didn’t know the dishes on the menu and kept rushing us despite a near empty restaurant.

Truly outstanding Indian food and we have eaten in at least 10 restaurants in the US. We had chicken curry and lamb makhani and both were excellent and onion kulcha was also delicious. The sauces were succulent and provided layers of flavor. Three adults shared the two dishes and with an extra rice they were more than enough with the breads. The manager went out of his way to greet us. I left my credit card there and there was no problem getting it the next day. The food, service and dining room were excellent at this price point. The noise level was normal despite two tables of 8 to 10 people nearby. The restaurant was conducive to large and small groups as well as special dinner celebrations. We will definitely be back next year. My only disappointment was that the waiter did not offer us the happy hour drinks or specials that we saw on the way OUT in the window. He asked if we wanted a drink and we when we said no, he did not offer the excellent small plate specials.

The food at this restaurant is delicious and the service is friendly. However, the kids found the food to be slightly too spicy even though we requested it to be mild.