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Spice Avenue
1027 State St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 965-6004
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Reviews by the General Public
Bad Customer Service, 12/28/2009
Reviewer: Raj
from Santa Barbara, CA
The place has a worst hostess I ever met in any restaurants. I am surprised to see such a bad attitude with a hostess. We waited for 5 to 10 then saw a hostess come out yelling. We were just shocked and left the place without ordering.
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Excelent, 12/25/2009
Reviewer: Nik
from Santa Barbara, CA
I said I wanted something with Lamb and veggies. What I got was Lamb Curry filled with veggies. Amazing. The veggies were nice and crisp. Green Bell Pepper, Mushroom, Asparagus Tips, Tomatoes, Onions, Cauliflower, Broccoli and I for get what else. The Pinot was good and not too bitter or strong very sweet. All in All an amazing Christmas dinner for me.
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Nikolai Lambert from Santa Barbara, CA, 11/5/2009
Reviewer: Rajman Pater
from santa barbara, ca
Dear Nikolai, anyone who's familiar with Indian food or India in general would know that cows aren't sacred all over the country. I highly doubt you're too familiar with Indian culture given your ohso ethnic name. The food is good, nobody is force feeding you the beef.
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LIKE UK INDIAN FOOD....RECOMMENDED , 10/20/2009
Reviewer: Allen
from San Francisco
I am a food & travel writer and came upon this lovely Indian eatery quite by accident. The food served there is in the Punjab tradition and is well-prepared, the service is quite good and I have found on 3 separate visits there the owners to always be attentive and friendly to their diners.
Spice Avnue comes the cloest I have found to any Indian restaurant south of SFO that meets the UK standard...lots of flavour & freshness, served up on a level rarely seen in the US.
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I positively adore the place. , 10/10/2009
Reviewer: matt shanaberger
from Santa Barbara, CA
Sunny and Navdeep are the most wonderful, friendly people. They love to see their diners enjoying their food and are proud to serve it. I see that some have commented negatively and must say that in my years and many, many visits have always seen them as some of the most joyous people ive the pleasure of knowing. The food is always prepared beautifully and has never been anything less than richly flavored and authentic. Now, if you do spend a lot of time in London you must know that it is not going to be the same, but they are as good as it gets in SB. They will gladly modify foods to your taste, and the menu is quite comprehensive. Strongly recommend.
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Just reserved, not rude and great indian food. Recommended!, 6/24/2009
Reviewer: Anthony
from Santa Barbara, CA
The hostess was not rude to us at all, she was very sweet. The cultural difference here is she is indian, and her husband who started the restaurant, is from england. That UK culture is much more reserved. They don't throw their arms around you when you arrive but they were suitably friendly and the service and food were both excellent. Americans can misread this reserve as unfriendliness, but we need to be tolerant of the ways of others. I would certainly go there again, and not listen to the other reviews which made me think the hostess would be some kind of evil dragon. The indian food in england is much better than the indian food in america, and this place is no exception. The food had excellent flavors and was carefully prepared.
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Passable Indian Food Served with POOR Attitude, 6/15/2009
Reviewer: amurtaza
from Santa Barbara, CA
I love good food, love to eat out and come from a restaurant background. This restaurant has passable indian food and atmosphere is clean. The downside is the Hostess. She has chronic bad attitude (cold & rude). She makes you feel very unwelcome. It's almost as if you are asking for free food. It spoils the whole experience and frankly speaking you don't want to stick around. I dare not take any special guests there. In my humble opinion, she might consider finding something to do which makes her happier in life.
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Decent Dinner Buffet, Good service, 4/14/2009
Reviewer: Nicole
from Goleta
I went here for their dinner buffet about 2-3 weeks ago. Not a bad selection and everything was very tasty! Service was great!
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Great Indian food and great service, 4/13/2009
Reviewer: Julie
from Mtn View, CA
The food was excellent esp. the Chicken Tikka Masala. The service was excellent - it was a Tue night and pretty quiet but they were prompt without hovering. The proprietress was very warm and welcoming. We took 3 teenagers, 2 reluctantly, and they all loved the meal. Finally, it was a great value.
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Not Real Indian Food, 3/13/2009
Reviewer: Nikolai Lambert
from Santa Barbara, CA
I just looked at the menu online and this is not real Indian food. I saw something with Ground Beef. Now anyone familiar with Indian food and culture know that Cows are seen as sacred therefore they are not to be slaughtered or eaten. Not a single other Indian place in town has Beef.
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Best Indian Food in SB
Reviewer: Sunny
from Palm Springs, CA
Food - delicious. Best Tikka Masala in town. Most Indian food places downtown have atmosphere similar to a 1970's Dennys, but this actually had flare. When we were there, the service was poor but the owner, who was very apologetic, explained that 3 servers called in sick. Alls forgiven.
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Good Lunch Buffet
Reviewer: Amber
from Santa Barbara, CA
My husband and I went here for the first time today - it was good. They had a nice buffet spread for 8.95 per person - the food was not too spicy - but flavorful. Service was decent. I'd go there again.
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Best Indian Food in SB
Reviewer: Heather
from Santa Barbara, CA
What can I say, I love the food and the service. I think many who have voiced discontent are not familiar with authentic indian food. Meals at Spice Avenue are every bit as good as home cooked meals by my Dadima. My husband has eaten many of the vegetarian dishes and I prefer meat dishes, and both of us are consistently satisfied and happy with our food. We love the wait staff and owners. Contrary to other reviews we have never had difficulty getting extra naan or other food in a timely manner. Perhaps it is more difficult to be served very quickly during busy buffet hours, which is to be expected. However, during our many visits for dinner we have never had anything but prompt and attentive service.
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SO SO
Reviewer: Tom
from Santa Barbara
I agree a little with my downstairs. :)
Their service isn't that good. But I would say it's still ok.
But fairly after eating at the other local Indian restaurant, I would say their food is competable.
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Food okay
Reviewer: Saurav Ganguly
from Santa Barbara, CA
I am indian, and I really like indian food (big surprise :)). I have been to this place a few times, the food is fine, but I can
understand the blandness .... . But there is really no
explanation for the service, I can tolerate all people, but the
woman spoils the mood everytime, she is ill-mannered, does not know how to talk to people
and really makes you feel like not wanting to eat in this place.
It seems like she is doing you a favor by serving you the food,
and then it all goes away when she wants money for it too :)
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No Tofu, Not very spicy
Reviewer: Megan
from Santa Barbara
This restaurant has a good selection of indian food and curries. I was disappointed to find that they had no tofu, had we not already been seated I would have chosen to go elsewhere. Since they had lamb vindaloo I hoped they could do a meatless version but they said they could not. Also, I told them I wanted my food to be very spicy, and it came with almost NO spice at all and was very bland. Next time I will go elsewhere for my indian craving.
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