Amber India, Yerba Buena (SF)

[ChowHoundGal]

I just had a delicious buffet lunch ($$) at the Mountain View location of Amber India and learned that there's a new branch of the restaurant at Yerba Buena.

Has anyone tried the buffet lunch there? If so, would you recommend it? I heard it was $20, -- quite a bit more than the MV location, which is already priced higher than most Indian buffets (but totally worth it, in my opinion).

Let me know what you think. Thank you.

[a geek]

Ate there over the weekend - the buffet was excellent. Roughly 18 dishes, 5 desserts, naan delivered fresh to the table, and a chef making pani puri and another chaat to order.

While old standards are there (tandoori chicken, butter chicken, etc.) there was a good variety of interesting dishes like Amritsari catfish and a really excellent paneer dish.

Highly recommend it if you can enjoy the food without worrying about the price.

[wolfe]

If you are near upper Clement India Clay Oven was $8.95 and here is an enthusiastic review.
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/53623...

[Windy]

I have not eaten there after seeing the prices, but at $20, it would be half the price of eating there for lunch a la carte.

[Robert Lauriston]

The lunch menu's not online, but looking at the prices on the dinner menu, ordering a la carte would not necessarily cost anywhere near $40.

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Amber India
Mission and Fourth, San Francisco, CA

[Windy]

It would with tax, tip, and a drink. The lunch entrees are all close to $20, and do not comprise a complete meal.