Ajanta Distinctive Indian Cuisine

Ajanta Distinctive Indian Cuisine
Restaurant Cuisine: Vegetarian, Indian
1888 Solano Ave
Berkeley, CA 94707
#12
of 430 restaurants in Berkeley
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
162% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:Too many misses from this Indian restaurant that has built such a reputation for itself. Efficient, no-nonsense wait staff. -- Kim Severson
A breakfast nook.
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Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
162% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Overall
  • It is a great neighborhood restaurant
  • There are many good Indian Restaurants in Berkeley
  • I have loved everything I have eaten there and look forward to tasting every item on the menu at some time....It is a wonderful place for a casual meal and well as for major celebrations.
  • It is one of the best, most authentic Indian restaurants around.
  • We overordered, but everything was good.
  • Our favorite Indian restaurant in the East Bay (we don't go much further afield).
  • I absolutely ADORE this place!
  • Ajanta is my favorite Indian food restaurant and one of my top three favorite restaurants of all cuisines.
  • This is a favorite restaurant in the Bay Area.
  • This is my favorite Indian restaurant in the Bay Area and one of my favorites in all.
  • I recommend this upscale Indian restaurant, I commend the clean and attractive bathrooms
  • Ajanta is the best Indian restaurant in the Bay Area.
  • Warm, playful, food-loving place, not snooty but could be given the rich, sumptuous fare.
  • One of the better Indian restaurants in the East Bay, but maybe a bit of Emperor's New Clothes aura --
  • An unprepossessing exterior belies the classic Delhi style Indian restaurant behind this white door on Solano.
  • Everything is fresh, now Lachu is serving organic where possible.
Food
  • The most consistently delicious food I've tried.
  • Restaurant was packed by the food was mediocre not the best food I have tasted.
  • It is a great neighborhood restaurant
  • Wonderful Indian food in a pretty room.
  • It is a wonderful place for a casual meal and well as for major celebrations.
  • Interesting food, good prices, excellent service.
  • Excellent food, with wonderful monthly specials.
  • Big menu, small portions for Indian food.
  • Very good Indian food, very consistent and the staff is very nice and friendly.
  • Extensive menu.
  • Oustanding Indian cuisine with fabulous sauces;
  • Food is simply really really really good without any gimmicks.
  • The most remarkable Indian food that I can remember!...Subtle, elegant flavors that aren't overwhelmed by the hotness of the spice.
  • Offers the finest array of indian dishes from throughout the old colony
  • the menu, which changes monthly, is imaginative and very, very well prepared.
  • if you order them mild you can taste every delicate spice in the dishes and it's FANTASTIC!
  • The food is supreme bliss and the dining atmosphere of the restaurant is warm, welcoming, beautiful, and comfortably exotic.
  • the food was very delicious and abundant.
  • the wine selection is superb and well priced.
  • Interesting monthly specials.
  • The only place I've ever had better Indian food than Ajanta, was in Hyderabad, India -
  • Excellent food, good rotating menu, reasonably priced.
  • Food is outrageously flavorful and addictive.
  • Ajanta is charming and elegant, the plates of food arrive designed with simplicity and flair.
  • Evertime I've been, the food has been consistently good.
  • Great food and ambience for a very reasonable price.
  • A wonderful menu of exotic fare.
  • 5, ranging from mild to very hot, and are what makes the food amazing.
  • Some of the best food in the SF Bay Area.
  • Best Indian food in the Bay Area on this menu
  • Best Indian food in the Bay Area....Excellent menu variety....Portions good.
  • Endearing, family atmosphere, with fresh, continously evolving menu.
  • Our favorite South Asian food in the East Bay.
  • Excellent wine list....Kitchen is immaculate as is the restroom -
  • Great neighborhood for shopping too.
  • For someone who grew up in India on Indian food, the food at Ajanta was dull,uninspiring and bland.
  • The food was oily
  • good solid Indian food.
  • Authentic, creative dishes, attractively presented....Surprisingly good and appropriate wine list.
  • The best Indian food!
  • But the food was delicious, as always.
  • The food was so-so, mostly an attempt at "Berkeley-izing" Indian cuisine.
  • The Best Indian Restaurant that serves organic and delicious Indian Food.
  • Lunches are a real bargain.
Service
  • having to wait for the always pleasant owner.
  • Interesting food, good prices, excellent service.
  • Fast, professional, sometimes-abrupt service.
  • Attentive service;
  • Very upscale, professional service, calming interior.
  • The ambiance is lovely, the service is very attentive
  • The service was so good all the waiters were so attentive always willing to please
  • Mr. Moorjani, the owner, seeks out recipes from all regions of the Subcontinent, adds his own flair
  • Service is excellent.
  • Waiters very attentive, the food presentation was very well done and creative.
  • The service is attentive but not intrusive.
  • Excellent service in a family run business that has been consistent in food and service for many years.
  • Service excellent.
  • Friendly staff.
  • service was perfunctory when it did arrive.
  • Owner and Executive Chef Lachu's upscale Indian creations transform ordinary ingredients, such as eggplant and chicken into tandoori masterpieces.
  • The service was effective, polite, stylish, and efficient.
Ambience
  • Wonderful Indian food in a pretty room.
  • The ambiance is quiet enough for adult conversation -
  • I love the murals on the walls, very romantic in an elephantine way.
  • Delicious Indian food in a cozy setting.
  • Very upscale, professional service, calming interior.
  • The ambiance is lovely, the service is very attentive
  • The food is supreme bliss and the dining atmosphere of the restaurant is warm, welcoming, beautiful, and comfortably exotic.
  • Interesting and nice decor.
  • Decor is relaxing and sexy.
  • The atmosphere is warm, it is quiet enough to talk, the food is great
  • Ajanta's decor is warm and the ceiling lightshades are beautiful.
  • Waiters very attentive, the food presentation was very well done and creative....We had a very enjoyable evening as the ambiance was nice, too.
  • I recommend this upscale Indian restaurant, I commend the clean and attractive bathrooms
  • Great food and ambience for a very reasonable price.
  • The aroma of herbs and spices greets you at the door.
  • Endearing, family atmosphere, with fresh, continously evolving menu.
  • Ambiance is elegant, food is perfectly spiced
  • The decor is pretty, the nice ambiance almost makes one believe
  • Good Indian food, in a relaxed atmosphere.
Value
  • wine list is great value for the money.
  • Interesting food, good prices, excellent service.
  • Great value.
  • Great food and ambience for a very reasonable price.

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