Thali
“I think they mix up the dishes in the buffet, but I have enjoyed the sambal (the soup), chickpea salad, a butternut squash dish, the coconut chutney etc.”
“It's tempting to want to taste everything Thali offers; however, as you add more items to your tray, keep in mind that the price of your meal will go up, as it's weighed by the pound.”
“The Dosas are amazing and he service is just greAt.”
Thali
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
3 reviews
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It's food court food, so have a low expectation. There. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I can move on to the review.
There are two Indian food outlets next to each other in the food court at the Newport Center. I don't know why they do that, perhaps it's because one is vegetarian and one is not. Thali is the vegetarian one and it's a buffet, meaning that you load up your tray and it's weighed at the end. A decent portion – see my picture – is about $8.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with vegetarian! This is some seriously scrumptious and high flavor food. I can't even begin to remember the names of the dishes, but there was a corn salad one and a cold chick pea salad and a hot chick pea stew and a rice dish and a noodle dish. The only one I remember is the paneer, which is a spiced cheese. I know, it sounds odd. But try it. If you like food that isn't boring, you'll like Thali!
Tip: These are all rather drippy oily sauces so if you get them on your shirt, they are a major pain in the checkbook to get out. Eat very carefully!
Really tasty! I don't know what half the things were that I put in my thali, but it was all delicious. There are signs describing the dishes, but some do not include English translations. There are definitely some options that you wouldn't see at your typical Indian restaurant.
I love the idea of Indian thalis where you get little portions of multiple dishes, but this is even better since you get to pick what you want.
I had to ask for raita. I don't think I was charged extra for it.
This place is managed by the people who do Taste of India. Right now the only Thali location is this one.
It costs $6.29 a pound. I put the wrong price on my photo.
They get two stars one for for the nice demeanor and the other was for the Channa Marsala.
I didn't like this place. They didn't have regular rice for the dishes, they didn't seem to have a good selection and the their foods I had were not very good.. To the point that I now have to go get a different lunch from somewhere else.
one other note.. the "Buffet" is charged by the pound and you cannot come back for seconds.. as you can at many Indian restaurants.