Indian Restaurants Near Poway, California

Royal India Restaurant

Royal India Restaurant is located in downtown San Diego, about 15 minutes away from Poway. It has earned many awards from local newspapers, including being named the best Indian restaurant in San Diego by the Union Tribune. All of the restaurant's breads, like its naan, onion kulcha and roti are made fresh on the premise. Royal India also has an on-site tandoori oven where its chefs prepare an array of tandoori meat dishes. For vegetarians, there are numerous curry dishes like the saag paneer or spicy vindaloo. If diners are looking for deals, there is an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet Monday through Friday and a champagne brunch Saturday and Sunday. For business meetings or celebratory functions, Royal India can be rented out for a flat fee.


Royal India Restaurant
329 Market St.
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 269-9999
royalindia.com

Ashoka the Great

Opened in 1991, Ashoka the Great is an Indian restaurant on the outskirts of San Diego, which is about 10 minutes away from Poway. Diners can choose to eat from the menu, which has a variety of vegetarian curries, tandoori meats and South Asian bread dishes, or from the lunch or dinner buffet at a set price. For supper, people can also order a full dinner platter, which is a set meal for a discounted price that comes with soup, an appetizer, a main course and a dessert. Ashoka the Great also serves classic India drinks like mango lassi and Indian masala chai tea. Though this restaurant cannot be rented out for functions, it does cater to businesses, weddings, and celebratory functions.

Ashoka the Great
9474 Black Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92126
(858) 695-9749
ashokasd.com

Passage to India Restaurant

Passage to India is located in between San Diego and Poway and serves a variety of Indian food that has something for everyone. Vegetarians can try the restaurant's potato samosas, onion pakoras or baingan bertha, which is an eggplant curry dish. For meat lovers, there is tandoori chicken and lamb, as well as chicken tikka and a wide variety of kebabs. Seafood lovers will want to try the fish kofta and the lobster vindaloo. Unlike some Indian restaurants, this one serves beef, which is a rarity in Indian cuisine as many of the nation's Hindus refrain from harming cows. There is a daily all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, a Monday night special buffet and weekend champagne brunch.

Passage to India Restaurant
16411 Bernardo Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(858)647-7500
passagetoindiasd.com/