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Monsoon fine Cuisine of India

729 4th Ave., San Diego, CA | Map it  

92101 32.712900 -117.161101

(619) 234-5555

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Superb Indian Cuisine

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Neighborhoods:
Central San Diego, Horton Plaza, Central
Cuisine:
Indian
Categories:
Restaurants

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Review Highlights

ambiance
58%
“Monsoon is the real Royalty restaurant with its Maharajah chairs and ambiance not to mention the great cuisine.”
atmosphere
100%
“i was also amazed at the prices for such a beautiful indian restaurant in a prime location.”
drinks
50%
“The biggest shock was the price of the beer though - they come in the smallest glasses I have ever seen but cost $7 each!”
food quality
59%
“The service was great food was great also.”
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menu variety
33%
“the new chef is really good and authentic.”
overall
100%
“monsoon group restaurants are the best in san diego”
return potential
70%
“your theater is great in the back.”
service
81%
“service was so bad!”
value
53%
“The biggest shock was the price of the beer though - they come in the smallest glasses I have ever seen but cost $7 each!”
wait time
0%
“However, the wait time between ordering our food and receiving it was excruciatingly long and service overall was painfully slow.” View Less

Reviews for Monsoon fine Cuisine of India

ciscodan

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4.0
May 02, 2011

Best Indian Place!. This is definitely my go to place for Indian food. I probably eat here once a week and love the food. If you want the best buffet (seriously, a buffet that is actually delicious), you have to come here for lunch or on Monday nights.

Winner: Best Chicken Tikka Masala

Winner: Best Garlic Nan Bread

Winner: Best Spinach dish (don't know the Indian name)

PS. Ask for the secret hot sauce from the kitchen.

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curryfan

Member since Sep, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
2.0
September 20, 2009

Very overpriced for not very good food. My wife and I wanted to treat ourselves to a fancy meal out so, partly on the basis of the good reviews on the web, we went to Monsoon. The decor and atmosphere of the place are well up to par, and the menu full of tempting dishes. Service was good too. Unfortunately the whole point of the restaurant, the food, was way below standard.

When our main dishes came out we thought it was a joke - the portions are tiny here. At almost $20 a dish you expect more than six small cubes of chicken. The taste was pretty mediocre too, like it came from a jar. Our chicken tika hadn't been marinated at all either, and was very bland - particularly disappointing. The lamb dish tasted like tomato puree, and had barely any lamb (which chewed more like mutton anyway).

The biggest shock was the price of the beer though - they come in the smallest glasses I have ever seen but cost $7 each! Yes, $7 for a few oz of Kingfisher!

I have absolutely no qualms paying top dollar for food, but I expect it to be good. Sadly Monsoon just isn't and I certainly would never eat there again.

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Test123123123

Member since Aug, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
1.0
August 07, 2009

Horrible Indian place. chicken tikka masala is like tomato paste -- it was the worst Indian food ever.

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guest100000030

Member since May, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
5.0
May 12, 2009

MONSOON GROUP RESTAURANTS ARE THE BEST IN SAN DIEGO. have been following the Monsoon Group Restaurants for over twenty years now. I went to their first location when they opened Kool Korner cuisine in Hillcrest. After that I followed the Monsoon Vegetarian restaurant, Bombay, Masala, the new Monsoon and I recently dined at your latest Mexican restaurant ..Casa De Madera.

I told all of my family and friends and they are all true loyal customers too.

Not only is the food excellent but your design and decor is incredibly beautiful.

Keep up the good work guys.

Will be in tonight and keep a booth for me.

Jamie Johnson.

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monsoongroupguests

Member since Apr, 2009 View Profile
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5.0
April 30, 2009

Exceedingly Damn Good. We came to your Taste of Hillcrest event and just loved it...your Theatre is great in the back. After that we came to try Monsoon and Masala and were blown away. Please open in London as we have no classy restaurants like this.

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