Swagatham Vegetarian Cuisine

Two families descened on Swagatham Vegetarian! We love vegetarian restaurants where we don't have to ask if anything on the menu is vegetarian because, everything is! We also love Indian food, so it was a no brainer to give this place a try. Generally speaking we enjoyed the food, though we found it to be a little spicier than we wanted it to be. Often at Indian restaurants the server will ask you to specify how spicy you want your food…they didn’t here and though that might work for some folks, we definitely found some of the dishes too spicy to be able to adequately enjoy. It looked like most other diners were folks from India so kudos to Swagatham for creating an authentic Indian experience that attracted people who grew up eating this cuisine! Unfortunately the service was extraordinarily frustrating and a bit weird which lead to a very difficult dining experience for the 7 of us and an overall impression of us not wanting to come back. For example they didn’t bring plates to us. They didn’t bring serving utensils with the items we ordered. We had to ask several times for plates and place settings while food sat in front of us with no way to serve it. We also ordered quite a few dishes and they seemed to lose track of them as we had to keep asking for ones that hadn’t arrived. (Including their signature indli rice dish which was the very first thing we ordered and didn’t come til the very end after many reminders. At one point our server asked us if we wanted anything else when we hadn’t yet received everything we had already ordered. Towards the end of our meal, when I guess it “looked” like we might be finishing, they brought another party over to the table where our kids were sitting as if they expected our kids to get up and leave so this other group could sit down. One or two mistakes in service can be forgiven or even ignored, but when we went without all of our food, had to ask several times for place settings and things to serve the food with, and then end experience of having to let them know we weren’t finished yet as they seemingly expected our kids to vacate their table for another party led to a situation where, regardless of how much we enjoyed the food, the surreally weird service was the overwhelming takeaway of the experience. Regarding the food The presentation great. Everything we were brought looked good and despite some of it being a little too spicy, it tasted great too. The signature Indli Rice Cake dish, was nicely presented but the rice cakes themselves didn’t taste like much without their accompanying dipping sauces. The saag Panner tasted great too (although too spicy for our tastes The spinach was a very present fresh flavor. We especially loved the dosas. They were super tasty, especially the cheese one. (Though we think it was cheddar cheese on inside which we liked, but which didn’t feel so authentically Indian. We also had samosas (tasted good but too spicy , spinach pakora (which looked and tasted great , and a fried/battered cauliflower dish which didn’t have much taste without the dipping sauces. If we lived in Woodland Hills I’d consider giving the good another try via take our or delivery, especially if we could specify the spice level on some of the dishes, but after the service issues, I don’t see us rushing back for a dine in experience here.

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two families consumed on swagatham vegetarier! we love vegetarian restaurants where we don't have to ask if something on the menu is vegetarian because, everything is! we also love Indian food, so it was not a brains to try this place. Generally we enjoyed eating, although we found it to be a little spicier than we wanted. often in Indian restaurants the server asks them how sharp they want to eat. they were not here and although this could work for some people, we found some of the dishes too sharp to be able to enjoy enough. it looked like most other diners were people from indies so kudos to swagatham for creating an authentic Indian experience that attracted people who grew up, eat this kitchen! Unfortunately, the service was extraordinarily frustrating and a bit strange, which would not want to come back to a very difficult culinary experience for the 7 of us and a total impression of us. for example, they didn't give us any records. they did not bring any utensils with the ordered articles. we had to ask several times for tellers and place settings while eating before us sat without using it. we also ordered some dishes, and they seemed to lose the trace of them, as we still had to ask for those who had not arrived. (including her signature indli rice dish, which was the first thing we ordered and did not come to the end after many remembrance. at one point our server asked us if we wanted something else than we had not received everything we had already ordered. against the end of our meal, when I guess it plucked like we might end, they brought another party to the table where our children were sitting, as if they expected our children to stand up and go so that this other group could sit down. one or two mistakes in the service can be forgiven or even ignored, but if we went without all our food, several times had to ask for space settings and things with which the food is served, and then the experience to let them know we were not done yet as they seem to have expected that our children to leave their table for another party, led to a situation where, regardless of how much we enjoyed the food, the as regards food, the presentation is great. everything we were brought looked good and although some were too sharp, it also tasted very. the indli rice cake dish, was beautifully presented, but the rice cake itself did not taste as much without its accompanying dipping sauce. the saag panner also tasted super (although too spicy for our tastes the spinat was a very present fresh taste. we loved the dosas especially. they were super tasty, especially the cheese. (we think it was Cheddar cheese on the inner one we liked, but that didn't feel so authentic Indian. we also had samosas (make good, but too spicy, spinat pakora (the well looked and tasted, and a fried/battered cauliflower dish that had not much taste without the dipping sauces. if we were living in woodland hills I would consider taking the good other attempt to take our or delivery, especially if we could specify the flavor level on some of the dishes, but according to the service problems, I do not see that we are back for a dune in experience here.

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Went on on a whim, and was surprised by the quality. Some of the dishes were just okay, but the ones that were good, were really good especially the appetizers and the Tikka Masala Dosa. I didn't experience any of the negative issues people mentioned food was timely, and worth it. Regarding spice that feels like a personal thing. I lived in London for 5 years, so it's rare that any Indian in LA comes across as spicy but the friend I went with doesn't like things too spicy, and he thought the medium level was fine.

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I ordered the drumstick curry, rasa and poori bhaji. The food tasted ok but the problem started with the first hair I pulled out of the drumstick curry...gagged...but thought ok..1..mistake...ok...I go back to it and there is another one. I puked what I ate and started writing this review. Hey, guys you need to wear hair nets in the kitchen pls. 12/29/2018: I took the food back and informed the guys what happened..they gave me a full refund. So that's that.

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tried the tiffin combo; masala dosa was very good, along with soft idyllic and crispy vada. sambhar was ok. white coconut cahutney was the best. schezwan paneer rice was tasteful and a bit spicy. the pictures on the walls are amazing to see. the it area is beautiful and clean. eat tastes good and hygienic.

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