Aroma Cuisine Of India - Castro Valley

We decided to go out to dinner after reading raving reviews about this place on Yelp!. We walked in and were pleasantly surprised. The ambiance is a mixture of clean, colorful modern, decor along with classic Indian artifacts. The walls and the seating reminded me of Indian spices such as roasted turmeric and green cardamoms! Very nice touch indeed! We settled down and ordered samosas for an appetizer. Each of the samosa’s crust was golden brown and not overcooked (That was a very good sign). The potato stuffing was lightly flavored and tasted great! I would definitely order that again. We ordered Saag Paneer, Daal Makhani and a basket of 4 vegetarian naans. We asked the hostess to make our food medium hot. The Daal and the Saag Paneer were very tasty but definitely needed more heat. I would have to ask them to punch it up a bit the next time I go. Our bread basket comprised of the fenugreek (methi) naan, the aloo paratha, and the hara bhara (green) naan and the pezaa naan. The first three were simply delicious. I honestly could have just had those for my meal and be completely satisfied. The pezaa naan (cheese, onions and dry fruits) was not to my liking. It tasted a bit too much of the onion. I would not be ordering that again. The two ladies that were sitting next to us happened to look over to see what we had ordered. We struck up a conversation and found out that they were regulars at this place. They too said the food here is generally served mild, which definitely needs to be spiced up! My overall recommendation is that this place is definitely worth multiple visits and think it is one of the best places to taste Indian flavors. I am even considering getting food catered from this place at my parties in the future.

We decided to make dinner after reading raving reviews about this place on Yelp!. We went in and were pleasantly surprised. The ambience is a mixture of clean, colorful modern decor and classic Indian artefacts. The walls and the seat reminded me of Indian spices such as roasted turmeric and green cardamoms! Very nice! We settled and ordered Samosas for an appetizer. Each of the Samosa crust was golden brown and not overcooked (That was a very good sign). Potatoes were slightly flavored and tasty! I would definitely order that again. We ordered Saag Paneer, Daal Makhani and a basket of 4 vegetarian naans. We asked the hostess to make our food medium hot. The Daal and the Saag Paneer were very delicious, but definitely needed more warmth. I should ask her to beat it the next time. Our bread basket consists of the fenugreek (methi) naan, the aloo paratha, and the hara bhara (green) naan and the pezaa naan. The first three were just delicious. Honestly, I could have had them for my meal and be completely satisfied. Pezaa naan (cheese, onions and dry fruits) was not to my wishes. It tasted a little too much of the onion. I wouldn't order that again. The two ladies sitting next to us looked around what we had ordered. We met a conversation and found out they were regularly in this place. They also said that food here is generally served mildly, which must definitely be spiced! My general recommendation is that this place is definitely worth several visits and think it is one of the best places to taste Indian flavors. I'm even considering being supplied from this place to my parties in the future.