Water Lily East Indian Restaurant

We have eaten lunches and suppers at Water Lily many times and have learned to order à la carte from the menu instead of opting for the less expensive buffet, because we never seem to arrive at a time when the buffet is complete--usually, there are only bones swimming in sauce for the meat selections!Water Lily offers great take out items--the vegetarian samosas are only $9.99 per dozen, and they are HUGE! We have ordered lamb, beef, goat, shrimp and chicken dishes in a variety of styles: palak, korma, curry and rogan josh--all of them have been absolutely delicious. We love the vegan and vegetarian options--especially chana masala (chickpea curry), eggplant bharta, and palak paneer. Just thinking about these foods is mouthwatering! Also, we enjoy sampling whatever desserts are in the cooler, ready for take-out.Service is courteous, but there is a long wait time for à la carte items to be prepared. Also, there is a bit of pressure placed on the diner to order extras. Those are the only pitfalls.

Excellent Indian food. Family-run, very personable service. Always helping pick good dishes and combinations.

Ordered chicken korma and naan bread. The korma sauce was actually white which is something i've never seen before. It lacked flavour and was bland. The rice that it came with was not flavoured, it simply tasted like white rice instead of basmati or jasmine. Boring and plain. The naan bread was extremely small and it looked store bought rather than homemade. It seemed pricey for everything that I got and I will not be returning here again. Also, two people who worked there really tried to upsell their samosas which I did not want or request.

I found the food VERY spicy but others in my party were happy with it. What I really hated was the way they kept implying that they would GIVE you additional things and then billing you for them. At no time did they tell you the cost of anything. It was certainly implied that these were provided as a special service the way you often get breadsticks or similar things as part of the meal you order. I will never go to this restaurant again!!!

This place is great for eat in or take out. Many tasty North Indian dishes. Good prices and large helpings (one entree could feed 2 people). I prefer the menu to the buffet as there's better selection.