New Asian Village - South Side

New Asian Village is one of 4 restaurants in the city. The atmosphere is very well done with a lot of wood carved chairs, fabric dividers, and rich colors in the decor. There is plenty of very impressive artwork including sculpture in the restaurant that adds to the feel of an authentic east Indian meal. Meals can be ordered from the menu, but also there is an excellent buffet.

While the restaurant is decorated fairly richly, most of the clientele are dressed quite casually. Service is excellent, and the waitstaff are attentive, polite and efficient. The restaurant is also accommodating to children, and offers reduced price buffet to these little consumers.

The buffet is organizied into four areas – the first is predmoniantly vegetarian, with a wide selection of bhiryani, curries, samosa and pakora. All were very well seasoned with a good mix of dishes with spice and some that were very mild for the more timid tasters. A meat section offers tandoori chicken, as well as a selection of of other fish and meet dishes – again with a lot of variety of preparation and presentation. Naan is plentiful, and served warm. If desired, you can request roti praha from the kitchen and they will serve the warm breads to the table without additional charge.

The desert area offers a nice selection of traditional sweets – kheer (rice pudding), mango custard, halva and other sweets.

The only criticism is the buffet is not well organized in that the last station of the buffet is salads, chutneys, and fresh fruit. Perhaps this is my own ignorance, but many of the dishes served here would appear to be appetizers, but perhaps traditional Indian dining serves these last.

Drinks from the bar are reasonably priced. Highly recommended is the mango lassi which is a welcome extinguisher to the occasional spice heat of the dishes