this is one of my favourite Indian places!

Food- It's really good, but the best time to go is at lunch or on the weekends when the turnover is highest. Sometimes there's some old gunky looking stuff out, but meh, it's a buffet. I've come to expect it.

Service- It's a buffet primarily, so you don't need much help. The servers are always walking around if you need them, but you have to be willing to ask.

Value- One of the cheapest places on main. I can always get full for $10 and stay full for hours.

Ambiance- They're tearing the place apart! It's for the best though, the dining room is pretty skanky looking. But as I've said, it's a buffet and I go for the food not for an enchanted evening.

Perefctly located betwen my school and my house, I'm there almost once a week. Reading all the other reviews it looks like my stomach has love goggles on, but I don't care because it's tasty and cheap.

The Dosa is the best meal to eat for those in a hurry and don't want curry!

The sweets are very good, especially the gulab jamon and the gelebi... okay, so I'm biased 'cause I like them the most.

I've been there with family and friends, and we consider it good value for quality food.

The restrooms could use some regular cleaning though!

We came about 1:30-1:45 and choose the menu. Most of the food was cold or old, the bathrooms are disgusting. There is some sort of weird construction going on in the back, exposing dirty ceiling. The staff is cordial at best. Don't go there. A better place is across the street.

this is one of favourite indian places in the city, falling in a close second behind the davie street all india. definately go for the vegetarian buffet. it's about $8.50- all you can eat and includes naan, rice, dessert and vareity of veggie dishes (dahl, chana masala, etc..) just be careful not to overeat.

have tried a lot of indian food in vancouver and found it laking, but himalaya is solid restaurant with a good buffet and decent spice (though i still found the curries in need of a little more indian heat).

and don't be fooled by the ambiance- while it too looks like an old dennies and is somewhat worn down, the food is amazing and the place is always full.

great place for good indian food at a good price.

Was here last week after being recommended by a friend. Vegetarian Buffet for under 8 bucks, with Meat, under 10 bucks (before taxes). I chose the Vegetarian option and was a bit disappointed with the selection available when I first lined up to get my food - this was no extravagant brunch buffet at the Hyatt. But then I realized, after sitting down and eating my food, for the money, this wasn't too bad at all - the focus is on curry, and lots of it. You can also load up on Basmati Rice and peas, and slightly greasy naan bread - as well as some chutneys and chopped veggies from their limited salad bar.

The service and ambience is what it is - cafeteria style buffet - with old brass chandeliers hailing from the 70s. Walk into the eatery, walk to the buffet, grab a plate, and start scooping. Then find a seat, sit down, eat. A server may come back to offer you a jug of ice water - they probably have an alla cart menu too, but I haven't checked it out yet.

I will come back for the convienence of the location, and the good pricing.