My first visit to indian oven , not a bad experience , i went to this restaurant with my 2 friend. first we were in mood to dine in but as it was getting late we had take out. food was cooked very fast. very quick staff. we were greeted very warmly by indian lady. nice statues in restaurant too . after paying bill which was no too much and not too less also , we found our dishes were tasty and good portion, but bhindi were most home less. cant chew even. only bad part.

rest every thing was fine. will there soon , and will recommend it , hope next time bhindi is good ,

Girlfriend and I mostly order delivery but we have eaten in a couple of times. The decor and ambience at the restaurant is pretty shabby but luckily the food is always delicious and always consistant.

Neither of us like their butter chicken though, which they claim is Vancouver's best, it seems too sweet and almost tastes like it could have been made by Chef Boyardee.
We prefer the daal amritsari (lentils), pindi chana (chickpeas) and madrasi lamb, but there are a lot of great dishes to choose from.
One nice thing about eating in is the chai tea, it's quite good.

The delivery usually takes anywhere from 40-60mins although on a busy saturday night we have waited as long as 1hr 20mins and had to call to make sure they hadn't forgotten us!

The price is a little high compared to some other indian joints, but the delivery aspect is a bonus as most of the other indian places around here don't deliver (that i know of!).

Last night, my girlfriend and I had a craving for Indian food, so we decided to order in. After riffling through our various take-out menus, we decided on Indian Oven, because of the lower minimum order compared to other Indian resturants ($25). We ordered two butter chickens, one hot and one mild, and several pieces of naan bread. We were told it would arrive in 40-45 minutes, which seemed fair, and the food arrived piping hot and on time, about 40 minutes later. We've never dined in at the particular restaurant, but we were pleasantly surprised by both the quality and portions of the entrees. The butter chicken was delicious, the hot was properly hot, and the mild properly mild. The substantial portions were actually more than we could finish, and well worth the wait and money (12.95 per entree, and 1.75 for each naan). My only complaint is that the naan seemed a bit on the doughy side, not as light and fluffy as I'm accustomed to.

Being from west bengal, and growing up on indian food most of my life I'm always looking for a taste of home. I discovered the indian oven last year and have found my self routinely selecting it for take out, over other indian restraunts in vancouver. The Indian oven specializes mostly in north indian cuisine, which is quite common among Indian restaurants in north america. The indian ovens curry is something that I was less than impressed with. Given the time and preparation it takes to make curry fresh, it is quite difficult to prepare in a restraunt environment. However, the tandoori/tikk/kebab specialties of this restaurant are far above most of the other restaurants in west part of vancouver. Simply because they actually have a tandoor oven, which many of the other restraunts do not.
The texture and taste of tandoori depend directly on this oven.

If one is looking for a authentic indian dining experience, take heed of the name.

Whenever we dine here or get take-out here we always get the same few things:
-Butter chicken
-Prawn Masala
-Rice
-Naan

As far as authenticity goes, this place has gotten a few bad reviews from people who claim to know Indian cuisine really well. I'm no expert in Indian cuisine, and neither is my boyfriend, but the food tastes pretty darn good to us. My boyfriend gets a craving for this place every month or so, and it always satisfies. I don't doubt the other reviewers' experiences or knowledge, but I'll just add that when one of my friends visited from out of town, I brought him here and he judged the food to be very authentic and high in quality. He's an Indian guy, and also something of a chef himself, so I believe him.

I do agree that sometimes the service can be a tad flaky. They are generally very nice and friendly, but sometimes slow to fill water. The room is huge with high ceilings and not very Indian in feel, but still comfortable.

Overall, decent value, and good hearty food.

Having grown up eating Indian food, with parents being chefs and having lived in India - this place is not very authentic. That said, the food is good - not outstanding or anything out of the ordinary. We had 1/2 tandori chicken and bhuna ghost - both good. Nan lacked the 'it' - it was a little dry and heavy.
For what, and how much they serve, I found the menu to be quite pricey - as is the case with all place in Vancouver.
The service was nothing to comment on, the owners themselves should be ashamed. Our sever, was not Indian and didn't seem knowledgeable about the food, spicyness - and said she doesn't eat Indian food. She didn't refill our water, ask us if we wanted more nan, or roti and ignore us the entire night - chitchatting with other servers at the front of the restaurant.

If you want to eat here - get take away. I can't deal with service like this.

I come here often since its close by.

Their chicken tikka masala is the best I have ever had. So is their palak paneer.

Their fish curry is a must miss though, overcooked and so salty.

Once I came with 8 people and they actually used the same sauce for 4 different dishes, thinking we wouldn't notice. we did, but didn't say anything because it was good and we didn't want to seem like a**holes.

their naan and rice are a total rip off so I get takeout, which is a larger serving that what they serve in the dining room (tip).

Don't be fooled by the decor, this is the best curry house in Vancouver. I'm a huge curry fan and I have searched high and low for a place like this. The chicken curry and the chicken tikka masala are outstanding. Not much more to say really. I lived in the UK for a longtime and to find a curry house of this quality is such a relief, no more buying cookbooks and trying in vain to reproduce a masticating masterpiece, hurrah!

Delivery is always quick, hot and delish!
Their butter chicken isn't on our list of favourites but their lamb korma rocks! Their chicken vindiloo, tandoori chicken and samosas are YUM! You must have their spinach naan bread! They even deliver dessert! The mango ice-cream with pistachios and almonds is mouthfuls of sugary goodness.
The delivery guy is always friendly. We've only ever had delivery here and walked by the place a few times; so, one of these days, we're going to have to actually go into this place for dinner.

Indian oven has smaller portions than I am used to at Indian restaurants, but the food is also higher quality. For about 11-14 dollars you basically get a small pot of curry, meat or whatever dish you order. Naan and rice are extra.
I ordered a veggie dish- everyone else at the table ordered chicken which was delicious. You can pick the level of spicyness for each dish from mild, medium, hot to "Indian Hot"...I thought the hot was spicy, but fairly mild by most Indian food standards.

Overall a pretty good restuarant- a little pricey for what you get but it's good food.