Pradeeps

Indian restaurant · Santa Monica

Pradeeps

Indian restaurant · Santa Monica

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1405 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403

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Butter & cream-free Indian restaurant with vegetarian, gluten-free & vegan meal options.  

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1405 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403 Get directions

+1 310 393 1467
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Art Borja

Google
Indian food deliciousness! Their creations are the best. The food is seasoned just right. Healthy options are available.

Amitha Hewavitharana

Google
We had 3 meat/seafood dishes and they all tasted the same (tasted like they have been cooked with a cheap bottled curry sauce you buy in shops). The dishes had very little meat/fish and mostly potato or other veggie, making it very expensive ($20 for couple of tiny pieces of meat/fish). We wanted to have a good Indian meal after visiting the beach and thought that the food will be tasty when looked at the high price. But this was a complete rip off for a bad tasting, small servings of food. This restaurant brings shame to Indian food. At least bring the price down if you serve this bad food and put more meat in dishes when you charge so much. Must be surviving because of the first time visitors from a good location, and some customers who don't know what good Indian food taste like.

Rajiv Vyas

Google
This is probably the most expensive Indian restaurant I have dined at for dinner. Price is around 30% to almost 100% more and the portions are very small. Samosas for instance are close to $5 and a third the size of what one gets at Samosa House in Los Angeles. Papadum is $4, while most Indian restaurants serve them complimentary. Entrees are around 30% more expensive than The Taj Palace in the Palisades and half the quantity. And the food did not stand out for the price they charge. Don't get me wrong, the food was good but it was way overpriced.

Molly D

Google
We love Indian food and were encouraged by the generally good reviews of this place. But we didn't think our meal was that great. Our group had chicken tikka masala, the roasted eggplant dish, the dal and saag paneer. Everything tasted the same.

Ankur Anand

Google
Excellent samosa, onion and spinach pakora, eggplant soup and spinach chick pea. Not impressed with paneer tika masala as it was not a traditional taste. Garlic Naan was on point and service was slow probably guessing that I arrived off peak. Would def check out the rest of the menu

Mr. D

Google
I have been coming to Pradeeps more or less weekly for four years. The reason I keep returning is because I always receive very dedicated service either from Pradeep himself or any of the servers. Food is always first class and well plated, even though I must admit that I would get stuck on a certain meal that I’d repeat week after week, but even when I’d switch it up, the replacement was even better and I'd wonder why I never ordered that before. Even my Indian friends have been impressed when they’ve come here with me. Another good thing about this place is that they are open usually every night of the year, so when you’re hungry and you’re thinking it’s a holiday and everything will be closed, give Pradeep a call ‘cause more likely they’ll be your go-to for dinner that night. I'll be back next week.

s nedunuri

Google
Friendly service (compared to most indian restaurants) but expensive relative to the quality of the food. The peas pullao had way too much Cumin and practically none of the other spices a pullao is supposed to have (or they were drowned out). Chicken pakora was so so.

Pradinya Shastri

Google
Freshly prepared delicious plates. This is authentic Indian food. You can taste the real authentic Indian spices and herbs in every bite. Cozy little restaurant with great food and dining experience for all