Glenn H.
Yelp
The tabla is one of my favorite mystical instruments. Its ability to change tone makes it much more than just a drum. This Tabla Indian Restaurant in Lake Nona also can serve two other Asian styles of food to their Indian cuisine. In addition to great Indian food, they also have a small Thai and Chinese menu selection. We didn't try these other styles during our first visit there.
We'd been craving really good Indian food for a while now and the few places we'd tried were just OK but didn't impress us. So, the first thing we wanted to do was try an initial sampler and our server, Praveen, was very helpful in explaining the menu layout.
We wanted to try their naan offerings and were surprised to see an incredible 15 styles of their Naan/Bread offerings! From this large list, we got started with the garlic naan and were not disappointed. Take the best freshly grated garlic bread you've ever had and transfer the garlic and butter to a pillowy crisp, bubbly, naan. Totally amazing and perfectly done.
We got the TABLA'S MIX GRILL: And assortment of thick charred Paneer Tikka, Chicken Tikka, Malai Methi Kebab, Lamb Seekh, Fish Tikka (salmon), and Tandoori Shrimp.
Everything came out sizzling hot and with a side of mint dipping sauce. The (chicken as it turns out) Malai Methi Kebab was probably the most different of the meats with a coating marinade of yogurt, masala, fenugreek spices, and much more was tender and different in a good way. All the meats were pretty moist and tender, with just the right amount of heat and tremendous flavor.
We also had the LAMB BIRYANI: a saffron-flavored Basmati Rice cooked with large cubes of Marinated Boneless Lamb, and Fresh Herbs and spices. We had this medium-spicy and were very happy with the full rich flavors and just enough heat to make this one of our favorites.
All in all, we had enough to not have room for dessert, even though they have one of my favorites, RASMALAI! We will need to come back again and again to get through this enormous menu.
Oh! And they allow you to order online too with a 35-40 minute pick-up time! Needless to say, this is just the first of many visits.