Tara's Himalayan Cuisine - Santa Monica

The prices are somewhat reasonable but the servings are often a little minimal than other restaurants. Surface is good but I think that if they had better value to but they are charging they would have more customers as the restaurant is often empty.

Himalayan restaurant across from the Brentwood Country Mart. Came here for an early dinner on a Sunday around 5:30pm and there were a couple other tables already seated. They were a bit slow to seat us, but they let us sit wherever we wanted. The menu is straightforward and they have a good array of vegetarian and vegan dishes. They brought out a complimentary appetizer with a mashed sweet potato sauce to accompany papadum (crispy thin flatbread). Naan is extra (only four pieces that amounted to one whole naan piece for about $4). It’s family style, and came with two big servings of basmati rice. The jackfruit curry was the best dish in our opinion, as it was smoky and the jackfruit was cooked well. The goat curry was bone-in and had similarly smoky flavor. The chicken tikka masala and butter chicken were interchangeable, although the butter chicken was really sweet. There’s a gender neutral bathroom in the back, no free WiFi, street parking (no lot), and they do take credit cards. At the time of writing, they don’t have alcohol but are working on getting their liquor license. They were cool enough to bring in our own alcohol, so you can pop across the street to the liquor store (although it’ll be like $8 for an IPA). The waitress and who I think is the owner were very nice. It got busier towards 7pm but there were still seats available. They do delivery as well.

Excellent vibe, excellent food, excellent staff. No complaints

The owner and staff here are super nice. The decor is really nice and relaxing. A very Buddhist vibe. The portions are a little small and the prices a little high but that is to be expected for this Brentwood area. We particularly enjoyed the Chow Chow noodles and the different Nan breads.