Chauhan Ale & Masala House

I've been wanting to try this for months, so my birthday seemed like the perfect time. The staff was so friendly and the service was great. When my husband made the reservation he informed them of my onion allergy and they accommodated me and took it seriously (rare).I had the lamb chops, so juicy and flavorful. All 5 of us loved our food and cocktails. The cheesecake was also fantastic. We will definitely be back!

We have heard great reviews from trusted sources for an extended period. Our first experience started very poorly (1-star) with the hostess team (dept of first impressions). Multiple hostesses and they still lacked attention to details. Had their been another 5 minutes of inattentiveness, I would have guided our party of four out the door to another room. The volume of activity was not high and the demand for tables was not extraordinary for a Saturday night in Nashville. Once we were seated, we experienced a significant improvement with engaged staff. Knowledgeable, personable and attentive, yet we did get the feeling they were looking to turnover tables, not just ours but everyone’s. The mixed drinks were average, actually disappointing, given the in-house made ingredients. The menu guidance was very good and variety was also very good.....not excellent. The flavor was as advertised and refreshingly NOT over the top with absurd experiments. The experience fizzled out by dessert time though and for a cornered market of three rooms, it feels corporate and single threaded sourced. Perhaps our expectations were too high? Perhaps it was an uncharacteristic Saturday night for them? We would try it again and recommend you try it too, just maintain reasonable expectations.

First things first, this is not a cheap place by any means.

The food is great and it has authentic taste of Indian cuisine. Since the menu is limited, one doesn't get as many options but this is a good thing because the staff can focus to make the food they are offering as good as they can which they do. The front service staff is charming. They take care of you really well. I feel that their portion size of their "Desi Fare" is too big for a normal person (we were a party of six and none of us could finish their plate). I would like if they reduced their portion size, not only would this help people feel less bad about wasting food but also it can help them bring the price down as well. Any cost reduction would be greatly helpful since it's an expensive place. The food quality is amazing and so is taste for most of the things. Personally, I felt some of the things were bland. To be honest however good the food is, I would not want to pay $37 for their "Desi Fare". I don't think it is worth the price.

One thing to mention about service though is that they messed up timing of our reservation pretty badly. We ended up going at the time we wanted to but they made our reservation for dinner instead of lunch which we said we wanted.

Great appetizers and wonderful ideas about Indian fusion cuisine. The main courses were less than what we expected. Very mild, even sweet. Their duck was sweet, the meat & three was made up of sweet vegetables and just edible chicken.

No need for dessert once you finish your meal.
The staff was very nice and helpful.