Amber

Amber India San Francisco is bang in the center of all the action in San Francisco. It is adjacent to Four Seasons, Marriott and Jewish community Centre and ...

8 / 10
748
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  • Phone

    (716) 445-8917

  • Website

    amber-india.com

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  • Type

    North Indian Restaurant

Address

25 Yerba Buena Ln (at Market St) (at Market St) San Francisco , CA 94103 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Bar Snacks
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 193


Keywords:

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Diana Arz

Really lovely place. Beautiful decor, attentive service , very delicious food. They always have something different, like interesting salads or veg dishes . Come on weekend, try a bit of everything

SFGate

One of the Bay Area's most elegant restaurants for Indian cuisine . They serve up a plethora of of appetizing Indian dishes with a San Franciscan flare. Try the butter chicken and enjoy! Read more

SFGate

The dishes feature lighter California touches and local producers - Monterey Bay calamari and pickled chiles in one dish, local crab in a wash of coconut , black pepper and curry leaves in another. Read more

PureWow

The lunch buffet is where it’s at. Come hungry—very hungry—because it’s a $20 all-you-can-eat deal ($27 weekends) with favorites like butter chicken and saag paneer . Read more

Abhishek

Not a big fan of Indian lunch buffets but this was one of the best buffets I have ever had. The variety was awesome, they even had Pani Puri with tamarind water! Delicious Indian food !

Sam Brown

Really good Indian food , be sure to mix up the menu a bit and order your favourite curry with your favourite meat or veg . Garlic naan , always garlic naan .

Sumita Banerjee

A fantastic lunch buffet - clean restaurant , excellent selection of food (from duck to grilled fish and classic Indian dishes !) plus friendly service . A can't-miss spot on the next SFO visit!

Karen Segal

The Kumbh, Hara Pyaz Kofta was delicious and different from any Indian dish I've ever had. Ferry Market was also excellent, but more similar to Indian food I've had before

SFGate

Specialties: Butter chicken ; yogurt-marinated rack of lamb ; duck tikka kebab ; tandoori sea bass ; coffee kulfi with chocolate sauce. Read more

Nigel Fenwick

While the Butter chicken is very good don't miss out on really delightfully flavored dishes like the Lamb Qorma which is incredible. Couple your meal with an Indian beer like the 22oz Taj Mahal.

Cameron W

If you want to go to a nice restaurant and you feel like Indian food try Amber India. Pop into the bar area where you can order drinks and food without a reservation or much of a wait.

Annie ???? Jalota

The lunch buffet is tasty and comes with bottomless mimosas ???? Definitely on the expensive side, but it's worth it to treat yourself every so often!

Pooja

Naan is soft and melts in the mouth. Butter chicken deserves the rave reviews. Rogan josh gravy had a balanced taste, not too spicy and not too meaty but the lamb pieces were a tad too big.

Asma Al-Mudaimigh

One of the best indian restaurants I've been to! The service is ok but the food was very good

Srikanth Kannan

Call them to reserve table space if you have a group. Lunch buffets are good and cost about $18 per head during the weekdays. Expect longer stand-in-queue time between 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Fridays

Sara Holyoak

Great Indian food ! We didn't make a reservation , and they had no tables; but they recommended we ate at the bar - worked really well and we had a great evening. Definitely worth a try.

Dave

Everything is good, but the lentils are probably the best I’ve ever had

Yotam Troim

Surprisingly good. Sampled all vegetarian options and they were all great. The deserts were also delicious, especially the Halwa.

Aaron Wheeler

Delicious buffet compared to all the rest out there. Great prepped meals too - especially the vegetarian options !

Meghan Burns

Some of the best Indian food I've ever had....we had the Butter Chicken and one of the lamb dishes flavored with saffron and ginger . Delicious! Watermelon julep was great too!

Abood Abussaud

One of the best and most fancy Indian restaurants I've ever been to! Lamb biryani is great, also the chicken tikka mazala

Omer Gelbard

Nalli Vindaloo - Tender lamb shank and very good curry sauce . The dish is big, and not as spicy as they claim it to be.

Sabina Taj

The spinach chat and duck kabob were outstanding. Main dish suffered an identity crisis - indian or french or italian. Yummy, but paled in comparison to the primers.

Maxwell Fry

What a great work guys!!I didn't expected this kind of work from you, but you completely delivered what you promised and that too at good price.

Norris Tran

Some of the best naan bread I've had in awhile. Pricier but worthy because of the quality. decent happy hour vibe from 5-7. service is excellent. (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more

Vicki Kolovou

Interesting place to eat Indian food from a buffet . All you can eat at a fixed price. Seems to cater to local community.

Jenny N

$20 lunch buffet is a great deal! Excellent variety of curries and meat, included several desserts and naan at your table

Bart S

Butter chicken can easily compete with the best currys on Brick Lane in London.

Chris H.

I typically don't go for vegetarian dishes (let alone vegan ) but the Cauliflower Bezule appetizer was amazing!

Mark Wilkins

I usually ignore the deserts at Indian restaurants but the Kulfi really was homemade here and the madera pairing was perfect

Varun

The butter chicken here reminds me of the best north Indian restaurants I used to eat at while growing up in Mumbai. Superb!

Omer Gelbard

Try the Butter Chicken - Excellent dish! Very good textures and spices combination. I wouldn't make it a signature dish though (as it is now), as it is not, by far, unique.

Jannae

Simply incredible. Love when that happens unexpectedly. Had the saag paneer and the quinoa kofta . amazing!

Arjun Sundararajan

Yum.. saag paneer !! samosa and Masala chai were great as well .

Sumukh Divakara

Very good ambience and awesome food. A bit costly though but definitely worth it.

Max K

The cauliflower appetizer with coconut milk is the most delicious cauliflower I've ever eaten.

Frank VP

We asked for a mixture of plates to surprise us, and they did. Really nice food for a fair price .

Aria Roy

This place is everything I have ever wanted out of North Indian food ! The butter chicken is on another level.

Jones

Butter chicken here is one of the best I've had. Saag paneer was ok. Naan good. Rice ok

Dom

The lunch buffet is fantastic. Good options that rotate regularly. Excellent value

Caroline Jack

Soup plus plush-fried spinach with tamarind yogurt and cranberries . Truly madly yummy food here!

James Stinnett

The service and food . Happy Hour is really good . Great Happy Hour food and drink prices .

Geetika Gupta

Upscale American Indian restaurant with delicious unbeatable flavors..overpriced bcoz of its location

Elizabeth

Very good option! Try Snap peas & king trumpet mushroom , spicy but delicious. Mango lassi Mmm!! another experience.

Yvette Uhlmann

Lovely ambiance atmosphere and very modern. Thumbs up for vibe AND food!

Octavio Pittaluga

The food is delicious and the plates are big. I recommend share 3 plates for 4 persons.

John Crissup

The chicken biryani was excellent! And the chili thyme naan was very spicy , which offset the mild flavor of the biryani perfectly.

Nick Kalra

Great ambiance. Good for big groups. Food is actually pretty good. Service is even better. Worth a try

Omer Gelbard

Saag Paneer - nice consistency and very flavorful cheese and spinach . Yum

Chris McCann

Best Indian food I've had in a long time. The lamb dishes are amazing.

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7.9
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Great spot! Good wine selection, different music everyday - Cristine A

8.5
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Try the Local Edition Cocktail. Great place for drinks after work. Plenty of space so you don't need a reservation. - David ☕️ Klein