Satya

Home style Indian

Food

Service

Atmosphere

It's easy to get in the door at Satya, no maître d' to quiz you on reservations... actually no reservations at all as far as I know. Once in and surveying the tables you begin to wish there WAS someone staring down their glasses at you, checking your name against a list. Hello? A table? Anyone?

We bumped through the crowded restaurant, which was actually kind of fun and found our own nice spot in the middle of the place. This gave us good all round people watching opportunities. We watched romantic couples trying to avoid peoples gaze, people like us, for instance. We watched large Indian families fuss over children who ran under tables. We watched middle aged woman, tipsy on BYO Sauvignon Blanc yarn about their time in India.

They advertise their food as being 'home made', which is a modest way of saying "we make everything from scratch". A restaurant up the road might have called it "in-house gourmet" but Satya prefers to do things a little more low-key.

My favorite dish was probably the most simple - Chicken Dosa, a pancake served with chicken cubes and small bowls of chutney. The pancake is curled around the plate like a conical tent with the other bowls underneath.

All the curries have a great home-made freshness to them and taking the left-overs with you when you leave is a must. 

The service is a bit home-made too, but it really does add up to a unique experience, like you are in someone's home. On top of all of this you can bring your own wine!