Great food. Plenty of seats during week days. Expect to wait for a table before 7 on a Friday evening.Parking: The parking lot is narrow. Drive slowly.
If you are closing dinning at 2 y did you have closing time at 2:30
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Shelley McCarty
Food was excellent but the service wasn't to match, not very nice.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Grace Arven
My favorite restaurant in the dirt. The paneer Makhani is to die for. Would have it every day if I could
Sanctus Rahx
Masala is by far some of the best food in Lexington. If I’m in the area, I’ll either eat here or pick up some to go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dawn H.
Yum! Woke up my tastebuds! Everyone enjoyed including my super picky husband. Great service too!
Matthew Haugen
Best indian food in the area! I would highly recommend the Chicken Tikka or Tandoori Chicken. Also, make sure to always get extra garlic naan. It is so good!
Absolutely crave this place. Phenomenal food and great service. You won’t be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
mustafees khan
I ordered Paneer Kadhai and Paratha. The paneer Kadhai was utterly delicious, with the right spices and taste. The Parathas were a little undercooked. It's a multilayered paratha ( similar to laccha paratha) and some of the inside layers were not cooked. Perhaps cooking at high flame. The staff is amazing and very warm and welcoming. I would highly recommend it to anybody interested in trying Indian food.Vegetarian options: There are plenty of vegetarian dishes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alexander Preston
My uncle took me here and said it was "pretty good". I think I'd say "very good". Exceeded expectations. Above average Indian place for sure and it was surprisingly busy on a Tues night. A hidden gem in Lexington but people are finding out. There will be more busy nights in this restaurant's future because the food was great, I had and recommend the Vindaloo and tandoori sampler but I couldn't finish the entree. Could prob split one for light eaters. I also tried the goat curry which was quite good. You can't always get that dish. Staff were very friendly.Vegetarian options: Dedicated menu section with 10 dishes or soParking: Lots of parking. People in Lexington back into spaces, so just watch out for that.Kid-friendliness: Popular spot for younger people. They will take reservations and accommodate a larger group. Family atmosphere. Appears to be family owned. Customers ranged from older people to whole families with kids to teenagers/ young adultsWheelchair accessibility: It's a shopping center with close parking and those concrete short ramps up to the front door. 6 inches I think.
Masala is my absolute favorite Indian restaurant in Central KY! The food is always very fresh and very good. It is an excellent place to meet up with friends, it has a very comfortable atmosphere. The food is consistently good. I visited this restaurant almost weekly when I lived in Lexington. All of my friends love it too, our favorite entrees to order were the chicken tikka masala, palek paneer, and chana saag. The garlic naan and onion and paneer naan are to die for and I’d also recommend the samosas as a starter. The service can be slightly slow at times but the food and quality of the people that work there more than makes up for it! I no longer live in Lexington but very often wish I could return to Masala. Incredibly under appreciated establishment in my opinion!
Have ordered to-go a few times but went in person on Sunday and man...it definitely tastes better in person! I ordered chai, chicken makhani, and garlic naan. The chai was okay but the chicken makhani and garlic naan were incredible. The serving size is HUGE. We had enough for two leftover meals! Service was good and relatively quick. It's not super fancy just about 15 tables inside but you will be full and happy like I was when I left. I would say my usual order and experience is 4 star but when we went the other day? Definitely 5 star.
mark oberhausen
The food is amazing, the service exceptional.
Vicky C.
I've been going here for years and this time I got there take out for dinner. I ordered saag paneer which is so delicious, chicken tikka masala which has so much flavor the only this is I wish it was made with dark meat inside of white because I feel like the white meat is tougher and drier. Two orders of garlic naan which were so good and fluffy. Masala is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in Lexington for dine in or takeout! The service is always nice and welcoming and so cozy inside if you wanna dine in.
Jessica C
I went to the lunch buffet. It was overprise and I spent over twenty dollars for just myself. I am a vegetarian and a couple of dishes I got or so watered down. It was like getting soup. There were barely any lentils in the dish that only had lentils. The other veggie dish barely had vegetables in it. You could tell they were trying to cut costs. It was not worth my money and I will never go back.
Great food. Plenty of seats during week days. Expect to wait for a table before 7 on a Friday evening.Parking: The parking lot is narrow. Drive slowly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Garlic Naan
If you are closing dinning at 2 y did you have closing time at 2:30
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Food was excellent but the service wasn't to match, not very nice.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
My favorite restaurant in the dirt. The paneer Makhani is to die for. Would have it every day if I could
Masala is by far some of the best food in Lexington. If I’m in the area, I’ll either eat here or pick up some to go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yum! Woke up my tastebuds! Everyone enjoyed including my super picky husband. Great service too!
Best indian food in the area! I would highly recommend the Chicken Tikka or Tandoori Chicken. Also, make sure to always get extra garlic naan. It is so good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Garlic Naan, Tandoori Chicken
Absolutely crave this place. Phenomenal food and great service. You won’t be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered Paneer Kadhai and Paratha. The paneer Kadhai was utterly delicious, with the right spices and taste. The Parathas were a little undercooked. It's a multilayered paratha ( similar to laccha paratha) and some of the inside layers were not cooked. Perhaps cooking at high flame. The staff is amazing and very warm and welcoming. I would highly recommend it to anybody interested in trying Indian food.Vegetarian options: There are plenty of vegetarian dishes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
My uncle took me here and said it was "pretty good". I think I'd say "very good". Exceeded expectations. Above average Indian place for sure and it was surprisingly busy on a Tues night. A hidden gem in Lexington but people are finding out. There will be more busy nights in this restaurant's future because the food was great, I had and recommend the Vindaloo and tandoori sampler but I couldn't finish the entree. Could prob split one for light eaters. I also tried the goat curry which was quite good. You can't always get that dish. Staff were very friendly.Vegetarian options: Dedicated menu section with 10 dishes or soParking: Lots of parking. People in Lexington back into spaces, so just watch out for that.Kid-friendliness: Popular spot for younger people. They will take reservations and accommodate a larger group. Family atmosphere. Appears to be family owned. Customers ranged from older people to whole families with kids to teenagers/ young adultsWheelchair accessibility: It's a shopping center with close parking and those concrete short ramps up to the front door. 6 inches I think.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Garlic Naan, Lamb Vindaloo, Goat Curry
Restaurantji Recommends
Masala is my absolute favorite Indian restaurant in Central KY! The food is always very fresh and very good. It is an excellent place to meet up with friends, it has a very comfortable atmosphere. The food is consistently good. I visited this restaurant almost weekly when I lived in Lexington. All of my friends love it too, our favorite entrees to order were the chicken tikka masala, palek paneer, and chana saag. The garlic naan and onion and paneer naan are to die for and I’d also recommend the samosas as a starter. The service can be slightly slow at times but the food and quality of the people that work there more than makes up for it! I no longer live in Lexington but very often wish I could return to Masala. Incredibly under appreciated establishment in my opinion!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Garlic Naan, Samosa, Chicken Saag, Onion Chutney, Chutney
Have ordered to-go a few times but went in person on Sunday and man...it definitely tastes better in person! I ordered chai, chicken makhani, and garlic naan. The chai was okay but the chicken makhani and garlic naan were incredible. The serving size is HUGE. We had enough for two leftover meals! Service was good and relatively quick. It's not super fancy just about 15 tables inside but you will be full and happy like I was when I left. I would say my usual order and experience is 4 star but when we went the other day? Definitely 5 star.
The food is amazing, the service exceptional.
I've been going here for years and this time I got there take out for dinner. I ordered saag paneer which is so delicious, chicken tikka masala which has so much flavor the only this is I wish it was made with dark meat inside of white because I feel like the white meat is tougher and drier. Two orders of garlic naan which were so good and fluffy. Masala is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in Lexington for dine in or takeout! The service is always nice and welcoming and so cozy inside if you wanna dine in.
I went to the lunch buffet. It was overprise and I spent over twenty dollars for just myself. I am a vegetarian and a couple of dishes I got or so watered down. It was like getting soup. There were barely any lentils in the dish that only had lentils. The other veggie dish barely had vegetables in it. You could tell they were trying to cut costs. It was not worth my money and I will never go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4