Mem Sahib Indian Restaurant

The lunch buffet is great. Go there for the lunch buffet. Just do it. Great Ambiance.

This place is a jewel! Yes, it’s located right next to Lexington Market, but it doesn’t feel like your at the Market once inside. It’s a wonderfully peaceful spot to grab some amazing lunch during the week. I could almost go as far to say that it’s my favorite Indian restaurant or at least, my favorite lunch buffet. I love their cold salads and the kale and spinach paneer. So freakin good!
If you haven’t been, I highly recommend you check it out!

Went for the lunch buffet based off the reviews, and was not disappointed! The food here was 5 star, service was excellent and atmosphere was 4 star. Highly recommend..

Fantastic food, good people, amazing Chai. This place is a gem!

This is a hidden gem; in Lexington Market. Great food and the price is very budget friendly. The staff is very welcoming and helpful. They have some of the best Samosas. Great buffet items. Nice to know Lexington has more than fried chicken to offer.

OK. So I may very snobbily begin my reviews of Baltimore restaurants with this sentence, but I am going to do it anyway ;-). I spent nearly 15 years of my food-​consuming life in the oases of New York City and San Francisco. As a result, I am extremely picky about anything in Baltimore that isn’t steamed shrimp, crab cakes, or. well, you get it. Asian? Turkish? Indian? HELP!
I was invited to meet friends at Memsahib for a pre-​theater dinner and I became so transposed that I almost missed the theater… The ambiance is cozy, colorful, and romantic. On this particular evening, the chef and proprietor personally served us several courses of food, beautifully spaced out so that all flavors and conversation were savored. Perfectly crispy samosas and chickpeas followed by lamb curry, naan, chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, potatoes and cauliflower. This restaurant has a rare liquor license in the neighborhood and great wines. Rice pudding and chai tea for desert. I found myself in the area the following day and couldn’t help but stop in for the buffet… yum.
A note from a foodie about Memsahib: Everything is fresh. This is not a stockpile, feed however many people you can Indian buffet. This is culinary art.
Authentic, affordable, healthy, fresh and out of this world. An experience that gives me hope about authentic, ethnic Baltimore cuisine.

Décor ok. Food not the best i’ve had, but not bad. There was a good variety on the buffet.

Best Indian buffet in Baltimore. Lots of vegetarian options and really cool décor. I wish they were open on weekends!

Went for the lunch buffet with a party of 9. The restaurant is colorfully decorated and the ambience transports you to a place beyond Lexington Market and Baltimore. The seats had comfy cushions. Food was good, and the waiter attentive. Not exceedingly amazing but definitely worth $ 12 for the quality and all-​you-​can eat buffet. I’ll be back for sure.

I am always conflicted about buffet-​style foods and setting because I know it is not representative of what the restaurant and its chefs are capable of. Not the tastiest Indian food that I have had — I do wonder if it would have been tastier if the dishes were ordered separately. However, there is quite a variety and they do refill frequently. The servers are very pleasant and courteous and quick!

The food is really good overall. I have been coming here a couple times a year for the past 5 years, and it has been pretty consistent. The mango lassi is really good, the samosas, and the fish curry are my favorites.
The price is really good for what you’re getting.
One thing that bothers me is that the soap is weird and watered down in the restrooms. It really makes me wonder if i am washing my hands with dirty water mixed with a tiny bit of soap.

We went there for the lunch buffet and the food was very good. There was a nice selection of chicken and vegetarian dishes, very fresh naan, and good dessert options. It was $ 10.75 per person, and mid-​day on Friday there just enough people for the place to se full without a long line for the food.

I’ve been to dozens, if not hundreds I’d Indian restaurants in my life and I have never enjoyed my experience more than at this place. The food is beyond amazing, our waiter was very nice (I usually complain about waiters) and the atmosphere added to the experience. The next time I pass through Baltimore, I will go out of my way to return. Note: I was there for their three-​course dinner.

I had no idea there was an Indian restaurant right next to Lexington Market. A group of friends and I met here for buffet lunch last Friday. The place was packed! Their food was delicious, although I didn’t try that many things because I was scared they would be spicy. The chana masala and chicken tikka masala were both very good, and not spicy. They had the problem out running out of food and not replenishing it quickly enough. The buffet was $ 10.85 per person, pretty typical. I ordered a mango lassi which was quite good. The interior is really interesting and there are different levels to the restaurant which is kind of cool.

Probably the second best Indian lunch buffet that I have been to in Baltimore. The location is convenient to the University of Maryland-​Baltimore, the light rail, and the metro train. Price is $ 10 ($ 7.50 per pound for carry-​out), definitely par for the course.
On to the food: the samosas were good, but have a bit too much bread (I would like to see more filling and less breading). The channa masala, which I don’t believe I’ve ever eaten before, was good too.
Both the tandoori and tikka masala chicken dishes were delicious. The tikka masala was the perfect consistency and made for good dipping with the samosas. On the issue of dipping, the naan was crispy, but the raita was refreshingly spicy. I realize that some people like crispy naan, but I prefer it to be on the softer side for easier dipping.
Gripes: The fish curry was flavorless and cold; I couldn’t eat more than one bite. Also, Mem Sahib did not provide tea during the lunch buffet (gotta have my mid-​day tea!).
As I usually do, I went with my friend from Punjab. He wanted me to note on my Unilocal review that he found Mem Sahib’s décor to be tacky, specifically, the persian rugs draped over railings and colorful pillows on every seat.
Bottomline: Good, but not great, Indian lunch buffet.

My co-​workers and I always go here when we go out for lunch together. Just keep in mind that Friday lunch hours are going to be packed with big groups primarily from UMB and neighboring facilities. The location is nice, convenient and it doesn’t enter into the market. All their selections are pretty good and they refresh them regularly (probably since they go so fast). I wish they changed up the menu more frequently, but unfortunately Indian buffets usually don’t. Service can be kind of slow since you’re really just ordering drinks but there have been times where we don’t get water until we’ve already finished half of our first servings. They’re not a fans of taking credit cards and sometimes you can only split up to four CCs.

Great Indian buffet place right in Lexington Market. It’s this interesting mutli-​level restaurant complete with Indian cushions, paintings and Bollywood videos playing on the walls.
They have a variety of dishes for the lunch buffet, vegetable samosas, fish curry, chicken tikka masala, cauliflower and potatoes, spinach and cheese, and a few other things. I thought the chicken tikka masala was not that great, they got tid bits of chicken and some where blackened and inedible. Instead of the large chunks, I had to pick through it to find the edible pieces.
Good service though, and filling if you’re hungry!

Lunch buffet for $ 10 FTW. Delicious food with plenty of veggie options. Food is always warm and plenty. Plus, there’s samosas YUMMMM!
Staff is friendly and efficient. You should definitely stop by!
Oh and the rice pudding is delicious!
Enjoy!

Disregard the dowdy exterior. It’s an admirably brilliant interior adorned in plush pillows, colorful carpets, bright walls, painted pillars, glyphs, hookahs, and high ceilings. Debate the «wait to be seated» sign since I saw regulars rush right in ravaging the buffet. Don’t dawdle awaiting a waiter. He’ll catch up to you soon enough since he’s suffering solo during a loaded lunch time crush.
Out of a dandy display of 10 buffet items I tried the Vegetable Samosas and their golden brown, flaky, puffed crust. Overall, nice, but rubbery edges undermined. My Chicken Tiki Masala’s meat was dry and it’s sauce a tad tepid on spice. My Palak Paneer perfected a smooth cheesiness in a creamy spinach curry, but also missed the spice boat as it lacked any big bang of garlic, chile pepper, and/​or ginger.
My Tandori Chicken had an exceptionally tasty char and moist meat. But not even a moderate piquancy. My Kheer came with copious cuts of almond slivers. Very cool, creamy, sweet, and rich. My Mango Soda fully satisfied.
It’s not odd an Indian buffet tweaks down the spice to lukewarm playing to mass appeal. The menu’s where one’s usually afforded spicing to order. Interestingly, service was initially lukewarm as well, but got warmer and more vibrant.
So, disregard the $ 7.95 buffet price still listed on their website. It’s $ 8.95. A fairly satisfying buffet with minor misses. And lukewarm spicing seems de rigueur for many area buffets.
I didn’t dislike my meal. But I can’t say I loved it. Maybe I just can’t disregard the fact that I felt kind of lukewarm about it.

Yo this place is legit.
AYCE indian food for $ 8 at lunch?! How can you beat that deal? And the food is the best indian food i’ve ever had. Ok so i haven’t had that many chances to eat indian food but this was damn good. Chicken was moist and flavorful, rice was good, soups were good, and nothing made me sick yay!
The inside is pretty colorful and there are bright pillows and comfy sofas. This is a good lunch option since its located by Lexington market and its a few min walk from school.