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Masala

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Classic North Indian curries, tandoori & veggie dishes in dining room with murals, plus lounge-bar. People often mention Indian, restaurant, good, service, small, staff, recommend, dishes, Masala, vegetarian,


Address

Stauffacherstrasse 27, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland

Website

www.masala.ch

Contact

+41 44 240 03 61

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (524 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 6 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: Indian (21) restaurant (18) good (16) service (11) small (10) staff (10) recommend (9) dishes (9) Masala (9) vegetarian (8)
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  • 1/5 Joel S. 4 years ago on Google • 85 reviews
    I would not recommend going to this restaurant if you want to enjoy indian food. The price tag doesn‘t match the food quality and the service provided. No side dishes are included for very small portions that are inbetween 25-38 CHF. Service wasn‘t satisfying at all. Food was way too overpriced. Dishes weren‘t matching the price as well. Summary: If you want to enjoy authentic indian food, where you get what you‘re going to pay for, go somewhere else. Way too costly, sadly.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yao Jun T. 5 years ago on Google • 157 reviews
    Coming from a country (Singapore) where we can find Indian food easily, I am amazed at the quality and taste of the food here! Great taste, excellent service and good ambience. Highly recommended.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khaled M. 1 year ago on Google • 477 reviews
    One of the best vegetarian Indian restaurants I've visited. Customer service was fantastic. The food was spot on. Very tasty. Highly recommended.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Antonio L. 2 years ago on Google • 392 reviews
    I went to Masala for lunch with a colleague and I was really impressed. I lived in London for many years where there are many good Indian restaurants so my expectations weren’t too high. That said, I found a really great and attentive customer service, good food, fair prices and most importantly plenty of vegan options. I would highly recommend Masala and I will definitely go back soon.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexander 1 year ago on Google • 71 reviews
    Lunch Buffet is very good! Big assortment of plates. For take away the Vegan-Based Chicken Bombay roll is also very good, spicy & delicious!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sarah M. 2 years ago on Google
    We loved that they switched to a vegetarian / vegan menu! Excellent service, the waiter was super friendly, the food was delicious and the place very clean. Our new favourite restaurant in zurich ;)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nisha S. 5 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    A great experience every time. The food is delicious and the service always professional and kind.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sarvesh R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for veg/vegan Indian food. Very friendly owner and staff. Quantity was good and the taste was spot on. Highly recommended
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kyle G. 1 year ago on Google
    We were idiots and did not pay attention to the vegan and vegetarian marketing. We were just excited about finding Indian food after traveling through Italy for 3 weeks and having none. We ordered drinks and backed out of buying dinner and the staff handled it very professionally. We felt bad but it just wasn't what we were looking for.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 shivraj s. 1 year ago on Google
    I visited this restaurant second time. First time experience was great, second time it spoiled my entire evening. If you go through negative reviews, one common reason you find is - behaviour of staff. I see people mentioning about indifference towards Asian and non-asian people and rude talk by one specific person (I don't know the name). I had exactly similar experience second time I visited the restaurant. First I thought, may be I am overthinking, but no, most of the negative reviews are because of the bad behaviour of staff. Some suggestions for staff: 1. If there is something you can't do, say it politely, no need to bahave like some arrogant king. 2. You take ages to attend table, that's fine, may be you are too busy. But when someone takes time to change the order because you guys have certain rules, don't make faces and feel frustrated. 3. Say thank you to the people who visited your restaurant while they are living. At least have a look at them, may be they want say thanks to you. Don't be so ignorent. Finally, never gonna visit this restaurant again and will never recommend to anyone.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shubham K. 1 year ago on Google
    Pure veg restaurant. Amazing food and Staff. Great hospitality. However, slightly expensive compared to other restaurants
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Laxsha N. 1 year ago on Google
    We had 3 different currys, and they did not taste indian. Curries were overloaded with sweetness. Very pricey, the meals don’t even come with rice. Service was friendly but food came very slow. Don’t recommend it!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ritu B. 1 year ago on Google
    I have been living in the area for 2 years. I am a foodie and I have visited the restaurant about 5 times in 2 years. My experience has never been wholesome. Of course it is super pricey. The quality does not justify the price. I ordered bhindi Masala which was undercooked and made out of frozen bhindi. Veg biryani has broccoli in it (?)! If you’re in town for a day, skip this place. If you live here, try maybe once and decide for yourself.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Srinivasan N. 10 months ago on Google
    One of the best Indian restaurants in Zurich. Went there twice and the food was simply great. Little pricey but well worth it. Enjoy the food.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sasha C. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good food , excellent service. Food brought quite quickly and on time. ECO friendly and vegan , plant based which was a bonus for my family
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kush P. 1 year ago on Google
    PURE VEGETARIAN, awesome food, if you love spices you will need to tell the very friendly staff called Om to make it spicey and you will get the best dishes in the Swizerland. I would highly recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a pure vegetarian Indian restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lukas T. 6 years ago on Google
    Very tasty Indian food. Recommending to everyone who would like to taste Indian cuisine. Tikka Masala and Gosht Kadhai was very good. The staff and owner was very friendly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ritul J. 7 months ago on Google • 91 reviews
    Masala, an Indian vegetarian restaurant, is a true culinary gem. The food here is incredibly tasty, and I couldn't get enough of their delicious paneer kadhai and malai kofta. The naan, perfectly made, added a delightful touch to the meal. While the order did take a bit longer to arrive, the wait was well worth it for the scrumptious flavors that awaited. It's worth noting that Masala offers a unique twist on Indian cuisine, and it stands out in the city's dining scene. If you're a fan of Indian cuisine or simply seeking a memorable dining experience, Masala should be at the top of your list. However, do be prepared for the higher price point.

  • 5/5 Toby R. 6 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Popped in for lunch with a friend and was surprised that it has turned vegan. Quiet since it was lunchtime but ver good tikka massala. A bit pricey for the main dish but quality nonetheless. Would recommend

  • 2/5 John W. 10 months ago on Google
    Menu very limited, most limited menu in an Indian restaurant I have ever seen. No papadam is given as a "pre-starter", also very unusual for Indian restaurants. The sauces were good but they do not provide many vegetables, odd since it is only a vegetarian restaurant. It is very expensive for such small dishes - a shared samosa and a main dish each with naan was barely enough for us for dinner and we are not big eaters, normally we go to restaurants like this with tupperware to take home the leftovers, especially if we are paying more than 80 francs for 2 people. Mango lassi was good.

  • 4/5 Tyrone Z. 2 years ago on Google
    Was nice experience, dined in, had a lovely waiter Roy. Food was delicious and prices good. Because of the restrictions we had to sit outside which is not the best location (right next to a tram stop and people walking by). Inside looks beautiful.

  • 1/5 Gaffar A. 1 year ago on Google
    I was there with my family, we had an worst experience. Food was tasteless. Worst part was there service. They have different views for south Asian and GOREY, as if South Asia are there to eat in free. I will never recommend there food and there service to anyone. They are the worst. Forget to mention> they have the worst Garlic Naan.

  • 5/5 nathansha d. 1 year ago on Google
    The place is pure vegetarian idle for Jains and people who avoid eating in multi cuisine restaurants. It’s a little pricey but then, what’s not in Swiss !! The staff is very friendly, gives an honest guidance of what to eat and what not. A must try.

  • 5/5 ashok l. 1 year ago on Google
    I went with my family to Masala twice for dinner. We all loved the food and really impressed with their presentation and hospitality. The best part is that they are 100% pure veg . We all really loved and enjoyed our dinner . We would highly recommend masala atleast must try this restaurant .

  • 1/5 E W. 2 years ago on Google
    The menu changed to veggie only in Jan 2022. Well, now I have to change it to 1/5 as the owners are so hostile, see their response below, what a joke. Now I will literally never go back. I was there with two friends in mid February. The menu is tiny now compared to before. You most certainly used to give out padadum with a selection of 3 sauces. I wanted to like their new shift to vegetarian-only dishes but… I just can’t. The new menu is so limited, a third of the only dishes they have are eight or nine dishes all with paneer (a cheese that tastes like tofu), another third are dishes with "no chicken" an artificial meat substitute made out of god knows what but doesn’t really taste like chicken, and then another third are veggie dishes. We got one of each of the three. Despite going to veggie only, the prices increased further for their plates which were to be honest always rather small. 32 francs for a small curry with "no chicken" in it? No thanks. They also no longer give you the little "Indian chips" with various sauces as an amuse buche. If the restaurant still exists in two years maybe I will try it again. This used to be my go-to Indian place but now I will look elsewhere. Really not against them going vegetarian only but the new menu is just so minimal and I don’t like paneer, leaving me with a pitiful list of options for prices that even by Zürich standards are VERY high for small veggie plates.

  • 2/5 Jonathan A. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the most disappointing Indian restaurants I've been to. The plates were very small, everything had a huge surcharge (like 6 CHF for a small basket of garlic naan). Vegetarian options only, which I've never seen at an Indian restaurant before, which meant their menu was very small, by far the smallest I've ever seen in an Indian place. I guess if they do a few dishes very well that could be OK, and the food was fine, but really very small. Paying 30 CHF for a small plate of "NotChicken" or whatever their fake meat was called is high, even for what I expected in Zurich. Basically the worst value-for-price I've ever had in an Indian restaurant. The sauce was quite good, but I didn't care for the veggies or anything else really.

  • 5/5 Rebeca S. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious veg. food. Great service. One dish was proper spicy but worth it :). A place to remember and visit again.

  • 1/5 Nishi A. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was good but the behavior of the staff was not appropriate. We are Jains and my parents don't eat onion and garlic. Since all the curries had onion and garlic we had to order curd and Paratha which was fine. The taste of both was good but since the order turned out only for 10 Francs the staffs treatment was disrespectful towards us. We were not even given a plate to eat in and to use the wifi we were told to pay 20 Franc per person.

  • 1/5 Umesh D. 2 years ago on Google
    Low quality food. worst naan ever had...who give charcoal burnt nan and oil soaked half cooked pakora... Cold veg biryani( fresh?).... spoiled my dinner delivered. All this for overpriced item ...really.

  • 4/5 KG R. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice ambience, excellent service, delicious food.

  • 5/5 Alison B. 3 years ago on Google
    We have had takeaway from Masala a few times and always been impressed with the quality and freshness. The food we ordered was delicious, there is a good selection for vegetarians and I would definitely recommend it.

  • 4/5 Benoît S. 2 years ago on Google
    Super staff, quite decent place. Food wise only one thing could be improved is the rice quality. Naans are perfect

  • 5/5 Daniel S. 9 months ago on Google • 1 review
    Ordered take away spontaneously. Felt well treated and food was quickly made. Waiter offered free water while I waited. Guests in the restaurant seemed to also enjoy it.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kai R. 4 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Definately the best Vegetarian Restaurant in Zürich and the best Indian Restaurant at the same time! The Food is absolutely delicious and the Staff is very helpful, attentative and very delightful!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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