Quick Indian curry lunch with mukhwas in Samseong: India The Durbar

I was working near Samseong Station and needed a quick lunch, so I went to a place I'd wanted to try because the reviews were so good🥘 It's India The Durbar Samseong Station Branch.

India The Durbar Samseong Station Branch: parking, hours and reservations

India The Durbar Samseong Station Branch is at 15 Samseong-ro 84-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in the basement level, and it's open 11:00-23:00. Parking is free if you spend ₩45,000 or more, and they cover 1 hour at the Yeongdong-daero 85-gil public car park.

• Address: 15 Samseong-ro 84-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (B1)
• Parking: free with a meal of ₩45,000 or more; 1 hour at the Yeongdong-daero 85-gil public car park covered
• Hours: 11:00-23:00
• Takeout and delivery available
• Reservations: available via Naver
• Corkage available: ₩5,000 per bottle
• Private hire available: minimum 20 up to 50 people

Overall, the exotic atmosphere, tasty food and good-value set menu all came together nicely♥️ I totally get why the reviews are so good!!

What is the atmosphere like at India The Durbar?

India The Durbar Samseong Station Branch is an Indian curry restaurant in Daechi-dong, near Samseong Station! It's close to Coex too, so it's perfect for lunch or dinner around Samseong Station and Coex!

I was overwhelmed by the exotic atmosphere right from the entrance.

The restaurant is quite spacious, clean and tidy🥘 Indian-style decorations are placed all around, which gave it a fun, exotic feel. The different, pretty lamps especially caught my eye!🇮🇳

There are lots of seats too, so it looked good for anything from eating alone to group gatherings!!♥️♥️

With tasty food and this atmosphere, it's also a great spot for a Samseong Station date like ours.

What comes in India The Durbar Set B, and how much is it?

The India The Durbar Set B at this branch is ₩45,000 for two and comes with a green salad, boneless tandoori chicken, 2 curries, naan, rice and lassi. The menu is sturdy and stylish, just what you'd expect from a Gangnam Indian curry spot🇮🇳🪷🥘

• India The Durbar Set B (for 2): ₩45,000
• Green salad, boneless tandoori chicken, 2 curries, naan, rice, lassi

We ordered Set B, which is said to be the most popular. It's packed with variety, so it's great for sharing a bit of everything! For the price, I was really happy with it.

Lassi, pickles and green salad

The lassi (a yogurt drink) in Set B wasn't very thick and was smooth and easy to drink. It's a sweet, tangy yogurt that suits Korean tastes, and it went well with the curry.

These are the pickles that came as basic side dishes! They paired so well with the curry that I kept eating them throughout.

I liked that the set includes a green salad. It was a fresh way to whet the appetite before the curry.

Boneless tandoori chicken: portion and taste

First of all, the boneless tandoori chicken in Set B was generous, which I loved. The distinctive tandoori flavor plus the nutty savoriness of grilled chicken made it great with the curry.

It tasted better the more I chewed, so I kept reaching for it. I think I've met the tandoori chicken of my life!!!

Which curries can you choose with Set B?

For Set B you can choose 2 curries from palak paneer, butter chicken and chicken tikka masala. We picked the butter chicken and the chicken tikka masala.

Butter chicken makhani

Butter chicken makhani is a mild chicken curry flavored with fresh tomatoes, cream and spices, they say.

I could see why it's a signature dish. The soft, rich flavor was really appealing.

Chicken tikka masala

In the chicken tikka masala, the rich sauce and the chicken go together really well, and it's so good mixed into rice!

Naan and rice, two ways to eat the curry

Set B comes with both rice and naan (Indian flatbread), so we could enjoy the curry two ways without ordering extra! We tore the naan and dipped it in the curry, then mixed the curry into rice, and had a filling, satisfying Indian meal.

Can you eat alone? Mukhwas after the meal and delivery

India The Durbar Samseong Station Branch also has 1-person set menus, so you can enjoy a full meal even on your own! No pressure to come in a group, so on a day I'm craving curry I'll drop by for a solo meal near Samseong Station!!

After the meal I also had mukhwas, an Indian-style mouth freshener. I loved the subtle mint scent that spread in my mouth.

There were quite a lot of delivery orders while we ate, too. When you're craving curry at home, you could order through Baemin (a Korean delivery app).

Two curries, tandoori chicken, salad, lassi, rice and naan! Set B at India The Durbar Samseong Station Branch is generous and great value, and I really recommend it.