Mela Indian Restaurant, Asheville

Quite authentic and very tasty. Also, the service was fantastic.

Very good and authentic Indian Food. We have been there for dinner a couple of times.This is from an Indian who has been there. The best Indian food I have had in the US. Both the north and south Indian dishes are great. It is slightly pricey but I would definitely go there again. The ambiance is great too.

Fantastic food!! Great atmosphere and attentive wait staff! The Lunch Buffet is something NOT to be missed if you love Indian food.

The restaurant in downtown Asheville is really bustling at lunch time. I've had the lunch buffet on three occasions - always different, always excellent. The service is not the best, but the food is great.

I love Indian food...and grew up eating it in Europe. So I was excited when Mela opened. However, I have now eaten there three times and what I find is that almost every dish has so much chilli pepper in it that it obscures the other, wonderful spices of Indian cuisine and basically hurts...both on the way in, and on the way out! I actually like pretty spicy food, but not when it hinders enojoyment of the meal. Other than that, the ambience is lovely, the menu interesting and the lunch buffet is a great deal.

Mela's lunch buffet is too tasty to pass up. A frequent visitor, this place gets packed at lunch because the food is abundant and very good. It comes with salad if you want light, or chicken with creamy sauce, if you want heavy. The dining room is large and light-filled and full of hip folks enjoying great food.

My husband and I go here for special date nights!! Its is the only restaurant that I have been to where I feel like I should have paid more than I did because it is sooooo amazing. Everything we have ever gotten there has been like a flavor explosion on the tounge. We usually share an app., each order a dinner then share that too so we can each have a bit of both and the nan is a must with dinner!! Thank you to all the staff of Mela!! If you do not want to wait go just before 5:30pm

This restaurant is so beautiful and the food is always amazing. The spinach and goat cheese naan is wonderful, as is any dish I have ever ordered. They have plenty of vegetarian and vegan options as well. We need more ethnic food in this area!

The buffett is awesome at lunch. The dinner is even better. My only complaint is that it can get a little loud, especially with a full crowd (which is often!).

Where a great dinner was all that saved my experience, the service was needing some help [rare that it is that i've been givin the reciept for a drink i'd ordered before actually recieving the drink, especially when the bar is closer than where she rang it up]but it's a beautiful place to enjoy dinner with someone special, i'll be going back.