Star of India, Anderson
14 people recommend, 6 warn against itvia r/austinfood20 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 12 threads.
What people say, in short
Most commenters recommend this Anderson Lane restaurant, and several praise its buffet, with one calling the lunch buffet awesome and others calling the food great. Two diners like the lamb meatballs. The criticism is real: a few find the food bland or underwhelming, a few rank other Indian restaurants higher, a few advise against it or call the buffet very poor, and accounts differ on which days the buffet runs.
Address
Star of India, 2900 W Anderson Ln. #12d, Austin, TX 78757
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Lamb meatballs
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/AimeeMonkeyBlue in r/austinfood · May 2024
Names this Anderson place as their favorite.
- Mixedu/Healthy_Article_2237 in r/austinfood · May 2024taste
Now eats at this Anderson place, finding it good but a step below the earlier favorite.
- Recommendsu/boyyhowdy in r/austinfood · Oct 2025
Lists this place among Indian buffets to try, while unsure whether the list is still current.
- Caveatu/spartanerik in r/austinfood · Oct 2025taste
Finds this place very bland and says Taj Palace was clearly better.
- Recommendsu/scificionado in r/austinfood · May 2024
Says this Anderson spot is thriving, offers daily lunch and weekend dinner buffets, and praises the food.
- Caveatu/garlicshrimpscampi in r/austinfood · Jun 2026taste
Warned others off after a bad experience.
- Recommendsu/unwiredben in r/austinfood · Jun 2025
Names it as another option answering the buffet request; places it along Anderson Lane by a Goodwill.
- Caveatu/paintaquainttaint in r/austinfood · Aug 2024taste
Says a different buffet they tried tastes better than this place.
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- Caveatu/Gandblaster in r/austinfood · May 2024
Judges the buffet at this place to be very poor.
- Recommendsu/emt139 in r/austinfood · Jun 2026
Gives a bare recommendation for the Anderson Lane location, with no further detail.
- Mixedu/Different_Gain_3650 in r/austinfood · Oct 2024taste
Has eaten there and likes the lamb meatballs but finds the overall taste bland.
- Recommendsu/Frequent_Alfalfa_347 in r/austinfood · Sep 2025taste
Praises the food as great and describes the place as casual, though doubts it fits a stylish night out.
- Recommendsu/quadline in r/austinfood · Aug 2026variety
Reports the Anderson location still does an awesome lunch buffet.
- Recommendsu/disgracedcosmonaut1 in r/austinfood · Oct 2024
Suggests the Anderson Lane location in reply to the request.
- Mixedu/sstair in r/austinfood · May 2024taste
Found it underwhelming overall on a recent visit, though the meatballs were good and the rice texture poor.
- Caveatu/superbigwave in r/austinfood · Apr 2025taste
Strongly advises avoiding it, calling it among their worst restaurant meals and far from proper Indian food.
- Mixedu/victotronics in r/austinfood · Oct 2025taste
Says the buffet now runs only on weekends; quality is mixed, and the paneer is too salty.
- Recommendsu/ClosetYandere in r/austinfood · Oct 2025consistency
Says this place has never disappointed over the years; calls it not the strongest in town but enjoyable for buffet.
- Recommendsu/ATX_Penya in r/austinfood · May 2024
Names this as their regular buffet pick, citing good food and good service.
- Recommendsu/kittielisA in r/austinfood · Oct 2026
Names this place as a direct answer to the request.
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