Reviews The Clay Oven

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The Craving Tales Official
+4
Offers great food options and the employees are polite as well, and they have a cozy atmosphere in the cafe
5 months ago
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NIKHIL D∆VID
+5
Great food and service.
The place has a very relaxed warm vibe to it, the staff was polite and food served was really good. Would recommend their chicken wonton and peanut butter chocolate cake.
Aug 05, 2019
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Anmol Bansal
+4
Went to this place after getting tired on the streets of Mcleodganj. The ambiance is quite nice and gives a whole old-fashioned vibe. The music was fantastic as well.
We ordered fried vegetable momos, margherita pizza along with a huge variety of cakes including peanut butter chocolate, blueberry cheesecake and chocolate cake. Momos were really crisp and tasty along with the dips which they serve. Pizza was quite good as well. Among the cakes, chocolate cake was a bit of a disappointment. Peanut butter cake was okay. The blueberry cake was amazing.
A sweet nice place to go to for a meal!
Jul 08, 2019
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DelhiFoodTwist
+5
We had 2 plates of chicken dimsims and a plate of chilly garlic noodles. The place is amazing with great Vibes, it also has a balcony sitting so that you can enjoy delish food when it rains in McLeodganj. The chicken momos is a must try. We got 3 plates packed as well. Looking forward to visit here again soon.
Jul 01, 2019
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CombatCritic
+4
The restaurant sits just off the main square on the TIPA (Dharamkot) road and looks nicer than most in McLeod Ganj with wood beam ceilings, earth tones, and a nice terrace. 

The free WiFi was nearly non-existent, so don't bother if you need to get anything done while waiting to be seated, get your menu or your food.

I stood at the counter waiting for a table for nearly 5 minutes while employees danced around me saying nothing and with just three parties in a place that seats 50. I finally got my menus another 5 minutes after the grumpy guy (owner?) at the register ignored me and I sat myself.

I ordered the green chicken (Thai) curry (200 rupees - $3.20) and waited close to 30 minutes ... but IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! Accompanied by white rice, the curry came in a clay pot, was generous in size, and hot, not scalding. The flavor was as good as any green curry I have had stateside and I have had quite a few. Spicy, but not overly hot, there were chunks of white meat chicken, mushrooms, and onion with just the right curry to rice ratio. Good stuff and at $3+ it was definitely the best value in terms of curry I have experienced!

The food quality and value alone would rate 9 BOMBS, but deducting 1 BOMB for lousy internet and another for mediocre service ...

CombatCritic Gives The Clay Oven 7 Bombs Out Of 10 ... MORE BOMBS ARE BETTER!
Apr 30, 2019
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Farah Merhi
+4
I love the chicken phad tai, very good.
Tried the vegeterian chopsuey, did not like it at all!
Salt lassi is good.
Atmosphere is not bad, friendly servers.
Recommended 🙂
Apr 24, 2019
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Rajesh Verma
+4
Great place to have Chinese and Tibetan food...we tried chicken thupka, mutton chill, pizza. Staff was polite with smiling faces....we also wanted to try their Nepali thali, However the person who cooks Nepali dishes was on leave...next time we will try that.

Feb 25, 2019
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Saurabh Shinde
+5
Only one word to describe this place.. AMAZING! We had ordered different Chinese dishes and everything was really good. I really liked the Peach tea.. The chocolate cake at this place was very good.
Jan 20, 2019
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Amreen
+5
During our 3 days stay at mcleodganj, we visited this place twice. The ambience and the food is really good. We had Nepali thaali (chicken), chicken thentuk, lamb chilli and chicken chowmein. Each and every dish was great. We also had some of their bakery items. The banofee pie and blueberry cheesecake were really good. Did not like the choco banana cake as it was bitter
Dec 26, 2018
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Poornima Kotagi
+4
This cozy place is best for those chill and eat good food kind of experience. We tried veg Thupka and burnt garlic fried rice. Thupka was amazing. They have wide variety of desserts too.
Dec 16, 2018
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Jayesh Tekwani
+4
'The Clay Oven' this a speciality tibetan restaurant in the main square area of mcleodganj. Ambience is typically Tibetan and shows culture and their Tibetan food is great 'Tibetan thali' is the most famous dish here but unfortunately it wasn't available when i was there so i tried momos which is also a speciality Tibetan food.
'Fried chicken momos' 4.0
'Steamed chicken momos' 4.0
Nov 27, 2018
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Vimmy Ahuja
+4
This is a beautiful place for those who want to enjoy a quite dinner. Situated at the main square, this place is pretty easy to spot. The ambience is soothing, staff is good and food is delicious. We went for a range of dishes; veg thukpa, veg momos, ginger honey lemon, chilly garlic noodles and alfredo pasta. All the dishes turned out good. The blueberry cheese cake was just ok but the chocolate banana cake turned out great. Overall, a nice experience.
Nov 11, 2018
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Sneha Roychoudhury
+5
We ordered a Mutton Nepali Thakkali Thali and the Thai Green Curry and both were quite something to write home about. For dessert we ordered a Banoffee Pie and a Carrot Cake. The cake was a little dry but the pie was really good. It was one of the best food experiences I've had in McLeodganj so far.
Oct 15, 2018
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Kamlesh Negi
+4
A really good place to eat food. Especially if you want to experience Thai, Tibetan and Nepalese food. Staff are polite and chocolate cheese cake is amazing :)
Schezwan is something you have to order at your own risk 😀😂
Sep 28, 2018
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Rishi Sabharwal
+4
the most recommended place from mcleodganj where i had good quality food and i loved it as well
had mutton momos chilly garlic noodles and thugmug all were very good
everything fresh and staff very good
just one problem was in the chocolate cake which was a little dry
Sep 22, 2018
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Kapoor.kunal2903
+4
Had minimum expectations while visiting the place, but turned out to be nice experience. Ordered pizza and Nepali thali. Presentation of thali was unique and quite impressive, also sabzi & chutneys on side were good. Pizza was equally good and was freshly baked.
Aug 19, 2018
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Sneha Sharma
+4
I was here mainly to try out the Nepali thali, which turned out to be much better than my expectations! It comes with good portions, and tasted fresh. The  thali had portions of paneer curry(delightful-creamy and rich !), dal bhat, achar, saag , chapatis and papad . The service was prompt and the ambiance was also very nice and cozy.
Aug 12, 2018
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Debasmita Das
+4
A small eating outlet on the first floor, right at the Mcleodganj circle. The ambiance is ideal for enjoying the city and having a quite dinner. I loved the lantens and the chocolate cake. We wanted to try some authentic thupkas and Momo's and we loved them. The quantity is a lot, so order according.
Aug 03, 2018
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Meenakshi Yadav
+4
Such a lovely place with great food. I went there for breakfast and dinner. They had good teas and the cheesecake was decent too. They do varieties of eggs for breakfast which are good. Had Tibetan for dinner which again was a delight to eat.
Aug 01, 2018
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Nitika Thakur
+4
This outlet is right at the main square anf very approachable. Definitely a must try if you are looking for some unique cuisine which is also very fulfilling.
We tried nepali thali and loved it.
The photographs will justify my review.
Jul 31, 2018
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Vaibhav
+4
Tasty , reasonably priced, friendly staff. clay oven pizza preparation is good. Chocolate cake cake slices are delightful. Thanthuk is a good try. Recommended visit.
Jul 16, 2018
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Jyotika Matreja
+4
We ordered Alfredo mushroom pasta, cold coffee, banoffie pie and ginger lemon honey.

Pasta was delicious and we loved it.
Cold coffee was a little too strong but the staff was friendly and corrected it right away.
Banoffie pie was simply perfect.
And to get the feel of the hills, ginger lemon honey was the right choice.

We loved our time there. Would recommend this place to everyone in search of good food in Mcleodganj.
Jul 06, 2018
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Tushar Jangid
+4
Pocket friendly and tasty food. Staff is very good. And white pasta was awesome. As located in main market, this cafe is an easy catch and has a very good view of the market if you’re sitting outside.
Jul 05, 2018
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Niraj Mahajan
+5
Had an amazing lunch here. just tried our luck, and it was a more than pleasant surprise. Fantastic taste and good range of varieties. Definitely a must try. Really happy overall :)
Jun 28, 2018
5
Maria Jacob
+5
We loved every thing we had. It is so worth the hype. We had double roasted pork, Tibetan thali and Tolumein chicken soup. Every single thing was so filling and so delicious. It was our first meal in McLeod and a great start to our trip.
5
ruchika bhargava
+5
We were full after all day eateries hopping but we had to visit this place for the much talked about Nepali Thali. It was delicious, fresh, homely, less spicy, flavourful and served hot. We were allowed to share unlike many places . The chicken curry was so tasty and the chicken was fresh and tender. Will visit the place again to try other dishes.
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Naaz Khan
+4
Beautiful interior Cosy place for breakfast, lunch and dinner Thupka could have been better in terms of quantity of soup. The noodles were too loaded and wasn’t in right proportion with the amount of soup and veggies. But the taste was good Must try- Cappuccino and broccoli chicken stir fry. Those were absolute bomb and so was the veg omelette
5
bibhu chandan Rath
+5
I had ordered Mutton Nepali thali.Taste was good but the mutton was not fleshy and not cooked properly.Lots of bones in it.
5
Midlife Backpacker
+5
Scrumptious! Vegetables were all crunchy and juicy, each topping discernible from the others. Cheese was just perfect, stringy as it should be as you lift each piece trying not to drop anything. Coupled with the spotlessly clean cutlery and condiment tray a five star review was always going to happen. A classy dining experience in the heart of the town.
5
enna
+5
Amazing food amazing ambience. It’s a family run kitchen. And loved every bit of what we tried.
5
Seamon Sonker
+5
Incredible vibe.. perfect place to chill and eat .we tried pancake which came with cream, maple syrup and fresh fruit . Quantity justifies the pricing.. Awesome place amazing ambience and splendid taste .
5
Avijit Das Patnaik
+5
Great food. Reasonable prices. Good service.
4
Srinivas Prasad
+4
Veg khothey - awesome I loved it will try to cook myself once Veg Baglep - fried and good it just lacked little taste no salt or species with the chilli sauce was grt though Fried wanton- perfectly made the outer shell not very thick Tibetan sizzlers - this spices and good quantity . We took mixed fruit cake it was tasteless only disappointment, but the other gooie cake was perfect
5
Deepali Dev
+5
So this was a real café experience - I visited 3 neighbour in last 30 mins and then decided to have lunch here with my family - it was very warm - by looks and by service both - the girl in the pic and the owner lady both were quite service oriented - the entire food momos ( garlic bread was over cooked though) pizza wings cheese cake and coffee was splendid I have promised them to re visit - till then u can visit on my behalf Cheers Deepali DeV
5
Abhigyan Deep
+5
Awesome restaurant for everyone and the best in whole Maklodganj 100% guaranteed and the people are very polite and kind....... On Christmas day they gave my friends the chocolate balls for free........ The food is authentic and delicious and very innovative style presentation also. U must try it once.
5
Shitiz Modi
+5
Great place for good Tibetan food. - very nice ambience. Nice comfortable wooden furniture. Place has a fireplace as well! - a bit of seating which overlooks the busy street - we had veggie food. The veg thukpa is the best we have had in mcleodganj. Momo's were good, Thai green curry was on the sweeter side - the blended (iced) lemonade was just the right thing for the hot day Overall, a must visit.
5
Aishwarya Tuli
+5
Gem place to visit for a lunch/dinner in Mcleodganj. We visited this places just to sample the wood oven pizza and it took us by surprise. One of the best pizza places in the area. The crust was so soft and delicious. After trying one pizza, we came back again to this place to try out some more stuff. Even the deserts served here were mouth-watering especially the Choco Mousse Cake.
5
Nandan HS
+5
Four of us traveling through Mcleodganj found this. We loved the ambiance of the place the moment we walked in! At first we thought that the food seemed expensive (on the menu) but then when served we saw that the portions were large! Excellent food, totally worth the money, certainly recommended.
5
Karanveer Singh
+5
Just loved the Chocolate Truffle cake and the coffee here .. It has a great environment and a really working staff The vibe is pretty aesthetic and really calming After a long Trek of bhagsu and the sightseeing It was my go to place to have a cup of coffee and a slice of cake which turned to be amazing Highly recommended Cafe and Bakery Also even ordered a cake for family friends birthday
5
Shane
+5
Excellent momo, curries, thalis and pizzas. Heaps of veg and non veg options. Very friendly and curtious staff. Coffee and cake was also excellent. Very nicely decorated too with a small library.
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