The Great Indian Restaurant

The host was so kind and courteous. I enjoyed the music, and the quiet environment. The food arrived quickly and I enjoyed every bite. I had plenty to take home even. The chicken 65 satisfied my hunger for spices and flavors not typically used in American cuisine. The garlic naan paired well, and the mango Lassi drink was delicious treat. I ate my leftovers before bed last night and all the spices sat well on my tummy. Do not be afraid to try something new Quad Cities! Come try a bite and see for yourself. Also very reasonably priced and tons of vegetarian options!

Update: went back and the place has really gone downhill. We didn't even stay. Can no longer recommend

Probably the third time I've ever had Indian food. It's always been meh for me. I got the buttered chicken and it is now in my top five favorite meals in the QC. Pair that with some garlic naan and you won't be disappointed. I also got the Keemsa Somosas and they were just okay. I will happily change my rating to five stars next time I go and have a good appetizer.

This Indian restaurant, in the middle of nowhere, makes the best Indian food in the Midwest. We savored every dish, and absolutely like a home cooked meal.

We decided to try this restaurant based on a friend's recommendation. It did not disappoint!

We had vegetable samosas, fluffy fried pockets of mostly potato. Both the tamarind sauce and the mint sauce we're great. I had the chicken Tikka masala and it was so tender and saucy. My husband had the goat curry and didn't leave even a drop of the curry sauce. My friend had said to get the garlic naan. Yummy. We were able to take some home to enjoy later

Great service, delicious food... what could be better? Nothing!

Great service and delicious food. Being vegan is easy and tasty at The Great Indian Restaurant. Don't let the looks of the restaurant put you off (the reason for 4 and not 5 stars), the food and service are exceptional.

This place should be ashamed to call itself an Indian restaurant. I've heard that Indian cuisine is prideful of its seasoning rich dishes and this place is an embarrassment.

Atmosphere - first impression when we parked up front, i told my girlfriend that the place looked just like the Brazilian restaurant from bridesmaid that gave everyone a bad stomach. Ran down and not kept up at all.

Service - they don't have any servers. I'm pretty sure that was the owner refilling our water. No one picked up our used plates as well during the lunch buffet service.

Food - no selection. We had a bunch of tasteless vegetable dishes, chicken curry, egg curry, and rice. At least they got the rice right. Chicken curry was watered down with very little seasoning and taste. By far the WORST Indian curry i have ever had. Floating in water and oil. Then they can't afford pork and had egg curry? It's such a shame.

Price - 10$ per head for buffet. Davenport has a better indian buffet for less. It also tastes far better. So at 10$ this was a complete rip off!

This place needs to get shut down quick. Also if people will say the buffet is nothing like the per order, maybe it is. But if it the same quality of good, dear lord that's robbery.

Visit to The Great Indian restaurant was a mix of hit and miss. More of miss rather than hit.

It's an old drive thru which has been changed into a restaurant. When we entered, the entrance to the kitchen was open and the heat was filling up the sit down area. We asked the staff to start the AC.

There is limited selection of food but the food was tasty.

If you've not been to this little hidden gem, I highly recommend it! The food is amazing, we came in shortly before close (about 2pm) and they still made more fresh naan bread for us as well as other foods. Great price, fabulous food! We will definitely be back!

So many reviewers write their critique based on environment and service AND the quality of food. In some cases that's not fair when the owners really don't give a crap about environment or service, but they take pride in the food they serve. That's the case upon which I give my review.

Great Indian has nothing to offer for ambience or service, but the food is amazing. We enjoyed malai kofta, vegetable vindaloo, cheesy naan, vegetable platter (appetizer), and mango lassi.

So the conundrum: what IS eating out if the service sucks and the place is a dump but the food is awesome? You get take-out.