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Mela Indian Restaurant
What you need to know
Mela Indian Restaurant serves North and South Indian food made from scratch at 70 North Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville, and has been cooking since 2005. The daily lunch buffet runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with chicken and naan from a traditional tandoor oven, house-made raita and seasonal vegetarian dishes. At dinner, the menu includes garlic naan, lamb vindaloo, salmon tikka, tandoori chicken, butter chicken and saag paneer, with pickup and delivery too.
Local's Tip
Go for the lunch buffet any day before 2:30 p.m. Dinner runs until 9 p.m., or 9:30 on Friday and Saturday, and you can order pickup ahead.
What the locals say
Downtown Asheville workers make the lunch buffet a weekday habit, and locals say it's one of the best values downtown.
What you need to know
Mela Indian Restaurant serves North and South Indian food made from scratch at 70 North Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville, and has been cooking since 2005. The daily lunch buffet runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with chicken and naan from a traditional tandoor oven, house-made raita and seasonal vegetarian dishes. At dinner, the menu includes garlic naan, lamb vindaloo, salmon tikka, tandoori chicken, butter chicken and saag paneer, with pickup and delivery too.
What the locals say
Downtown Asheville workers make the lunch buffet a weekday habit, and locals say it's one of the best values downtown.
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