Diya Indian Cuisine

Didn't get a picture of the beautiful food until after we ate everything. My favorite Indian to date! Absolutely wonderful cuisine and the owner has come out to give us a very personalized experience and complimentary sides several times. A must stop for everyone! The tikka masala is my regular dish but I've had the chicken biryani as well! It's all amazing and never disappoints.

This place is so good I came here twice in one week during my visit to the dc area. The lamb vindaloo is absolutely amazing!

if you are looking for best Indian restaurant in old town Alexandra, Diya is the best one. amazing food excellent service, large portions. restaurant is nice and clean. high recommended.

This place was amazing. It was so good we considered moving closer..maybe even upstairs. The food was some of the best Indian we have ever had. People were nice. Restaurant was nicely decorated and clean.

If you're looking for a restaurant and manager that shouts and yells at their regular customer this is just the place for you!!

I have been a regular at this restaurant since 2020. Yesterday, I had a guest and from the moment we arrived, there was one problem after the other.

1) We asked to sit near the window and said we would wait but no - the manager and staff denied our request and we politely sat where they directed us to.

2) I asked for a physical menu as my guest was an elderly and was having trouble accessing the QR code. A male server was being quite rude and condescending about this simple request.

3) We have been waiting for the food for over 30 mins at this point but they brought someone else's order to our table.

4) When they finally brought the food over, the naan and curries were all lukewarm. Indian curries are meant to be served piping hot - and serving customers lukewarm and borderline cold dishes are not the norm. We pointed this out to them and already one of the managers of servers - she was giving us dirty looks!

5) And that was not enough, their manager came up to our table and started arguing in a loud voice that the whole restaurant can hear -that it isn't their fault and giving a million excuses.

When we pointed out calmly that we had no business complaining if the food was fine, he literally YELLED at me in front of the whole restaurant!!

What kind of manager and restaurant literally INSULTS AND YELLS at their customers for simply pointing out the food isn't their usual standard? And that too to a regular customer.

Never experienced such rude and unprofessional behavior from any restaurant staff in my whole life!

Save yourself and go to "Bombay Street Food" in Oxon Hill!!

Diya Indian Cuisine is a true culinary gem! A Saturday night visit left me genuinely shocked by the exceptional food. The samosas, paired with the delightful Tamarind sauce, showcased a perfect blend of spice and fluffiness in the outer dough. The honey butter chicken was a highlight, marrying sweetness and spice in a pleasing dance for the palate. The garlic naan, dipped in the honey butter chicken sauce, was a delicious combo. A fanciful touch was added by the well-crafted dirty martini with tequila, including extra olive juice as per my request. Immaculate service and consistently fresh food ensure I'll be returning for more culinary delights.

The food was good. It was solid in taste but nothing overwhelming. We had the lamb curry which was pretty dried herby and less tomatoey what I would have expected based on what is written on the menu. It was not spicy. The meat was a little tough. The tandoori chicken was a little dry. I would have loved a little more smokiness. There were five little pieces. The paneer kulcha was decent. Service was very welcoming. We got complimentary dessert which was milk rice with cardamom. Really good. The seating in booths was nice, however, you can overhear everyone and that was not too pleasant.

I get takeout from Diya every couple months. It's a lot closer to me than Rasika and stays open pretty late. It's a great dinner option at 8:30 PM. Most of the time the food is great, but every once in a while the food won't taste as flavorful. I'm not sure if they have different chefs or if it was a fluke. Everything I've had has been good: tikka masala, biryanis, butter chicken, nann, samoas, and salmon curry. I really love the salmon curry and samosas!

The restaurant is in a weird location, but the staff is really nice and quick. Overall, 4.5/5. Great food for the price.

We were in the mood for Indian food and we chose Diya Indian Cuisine and it did not disappoint! I've been here before, maybe two years ago, and it was great then as well!

We ordered the Samosa Chaat which was great! We ordered Daal Makhani and Matar Paneer for our mains, accompanied with Garlic Naan, all were nicely spiced and flavored!

I ordered a mango lassi as well which tasted like a orange creamsicle!

The menu is quite expansive which gave us a lot to think about! Overall great food and nice staff! The decor was also nice and the Indian music in the background added a nice touch!

An extra hyped place with trash food. Biryani did not taste even close to a Biryani. Its pretty much boiled colored rice with boiled chicken in it. Ordered Paneer tikka and chicken tikka masala, and they are just unflavored as they can. Spent 125$ for a food that tasted like nothing. Not worth it.

Wait for the owner's feedback and see how he harasses and berates his customers.