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| - We were heading south to the M Resort to catch a lounge act; it was a business trip. (On a side note, I think M Resort does modern with more grace than Aria.) I had wanted to try Mantra Masala because it is featured on lvvegan.com (great resource for you Las Vegan vegans), and because it was on the way, we stopped in.
My theory is that Mantra is hoping that there are some Indian-food lovers within a 3-mile radius who don't want to venture far. If that were me, then I would be pleased with the offerings. We had dal, dewane handi and naan. The dal was more tomato-y than varieties I have experienced, but the flavors and spice levels were solid. (We asked for hotter than "white people hot", and they interpreted that nicely.)
The naan was fine, not spectacular.
However, the real disappointment were the prices, especially given the mouse-sized portion of rice that comes with an entree. While $30 for 2 is not an expensive dinner, when you are staring at an entree, a side, a peck of rice and a basket of naan, you start to fantasize about the $19 for 2 spread you could be noshing on at the Namaste buffet.
And, although we were not there for lunch, they gave us a lunch special menu to look over. There was one under $6, but it is only rice and one entree. No buffet. No deal. I truly wonder how an Indian restaurant can neglect the beauty of a lunch buffet. It is the only buffet I will eat.
In closing, if you are within walking distance to Mantra Masala, it is probably the best food you could walk to, which might sound like an insult, but I mean it is a 3-star compliment.
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