Cafe Alina

First experience here today was awesome! Amazing samosa chat! Wonderfully cooked chickpeas in a flavorful sauce and topped over samosas. It was refreshing. Even more refreshing were the hardworking people behind the counter and on the phone! They were friendly and caring even when they were crazy busy! Will try biriyanis next! Edit: On 01/16/2022 tried their Chicken Karahi, BBQ platter and Veggie Pakora! Very unique flavors. Veggie Pakoras were really fresh and tasty!

My partner and I decided to order food after work today, she got the kabob bowl and I had gotten the butter chicken. Her bowl was huge and packed with food and flavor! My butter chicken was exactly 1 cup, served in a deep bowl, flavorless and topped with grease. My partners bowl was stuffed full for 14$ While we paid 16$ for 1 cup grease with some chicken chunks in it. I highly recommend not dining out with this restaurant, absolutely horrible experience.

My favorite hidden gem in state college! Some of the best Pakistani food I’ve had! The samosas w it’s delicious chutney and the chicken Karahi are my favorites! Chicken charga and tikka were amazing too! Will always take friends and family here if I get the chance!

My wife and I were driving though town and we were so pleasantly surprised by this little spot. The food was excellent, the service was fantastic, the atmosphere was casual and comfortable. We were served by the owner and she was super sweet- forgiving of my poor pronunciation of the dish’s names and full of suggestions for what was best to eat.
If you are so lucky as to find yourself with the opportunity to eat here, please do. It’s 100% gold.

Wonderful food, great experience! The staff was so friendly and even offered us baklava before we left. I had the Chicken Tikka Bowl and tasted my friend's Channa Bowl, both were amazing!! Clean, friendly, freshly cooked food! I can't wait to take advantage of their outdoor seating in spring!

Amazing experience all around! Made my heart and belly happy. The chicken and lamb kebobs were fantastic, the flavor, the portion and the presentation✅. The owner was super friendly and made me feel right at home. Definitely will be back again and look forward to their DC location.

I've lived in State College for 10 years and this food by far has topped the other Indian cuisine restaurants in town. Portions were generous and food was well seasoned. I will definitely be coming back! I ordered the Chicken Karahi and Mango Lassi. It's a small business but it was not busy when I went. Don't sleep on this spot 😋

This was my first time having Pakistani food and it was phenomenal. I am always grateful when people understand and are able to meet.my dietary restrictions. There wasn't a wide variety here that met that, but the food available was delicious. I ordered an appetizer that was filling enough for a meal.

The real star of my experience was the chai tea. This is not at all like what most people are familiar with - it was prepared fresh, from scratch, which is about a 15 minute process. It was another 15 minutes before it was cool enough to drink. And it was well worth the wait. It was only mildly sweet with a rich flavor - authentic chai is such a great compared to the mass produced ones that are more commonly served.

A lovely experience with great food, fantastic staff, and in a cozy setting. Their wall menu isn't up to date so look at their online menu. Wi-Fi is available as well.

Delicious food and excellent, incredibly friendly staff! I am not overly familiar with the scope of Pakistani food, but they helped me find the right item for me. A lot of food for a very fair price, and quite delicious. I highly recommend the chai tea, which is authentic chai made in-house. A real treat! Thank you for the excellent experience, and I am sure to be back!