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    Masala Dosai
    Tina C.

    Quick and easy fast casual Indian veg food. Located next to the Days Inn, so there's plenty of parking. Inside is nice and clean, and the staff is attentive and helpful. Masala dosa is very filling, and it comes with all the accompaniments. Prices are little high for what you get and the quality.

    Anumeha T.

    We went for an Onam Sadya today. It took sometime to get the food but wow!! It was such an amazing Sadya! They served on banana leaf and there were many varieties. Even the Malyali friends with us loved the Sadya here. Everything was great especially loved the sambhar, beet root pachadi, erissery. The fried red chilly on the sides gave a nice spicy kick to anything.

    Chole Bhature
    Sne G.

    Probably my 10th visit, the service and quality does not fail to meet expectations, great choice for good South Indian food.

    Deepika M.

    Finally visited after ages. Loved it. We had the thali, the thatte idli, regular idli, Mysore masala dosa and filter coffee. Definitely the best idli on this side of the world. The rassam, chutneys were great. My first time having a soy dry sabzi which wasn't bad either. I've come to love the kuzambu. The place looks fairly decent too and I loved the beautiful painting of a woman there. We were there at 9pm on Sunday and it was still a 10ish minute wait. Friendly staff.

    Waiting area for takeout or sweets!
    Alyssa S.

    Wow! This was an impressive place. Not your mother's Indian restaurant and not a typical Dosa takeout place. It has the casual glamour of an upscale NJ diner, with some folks dressed very informally, and other families wearing their best saris for family celebrations. The restaurant is large, with many booths, and the kitchen sends out very impressive platters of dosas every few minutes. We did takeout and were very happy. They originally estimated 15 minutes, but it ended up being 30 - but we didn't care because there was good people watching and the food ended up being delicious. We got: masala dosas and a paneer dosa. Definitely get the filling on the side if you're doing takeout. We also got a south Indian thali, which gets packaged for takeout in a most impressive box! We enjoyed all of the little tastes too. I wasn't that wild about this sambar, but my mom couldn't have enough of it! We also got a south Indian curry which I liked less than any of the things in the thali. We also got two mango lassis, which were good but nothing remarkable. Definitely THE place to come for South Indian food in this area. Yummm!!! I'll look forward to trying it again on my next Jersey visit.

    Punugulu
    Jahnavi U.

    My family and I dined at this restaurant a week back. It was a treat. We got to the restaurant shortly after it opened for dinner. I didn't expect us to be the only diners but that's fine. You have to scan the QR code on the table to view the menu. The restaurant is spacious and has plenty of seating. We ordered punugulu for our appetizer and mango lassis for all. My dad ordered poori masala, my sister and I shared the Rava Onion Masala Dosai, my mom ordered the Mysore Masala dosai, and for my little nephew we ordered a soft plain masala dosai. Each of our dosai entrees were served with chutneys and sambhar. The sambhar was not spicy and the chutneys were good. All of the dishes we ordered were yummy. I would definitely dine here again to try other dosais. The mango lassi was delicious. This is my new favorite spot for dosais!! To avoid long wait times, best to come early and enjoy your food. They do not take reservations.

    Thokku
    Dexter V.

    This place can and should really be a 5/5 vs a 4/5 IMO. Here's why. Let's start with the good. Thatte Idly - Im not a big fan of idll but I loved this one. The iddli was soft and it almost melted in your mouth. The sambhar though stole the show. We think it was Karnataka sambhar vs the TN one. Chole bathure - tough to go wrong on this. The bathure was fluffy, crispy and delicious. The chole was great albeit a very small portion. Mysore dosa - we had him do it with ghee and make it crispy. Thought it was perfect. Thokku - it's my first time having this dish and I thought it was delicious as well. It was good standalone but id recommend mixing the gravy and having it. The gravy perfectly complimented the taste of the thokku. Now for the not so good. Medhu vada - my fav South Indian dish. Id give this one a 3. It wasn't as hot and crispy as it should be and the sambhar that came with it was meh. Service - we had 2 servers. One was great , but the other one not so much. The other guy was either new or struggled with the basics. After having the sambhar from the thatte idlli, we asked him to get the same one for the other dishes. He said no, that only comes with the thatte dish. We requested that we'll pay for it, but he still didn't seem keen. We asked for the potato vegetable(which we said we'll purchase), again denied so we were forced to order the Mysore masala dosa which coincidentally also came without the potato vegetable. Thankfully the other server fixed all these issues and we were happy with the overall experience

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    Jeannette L.

    I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at A2B with my husband, who suggested we try it out based on friend's recommendation. My favorite dish was the jackfruit curry that I ordered with dosa. He liked his palak paneer, saying it was fresh and flavorful. We ordered a mango panna cotta to share, which was delicious. We hope to be back again soon and to also try out the other A2B locations.

    Lydia J.

    We went for dinner last minute and was very impressed by the food, paper dosa was on point. Our server Abdul was very friendly and attentive. The place was packed but food came out quickly. I recommend trying this place!

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    Amazing food. Good ambience. We have been to this restaurant multiple times and it never disappoints.

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    Expensive - good ambience - lots of good options - menu on iPad hence explains the price

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    Food and Service are real good. There is a wait time, so please plan accordingly, especially with kids.

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    First time at this cute little café. I ordered the beignets. They were warm and fluffy on the…read moreinside, crispy on the outside with cinnamon and sweet powdered sugar. Amazing! I will return.

    Beignets is on the list of places that I wanted to check out if I'm ever in Denville and I finally…read moremade it. Let me first start off by saying that the beignets I had were heavenly. Light, fluffy, not too sweet, with a messy but delicious showering of powdered sugar. I would definitely stop by for their fresh, fluffy beignets to be eaten fresh because they make them fresh with every order! Just for their amazing beignets, it should be 5 stars. My friend also got a chai latte, which my friend actually really liked. She said it was one of the best she's ever had. I tried and it was really good, just super sweet. Taste-wise though - delicious! BUT I gave 4 stars because when I went, they were out of the other things I wanted and it wasn't clearly advertised so the poor girl helping me had to keep telling me sad news, one after another. I wish there was a sign stating if something was unavailable or they should've put away displays if items were not available. My friend wanted gelato because there was a picture of it displayed, but they said they didn't have that. Is it only a summer thing? Were they not serving gelato just for that day? I don't know, it was just unavailable. They really should not mislead customers by displaying the picture of the pretty gelato (the picture looked really good!). This also meant that I couldn't get the affogato because they weren't serving gelato. Again, the menu didn't clearly state they were not serving that drink. I also stopped by here specifically because I saw an Instagram post that their hot cocoa was one of the best. The "toasted" one was the one I wanted, but it was not available because they didn't have the marshmallow. Again, that one wasn't covered with a sign that it was unavailable. I ended up getting a drink somewhere else. Also, when we wanted a receipt, the girl helping us said it wasn't working. So it was just a bad timing that day. Poor girl was super nice as she delivered rejections, but I was still constantly disappointed. Again, if I'm ever in the area, I would definitely be back for their beignets and hopefully that next time, the menus will be more clear about what they have and don't have. Things to know before you go: -They have a lot of different donut flavors and fillings, which I didn't try. But make sure to prepare enough time to wait for them to be made fresh and depending on how busy they are at the time you go. It looks like it's worth the wait because so many people got several donuts. -There were about four 2-person tables and one table for 4-5 people and a couch for 2 people to sit snugly. So, not the best place for big groups.

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    I just noticed that it's been 9 years since I last reviewed Sorrento's. It's the easiest review to…read morewrite since this is one of my top bakeries in NJ. I've stopped here to pick up lunch literally hundreds of times over the past 30 years or so. Sorrento's is as good now as the first time I went there, probably even better! The sandwiches here are outstanding! The quality of the ingredients is first rate and the prices are very reasonable. There's plenty of salads and soup here to go with the sandwiches also. The stars of the show here for me though are the bakery items. Whether it's the cakes, donuts, or pastries, I've never had anything here I didn't like. Some favorites for me are the Napoleons, Lobster Tail, Linser Tarts, and Black & White cookies. My wife loves the Red Velvet Cupcakes and the Cannolis. The Thanksgiving pies from here are always a huge hit. If you haven't been to Sorrento's Bakery, check it out. I'm planning on stopping here for many more years!

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