Just back from dinner at Aroma and I can say one thing for sure - I had one of the most satisfying Keralite cuisine in NJ here. Definitely try this place out. Food: we ordered one Malabar Chicken Curry, one goat curry, one Guthi Vankaya, one paneer pakora, one Malabar porota, one plain paratha. Every dish was lip smackingly good. Paneer pakoda was average but freshly made. Goat curry was a** burning spicy, but amazing flavor. Malabar chicken had the right mix of coconut and masala flavor. The malabar porota was seemingly fresh, soft and really hot. Guthi Vankaya and Paratha, ordered by a friend, was also reportedly really good. Service: courteous and attentive. Wish they would smile a bit though. It always brightens up my day when people smile back. 5/5 Price: it is definitely value for money. 5/5 Interiors: it is a simple decor but at the same time has interesting pieces depicting Kerala. They have definitely made an effort with the paintings and dressing up the pillar. 5/5 Overall: I am definitely going to be back again. 5/5 read more

Good place for Kerala food. Most of the dishes have coconut in them. Some dishes are common to typical Indian food. A bit short handed for service at times. read more

I love aroma! being a young malayalee college student it is difficult to find our South Indian delicacies in my area which is why I love the convenience and selection at aroma. The weekend buffet is the best and I find myself craving it all the time. The staff is always kind and helpful and I can't wait to go back! read more

I am always excited to have a nice and sumptuous Kerala meal. Aromas was exactly that. It had everything from banana fry to paysam. The appetizers were good and the variety here was astonishing. One could only wonder how they could put together so many dishes for such decent pricing. The highlights were mutton roast, chicken fry and chicken roast. I came here for parota, which for me was a major let down. It was very rubbery and dint have the softness and charm it should. Overall, it was too many things for one meal, but it's worth a try. I wouldn't go here more than once. Variety is the spice of life? Think about it again and this time keep quality in mind! read more

Aroma Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Warren, New Jersey

Great place but 3 stars for the over priced buffet take out. It's by the weight(ouchhhh) Stumbled across this awesome Indian restaurant! delicious. Cleanest Indian restaurant I've seen in a while. Huge selection at the buffet also. vegan & vegetarian as well. read more

Good place to have nice food for reasonable price. Would recommend to others. Nice staff and ambiance

Disappointed! They used to be Kerala speciality (Mallu) restaurant, with Many unique Kerala dishes and items with coconut flavor. But it looks like the cook changed, the taste has fallen do to mediocre, nothing extra- ordinary. The signature Kerala preparations are no longer the same. read more

Went for a lunch buffet and had a great time. Very authentic Kerala food including 4 varieties of fish, mussels, duck, goat, chicken and lot of vegetarian food too. The owners were very friendly and and would love to go back sometime. read more

Aroma Restaurant - Lunch buffet - Indian Near Me - Warren, New Jersey

Excellent variety for the buffet - South Indian cuisine thats close to home cooking. They had uzhunnu/medhu vada, dosa, several fish and chicken selections, poori, several veg options. Masala chai was enough to finish off everything. read more

First impressions weren't the best, however... I went here for lunch 12/4/17 and arrived a little early. Patiently waited till it was to open at 11:30. Had to call several times to verify if lunch started as indicated. I guess they were a little behind, as no one picked up the phone nor opened the doors. Finally about 20 mins later, we were let in but still had to wait another 10 minutes or so for the buffet to be ready. First impressions could have been better. What earned this a 4 star review is the food.... Absolutely DELICIOUS! Probably the best Indian buffet I've had locally. It had typical options as one would find at any buffet, but they also had dishes that were unique to the buffet scene. Each dish was mouth watering, the right spiciness, and flavorful. The buffet also offered a strong, creamy, smooth Masala chai. Hit the spot! I wish this establishment was closer to where I live/work. read more

Authentic Kerala food with exotic meats and seafood Staples Banana flower Mussels Duck Sardines and Anchovies Aapam with egg and chicken roast Halwa and Ada Payasam ! Refreshingly different and authentic !!! read more

I've been going there and getting food catered from the time they were near Route 1 Edison. I really love their buffet and they seem to maintain their high standards. I lived in Kerala for a few years during the late 80's and the food in Aroma brings back memories. I haven't tasted more authentic Malayalee food anywhere else in the US. read more

As an Indian in US for last 3 years, and having eaten at multiple "Indian" buffet joints all across the Midwest and NY area, I can safely say that this is the best indian buffet I've had so far. I was also pleasantly surprised at how they didn't alter the flavors to suit the spice averse palate of America, but have kept them as authentic as it comes. Also, usually a buffet means 1 or 2 good dishes with other average or worse, but here every single dish(almost) was perfect. Be it the lamb curry, chicken Tikka masala, palak paneer, yellow curry, black lentil daal, the paranthas, idly sambhar, vada, sweet vermicelli with milk.... phew! Everything was outstanding! I'll surely return as soon as I can. read more

In my opinion one of the best Indian buffets around. Great variety, consistent quality and friendly service. Have turned on a lot of friends and they each loved it because of it's great value, about $12 on weekdays and $16 on weekends (when they add a LOT more). A la carte is very good also. Favorite things on the menu are Fish fry, appams and chicken 65! read more

Had their lunch buffet. Not the best Indian buffet in town but it was solid. Did not have naan unfortunately. The chicken dishes were not great but the goat and fish dishes were very good. Probably won't be worth coming back to read more

Aroma Restaurant - Lunch buffet - Indian Near Me - Warren, New Jersey

Best Indian food in the area. Each dish is distinctly flavorful and paid attention to. Great prices for HUGE portions! Staff is super friendly and the interior is a very nice. I will be coming here regularly. Advice to management: hire more waiters/servers for dinnertime. My waitress was the only one on the floor the last time I went and she was busting her ass off between taking orders, serving food, refilling water, and setting tables between 5 parties. Other than that, keep it up. read more

The best Indian buffet I've had in a long while. The paratha is fresh and delicious and I've not found anyone who cooks fish better than these guys; I've had several fish curries there and they have all been wonderful! read more

First off, the food was really good...like a great, flavorful home cooked meal. I don't think anyone can get a higher compliment than that, right? There was a great variety of food offered, so they had something for everyone. Personally, I only chose a few items, but the 6 others in my group chose at least one from every offering. Secondly, our group of 7 literally drove 5.5 hours from New England to specifically eat at this restaurant today. Based on previous reviews, we knew there was a chance the food might run out by the time we got there (1:30ish), but we figured we'd take a chance anyway. The space was smaller than expected, and there was some major foot traffic going on. We had to wait 45 minutes to be seated -- that wasn't because of bad service, but rather, they were so incredibly busy. I watched their lone waiter be asked at least 4-5 questions in the span of about 3 minutes while he was seating customers, refilling water, clearing, and setting tables!! It was ridiculously busy, so I don't know HOW he did it, but he did, and major kudos to him for it. If he hasn't gotten a raise recently, he deserves a big one!! Food: as I mentioned above, it was really very good. I had chicken cutlet (spicy), uzhunnu vada, chicken biriyani, chicken tikka with basmati, and some goat curry. Everything was flavored perfectly. Usually restaurants make one or two dishes off, but not here! The others had kuppa, meen curry, kovekkya thoren, sambar, avial, mathi varuthathe, porotta, chicken curry, and appam, and chaya, among several other things. For dessert, there was semiya paysum, fruit salad, and some kind of North Indian sweet that I didn't get to try. While most of the food did run out several times, they kept refilling it with small portions in rotation so everyone was able to get a little of everything. While I loved Aroma, I knocked half a star off because they could have arranged the room a little better so people wouldn't have had to climb all over each other going to/from the buffet area, and another half star because we had to wait so long, and the food kept running out. All in all, this is one of the best Indian restaurants I've been to on the East Coast, flavor-wise. Get yourself another server or two, rearrange the space, keep the great food flowing, and you'll stay in business for years to come, with hopefully enough profit to eventually move into a bigger space. Keep up the great work...we'll be back! read more

It is hard to find a restaurant that serves authentic regional food from from the Indian state of Kerala. Come to Aroma when you want to delve into food from this South Indian state. If you are used to eating Indian food, you must be familiar with what's usually served in a generic Indian restaurant such as naan bread and chicken Tikka masala. While Aroma has those items on the menu, and it probably tastes just as good as it does at other places, I would specifically come to Aroma to try their specialties - which is authentic malayali ( people from Kerala ) food. We came here and really enjoyed the lunch buffet on a Saturday. The food tastes like what you would eat in a traditional Malayali home, like it's made by my mom or grandma. I had the appam and a meat curry which was SO delicious. I also had the white rice with the thorans ( sautéed vegetables with coconuts ) and the Mezhukkuperaty ( sautéed sliced vegetables. They also had a chicken heart curry which is really a random thing to serve and what really stood out to me. I don't thank no I have ever had organ meat served at an Indian restaurant so bonus authenticity points for that! Also, Kerala is one of the few regions in India that will serve you beef! So be sure to try the beef options on their menu. I also really enjoyed the duck curry, the Porotta and the numerous other dishes that were really off -the -generic -Indian -restaurant menu . I look forward to going back to eating here and I hope the restaurant will do well and really hone in on continuing to serve authentic Malayali food :) read more

Very good curry. We ordered and did not realize they did not deliver. They went out of their way to get a staff member to drop the curry to us. The curry was delicious and the sides were even more impressive. Also finally a curry place that includes white rice as part of the price. Could not say enough good things about this place. It will now be my regular for sure! read more

I am not a fan of Indian Buffet.. or any buffet really... a buffet line is a like a distopian beauty pageant where everyone gets a plate for participating.. American gluttony at its absolute worst can be found at these eateries. Stuffing our fat faces with greasy, starchy calories... being kept warm by the blue glow of a Sterno or worse.. heat lamps.. like a tanning bed for shitty food. I first dined at Aroma reluctantly... my coworker demanded that we eat great quantities of food, and it was my turn to pay... so I gave in to the all you can eat option.. And what I found was a surprise. Aroma is a feast that transcends. This place is packed with Indians, and i am convinced they truly know thier curry from crap... As you know Warren is super white bread country.. ant to be the only Caucasian in the joint was true justification alone that this place is the real deal. They shake up the offerings daily so you will not get tired of the fare... come hungry my friend. read more

Amazing restaurant! Good food and good people! Aroma has catered several of Christmas and Easter parties and the food was always a hit! When I see non-Keralites enjoying Kerala food and taking second servings, I know the food is good. And the staff is always courteous and accommodating. read more

Looking for Kerala cuisine.. this is PARADISE! BEST spread I have come across - lunch buffet. This is a must try!! Authentic taste of Kerala! read more

This review is for the weekend buffet. My family and i went there on a saturday. We were seated quickly and after that it all went down hill. While we were sitting, one of the waiters bumped into my chair and dropped a plate of food on me ... luckily it wasnt on my 1-yr old baby. The food was by far the worst i have ever had at any indian restaurant in my life. At least 10 of the food items were cold despite being hot dishes. The biryani was made and presented in a slow cooker and very dry. There were minimal veggie dishes available. The regular rice was also very dry. The presentation and quality if food was very poor. I felt like i was at a bad family party as opposed to a restaurant. read more

Just had dinner here - a la carte. It was dare I say AMAZING! I had chicken 65 and chicken khorma. The khorma was the absolute best. Chicken 65 was nice and crispy. For a more in depth review check out the one this lame app put under Not Recomended read more

Went to this restaurant with a deal from localflavor.com for which I could get $30 worth of food for $15.00. My waiter, Chris was respectfull and tried hard. It was his second day only on the job. I initially wanted to order Tandori chicken. It was explained to me that the Tandor chef was out that evening so I couldn't get that food. Popadom wasn't initially served with the meal. I had to ask if it was still served with the meal. My waiter, Chris wasn't aware that this is normally served with the meal. The popadom was crisp and quite tasty. I eventually got a Goat Biryani meal to eat in the restaurant and a CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA for a takeout meal. I ordered the biryani as mild(for the spicyness). The goat meat was tasty and it didn't have a gamy taste as goat meat can often have. My waiter Chris brought out both my goat biryani and my tikka masala to the table at once. When I pointed out that I had wanted the chicken dish for takeout, Chris apologized and told me that he would have the CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA put in a container for takeout. When it came time for paying for my meal, Chris told me that he wasn't familiar with how to redeem the voucher that was on the localflavor.com app on my phone, so he had to get the manager to redeem the voucher. The manager then redeemed a voucher for my meal(or so I thought, read below for what happened). As I was getting ready to sign my receipt and leave Chris a tip, he came out of the kitchen and told me "The manager said you have to leave a 15% tip since you used localflavor." I have NEVER been told such a thing in any restaurant that I have ever gone to and I asked Chris why the manager said this. Chris told me that he didin't know and that I would have to speak to the manager. Since I had a long ride to get back to my residence, I then went to the Men's room. I then signed the receipt for the meal and I left the restaurant. When I got to my house, I discovered that the manager, instead of redeeming one voucher on the app had instead redeemed two vouchers. So now I am out of $15.00 since the manager made this mistake. read more

The best place to have some authentic Kerala food . I absolutely love their - Appam , chicken stew,king fish fry ,Malabar paratha , chicken pepper fry , calamari appetizer ,etc . The service and ambience here is great . And "The Onam sadhya" they offered last year was really good . The lunch buffet here is pretty good at a reasonable price . read more

Authentic South Indian Kerala Food, so many option for buffet liked Kerala style chicken curry

Definitely will not be ordering from here again. Will be sticking with Indian food that is consistently good in town - Pooja. Ordered chicken tikka masala with medium level of spicy and there was barely any spice at all. Also, after placing my order on the phone, my last request was an order of naan, which they were out of! I feel like naan is an Indian staple and the meal is not complete without it!! I was going to cancel the order when I heard this but the woman on the phone convinced me to order a whole wheat type of bread they were offering instead. It was super bland and greasy and I ended up throwing it out bc I felt it was inedible. Stick with Pooja. Consistently delicious Indian food in Warren!! read more

Randomly stumbled upon this gem while looking for Sunday dinner and I am sooo happy to have found this place. I am super picky when it comes to my food and it's flavor and this restaurant took me to flavor townnnn! Everything my friends and i had was exceptional and I cannot wait to go back! Also you MUST try their "chicken 65" - soooo freaking good! This will be my new local Indian joint read more

Third time visiting this place two weeks back, came for a buffet. Ordered Veg Manchuria. Horrible. Didn't expect veg Manchuria like this. Go I Manchuria was tasty so thought of trying diff one and was disappointed. Fourth visit : Tried Malai Kofta was sooper tasty. read more

Aroma Restaurant - Veg Manchuria, I was able to see carrot , Bajia pe Cse and all though veg Manchuria was mixture of balls but this is diff over here. - Indian Near Me - Warren, New Jersey

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Ordered Gobi Manchuria and samosa chat. Gobi Manchuria was tasty and samosa chat was dry. read more

Aroma Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Warren, New Jersey

New discovery. Awesome food. Had king fish fry Mutton curry chk pepper fry. Finished it off with goat biryani. Nice ambience. Will definitely return. Hope they do not change after they establish. They have BYOB which will be good for next time read more

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My husband and I had the lunch buffet today. Best Indian food we've ever had. Huge selection of very interesting and unique dishes, with lots of vegetarian options. We are already planning our next visit! read more

I don't understand how anyone can rate this restaurant less than 5! It is just unbelievable! The non veg buffet is out of the world and if you are looking for really authentic kerala food or just very yummy kerala food then go here! Last year we went during onam when everything was vegetarian and I who usually don't like kerala veg food was hogging like I haven't eaten in days! It's hard to pinpoint my fav but I think chicken heart duck roast and fish fry would stand out and it's usually hard to get this in other Indian restaurant!!! read more

We tried Aroma yesterday because the food is Malabar rather than the typical Punjabi food in most Indian restaurants. We had fish curry and Malabar chicken. The fish was very similar to that I ate in Bangalore, very delicious. The chicken was also very tasty. The meal was served with rice and we also ordered roti. We will return, read more

The worst food ever in an NJ restaurant for us. We had ordered Goan shrimp, butter chicken. and tadaka dal. Unfortunately, one was just worst than the other. None of them tasted like what they were supposed to be. Seems like tadaka dal was just some frozen soup, goan shrimp was just made in a tomato puree and butter chicken nowhere close to being anything similar. I called them to complain and they said we will get back to me but obviously no one did. Such restaurants just bring bad name to Indian food. Stay away. read more

Came here for Saturday buffet and the quality of the food was atrocious. The paratha and Puri had a texture similar to rubber that was almost impossible to bite through. The extremely limited vegetarian options (I'm talking one to two curries, one to two types of rices) wasn't even the worst of it. Almost all the Curries and entrees were borderline freezing cold. I genuinely didn't want to finish my meal because of how poorly it was made. In addition, the smugness of those serving us alongside with a sign at the front with the ridiculous request of "do not waste food. Maximum wait time of 40 minutes" shows that they think their average customer is beyond incompetent. I had received decent recommendations from others but clearly they were very wrong. Would highly recommend that people stay away from this awful restaurant until they fix up their restaurant. read more

We ordered Mysore Masala Dosa & Masala Dosa. It was sooo Delicious. We experienced The Best Taste among all the restaurant we ever visited in USA. We would now visit here whenever we think of eating out ! We ordered Malai Kofta & Naan to take home for our son & grand-daughter. They were so happy to eat this Savory food. read more

Great addition to the town. The old owners failed and the new one has found what it makes to tick the town. The buffet is great, the variety was good food is authentic in taste, however toned down on spice as all have to like it. True to South Indian state of Kerala they serve fish which I like the best. read more