Another All-Star experience. We were greeted with courtesy shown to a table right away. Our server was a pleasure and so friendly adding over backwards to make sure we had a great experience which we did so a shout out to Michael . Following the movie this evening, we opened up our dinner with shrimp, tandoori appetizer into the chicken, tikka masala, and the Bhartha, with a side order of garlic naan. Each dish was cooked to our specified spice level, had a lovely flavor profile. All in all, we had a wonderful experience . For those new there's parking out front it's so BYOB except credit cards . read more

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Service was nice and kind. I ordered papad and then palak Paneer and chicken korma. Both came with basmati rice. Music was the soundtrack to Veer-Zaara. Beautiful epic Bollywood music. Pretty desi paintings on the wall. And a Ganesh at the front door. The food was hot , fresh, flavorful and delicious. It was nice, I would come back. read more

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Food was bland. Got takeout because my family went up there for an event and there's very few Indian restaurants in South Jersey. We got chicken, tikka masala, palik paneer, veg biryani, and lamb vindaloo. Spent like $120 and I'm not happy with any of the dishes that I got. Threw away the chicken tikka masala because it was flavorless mostly just a heavy cream flavor. The lamb vindaloo is low on flavor as well. The palik paneer It's just OK. For the prices, I expected much better and do not recommend this restaurant to anyone. What a disappointment. Update ***Got a call from the restaurant and they said because i asked for mild heat they said they purposefully make the food bland. No offer for any kind of refund. What a waste of money. read more

A staple in the Princeton Shopping Center, [[HIGHLIGHT]]Cross Culture provides a tasty experience in a dimly lit, intimate setting.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The menu, although delicious, tips on the expensive and small-size side. read more

Cross Culture - Indian Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Delicious food. Nice wholesome hot choices. Pleasant service. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Ambiance?...uhh Delicious food.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

Portion was big and food was great! Inside of shopping complex so a plenty parking space was available. Service was great. We got mango lassi, shrimp tandoori and vegetable samosa as appetizers. For main we got chicken biryani, chicken makhani, and lamb rogan josh with garlic naan. read more

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Had dinner this past week with my daughter. The place is very cozy inside and we arrived for an early dinner so it was not at all crowded and we were greeted and quickly seated. Our server was attentive and friendly. We started with the mixed bread basket which comes with naan, onion kulcha, and puri accompanied by dipping sauces. For entrees we got the lamb curry and tandoori mixed grill which comes out steaming and contains tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, malai chicken kabab, boti kabab, shrimp tandoori and fish tikka. Food was very good and the service/experience was also very good. Will likely come again soon. read more

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Very tasty, freshly prepared Indian food that is not too greasy. The chicken Kababs and yellow dal were really well made. Highly recommend this place for take out in the Princeton Montgomery area. read more

This is awful and charged us tip we didn't agree on and they tried to scam us and they kept lying do not eat here this is fucking horrible the food taste like shit read more

The food is pretty standard and what you'd expect. Service was standard. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance is nice and location in the strip mall is nice.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] But I'm docking points because they served food in plastic takeout containers on top of a plate.. it was pretty off putting and weird. Keep that in mind if you're planning on taking a date. The price is a bit high to be served in plastic IMO. read more

Excellent food. Great service. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Good ambiance.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Favorites include Chicken Saag, Bhindi Masala, and Fish Tikka Masala. Billed as top Northern Indian restaurant in the area by famous reviewer Prof Wayne. read more

[My Rating: 79%] + Short Review + Pandemic Era As a rule, I generally only visit Indian restaurants for carefully scouted-out lunch buffets after having been snubbed on portion sizes one too many times. However, like alpine ibexes compelled to scale vertical dam walls to lick salt deposits in a gamble to supplement dietary deficiencies, having been nutritionally deprived of any Indian food for basically the entirety of the past year, my family and I were obliged to try out this restaurant on our latest visit to Princeton. As with other takeout-only reviews I post, I feel I do need to caveat that it would be unfair to hold the texture of the food at stake at the same standard as if it were served on the spot. Things congeal, and it's not the chef's fault. While I would say it hit the high bar for flavor, it neither disappointed nor wowed on all counts. Of the four main dishes we sampled, none stood out as being particularly amazing despite still each holding their own in terms of overall taste and aroma. The texture was average, being a little overly goopy at times (although this is not always a bad thing). The rice portions were very generous, but the entrees themselves were served in smallish containers that look disappointingly small when you take them out of the bag. Perhaps this is a standard that I just need to accommodate, but the price was still on the high side even if this were the case. Although their paratha tasted great, it was quite thin, and the garlic naan we supplemented it with was an alien creation--the garlic was seemingly orange(?), and I can't recall actually registering much of a garlic flavor profile from the bread. The enigma endures. They had limited outdoor seating and a confusing pickup location situated inside a plaza, and they have yet to open up the indoor arrangements. The man at the cash register had blockaded the door with a table in observance with anti-COVID measures and was very kind and prompt. I would probably visit again, and I would definitely swing by if they had a buffet open for lunch. read more

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Great food but pricey! We tried the lamb chops, galouti kababs, Laal maas, goat biryani, chicken biryani, gobhi 65, butter chicken and onion kulchas. read more

I've been coming here (or getting takeout) for several years now, and I've enjoyed everything I've ever ordered. Some favorites: bhindi masala, palak paneer, tandoori chicken, lamb vindaloo, and mulligatawny soup. I also appreciate how Cross Culture lets you vary the spice level of every dish you order. Cross Culture is my favorite Indian restaurant in the area. Yes, it's expensive, but it's delicious. read more

This was the worst Indian food we have had in a while. We ate there on Sunday for dinner. The customer service initially was attentive but after we were done with our meal, it took them 25 more minutes to close out the payment so we could leave. The food was terrible. We ordered chicken tandoor, malai chicken kabab, hara bhara, lamb vindaloo, fish kabab, daal, and bread basket. The chicken was literally uncooked so we had to send it back to the kitchen. The fish was overcooked on the outside and under-cooked on inside. I felt sick/nauseous from eating it afterwards. The lamb vindaloo was tough/overcooked and lacked spice. We've had so much better in other places for $18 versus their price ($25). The breads were tough on the outside, and uncooked inside, tough to chew. And the bill was $146....and the quantity was so small - not cheap! This place deserves a review from the food board due to the undercooked meals. Save your money, There are far better and cheaper places to eat read more

Delicious Indian cuisine even for lunch in a pleasantly decorated restaurant with terrific service and the staff that really cares. My new favorite lunch spot two blocks from where I work! Not sure why I haven't been here before. Very nicely and comfortably decorated restaurant on the smaller size in the Princeton shopping center strip mall on Harrison Street. They serve the unleavened bread and rice with your meal which are extraordinary! The best bread I've had in an Indian restaurant to date! They had either shrimp or seafood curry on the menu. I asked him to make it shrimp and seafood curry which they did. Wow absolutely delicious! If you love Indian food you've got to make it out here! My friends both ordered the chicken tikka masala in a rich, creamy tomato sauce! They went to heaven right in front of me they loved every bite. Now here's something that I've never seen before, they serve you so much food that if you have any of your main dish left over, they will not only pack it up for you but they will throw in extra bread and rice to make it a meal for when you get home! In a sense getting two meals out of one, bachelors take note! So hey that secures five stars in my book! Come here and tell me you don't agree! Very highly recommended for excellent Indian food with terrific customer service. read more

Cross Culture - Shrimp & seafood curry! Delicious! - Indian Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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We've taken takeouts from this place multiple times, and we found dead cockroach in lamb biryani today- think twice before buying from this place. DISGUSTING! read more

Cross Culture - Dead cockroach in lamb biryani - Indian Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Wow, what a change Do you have lunch specials still? Yes, lunch specials. Reality: no. Tandoori: choose one Mixed grilled Choose one Mixed. Like lamb, chicken, fish Choose one (Ffs) Mixed Choose one $55 later (lied about lunch specials), the salmon was mushy, chicken dry, lamb sour, saag salty and lacking flavour, pakoras COLD. Yucky, salty food. An era is over. read more

This is a great place lunch options are really good. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Services is quick, in a nice complex in summer outdoor seating is great[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Service was a bit slow, but I genuinely enjoyed the food. The chicken tikka tandoor tasted fantastic and the other Indian dishes we ordered tasted good. I would definitely recommend this place if you want to try out new Indian food! read more

My review is based solely on their appetizer Samosa. Double fried, deflated and unappetizing. These are not fresh and looks like they were dropped in cold oil.. whatever the case they were terrible. Regret not going the extra feet to get frozen from a grocery store. read more

Cross Culture - Samosas - Indian Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

I was waiting for the day that my job ordered lunch from here again - and today was the day! Now this review is strictly for takeout- and for the lunch chicken Tikka masala . I just love it so much . So delish that it is a 5 stars . I don't eat Indian food much but this place is one of the best I've had as far as chicken tikka masala . I've never been to the actual restaurant because we order and someone goes and gets it for us Photo attached read more

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Got here about quarter til noon on a weekday and was barely ahead of the lunch crowd. Collegue and I ordered two items off the lunch menu. Lamb korma and a paneer masala. The lunch includes naan, rice, and a pakora. The pakora came out and was served with two types of chutney, cilantro mint and tamarind. Pakora was piping hot and crisp while the chutneys were fresh and flavorful. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The lunch entrees came out shortly after. The paneer masala came with a side of dal makhani (savory mung beans). Fresh plain rice and naan were serve. The paneer masala at cross culture is one of the creamiest sauces I've had with a paneer. While I thoroughly enjoyed everything, my Indian collegue said it was ok. I would go back to try other menu items. Tip: you can let the waitstaff know your preference of spiciness. read more

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Best Indian food in Princeton, and some of my favorite I've had anywhere. Love their palak paneer and chicken tikka masala.

Hands down the best Indian food I have had in the US since being in India. Recemmended by friends as the best Indian food in the Princeton area, so we had to go with it for a group dinner. Excellent food and service! I look forward to some more lamb vindaloo there soon! read more

The food is good a bit spicy but if you like food from around the world then cross culture is the place for you, the service is joyful and nice, you can add or take away something from your food if you don't like it. the one small problem is that the place is kind of small and for delivery it's they use plastic box's and that's not good for the environment. over all I give cross culture a good 4 out of 5 I still recommend it and like the food. read more

Good indian food. Will come back to order again. Their Chicken tikka masala is very good. Hope they put more chicken in it.

Probably the only place in the area that knows how to make Tika Marsala. The korma was tasty but very thin, a bit spicier then ordered, and a bit over engineered (overly stylized for a classic dish). Nan pretty underwhelming. All in all a great place for Tika and excited to see what other great dishes they make. read more

Our favorite place for Indian food. We have tried other places in the area but always go back to Cross Culture. I love the atmosphere (very pretty inside), the people and the food! And love that it is a BYOB. Highly recommend! read more

The management clearly doesn't want or need business. The employee was about to ring me up when I asked if the mango lassi was VERY sweet. He said no and I was about to purchase the item. From out of nowhere a manager interrupt our conversation and negated what the employee just told me. The manager said yes, it is sweet. That wasn't even my question. of course, everyone knows mango lassi sweet. I was simply asking about the level of sweetness. He rudely told me they will not make any accommodations. It's not the fact that they don't make accommodations it was the dismissive attitude in which I was spoken to and contradicting his own employee that was off putting. After, my friend and I ate the Samosa, we both got the same type of MSG headache. Avoid this place like the plague. There are too many good Indian restaurants in this area to even bother with this disregard for customer service and their inflated prices. Most other Indian restaurants have accommodating, courteous and appreciative management. Try one of those restaurants instead. read more

This is a solid spot. Convenient location and appreciate that they are good and quick with takeout. Ordered the chicken tikka masala, chili chicken, naan and some samosas. The quality of the food was great. The reason for the three stars was that the prices were kinda high for the size of the portions of the entrees. read more

Worst possible malai kofta that anyone can cook, I never had sour malai koftas before, may be leftover from previous day. Everything tasted really terrible. It also messed up my stomach really bad. Ras malai tasted like it came out of a can. read more

I love this place. The food is always on point, staff is very kind, and the ambiance is a little dark but all and all I like it.

You know when you're handed a take out order and it weighs twice as much as you think it would? That doesn't happen often but it did at cross culture. I was a little worried the food would be of lower quality but I had read the reviews and it was simply delicious. I got one of the paneers... with peas and onions and it was so good! The naan is perfect and so was the raita! Great value, delicious food and fast and friendly service. And a whole lot better than hotel food. read more

Just average. We ordered Malai chicken which was very bland. The breads did not have any salt. Given that this restaurant is in the Princeton area I expected better with so much competition around. read more

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Aug 2019, great tasting food, and service was good. There are lots of tables and booths inside, and the place is very clean. I ordered the Shrimp Nargisi that was delicious tasting, and the coconut sauce that the Shrimp was soaking in without the Egg. Just cant put Shrimp and Egg together in my mind. The Shrimp was fresh, and medium sized, and they give you around eight Shrimp. My friend ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala, that she said was delicious. We also ordered the Naan Bread that was freshly made. All and all, I would come back here if I am ever in the area. *Note this is a BYOB restaurant. read more

Been looking forward to visiting this spot! Came with some friends for lunch we shared 4 items: aloo gobi, chicken curry, lamb karahi and lamb korma. Loved the flavors in the dishes and the tender juicy meats. One of the best Indian restaurants I've been to this year! read more

Like other reviews have said, this place is amazing! I had no idea this existed in Princeton Shopping Center. I came here for lunch the other day. I had thought that there would be a lunch buffet, but it was Sunday, so maybe not. I liked that there was a separate lunch menu. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala. The chicken was delightful. It tasted like maybe it was seared first. The inside was very tender. There was an ample amount of meat in the Masala sauce. The lunch special comes with a split pea or lentil soup along with pakoras, naan, and rice. Needless to say, I was very full and had enough leftover for another meal. My boyfriend got the Chicken in the spinach sauce - I forget the name. I also recommend this one. I loved the creamed spinach. We also got a mango lassi. I could tell they used real mangos. It was definitely one of the better mango lassi drinks I've had. read more

I've been here a number of times for lunch. I love the diverse lunch menu that gives the diner lots of options. My friend & I always choose one vegetarian dish and one chicken dish to share. Lunches come with a small basket of pakoras, ample bowl of rice, entrees in small bowls perfect for sharing along with a bowl of lentils & a basket of nice warm naan bread. There are two delicious chutneys on the table one coriander and one tamarind. Service is excellent & the food is delicious. I think the cost for lunch is extremely reasonable. I look forward to many more great meals! read more

Cross Culture has delicious Indian food that can be cooked to the preferred spiciness. Their online ordering is easy to use and totaled for you. You pay when you order. When we picked up the food, there was a table blocking entry to the restaurant but someone came out right away. We provided our name and he gave us our food which was readily available. The food was packed nicely and delicious! Vegetarian Samosa, assorted Pakora, naan, chicken masala and chicken cashmere. Yummy! read more