One of my go-to Indian restaurants . The Chicken Dum Biryani is my favorite and always hits the…read morespot ‍. Great food, generous portions, and friendly service. Definitely recommend if you're craving Indian!!

Quality ingredients prompt service everything was correct and fairly priced for my pickup orderread more

food was terrible. Biryani had raw vegetables. Appetizers was wasted. Entire tray. Avoid this…read moreplace. Management doesn't care about customers. When we gave feedback he said our taste expectations aren't realistic

Picked up food from her and it was terrible. Overfried old and nothing but hot. No other flavor. We…read morehad to toss it out.

There are 2 very good South Asian restaurants in Monroe Township/Jamesburg. Both have excellent…read morefood and locations. This one has an edge with its Palak Chat which is outstanding and it used to be goat curry but no longer as Thumkaa has a great goat curry. And of course a full Bar. So when we want Palak Chat only we visit. Thumkaa however has better service. Their employees have a superb benefit living package and stay longer. Mrs. Kumar used to have great service but many of its staff have left. So you have 3-4 I assume management standing around and even with a bar when you order anything it takes 5+ minutes and re-ordering to be served. Thumkaa management makes a point to come around, especially Sunil. We have met Mrs. Kumar a few times but there is no recognition to guests that come frequently as with Sunil at Thumkaa. Chefs are both good but Ifran at Thumkaa visits with folks. The kheer which was great has changed into something terrible. No rice . No live music and buffet (fine dining). A in food and B in service. B+ atmosphere.

Food was soo good I had to take some food home! The waiters were nice and the ambience was so…read moreelegant. The teal and gold made the place look expensive. I wasn't a big fan of the open concept it felt like no privacy but the food was great!

Amazing Indian food and a great place to enjoy a wide variety of Indian cuisines! Ganga Indian…read moreRestaurant in Robbinsville, NJ offers an excellent selection of South Indian, North Indian, Gujarati, street food, and other Indian specialties. Their menu includes dosas, thalis, paneer dishes, biryani, chaat, and much more. The service is very good, the prices are reasonable, and the ambiance is pleasant and welcoming. I have visited Ganga multiple times, even traveling a long distance, and it has consistently been a place I enjoy coming back to. If you're looking for a restaurant where you can enjoy different styles of Indian food under one roof, I highly recommend giving Ganga a try.

Reduced a star for the second visit as the restrooms were not clean when we entered. After I…read morecomplained, they cleaned it. Anyway, we ordered their combo thali and that's a good value for money. It came with Paneer butter masala, naan, rice and dal. Paneer butter masala was good. We ordered Malai Kofta but it wasn't as great as Malai Kofta from a favorite place of ours. Naan was decent.

Now: Pawan. Our server was the real deal. Warm without being performative, attentive without…read morehovering, and his menu recommendations were genuinely perfect. But here's the moment that sealed it: we'd had a long morning and asked, somewhat sheepishly, if they could make us chai, which isn't even on the menu. Without missing a beat, they made it. Hot, proper chai, just because we needed it. That's not service. That's hospitality. He made a full, buzzing restaurant feel intimate and that's rare. Essence of Kesar is the kind of place Englewood should be very proud of. Go. Ask for Pawan.

The decor was indian inspired inside which was nice however the space is small. Personally it was…read morelacking the fine dining atmosphere experience. They have some tables outside when it's nice out. They originally asked us to wait as no tables were available but then sat us at the table that was open. There seemed to be confusion but we were glad to be seated quickly as we didn't have reservations. For appetizers we got the spicy spinach and kale chaat which was crunchy, spicy, and flavorful. Also, ordered the tandoori chicken momo which were decent but would have liked them a little more spicy. For entree, I ordered the old Delhi butter chicken with bullet naan. I would say at first I thought it was just okay and that could be from the flavors in my mouth from the appetizer because when I had left over the next day I enjoyed it alot more. My friend ordered the lobster moilee for which the curry part was delicious, flavorful and spicy. Wish they had that coastal Indian curry with chicken. For dessert we got Chandni Chowk Ki Rabadi Jalebi as this was recommended from waitress but I would skip it unless your jalebi lover which I am not. It really sweet and milk reduces that a little bit of it but also milk aspect is confusing as traditionally we don't have that with milk. For a drink, I got mango lassi which was mediocre. My friend got some limeade drink which was sour as expected. This place I believe is byob.

This place is so cute! As soon as you walk through the doors you can small that the food is…read moredelicious. We had an order of chicken samosas and papadan with 3 sauces. For the entrees we had buttered chicken, grilled lamb and chili garlic naan. A wonderful presentation! Our server Alok was not only very present but had a fun personality. 10/10

Mauka is a total gem in Eatontown! If you are looking for Indian food that actually delivers on…read morebold, authentic flavors, this is the place to go. We started with the palak chaat and it was incredible--the perfect mix of crunch and tang that you want in a great starter. For the main course, the Kadhi chicken was the absolute standout. The chicken was so tender and the sauce was rich, velvety, and layered with spices. I will say that the prices are on the higher side, but the portions are massive and the quality is top-tier, so it feels like a fair trade-off. You definitely get your money's worth here and will likely have plenty of leftovers. The atmosphere is great and the service was spot on. I'm already looking forward to my next visit!

Amazing service. The food was very fresh. The mango lassi was refreshing. The garlic naan well…read morebuttered. The shrimp was humongous. Would go again . Fancier inside than it looks on outside. Beautiful for date night. I'm glad the area has decent Indian

I ordered takeout and it was very good food! I ordered Chicken Tikka Masala which came with Basmati…read moreRice. The chicken was tender and the sauce was flavorful. I also ordered garlic naan on the side and it was delicious. I am certainly not an expert in Indian food and have only had Pani Puri at one other restaurant but this one was a little sweeter and had a different flavor profile. Not bad, but I wasn't expecting it. The potato filling was very tasty though and I could have eaten that on its own. All in all, I ate all of it and was happy to have ordered from here. My order was prepared on time and from what I could tell, the service and ambiance was good.

BEWARE! This restaurant has another Yelp account with bad reviews, so don't be fooled by the clean…read moreslate here. https://yelp.to/kmAhZPep74 The new name and "management" seem more focused on making money than building loyal customers. They're sneaky with charges -- we were hit with a 20% gratuity for a buffet where you serve yourself. Our group was just 5 people, yet they categorized us as a "large party." The gratuity made it feel like we were paying for fine dining and full service -- but that's not what we got.

Horrible experience.. we reserved a booking for 4 on 31st. We specifically called and asked if they…read morehave a bar or it's BYOB. They said that they have bar. But we can bring our own bottle and they will charge a fee. When we arrived, surprised to find out that bar is not open. And we didn't even bring our alcohol. On top of that manager declined to meet us and keep on insisting that they will charge bottle fee even when their bar was not open. So unprofessional. Never ever going there. Imagine calling themselves professional and not even bothering to come to meet customers. And lying to customers and trying to grab money when they are not selling alcohol. We would have gladly paid for bar