FOOD - 3/5. I had the Baingan bharti, flavor is not strong but well cooked. Good presentation. Naan…read morewas a bit too crispy for me, I prefer softer. MENU - 5/5. All your favorite Indian dishes. SERVICE - 5/5. Fast and thoughtful. Gave us food recommendations. They don't rush you out and they take your order smoothly. They always filled our glasses with water without us having to ask. ATMOSPHERE - 3/5. Music kept having ads in between. However they had a big TV for sports and we enjoyed it while we ate. VALUE - 4/5. For Princeton, I expected steeper prices, but this place was affordable and worth eating here.

Our visit to Dvaraka was fate-filled, since it was one of few restaurants in Princeton's downtown…read morethat dared to be open during a serious snowstorm. We would have been grateful enough for a warm restaurant and decent food, but I certainly didn't expect to find my favorite Indian food in New Jersey here (I know that's a big claim; it was just that good). Let's address the elephant in the room here: sometimes Indian food doesn't look camera-ready. For instance, my absolute favorite thing here was the chana palak, an extremely flavor-packed curry with chickpeas and spinach. What shows up (regretfully) as a greenish mud in pictures is actually an absolute flavor bomb in the mouth. Truly, I still have dreams about this dish. If looks matter to you, I also highly recommend the salmon tandoori special. It arrived on a sizzling platter (the kind that makes heads turn and eyes lock as it approaches the lucky table). There was more flavor to be had here, and I adore a dish that's hot enough to carry a blister risk while eating...especially in the middle of an icy snowstorm. Service was incredibly warm, welcoming, and efficient. Our server checked in with us the exact right number of times, and he repeatedly asked about whether we wanted to take leftovers home, the way a friend or kind auntie might after you've dined sumptuously at her table.

A2B Catering provided a Banana Leaf Wedding Luncheon at our daughter's wedding in July 2026. With…read moreover 20 item included, the food was delicious and so many of our guests were praising both the food & the experience of eating a traditional & authentic Tamil meal on a banana leaf. We were also very impressed by A2B team's execution of a served Banana Leaf lunch for over 200 guests, which went without a glitch. Our American guests were most astonished with this presentation. Even many of our Indian guests living in the US appreciated they could enjoy a Banana-Leaf service here in the USA. Many thanks to Mr. Ramamoorthy of A2B who was a pleasure to work with all along. We highly recommend A2B Catering & our kudos all around.

Just not very good. Indian food has become so average. Nobody seems to care about a great…read moreexperience. Palace of Asia used to be good but even they are going down hill.

Yum! Sooooo tasty and I am not even a fan of Indian food usually. I despise heat but the food was…read moreso tasty I powered on through some of the spiciness. The staff were lovely and were happy to point out the vegan food for me at the Buffett. The chili mushrooms are da bomb. Rarely in NJ - and even rarer I am out this way. But if I find myself in the area again - I am definitely paying another visit. Super cute decor as well. Would be great for a party.

I was disappointed with the monthly karaoke event at Jhopri. In my experience, the event felt more…read morecentered around the owner than the participants. The owner appeared to spend much of the evening drinking and talking, which often interrupted the flow of the karaoke program and reduced opportunities for others to sing. I also felt that personal boundaries were not always respected, and some interactions with female guests appeared overly familiar, like touching females. During the recent month karaoke the owner hugged a female in the most embarrassing awkward way, in the pretext of asking sorry, that she had to struggle to get of. He keeps hugging every female for some reasons. High time he stops misusing his event. Do not touch a female unnecessarily. A karaoke event should be welcoming and respectful for everyone present. A little more professionalism, decorum, and consideration for participants would go a long way toward improving the experience. If you organize an event, it should primarily be for the enjoyment of the guests, not for yourself.

Great food options; the food is fresh. I found it unusual that they wouldn't serve even if someone…read morewas eating; they would leave the drink or anything else, like an extra Jaljeera Paani request, just on the counter for the person to pick up. Other than that, it's quite nice. Staff is good. I was somewhat put off by all the beef on the menu, which is quite strange given the Indian ethos, I mean you wouldn't go to a Middle Eastern restaurant and find pork on the menu food options are otherwise sensibly planned. Decor is great; the restaurant is clean. Can try to add 2-3 Nepali vegetarian dishes too as I saw many Nepali customers I'm sure they would love that.

Horrible. Chicken tikka. Chicken crumbles with a ton of white bread. Mostly bread. Almost zero…read morechicken. Samosa not crispy. Clearly microwaved. Just a terrible experience. Avoid at all costs.the chicken tikka was like a joke. lol. I'm wordless about this dish. Most disgusting thing I've ever had. I'm just overwhelmed by what a horrible experience this was waited an hour an got shot food.

This place is located in the plaza right next to Costco. Of course we had to stop by to try it out…read moreon a rainy day. The inside is small but there are plenty of seats to go with your family and enjoy a meal. The service is relatively fast and the guys behind the counter are super nice. We came on Wednesday evening during Dosa night hours so they had half off on dosa, and man the dosa was delicious. Pro tip: ask for Pua (bread) on the side with your dosa. That is a game changer. The chaats were a bit expensive but their flavor and presentation fast make up for it. This spot has become my new favorite to enjoy chaat! If you're ever in the area shopping at Costco, and crave chaat or dosa. Definitely walk on over to Indian Hut.

Three stars for a meal that felt like it had all the right intentions and then wandered off…read moresomewhere around Five Points. We ordered from Indian Hut through GrubHub on one of those nights when nobody wanted to cook and hapiness seemed balanced entirely on whether or not naan would arrive warm. My wife got butter chicken because some people discover a thing they love and wisely refuse to gamble with happiness. It was genuinely good. Rich, comforting, sweet in the proper way. The sort of dish that makes you sit quietly for a moment and forgive the world for inventing email. I ordered the malai kofta. The sauce was lovely, silky and fragrant, but the kofta itself had the texture of damp gravel held together by optimism. Gritty and loosely packed. Every bite felt like it had been assembled during a minor labor dispute. Then came the revelation that neither entrée included rice, it was an add on. This struck me as somewhat unsettling. Serving Indian curries without rice feels like giving someone a violin without strings. Yes, technically the object exists, but now everybody is sad and confused. The naan also didn't rescue the evening. It emerged from it's foil cocoon gummy and tired, like it had already lived a long and difficult life before reaching our doorstep. The tragedy here is geographic. Lawrenceville and the surrounding area are overflowing with excellent Indian restaurants. Places where the spices sing hymns and the bread seems blessed by small and benevolent gods. Against that competition, this meal just sort of sat there under the kitchen light wondering what happened. Not terrible. Not memorable. Just one more delivery bag entering the great American night.

My original plan was to visit a restaurant and get something to eat. However, being from Louisiana…read moreand stepping outside to feel how cold it was, I quickly turned back around and decided to place a delivery order instead. I ended up ordering the curry with tikka masala sauce and chicken. I also ordered kheer, which is a rich and creamy Indian rice pudding with cardamom and pistachios. The total cost of the meal was $18 After placing my order, I saw that it would take about 50 minutes for delivery. To my surprise, it arrived in just half an hour! I have to say that the food was hot when it arrived, the portions were more than enough, and it was delicious. I would say this is some of the best food from an Indian restaurant that I've had in a long time. More than happy that I decided to order from this place. The total cost of this meal was $18.

Crown of India is very authentic. The food is delicious and freshly made. You can't go wrong with…read morewhatever item you select from appetizers, entrees and drinks or desserts. They also have lunch buffets so you get to try a variety of delicious items from their menu. Buffet is about $18.95 plus taxes and it's better to pay cash to avoid credit card fees. Check them out if you're in the area!

Clean place with okay service and average food. Saravana Bhavan is fine for a quick,…read morestraightforward vegetarian meal, but nothing exceptional.

We went here after visiting akshardham, tried the thali and dosa. I prefer Bangalore style dosa,…read morebut this was decent as well. However I felt sambar could have been better. The dosa combo also came with upma, which was really good. The thali also had a really good radam with it. Place was clean, quick service. Also has some interesting soda flavors recommend trying the jal jeera

I came here for dinner after work. Not crazy about the food. The service was good and very cozy…read moreinterior. A little pricey for the quality of food, but it's Princeton.

This place is like a cake or dessert which after having finishing it, you wish you had some more…read more We had a good dinner but wished that the experience could have been better for sure. The gentleman at the counter who received us was kind enough to bring over a cake with a candle, as it was my birthday and that with a mango juice we requested outside of the menu for our 2 yr old were both covered on the house. Now when it comes to the food, we ordered a Gobi Manchurian, Baingan Bharta with Naan and a plate of vegetable biryani. The Manchurian was cold and lacked salt that I had to request to have rest of the order served hot which was taken care. But we found the Baingan more oily and the biryani not being extraordinary (portion size was huge for two adults) But overall, they have great ambiance and the close-by parking is street parking which might be tight on rush hours.

I came here with my family a couple weeks ago because we had a pretty good discount (not the…read moreGroupon). The place was a bit hard to find at first because I think they still had their old restaurant name up... The inside is fairly romantic and dimly lit, with tables along both walls and a row in-between. I was really excited for the dosas on the menu because I haven't had them in a while, but our server said they don't serve/were not serving dosas. Didn't even get an explanation. We ended up getting the fried appetizer platter, cauliflower paratha, palak paneer, lamb curry, lamb pasanda, and a mango lassi. The fried appetizer platter had an assortment of samosas, veggie pakoras, etc. I thought it was pretty good, especially the samosas. Cauliflower paratha was very oily. Palak paneer was completely off; I've ordered palak paneer from dozens of Indian restaurants, and this just did not taste like what it was supposed to. The lamb curry was alright; the lamb pasanda was much better. Some of the food here is good, and others aren't, so it's a bit of a risk if you're willing to take it. Cool bowls though. Taste | 3 Atmosphere | 4 Presentation | 3 Service | 3 OVERALL | 3

I called and ordered the egg biryani, samosa chaat, aloo paratha, rasmalai, and sweet lassi…read more They delivered in good time but after they left - and I gave a $10 tip as well - I found there were NO utensils. I called and told the person who answered the phone that I had no utensils and he didn't really care. There was also no rasmalai. The samosa chaat was ok - soggy but flavor was ok. The aloo paratha was fine, the lassi was fine. The egg biryani good - nothing special.

Hard to find a mediocre Indian dining experience but well, this was one. Language barrier I don't…read moremind as long as they're civil and my poor server was nice enough. The samosa was dry and flavorless. I paid for the pair, asked one to be wrapped up and it vanished never to return. Guess they'll reheat it and sell it the next chap. Frankly that's what it tasted like - reheated leftovers. But that was money out of my pocket. The chicken tikka was leathery and without my flavor. I asked that to be wrapped up and the next server refused. So he grabbed the warm skillet handle to push it towards me as if to ensure I understood my job. He didn't burn himself. I suggested he try again. So I dustily speared the dry chicken chunks and plopped them in the cheap styrofoam container he'd throw on the table then threw the stale cold rice on top. Voila. My thanksgiving dinner the next night. Topping off the experience was the shabby bathroom. I share pics. Hallmark for me of an eatery I won't rerun to is an unclean lavatory. Should have known. Mirrored the exterior entrance. Lack of care and maintenance. Also a couple came in while i was there, sat down but then ten minutes inexplicably left. The sole positives? Low key light jazz in the background and a homey atmosphere. But i could get that at home.

Place is really close to campus and an easy walk- Tried their lunch boxes and they are great for…read moremoney. Had their Chicken Tikka lunch box that came with one protein gravy- one lentils-rice-naan and a apetizer. All that for very decent price and food was good too. This was one of the best lentils i have ever tried. Portions very quite decent too. Will defo return for lunch specials. They have many options in their lunch boxes varying from protein to vegetarian.