Category: Indian restaurant Jersey City, New Jersey
Address: 737 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306, USA
Phone: +12015338400
Rating: 4.0
based on 276 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is always good and made fresh."
"The food is really good and my server Gayatri was very attentive and she recommended me good food and service was out standing mind blowing superb which was Avial South Indian dish amazing taste."
"All items were tasty and were maintained at perfect temperature."
"The food is good."
"Very tasty South Indian food."
"Food is absolutely amazing and very tasty."
"Perfect place for South Indians craving for traditional idly, vada and dosa with Sambhar and chutney."
Cons:
"Firstly, the food was bad. Not at all the quality of a good food."
"It’s $18 for a not so good thali."
"Biryani is literally vegetable puloa."
"The food arrived very late and was tasteless/blant."
"Uncooked and tasteless curries with incomplete orders sent out for delivery."
"The food was okay."
"The food was too spicy and not tasty at all."
Service
Pros:
"The staff is very nice and friendly."
"The best thing about this place is how they treat you like family."
"Food is always excellent and the employees are so warm and kind."
"The staff are very hospitable and are very attentive."
"So good! Service was great with a pretty calm atmosphere."
"Front desk to the waiting staff; everyone is very accommodating and pleasant in their interactions to the customers."
"Their service is good, they constantly check if we need something and also they clean the table very often."
Cons:
"They take customer for granted."
"Finally they reacted as if it’s my mistake."
"Service was pathetic."
"BAD DELIVERY SERVICE."
"The service is very slow. Expect your food to arrive after half an hour or 40 mins."
"Horrible experience on Saturday night!! they took more than 2 hours to deliver food."
"Service, they took half an hour and forget our drinks."
Price
Pros:
"Okay for $12.99 dinner buffet."
"Prices are nominal."
"Superb VFM."
"The prices of the food are very affordable."
"The price is very reasonable."
"Prices are very good too!"
"The price is reasonable! The portions are sufficient."
Cons:
"ALSO, the final bill if you see, they added their own tip, without consent."
"They give you bottled water on you table and charge you for it so beware."
"The prices are too expensive thali is 15.99."
"For $11.99 each definitely over priced."
"We were charged $0.50 for 2 bottles of 8 oz. water which was already on the table, thinking it was complimentary."
"Then the price was upmarked because they haven't updated their prices on their menu."
"Warning: they charge for the water bottles placed on the dining table & don’t tell you until you get the bill."
Ambience
Pros:
"If you are in Jersey City go to this place you will not be disappointed!"
"Nice and clean seating area."
"Very clean, bright and cute atmosphere."
"Restrooms are clean."
"It’s a casual clean restaurant."
"Very spacious and clean space."
"Ambience - 10/10."
Cons:
"Ambience is okayish."
"But the heavy dhoop really fills the restaurant with smoke. Please use a lighter one."
"The silverware and plates could use an extra scrub."
"The tables are not clean and it is unhygienic."
"Trash place, no manners, trash environment, and dirty utensils with no cleanliness."
"Also, Atmosphere was very crowdy. Chairs were crammed up. cutlery didn't seem very clean."
"Place is pretty congested and small."
Management
Pros:
"The Master Sabari is a real passionate chef there who directly comes to the table and requests for the feedback."
"Been going here for the longest time since 2008. Vinny (owner) is a hospitable guy and knows how to serve food with a smile and with authenticity."
"Met owner who was really nice and pointed my friends and I in the direction for some good Indian dessert treats in town."
"Restaurant staff & owner also are very friendly."
"Everyone is friendly and sometimes they can be familiar, or honest."
"The staff is pretty accommodating given we are not Indian or familiar with the more traditional fare."
"They have a wonderful staff who are attentive and pay attention to the customer needs."
Cons:
"Have the Manager ignore you like your crush?"
"Want to get the bill slammed on the table?"
"Very unfortunate experience. Very lazy and unpleasant behaviour of staff."