Coriander Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The paneer was so good as was the tandoori chicken."
• "Probably the best Indian food in the South Jersey area."
• "It was delicious and I highly recommend!"
• "Must tell you that food was really good and all our friends could not stop asking where it came from."
• "Each dish was perfectly seasoned."
• "Everything we ate was delicious, cooked well and full of flavor."
• "The food is outstanding here. The okra is just out of this world!"

Cons:

• "In lunch buffet today there was no paneer, no dal, no sweet... they are serving less variety and charging more."
• "Would not recommend the Tandoori chicken, not as flavorful or crispy as other restaurants."
• "Ordered Chicken Lababdar, got some kind of Tikka Massala/Korma! Definitely not made from fresh chicken!"
• "It's not really authentic as claimed for those of us who know about food."
• "Very poor customer service and tasteless food."
• "The food was overall terrible. That is not how Indian food tastes at all."
• "The food was very sweet. Not the authentic kind of Indian food."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly attentive service."
• "Fantastic people. My favorite Indian restaurant of the many I enjoy."
• "The staff always accommodating and friendly."
• "Owner was super friendly and accommodating of my young children and my wife and I."
• "The waiters were very kind and attentive."
• "The staff and management were super friendly and you never wanted for anything."
• "The staff was courteous."

Cons:

• "Made a reservation for dinner for the first time here... after our table was served no one else came over to check on the meal or check drinks."
• "Don't go here if you have children and don't want to be mistreated!"
• "Used to love this place, but today there was extremely rude customer service when faced with critiques, and gaslighting."
• "Very poor customer service - I ordered panner pepper masala along with other some breads today for lunch. After reaching home, when I opened the pack I found they provided me shrimp pepper masala (non- vegetarian)."
• "The people working here are completely unprofessional and rude."
• "The service is very bad."
• "It was by far the worst service I've ever experienced at a restaurant."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance is elegant yet welcoming and warm at the same time."
• "Very warm and clean interior."
• "At a glance, the ambiance, ingenuity in dishes, and creative, ethnic look of the restaurant makes it a great place."
• "The restaurant itself is cozy, and nicely decorated."
• "Beautiful background music and great decor."
• "The decor was unique and beautiful, the music just loud enough to be interesting but not impede conversation."
• "The ambiance and decor was a nice touch!"

Cons:

• "My only real issue with the place is its size and layout; it does the best it can with the space provided as a strip mall storefront, but I feel the floorplan and lack of square footage are really holding it back."
• "The tattooed guy who brought out the food gave her & my daughter a look like he scanned them from head to toe... They felt really uncomfortable."
• "It’s a disappointment to end up w reheated and unfresh food."
• "I went here today and saw a customer reusing the same plate to get more food."
• "This is not a restaurant for Indians!!"
• "Long wait, gobi was burned and paneer was pretty hard, overall very disappointed."
• "Had a reservation but still had to wait for them to set up even though over half the restaurant was empty!!"

Value

Pros:

• "If you go there for lunch, a cheaper option is a to-go lunch bag at $12."
• "Lunch Buffet offers all the favorites at an amazing price."
• "The buffet is amazing and always different and the servers are very friendly and keep your water glasses full and fresh warm Naan whenever you run low."
• "Overall a great experience at a very affordable price!"
• "The food was reasonably inexpensive and so good."
• "The pricing is fair considering the portion size, and the flavor is fantastic."
• "The food was spectacular and the meal was very cheap especially for all you can eat."

Cons:

• "BUT THE DISHES ARE EXPENSIVE by any Indian standard restaurant!"
• "It is a pricey Indian restaurant, but the food taste is excellent."
• "I felt it was a bit overpriced for the taste and food."
• "Malai kofta is priced at $16 in the bill and the quantity is not justified."
• "Food was way overpriced compared to portion sizes."
• "And now they are well known in the community they raised their prices very high."
• "Excessive use of food color in the dish we ordered which is not good for health."