The Mint Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant Princeton, New Jersey

Address: 164 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA

Phone: +16092855475

Rating: 4.0
based on 166 reviews.

Price

Pros:

  • "The prices are on the lower end; combining it with the restaurant's BYOB practice, it results in the budget-friendly dining experience."
  • "Their Thali are great. Been again with friends ordered lunch box lot of choices too much food for lunch box… 2 curries rice Naan dessert for just $10.95 … wow worth it highly recommend to try…"
  • "The price is just right and you get a ton of food."
  • "Very good value."
  • "Pricing is very reasonable considering PRINCETON location."

Cons:

  • "Very disappointed a 20% gratuity was added to bill for party of 4 for lunch."
  • "I can’t believe I just wasted $33."
  • "Nice high-end restaurant and good service. A bit pricey, around $30 a person."
  • "Its expensive and food lacks taste."
  • "Too pricey for the portion."
  • "They charge us 20% tip because it's 'standard'."
  • "Our $120 meal ended up being $190! The food was ok but this made our evening very unpleasant."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Best Indian food. I loved the aroma n taste of the food."
  • "The food is always fresh and delicious."
  • "Delicious food with varieties of option, along with chats, deserts, sweets much more with minimal $ spent."
  • "The food was phenomenal!"
  • "Food was amazingly delicious πŸ˜‹."
  • "The food was delicious including the oil and salt level."
  • "The food was amazing. The service was impeccable. Everything was fresh and spiced to perfection."

Cons:

  • "The seekh and the paalak paneer had zero flavor."
  • "The food we picked up was under spiced, under cooked, and had smaller than acceptable portions."
  • "The food was completely inedible."
  • "The chach was spoiled and it was delivered with fungus, we can see it on the top at the lid and some jelly type something was also found floating."
  • "The paratha paneer tasted funny, so after one bite I didn't eat it."
  • "Gobi Manchurian was filled with too much red sauce that was equally sour to tamarind."
  • "The food was pretty average."

Service

Pros:

  • "The entire staff is very polite."
  • "The service was good."
  • "The service staff is very friendly and helpful."
  • "The level of service we received from the staff was stunning."
  • "The staff is very sweet."
  • "All staff are very friendly."
  • "The service is amazing and personally recommend their sizzlers."

Cons:

  • "Waited for 20 mins to have someone take our order."
  • "I was stuck waiting in the lobby for my take out which arrived 20 minutes late."
  • "Order wasn’t ready even close to 9pm."
  • "No one brought ice until I asked for it again 15 minutes later."
  • "Service is slow, took 20+ minutes to complete takeout order of samosa and aloo chaat."
  • "Very bad service. I was told that my order will be ready in 35 mins. I reached there to pick up around time given. They took 25 more mins."
  • "We waited 60 minutes for 2 dishes, and the third we ordered never turned up."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Seatings and decor follow simple rules of aesthetics, yet comfortable."
  • "The decor is simple yet elegant and it serves the purpose of comfortable seating."
  • "What I loved most was the background musicβ€”it's the perfect backdrop, creating a cozy and inviting atmosphere."
  • "The restaurant atmosphere was cozy and the music was ambient."
  • "The place is extremely pretty and has a calm and romantic atmosphere."
  • "Casually elegant decor, high ceiling home-like dining room in Princeton proper."
  • "Nice ambiance with golden lights."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant also doesn’t have their own parking."
  • "Interior should be improved little bit better way to make the place perfect fit in Princeton high end area!"
  • "Seating area was small inside but I heard there was also outdoor seating."
  • "Whether inside or out, the place looks a bit worn around the edges."
  • "The tables are placed a bit too close, but the ambience is great!"
  • "Interior should be improved little bit better way to make the place perfect fit in Princeton high end area!"
  • "The owner is extremely rude and loses temper on customers."

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