Turmeric Indian Bistro Reviews Summary

COVID Precautions

Pros:

• "I was also impressed by the care they have taken to make guests feel comfortable amidst COVID with hand sanitizer stations set up throughout the restaurant and individual bottles of sanitizer at each table."
• "The staff was diligent about face masks, brought out a large bottle of hand sanitizer."
• "COVID compliance is excellent; socially distanced tables, hand sanitizer at every dining station, and all wait staff wearing PPE."
• "The staff is so friendly and they are very careful to take precautions during Covid."
• "They have taken precautions with Covid and have many hand sanitizers placed throughout the restaurant as well."
• "They are very careful to take precautions during Covid."
• "They have sanitizers on every table and some at the entrance and reception, the outdoor tables are well spaced."

Cons:

• "The place doesn’t look like a family restaurant, especially when people are dancing on your head while you are trying to have a peaceful diner with your family."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is super attentive and the owner makes you feel at home."
• "Customer service is exceptionally great."
• "Service is very good."
• "The staff was very attentive and helpful."
• "Service was prompt."
• "The servers were all friendly and very attentive."
• "The staff and owner attended to every need even on a busy Saturday night."

Cons:

• "The waiter assigned to our table displayed a demeanor that was both rude and argumentative."
• "There was one particular waiter who ruined the experience for us."
• "Terrible customer service! We ordered food and were told that it would take 50mins to get the order so we drove around and came back and waited in the restaurant for over 30 mins."
• "Service was on the poor side as well."
• "Service was poor and the owner was so rough."
• "The restaurant manager was really rude and didn’t treat us well."
• "Save yourself grief and run as far away as possible from this awful restaurant. Terrible service, rude staff, unapologetic, and terrible order pickup experience."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellent just a tip if you really like spicy (and you’re a white guy like me) you have to make sure you emphasize."
• "The lamb chops were moist, tender and perfectly spiced."
• "Great food at reasonable prices."
• "Everything was fresh, and the menu was well thought out."
• "Enjoyed all the mouth-watering dishes...from the Amritsari fish, zucchini chaat, and lamb chops to the yummy chicken Chettinad, lamb vindaloo, and chicken tikka."
• "The food was so fresh and flavorful."
• "The food was great and I enjoyed it very much."

Cons:

• "I tried dal makhani, unbelievably salty."
• "The paneer in the saag were big blocks instead of bite sized."
• "Food was Okay, I see a lot of people complaining about the slow service while I was there."
• "Great service, but the food wasn't upto the par."
• "Never had such bad indian food."
• "Such a waste of money… kadhai paneer, look at this attached picture. And it tastes so bad."
• "Their Indo-Chinese is horrible, and so is their North Indian food."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The initial look of the restaurant is beautifully decorated with Rajasthani style umbrellas, accompanied by heaters and outdoor table."
• "Beautiful atmosphere."
• "Love the outdoor dining, but the inside is gorgeous as well."
• "This place is a real gem! The food is amazing!"
• "The ambiance is also great and the place was very clean and even had sanitizer at the table."
• "The restaurant has cute decor and a wonderful ambience."
• "Loved the ambiance and vibe of the restaurant."

Cons:

• "Music was too loud. Almost deafening."
• "The place doesn’t look like a family restaurant, especially when people are dancing on your head while you are trying to have a peaceful diner with your family."
• "All they concentrate is on live music and how to keep those dance parties going."

Value

Pros:

• "Their prices are more than reasonable especially for Ridgewood."
• "Dishes are well priced."
• "Price wise it is a little higher but still affordable and quantity justifies the price."
• "Last but very important point is the pricing. Classy place, really great service and top food. But the prices? Very very reasonable."
• "Great value for money."
• "Flavorful, authentic Indian food at a fair price."
• "Both were amazing and good portion sizes."

Cons:

• "I paid them $125 bill, when I saw the summary, they charged 39.00 for 10 Tandoori roti I was shocked, When I asked the owner, roti charged 4.00 dollar, he said yes so what."
• "It came out to $24~ for one takeout meal (no sides, no drinks, JUST the entrée), which is ridiculous."
• "And 8$ for a garlic naan is just unacceptable."