"Tasty and Creamy food, love the sauce in curry that I tried here and biryani was well done and chicken pieces in both dishes that I tried were very soft and juicy."
"The Deccan special chicken biryani was absolutely mouthwatering, easily ranking as one of the best I've ever had."
"The taste of the food was exceptional, leaving me craving more."
"Literally the best Indian food in Edison NJ."
"Every dish we tried burst with authentic flavors."
"The food was satisfying- creative, flavorful, and expertly prepared."
"The food was extremely tasty, great vibes and incredible service!"
Cons:
"Food lacked taste and culinary skills, food was repurposed."
"The food definitely lacked flavors. Peanut masala & angarey paneer had strong citric flavors."
"The chicken lollipop and biryani was so dry without any flavours."
"Shahi paneer with wetery gravy again with taste of sambhar."
"The Chicken and Paneer gravy we ordered was awful, tasting overwhelmingly of garam masala as if it came straight from a packaged mix."
"The biryani was so dry that we felt like we were just eating colored dry rice and not the biryani."
"Chilli panner with curry leaves! Taste is extremely bad."
Service
Pros:
"Our host was Victor and he was very engaging and helpful to answer and guide us through the menu."
"Service was top notch and will definitely be back to explore more of the menu."
"Overall servers were very attentive and service was great."
"Service provided by Mr. Deepak at our table was outstanding and excellent."
"The service was great as well, Hassan was attentive and the serving staff was great too."
"The customer service was great! All the servers were very accommodating and quick to assist us if needed."
"The service was outstanding, with a friendly and attentive staff Nie who went above and beyond to make the dining experience enjoyable."
Cons:
"By 9:20 pm, we were still waiting for the other half of our appetizers (naan bread) as well as our entrees."
"We've experienced a fair amount of delay and confusion on orders and overall service."
"Waiters have no idea what they are doing or what is on the menu, they were out of literally EVERYTHING we kept trying to order."
"We then waited 20 minutes just to get a soda."
"The staff was unprofessional and clueless, and they did not understand what we wanted for our second helping."
"Sadly, service is the only area not top-notch at Deccan Spice."
"Very bad customer service. My child was sleeping in her stroller, yet the manager and the front desk lady refused to give us entry with the stroller."
Ambiance
Pros:
"It is fine dining place so the ambiance is good."
"The atmosphere, the lighting, the ambience is beautiful."
"The inside of the restaurant looked splendid and the ambiance was a combination of dim lights and soft music."
"The ambiance of the restaurant complemented the exquisite taste of the Rogan Josh, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere."
"The decor is beautifully crafted, creating an atmosphere that's both elegant and cozy."
"The ambience of this place is very nice. Great place for date night but very family friendly as well."
"The atmosphere was modern and sophisticated."
Cons:
"The restaurant is quite pricey and even after that doesn’t give fine-dine feel."
"The place is very highly rated (felt bit overrated)."
"I heard from the people that the ambience was fabulous but I felt it was OK!"
"The portion size is small (not typical American size)."
"Lot of people talking loudly in fine dining restaurant and didn't bother we were trying to make conversation on our table."
"Atmosphere of seeing why people were angry 😡 was understood after we went through the horrible experience."
"They make you sit in the extension behind which is like immigration office in Ellis Island."
Price
Pros:
"Prices are moderately high, but no more than you'd expect to pay for a fine dining meal in, say New Brunswick or Cranberry."
"We got 2 non veg Thalis, and for the cost of $26 for a thali with ENDLESS refills, this place is a steal!"
"The prices are not cheap but still affordable."
"Price meets the quality and quantity and service of all. We left with good taste in mouth."
"Its worth the money, you spend here. Quality time and Professional services require a high price."
Cons:
"The menu prices seemed disproportionately high for the quality and taste of the dishes served."
"The restaurant itself was beautifully decorated, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. Overall way overpriced for the experience."
"Spent over 45 on 3 beers. Too expensive."
"Very pricey not tasty worthy!"
"Extremely EXPENSIVE, as per oak tree standards!"
"We paid $9 per bottle for water."
"Main course was pathetic, so much hype for this place, the price tag for each dish is utter waste of money."
Innovation
Pros:
"They using modern technology, Sign in to iPad you get the text message when your table is ready, Food is delivered through robot."
"And let's not forget the robots that brought our food to the table - such a fun and innovative touch!"
"The highlight was the robot serving food!"
"They have a really cool robot!"
"They have this fancy delivery robots to carry the food to table."
"Kids enjoyed watching the robot 🤖."
"A very unique dining experience, mostly because of the robot."
Cons:
"The wait staff has it easy here...robots carry food and used dishes back and forth. I guess my tips are going to the robot as well...haha!"
"Don’t listen to the good reviews, this place is trash. Never again."
"Pls take care of the service, reduce the waiting time to bring the food to the table, and improve the quality of dishes – I don’t fancy robot waiters."
"Yeah yeah – Robot brings your food, very fancy."
"For a beer, they were charging $9-13/bottle."
"But they still accepted my order through phone and when I went there to pick up they conveniently asked only for cash and no card payments(does not sound legit at all)."