Lots and lots of sauce, no meat, broken Mango Lassi machine. The taste was not too bad but it's all sauce and food barely gets refilled before it's gone again!! There are better in the area. read more

I think this place is over-rated ... tried their buffet today and while it had a ton of variety the food was generally cold and tasted average. read more

Godavari Buffets used to be good. Maybe they could not handle the huge crowd of their buffet. They increased the price of the buffet. The quality of the food and number of food items decreased. Last couple of visits, not just us, many customers were making comments about food being not refilled promptly. Especially for meat items (Chicken, Mutton, fish, shrimp etc.,) Some refills take as long as 15- 20 minutes. This is ridiculously long and very annoying. Their desserts are consistently bad. Most customers take dessert assuming it will be good and upon tasting it, just leave it and definitely no one goes for refill. Not sure if Godavari makes such bad desserts so that customers will eat less. read more

It was our first time here. Mom heard good reviews from my aunt. I wasn't impressed though. There were a ton of dishes for the lunch buffet, some of them were cold from sitting out. I found the food super spicy and I can handle some heat. If you haven't had South Indian food it might not be what some may be use to like North Indian food which is found in majority of restaurants and buffets. read more

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Every weekend we turn to Godavari for a Sunday buffet and we are even more in love with it since they renovated and expanded their restaurant... But there are serious things they should start considering!!! 1. To provide chicken or goat dum biryani for Saturday and Sunday lunch buffets 2. To not allow so much of waiting crowd into the restaurant. It's really disturbing to people who are eating 3. After expansion, there are more people coming into the restaurant, please provide enough food for all... read more

We drove from Boston to go here and we were amazed at how delicious it is! We got the chicken 65, egg burji, Vada, Abakai Idlee, Masala Chai, Maharaja Fried Rice, Butter and Bullet Naan. It's nice and spicy!! read more

Ate here with my Bf one Tuesday evening. The men's room was filthy, soap dispenser was empty and there were no paper towels. The nic nacs placed on the ledge above our booth were covered in dust and actual, full on cobwebs. Service was slow and the arrival of appetizers and main course were awkward and I had to ask if our masala tea was coming. I ordered mutton biryani and had to ask for a knife due to the bones. Bones are expected but so is a knife. The taste of the food was underwhelming unless you enjoy tasting only the heat of chilis and nothing more - We ordered medium spicy. Also the way the food was served made it impossible to eat without spilling it everywhere as we were literally served a precarious mound of overflowing plated rice. The mutton was buried beneath this mound of rice and so getting to it felt like a set up or a prank as there was no way to avoid rice getting everywhere. Our samosas tasted previously frozen enough that I asked if they were. The chutneys also tasted like store bought. I also asked the manager once he came to the table about my mutton as I thought mutton meant lamb, and he "educated" me with a slightly arrogant chuckle that mutton means goat, not lamb. He also remarked that we must never have had actual Indian food before, but that he "understood". We were refunded one of our entrees and payed half of the cost of the meal, but this wasn't offered...I had to ask. I also looked it up afterward and mutton does mean lamb not goat. I don't mind at all being educated by my server, actually enjoy it, but I'd prefer the information I'm given be accurate. read more

Excellent service. We were seated very fast despite a lot of people. Service was quick and the food was AMAZING!!! The Chicken Chettinad was a delicious surprise. A must dine when you are in Boston. read more

Excellent South Indian food! I highly recommend the Tandoori combo. Wider menu with many choices. Great location for large group.

I would honestly have given them ZERO stars if I could, but can't do it here. Tried it once and never coming back again. The service is definitely the worst I've ever seen in the Boston area. Here's everything that I had to deal with: Cleanliness - The people cleaning the tables are the ones serving the food. They are also the ones handling the to-go boxes and taking orders. There is no cleaning hands in the middle. First sign of mismanagement and irresponsibility. Seating - There was no one at the door to get you seated. There's a huge queue waiting to get seated and there's a tiny book where you have to put your name down. Luckily, one of the couple's waiting told us to do it otherwise, we would just be waiting forever. We got our tables after 30 mins while one was sitting uncleaned for all of that time. Ordering - It took the servers 15 mins to get to our table. After overhearing some people that food was taking over an hour to come out, we ordered as soon as someone showed up. We were told the food will take 15 mins. Food - Well, we waited 1 hour to get our Idli with completely cold Sambhar. Then waited another 30 mins to get our Dosa. We had also ordered fish for the table. After asking the servers 5 times about it (over 2 hours passed since we ordered), none of them seemingly caring about it they finally said 5 mins. After 10 mins, our server told us if we want to cancel the fish coz it was burnt/overcooked. At this point, after waiting over 2 hours, we didn't even get to do dinner coz they messed up our order so bad. I was furious but just asked for the check and decided to leave. Service - What can I say. It was the worst ever. We asked for water, hot Sambhar, the fish, clean napkins...but nothing ever came except water that was refilled once. An absolute nightmare. It seemed like they were all preoccupied with filling the phone orders which were coming out every 2 mins. They also tried to give us wrong dishes 3 times. We also noticed people waiting for over 30 mins to give their order and complaining on the nearby tables. Never coming back here. Can't believe how they have so many decent reviews, probably regulars who come at off hi hours. Management please take notice if you care about your regular sit down restaurant business! I'm definitely spreading word of my experience. read more

Not what I expected. First time having this type of Indian food. We got there on a Friday 1:30. An hour before closing time. Most of the food was cold. Food was all spicy with a few exceptions. My daughter has a cashew and pistachio allergy and items with nuts were not labeled at all. I thought it was deceiving to charge $3 for a tiny creamsicle Popsicle and $5 for the cake slice ice cream. Prices should have been labeled on the case. I will travel to Harvard Sq for indian next time. read more

Delicious food and excellent service! You definitely will leave satisfied and full. Try the Samosa app or popular chicken tikka masala (my two go-to dishes!). We also got to try a new app pictured below. Light, colorful & tasty! read more

Godavari - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

Food is avarage. Iam here for july 4th for lunch buffet . Appetizers are full of food coloring and sesame seads. And fish and chicken same tatse . Liked oly veg punuku , in appetizers. but it also consists of sessme . Currys- Butter chicken curry , dal are good .Nattu kodi and prawns currys , paneer ,are sweet in taste . Biryani- total disaster . smells and taste is overpowering with pudina . Can call pudina biryani. Desserts- samya payasam -vary watery , custrud is avarage. Tea is good . Most off crowd are students. They will like the food bcz they will miss indian food . But for indian families its waste . We will be disappointed by food colors and similar tastes in all curries. Service- after W8ing for 30min we are seated. But no one came to ask for drink . They are around 4 boys serving all ,are vry busy . We refilled our own water glasses. And we placed our own used plates in trash . read more

One of those rare places where you will find authentic Indian food with spice levels matching the Indian palette and is easily one of the top places for Indian Cuisine around the city. No wonder this place is always crowded! Normally there's always a long wait for a table (we've walked away several times in the last few months because of the hour long wait time). Today we were determined to try the much talked about buffet so we walked in half an hour before the restaurant could open and to our surprise there were people already sitting in, waiting for it to open too! Today marked the grand opening of the extended half of the restaurant. They've changed the interiors and made it more fun by adding elements from a classic Indian dhaba with Telugu songs playing in the background. The food as usual was excellent! They had a very wide variety of offerings for both vegetarians and non vegetarians. The best part is they offered a lot of authentic South Indian dishes which are hard to find. The dessert section had 3 options including pudding, aam rass and the chickoo shake which was to die for! But my favorite was the masala fish which was served inside a banana leaf. The staff is very friendly and jovial and will keep you entertained. P.S don't forget to try their garlic fish/chicken and Kingfisher beer! read more

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Lunch buffet was authentic and delicious! There was a very large selection. I will absolutely dine there again soon. read more

Godavari always excels my expectations. On point South Indian food, amazing staff and great services. Brings me back every time. read more

Lunch buffet had a lot of offerings. Good south Indian food. Staff was friendly. A bit on the pricey side - about $20 for solo lunch buffet with a soda. Good when you're in the mood for Indian. read more

We came here on a Saturday to try the lunch buffet. The variety was excellent and has by far the largest number of dishes of the Indian restaurants in the Boston and Cambridge area. We came here before 12:30 and we beat the crowd. The $16 buffet included mango lassii (a bit bit too sweet but you can dilute it with water) and marsala tea. the service was also very good unlike some of the Yelp reviews i read. Our favorite items are vegetarian biryani with cardamon, chili mushroom , corn fritters, chicken liver, and the bread pudding like dessert. Don't forget to check in on Yelp for the $2 coupon. read more

Hair in my rice, "no sir, we dont have that", "look at the menu" and food poisoning. That pretty much sums it up. Hair in my rice - This is what we found and the response: Yeah, I will tell the manager and get back. No one got back. Instead they pack it in a to-go bag. The hair was damn long! we dont have that - That's the response to every item we'd ask. Really??? look at the menu - Yes, thats the response to a question we'd have. Is the idli immersed in sambhar, well look at the menu food poisoning - Yes, my sister got food poisoned and was throwing up 3 hours later. So, there you have it friends. Not worth it. The food: very oily, spicy, and super salty. The Gobi Manchurian - We only tasted the salt. read more

I went there for lunch buffet. The place was bustling with people. They have a large selection of menu. The food in buffet was just OK. There was too much of spices in most of the dishes. The lamb curry did stood out but rest of them was just OK. The ambiance is OK. The service is also just OK. It was just like any other Indian buffet place. Nothing great about it. read more

Order for delivery on two separate occasions. Both times the food took over 1.5 hrs to arrive, I had to call (several times to just get them to pick up and not go to answering machine) and almost remind them of my order. And then the kicker...when the food arrived the driver sat for a few minutes on his phone out in the street while I wait at the door. What? Sure I'll wait while you finish talking and let my 1.5 hr delivery get colder. Don't let me rush you. I'd give one star if it were not for the fact that the food upon arrival has been pretty darn good. But not good enough to wait at least 1.5 hrs. Ambassador may not have been as good, but damn they were quick and made customer service and delivery a priority. Either address your delivery woes or simply don't offer delivery. Disclosure: order placed on a Saturday night at 8 pm via Foodler and arrived at 9:30. One appetizer and two curry dishes. Not really a large order. read more

I went here for a Sunday lunch buffet. To start with, there was a lot of variety in the dishes. Most of the food was south Indian with a few staple north Indian dishes thrown in. The service was prompt and friendly. Each table had a basket of naans, which were warm and soft. Food: The uttappams were to die for. The sambar was tasty as well, but what really hit the mark was the rassam. It was yum! I was particularly impressed by the chicken biryani, one of the few places which got it right. (biryani isn't supposed to have veggies, people!) The chutneys tasted authentic as well. I'll definitely be checking out this place again. I hope they keep up the standards of deliciousness. read more

I always craved for real South Indian food here in Boston area. I have been to every restaurant that you might have heard of in and around Boston (east-west, north-south). Well, yes, there are restaurants that serve dishes tasting close to the South Indian food. And, there are restaurants that specialize in one specific dish (Biriyani or curries or dosas, etc.). But, this is the first place here that serves authentic most of the South Indian dishes! I should say Godavari is doing a great job and I would suggest the folks to stick to their current menu and authenticity. I am one of those lazy guys who always look at Yelp for reviews, but have never written one. This is my first review. That might help you understand how much I liked the food here. :) read more

Pathetic service, don't know about food been there for first time after seeing so many good reviews but it was such a bad experience will probably not even give one star. Ordered idli sambar and dosas took almost a hour to get to first dish of dosa cold cold , asked them to get me hot second time also served dosa probably made half hour before. Idli order not even came , restaurant staff was busy enough to serve take out order ! Never expected such poor service will never recommend this restaurant to any one read more

This restaurant used to be good. We arrived at 7.30pm on a weeknight. Restaurant is open till 10pm. They ran out of coconut chutneys for our appetizer. We were told there was a long wait if we ordered dosas. Food took forever to arrive. We ordered Channa batura, came with 2 baturas, but the channa was not enough even for 1 batura. Food was not hot. We were not offered refills. Very disappointed. Didnt enjoy as much as I remember from my previous visits. Now looking for alternate restaurants with good vegetarian options. read more

Like most Indians in the outskirts-of-Boston area, I'm familiar with Godavari. For an area so densely packed with South Asian restaurants, it's hard to come by cuisine that doesn't taste like it's pandering to American foodies (read: most Indian restaurants in Boston/Cambridge.) Godavari offered the kind of no-nonsense, straight-from-India fare that makes me weak in the knees and I brought my family there in the hopes that they would be similarly debilitated....but oh, how the mighty have fallen. Rava dosa: We specified that we prefer crispy dosa and the server confirmed that he would have them prepare this crispy, laughing in agreement that soggy dosas are on par with moldy bread and Guy Fieri on the spectrum of culinary disappointments. Guess what kind of dosa arrived (hint: this is a 2 star review.) In addition to being soggy, the dosa had onions piled on top of it instead of mixed into the batter, as is standard with rava dosa. Maybe this is an iteration of rava dosa I'm unfamiliar with, but I prefer not to sift through a landfill of raw onion to get to my food. Uttapam: This, along with the rava dosa, was the ONLY dish that arrived in a timely fashion. I wish I had more to say on it taste-wise, but I'm personally not a fan of uttampam. The person who ordered it seemed satisfied; however it was nothing mind-blowing. Chicken Biryani: I'll give credit where credit is due - this dish was AWESOME. It's technically the 'Special Biryani' they had this month. From my understanding, the standard chicken biryani has bones, and this one was boneless. Unlike most of the dishes, it was well-plated - piled high with yellow rice and decorated with rings of onions and halved eggs. The chicken was tender and well-spiced and restored some of my faltering faith in Godavari. Of course, it would have been better if it had arrived, say, less than 30 minutes after everyone else finished their meals. Dosa Debacle: OH BOY. We ordered two sada paper dosa and close to an hour later, received one masala dosa. Clearly, there was something lost in translation, which would have been excusable, had the server conducted himself with any shred of decency when explaining the problem to us. Rather than accepting that he'd misheard the order, he insisted that we never ordered more than one dosa and kept mentioning how now the chefs were yelling at him too...as if their frustration should have mitigated ours? When we asked whether it was possible to add the dosa to the order now, he said it would be a minimum of 90 minutes before we would receive it. Ultimately, one of the guests never received his dosa and had to order something else, and none of us received an apology from our waiter for the inexcusably rude service. Customer Service: I'm not the type of reviewer to dock stars because a waiter is busy or inattentive - but these people were rude, stubborn, and cared much more about deferring the blame than remedying their error. The original waiter never so much as offered an apology, and the majority of the staff who spoke with us were shockingly insulting. One waiter was considerate and offered apologies on the part of his colleagues, but at that point, it did little for the sour taste in our mouths. Overall Impression: There was a time when Godavari was my go-to for good food and reliable service, but it seems to have dropped its standards on both fronts. I'll be approaching it with much more apprehension in the future. If you do decide to go, be prepared for a long wait, particularly on the weekends...and have your waiter repeat your order back to you. Twice. read more

My dinner experience was bad. I ordered "Cut Mirchi" whose description in the menu was "Chilli bajji refried and sprinkled with onions, chat masala". When the dish was served, there were no onions. When I checked with the waiter, he said offered to get me onions and they were onion slices - not the finely diced cubes as they must be. The Mysore Masala that I ordered was not anywhere close to being real. It was yet another Masala Dosa. I enquired about Pesarattu and asked if they serve Ginger Chutney with it - again a basic requirement with this dish - and they didn't have any. I went with lot of hopes to get some good home food and came out disappointed. I hope that this is an issue with only this outlet. I shall try again elsewhere before I drop this off my list. read more

Excellent buffet (on weekends). The food is very authentic south Indian. I was glad to find an authentic south Indian restaurant in the Boston area that is actually good. Unlike most other Indian restaurants, the buffet menu changes every day. The A la carte is pretty good too. Don't get the standard tikka masala or other curries that you see in every Indian restaurant. They offer some authentic dishes that I haven't come across outside of India - so give those a try. You won't be disappointed. read more

Timeline (Group of 5 - 2nd visit to restaurant) 7:00 PM - Seated at table 7:05 PM - Waiter poured water for 5 of us 7:06 PM - Ordered 3 Appetizers 7:15 PM - 2 out of 3 Appetizers delivered 7:30 PM - 3rd Appetizer delivered 7:31 PM - Ordered 3 entrees and bread 7:55 PM - followed up with the waiter 8:05 PM - smiled at the same waiter 8:06 - 8:30 PM - exchange of smiles continue 8:45 PM - entrees delivered 9:00 PM - out the door we go Experienced fine-dining like timings at the most unprofessional non-fine dining restaurants. These folks seriously need to concentrate on their service. Also, the food is not consistent with what I had in my first visit. read more

Excellent biryani , totally Hyderabadi style. Best I had in Boston area. Their buffet also had nice options. Especially Rasam , sambar and payasam is out of the world. Surely recommend to South Indian spice lovers. read more

I have seen many reviews about this restaurant, food is good, service is good and all. I want to bring up one important thing, like many other Indian restaurants even this guy, doesn't pay tips to his servers.. I feel really bad for the people who work there, earning tips for his boss, it's very cheap as its there hard earned money.. Only request to all restaurant owners, please pay the tips to the people who work there, customers who pay tip thinks it will go into hard working employees, not into boss's pocket.. Don't want to offend anyone, but want to bring out the fact.. Thanks read more

Passable experience!! Before i get deep into the details, this is supposedly the very first branch of Godavari. The first couple of months was total packed, buffets would have huge wait times. Does it really live up to the hype? You will find out soon. Their buffets mostly appeal to the people who are fan of spices and meat because for the most part i can't tell the difference between a chicken fry and a goat fry (and the same applies to the biryanis) after consuming a plate full of meat (good or bad). So, if i am more focused towards the variety as opposed to the quality then i would be a highly satisfied customer with their buffets. I also been there for dinners a handful of times and dinners have it's own share of experiences. Food takes a while to arrive depending on what you order and it's always a hit and miss. Now i don't really wanna go through all the dishes that i had so far but i narrowed down to few of my favorites or i should say passable dishes that are yet to go wrong. Godavari kodi biryani (which is basmati rice cooked with spices and tender morsels of chicken), Andhra mamsam kura (goat curry cooked with spices) and Raju gari kodi vepudu (Chicked fried with cashew-nut). So overall it's a passable experience and i do come here once in a while for the reading pleasure of the dishes listed on the menu. read more

We have eaten take out from here multiple times and the food has always been consistently good. This past weekend, we ordered take-out from Godavari via Yelp's Eat 24 delivery. Our food was no where to be found after 2 hours and Eat 24 was no help trying to track down our order. We finally called the restaurant and were told that their kitchen was backed up and it would take another hour for delivery. So, word of caution- if ordering take out, call them directly, don't go through Yelp EAT 24. read more

Very mediocre, formulaic, and highly seasoned. I know Indian food in the area and the best is Chettinad Grill in Burlington. read more

Visited for weekday lunch buffet. Poor service!! The items are never refilled until we ask them!!! And they took around 10-15 min to refill during peek hours!!! Coming to food, Chicken Biriyani and gongura rice were good. Special mention to the Sambar. So far the best sambar in Boston area!! read more

Godavari caters to the north Boston and Boston metro crowd who craves for typical (close to authentic) south Indian food. Oh boy! When I moved to Boston four years ago I was frustrated with a lack of South Indian food options in Boston area. Used to go to Kebab and tandoor in Waltham whose dum briyani is the best in the town. Pongal is another south Indian option we have, but their offerings are not that great. My friends used to go to mirchi in Westborough from Boston for the South Indian food over the weekend. When godavari was open, it was like opening the gates of a flooded water dam.Crazy mad rush largely attributed to their offerings which are crowd favorite. All kinds of briyani, chettinad chicken, mirchi bhajji you name it. Most of them are very well made too. My only problem with them is spicy, they add way too much red chilly powder just to make it hot.so, every time you need to tell them explicitly you need less spicy. I do understand food business is tough, you need to have good cook for Indian items or else it will be a total disaster. Their weekend buffett are super crowded. I hope they maintain this taste and attitude forever. Keep up the good work Godavari. Never ordered any home delivery, can't speak for that. read more

I was very exited to visit this new place that replaced Ambassador which was here for about 15 years. It claims to be true my south Indian but half the menu contains North Indian dishes. Food was fairly descent when it was ambassador but now it is nowhere close. Very very spicy you can't even eat one bite without drinking water after it. Everything looks unorganized. Service is slow, waiters don't know what they are doing, who is serving whom. Manager or owner looked himself was scrambling with many things. May be I will come back after a month to give them another try. read more

Godavari - Godavari - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

When we placed our order, the waiter warned us that they had a whole different definition of spicy - but some of us ordered the spicy dishes anyway, and they were blown away. Delicious, but be warned that you're going to need a lot of water and you might get red from the heat - or you can play it safe and get the mild spice and have a pleasant meal! Our waiter was attentive, held back on an "I told you so," and the decor in the dining room was nice with entertainment (lively music accompanied by the music video for a visual, what could be better!) read more

Umm, well if this place is packed on the regular with Indian patrons.. you know it's the only place you'll ever go again. Am I right or am I right? Hands down.. delicious. I can't say much more, the staff is incredible and the food is just - no words. I generally get take out now but I have sat down to eat once. That was the first time I came here. I LOVE this place! read more

Attempted to order something Vegan friendly unsuccessfully. Even the menu which says vegan option available for one dish isn't accurate. To their credit they at least told me this, but seriously, what Indian restaurant can't make a vegan friendly dish. With that said, Zaika in Woburn offers great food, so I will just continue to send my business their way instead. read more