Our visit to Dvaraka was fate-filled, since it was one of few restaurants in Princeton's downtown…read morethat dared to be open during a serious snowstorm. We would have been grateful enough for a warm restaurant and decent food, but I certainly didn't expect to find my favorite Indian food in New Jersey here (I know that's a big claim; it was just that good). Let's address the elephant in the room here: sometimes Indian food doesn't look camera-ready. For instance, my absolute favorite thing here was the chana palak, an extremely flavor-packed curry with chickpeas and spinach. What shows up (regretfully) as a greenish mud in pictures is actually an absolute flavor bomb in the mouth. Truly, I still have dreams about this dish. If looks matter to you, I also highly recommend the salmon tandoori special. It arrived on a sizzling platter (the kind that makes heads turn and eyes lock as it approaches the lucky table). There was more flavor to be had here, and I adore a dish that's hot enough to carry a blister risk while eating...especially in the middle of an icy snowstorm. Service was incredibly warm, welcoming, and efficient. Our server checked in with us the exact right number of times, and he repeatedly asked about whether we wanted to take leftovers home, the way a friend or kind auntie might after you've dined sumptuously at her table.

10/10 service! I accidentally left my food at the table and my waiter actually chased me all the…read moreway up to Nassau street. I was extremely grateful because the CTM was absolute heaven. I am now writing this about to dig back in to what was a great meal. If you're in the Princeton area, Dvaraka should definitely be on your must-visit list.

Food was just ok, service was just ok, my glass was empty and I had to ask for water…read more Ambience was ok. Crazy thing, they had a 2 idly and 1vada, since I was sharing with my wife I asked if I could get 2 of each, I was emphatically told NO !!! Where is Indian hospitality $&@ No saunf or anything..,,

I have eaten here several times, and the food is always delicious! They have an extensive menu…read morefeaturing both North and South Indian favorites. Everything is vegetarian but packed with flavor. I tried the Plantastik Dosai, and it was just okay. I was excited by the menu description of "Plantastik 100% plant-based protein (moong bean)," but it mostly tasted like JUST egg. Every other dish I have tried, from the Podi Dosa to the Lychee Paneer, has been fabulous. The food arrives quickly, and the staff are helpful if you have questions about the menu. The restaurant can get crowded, especially on holidays, so it's best to arrive early to secure a seat.

excellent food and ambience . Good array of items to choose from …read more Service is quick and friendly

I heard that it has closed. Website doesn't indicate that it has closed. I was looking forward to…read morea restaurant that had tandoori & a buffet.

Madras Dosa is a casual dine-in and take out eatery in Princeton serving a variety of dosas (Indian…read morefermented lentil crepes) as well as other South Indian lentil based delicacies such as uttapam and pesarattu. They have a long list of unique dosa fillings including paneer, onion, eggs, Indian flavored lays chips, crushed samosas, and even meat fillings such as lamb, chicken, and beef and sweet fillings such as Nutella and strawberry jam. The items are prepared by the efficient staff known as "dosa jockeys" in an open kitchen with limited seating available. The dosas are delicious with golden crispy edges and tender warm filling. The canteen sandwiches are particularly unique and delicious consisting of three slices of bread with one in the middle toasted with melted chili cheese, shallots, and cheddar. It takes 25 minutes to prepare. We washed it down with sweet lime soda, an Indian concoction that is hard to find outside of India consisting of lime soda, cumin powder, rock salt, lime slices, and mint leaves.

Finally tried this place after walking by all the time and it was just ok…read more First off staff was kinda rude and service wasn't the greatest even though it was a takeout spot. Decor is very hipster cafe for some reason?? Clean but off-putting for a dosa place Dosas were customizable which was nice but for some reason they were out of a lot of ingredients. Dosas themselves were ok, nothing to write home about and probably wouldn't try again

Most delicious mango cake and Black Forest cake. A must try for any celebration!…read more I called the day before Thanksgiving to order one sheet cake of mango and one Black Forest. Understandably they were swamped with bakery orders. I decided I would try my luck and go in later in the day and see if there was anything available for me to pick up as they suggested. But before I had a chance to drive over, I received a call from them saying to come over because they had since then prepared the cakes. How nice of them to call me back and let me know! I hadn't even left my number. Truly wonderful customer service! Thank you for making our Thanksgiving so memorable with your delicious cakes. We will be back!

Three stars for a meal that felt like it had all the right intentions and then wandered off…read moresomewhere around Five Points. We ordered from Indian Hut through GrubHub on one of those nights when nobody wanted to cook and hapiness seemed balanced entirely on whether or not naan would arrive warm. My wife got butter chicken because some people discover a thing they love and wisely refuse to gamble with happiness. It was genuinely good. Rich, comforting, sweet in the proper way. The sort of dish that makes you sit quietly for a moment and forgive the world for inventing email. I ordered the malai kofta. The sauce was lovely, silky and fragrant, but the kofta itself had the texture of damp gravel held together by optimism. Gritty and loosely packed. Every bite felt like it had been assembled during a minor labor dispute. Then came the revelation that neither entrée included rice, it was an add on. This struck me as somewhat unsettling. Serving Indian curries without rice feels like giving someone a violin without strings. Yes, technically the object exists, but now everybody is sad and confused. The naan also didn't rescue the evening. It emerged from it's foil cocoon gummy and tired, like it had already lived a long and difficult life before reaching our doorstep. The tragedy here is geographic. Lawrenceville and the surrounding area are overflowing with excellent Indian restaurants. Places where the spices sing hymns and the bread seems blessed by small and benevolent gods. Against that competition, this meal just sort of sat there under the kitchen light wondering what happened. Not terrible. Not memorable. Just one more delivery bag entering the great American night.

My original plan was to visit a restaurant and get something to eat. However, being from Louisiana…read moreand stepping outside to feel how cold it was, I quickly turned back around and decided to place a delivery order instead. I ended up ordering the curry with tikka masala sauce and chicken. I also ordered kheer, which is a rich and creamy Indian rice pudding with cardamom and pistachios. The total cost of the meal was $18 After placing my order, I saw that it would take about 50 minutes for delivery. To my surprise, it arrived in just half an hour! I have to say that the food was hot when it arrived, the portions were more than enough, and it was delicious. I would say this is some of the best food from an Indian restaurant that I've had in a long time. More than happy that I decided to order from this place. The total cost of this meal was $18.

Crown of India is very authentic. The food is delicious and freshly made. You can't go wrong with…read morewhatever item you select from appetizers, entrees and drinks or desserts. They also have lunch buffets so you get to try a variety of delicious items from their menu. Buffet is about $18.95 plus taxes and it's better to pay cash to avoid credit card fees. Check them out if you're in the area!

Clean place with okay service and average food. Saravana Bhavan is fine for a quick,…read morestraightforward vegetarian meal, but nothing exceptional.

We went here after visiting akshardham, tried the thali and dosa. I prefer Bangalore style dosa,…read morebut this was decent as well. However I felt sambar could have been better. The dosa combo also came with upma, which was really good. The thali also had a really good radam with it. Place was clean, quick service. Also has some interesting soda flavors recommend trying the jal jeera

This place is like a cake or dessert which after having finishing it, you wish you had some more…read more We had a good dinner but wished that the experience could have been better for sure. The gentleman at the counter who received us was kind enough to bring over a cake with a candle, as it was my birthday and that with a mango juice we requested outside of the menu for our 2 yr old were both covered on the house. Now when it comes to the food, we ordered a Gobi Manchurian, Baingan Bharta with Naan and a plate of vegetable biryani. The Manchurian was cold and lacked salt that I had to request to have rest of the order served hot which was taken care. But we found the Baingan more oily and the biryani not being extraordinary (portion size was huge for two adults) But overall, they have great ambiance and the close-by parking is street parking which might be tight on rush hours.

We made reservations first. Parking was plentiful and easy…read moreon the street. It sure is big and beautiful. The one waiter working the whole restaurant was very professional and kind. He seated us ever so promptly. The iced tea was fresh and delicious. We got yummy chicken 65 & another chicken dish.... That was so amazingly flavorful and delicious. Entrees were chicken biriyani and palak paneer with garlic naan. Everything was garnished nicely. Such an appealing presentation. We were here for two hours.

I came here with my family a couple weeks ago because we had a pretty good discount (not the…read moreGroupon). The place was a bit hard to find at first because I think they still had their old restaurant name up... The inside is fairly romantic and dimly lit, with tables along both walls and a row in-between. I was really excited for the dosas on the menu because I haven't had them in a while, but our server said they don't serve/were not serving dosas. Didn't even get an explanation. We ended up getting the fried appetizer platter, cauliflower paratha, palak paneer, lamb curry, lamb pasanda, and a mango lassi. The fried appetizer platter had an assortment of samosas, veggie pakoras, etc. I thought it was pretty good, especially the samosas. Cauliflower paratha was very oily. Palak paneer was completely off; I've ordered palak paneer from dozens of Indian restaurants, and this just did not taste like what it was supposed to. The lamb curry was alright; the lamb pasanda was much better. Some of the food here is good, and others aren't, so it's a bit of a risk if you're willing to take it. Cool bowls though. Taste | 3 Atmosphere | 4 Presentation | 3 Service | 3 OVERALL | 3

I called and ordered the egg biryani, samosa chaat, aloo paratha, rasmalai, and sweet lassi…read more They delivered in good time but after they left - and I gave a $10 tip as well - I found there were NO utensils. I called and told the person who answered the phone that I had no utensils and he didn't really care. There was also no rasmalai. The samosa chaat was ok - soggy but flavor was ok. The aloo paratha was fine, the lassi was fine. The egg biryani good - nothing special.

Hard to find a mediocre Indian dining experience but well, this was one. Language barrier I don't…read moremind as long as they're civil and my poor server was nice enough. The samosa was dry and flavorless. I paid for the pair, asked one to be wrapped up and it vanished never to return. Guess they'll reheat it and sell it the next chap. Frankly that's what it tasted like - reheated leftovers. But that was money out of my pocket. The chicken tikka was leathery and without my flavor. I asked that to be wrapped up and the next server refused. So he grabbed the warm skillet handle to push it towards me as if to ensure I understood my job. He didn't burn himself. I suggested he try again. So I dustily speared the dry chicken chunks and plopped them in the cheap styrofoam container he'd throw on the table then threw the stale cold rice on top. Voila. My thanksgiving dinner the next night. Topping off the experience was the shabby bathroom. I share pics. Hallmark for me of an eatery I won't rerun to is an unclean lavatory. Should have known. Mirrored the exterior entrance. Lack of care and maintenance. Also a couple came in while i was there, sat down but then ten minutes inexplicably left. The sole positives? Low key light jazz in the background and a homey atmosphere. But i could get that at home.

I loved everything about this meal and this restaurant. The service is marvelous, the food is…read morespectacular and the ambience is beautiful. This is authentic and delicious. I highly recommend.