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    Spice House

    4.1 (162 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Chicken Biryani
    Bea R.

    I'm not in Edison very often, so I knew I had to take advantage of the moment and eat at one of the many amazing Indian restaurants in the area. We decided on Spice House, located right on Lincoln Highway in a small plaza. We walked in around 9pm on a Friday night and were seated immediately. The restaurant wasn't busy at all; there were only two other tables with guests. It's a small place with a casual, mom-and-pop type of feel. Nothing fancy and not too big on decor. It mostly has booth seating and some tables for larger groups. They advertise themselves as an Indian and Pan Asian restaurant, but their menu focuses primarily on Indian cuisine and a few Indo-Chinese fusion dishes. So you'll see paneer, momos, tandoori, fried rice, curry, noodles, etc. on the menu. They offer Halal, vegetarian, and non-vegetarian options. Prices were very reasonable; most entree items were between $14-$16. We ordered: *Garlic Naan $3.50 - Come on, you can't go wrong with ordering naan (leavened, oven-baked flatbread)! Although it was good, it didn't hit the spot for me. I wish it was more fluffy, soft, and buttery. I've just had better :/ *Chicken Biryani $14.95 - An aromatic and flavorful dish made with basmati rice, marinated chicken, and whole spices (cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, etc.)! Chicken pieces were tender and seasoned to perfection. The basmati rice was fluffy and verrrrrry fragrant. You can tell it absorbed all the flavors of the spices. Just a heads up y'all, the chef really lives up to the restaurant's name. I like to think I have a decent spice tolerance, but this was a little too spicy for me. Thank goodness they gave me a side of raita (yogurt sauce); it helped a lot with cooling down from the heat. *Delhi Butter Chicken $14.95 - DELICIOUS. The tandoori chicken was marinated in a mix of spices (red chili powder, turmeric, cumin, etc.), ginger, garlic, and yogurt, giving it that iconic smoky and spicy taste. But the gravy was the star of this dish!!! It's mostly made out of tomatoes, butter, cream, and a mix of spices. The tomatoes give it a very distinct tangy flavor, but it's balanced with some mild heat from the spices. The butter and cream gave the sauce a smooth and creamy texture. I would order this again! *Gulab Jamun $3.95 - This is my FAVORITE Indian dessert. It's milk pastry balls doused in a warm sugar syrup with rose water and cardamom. Almost similar to dunking a donut hole in syrup... but this is 1000x better. It is reallllllllllly sweet, but that's right up my alley! This was a satisfying meal! I'm happy with the affordable prices and portion sizes. I wish I lived a lot closer so I could try out more dishes. They also have a weekend buffet on Saturdays & Sundays from 12-3pm. If you're in the Edison area, definitely include Spice House on your list of Indian restaurants to try!

    Chicken tikka
    Carissa C.

    Called for pick up and the food was ready within less than 15 mins, super fast. Inside is super clean. Pricing of the food is decent - we got two chicken tikka masala and a garlic naan for 35 dollars. The chicken tikka had a good flavored based with a good spicy kick after your bite. The chicken itself was moist and soft. The garlic naan was good, smaller sizes than usual. They also did not give a lot of rice for two portions they put it in one container for the two tikkas.

    Katrina T.

    Very good kadai and somosa chatt!! They were very well seasoned and a little spicy and sweet respectfully. The prices are very reasonable as well! The chili dumplings are okay, very spicy in a not so good way that sort of clogs your throat. I think they do Indian/Pakistani food better than indochinese.

    Shrimp Fried Rice
    Angel R.

    1/2 -- 4.5/5 Stars Spice House - Edison, NJ We were so impressed with Spice House that we actually went back a second time just to dive deeper into their menu -- and they did not disappoint! From the start, the food quality was surprisingly good on our first visit, and I'm happy to report it held up perfectly on the second. Over the course of our two visits, we ordered a ton of dishes: Sweet Chicken Corn Soup, Sweet & Sour Soup, Steamed Chicken Momos, Mixed Grill, Garlic Hakka Noodles with Chicken & Shrimp, Garlic Shrimp, and Goan Shrimp. For dessert, we tried the Falooda, Gulab Jamun, and Carrot Halwa -- all delicious and satisfying finishes. The portions are generous, the service is friendly and attentive, and the flavors are spot-on. It's not a fancy restaurant by any means -- more of a casual sit-down spot with a big take-out crowd -- so don't make it your go-to date night location. But if you're craving really tasty food at nominal prices that won't hurt your wallet, it's definitely worth a visit. Overall, I really like this place a lot. Consistent food, great value, and solid service. My rating this go round, is a solid 4 out of 5 stars. Will happily return again!

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    Danny D.

    The mango lassi's are delicious as well as the honey crispy chicken. Like an Indian take on general tso's chicken. I will definitely be back to try some of the other options on their menu.

    Butter chicken
    Tanvir H.

    I actually saw this restaurant from a yelp notification suggesting I check it out. The name sounded familiar but I didn't think I went before so it was worth a try. It wasn't very busy but it was a pleasant experience. It's not a high traffic area, the other shop space in the block were also empty businesses. The only workers I noticed were the owner and a waiter. They took our order, and if there were any other requests we had, they got it for us quickly. The food was good. The proportions look like they're small bowls but I consider it to be a really nice shareable size for maybe 2 and a half people. So it's enough to share between 2 people but it's plenty enough where neither would stay hungry. My group had 3 people so we ordered 2 entrees which both came with rice and a soup. It was enough where we had our fill and didn't take leftovers home. It's been a while since I haven't taken leftovers home from a restaurant. Some might think that it could be too little, but I found it to be the just right amount. Taste was flavorful and expected for what was ordered. I did order a falooda to go which I personally get excited for as I think it's such an indulgent combination. As expected it had noodles but it wasn't soft enough for me to thing it was that good. Most of the sugar came from the kulgi ice cream that was used so it wasn't aggressively sweet but a nice milky drink. I'd bring people to this restaurant again to show them what indian food is like. It's not crazy spicy but it is a comfortable kind of palette in their food

    Utter chicken and rice
    Patty S.

    I was looking for something fast and good for lunch- I got both I ordered the samosa Chana chaat - very flavorful along with garlic naan My daughter ordered butter chicken that was "Yummy" In addition they were quick and v friendly

    Yummy Indian Buffet. Decent amount of choices and food quality is good. Will definitely go again!
    Kelly C.

    Just satisfied my craving for Indian food. Good amount of food choices and everything tastes delicious. Will definitely visit again!

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    David H.

    I have never tried Indian chaat and a review from a Yelp friend got me tempted to give it a try. Unlike most of the restaurants on the Edison stretch of Rt 27, Spice House is on the northbound side. Signage is huge and professionally designed. Parking is plenty and easy. The interior is also well thought out with red and yellow ethnic theme. The menu contains Indian and Chinese dishes. I knew I was going to try one of the chaats so I asked the manager for his recommendation. As a result, I ordered Samosa Chana Chaat ($8.95). In the process, I learned that the manager isn't Indian but Bhutanese. That may explained the color theme? It took a bit longer to prepare despite no one else was waiting. I think that was because the samosa either had to be cooked to order or had to be reheated properly. The rest of the ingredients were cold and ready made and just have to be mixed/sprinkled in. Most if not all chaats are vegetarian, so I didn't expect to be wowed. But the taste was explosive! It was plethora of spices, temperatures, and textures. The samosa was hot and chunky, the yogurt was cold and creamy, the chutneys were sweat, the curry was spicy, and the nylon sev was crispy. It was fantastic! I am glad I had a positive initiation to Indian street food. I will definitely venture for more in the future! P.S. 5% off if paying with cash

    Cumin chicken
    Angelo B.

    The menu at Spice House consists primarily of Indian dishes, although there are some Chinese and Hakka options too. The food was decent, although in general way too much sauce. Started with the drums of heaven (basically hakka style fried chicken chicken lollipops). I've had this dish at a few restaurants and love it, but thought that the ones here were not great. Just like the other food, they applied way too much sauce. Now I do like strong flavors, but this was just like eating sauce. Also I could barely make out any Indian/ Chinese/ Hakka flavors. The Hakka noodles were also disappointing. This just tasted like regular Chinese food to me. Slightly like Singapore noodles (from HK cafes), except less strong. Disclaimer. I did enjoy the Cumin chicken, as I'm a big cumin fan. This was flavorful with a fairly generous portion. Again too much sauce though. 5% cash discount. Large parking lot.

    Paneer Tikka lunch special
    Heather L.

    Ordered the paneer tikka lunch's special online - restaurant is directly across the street from my work so was able to just walk over and pick up which was nice. Reasonably priced and decent sized lunch portion. Tikka was flavorful and for the size I was surprised how many paneer cubes I got. Would definitely come back and try other dishes. I also got the gulab jamun dessert but forgot to get a photo....a little too saturated but perhaps they were sitting for a bit.

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    Good food. If eat spicy do say spicy or medium. Over all food was amazing all was good I will go again

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    This was good. Definitely a "return to" and enjoy again. Sag, lentils, chickpeas were all great. As was the naan.

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    Do they do doordash or grubhub?

    They are on Doordash and UberEats (not Grubhub)

    How much is the weekday and weekend buffets?

    Weekday is $10.99 Weekend is $13.99

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    4.1
    (390 reviews)
    3.7 mi
    $$

    One of the best Indian restaurants.food so good specially dal makhani and panir butter masala and…read morechili chicken and garlic naan so fresh...

    Solid North Indian food in a nicely decorated, clean, modern space. They have some cool art painted…read moreon to the walls with plenty of tables. The service is attentive and friendly. We came for lunch as a group of four and started with two orders of samosas (2 per order). The samosas were tasty and not greasy, but somehow the filling was a little spicy. I didn't mind, but samosas on their own are not supposed to be spicy. Good to note if you have spice sensitive people in your group. For entrees we ordered the butter chicken (mild), baingan bharta (spicy), goat rogan josh (spicy) and the malai kofta along with naan and lacha paratha and it came with two bowls of rice. The butter chicken was delicious, creamy without feeling too heavy and not spicy as all as we requested. The baingan bharta was very tasty, nicely seasoned and quite spicy (that is how we ordered it). The goat rogan josh was good, I liked the goat chops as the meat was very tender (on the bone), but the dish was a little bit oily. The malai kofta were perfect albeit a little heavy/dense but that is how they are supposed to be. Each dish had great flavor and was as good as we have had. The naan was great and I liked the lacha partha, it was just a little bit greasy (to be expected). The bill was reasonable (~$120 for all that food) and I would definitely go back.

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    Mejwaani

    4.4
    (309 reviews)
    5.1 mi
    $$

    It wan on my food bucket list to sometime. I was very happy to make this trip. We started with vada…read morepav for starters and reminded me of being back in Bombay. We then ordered Thecha paneer and Jhanjanit prawns. The paneer was so soft and flavourful. The texture was just like back home, not frozen. The Jhanjit prawn was the best I had in longest time. We also ordered the kharad chicken but did not update the spice level so it was ok. Had with rice bhakri and plain rice. For the main course we ordered Malvani chicken with plain rice. It's just fabulous. Asked Sandip our server to get us lemon, squeeze some lemon juice on malwani chicken with rice ,; it's delicious. Throughout our dinner Sandip took great care of us &had good su

    My girl and I decided on a whim to come here for dinner after walking around Menlo Park Mall for a…read morelittle bit in the afternoon. When entering from Grove Ave, it's easy to be a little bit confused because the restaurant is stuck in the corner behind what used to be Stop n Shop and such. The shopping center is certainly very empty without the anchor grocery store, so it's often quite easy to miss this. Knowing that the restaurant opens dinner service around 6, we got here just before then and realized that the staff was already accepting people beforehand. That was great. As my girl is from Goa, this was a place that was on her mind for some time to try. Likewise, I wanted to try some authentic Maharastrian food too. To start, we ordered a mango lassi & a Kaira Panha. I stuck with the former, which was great. My girl enjoyed her drink too, though def not my first preference. For an appetizer, we ordered the Kothimbir Wadi. This was quite tasty and well enjoyed with the chutney. Certainly authentic. For the main meal, my girl enjoyed her fish fry. I got the Veg. Kohlapuri along with Garlic Naan. The Kohlapuri was good and was easily able to finish it. The only small gripe we had was that the tomato-based curry kinda reminded me of a North Indian korma that you'd get from other establishments. My girl noted this and do wonder whether this is truly the proper way of making and enjoying a Vegetarian Kohlapuri. She noted it was meant to not have a tomato base and was supposed to be a bit more flavorful. As this was my first time, I'm not sure if I can fully validate this, but it's worth a question. Nonetheless, I can't complain about the food. Just simply a curiosity on my end.

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    Saffron

    4.6
    (10 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    We're allium-free vegetarians and had been meaning to try more Indian restaurants but the sheer…read moreamount of "pure veg" Indian restaurants within the same square mile was both awesome and daunting. We're still looking around for our go-to Indian restaurant in the area as our kids love saag/palak paneer and we used to go at least once a month where we moved from. But we finally made it! We came here on a Monday that also fell on a holiday so they had a steady amount of customers. We were the only non-Indian customers, which appears to be normal. They're located in a small strip along with 2 or 3 other businesses. Shared parking is behind the building so most people entered through the back door. It was about half full when we got there so I can see it filling up fast during crowded times. Walk through because no one is at the back but there is a small clothing rack to hang coats; the counter is at the front by the front door. We made ourselves known and were promptly seated. They serve vegetarian food and many are Swaminarayan-friendly (allium-free, which appears to be their default mode), certain can be made Jain as well! They do use alliums but overall, they seem to be able to make most of the dishes without alliums. We ordered the following, Swaminarayan-style and mild because one of my kids can do but mild food: DAHI PURI: I usually get pani puri but decided to try it out since it's been a while since I had this. It came out first as the appetizer, was a thing of beauty, and there are A LOT of flavors in there. The sweet-leaning yogurt, sev with its textural differences, the freshness of the cilantro, the spiced potatoes, the tart pomegranate seeds... My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed it. PALAK PANEER: This was ordered for my kids. Green gravy with tender paneer. They liked it! The curry got a little too spicy but it didn't hit them until later. My kid with the food allergies ate all the paneer when the gravy grew too spicy for him. MALAI KOFTA: This is different from the malai kofta I've had before but not in a bad way. I definitely think they use cashew "cream" in this. It's lightly sweet in a way that reminds me of cashews. The kofta are soft and I'm pretty sure are paneer based. This is probably the most mild curry we ordered, both in terms of spice and spices. This was my pick because I usually can't order malai kofta at Indian restaurants so I was pleased I could hear. MATAR METHI MALAI: I love how Indian curries are so straightforward when it comes to names. I'm not sure what to expect with this but my husband didn't know what to get so I nudged him towards this. He wanted MATAR PANEER but it's not on the menu. This is essentially fenugreek pea curry in a milky gravy. It has very interesting spices and flavor. A little more bland than the others, yet not at the same time. Must be that fenugreek! For some odd reason, it reminded me of coconut chutney I've had before. We also got ROTI for one of my kids who prefers bread over rice. All curries come with white basmati. For drinks, we got MANGO LASSI, SPRITE, and CHAAS (buttermilk). The buttermilk was different! Much more spiced than I expected. I also swear at one point I tasted a raw onion bit but it only happened once so who knows if it was mistaken blended in or it was all in my head. I do remember it was STRONG though. Overall, we were pleasantly surprised at the sheer amount of choices we had. Our bill totaled to around $90 (curries are around $20, Dahi puri was $12) and we brought home some leftovers. They seem to be family run and are fairly nice and helpful. We would likely go back again to try more things, but the palak paneer isn't completely up our kids' alley to become their favorite. If you have food allergies, let them know. My youngest has multiple food allergies including to nuts and wheat. Most of their curries contains nuts EXCEPT for the palak paneer and their bhindi (okra) dish. Luckily for my kid. Despite how nuts are a common ingredient in the kitchen, my kid was completely fine during and after eating. Note: their menu says they charge gratuity for parties of 4 people or more. My husband says he didn't see it on the bill when it was time to pay. Not sure if that statement is now outdated or it only counts if there are 4+ ADULTS.

    Came with my manager for lunch. Food lacked taste. Lot of veg fusion items alright but taste was…read moremissing. Nice interiors and little challenging to park.

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    Kesar’s-An Indian Thali

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    3.9
    (47 reviews)
    4.2 mi
    $$

    Having been here before and trying the gigantic Maharaja Thali with my cousins, I was excited to…read morebring my wife to get a smaller thali. Pani Poori- 6 pcs - these were tasty though the chutney was more like syrup. The water used came out in a small bottle which was cool. Crispy Baby Corn- great indochinese appetizer, the baby corn is lightly battered and fried then tossed in a sauce Soya Masala Curry- this was a flop. The tomato onion based curry lacked salt and spice and the actual soya pieces were too soft and mushy in texture. Wish these were a bit more dense as experienced in other restaurants. Roomali Roti- drown in ghee and it must have sat over a gas flame because it tasted of bad chemicals. Basically like eating the ghee-soaked cotton swabs from the candles at the local temple. Kathiyawadi Thali- the wife's dish- she enjoyed two if the items but this was not a great experience either. I was disappointed in the vast difference in quality between two visits. Service, however was great as servers were attentive and quick.

    Imagine visiting a BestBuy and buying a duffel bag and no electronics? I visited this Thali place…read morefor the first time only to not have any of their speciality Thali meals instead have biryani and puris. The person who services us was very kind and helpful with the selections. I went here for lunch with some of our friends and family and after having had a heavy home breakfast and hence didn't have an appetite for the Thali meals. That's the same reason I didn't click a lot of pics like I would usually do. The vegetable biryani, SPDP chaat and puris with aloo subzi came in no time from the time we ordered. As much as the food was tasty I found them bit salty and the subzi little oily - this coming from a salt lover who tends to add salt to anything he eats, you can trust me. Overall a good restaurant serving quality food and with ample parking space (weekend parking story could be little different).

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    Spice House - indpak - Updated July 2026

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