Shanti - Cambridge

We were here with our team from work for dinner. It was about a couple of hours before they closed. However, it seemed like the staff was fixated on getting things wrapped up for the closing. They closed the outside seating well before we reached (they were packing up and stacking chairs when we reached the restaurant). The staff was very cordial, and the service was great. The food, though, was another story. There was nothing special about the food. There's nothing to remember it. Not bland, but just not there. Maybe we are spoilt by the quality of Indian food we get back home in New Jersey. There are several reviews raving about the food, which honestly, sounds like they have not eaten good Indian food before. All in all, if there are other options, including eating at home, take it. Maybe, when there are no reservations elsewhere, try it. Someone told me this was a chain, maybe that explains the lack of trying hard to make the food taste better. Not sure, but definitely not a restaurant i will try again when in Boston. I will take my chances with other Indian restaurants or another cuisine.

I recently had the best Indian food in Boston at this restaurant! We ordered the chicken tikka masala, garlic naan, pani poori, momo, and mixed vegetable pakoras, and everything was incredibly delicious! I will definitely be ordering from here again.

I was visiting from out of town and went there for lunch. The food was amazing, service was great, prices are reasonable (especially for buffet). I will definitely go back

I tried everything in the lunch buffet and I was say it's average in terms of Indian food, both my partner and I felt that the food could've been seasoned more but for the price I can't complain. Adding an additional star because service was great. The workers were really nice and allowed us to take our heaps of leftovers home. The space is also nice and clean which is a bonus.

The food is absolutely wonderful. The service is so so. Probably the best vegetable samosa I’ve ever had. The tamarind sauce that comes with the samosas is just awesome. Saag Paneer was absolutely delightful and fragrant. The chicken koorma, creamy and wonderfully savory.The servers were a bit neglectful. Waited a long time after we ate to have someone come by and ask if we’re done. Waited a long time to get change back for the bill. That’s the only reason I’m docking a star.