The Maharaja

One of the best Indian restaurants I have ever been to not just in Cambridge but anywhere. Everything, vegetarian and meat dishes, was delicious. Mild versions were not spicy at all, while hot versions had just the right amount of spice in them. The staff was extremely kind and friendly, providing recommendations and taking into account small changes to the dishes that we ordered. Great atmosphere and location, right next to Harvard Square. We ordered too much and took it with us to enjoy the next day. I will soon be back!

Came here as a big group for my friend’s birthday. Before the visit, I had a few takeouts from this place, and i wasn’t particularly impressed with their tikka masala and the saag paneer. The chicken samosas were good, but the tikka masala was a little too sweet. For the visit, I got the mango lassi cocktail and the maharaja biryani. The Maharaja biryani came out in a traditional steel bowl and in huge portions. The default spice level for the biryani seemed to be high, so the lassi was a necessary drink to accompany with it. The seasoning, however, was a bit lacking, and the meat portion of the bowl was very small compared to the rice quantity. Overall, a great place to enjoy an authentic Indian food experience, but if you have low spice tolerance, make sure the put the request beforehand.

If there were an option to give 0 stars, I would have given it to this place. Worst customer service, mediocre food, very overpriced. If you genuinely love/know Indian food, this place is not for you. Let's start with our server Ivan - he was absent-minded and uninterested in working. He mixed up our main course orders and forgot to put our biryani and dessert orders in. 20 mins after we got the main course, we asked him how long we had to wait for the biryani and dessert; he very arrogantly said the kitchen is closed and he can't help us with it. We placed our orders when we sat down to eat; how is this possible that half of our orders reached the kitchen in time and the other half didn’t? Let's talk about food; we ordered many things on the menu half things we didn’t get, and the other half were inedible. The only thing we liked that night was Hara Bhara Kabab. We paid $100+ for this meal. Totally wasted. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.

I’ve been told i’d be disappointed by the quality of Indian food in Boston areas. I guess I’m living up to that expectation which kinda sucks. I really wanted to be fair to this restaurant but the first bad impression was the packaging. I order the mango mousse cake among my entree of baingan patiala masala and naan. They put the cake on top of the hot plate which by the time it was delivered, it had all melted 😏of course it’s not eatable so it was a waste of money. The rest of the food did not have the taste of an Indian food and it was greasy. So overall, it was just plain okay… disappointing!

Wow what a delightful experience. Everything we ordered was exceptional. We tried sham savera(never seen on menu anywhere else in Indian restaurant) - taste was just perfect. We also tried dal, naan, and jeera rice and no disappointment. Ambiance was great too. Undoubtedly one of best Indian restaurant i have come across till now in US.