Was hesitant to post a 3 star (good, but not great) review during the pandemic, but given the news on Boston Restaurant Talk (bostonrestaurants.blogsp…), it is now or never to share my Curry House covid period experience for them at this Coolidge Corner location.***Curry House in Brookline is offering curbside pickup during the pandemic which worked since I'm not ready for dine in.In case you want to order a soda with your meal, just a heads up that theirs don't come by the can.First impression of their naan wasn't great. There was a black piece of charcoal encrusting a paler portion of the burnt half of the bread surface when I unwrapped the foil. My thought, bad QC. My mom's, wow, they don't clean well.The naan was good sized, and helped to tame the spiciness of the food, but was rather tough, and not particularly enjoyable. And I'm a carb lover. It likely didn't help that I had recently attempted my first homemade naan with yeast and yogurt during my bout of covid baking, and it had been really tender and poofy.The Aloo Chaat (spiced potatoes, lentil wafers made with yogurt and sweet and sour sauce) came hot and portioned for sharing as an appetizer. With no spice level option provided, it came with a kick - not sure what in the dish was hot though, since it wasn't consistently evident in every bite.We sampled a number of the vegetarian appetizers having ordered their Vegetable Platter (vegetable samosa (1), 2 each: aloo tikki, paneer pakora, vegetable pakora). I found the aloo tikki so gingery as to be spicy hot. The paneer was super firm with a dry crust. Of the four, I liked the samosa and the vegetable pakora best. The chicken pakora (6 good sized pieces) was red tinged meat inside the chickpea batter crust, that ranged from either rather dry white meat, to sufficiently moist dark meat.The Saag Paneer (requested mild) came with white Basmati rice. Note that mild here does not mean no spicy/heat. In fact at least one mouthful revealed a significant hit of the hot, as we realized it might not have been sufficiently well mixed. But it was the slow burn type and not too much for me to handle, especially when accompanied by the rice. Speaking of which, their rice was well prepared with separate grains and a nice flavor.The Chicken Jalfrozie was described as a cream sauce with some vegetables, and you could actually distinguish the pieces of peppers and onions somewhat. Requested mild as well, it also retained a measure of heat, but nothing I could not manage. The chicken was chunky and tender.For dessert, the Rasmalai (cottage cheese patties in creamy milk sauce with nuts) was a nice mild treat. Not the best I've ever had, but it sufficed. Same with their Kheer (aka rice pudding).Their mango lassi is nice and thick, with perhaps a touch too much ice, but it isn't priced at a point which makes it an easy no brainer add on. But at least it was good.Service was prompt and pleasant.So for a potential 4 star trip, I would try ordering a meal with rice, samosa or vegetable pakora (if you like that sort of thing), and a dessert if you are hankering for a little something sweet to end your meal with.
Deepa Prusty
Delicious Indian food!!!! Excellent service. Child friendly! Clean and friendly.
Kim M.
[3.5/5] Simple and clean interior with a decent amount of tables. Got to try their lunch thali - you're choice of 3 entrees plus rice and naan and it was only $10.95. I chose chicken vindaloo, chicken curry, & Chana masala. Their serving was really generous and I left stuffed for that price point compared to other Indian restaurants in the area. The only thing I was disappointed by was the spice levels. Vindaloos should be spicy but it was about as spicy as their mild chicken curry. Otherwise though everything was delicious. Nothing to write home about but definitely satiating in a pinch.
Bruce B.
Best take out in Coolidge Corner. Tasty curry. Wonderful fresh Naan. Samosa "to die for" good. Ray of sunshine on dreary Covid day.
Lydia Sinkiewicz
We had never had Indian food before, so we asked the person behind the counter to give us what he would order if he was a customer. He was so unbelievably helpful, patient, and friendly! The food was so affordable and we left extremely full. It was delicious! So clean as well. Thanks for such a great first experience- we will be back!
Andrei Nikulin
Great shrimp curry and loved the Onion Naan bread!
Kelsey Thurber
Nice people, great food, they will make it as spicy or mild as you want! I recommend doing one of their dinner specials, you get a lot of food for a good price!
Rima Sassi
Try Mango Lassi ,yummyy !! You cant stop eating .. A little spicy but very delicious , its worth the price.... Apetizers a little pricey though
Was hesitant to post a 3 star (good, but not great) review during the pandemic, but given the news on Boston Restaurant Talk (bostonrestaurants.blogsp…), it is now or never to share my Curry House covid period experience for them at this Coolidge Corner location.***Curry House in Brookline is offering curbside pickup during the pandemic which worked since I'm not ready for dine in.In case you want to order a soda with your meal, just a heads up that theirs don't come by the can.First impression of their naan wasn't great. There was a black piece of charcoal encrusting a paler portion of the burnt half of the bread surface when I unwrapped the foil. My thought, bad QC. My mom's, wow, they don't clean well.The naan was good sized, and helped to tame the spiciness of the food, but was rather tough, and not particularly enjoyable. And I'm a carb lover. It likely didn't help that I had recently attempted my first homemade naan with yeast and yogurt during my bout of covid baking, and it had been really tender and poofy.The Aloo Chaat (spiced potatoes, lentil wafers made with yogurt and sweet and sour sauce) came hot and portioned for sharing as an appetizer. With no spice level option provided, it came with a kick - not sure what in the dish was hot though, since it wasn't consistently evident in every bite.We sampled a number of the vegetarian appetizers having ordered their Vegetable Platter (vegetable samosa (1), 2 each: aloo tikki, paneer pakora, vegetable pakora). I found the aloo tikki so gingery as to be spicy hot. The paneer was super firm with a dry crust. Of the four, I liked the samosa and the vegetable pakora best. The chicken pakora (6 good sized pieces) was red tinged meat inside the chickpea batter crust, that ranged from either rather dry white meat, to sufficiently moist dark meat.The Saag Paneer (requested mild) came with white Basmati rice. Note that mild here does not mean no spicy/heat. In fact at least one mouthful revealed a significant hit of the hot, as we realized it might not have been sufficiently well mixed. But it was the slow burn type and not too much for me to handle, especially when accompanied by the rice. Speaking of which, their rice was well prepared with separate grains and a nice flavor.The Chicken Jalfrozie was described as a cream sauce with some vegetables, and you could actually distinguish the pieces of peppers and onions somewhat. Requested mild as well, it also retained a measure of heat, but nothing I could not manage. The chicken was chunky and tender.For dessert, the Rasmalai (cottage cheese patties in creamy milk sauce with nuts) was a nice mild treat. Not the best I've ever had, but it sufficed. Same with their Kheer (aka rice pudding).Their mango lassi is nice and thick, with perhaps a touch too much ice, but it isn't priced at a point which makes it an easy no brainer add on. But at least it was good.Service was prompt and pleasant.So for a potential 4 star trip, I would try ordering a meal with rice, samosa or vegetable pakora (if you like that sort of thing), and a dessert if you are hankering for a little something sweet to end your meal with.
Delicious Indian food!!!! Excellent service. Child friendly! Clean and friendly.
[3.5/5] Simple and clean interior with a decent amount of tables. Got to try their lunch thali - you're choice of 3 entrees plus rice and naan and it was only $10.95. I chose chicken vindaloo, chicken curry, & Chana masala. Their serving was really generous and I left stuffed for that price point compared to other Indian restaurants in the area. The only thing I was disappointed by was the spice levels. Vindaloos should be spicy but it was about as spicy as their mild chicken curry. Otherwise though everything was delicious. Nothing to write home about but definitely satiating in a pinch.
Best take out in Coolidge Corner. Tasty curry. Wonderful fresh Naan. Samosa "to die for" good. Ray of sunshine on dreary Covid day.
We had never had Indian food before, so we asked the person behind the counter to give us what he would order if he was a customer. He was so unbelievably helpful, patient, and friendly! The food was so affordable and we left extremely full. It was delicious! So clean as well. Thanks for such a great first experience- we will be back!
Great shrimp curry and loved the Onion Naan bread!
Nice people, great food, they will make it as spicy or mild as you want! I recommend doing one of their dinner specials, you get a lot of food for a good price!
Try Mango Lassi ,yummyy !! You cant stop eating .. A little spicy but very delicious , its worth the price.... Apetizers a little pricey though
Awesome food - the chili sauce was perfect!
Mango lassi !!! Must have !!
Restaurantji Recommends
The saag is good.
Decent Indian food, although the service falters... I enjoyed it very much and would definitely want to come back again, next time I'm in town.
Awesome food, quiet attentive staff
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