Minerva Indian Cuisine

Great Take Out!!. After moving to the Natick / Framingham area from Somerville / Cambridge (where Indian restaurants are everywhere and to which I went to often), I was having a very difficult time finding an Indian restaurant worth eating at. Then one day recently while shopping for Christmas we found this little Indian restaurant nestled between a Christmas Tree Store and a Dick's Sporting Goods. What the heck I thought let's try it. We got take out and the food was great!! We have done take out a couple of times since and always with great enjoyment.…

Top-notch, inexpensive Indian cuisine with an impressive pedigree delights satisfied customers behind a suburban, strip mall storefront.. The Scene
One wouldn't normally expect to find such marvelous Indian cuisine next door to a mammoth Christmas Tree Shop, but that's exactly where Curry Leaf resides. Suburban families fill this comfortable, no-frills dining room to enjoy exceptional cuisine and courteous, attentive service (no surprise, given that the owners also run Needham's Masala Art and Harvard Square's popular Bombay Club). Those who plan on ordering a lethal curry should check out the worthy wine list.

The Food
Curry Leaf's lengthy menu of Indian delicacies provides many tough decisions. After devouring an order of homemade vegetable samosas, order one of the wildly flavorful house curries--try the murg chutneywala for a zingy combination of mango, coriander, mint, and ginger. Don't leave without tasting the savory masala paneer palak (cubes of homemade cheese smothered in spinach, masala and garlic) or subtly sweet gulab jamun (warm cream dumplings dipped in rose water syrup).…

Awful customer service. The host who also was our server was rude and obviously needed to sharpen his skills in the customer service area. For a Saturday afternoon with only 1 other table being served, the server appeared rushed and lacked any social etiquette. Frankly, the server needs to know that this is not a 'Dhaba' service. As a customer, I chose to be a patron of your restaurant. Being a 'top notch' restaurant means more than good food; it means good service too!

If you're looking for GOOD SERVICE, food and ambience, I recommend you go elsewhere!!…