Mela Indian Restaurant

08/28/10

Wonderful Brunch

by uesaptnyc at Citysearch

I'm of South Asian descent and have grown up on Indian food at home. Being in Boston for school I definitely miss home cooked meals and Mela's $13 brunch is terrific. Their masaladosa's are great and little station to make your own pani puri is creative and addictive. I highly recommend it! I can't speak of their other meals--but, brunch is fantastic!

05/23/10

The worst Indian restaurant in Boston

by divinesoul at Citysearch

Was desperately in need of Indian restaurant in good location to give treat to my international friends . I reached there. but I was dissatisfied with the restaurant. Small one with unbearable number of people.No caring of customer. Have to wait longer for food. Moreover the food were not taste as that of other restaurants. I recommend you to try other restaurant if you can.

• Pros: location
• Cons: unhygienic food, unhelpful people

04/22/10

THE Indian in South End.

by Alex Rosenzweig , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

Mela has become my "go to" indian buffet over the last couple of months. Besides the regular menu that changes daily, the brunch buffet includes soup , salad, pakoras and somasas, about 6 meat and veg entrees including chicken tikka masala and tandoori chicken, baked to order regular and garlic naan and desserts that are multiple (fruit salad, kheer and gulab jamoon), which are a rarity in the indian buffet circuit. The setting is modern, clean and in the heart of south end, which is great for a walk afterwards. Service can be a bit spotty, typically when they are slammed, which is often!! A must for Indian food lovers.

• Pros: Decor, location, freshness
• Cons: Often busy, some dishes a bit watery/salty

09/07/08

Outstanding Service, Best Indian in Boston We've Had Yet

by cgraefey at Citysearch

I am shocked by any negative reviews of Mela after our outstanding experience : My husband and I had one of the best meals we've EVER had in Boston at this restaurant. He is especially hard to please with both a serious gluten and dairy allergy set, and Mela catered to his every request. Food was SPECTACULAR and the service was tops -- we had a waiter / waitress at our table within seconds of a request. Food did not arrive super fast, but clearly this was because Mela is not the kind of place that has lots of dishes just gurgling in the back room for days... everything tasted so fresh (we had the mushroom lamb and the coconut beef). It never felt slow, but this probably isn't where you should go if you are in a rush to get through dinner. You won't regret it.

• Pros: Service, attentiveness to gluten and dairy allergies, freshness of food

04/29/08

Horrible Service!!! below Average Food...Good Atmosphere...

by kg120 at Citysearch

STAY AWAY FROM THIS ONE, we were very dissapointed with this restaurant after reading all those good reviews. We eat out twice a week and have not felt so unwelcome any place else. Though there was little space the restaurant was well layed out and clean.The food was average(i liked the gulob jamoon a lot).

THE SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE, The waitress was so RUDE.

She was rude in taking our orders, and before we could finish eating she took away our plates & fork implying we should leave now (infact we took less than 30 mins to complete our meal). The rest of the staff were really pleasing...Its just that this lady is spoiling the whole thing.

• Pros: Ambience
• Cons: Service, bland food