Desi Dhaba - Cambridge

We discovered Desi Dhaba while looking for restaurants open on Christmas Day near our hotel. We decided to give it a try for lunch and were pleasantly surprised by the variety of vegan options available at the lunch bar and on the menu. The manager mentioned that many customers request vegan options, so a significant portion of the buffet (about 1/3) was vegan. He also mentioned that while the entire menu isn't vegetarian, most of the vegetarian dishes can be made vegan upon request. It was my first time dining at an Indian buffet, and I was impressed by the selection and quality of the food, which led to a bit of overindulging. Overall, it was a delicious experience and well worth it.

The divided plate at $45 was completely disappointing and good under standard. there was only enough for 3 people. the service was also very disappointing, very minimally between 9 people there were only 3 very small dishes only enough rice for 2 people in each bowl, brot also lacked that we had to ask again and again where they were and some family members did not get their meal until the rest of the group had finished their meal. non-edible experience. there was more interest in the bus group that came in.

Tonight I ordered vegetarian thali. the shahi paneer and naan were good, but dal makhni and chole were really old and stale. that's a hit and miss restaurant.

As the people will testify to my work place, I usually eat Indian food wherever I am, and I am very picky about eating. I was last week in sunny cambridge and made my first call in the tanjore indian restaurant, which was an absolute catastrophe. the idlis were dry and crispy. the masala dosa was limp and tasteless. my second visit was the shanti restaurant on 7 broad canal way where the eating was perfect. they have a decent buffet. but the outstanding highlight of my visit was the desi dhaba'. I ordered the sweet soup, tandoori roti, aloo gobi, aloo nut and rice over my 3 visits. the service was fast. the chefs, fortunately, agreed to wish to make eating with as fewer oil and choke as possible (as home coke food). the accompanying chutneys were fresh and tasty. absolutely authentic, healthy and delicious (it does not always happen together). head and shoulder over all others. it is not a very nice place, but neat, clean and spacious. I would recommend this place to everyone in a heartbeat.

Lunch with two adults and two kids. Nice mix of dishes for everyone. I especially liked the kheer. The vegetable samosas were good too.