Ghazal Fine Indian Cuisine

I disliked Buhkara because the service wasn't good enough. Here at Ghazal the service was.. smothering. Is that possible? I went here for a lunch buffet and they really were too attentive. I swear I drank a sip of water and it was already refilled and I could feel their eyes on me watching me as I eat to give me more things..

Better alternative than Bukhara, but the food wasn't too memorable. It was okay. Nothing else in Jamaica Plain that I'd rather go to, I suppose.

Got take away from here and it arrived way faster than it was supposed to.

The Aloo Samosa is listed as spicy but they weren't. Delicious anyway.We shared the Aloo Paratha which was bland and the Garlic Naan which was great and covered in herbs.

I tried the Shari Paneer Korma and it was maybe the best Indian food I've ever had outside of India. I've started getting it everywhere I go but here it was the best.

We love Indian food, and we have eaten a lot of it. That said, the food at Ghazal is nice, very nice - flavorful and fresh - but the service is often lacking. The servers, managers, and other staff are really hit-or-miss. More so than other restaurants (having a bad day now and again isn't the same thing as being wildly unpredictable).

Case in point: one day, we went in to pick up some samosas, peshwari naan, and galab jamun (it was just a day of snacky snacks) to go. They seated us at a small bistro-style table, gave us papadums and water, and treated us incredibly kindly for two people getting a small amount of take-out.

However, on another occasion, our party of four was ignored all throughout our meal; nobody refilled our glasses, we had entire dishes missing, one dish came 45 minutes after the others. But the best was when the person who had the missing dish asked if he could have it wrapped up...and they took it away and threw it out. No leftovers for you, buddy! We inquired after the leftovers, and they said, "oh, we have no idea what happened to them - they disappeared." I think that is what happened to us as customers, too - we disappeared!

Yum yum yum! I love Indian food and Ghazal is no exception. The venue is very nice and cozy. I went on a Thursday night late and there was hardly anyone there (9 p.m.). The servers were great and very helpful. There wasn't a lot of rice brought out originally, but they were happy to supply additional rice when asked. The chicken vindaloo was delicious, though not a lot of sauce. I also sampled a paneer dish, which was rich and creamy.

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I just went to Ghazal for the first time this evening and really enjoyed it. It has a very nice, intimate atmosphere, and the service was very prompt and friendly.
I really liked the food, too! This is surprising because I am not a huge fan if Indian food . They gave USA nice, complementary plate of this very thin , crispy bread with three different spreads to put on it. My friend had a tandoor dish that came out sizzling hot, and I had the chicken Vindaloo, which was great.
Prices were reasonable as well.
I would definitely come back again.

Came by for an impromptu dinner with friends the other night and the food on the whole was actually a bit better than all the One World Cuisine establishments throughout Boston. I'm hardly an expert when it comes to Indian cuisine, but I did notice and appreciate the lighter flavors of the curry dishes and strong execution on the Tandoori Chicken in particular. For once, it wasn't terribly dry like it has been at pretty much every other place I've been to. The Palak Paneer Naan was also tasty and more delicate in texture than others.

Now I'm not very big into Indian food (hence the 3 stars), but I'd probably recommend Ghazal if a friend was interested.

Important context: I'm Indian and have parents who cook the best damn food. So me saying a place has good Indian food should mean a lot.
The lamb saag, chole, and okra were great, not overly oily or over-cooked. The service was excellent as well. It's a shame that more people don't eat here, its by far better than bhukhara.

yum, yum...

Estimate delivery time is 30minutes.
Delivery fee is Free in 3 mile(s) range
20$ minimum order???

How happy did this make me??

VERY, VERY happy. roslindale does not have many delivery options!!!

Remember that episode of "The Simpsons" when Apu makes the family some Indian food? And Lisa eats some and starts panting, and Marge asks if it's too spicy? And Lisa squeaks "I can see through time!"

I want my Indian food to be that spicy. Sadly, Ghazal does not deliver on that point. It would be perfect if it did.

The food, while very tasty and plentiful, doesn't have the kick I love when eating Indian, which I do entirely too often. Everything has always been prepared fresh, hot, and overall, very well. There's just not enough chili burn, not enough eye-watering, throat-crushing spiciness. I'm afraid Ghazal is trying to cater to a fraidycat Anglo palate, but one must never forget the spicefreaks. And though I've ordered "extra spicy, please" more than once, I don't think I've ever gotten beyond a four or five out of ten on the Overall I Can See Through Time Scale (OICSTTS.)

Their saag paneer is very very good, although creamier than other versions I've had, with more of a coriander flavor than anything else. Ghazal is, it must be noted, generous with the paneer. Chana masala (a chickpea dish) is standard with lots of tomatoes and a noticeable onion-y taste which is nice. The chickpeas weren't at all dried out. A dish of chicken tikka masala--that old standby--was a bit too creamy, too pink with not enough tomato, although the amount of chicken was ample. Ghazal's naan is good, and they allow you to order without ghee, the clarified butter that can soak through your bread and turn it into a greasy, slimy mess. Pani puri are really very good here; the tamarind sauce they come with is awesome, both fruity and spicy. The kheer was a little thin, definitely not my favorite kheer but not bad at all.

Delivery was free and relatively on-time. However, the second time around, our mango lassis were forgotten. Rather than wait for the delivery person to go back, make lassi, and drive them to us, we asked for them to be taken off the bill. They were kind and apologetic. No harm, no foul, no lassi. The manager even called my phone to say sorry, which was very nice. (TBH, I wasn't that mad. I didn't have much room for breathing, let alone a lassi.)

So, yes, very serviceable Indian food, perhaps a little more Americanized than I would like, but not a bad option if you're in JP.

My roommate and I got delivery from here. It took 2 hours to get to our apartment. The food was gross. It made me get sick.

I love indian. But I won't be able to have it for a very, very long time.