Masala Cafe — Restaurant in Newark

This is a great DOSA house! They offer some classic South Indian dishes which is definitely difficult to find in Newark and even parts of North Jersey. The few dishes that I have had been absolutely amazing and some of the other items are less than satisfactory.

My top favorites are ALL of the DOSA dishes, tried a majority of them mysore masala dosa is my favorite because it has a perfect blend of spice so for people who like spice, this is a super subtle kick of spice. For someone like me who absolutely loves spicy food, this was perfect and honestly not super spicy. So a DOSA is basically like an Indian crepe that is in this regard savory. So its a super thin crepe that is spiced and in the middle there is a ball of curried potatoes. You eat it all with your hands and can dip a little bit of crepe with potatoes into the mint chutney or coconut chutney that comes complementary in this dish. Usually, this is served with a piping hot cup of sambal (vegetarian stew).

Other favorites include this dish that is an appetizer that is fried onions which are also served with a side of mint chutney and wow it's so perfect. Its similar to the Outback blooming onion but it's not in that bowl like shape but fried onion shreds which is soo good with mint chutney.

Definitely come back here for DOSA, other dishes like chicken tikka masala isn't good. Stick to DOSA!...

Went here on a Saturday morning and took a gamble on it considering the drive was 20-25 minutes away. I love Indian food and am always on the quest for Indian restaurants that can deliver good flavor. Ordered chicken samosas, goat biryani, roti, garlic naan, aloo tikka masala, mango lassi, lime juice, mint soda, and different types of chutneys. Food came out quickly and the young lady working the register was more than happy to see and serve us.

The goat biryani was excellent. Cooked perfectly and had a myriad of flavors. I've had enough biryani to know that some places can mess it up by thinking it's just rice and meat, but this place adds much more. The serving was well worth the price and the meat was juicy and tender.

The aloo tikka masala was a new one for me and I can say that it has as much flavor as any chicken tikka I've tasted, but is lighter on the stomach.

Chicken samosas were atypical for me for I'm used to a more bread like dough, but the wontonesque wrapper was a crunchy surprise. The inside filling was delicious.

The refreshments complemented the meal to a T and I can say the drive and money was well worth it. I would recommend trying this place out if you're...

I dont think 5 stars suffices just how amazing this food is I ordered through Door Dash Pickup and decided for the first time to give them a try after walking by so many times on a work night got off and I got the Chicken Vindaloo Garlic Naan and Rice Ive had Chiken Vindaloo that was scolding hot you couldn't really enjoy it and I love spicy food but from here!? AMAZING perfect spice level and tang freshly made I arrived the moment I ordered it via App complete wait time was 20-30 mins you can hear the chef cooking it up blending the spices and peppers taking his/her time freshly making everything from scratch I can tell and I love this place for that some places have pre made sauces which is okay too but who doesnt like a freshly made sauce and ingredients including the Naan with REAL GARLIC I was greeted with respect kindness the entire place is quiet clean spotless open you cant smell anything being cooked to me was surprising coming in which is definitely a plus for me because you dont want to smell like Curry or Spices after you leave I would rate this place 10/10 price to quantity is 1:1 I plan to buy...