Reviews for Mela Modern Indian Cuisine in Boston, MA
Horrible Food.. NEVER eat here !! They served rotten food…uncooked Naan and rotten Pakora. Pakora was smelling so bad. No... customer service. When I called to complain about the rotten food, they said call Uber eats. Horrible Horrible food. If you loveyour health never eat here. Read more
Mela should be an option for those who don't know Indian food well. They gave salad on a plate of oil dripping samosas and... chutneys also on the same plate. Making the samosa difficult to hold. The lemonade for$ 4 was just water and lemon. I would notrecommend this restaurant. They had more staff/servers than people coming in probably more for online orders. I asked them tomake my lemonade without ice and sugar and they could not understand it at once. Came twice to my seat to ask what I meant? Thephoto is good because I click good photos. Read more
Beautiful restaurant interior. Excellent Indian food and pistachio shake. My favorite dishes are the lamb entrées, especially... the lamb vindaloo. Staff will replenish plain rice for free if you ask, but it was hard to get a hold of server. Service wasnot attentive. One time, several months ago, a customer at the table next to mine (a large group) chastised the server for notchecking on them during the meal or refilling the water glasses. I've been coming to this restaurant for more than 10 years,but service has noticeably lapsed since 2020. Food is still delicious, but please improve the service. Read more
Went there on Monday night, place was not too busy but a steady stream. About half full all the time which may be due to the... proximity to 2 major colleges in town. The Good: Nice ambiance and atmosphere, quick service, great staff (college kids). Goodamount of menu choices to satiate most palates. Don't recall seeing South Indian fare on the menu. Food - Breads (Naan, Kulcha)were the best among all courses. Vegetarian Entrees could have been better. Malai kofta was more like veg pakora in a verytomato dominant gravy, didn't give the "Malai" feel of the dish. Okra seemed made with frozen stuff. My son loved the butterchicken and polished off the whole thing. Dessert: Chocolate souffle was frozen stiff like icecream. Not good:Parking....luckily I was able to snag a spot in front as there was a Construction vehicle only sign banning other vehicles therewhich was only until 4 pm. Read more
Great spot located in the south end on Tremont St. I haven't been to many Indian restaurants so I didn't have any expectations... walking in. But I'm really glad my girlfriend suggested this place. The food was delicious and service was great. Liked havingthe table next to the window to have a view of the neighborhood while eating delicious food. Read more
Mela was a great place to go to for that Indian food craving with a friend! The staff was very friendly and the food was... absolutely tasty and hit the spot. The ambiance was delightful and relaxed. 10/10 would recommend! Read more
I used to work here as a server 10 years ago. When I visited Boston a couple of weeks ago, I decided to come here for lunch with... two of my close friends who were also my Mela colleagues back then. We ordered the non-vegetarian platter, butter chicken,chicken korma, mustard lamb chop, and some naan. All the foods were fresh and delicious. I am glad they still have the tamarindMargarita on the menu which happens to be one of my favorite drinks of all time. Not a lot of restaurants that I know of servethis type of margarita. I happened to drink two of those during this trip. It is sweet, refreshing, and gives you that buzz thatyou are looking for. Lychee martini is another cool drink that they serve here. For our dessert, we got some kulfis and acoconut sorbet (which is actually served in a coconut shell...mind-blowing, right?). We were glad to see Jatinder Paji (who usedto be the manager when we used to work there) still running this place. He came every now and then to check on us and alsoagreed to take some pictures. He also introduced his daughter who was helping him in the restaurant. Jatinder Paji is a nicehuman being and we are glad that his daughter was very friendly as well. This place brings back so many memories and willalways have a special place in my heart. I am glad the quality of the food has stayed the same over the years. Keep it up, MelaFam! Read more
Cozy and busy. The restaurant had an offer $52 dinner for two if it’s meat and $45 if it’s vegetarian. We went for the meat... options. The menu was endless with lots of choices between curry , grill , and Biryanis. Our starters were lentils soup and meatsamosas with spicy sauce and tamarind sauce, loved the sauces. However the lentil soup lacked the flavor and need to be thicker.We had two carry the chicken butter an d lamb roush Rogan, the lamb dish was bland but the butter chicken had a good test to it.The mixed grill was dry specially the chicken and came with white rice. The set menu came with a dessert however none of thestaff care to serve and they were busy chatting to each other even though the costumers cleared and only one table left otherthan ours. Service were slow and it’s hard to ask for a mango chutney as we had to ask three waiters till we had it. Read more