Shanti Restaurant - Cambridge

Quick seating but the wait for the food can be long. However, you’re waiting will be rewarded with supremely delicious food. We ordered multiple dishes, being able to sample from lamb, chicken, and kebabs. The food was amazing. Would wait again.

👍authentic Indian food 👍all you can eat lunch is very good deal only $22! 👍convenient 3 locations 👍nice manager and staff 👍clean environment, handicap friendly, children friendly

Serves Authentic Indian food. Have an amazing range of both north and south Indian cuisines. The staff is well behaved and service is reasonably fast. Buffet is priced reasonably at ~15$.

Good restaurant that I found on business trip. The portions are big and come with rice so if you order naan as well it’s a lot of food. The restaurant is small bit nice interior. The tikka masala was good both in taste and portion size.

It’s a beautifully thought out space for Indian cuisine right in the heart of Cambridge at Kendall. It’s walking distance from the Kendall/MIT stop on the MBTA Red line. The place is usually open till 10 PM. We reached around 8-55 so had an hour almost. We instantly got a table and didn’t have to wait. Going for the dahi vada and samosa was an obvious choice and the samosa turned out to be much better than the former. We then ordered the Paneer tikka which came with a side of either rice or naan. The paneer tasted okay. We wrapped it up with Rasmalai which was nice. They serve complimentary papad and three chutneys - onion, mint and tamarind. They also stock Taj Mahal beer which is imported from India. Overall a very satisfying experience. P.S. - Last orders for food are to be given before 9-45 PM as that’s their cutoff time.

The best Indian lunch buffet (all you can eat) in the Cambridge/Boston area! The main issue with Indian buffet places is that the food is often times constantly heated and loses all its freshness and flavors. However, at this restaurant it is served in limited (refillable) quantities in cute stackable containers or “tiffin boxes” directly at your table! The food is flavorful, nutritionally balanced (for both vegetarians as well as non vegetarians) and is served with a cup of masala chai and Parle-G! Will definitely be adding this to my lunch rotation!

1. Decent buffet options. A couple appetizers, 2-3 vegetarian and non vegetarian main course options along with naan/ rice and a sweet dish 2. Average price 3. Clean ambience and courteous staff 4. Taste - 3.5/5 5. Has decent options for wine

Enjoyed dinner 2 days in a row here. The quality and taste of the food really breast my expectations. Chicken was tender and the paneer gravy had the right texture and take.

New health Indian food place in Kendall! Simple but clean vibes, casual place with small menu with the classics -- no decision overload haha The food came quickly and water and putting plates away was self serve. We got the chicken biryani, chicken plate with butter chicken and palak, dal prantha, and extra chapathi! The biryani was prettttty spicy haha but good flavor still. Prantha was also spicy! But less so, and had a nice grainy flavor and good texture Butter chicken was solid but less sweet Palak was saltier than expected This was more than enough food for three people tho! Overall well cooked and was nice to have a healthy meal

Picked up palak(spinach) chicken with rice and it was fantastic. Palak gravy was very flavorful and I was delighted to finally taste a good spinach based gravy after a long time. Excited to try more food options from this place in the future.

Limited menu. You expect the food to be really good. Food isn't bad it's not something I'll crave. 20 bucks for a thali that's primarily 2 scoops 1 chapati, and rice is steep. I'd understand if it's made to order. But it's pre made food scooped. I understand you want a bottom line of 18 ish bucks which is fair but quantity could be better. Slight adjustments to the menu should do the job. I'd visit again to try some other items.. hoping to see them do well. Maybe try 3 curries for 22 bucks? Or 2 curries with better portion. Guy was friendly, place was clean

Horrible overpriced food. Small portions. Owner sounds crazy from his responses to Google reviews. Sorry but "healthy organic ingredients" are being introduced in many places , this place is nothing special. It's not authentic Indian food either. Would not recommend, and especially with how owner responded in a hostile manner to negative reviews

This is the best Indian food I've had in any restaurant in the US. Sounds like an exaggeration? Well you got to try it to believe it! Pushphir the visionary founder, takes Indian food out of the stereotypical boxed curry approach, and gives it the due respect that it oh so well deserves. This comes from the use of high quality, all natural ingredients. And not bastardizing recipies with unnecessary use of thickeners, heavy cream, artificial colors etc. It takes courage/conviction to put something like this out, and depth and green does it with oodles of taste and simplicity.

Great food, attentive service. It's nice that they even sell spices if you need to stock your pantry. However, they don't have a phone number listed and they close earlier than their listed hours, making it hard to order ahead or walk in. My advice would be to come at lunch time, if you come after 7pm, they may be closed!

Not only is the food delicious (I found this place because I was biking nearby and smelled something amazing) but they also make it healthier (without sacrificing taste), and the staff is super welcoming and friendly.

Not sure why this place is getting such great reviews. Had lunch there yesterday. Food had been sitting on the counter top probably all day, potatoes were too salty and I wasn't wowed by anything. The chicken curry had very little flavor and the dal was too watery. I'm pretty sure these are the same owners of Guru the caterer in somerville. The food is the same, but double the price because they claim to use organic ingredients, grass fed butter, blah, blah, blah.. If you want to spend $20 dollars on lunch plus $8 dollars for everything else, then go here. Otherwise, much better choices in the area or go to guru the caterer and get the same food at half the price.

Best Indian food I've had in a long time. Homestyle, high quality ingredients, fresh with a rotating menu daily. So excited to see this open in Kendall Sq.

Very excited to patron an Indian restaurant in Kendall. The first thing I was struck by was how clean and well-ordered the establishment is. The packaged food items were thoughtfully packaged. That thoughtfulness extended itself to the packaging of my takeout meal, a vegetarian thali. I've rarely been so impressed by the packaging of takeout meals but this was so intentional and mindful, it made me feel special and considered. Now the food itself was unexceptionable. The portions were small for the price except for the portion of rice which really "padded" the meal. I imagine the menu is rotating. Today, I had tadka dal and the jeera aloo and neither was crave able. Can't say I'd rush back but because of the atmosphere, service and thoughtfulness, I'd consider trying another dish. But I'd skip the paratha which lacked any chew but entirely crunchy like a cracker.

Excellent, very tasty Indian food. The staff was very helpful with the menu items and were very accommodating with a food allergy.

Excellent quality Indian cuisine. Personal service from the owner. Simple, squeaky clean, bright and modern cafe ambiance, great for lunch in Kendall Square.

I just discovered Depth 'N' Green today - I think it's in the place that used to be Shanti. The food was wonderful - very fresh and lovingly prepared. The food is very healthy - no artificial anything. I felt well nourished by the end of my lunch. I had a chicken/vegetable combo thali, which comes with wheat prantha and a cup of tapioca sweet for dessert. I'm glad Indian food has returned to the Kendall Square neighborhood!