Cafe Matt & Meera

Ordered two bowls of Chicken Tikka Masala and some naan. One bowl was great, the other had the consistency of calamari. Once you have a big bite of undercooked chicken it throws off your appetite. The uneaten bowl was sent back at the end of the meal. Unfortunately it was left on the bill. $ 50 dollars for taste aversion to chicken. Happy Monday.

The ambience here is good. Food is okay. The ginger ale they have and mango lassi is pretty good.

This is my all time favorite place to go! Their butter chicken is AWESOME! This is a perfect Indian fusion food– chicken naan sandwich, kale pakoda and naan pizza are my all time favorite in addition to the butter chicken. It’s BYOB and their service is great as well. Definitely recommend.

The restaurant is a bit further into the main Hoboken area but it’s worth the distance with tasty and authentic Indian food. Our waiter was pretty young must have been related to the owner.

The lamb burger is still the same. Yummy and awesome. Tried the Goan fish curry and gulab jamun crème brûlée. Both were amazing. Thank u for another wonderful meal

Loved the food here. So happy to have an Indian place in Hoboken! Love the wings and the kale for the appetizers. The entrees are a good size and they anyways have specials. The saffron chicken Tikka was very flavorful and they had a special with chicken and saffron rice which was delicious. The atmosphere is very relaxing. The service was a bit slow with the food but everyone was very nice especially the owner. It’s our second time and we will definitely be back!

We stopped by for an evening snack and God it was delicious!
We ordered the Mango Lassi, Chicken Kathi toll and the 0Tandoori chicken and red pepper nan pizza and neither of them disappointed.
The Mango Lassi was not too sweet and just about right unlike the Restaurants on Newark Ave.
The Nan pizza for $ 9 was like a giveaway. The mozzarella was fresh and delish
The Kathi roll was the real bomb. Generous chicken and perfect fresh spices.
The ambiance looked good too.
Will definitely come back and do some take outs as well.

We visited Café Matt and Meera on Memorial Day and were not happy with either food or service. We ordered Naan Pizza, Maharani Burger and Chicken tikka dosa.
The chicken tikka in Naan Pizza and Dosa was extremely dry plus the dosa had a burnt taste. Chicken in the burger was over fried and it was too oily.
It took them 30 minutes to deliver our food. The waitress didnt even care about our review she just asked «FOOD WAS GOOD RIGHT?» We were so polite and said yes. No one asked us if we need anything. I will never come back to this place and recommend the place to my friends.

Amazing Kale salad and grilled shrimp appetizers! Friendly staff & a peaceful, relaxing, cute environment. Definitely plan on frequenting this more being that they have many heathy food options that also taste delicious. Food was cooked with love and I could tell… it’s hard when your trying to make a lifestyle change towards vegetarian/​vegan/​Pescatarian, but knowing I have this restaurant close by makes me feel confident I’ll be successful. I love food but I also love animals and my health. Def try this place out if you are in the area!

We ordered gobi manchurian. They fried the gobhi and soaked it in ketchup. Disgusting. Not at all crispy and no manchurian sauce.
Then we ordered spinach soup which was very salty. (Salty even for people who eat Indian food on regular basis.)
Veggie platter had nothing except 2 – 3 cauliflower 2 – 3 raw mango slice and plain rice. Are you kidding me?
The quantity felt like we have come for tasting the menu. Waste of money.
Never going to return.

Came here once for dinner and remember the food being outstanding. I got the burger and it was memorable, moist, flavorful and would definitely return just for that. Lovely décor and excellent attentive service. Very innovative and flavorful and well executed food. Look forward to returning!

Cute Indian fusion BYOB restaurant. Highly recommend making reservations if you come during the weekend. Before going into the food I just wanna say the service here was excellent. My friend and I wanted to sit outside after already being seated inside and they were extremely accommodating. Our waiter was really helpful and all the food came out quickly.
We ordered the chicken naanchos, butter chicken and red chili naan pizza and Basil chicken tikka. The naanchos overall were good but I wish the chicken had more flavor and was less rubbery. The pizza and basil chicken tikka were excellent. The chicken in the basil chicken tikka was juicy and extremely flavorful! Would definitely return to try more items on the menu!

Food here is really good quality and portion sizes are decent. They have a number of creative dishes such as pan fried cauliflower in Indian seasonings. Service is also really nice but the issue is that sometimes it’s slow…
Also, their vegetable curry was a little lacking in seasonings.
And as a side note, if you end up with one of those bar stool tall tables, be prepared to feel like your butt will slide off. Unless you’re tall I guess.

Food:
The food here was pretty good — this place is a sort of Indian fusion, which was cool. We ordered the Butter Chicken & Red Chilli Naan Pizza ($ 8), which was good. It was smaller than I expected though. I also thought the crust would taste more… naan-​like, chewier and a little thicker. Instead, it was thin and crispy. We still really enjoyed it though — very tasty. One thing that could have made it better maybe is if they used smaller pieces of chicken (in greater quantity), or maybe dark meat. For our entrees, we had the Basil Chicken Tikka and the Old Delhi Butter Chicken. The butter chicken was delicious — the sauce was great, very rich and tasty. Went great with the rice and the chicken. The basil chicken tikka wasn’t what I expected — it was a bit drier than I had hoped it would be. I also have never had basil chicken tikka, so I didn’t know what to expect — I thought it would be more like your typical Chicken Tikka Masala, but it’s not. Not their fault, and it was still not bad, but the Old Delhi Butter Chicken was WAY better and definitely more bang for your buck (the Basil Chicken Tikka was only a few pieces of chicken).
Service:
Service was pretty slow. Our appetizer came out at a somewhat reasonable time, but it felt like foreverrrr before our entrees came out. It was strange too because not one, but TWO other tables who got there after us received their food first… We had to ask when our food would be coming. When it finally came, the waiter asked us if we wanted some naan, which I thought he may have been offering since the food took so long and he didn’t mention any extra cost — nope, it cost an $ 4 that we saw on the bill later. And even then, we were almost done with our meals and had to ask (again) whether the naan was coming out.

Oddly, out of all of the restaurants with more complex foods and ever changing happy hour/​daily specials, (since moving to Hoboken last April) this has been by far my favorite restaurant.
There is so much flavor and the most polite staff (though not much staff working at a time).
The prices are right and perfect if your starving and want to try everything new like myself.
**My Go To’s:
Samosa’s (potato & peas), Mango salad, Garlic Naan, the Kale, Quinao and Avocado salad and my favorite the Watermelon Grilled Shrimp salad (if not served with ask for the green sauce)

Karma Kafe is my go-​to place for Indian food in Hoboken. But Korma is briefly closed (due to a building fire, not related to the restaurant) so a friend convinced me to try Matt & Meera. Later that night, as I was vomiting, I thought, Never Again. Be Forewarned: Not Recommended!!! I will wait for Karma Kafe to re-​open.

I heard this place had wonderful food and came with an eager expectation for what would await me. I made reservations through OpenTable for Valentines Day, and when I arrived I found a half-​filled restaurant with the other tables empty with name card reservations. When they asked my name, they looked around at all the empty tables only to find they had IN FACT, not reserved one. They then decided the best solution was to forget about us, that perhaps we would go away and their mistake of forgetting to reserve our table would go unnoticed. We had to remind two other host/​waiters that we were waiting for our reserved table, who then proceeded to look once again at all the name cards, as if my name would magically appear. Finally! There seemed to be a stirring, perhaps?, Just perhaps, we thought, ‘we can finally sit down.’ But no, in fact what they had decided was the best solution to accommodate us, was to kick out another couple who seemed to be on the verge of a possible anticipated Valentines Day engagement and the host went on to tell us that we would soon be seated! I immediately decided this was a horrible solution, I demanded that they seat us by the window at once at an empty table reserved for Meagan, who would not show up until an hour later. 30 minutes after we walked in, we were seated, but still neglected for food orders and water… fast forward… in retrospect, we did not get our food at the same time, when it did come out, the orders were completely wrong, and we had to hunt down waiters, hostesses, cooks, really anyone we could find that had a pulse, to let them know we were still in fact: ALIVE AND HUNGRY BY THE WINDOW.
When the food did appear, we found it quite agreeable, hence the two star review.

I saw a couple of reviews about the food being extra spicy, and I completely disagree! We visited this place couple of months back with our parents and it was a really wonderful experience. If I had to rate it just for the food, I would probably give it a 4. But with the cute décor and a gracious host, this one deserves that extra!

Don’t order delivery. The delivery times are terrible. If you are in Hoboken pick up is better option

I really love this place! I get the Old Delhi Butter Chicken and the mango salad. It is my favorite treat. I cannot understand why more people don’t frequent this place. I haven’t had anything bad here. The soups are delicious. They always serve lemon water and they are very kid friendly.

So good!!! MUST TRY the Kati Rolls, ive had the potatoe masala kati roll and its so good. Also Samosas, and NaanChos are really good.

I placed an order on seamless; this restaurant is 0.7 miles away from where I live. A few minutes later I got a voicemail from the restaurant saying they won’t deliver because I’m out of the delivery range. Then a few minutes after that my card is charged $ 35. I called the restaurant and explained how close I was; who still wasn’t interested in delivering my order.
Now I have to follow up and make sure they give me a refund.
Automatic F for the restaurant; and once again for Seamless.

As a first timer in Hoboken, we chose to meet up with friends at Matt & Meera. We ordered the naanchos and lasooni gobhi for starters. Both were pretty good, I really enjoyed the crunchiness and flavor of the Lasooni gobhi (cauliflower). For my main dish I ordered the Paneer Tikka Masala Pizza. As someone who’s had really good paneer tikka masala pizza in the past, this one was a little underwhelming, not my favorite. The atmosphere of the restaurant was great though and I was glad they have many vegetarian options!

We went for dinner with some friends, made reservations for 4 on a Saturday 7p. We ordered samosas for appetizers, I had the sea bass which was cooked perfectly (comes with a side salad of which I’m not 100% what it includes, and sort of spicy). My boyfriend ordered the murga tikka (chicken dish) also very well cooked and not too dry. Price was fair, service was good, also you get to BYOB :). This place is known for their tapas as well so I’d like to try that out next time!

Extremely overpriced/​very small portions/​late and cold delivery. Also– Indian food typically comes with sauce to dip the naan in. Both dishes ordered were totally dry. The lamb dish is 20 dollars and comes with three very small chunks of lamb. I wanted this place to be good! Very disappointed. 60 dollars would have been better spent literally anywhere else.

This was our first time trying this indian fusion place. We loved the Nachos and Basil Grilled Chicken. For sure an innovation. The service was great. The place was clean. The host named Kishore not sure owner but really well spoken and gave good suggestions while ordering the food. I would definitely love to go back to try their sev poori with Guacamole as this is served only in brunch during weekend.

Matt and Meera is a great experience all around, and I would highly recommend it. We came on a Saturday night, and it surprisingly wasn’t extremely busy. We made reservations regardless, and I suggest anyone looking to come here do the same.
The ambiance is romantic with low light levels and a quiet sound level, this might be due to it not being packed, but I believe there were enough people there to make a decent assumption that acoustics here are fairly well addressed.
The menu has a variety of selections with infusion between Indian and Mediterranean that will have you (and me) having difficulty selecting an entrée and also coming back for more. I had the lamb chops, and while they were smaller they were smaller than expected, they were great. I’d suggest an appetizer for anyone who comes here with a big stomach and orders them.
Service was decent, but very friendly. My wife ordered a soda, and it came after we requested it a second time. They didn’t charge for it, which partially made up for the slip up. They serve soda by the can, which gives me the feeling of taking out. I’d suggest investing in a soda machine and glassware. On the subject of drinks. I had the water, which is a step above the rest. My group of four went through three pitchers, which was infused with fruit. Lemon, lime and mint. I really appreciate this touch of detail that came at no cost.

Overpriced and not made for Indian palette.
I guess okeish food if you are not looking for Indian food

Naanchos, Pakoras, and Crème Brûlée — OH MY.
A must-​try when I venture out of the city. The food is nice and light. It’s nice to enjoy some tastes of India without having to be rolled out of the restaurant.

The food was alright. We ordered the naanchos, lamb samosas, lamb pizza, and shrimp koti. The koti was not good. All I could taste was onion and the mushy crust of the shrimp. The pizza lacked flavor. The naanchos and samosas were both good but not worthy of going back. The best part of the meal was easily the sauce accompanying the samosas. The service was fine but definitely nothing to brag about.

At the risk of sounding too much like a white person, everything here is SPICY. Like things you didn’t know/weren’t told were spicy are spicy. While I like spicy, when your whole meal is unexpectedly spicy, you leave with a mouth on fire — which certainly is some people’s cup of tea.
We tried a bunch of different dishes:
— naanchos — not enough flavor/​sauce/​toppings. mostly just chips.
— lasooni ghobi — I love Indian style cauliflower in tomato sauce and these were really good, just a little more spicy than I was expecting
— dosa — really good size with plenty of fillings — I got the classic potato, which was really good, but again, spicy, which potato dosas aren’t necessarily.
— naan pizza — a nice personal size pizza with lots of flavor
It’s definitely a cute atmosphere with some interesting Indian fusion dishes, but nothing wowed me and I don’t think it’s worth going to Hoboken for.

Really liked this place! We got the naanchos as out I appetizer which was our favorite part of the meal. Our main dish was chicken tikka pizza and lamb burger. Both were delicious. The pizza was a little dry but nothing too major to complain about. As for ambiance, it’s a very clean and modern setting. Would definitely go again.

Excellent place for fusion Indian small plates. Food was amazing — however for folks craving authentic Indian flavors pls ask them to spice up the order a notch. In addition the place is a BYOB — how can one go wrong with good food and self selected alcohol :)

The food and service was good. Rice portions were not enuf. The Kale pakodas and gulab jamun crème brûlée was fabulous.

I absolutely love this unique Tapas /​Fusion Indian place. If this place was closer to me, I would be there all the time!
Lasooni Gobhi — fried cauliflower florets in tangy tomato garlic sauce was phenomenal. Such bold flavors. Menu said pan fried but I’m pretty sure it was deep fried. But so good! I loved the sauce — savory, tangy, with a bit of a kick.
Chicken Tikka Dosa — Not a traditional dosa that you might get in an authentic place in Jersey City or in the city, but still very good. My friend loved the mint sauce that came with it. I think she finished the whole thing.
Grilled salmon salad — good but not the top dish at this restaurant. We really just wanted to veggies to balance out the meal. Instead, we really should have ordered another small plate, or one of the man course dishes.
Atmosphere — small café style place. Some of the tables are fairly close together. It was not super crowded when I was there but I would imagine that it could be quite packed for brunch or dinner.
Street parking only, like other restaurant on Washington St in Hoboken.
Service — good. Attentive and accommodating staff.
I’ll have to go back to try the other dishes.

Great India fusion dishes. Never disappointed.
Keema dosa and Tandoori Cornish hen are always winners on any day.
Mango lassi is must next to the meal.

This place is near hoboken, in jersey city. The food we ordered was really very delicious. We tried the Garlic Gobhi, Chole Masala, Paneer Tikka Masala along with rice, Mango Lassi, pineapple juice and Paneer Roll. Everything was really very delicious. It looks like the restaurant closes at 3 pm and not 3:30 pm. Unilocal had the time wrong, but the owner was gracious enough to accept us as the last customer as we were there just a min before closing time.

The food was Ok. The lamb samosas had good filling but were too small for their size. The kati roll was bit shoggy but overall did not taste bad. Overall the food is just ok !
But the reason, I am giving it just two star is because they lied. I showed them the 15% Unilocal discount coupon and the host said that they have stopped it since 2013 but I see people have mentioned in reviews that there is 15% discount during lunch. I did not want to argue and agreed to him BUT was very disappointed by the lie.

A big win for this place is that my husband, who avoids Indian food at all costs, did not reject it. For the first time, I got him to try Indian food!
From the name of the place and décor, it is not clear that it is an Indian food place. The logo has two frogs on it… That could have helped.
Food: we ordered Indian masala chips, masala tea, a lassi and two lamb dosas.
The lassi and tea were the first to come out and were a bit disappointing. The lassi had the right taste, but the consistency could be thicker. The masala chai came out without milk which was odd to me. In India that tea has milk in it already. I have not seen it served black. The drinks made me worry a bit, but luckily the food came thru.
The chips were great. On the spicy side with mint chutney. The dosas were good. It is the closest a gluten free person can get to crêpe. It was made well. The lamb was ground meat with red onions. The chutney that came with it was hard to eat because everything was falling apart but it tasted good — and that is what matters.
Overall — not a bad deal for the price and has good gluten free options.