Deccan Spice

One awesome thing about living in New Jersey is that I can find Indian restaurants that make authentic Indian food. I can’t tell you what the restaurant itself is like, I order for delivery on a regular basis though. First, our order is almost always: Chicken Tikka Masala, shrimp fried rice, and Saag Paneer (all extra spicy). Our order usually comes with at least one, if not two, containers of jasmine rice. Yum, yum and more yum. The portions are huge — enough for two meals. The prices are truly reasonable. The first time we ordered, we were given a 40 – 60 minute delivery estimate — they were there in 20 minutes!!! I usually don’t have to wait as long as their estimate. Tasty.

The only issue I have is that their plates and silverware are sometimes untidy and they just put silverware down on the table without any mat. Other than that it’s a decent restaurant.

Very Nice place with decent ambience (better than any others) in Journal Square, good service and they serve pretty good Biryani’s with competitive prices.
Good English speaking people in there to help you customise your order as per your wish.

Please ask them to serve freshly made food, they will bring all left over once. If you order anything it would be there in 2 – 3 min.
Also service was below par.

Food– good, paneer was delicious as was chicken biryani.
Service– horrible. Place is very dirty, disorganized, and needs better attention to quality of the setting itself.

I love Haleem at this place ! And also special biryani ! It has all types of Indian spices !

Another check-​in and the usuals continue to hit the spot :) ordered chicken dum biryani and goat haleem with Chilli nan and was completely satisfied with every bite :)

Biryani is very much average and not recommend for people who are born in Hyderabad! No where close to what we get in shah ghouse, shadab, pista house, Bawarchi and paradise! Im born and bought up in charminar, hyderabad. People who never tasted biryani from Hyderabad would find this biryani good. Overall manager is very good, food is OK but not for people who are expecting Hyderabadi style.

Food has gone from Great to Bad ! not fresh at all and delivery is a nightmare ! They lost a very loyal customer because of the abysmal quality of their food ! I used to love their biryani but fell sick a couple of times after ! Hope a good biryani spot opens up soon !

We had the chicken and goat lunch platter when we went here. The food is quite spicy. Biryani was good as was the curry. Not sure why the rice n dal in addition to the biryani. They can serve roti instead. We ended up ordering extra roti. Also wish they would serve something sweet at the end of the meal. After the spicy meal would have liked something sweet.

This is a messy and nasty food. Doesn’t worth to waste even a dollar over there. Even if it’s free

I always like their biryani. Their curries and roti is good. It’s way better than what other restaurants serve at Indian st. We have been eating here for past few years now.

One of our go to place for Biryani or North Indian food in this area. They have recently revived their ambience and the place has more comfortable couches. I love their malai kofta which comes in a orange gravy — similar to butter chicken gravy. My fiancé loves their malabar parantha which they make from scratch and a little tough to get right. Their much talked about biryani is pretty good if you talk about the chicken spiced in the marination. A little on the spicier end, so you would need a buttermilk to cool it down (which is good by the way). Service is decent, although they could do with a few mroe servers. Ambience is not meant for classic dinner setting but not bad for the good food they serve.

Excellent food.
Recommended: Liver Fry

Love the place and love the food.
They have recently redone the interiors and the place looks very inviting. One can easily forget they are in journal square here.
Their biryani is the biggest draw. Given the food is primarily Andhra style, the spice is really spicy. Loved the Khadai chicken and butter chicken. The malabar paratha is also good.

The biryani was cold and bland .
The chicken 65 was just ok.
The ambiance is not that great either.

Very disappointed.
We were on our way from six flags, pretty tired.
called them 20 min before to pick up one dish. so when I got there I had to wait 10 min just to ask if my order is ready. was told to wait 5 min. instead waited another 15 min. and the owner who was standing right there didnt even apologize for delay… terrible customer service.
plus when I was standing and waiting I noticed how dirty were floors around and had a little glance to kitchen. didnt seem that clean…

My mom and I decide to try this place for lunch. Its a hole on the wall nestled amongst a bevvy of other indian establishments. Décor: small tables, soiled white napkins, cramped space. I should have walked right out, but mom didn’t want to. Wait staff was pleasant. However, my 1 star rating is due to my 50 min wait for my order. My mother’s order of fried rice came in 30 min, but mine did not. I was not even advised about mine– I Had To Ask! Really? Waitress says 5 min. but, 15 minutes later she comes with a smile telling me they ran out of eggs. THEREFORE, MY ORDER WAS NOT EVEN COOKED! 50 min to be told this? And no apology made! I was pissed. Hence, no tip & no more pleasantries. I PAID AND WALKED OUT.
Overall, if you’re non-​indian, use to good service and clean décor, dont bother.

Have visited this place 4 times and never disappointed with the quality of food.
The quantity of the curries is more than the other restaurants in the area.
Today I had the weekend lunch combo:
Biriyani
Rice sambar
One curry
Pakoda
Buttermilk
Unlimited, for 10 $.
The staff is very polite and friendly. +1 for the friendly staff.
Definitely recommend it to anyone who wants good food and good experience!

I guess its high time I updated my review from 6 months ago since the food and overall experience have improved greatly.
This is my go-​to place in Newark Ave whenever I crave biriyani. It is delicious, every rice morsel coated with just the right masala and mixed with plenty of chicken pieces which makes the carnivore in me happy! The Andhra chicken korma too is something different from the usual onion-​tomato based gravy available in most restaurants. I dont think I have ever really had a bad dish from here.
The difference in service from 6 months ago is very evident. The wait staff is much more polite and the new manager seems to take pride in his job and checks up on almost every single table to see if they are enjoying their meal.
My only gripe here is that seating is a little cramped and if the restaurant is full, you end up having to unwillingly listen to the conversation at the next table since they are right next to you. Well, that has never stopped me from coming here and I don’t think it will as long as they continue to dish out such tasty fare!

Great place to get Hyderabadi style of Indian cuisine.
1) The biryani is good.
2) My favorite is their malai kofta.
3) Open late.
4) Price is reasonable. But more expensive than Canteen.