Punjabi Grill

This place is just amazing...food is literally always fresh, tasty and abundant. I have been in many Indian buffets before and this is for sure my favorite. This is one of those places where you can either go eat alone or with friends and have a great meal !

Went in around 9 pm on a weekend and the place was completely empty. And I got to know the reason soon enough. Ordered the butter chicken and mutton kadhai. Chicken wasn't cooked properly and sent it back and mutton was bland. The lady who seated us even looked angry that we decided to eat there! Wouldn't recommend going here.

Excellent food, tried chicken karahi and biryani, made super fresh on order

This is probably one of the shabbiest restaurants we have ever dined in. Food is awful and served luke warm. The service was slow one waiter who was also cooking food in the kitchen and the restaurant was pretty dirty. Punjabi Grill is pricey for its poor service and environment. This place pretty much depends on college students and the floating population and very few repeat customers. Avoid if you can by all means. There are better choices in Boston/Cambridge area that serve excellent Indian food in a good environment.

I've been to Punjabi Grill several times, and the overall experience averages around 3.5 to 4 stars. Authentic Pakistani food is hard to find, and the food here is probably the best Pakistani food available in the area. The have excellent naans that are baked in an on-site tandoor oven. The ambience is just ok, and the service has varied from acceptable to good. However, my most recent visit compelled me to write a review. Me and my family visited a few days ago, on the same day some local universities had their commencement. It's Ramadan, so we intended to break our fast at their dinner buffet. When we arrived as usual without reservations, we were surprised to see the place jam packed, with makeshift tables being set up to accommodate. We thought we'd be turned away, with only minutes left till the time to break the fast. The restaurant was clearly at capacity, with only two servers, but one of them, a young woman, hurriedly cleared out a place for our party and seated us. The food at the buffet was a solid 4 stars. And our server, harried and rushing to provide multiple water refills to everyone parched from a day of fasting, was extremely efficient, pleasant, and dealt exceptionally well with the pressure. We were impressed and grateful for her service. 5 stars to her!

Some of the better Indian/Pakistani cuisine I've had in the Boston metro area. There is a very relaxed atmosphere. This sometimes leads to slow service, but the staff is responsive if you ask them something. Overall, great atmosphere to sit and have a conversation and great food.

Ive been a regaular customer but lately the staff here has been very unprofessional. I accidently gave them a higher head count but when realized did not have that many people they would not refund me. They said its my mistake. The owner would not come out of the kitchen thinking i would just leave.Also the buffet was almost empty. The trays were empty and they would not refill. The waiters would not come to pick up the plates and after asking for water for so long we ended up leaving thirsty. Over all a very bad experience. Would not go there in future even if they offered free food.

There is a reason this joint is always empty, when all the other restaurants are packed, waiting lines. My best guess is that they are a front for some nefarious purpose. That female out front is absolutely rude, when she gets off her cell phone with friends. The food is meh at best. I can confirm the other one-stars below: they are not exaggerating. They have survived with empty tables for years. They surely aren’t making money on food service.

Really good! Authentic and fresh ingredients. It is a simple enough place, but friendly and comfortable, and not very expensive. We have tried a half dozen south asian restaurants around boston, some fancy, but this one is the best so far. At lunch they have a nice buffet they keep fresh

Worst service and mediocre food. Went there on a sunday evening and to our surprise were the only ones there. The lady in the front hated us being there or something as she was least interested in taking the order or even moving. Forgot our drink order 3 times, never once showed up to check hows everything going. We could hear the scuffle in the back and everyone there were talking very loudly on the phone and least interested in their customers. I used to go here 7 years ago and decided to go here again but a huge mistke but now never again!