Punjab Express

Punjab Express is no longer located on Elliot Street in Cambridge. I ordered takeout to impress some out-of-town visiting friends—this has been my family’s special birthday dinner takeout for literally decades (Sali Boti a perennial favorite). Well—we pull up to the restaurant (in -Harvard Square) and… it’s not there. Call the number listed on Google—Punjab Express is now at 1900 Massachusetts Ave in Porter Square. We drive over there. Zero signage, but 1904 is right next door to an Indian restaurant so in we go. Sure enough—they have our food— and the receipt, when it is printed out, still says Elliot Street. Zero accountability from the staff. Folks—you just made us drive all over Cambridge looking for our food. Do you want repeat customers? Okay, maybe my experience and circumstance

My friends have been urging me to take them for Indian food (they are not desi). After a few Indian restaurants in Boston, I didn’t want to just take them anywhere - I had look through a couple new places I haven’t tried. For this place, I really looked around at previous reviews & this restaurant seemed the most decent without being overpriced. When we came in, it wasn’t busy & maybe the place can be upgraded - giving the vibe of Indian restaurants in the 2000s. Aside from that, the waiter (probably the only employee aside from whoever was in the kitchen) was really kind. Initially he came to take our orders but we needed time to think, in that time other customers came in so he attended to them - they knew what they wanted immediately and ordered. I was hoping he’d come back and check o

I joined a few friends for Saturday lunch. A prior reviewer said that they didn’t have a lunch buffet despite advertising one, but they did have a buffet when we went there yesterday. Me and a friend had the buffet while one of my friends ordered the goat curry and another ordered the Hyderabadi Mirchi and Baigan Ka Saalan. I tasted everything offered on the buffet and tried a bit of my friend’s dishes as well. The buffet was fairly minimal and poorly labeled, for instance a sectioned samosas had fried potatoes instead. As to be expected at most Indian buffets, the spice level was dialed down to the lowest common denominator, but the food was fine, and I particularly found the mango chicken decently flavorful. Of my Friend’s choices, the eggplant dish was the most interesting, both swee

I recently had lunch at Punjab Express in Boston, and the experience was great. The buffet had a variety of delicious options, and the *malai kofta* was rich, flavorful, and went perfectly with the rice. The samosa added a nice crispy touch to the meal. But the star of the meal for me was the *kheer* —so creamy and just the right amount of sweetness! Overall, the food was really satisfying, and the ambiance made the whole experience even better. Kudos!

Dirty place — surprised there’s not more reviews of this, people just probably didn’t go into the back. The glasses are all foggy because they aren’t cleaned in between patrons. They just wipe up the water and give the same glasses. This should be a health code violation. The back is even worse. I don’t have pictures but it’s really bad. Go to Maharaja or Madras instead.