Shanti Restaurant - Dorchester

"I ordered catering for an office Diwali party, and it was wonderful. The food was excellent, it was delivered on time, packaged well, and they paid a lot of attention to the details, like writing down which sauce goes with which dish, or small printed signs listing the details of each dish and sauce/chutney. The customer service was great, very helpful to help me decide on the dishes and get everything just right. Everything was delicious and all the guests loved it--Indian and non-Indian alike! I have not eaten at the restaurant but I highly recommend their cuisine!"

"I went to Ashanti recently during Dine Out Boston and it was soooooooo worth it! You got the most bang for your buck. The food was amazing and the wait staff were gracious."

"Good food for Dine Out Boston! Only reason it’s not five stars is because the people I was with didn’t like it at all, so opinion seems to vary a lot from person to person."

"Where do I even begin… this place is advertised as best Indian food in Boston 2018. It seems a lot has changed since then, to say the least. Lots of room for improvement. The chicken korma I ordered was mediocre as best and we were only given one rice for two meals. Waitress said it was two rices in one container… ok? Hard to believe, but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. The garlic naan was really good, so no complaints there. We witnessed an angry customer on the phone with an employee and a couple next to us leave after not being served anything for over 15 minutes, which was kind of entertaining. The icing on the cake was when I noticed that a cockroach decided to join in on the fun dinner, which we believe to have come out of the basket of garlic naan I ordered. After we received a bland apology for it and nothing to compensate for the poor experience, we left without leaving a tip. It would have been a 3 star from me if there was no special guest, but bugs need to eat too, I suppose. The lack of empathy or care for a customer’s needs is very concerning especially for an Indian restaurant. I’m not from Boston but if I do return, it surely won’t be for Indian food."

"Hot appetizer platter was 85% fried potatoes. Very strange. Besides that our meal was amazing. Lamb Vindaloo was delicious. Chicken Tikka masala amazing. Chicken Biryani super flavorful. Garlic Naan was super fresh and perfect. We absolutely enjoyed ourselves. Prices are fair. Would visit again. Top notch experience."