First of all the food was extremely delicious, and the taste was out of the world. It was very packed; so it took a long time to be seated, and receive the food. The ambiance is great with traditional music, and Indian posters. It was great in summary.

Very big portions for biryani here, and tastes very good with fragrant seasoning. Butter chicken is also yummy, although the portion sizes of rice and butter chicken don't quite align with each other (a bit more rice would be nice). Service is normal and people are nice. Colorful inside, with a balance between people eating in and getting takeout.

Indian restaurants often have a plethora of vegetarian options, and absolutely nothing vegan since the presence of ghee in almost everything. Dvaraka is one of the few Indian places that actually has 4 different vegan entrees, CLEARLY MARKED, that require zero modifications. I ordered the Bagara Baingan, which was the most delightfully creamy eggplant dish. Naturally, being an ever-skeptical vegan diner, I had to ask the server what they used to make the dish so creamy. The server looked at me very seriously and said "Ma'am, no cream! It cannot be cream because it's vegan! We just use coconut milk!". Test passed! I appreciate that they not only understand the difference between vegetarian and vegan, but take it seriously. Not to mention, the food was absolutely delicious too. The Bagara Baingan is a new favorite of mine. It's absolutely nothing like the overly oily Baingan bhartas you see at most places (although I love those too). This was a creamy sauce that was almost nutty, laden with mustard seeds and whole pieces of Indian eggplant (yes, they actually used the tiny Indian eggplants, not the giant globe ones). While the place is small and can get busy, they really won my heart with the deliciousness and vegan-ness of the food.

Really great casual and BYOB spot for Indian food! I've been to a few places in the area and Dvaraka seems to have more depth of flavor than others in my opinion. Service isn't always consistent but maybe they're short staffed on occasion. We've gotten take out a couple times but this last time I was a bit disappointed by how little rice we got compared to last time, only receiving a small 8oz container. Not sure it was a mistake or they reduced their portions but I would've like more to sop up all the delicious sauce! I'd recommend ordering extra rice if that's the case. Hopefully they're around for the long run!

Dvaraka Indian Cusisine is a nice addition to the downtown Princeton restaurant landscape. We recently had a group dinner here on a Friday night. Over the course of the evening, the restaurant was full of patrons as well as take-out orders. The service was friendly and efficient. Overall, we enjoyed all of our food, with one exception. The good: The Palak Paneer, Malai Kofta and Lamb Rogan Josh were all wonderful. Each entree was flavorful, delicious and on-point. For dessert, the gulab jamuns were a great sweet treat to end the meal. The bad: The Whole Tandoori chicken left a lot to be desired. The chicken looked good, but was bland and lukewarm in temperature. It almost seemed like it was a left-over or re-heated chicken. I was honest with the manager when asked how our food was. She graciously listened to our feedback and apologized. We were given free dessert. We will definitely visit Dvaraka for another meal, but will skip the Tandoori chicken in the future.

There are any number of places to spend your dining dollar in Princeton. None of them, however, are as spicy or easy on your wallet as Dvaraka. Don't ask me to pronounce anything on this menu. Read the description, point and order. I started with the Bombay Chatpati Aloo Chat. Fried crisp potatoes topped with chatpata masalas and chutneys, chopped onions, with fresh coriander and lemon juice. Think of it as spicy potatoes. For the mains it was a trio of tandoori chicken kebabs - each different flavors, but all marinated in yogurt. They were served with fried white onions, a little green pepper and lime. Pretty tasty when wrapped in whole wheat roti. The winner of the night was the chicken Chettinadu. Traditionally it consists of chicken marinated in yogurt, turmeric and a paste of red chillies, kalpasi, coconut, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black pepper, ground nuts, onions, garlic and sesame oil. There was something warming about the dish. To me, I feel like it would be fantastic around Christmas for some reason. The wait staff was attentive and quick to clear plates and replace water carafes. It was full for a weeknight close to closing time. On weekends, I'm sure it gets pretty busy. Regardless, it's a good spot to add to the rotation. For $70 out the door with a mango lassi, it was a pretty tasty night.

Servings were plenty! We were a party of two and shared the chicken palak and an appetizer, and still had some leftover. Staff was very friendly and patient, since it took us a while to decide what to order. They also recommended the samosa chaat, which we were going to get, but we decided on the Gobi 65 instead. Cauliflower was crispy and good, but I didn't like the sauce as much. It was slightly sour and a bit spicy. Chicken palak was delicious, and I would order again. Overall, great food, service, and ambiance. I would recommend this place if you're in the Princeton area and looking for Indian.

Enjoyed it here. Service was a bit slow. But all in all it was a good experience. Great location in Princeton. Street parking and garage parking (for a price) available. BYOB as well. We started with the veggie pakora - quite good. We also did the Bhel mix, quite tasty. Entrees we did lamb vindaloo and chicken tikka masala with a butter and a garlic naan. The vindaloo had good flavor but the sauce was too runny, needed to be a bit thicker. The chicken tikka masala was quite good. Naan cooked well. Would come back again.