I went to Swadist in the middle of Nor'easter and we had entire restaurant to ourselves. Food was fresh and well prepared. We never felt rushed to finish our meal at any point. I recommend this restaurant if you are in Jersey city and looking for Indian food. Customer service was decent.
If you are looking for some good Delhi standard North Indian food in the area then this place should be on the top of your list.
For appetisers, We order the angara paneer which was something different and tasted great. We also ordered the malai soya chaap which took us to the street stalls from old Delhi. Amazing flavour and really soft.
For the mains we got the daal makhni and paneer lababdar. The paneer was mildly spiced and not too heavy and the dal was a good makhni dal we had after a long time. They also have rumali rotis on their menu but do check with them if the chef is making them on the particular day or not. It won’t be the authentic rumali that North Indians are used to. It’s more of a large think roti but still tastes good. The naans and rotis were crisp. This place will surely remind you of home and the street style North Indian food.
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Jersey City has got its fair share of Indian restaurants and Swadist has been on my list for a while. We ordered for pick up one Friday evening via their website. We ordered the mango lassi, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, veggie samosa, and cheese naan. Mango lassis were a nice complement to the meal. They look more like Thai iced teas than mango lassis but don't let that fool you. Both the chicken dishes were great. They taste pretty similar to each other, but one is a bit creamier than the other one (my guess is that it's the butter chicken). The veggie samosa was good too, even though I don't like peas. Dipping this in either of the curry sauces was *chef's kiss*. But my favorite was the cheese naan (again dipping this in either sauce), which actually tasted better the next day. When we reheated it, the cheese was so gooey and melty - I wish I had gotten a shot of the cheese pull. All of this food was enough for a second meal, as we ended up only eating half and we were already stuffed. If you don't want leftovers, I would say that two people could definitely just share one dish + one naan, and you'd be good to go.
Next time, I'd like to try their Indo-Chinese menu items, which I think is originally why I bookmarked it but I was really craving some tikka masala. May dine in next time so that I can try the food fresh.
I've tried every single restaurant in Newark ave/journal square area and I'm so glad I found this when browsing online, it's the BEST Asian/Indian restaurant in the jersey city area. The place is clean (even the cloth linens smell good!), the portions are great, pricing spot on, presentation is BEAUTIFUL and the taste!!! We tried more things which I forgot to photograph but I can't wait to go and try more things. The staff is wonderful I especially loved the aunty that kept an eye on us and gave us water regularly, we felt at home. Honestly come here, you won't be disappointed.
I have ordered from here multiple times. Love the red curry and veg dumplings. But tonight’s order made me smile too! So cute! Everything is piping hot as well. Thanks swadist!!
Loved the food. So many different and new dishes on the menu. We ordered beet root tiki, veg munchrian dry, mixed veg gravy, and Hakka noodles. The food is very tasty. Service is quick and people are really warm. Must visit
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