Rang Indian Restaurant

10/18/08

Finally an amazing Indian restaurant in Stoneham Sq!!!

by goanheidi at Citysearch

One of the best Restaurants in general. We feel lucky to have Rang in Stoneham Sq. Having lived here for many years I like that we have a variety of restaurants near by. I'm new to Indian cuisine, but the wait staff at Rang made the acclamation a smooth one. The second time I visited, I was amazed to see, that the waiter remembered my name, more surprising, was the fact that he remembered the dish I ordered! so, he recommended a new dish, as a way to expand my cultural horizon.

Here are some of the dishes my friend and I tried :

Appetizers (chef specials)

Aloo Tikka Chat (two potato patties cooked on the grill topped with three different types of sauce and cucumber salad)... can you say OMG!!!

Tava Panner (another chef special) this dish I craved for the entirety of the following day... that evening, I had to stop at Rang and get it to go.

For the entrees they recommended:

Chicken Korma - Chicken dish cooked in sort of creamy sauce with nuts and raisins (another instant favorite) with Naan bread . I wonder how they make this bread... It tasted like it had just come out of a wooden oven or something.

My friend ordered Lamb Rogan josh; he dubbed it the best lamb rogan josh he had tried outside of London. I can't believe I waited 29 years to try indian food, now, I can't live without it. I'm very happy that stonhem sq is diversifying with so many different restaurants such as Kromal play house bistro, Felicia's Italian restaurant, Stoneham theater, and now an Indian restaurant yeahhh!!!!! As Boston Herald said: Stoneham Sq. is the new hip neighborhood....

Heidi

• Pros: ample parking, cross the street from a theater, good for first date

10/13/08

BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT IN ALL OF BOSTON!!!!!

by Karensangelwing at Citysearch

I have read hellyeah81, N sghandi posts and must say that I disagree wholeheartedly! I decided to try both Rang and Ambassador restaurant before writing this review. I've lived in Boston all my life, and consider myself a conissieur of Indian cuisine. I have been to Rang and Ambassdor several times, to give it a fair trial. while I don?t live near Rang, is a few miles away, I would drive to Rang in a heartbeat. Funny you say the papad came burn, b/c there is no way to burn papad, every time I go to Rang, the papad is fresh and tasty and the chutneys did not come at an extra cost; and who in their right mind eats sliced onions with papad, I eat slice onions with my food, specially chole bature, which is finger licking good at RANG!!! And yes, anything extra should be charged.. At Rang I was charged around $1.50. At ambassador, I got charged almost $4.00!! now, that is a rip off!!! At Rang, I ordered the Saag Panneer, and my friend ordered their lamb special. The lamb was well cooked, moist, savory with all of its juices, and just delicious!!! My saag was amazing, it had a nice consistency, and the panneer, was not undercooked- how can you screw up paneer, its like messing up mozzarella cheese when you make bruschetta! I love lassis! Period, and I have yet to find a place that makes it like rang. All in all, I love the crowd at Rang, the service is prompt, and the wait staff knows me on a first name basis. They know what I like to eat and always make feel unique by giving me the attention necessary for a pleasant dining experience. This service is unique to Rang. This is much more than I ever got at ambassador whose saag paneer was creamy and watery! I will never go back to Ambassador, but Rang, is my favorite Indian restaurant in all of boston! Nothing comes close to their service, food and ambiance! I just love it. Most importantly, they have very reasonable prices considering the economic turmoils we are facing. Great food on a budget!!

• Pros: Ambience, parking, service, location

08/07/08

Tried several times, consistently bad service - sub-par food quality

by hellyea81 at Citysearch

You know, I went to Rang once, and I had a bad experience, similar to Mrs. Gandhi below. But as Kurt&Martha pointed out, they might just be having an off night. So I waited to write a review, and went back a second time, which was on-par service. Then the third time, it was like the first time all over. So i have to rate this one star mostly due to the bad service.

I'm in the north suburbs all the time for business and have tried many other indian restaurants and found RANG to be the worst. First off, they are not prompt at all. You are seated promptly, but then we waited 15 minutes (no joke) before someone came to offer us water, drinks, and take an appetizer order. That was very disappointing. Then, the papad came burnt and yes, we too were charged for the chutney and sliced onions which most people give along with the papad. So now papad just cost me 6 dollars!

We have ordered several of their Paneer vegetables for dinner along with a variety of naan. While the naan was soft and tasteful, the paneer vegetables were not good. The paneer seemed uncooked while the palak paneer was watery. Some of the peas in the mattar paneer were hard. The paneer makhani was decent at best.

We ordered mango lassee's as drinks and $4 each is a bit high, but worse than the price was the product - they over fill it with ice to save on the drink and on top of that, all the ice makes the drink extra watery.

I do NOT recommend this restaurant to anybody who has a reasonable expectation of good service and someone with a tongue that can taste. Indian restaurants are all over now, and while I don't expect 5 star service, I do expect decent service and good authentic tasting food. You can find that at other restauarnts. I'd suggest either Rang (very close by ) or about 4 miles way (its worth the distance) is Ambassador Indian.

• Pros: location
• Cons: poor service, slow service, just average food.