The Kebab Factory - An Indian Bistro

Ordered on UberEats. The meal itself was a pleasure; the food poisoning that destroyed me the entire next day was anything but. Diner beware.

Food: 1

Awful experience , low quality food , and no customer service

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

By a long way the most AUTHENTIC Indian in Cambridge Somerville. Superb lamb kebab (succulent, well spiced), lovely home cooked curries, and beautiful Rothi. If you are serious about Indian food THIS is the place

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lamb Kabab, Curry

I went twice in a month. For dinner and buffet.
Everything was delicious. I was laid down by reviews but Don’t worry about these, maybe they renewed menu.
Buffet has so much variety in 17$

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tikka Masala, Lamb Kabab, Tandoori Chicken, Goat Biryani, Garlic Naan, Curry, Basmati Rice, The Tikka Masala

Buffet $17 Fri, Sat, Sun
Includes mutton, creamy paneer, chicken, puri, chana and few other dishes.

Food was 5 star.
Could have been a little more clean like tables etc.

But overall good stuff.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 5

Truly delicious Matar Paneer - just the right spiciness! Naan was well done, just the right amount of seasoning and butter. Generous portions and the meal comes with rice. Our server was friendly and attentive. Affordable prices for the area.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Naan

Sorry but this places is pretty average at best. The people are nice and friendly and I want to give them full props but the food here plain sucks.

They call themselves a kebab factory so I’ll comment on their kebabs … these are not kebabs … they are chunks (looks like straight out of a pack in the grocery store) of meat simply cooked in an oven with a seasoning that’s nothing to write home about. The meat tastes / feels like it’s been pre-cooked (seemed steamed to me) and then lightly charred in a Tandoor. Some low temp areas inside the chunks lead me to think they were cooked - refrigerated - then heated up in the tandoor. The seekh kabab was a disaster … seems to me like frozen stuff reheated and that too incompletely where you can feel the chilled sections when you bite into them.

The bread is another disaster … let’s just say the menu names are not what you actually get. The words roti, paratha, naan, romali, etc etc actually have different meanings. Does the flexible roti turn into a crisp biscuit after cooling down for 60 seconds? Yes!

Last but not least, significantly overpriced, for the quality. They do have large portions but I can’t see their food surviving a fridge and microwave … that’s if I can bring myself to call it edible in the first place!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

So sad they aren't on Doordash, I used to order from here at least once a week

Food: 5

Amazing amazing food, the chef took care of us like we were in home. If we said not spicy it was not spicy at all and still so Yum! The chicken kebabs were so good that my kids finished the whole plate

Vegetarian options: There is a large variety of vegetarian indian food. Very pocket friendly. Freshly made and tastes very close to food back in India

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Naan, Tikka Masala, Tandoori Chicken, Goat Biryani, Garlic Naan

I first came here ten years ago when I lived in Cambridge and recently swung back by during a 24 hour trip to Boston. It was as amazing as I remembered. Incredibly flavored, perfectly cooked, enormous variety of options, and fantastic service. My only regret is that it is so far away!

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was surprised to see the bad reviews for this place. I eat takeout or delivery from here on average one and a half times a week I'd say, and I've never had even a slightly bad experience. I even have a somewhat weak stomach and have never had issues here, besides predictable heartburn if I go too heavy on the spice.

Same good food every time, I don't write reviews for places for the most part, but this place deserves a higher average rating. I'm hearing maybe there was bad management before, but it's definitely one of my favorite places.

P.S. I wouldn't try to eat at the restaurant itself, I'm not sure they're set up for that, or it doesn't seem to be when I've walked in despite having tables. But the food is incredible and the service is consistent

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala

This place is amazing, been going to different indian restaurants in Massachusetts since i was a kid and out of all of them, this place is the best ive ever tried, the waiters are amazing and the food is top tier, the price is outstanding, if your looking for a good Indian restaurant i highly recommend this place, number 1 indian restaurant for me, thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Buffet was not bad compared to the price

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

I came here a few years ago for dinner and recently had their lunch buffet. Really liked the tandoori chicken and naan they had at the weekend buffet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Extremely small. Good food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Naan, Saag Paneer, Curry, Chicken Tikka Masala