Spicy Mint Indian Cuisine

145 Wolf Rd Shoppers Park, Albany
(518) 407-5999

Recent Reviews

nikhil patel

Under new management. I streaky liked the food. My first time going there after such a long time. Will go back again to try a new dish very soon!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Garlic Naan

Kari Reed

Vegetarian options: Paneer dishes, best daal ever, biryanis, even a small chaat bar.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Samosa Chaat, Gulab Jamun, Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan

Keith A. (Kevin)

Authentically Indian except for the prices, but hey, they gotta pay the rent. Went in and asked for a dish that wasn’t on the menu (Dal Makhani) but which I’ve enjoyed in Bangladesh. I was very impressed that they not only knew what I was after, but agreed to fix it for me. This place is clean, welcoming, tasty and authentic midasian comfort food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Naan

Amy Kim

After our old favorite Indian spot closed (Aashiana) we have been looking for a new go to. We have found some other decent places but still kept looking for something better. Spicy Mint (also known as Ahmed) has come really close. We've gone to their lunch buffet a few times and the food is always delicious. The chicken is always tender and juicy and there is a good selection of options.

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken, Garlic Naan, Tandoori Chicken

Natrice B.

Salmon Tikka Masala, with the rice and garlic naan on the side is amazing! Tbis is usually my go too. The vegetable samosa are really flavorul and great appetizer food!

Maria C.

One of the worst Indian lunch, buffets, I've ever been to. First off if you wait at the door to be seated, people will blow by you and go right back to the Buffet. There is no service culture here. The people who ate for lunch often took their dirty plates back to the Buffay. No one corrected them. When I first arrive, not a single dish was filled. This was 2 PM and they close at 3:30 PM. No excuses. I am vegetarian, and one of the offerings was rice, and the second offering was rice with vegetables, which were just a few peas and carrots. 'Cabbage pakoras' were not ever filled the entire time I was there. Remember cabbage is a very inexpensive vegetable. They finally refilled the egg plant which was swimming in oil and was completely tasteless. The naan bread is left on the steamer and soggy. The worst thing was a Ramen noodles dish made with a cheap packet of Ramen and a few onions and carrots. What on earth was that doing on an Indian buffet? People seem to be eating a lot of butter chicken. Since I don't eat meat, which is common in Indian culture, I filled up on basmati rice for my 1299+ tip lunch buffet. I will never go here again. Even the salt shakers were empty and crusted. A rubber vase was suction to the table, and very unappetizing.

Mirna F.

Went in here to grab lunch/dinner for later during my trip. The girl was nice and smiling to greet me and I asked for a take out order of their lunch buffet. She gave me a container and I went and picked the items myself. I went for the chicken biryani first, topped it with chicken curry, a side of butter chicken and another side of some peas I've never seen before. I was disappointed they didn't have and paneer as that is one of my favorite Indian dish. I ate this food a couple of hours later, reheated, and I must say, it was amazing! So much flavor. The biryani was by far the best. I mixed everything with it so I think no matter what I mixed it with, made it amazing. I will be back when in the area again.

Eric G.

An inexpensive Indian restaurant in a shopping mall. Totally without any kind of charm it offers a buffet daily for $12.99. If the food was better it would be a great deal but the food is just acceptable. Very few choices and only one dish was really good - a dish with peas, surprisingly. The biryani was o.k. but other dishes were bland and uninteresting. The waitress and staff were very pleasant and accommodating and I really wanted to love this place. Sadly, I didn't. There were no appetizers and a samosa, pakoras or bhaji would have been most welcome. I assume the a la carte menu is much better.

Yuni D.

I've ordered the vegetable biriyani and onion pakora for catering. Our guests enjoyed the dishes. I'll definitely be back to order when I'm in the area. Service and pick up was easy and fast.

Ron Paul Should'a Bean President

I've eaten in many Indian restaurants over the years, and this one is of superb quality. The food is very, very tasty.Not much selection, but with food this good, who cares!?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Tandoori Chicken

Paul Mastroieni

This is my 1st review I’ve ever made in my 22 years of life. This is my absolute favorite place to eat. The food is amazing. Every single time. 5/5

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Susmita Ray

This is the best restaurant you can find entire New York State... Believe me the food quality is supub. I always have mutton korma and mutton biriyani I feel I am eating in India. Really

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Frank Ward

It beats the mahiriga,on wolf rd. Way better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Syed Chowdhury

Food is good!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Kate Michener

Monday night dinner was fantastic! Usually Mondays are a bust but this meal was great the nan was super.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Samosa Chaat, Chicken Tikka Masala

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