Mint Leaf Indian Brassrie

Recently visited for the first time and it was a nice experience overall. Food was good, but not great when compared to other Indian restaurants we've tried. The waiter seemed to be fairly new at his job, but tried his best to describe the dishes and made some recommendations. more

I really enjoyed eating there. The food was great and the staff was very friendly. Most dishes don't come with rice so you have to remember to order if you want it. Also, to those who say its overpriced that's just life in this part of coral gables. more

I travel the world and try to eat Indian food when possible. This has to be the worst experience. The Chicken Tikka tasted like it was boiled with ZERO flavor. The Salmon was dry and fishy. They substituted the Garlic Naan that we had ordered with an Onion Naan. The lamb tasted fatty, and as if it had been sitting in a pot of expired oil for days. The lamb samosas were anything but delicate. It also had the same expired oil flavor. Mint leaf needs some quality control. more

Do not go there if you have less than three hours to spare! After waiting one hour and a half for our food we were informed that the food was going to still take longer. We saw people coming and going but no food in sight. more

That's because the owner does not like to pay is bills more

The reason for bad service is the fact that the owener does not like to pay on time and the servers don't know what they make on tips so if u eat there and it's time to pay the tip it goes to the owners poket and then to top it off he pay his staff super late and tells them that the sales were low the server there told me the hole story I will not go back there again and the food was not so good and to much $$$.this guy is crazy he needs help were not in India grow up loser taking advantage of harmless people that can't find work. more

Servers don't give good service due to owner not giveing tips on time and does not pay on time he wants to pay ones a mouth were they the server don't know what they make on tips .that's one of the biggest reason the service is bad . And u will allways see new faces there I think some one should put a stop to this type of crime with the law ....and talks real bad to his staff and can't eat no type of food in the mint leaf . I will not work there more

That there all ways new servers and that they don't take there tips home and they treat them bad like dogs and they don't get paid on time and don't know how much they make on tips the owner takes there tips home every nite and then pays them every two weeks and late that's why the services is bad he thinks that we are in the uk but we are in the u.s.a I don't know what laws they have over there . more

I have had some of the greatest culinary pleasures dining at Mint Leaf Coral Gables ... but such was not the experience at the Brickell branch. Last Tuesday morning, one of my colleagues called me to suggest we go to lunch at Mint Leaf Brickell, finally having been told that the doors were open for lunch. And so four (4) of us sauntered down, entering through the doors at 1:07 p.m. We were sat down quickly and the waiter came by to take our drink orders. After a few minutes, the waiter came by to take our lunch order.\r \r Our lunch order was not complicated: 1 order of naan, 2 orders of vegetable samosas, 1 butter chicken, 1 chicken tikka masala, 1 curry chicken, 1 lamb korma, 2 orders of basmati rice, 2 diet cokes and a mint tea. And so we began waiting for our lunch. The diet Cokes and the naan came first, about fifteen minutes after our order had been taken. And then we waited, and waited and waited some more. Finally, after 35 minutes waiting for our vegetable samosas, our samosas arrived! But, they were quickly taken away as they had been delivered to the wrong table. And then we waited some more and some more. 45 minutes after our order was taken, one (of the two) samosa orders arrived. Except, it was filled with lamb! And still a second order of the samosas was missing. I communicated this to one of the six (6) different staff members attending our table and hoped it would be rectified. 53 minutes after our order was taken, the second order of the samosas arrived. And, yet again, these too were filled with lamb. ONE HOUR after our order was taken, the vegetable samosas arrived at our table. Upon biting into one of them, I found the filling to still be cold ... they had not been properly cooked.\r \r I thought our problems would be over ... and then our main courses arrived. Well, someone's main courses arrived; they certainly weren't ours. THREE of the four dishes we ordered were incorrect. Instead of the tikka masala and the curry chicken dishes we were served the saagwalla and the "mint leaf" jalfrezi chicken dishes. Instead of the butter chicken we were served .... I don't even know what we were served (and subsequently I would find out no one at the restaurant knew, either)! First off, it wasn't even chicken, it was lamb. So, I called the waiter over. When I asked him about our dishes, he said that it was what we had ordered. When I asked him about individual plates, he kept insisting that I was wrong. Instead of taking the dishes back to the kitchen to find out what the dishes were or calling someone over who had knowledge of what the dishes were supposed to be, he kept insisting that I was wrong. I may not be Indian, but I've eaten at enough Indian restaurants in New York and London to know what chicken tikka masala, butter chicken and curry chicken are supposed to look and taste like. We then called the manager over to complain ... and all he could do was smile and look at the dishes. However, he did state that the waiters were unfamiliar with the dishes and that they were unfamiliar with the "different language" of the dishes. In all honesty, why are they waiting tables, then? If they do not know what the dishes are supposed to look, smell or taste like ... they should not be waiting tables at an Indian restaurant. In fact, one of the best waiters at the Coral Gables branch is a young American man with no Indian heritage. The manager could also not identify the mystery dish. When pressed what meat the dish contained he said, "I guess it could be lamb." But, I ask you, what other meat could it have been? Unless things have changed radically, I do not know any Indian restaurant that serves beef. And so the manager walked away. Pretty much unapologetic, pretty much uninterested in the fact that we had to wait an hour after our order was taken to see any food; in the fact that we'd been served the wrong appetizers; in the fact that three out of four customers at our table had been served the wrong main dish (what if any one of us had been allergic to any of the ingredients in the dishes we WERE served?). No effort to rectify the situation in any way, shape or form -- no coffee on the house, no reduction in the bill for the lack of service received, nothing! This does not conform to the treatment I have received at the Coral Gables restaurant (or any other restaurant, for that matter, not even McDonald's).\r \r We finally left the restaurant one hour, thirty-five minutes after we had arrived ... unsatisfied with our lunch, utterly heartbroken that we had not received what we'd paid for and, to boot, late to return to work. And so, sadly, we will have to consider whether we return to the Brickell branch ever again. I may still, for I believe in second chances, but I know my colleagues will probably not.\r \r I tried communicating with the owner, to whom I sent the above review the same day; we spoke briefly, but he was too busy to attend to me and said he'd call back. I'm still waiting ... more

Best food ever...delicious, flavorful... Can't believe the reviews, have been there several times and no other lndian restaurant compares! Highly recommend Drive from Aventura all the way to gables for the best indian food :-) more

visiting miami from cali. but originally from england so i know good indian and this isn't it. tried four dishes, creamy dishes far too rich, lamb dishes far too salty, nan was good. food seemed overpriced, ambiance and service was good, but was up all night with stomach ache afterwards! i wouldn't return more

v been to the restaurant on thanksgiving night since it was close to our hotel.food was gud ,customer service was also gud.prices r high though.If u r visiting miami and stay in coral gables r nearby this is the closest restaurant.It was just 8 minutes drive from our hotel. more

I won't waste my time rating the food when I remain aghast over the ill treatment we received at this cramped restaurant. Long story, short: we ordered appetizers and entrees. Never received appetizers but were informed after much delay and awkwardness that the "chef and owner" said it came out. Maybe the wrong table received it but we did not. Back and forth until we asked for the check - no appetizers. Left hungry and enraged when the RUDE manager or owner said "everyone makes mistakes, even YOU." Really? This is what you say to a patron who WANTS to spend money in your establishment? I quickly answered, Yes. I make mistakes but in MY business - the CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT. My mistake Friday night was coming to this ill-managed restaurant.! more

HORRIBLE NEVER COME HERE AGAIN. HORRIBLE SERVICE, BAD STAFF, EXPENSIVE. more

Decent food, overpriced. The food was decent, though not the most flavorful. They definitely tried to squeeze every penny they could out of you. Refills on sodas: $3 a piece, chutneys we never asked for $3, rice not included with main dishes...everything was an extra charge. If the food was incredible it would be one thing, but it was somewhat bland. The portions were small as well. more

We drove up from Homestead because we were told mint leaf had good quality indian food and good service! so we made the trip!\r \r The food was not good at all! The naan came out burnt and the Lamb tasted old too! Even the shrimp was still a bit cold in the center and yet we were told by the young girl who served us that the seafood was not frozen but it was! I could tell! The advertisement said they had master chefs from india working there??!! I dont think so!\r \r I hate being served bad food but worst of all I hate being lied to! I believe her name was Jenny! She was so rude to us and she took forever to come back to our table with our drinks and papadams/ chutney! She spent like an hour in the kitchen and kept coming out empty handed and my husband was hungry too!\r \r After our bad meal, I realized why Jenny was so slow to serve her tables.. As i went down the hall to to use the ladies room, I saw her making out with one of the chefs in the back! She was more interested in Kissing the cooks rather than serving her tables and making money!\r \r I WILL NEVER GO BACK! SHE IS NOT PROFESSIONAL AND SHE SHOULD NOT BE WORKING THERE! POINT BLANK!\r \r I am only writing this review because I hate being lied to and that girl lied to us and it really got under my skin! its not her restaurant, she could of just told us the seafood was frozen or not fresh and i would of ordered something else and still tipped her good! But she tried to sell us on the expensive Jhinga dish and of course we got Jhinga'ed' out of our money! Thank you! Pros: Indian dancing on the TV's was nice Cons: Bad food and Being lied to by our server! more

Quite possibly the worst Indian restaurant I've ever been to! I cant believe the attitude the servers gave us and the manner in which we were treated! We will never eat at Mint Leaf again! Not up to par and very expensive! \r \r The servers act like they are doing us a favor or something! The light skinned Spanish girl was our server. At the beginning she was nice but as the night went on she became very curt and rude with us! She also smelled like old clothes! She needs to wash that uniform of hers! If your having a bad day, please don't take it out on the customers! All she did was talk to the other employees and kept checking her phone every 5 sec's! Not professional at all! We didn't catch her name but we did catch the name of another server who came by.. Patrick! He was the most incompetent server ever! He didn't not know what he was talking about and on top he smelled like an ash tray! Management has to control the employee smoking! If he smells like smoke, then he probably did not wash his hands! \r \r So we ordered butter chicken, palak paneer and a garlic Nan! The butter chicken tasted like it was cooked 3 days prior and was just reheated for us in the microwave! I know what real butter chicken is supposed to taste like and that was old reheated food! The palak paneer tasted stale and old as well! The paneer must have been made from old milk or left outside carelessly and it went bad, yet they still served it to us! Master Chefs? I think not! The garlic Nan was the only thing that tasted good so I'll give them that!\r \r We did not dare to try desserts because after the pathetic meal, I used the rest room to wash up and I witnessed roaches crawling all over the floor and on the sink! I was so disgusted that I almost vomited! That's is horrible and nasty and so that is why we did not DARE try any desserts! \r \r They need to hire better people that can communicate English and people who have the knowledge of the cuisine! Mint Leaf portrays themselves as a professional high class restaurant with their nice linen and fancy glass ware but the food and service just don't match! Not to mention the roach infestation! I will not be spending my money at Mint Leaf Restaurant/Roach motel ever again! Disgusting!!! Cons: Service, food, price, Roaches in the restroom! more

The food is okay but food at Indian Palate is better and offers a better variety. The service at Mint Leaf is consistently poor.\r and the prices at Mint Leaf do not represent a good value. more

Mixed feeling about the restaurant. I liked the food and service was good. I just thought that the portions were small for the high prices being charged. Would I go again. Yes, but I will try the House of India to compare. more

I work up the street and decided to try it about two months ago and have not been able to stay away since. Everything I've tried off the menu has blown me away, both in terms of flavor, quality and presentation. Restaurants in Miami tend to be mediocre at best in terms of quality and price, but not Mint Leaf. It's not the cheapest Indian food around (I have to agree with the other reviewer who said the rice is too expensive), but you certainly get a good value for your money. The freshly made Naan bread is the best I've had. The lamb stew and coconut rice are also delicious. When I'm in a hurry I like to order the vegetarian box lunch for takeout, which comes with eight little containers, each filled with a different Indian delicacy. My husband and I went there for our Valentine's Day dinner and he loved it too! Pros: Best Indian food in Miami Cons: Expensive rice more