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Boston’s South End has rapidly become a culinary destination in its own right. To find the neighborhood’s first Indian restaurant, MELA on Tremont Street, a unique dining space that has struck a chord with residents here since the day it opened in 2007.
Additional information
Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian
Hours of operation
Lunch
Daily 11:30 am–3:00 pm
Dinner
Mon–Thu, Sun 3:00 pm–10:00 pm
Fri, Sat 3:00 pm–10:30 pm
Of course we cater!<br /> We provide full catering services on site live cooking showcases, to large scale buffets, to box- lunch service. Some of our specialties include mobile tandoor ovens, live dosa station and make your own chaat station.
Succulent shrimp and cucumber delicately tossed in our sweet and sour tangy sauce
Chicken Chat$8.00
Pieces of white meat chicken and cucumber tossed in our sweet and sour tangy sauce
Tandoori
Tandoori Chicken
Tender chicken, marinated in yogurt and spices and baked in tandoor
Half$13.00
Full$22.00
Kali Mirch Ke Tikki$15.00
Chicken marinated in black pepper, yogurt and spices, baked in tandoor
Salmon Kebab$18.00
Fresh salmon marinated in our chef's secret recipe sauce, baked in tandoor
What 443 people are saying
Mela Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
Overall ratings and reviews
Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant
4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
4.6Food
4.5Service
4.6Ambience
4.5Value
Noise • Moderate
Loved For
Greater Boston
Healthy
Boston
Healthy
Review summary
AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Mela Restaurant offers a delightful dining experience with "outstanding flavors" and "exceptionally tender meats." Guests rave about the "delicious samosas," "unexpectedly tasty coconut naan," and a "very high-quality buffet." The service is "super friendly," accommodating dietary needs, and despite occasional mix-ups, meals are "delicious once they arrive."
443 Reviews
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Nancy
Greater Boston2 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 12, 2025
Overall 5
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 5
It was Mothers Day and we had a very special dinner at Mela! I wanted to be less sauce in the entrees but the flavors and the tenderness of the meats were outstanding!
They brought us more tamarind sauce for the delicious samosas and the puri bread was not greasy. The coconut nan was unexpectedly tasty and added a nice flavor as we dipped up the sauce.
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marion VIP
Greater Boston38 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 10, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had a wonderful, delicious dinner at Mela before theater at the Calderwood . Everything was great. My husband declared this to be his very favorite Indian restaurant .
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Martha
Greater Boston4 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 12, 2025
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
Delicious food in very pleasant intimate space. I will absolutely return.
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Janet VIP
Greater Boston15 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 11, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We went for lunch and did the buffet - very high quality and lots to choose from. And the garlic naan was delicious!
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Kathy
Greater Boston20 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 5, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had an excellent meal- lamb curry and chicken daal. Also enjoyed the mango lassi.
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Bob
Greater Boston49 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 9, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
A favorite restaurant of ours. And we just returned from a three week vacation in India and were eager to try new dishes. We were not disappointed! 🇮🇳
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Robert
Greater Boston7 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 2
Ambience 3
We have been there a number of times and are always pleased. Tonight they were very busy and somehow screwed up our order, so we waited a long time before I had to ask what was going on. They did move quickly to correct the error and our meals were delicious once they arrived.
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James VIP
Orlando27 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 15, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great experience. Service was on point and the food was delicious. Highly recommend.
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Jared
Greater Boston2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 4, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We typically get take out at this restaurant. But just like every time we have ate in previously the service is always super friendly and the staff is well informed with dietary restrictions. This place is definitely a gem in the south end.
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Jaynendra
Greater Boston1 review
5.0
Dined on December 25, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
It was an awesome experience having buffet in mela restaurant. The food was delicious especially the mutton curry and mango dessert
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FAQs
Mela Restaurant offers delivery in partnership with Chow Now, Postmates and Uber Eats. Mela Restaurant also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 859-4805.
Mela Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 443 OpenTable diners.
Mela Restaurant does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
Of course we cater!<br /> We provide full catering services on site live cooking showcases, to large scale buffets, to box- lunch service. Some of our specialties include mobile tandoor ovens, live dosa station and make your own chaat station.
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