The rice was perfect. The butter chicken was a work of art. The service was as if I were in the Burj AL Arab. Bottled water on the house. The chairs at the table are perfect. Not the kind that make you hurry up and eat and get out if there because the chair is uncomfortable. I was able to catch up on my Indian rap/pop stars at the bar. It should have cost 3 times the amount charged. The gentleman that took on the Parkers or maybe just me...was a gentle soul with a keen eye for what, if anything to make my time there was relaxing and calm. If you like Indian food, GO HERE.

It really made Valentines day extra special we have been wanting to visit for a while.

Very delicious food, and unlimited mimosas and food is a great deal for the price! All the dishes were delicious, and there was a large variety of options. We had a large party and they were very accommodating! Would recommend as a fun brunch!

Stopped by for an early lunch. Love their buffet. So many options. The staff is attentive and the food is fresh. Always a good choice for our lunch.

This is the best Indian brunch buffet in the Triangle. I have had great meals here over the years and I cant wait to go back back once my second vaccine dose kicks in!

Great food and budget without breaking the bank. Lots of good choices. Great places to come for a bottomless brunch over the weekend.

Honestly, the food was flavorful and tasty, but I can’t really give this place a better rating. Sadly, the slow, inattentive service significantly outweighed the food. Considering there are many delicious Indian restaurants to choose from in the triangle, I would have expected this place to be worthy of the price and location.

Today we have tried multiple dishes here.1. Assorted veggie platter served with few pakora, aloo tikki and samosa. Pakoras are raw inside, aloo tikki is the worst aloo tikki I’ve ever had in my life. It’s not an aloo tikki its a panner tikki I haven’t tasted a bit aloo in it. Samosa tastes good.2. Aloo parata. The worst parata I have ever had tastes so bland all I have tasted is turmeric. No seasoning at all.3. Kheema parata same as above no seasonings at all tastes so bland.4. Fish fry- just ok.Overall experience was not at all good. We wish at least they’ll ask us how the food tastes. Very disappointed. Waste of money.

The lunch buffet reflected a bored chef who has lost his passion to cook. The absence of passion and love for cooking resulted in an unhealthy boring assortment of food

Their goat Curry is perfect. The chefs special vegetables are delicious. So is the rice pudding.

Stay away from spending too much money on the bad kind of Indian food. Chicken tikka, chicken 65 were horrible and has so much water on the bottom. No salt, no spices. I would never go back to this restaurant since my friend got sick after eating the food.

Great place to eat!! Quite,Quick, clean and excellent Food.

Mint is one of the best places on West Franklin street for Indian cuisine. We have been here before on several occasions both during a weekday or during weekend for buffet and Mint maintains a good standards when it comes to the quality of food they serve. Weekend buffets are more special with on the spot hot kadai for samosa chats or similar dishes and free champagne.Last but not least, the manager is AWESOME and he accommodates your requests; my wife doesnt eat meat certain days of the week and she felt like there were not many vegetarian curry/ saucey dish options for her on the buffet that day and the manager accommodated her by making a paneer dish for her. So nice of him... and we like it a lot for the ambience as well. We recommend this place for friends and family who would like to have a good Indian food on West Franklin or a place to go to from UNC.

Do yourself a favor and do not order from this place.....the food used to be really good but it has declined HEAVILY. I am not sure if that is due to COVID or a change of chefs but this is one of the most inedible meals I have ever experienced.

Ordered the Tandoori Chicken for takeout. The chicken was juicy and the side of curry rice that I got was also okay. I hoped both would have more spices, but overall they were very mild. I expected their food to be very authentic Indian cuisines, but it didnt meet those expectations. Nonetheless, it is a solid Indian restaurant that I would go to if I really crave for Indian cuisine.

Absolutely lovely. Very quiet and enjoyable meal with the manager giving us dessert after our meal. Lovely atmosphere and the food was quite good. Happy with my Rohan Josh and it had a wonderful flavor as well as the naan and chutney. Will drive again from East of Raleigh to enjoy. My boyfriend and I had a delicious dinner.

The best Indian food in the triangle. Lunch buffet is best lunch value that I have found with rotating, delicious dishes each day. Mimosas on the weekends does not get better than Mint

Food was delicious, service was wonderful. I will definitely be back!

Great Food and service!

Great food and friendly service.

Fantastic $10 lunch buffet with ample options for vegetarians.

The best Indian restaurant in Chapel Hill! Ive tried Tandoori and CholaNad and I always come back to Mint. I have absolutely loved every meal Ive ever gotten at Mint, especially the vegetarian options like their chilli paneer, matar paneer, and vegetable korma. The food servings are large for the price, and they even have lunch specials and buffets with mimosas on Sundays. Superb!

Great food, great specials, great service.

The best Indian restaurant in chapel hill nc. I love taking my family and friends there. Its a must eat place to go. But you have to love authentic food from India.

One of my favorite restaurants in Chapel Hill. The staff is so accommodating, and food portions generous--this includesthe wine pourings. Elegant dining inside, curbside pick-up, and the new management is preparing for outdoor dining. I look forward to this!

Delicious food, COVID practices in place.

Went to Mint for the first time, happily surprised for the quality of the food: delicious coconut and curry chicken, and generous portions! Great service.Highly recommend!!

Yummy wood! The staff was so friendly and we really love their Fish Tikka it was awesome . This is the best indian for I ever have in chapel hill North Carolina . Defenitly going back to their restaurant again for dine in.

Really good atmosphere and brunch buffet! I don’t know where the bad reviews are coming from

This used to be the best Indian restaurant in Chapel Hill or Carrboro, but the quality has really gone downhill. Maybe its just takeout, but the food we ordered tonight was barely edible (chicken tikka and paneer tikka). No spices, no option to order extra heat, very mild and flavorless. The rice pudding had no raisins, no cardamon - just bland and sweet. This is very disappointing and I hop ethey will take this opportunity to improve.

Great service and staff. Good was awesome. Best indiana cusine I have ever been in chapel hill north Corolla

DELICIOUS food. We ate in the restaurant once, then ordered it as take-out during this time of social-distancing. While a little pricey (many options around $15-$17/plate, though some more expensive) there is enough food for several meals (it makes excellent left-overs and I ate about 3 meals out of my one order). Just remember, if you arent familiar with Indian food, the spicy is very spicy. But the mild is also very delicious for those who do not want spicy.

Great food all the time. Excellence carried through in their bountiful take out! Ready and waiting for you!

Absolutely first class!! Never been to India but have had Indian food in London,- where they say the indian food is as good as in India, NYC, DC, San Francisco and LA. Never had better than at Mint and seldom as good. Very highest praise!

So many improvements for Mint 2019. Great lunch option which offers quick service with strong selection of the classics. Over the past six months the buffet has gotten fresher with many classic vegetarian options- hats off to the new chef and or management. The pakora option changes daily which is a treat! If you are into chicken expect at least four dishes to select from. my favorite are the daily chutney varieties. The mint and onion are made in house. Price is cheap for so much selection. I will say that the atmosphere is not ready for formal dinner- there are lots of boxes, overflow storage and general clutter all around the bar area. Franklin is really lucky to have Mint Indian Cuisine!

I love going to Mint. Their Sunday brunch is really good. Bottomless mimosas, buffet all for $15. Totally worth it. I recommend going early though because they usually fill up quickly.

Great food ! Never had goat till our visit , YUM !

The food here is excellent as well as the service! I highly recommend the Chicken Tikka Masala.

Got there at 2:00 on Sunday and had the buffet, which was $15. The food quality was average at best and there were not many items. Half of the items were running out. They had memosa drinks (using Sunny-D orange drink marked as orange juice and cheap champagne) - not sure how that fits with Indian cuisine. The service was good. Definitely not worth $15. Would not go again.

Excellent Indian food. Can be slow (30 min) for order, but place is not exactly a fast food place. Their dishes take time, but worth it

Very nice clean dine in the restaurant! Food was great, I will recommend families to go. Tandoori chicken was super good!

Great restaurant, great food! The butter chicken was awesome! Very professional service, Fresh Indian food, they are the best in the area, we will go back, family really enjoyed their food!

Buffet has nothing much to eat for real Indian food lovers unless you order special dishes. I went to eat buffet, I ate Lump curry and it tastes nothing. I recommend you should not go. Im not a negative person but I love foods and I love to eat. But this restaurant is not good.

Best Indian food in town!

We enjoyed our meal of vegetable korma and shrimp curry. The shrimp were large and of a sufficient amount. The rosemary naan was good, although more rosemary would have been appreciated. Our waiter misunderstood that the two of us would share two entrees, so we had a wait of about 10 minutes for the second entree to arrive.We requested mild, #2 out of 5, which had just a hint of heat. Next visit we would choose a 3.

Some of the best Indian cuisine in Chapel Hill. Luckily Chapel Hill has numerous good options, with Mint clearly being one of the leaders. Mint provides large portions of up-scale traditional Indian cuisine executed with impeccable technique for a great value for the experience. They deliver, and have great brunch deals, and the quality hasnt ever been less than perfect in the many years Ive lived in Chapel Hill.

Best Indian food! Love all their curries, smells so food and taste good. Best Indian food I ever have, the staff was very kind and professional!

I visited this lovely Indian restaurant for lunch with my workmates. The first aspect of the restaurant that i noticed was the buffet style layout. I was surprised that the decor (warm and comfortable) was accompanied by buffet style Indian cuisine. I am normally against buffet style so that is why I subtracted the one star. Other than that, the food was excellent. Being an Indian style restaurant they had great vegan options as well. Service was good and the staff was very nice. I asked one member of the kitchen, how he prepared one of their recipes and to my surprised he told me a lot. I was able to take out a large portion of food for me and my wife as well and she also loved their food. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone in the Chapel Hill area.

Always a good time there despite this covid. Food is always excellent

This is by far one of the best Indian restaurants Ive been to. Growing up in a similar household, Ive been exposed to these flavors my entire life, and no place can match the taste of Mint. Their dishes are always fresh, flavorful, and unique, and they provide great service as well. You can eat here in a restaurant style or buffet style, and both come with several options so you never miss out. The food in the buffet always tastes freshly made, and is warm, so its not just leftovers from the night before. The atmosphere is very quaint and I love the Hindi music ringing through the speakers. Eating at Mint is an experience, and a pleasure. Definitely recommend.

Mints all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is really good. Practice a little self control because they dont have wheelbarrows to help you to your car: you have to leave on your own, unless you go with really good (and strong) friends who are willing and able to carry you.

Wow. Just wow. This place is incredible. One of the best Indian places Ive ever had the pleasure of dining at in all the traveling Ive done. If you enjoy Indian cuisine than you will love this place for sure.

Service was very good, helpful and friendly staff. We had the buffet, good variety with vegetarian and meat selections. Food is good, but for the American pallet, not spicy or authentic enough. Buffet price includes mango lassi and mimosas. Restaurant and bathrooms are clean. Paid street parking available.

While they messed up the reservation a couple times, the food was delicious! The meal for 2 could actually be a meal for 3 or 4 with the amount of food that is delivered. Just the right amount of spiciness and incredible flavor. Atmosphere was very nice and the wait-staff was very prompt and courteous. Great place...will be back!

Great lunch buffet offer, the food is decent but nothing to write home about. The manager is a extremely impolite person with a rude demeanor, from greetings to seating he knows nothing about customer care. The other staff members are nice and friendly I hope they replace this manager.

We love Mints delicious and authentic Indian food and their warm and friendly service!

Staff attitude: PoorTaste & Quality: PoorVariety: PoorOverall experience: DisappointingNo chaats, no desserts, no lime juice, and bad use of over ripened vegetables. Pathetic service, be it greeting when I walked through the doors or the lack of an apology for billing incorrectly. I was billed an excess of $15, when confronted about it, dude just went over and printed a new bill with the same amount of gratuity (assuming a higher amount than I wished to give). Not an apology followed for this screw up, its almost as if he knew he had cheated us and hoped we didnt realize it. No way to run a restaurant.Highly recommend you be careful and alert if you decide to try this restaurant.

The food is awesome! I’ve eaten at many Indian restaurants and Mint is at the top of the list so far.

Wonderful experience. Delicious food, excellent service, eloquent atmosphere, and very comfortable seating. Full bar. Perfect for our familys birthday dinner.

Loved their lunch buffet special for students! A great price for a fantastic meal. The food was delicious and there was almost no wait. The service was a little slow, but overall very pleased!

I was satisfied, but my Fiance was over the moon pleased and wanted me to tell the world know how great it was.

Best indian lunch buffet in the town. Highly recommended.

Visited the Food was a bit disappointing, not seasoned well. Service could’ve been better. We were rushed out the restaurant once 3pm came around.

$15-20 per entree. Plenty of tasty vegetarian options, attentive staff, and great location. Recommend the vegetable korma.

Never disappoints, always delicious. The hardest part is determining how long to wait between return visits. Weve always come down for the lunch buffet, and Mint will continue to be high on the list when we are hungry or just wanting Indian.

Vegetarian order turned into a chicken order........

Lunch buffet is fast and moderately priced. The food is rich and flavorful. Service is usually attentive.

I had chicken korma and it was delicious, very flavorful. The naan was tasty too. The service was prompt, food delivery was quick, but it did take a little long to bring the check especially for a slow night.

Ive only ever been here for the Sunday brunch. A year ago I would have given this place 4 or 5 stars but lately it seems like it has gone slightly down hill.For $12 there is a Sunday brunch which is buffet style with 20 options plus bottomless mimosas. Did I mention you can pour your own mimosa? YEAH- that part is pretty awesome. The food itself is pretty yummy but lately like I said, just seems sloppy to an extent.

Love this place. Always good food, clean tables, and nice atmosphere 👍

This place has gone the wrong way!! Weve been here a few times in the past and have really liked the food and the atmosphere. However, last night was a disaster. The dishes were cheaply made, almost tasteless. Veg Korma was made with frozen succotash mix, grilled chicken was not cooked all the way through, we received a single bowl of cheap, tasteless mango pudding for dessert though we ordered a $50 dinner for two.To end the experience, the waiter burped at the table and loudly threw all the silverware into a bowl oblivious that we were still right there.One restaurant that well never return to.

The food was ok, but not great. A pretty small selection, especially of vegetarian items. No paneer or anything else that resembles a main dish. Just some vegetables, rice, and naan.

My food was okay, though it was definitely over-priced for the quality. The wait staff, however, was awful. After my initial order was made I never saw my waiter again. I even told him we wanted to order drinks, and would do so next time he returned. My order was wrong when it first came out, and the waiter never coming back made it hard to get it fixed. I ended up asking someone bussing tables, who then referred me to the hostess. Overall it was awful. There are plenty of better places for Indian food. I recommend The Viceroy in Durham or Vimalas, across the street from Mint

Good food, pricey. They were really slow the night we went in so we had 5 servers bombard us with ordering within 5 minutes of each other because I’m sure they were bored but we weren’t ready.

The food is amazing.The place is super clean.Ill go back again soon!

Sunday lunch buffet is very tasty! very reasonably priced and a good variety of Indian foods. Great décor and very clean. have been multiple times with great experience. Limited waiter service when its buffet time. Champaign and Orange juice included in price.

Food was delicious. Lots of great vegan options. Ill definitely come back here!!

The food is very good. But my recent trip b was sullied by terrible service. It was empty on a Saturday night and I have to guess its because of the lackluster service. The waiter poured water into my glass by squishing my head out of the way. When he dropped the check he slammed it in front of me. I dont think he was mad, just deeply inexperienced.

Food was great and prices were reasonable, but my fiance burned her hand on a hot serving spoon in the buffet. She told the staff not looking for a resolution beyond replacing the spoon before someone else got burned. Staff shrugged and said it was fine now. Would not recommend.

My wife, 5 yr old daughter and I went to this restaurant as we heard good things about it. We went for dinner and sat down. What happened next was absolutely ridiculous. A waiter of indian descent gives us water than looks at my 5 yr old and says your too young for glasses; I am 34 and dont have to wear glasses. I looked at my wife and was about to say something not too nice in retort to this but I partly think the waiter didnt realize what an a$$ he sounded like. But we cannot forgive such rudeness so our family walked out. So my recommendation, if you want your family to be insulted by the poor service, please feel free to go to Mint. We will not be going back!

Delicious food! Great atmosphere. Across for the visitors center.

Love this place. Amazing food and great prices. Buffet could use a bit more options but they have the standards and they are great. Dinner here is phenomenal-- I get Palak with lamb and its probably the best palak Ive had. Their brunch is great-- very cheap and mimosas and mango smoothies included! Cant beat this deal in Chapel Hill.

Food, service, and ambiance were well balanced. I would recommend the dinner over the buffet as the spices are more customized. Overall I enjoyed the authentic flavors and will be returning soon!

Average Indian restaurant. Not many choices on the lunch buffet, but they had chicken tikka, which was most important to me. Food was pretty good but not memorable. Average service. Probably wouldnt return.

Good food. Ample portions. Ok service and Ok experience.

Brunch was good if a bit limited in selection. Some veg options. Bottomless mimosas were nice.

Decent food. Service vould be a bit more attentive.... overall a good place to go.

Went to their buffet lunch on a weekend. Food was good but rather bland with limited options. Very overpriced at $15 for a mediocre lunch.Update: found out that they overcharged my credit card. Will not be returning.

Great food, decent price,excellent service

Our food was fine. The person refilling our water went out of his way to misgender my trans friend. She thanked him for refilling her water and he looked at her and said Youre welcome sir. and didnt speak to us again for the duration of our visit. She had on a cold shoulder top, make-up, and dangle earing so its not like he couldve been confused. Also the table next to us told the waiter about a food allergy. He told them the chief couldnt guarantee that her food would be safe for her to eat. Obviously they left. Wont be going back.

Ordered food thru uber eats today, gobi manchurian was undercook, had stomach ache after eating, had to throw rest of food. Pl be mindful not to serve such bad food and affect somebodys health, will never buy food from Mint.

Wow. I got no words. Yes. Order here. Don’t look at the price.

The appetizers were great - assorted pakoras. The rest?? Not good. The Goat Biriyani was terrible. It was like someone dumped a flavorless sauce in some rice, added the worst quality goat they could find, stirred it up, squished it in a bowl, then turned it up side down on a plate. I ordered it medium heat, and it wasn’t even mild. The goat was laughable. I could barely eat it. It was all tendons and gristle. Barely any meat. I’ve had many, many goat dishes at Indian restaurants all over the Triangle, and this was by far the worst!! The naan was obviously store bought/frozen because it was perfectly round and tasted artificial. I just moved back to Chapel Hill. This place used to be awesome! The original owners must have sold it, because it’s not even close to what it used to be. What a disappointment!

This used to be one of our favorite Indian places in the area, but the food quality has really declined. We went tonight and the food just seemed really bland compared to a lot of the other Indian restaurants we go to. I think well be saving ourselves the trip and parking hassle and just hit Tandoor down the road instead.

Eat here a few times. Id give the food 4 stars, but their service was very poor. They lack being attentive to their customers. They took a very lone time to bring out their food every time Ive been there. If you dont mind waiting a bit the food is worth it.

Great lunch buffet. Lots of excellent options.

Mint is great. Ive only been for the lunch buffet, but every time there is something new and different (and delicious).

Good fresh food, comfortable atmosphere

Love the food here - we make the 45 minute drive from Raleigh to visit our favorite Indian restaurant in the area!

Terrible service. Waited nearly an hour for our food. The restaurant was almost empty. Food is OK. Don’t waste your money or your time.