Jalwa is the newest addition to Montclair, New Jersey, giving an original yet modernized take on old dishes and tastes, as well as a flair for the future. Jalwa hopes to enchant you with a modern twis…
Excellent food and authentically spicy with a great range of tastes across dishes. Biryani was the highlight - well balanced and light. Good too see some less common dishes on the menu too. Only negative is the Vindaloo was a little too red - probably a bit heavy with the coloring whereas Kashmiri chili would do the job itself.
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Erik B
1 contributions
12/9/24
• DoorDash review
Chicken Makhani was one-dimensional, an extremely bland and disappointing tomato sauce. Mango lassi was half-full, warm (because they didn't even put it in styrofoam and it was next to the chicken), and flavorless. Only included a half-portion of rice and forgot silverware. Only saving grace was the chili garlic naan. Hard pass on ordering again.
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Darshna M
Emerging Expert • 9 contributions
6/6/25
• DoorDash order
Palak Paneer was very plain. Vegetable Biryani was not spicy at all but tasty. Garlic Naans were very big in size, which I loved! My MIL enjoyed her Shakori Rasmalai
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Susie L
Emerging Expert • 5 contributions
3/4/22
• DoorDash order
I was pretty upset at the cost of the food and how much it brought in the tub. It was mostly sauce and about 5 pieces of cubed chicken, for $54, it was not enough food. Taste was great, but it did not bring the amount of food it should have for $20 per plate.
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Bella P
2 contributions
1/9/25
• DoorDash order
The Aslam Butter Chicken Tikka was 15 dollars and this is how much they gave me. Barely enough for one serving. It was a bit salty as well. The Vegetable Samosa and the Garlic Naan was good.
