Thank you for your review, and I am excited to try Clay Oven Palace, however the address is not listed in the article. So sorry you felt it necessary to slam IndeBlue to get your point across. I travel over 20 miles to many resturants in Collingswood, bringing friends and family. IndeBlue has been one of my favorites!

I am very excited to try, it's only a few blocks from my house! I love Indian food, and I have also been disappointed several times at Inde Blue and haven't been back. Hopefully Clay Oven will be as good as Ekta and Tiffin!

I can't wait to try it also! I would stress that not being in the middle of "downtown" is a positive, especially if parking will be easier for those who are coming from out of town.

Mr and Mrs Blanchard, I reached out to you over 2 years ago concerning your experience with a take out order that was not spicy enough and a complaint you had about not being able to be seated without a reservation on a busy weekend night. Most of our business is reservations, though we also take walk ins and try to seat anyone if we physically can. Rakesh, my husband and chef at Indeblue was a chef at Tiffin for a short time right before we opened in Collingswood. This is what the owner of Tiffin, Munish Narula, had to say about Rakesh and IndeBlue on Philly.com:

My other favorite in South Jersey is IndeBlue, the only Indian restaurant in the region recommended to me by Narula that he didn't own. Unsurprisingly, IndeBlue chef Rakesh Ramola originally worked at Tiffin.

IndeBlue's menu is similar to many other Indian restaurants, but Ramola's skill and his use of fresh ingredients brings it a level above the usual takeout fare. The elegantly spiced lamb dakshini is memorable, as is his baingan bharta, or smoked eggplant in tomato/onion sauce.

Narula said he admired Ramola for having similar ambitions about Indian cooking. "We need more people like him to elevate the food," Narula said, "to show that Indian food can be nice and it can be contemporary."
Here is the whole article:

http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-12/entertainment/30620215_1_indian-restaurants-north-indian-dishes-indian-food/3

indeBlue is SO overrated. Tried a few times and was underwhelmed. I think people were so excited to have a non-Italian restaurant that they lowered their standards heheh

Ms. Brodzik,
I apologize that your experience at Indeblue was disappointing. We want everyone to leave our restaurant satisfied. Please email me at heather_ramola@hotmail.com and give us a chance to correct what disappointed you. We, as with most business owners want our customers to be happy and given the chance, are more than willing to correct any problem you may have had.
Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard,
Your disparaging internet comments are unnecessary. You have other choices, we understand if you don't care to eat at our restaurant but for some reason you and your husband continue to disparage our business for the past 3 years on various internet sites. What can we possibly do for you? Refund your money for the take out you didn't care for 2-3 years ago? Please let me know via private email. If there is nothing we can do then I apologize again. Why wouldn't you be open to either accepting our apology or just not patronizing our establishment? What makes you and your husband so angry at us that you have to disparage us? Your editor Matt has eaten at our restaurant. I spent time at his table and spoke to them. Matt can attest that I made sure they were comfortable and enjoyed their experience as I do with all of our customers. We are not perfect but we certainly try. Congratulations on the birth of your child, I read your post on getting ready for your 1st baby and thought it was great! We have 3 daughters, having children changes your life for sure but its so rewarding......

I just wrote back to you and I appreciate the email, thank you Jennifer:)

Gotta question the judgement of anyone who so curtly dismisses my favorite restaurant, IndeBlue.

I'm also unimpressed with the poor quality of the photos associated with this article. The images are shoddy resolution, poorly composed and improperly lit. They do not flatter the subject matter whatsoever.... here's a tip guys: Instagram+iPhone. It's, like, amazing what a little app magic can do.

I like the fact that new Indian places are opening up but I feel the need to defend IndeBlue as well. We go there often and always find it busy, even on certain weeknights. We find the prices fair and the service exceptional. Heather is always personable and stops at every table to make sure each guest is attended to. Their may have been one or two times we were unable to get a reservation but that was no fault of the workers. The space is not huge and the weekends seem to bring in people from outside the area. Parking is tight at times but we always manage. The selections at IndeBlue are often unique to many other places and have a distinct fusion element that you don't find anywhere. I just think their is room for all of the Indian places as much as the Italian ones and wish all parties the best.

Excellent food-great service.

I am really impressed at the level of customer service that Heather and Inde Blue has.......and am really happy they brought back the lollipop wings to the menu too..........looking forward to out next night out at Inde Blue!

I love Indian and have tried all three of our restaurants. They will all continue to receive my patronage because they are all uniquely delicious and offer different services that I can take advantage of. Indiya is the only in town and I would always go there if I was down on the Ave. IndeBlue is the only that has delivery which is something I take advantage of often. Clay Oven is nearly around the corner, and the buffet lunch is fantastic. They're all winners for different reasons and I have never been disappointed. Good luck and wishes for a prosperous future to all.

There is room for 3 Indian restaurants in Collingswood for sure. I'm happy at all of the options we have now (as opposed to 3 years ago when there was just Inde Blue). That said Inde Blue continues to be a favorite of my husband and myself - The Drums of Heaven (if they are still called that) are heavenly! We will frequent all three Indian restaurants equally (although the Clay Oven Palace is in a convenient location for us).

Definitely got to defend IndeBlue here. It's been a long time favorite of my family and me and we continue to frequent there for many family occasions! I think it's nice that Indian food is becoming more popular and I'm excited for these new owners, but the little thrown in disparage towards Indeblue seems a little rude and uncalled for!

I'm excited to try the Clay Oven Palace. That said, this has been a weird review, due primarily to the largely irrelevant critique of a competitor in the 2nd paragraph. Obviously, many other commentators noticed this as well, and the unintended consequence of the dis bestowed upon IndeBlue was that this page looks more like a vehement endorsement of I.B rather than a favorable review of C.O.P!

At any rate, we can't have too much Indian food. And,as long as this page is host to elaborate non-sequiturs, I gotta mention that EVERYONE needs to head out to Voorhees for some Indian/Pizza fusion at Bombay Local!

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