Was hungry for a South Indian meal and decided to plump for a buffet, Hoysala in Somerset was my port of call. This place has been operating for a few years now and is pretty well known in the South Indian populace in NJ.
They had a dinner buffer on offer, had to wait for about 15 mins to get seated. This place also rents out their premises for parties and such, there was a kids birthday party event on that day, hence the larger crowd I suppose.
The buffet is a good spread with vegetarian and meat dishes. I was surprised to find pork on the menu. One rarely finds pork on the menu in Indian restaurants. This place serves primarily a South Indian menu and does a pretty good job at it. The buffet trays were constantly replenished. There were hot idli's, dosa's and uthappam's in the spread. They were also serving hot poori's tableside. If you weren't aware poori's are deep fried wheat dough pancakes, eaten in every region in India.
The deep fried chicken was a little too greasy for my taste. The vegetarian dishes were quite good, the bisibelebath was as good as any other I have had. The biriyani was just ok. I am yet to find a South Indian restaurant that serves good biriyani.
Overall a pretty good experience, if South Indian cuisine is on your map, this place is a must visit.
-CouldEatAHorse
