The Mint Leaf
The Mint Leaf
a variety of dishes of food
Basmati Rice
Biryani with lamb and shrimp
Menu
the front of the restaurant
a variety of food items on a buffet table
Garlic Naan
a plate of indian food
Lobster masala, vegetable pakora, a little lamb saagwala and garlic naan. No complaints at all!
tacos, interior
Garlic Naan, Tikka Masala Chicken and Akhroti Gosht
Mint Sampler
Basmati Rice
Chicken Tikka Masala
interior, soups and chowder
Pani Poori
interior
Akhroti Gosht, Lamb Keema Naan, Kashmiri Naan
Great Lunch Buffet @ $15. Tasty food with lot of varieties, that everyone must try. All tasted great. It will suit for kids as well.
Tandoori Chicken
Sleek and clean.
Tikka Masala Chicken
Seafood entree
Jim B.
Feb 8, 2025
What a tremendous experience. Elegantly lit and space is comfortable. The glass walled kitchen lends itself to a fine New York bistro. The buffet is clean and sleek. Large variety of offerings. Exceptional taste spectrum. Standouts were the Palak Paneer (perfectly spiced), the Malabar Curry Fish (subtle curry with a perfect balance of spice) and Tawa Baingan which is a roasted eggplant with an in-house roasted spice sauce that can NOT be missed!!!!The special hidden gem is the house 'hot sauce' which is savory and flavorful but not 'hot'-fully spicy as it should be. It's a 45min drive for us and one we will repeat again. Tamarind and Mint sauces are made in house as well and great. My wife prefers the thicker tamarind and it has a full pallet flavor.
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Latoya G.
Feb 13, 2025
I love a good Indian buffet, because it gives me the opportunity to try multiple dishes without committing to just one. And Mint Leaf in Cockeysville provides a decent variety of dishes to try.With a good selection of eateries in the shopping center, Mint Leaf fits in perfectly to add a variety of flavor within the restaurant selections. Most Indian lunch buffets tend to operate Monday through Friday, so it was nice to know Mint Leaf also offers their buffet on the weekends for only $20. Mint Leaf provides a great selection of items with a fair number of vegetarian options to choose. I'm not well versed in Indian cuisine, so I wasn't aware of most of the items, however, I decided to try them all and thought everything was delicious. The restaurant has sort of an open kitchen concept which was enclosed behind glass, so you're able to see the dishes being prepared. The service was a little questionable towards the end of our dining experience. The wait staff did keep our water glasses full and our table clear of plates we were no longer using. However, at times our waiter would point to things, and we weren't really sure what he wanted until he actually spoke.All in all, lunch at Mint Leaf was a decent experience and the food was quite tasty. Unfortunately, this trip I didn't take any pictures since it was an opportunity to be present with my lunch companion. But I'll definitely give Mint Leaf another try and let the camera eat first.
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Erica R.
Oct 6, 2024
Visited here on a Saturday at 1pm. Went for the lunch buffet and I literally tried almost everything. Some dishes were better than the other but overall I enjoyed my plate. Service was great.. the guys/waiters were checking on us and made sure there was water in our glasses at all times. But overall my favorite perk is, it's BYOB! :-)Food: 4/5 | Service: 5/5 | Ambience: 4/5
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Craig M.
Dec 10, 2024
attentive staff, robust flavors and a modern setting provided a charming dinner for two. I was impressed with quality of the lamb cuts used in the dishes we tried. Akhroti Gosht was flagrant and had a smooth consistency. The Lamb Vindaloo was true to it's origins was well balanced in spice. We ordered a "level 4" spice (1-10 range is requested by server). Many restaurants seem to use excessive heat to mask a lack of nuance in spice mixtures, but not here. We selected the Kashmiri Naan for our bread, it was outstanding !! We cant wait to try their lunch buffet to work our way through their recipes.
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Mollie W.
Sep 27, 2024
Service by Avinash was excellent. He was attentive and kind. He repeated every order back to us to make sure it was clear. The plain naan, garlic naan, vegetable samosas, prawn tikka masala, chicken vindaloo and lamb vindaloo were all amazing and made for plenty of leftovers. You get to choose your spice level here, which I appreciate. Sometimes I'm in the mood for a little bit more spice, if you know what I mean. Let me baaaahbrag on the lamb vindaloo here. The lamb was very tasty, chunky and smooth. Very tender and cooked through. Yummers! This place is not inexpensive (over $140) for three of us for dinner, but you get lots of leftovers so you can justify the cost. Great service, excellent food and nice ambiance.
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Jim L.
Jul 14, 2024
The Mint Leaf is located at the Hunt Valley Town Center. We were in the area so decided to give it a try. I had dine at its sister restaurant, The Mint Room in Bel Air, about a year ago. We had the Vegetable Samosa for appetizers. It came out hot and crispy. I was so hungry I forgot to snap a photo, lol. For entree, we ordered the Chicken Biryani, Lamb Vindaloon, Akhroti Gosht, and a side of Garlic Nann. The flavors and spices were amazing. I can taste the cardamom in the Akhroti Gosht. Portions were generous. Ended up taking food home. Service was ok. Waiter was a little pushy trying to sell the lobster and lamb shank.
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Sumana K.
Jul 1, 2024
A solid 4.5New to the area so decided to give this place a try. Ordered the indochinese dishes for pick up. 6/10 spice level is a good spice level if you like a kick. The fried rice and noodles were good but the gobi Manchurian ( with gravy) my favorite! The paneer hakka chili sauce ( gravy) was also good and both came with white rice. This is a a great option to have so close by and the order was ready perfectly on time. Would recommend if you are in the area.
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CJ T.
Oct 16, 2024
Walking in the ambiance is colorful and inviting. The service was quick and the wait time was minimal. The food was absolutely delicious! I ordered the chicken korma which was priced at $20 and my wife ordered the Aloo Gobi at $16. The prices were a tad higher than I expected but the quality of food you get is absolutely worth it. My only complaint is being an American I am so used to big size portions when these came out it was a lot smaller than I am used too. The garlic naan was by far the best I've ever had. So flaky and buttery with a touch of garlic. I'm definitely coming back again.
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M A.
Feb 6, 2025
A must stop in the Hunt Valley area if you're looking for good Indian food. They have a buffet selection, which is huge and certainly you can order à la carte. Their dessert selections paired with a nice cup of cha finishes it off. I will come back.
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Sharon M.
Nov 14, 2024
This has been my daughter's and my favorite Indian restaurant, and we've visited about once a month over the last few years. She loves their ice-cold water, I love that they bring new dishes and silverware after the appetizer and we both adore the paneer tikka masala. The food and service have always been exceptional. Unfortunately, tonight's experience was so disappointing that we're questioning if we'll return.We arrived at 7:30 pm and were seated next to the only other table in the restaurant who finished up shortly after we sat down. Our usual paneer tikka masala arrived full of peppers and onions--ingredients not listed on the menu and never included in previous orders--and with only about six pieces of paneer. The sauce was a deeper red than usual, with an overpowering tomato flavor and did not taste like tikka masala. I ordered "as mild as possible" for my daughter and a 3-4 spice level for myself, as I always do, but both dishes came out extremely mild and identical in spice level. We both ended up eating mostly rice because the tikka masala just wasn't enjoyable.Throughout the entire meal, nobody checked on us--not even to refill my daughter's water, which was completely empty. When a different person than our original server finally came over, he asked how everything was. I mentioned it wasn't as good as we were used to, and he just nodded, smiled and said something like, "ok, good," which made me feel like he hadn't actually listened or cared about my honest response to his question. I then asked for to go boxes (because I know my teenage boys will eat anything I give them!) which he quickly brought over. After that, we sat with dirty dishes at our table for at least five minutes, trying to catch the attention of staff who were chatting at the counter and ignoring us. Coats on and my daughter standing up and ready to go, we finally managed to get someone's attention - they came over and handed me the handheld POS machine without a word.After years of fantastic experiences, tonight was truly disappointing. I will mention that the gentleman who brings the water, lassi, and warm hand towels who has worked here for as long as I can remember was amazing as always.
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