Swad - Monona, Wisconsin

Stephanie Y.

Good food! We ordered medium spiciness and that was a perfect level for us. The combination naan basket was perfect for 6 of us.

Brian H.

Service was outstanding, food was great. Recommend mild or medium HOTNESS. Had the beef mango, loved it. Bread was fantastic.

R

We’ve ordered from this restaurant several times and it’s so good!! We’ve tried: garlic naan, cheese naan, chicken tikka masala, lamb curry (my favorite), chicken biryani, goat biryani (my other favorite). Give this place a try if you haven’t already!

Randy T.

Best Indian Food.
Lots of spices to enhance the flavors.
Good drinks, good desserts, good appetizers.
Waite staff friendly, courteous, helpful.
Restaurant is clean, plenty of space between the tables, and cloth lined.
Upscale look casual dress.
This is a Yes You Must Go.

Teddy K.

4.5 stars!

Have really enjoyed eating at Swad over the years. Very nice restaurant owners -- if you dine in it's not uncommon for them to check in and inquire how the meal is and if you place an online order online they usually send some kind of extra dessert for folks to sample.

We have are now up to about a half dozen dishes we really like rotating between and I'll share those below:

Lamb shahi korma - protein
Chicken tikka masala - protein
Chicken shah jahani - limited veggies and protein
Chicken Sag - another nice mix of spinach and protein
Chicken kadai - a great mix of veggies and protein
Navratan korma - veggies only

I provided a little bit of a description of each of the dishes above but I will just add a little bit more here: The chicken tikka masala and the lamb shahi korma are both really good options for having quite a bit of curry sauce to go along with your protein if you like getting naan to accompany your meal.

The navratan korma, chicken sag, and chicken shah jahani all can go well with naan but have a little less extra curry sauce compared to the lamb shahi korma and the tikka masala in particular. The chicken kadai has very little extra sauce. Pat, the meal is packed full of veggies and chicken alike. It's the most unique Indian dish that we have found as it has quite a few veggies to go along with some large hunks of tender chicken. The chicken kadai also has a little bit more spice kick than the other dishes on its own.

For naan we used to get the garlic naan all the time, and we still do sometimes, but we also like to get the stuffed on because it has a little bit more substance to it and doesn't dry out as much or get burned on the bottom as easily.

Oh, and I could not recommend the mango lassi more highly! I absolutely love the mango lassi from Swad.

Sorry, no pictures but I wouldn't really say that the pictures would do it justice. Anyway. You just got to try it.

There have been a couple times where the Naan was a little bit blackened on the bottom and some folks we have eaten with mentioned that they think the food is a little bit saltier here. For these reasons, I gave the food a 4 out of 5 stars. I wouldn't say it's the very best Indian food I've ever had but it's consistently very good and it's one of our favorite places to frequent.

Ghada A.

I have heard about Swad so much , so when we were near by I took the chance to try it . The service and environment were great. However, my daughter ordered butter chicken as she likes it but it did not taste very good l, not sure of the reason. We had the combination dinner and had tandoori too but did not taste good too , chicken 65 was the same not good and the white rice was very dry as if it was not fresh although we were on Saturday and place was very crowded. We liked the lamb curry and the mango ice cream but we were disappointed by the other 2 recipes that we usually like from other Indian restaurants.

Melissa K.

Best Indian restaurant ever! Very friendly staff, amazing food, great atmosphere. We loved it❤️

Daniel F.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Lots of favorites on the menu all wonderfully prepared. Recommended

Ate at the restaurant vs take away. Service was excellent and food is elite