Indian Express Tbilisi — Restaurant in Tbilisi

Small portions, very expensive prices! I am honestly trying to think of a possible coherent business strategy behind this establishment but I can't find one besides that the owners patiently wait for the next unsuspecting fish to get entangled in their net and/or they want to permanently close so they don't care for the reputation of their eatery. I ordered a vegetarian dish - aloo bangan, two plain parathas and a Masala Dahi (sweet). I know kohlapuri is fiercely spicy so I thought the dahi would accompany it perfectly. What I got is a dish that consisted of a half medium sized potato cut in four pieces and a medium sized aubergine cut in three pieces. The combined weight of the two vegetables was 220 - 240 grams (one kilo of potatoes or eggplant at this time of year costs around 15 cents in the vegetable market and probably less when supplied to restaurants). The taste was like any boiled potato and aubergine lightly fried in vegetable oil and sprinkled with a little masala spice would. It was tasty but there was no hint of the fiesty kohlapuri in neither taste nor aroma. The parathas are also small in size. In fact two parathas at Indian Express measure to one standard sized paratha anywhere else in the world. Last and unfortunately least the 'homemade masala dahi' was a watery whitish liquid that was sickly sweet. I could not detect any of the ingredients described on the online menu in the 'dahi' (in reality it was akin to a lassi) but plenty of sugar. The three items cost the equivalent of almost 12 American Dollars under today's exchange rate. In similar take away joints in Europe the cost would be 50% less and the taste would be as...

On our last day in Tbilisi, we chanced upon this delightful restaurant. Unaware of any reviews, we walked in to be pleasantly greated by non other than the owner himself, Mr. Mangesh. Being the first customers of the day (I presume) Mangesh gave us his whole hearted attention and made our lunch a wonderful experience. The journey of a jeweller turned restaurantier speaks volumes about how "Indian Express" has become the best Indian fine dining restaurant in Tbilisi.

We loved our chicken rahra and dal makhni, which reminded my wife of her mother's cooking.

Its no exaggeration that this restaurant is the best Indian restaurant in the city. We whole heartedly endorse this treasure palace to all who want to satisfy their Indian...

I stay in a hotel a few hundred meters from this Indian takeaway and seeing the reviews are good I decided to give it a try.

I ordered Chana Masala and steamed rice.

The Chana Masala is extremely spicy 🔥 and this is coming from someone who loves spicy food!

It is literally inedible (I think the cook mistakingly dropped a lot of chilli powder into the dish. They should have offered to replace or make a new masala if they noticed it).

I only ate a couple of spoonfuls and my tongue is burning.

Besides that it is insanely spicy the chickpeas are slightly undercooked and they are swimming in a lot of cheap oil (see the photo).

For 11 USD (32 GEL) I am sure there are better options for a light meal...