Ananda Indian Restaurant & bar — Restaurant in Philipsburg

There are not many restaurants near Front Street open for dinner in Philipsburg. Luckily Ananda was. And what a dinner it was. We love the Northern Indian kitchen, all the familiar dishes were on the menu, and more!

We started with samosas, nice thin crust, lots of filling, and my favorite cilantro green chutney. Then we had butter chicken, aloo gobi, dal tarka, all served with basmati rice and plain naan. The naan by itself, fresh chewy and blistered hot from the tandoor, is worth visiting this restaurant. The butter chicken and dal were good. The humble aloo gobi, (a dry potato and cauliflower curry) was of a different level. The smokey roasted cauliflower, combined with the toasted cumin and other spices give the veggies an extra dimension. For us it was the best dish of the evening!

Service was nice and friendly.

My only suggestion for improvement are the acoustics of the dining room. All the hard surfaces reflect all the sounds and make for a noisy, nervous environment. Adding some sound absorbing materials will enhance the...

We l❤️ve Indian food and have had some of our best Indian meals while traveling. This is no exception. We tried to order dishes we'd never had before and each one was delicious! Highly recommend the chicken lollipops and the 5 lentil daal.

The only element I missed was a masala chai tea but I did try the Bombay soda which was new to me and quite tasty and refreshing, like a savory soda.

We ordered medium spice and next time I'd go spicy. We like spicy and their medium was mild to me.

The service was excellent. We spent about $100 with tip and have plenty left over for lunch and dinner tomorrow! 😍

Update: We DID go back and he DID make us Masala Chai tea that was perfectly spiced! This time we had delicious veggie pakora and spicy lamb that had a delightful dry rub of spice in addition to the...

I was just walking in front street Philipsburg and I saw this Indian restaurant across from coffee lounge, I took a look at their menu then I went in and ordered me a chicken tikka masala with an order of plain naan and the waiter “Jay” made me a Bombay soda which was really good as well as the food….it was so delicious and accommodating there that I ended up telling my family and friends about this restaurant, then I came back for dinner with them & we all enjoyed delicious food, drinks…the service was excellent! Everything was great...