Clifton indian restaurant and bar — Restaurant in Cincinnati

At the time of this experience, the restaurant has been open 2 months in the space formerly the Cactus Pear. It uses the same layout as the former restaurant, from what I can remember.( It's been years since I was there.) The outside of the restaurant has large signage that lets you know it's an Indian restaurant now. Coming in the front door is odd in that you cannot see into the restaurant. The second door is painted black making it look like it's closed. A brighter color on the secondary door with signage that says they're open would be helpful. My dining companion and I arrived sometime around 7:00 on a Saturday night. I believe we were the first diners of the evening. Only three other people came in together the entire time we were there. We received very attentive service as you would being the only diners there. They do not yet have their liquor license, which was disappointing to my dinner companion. I ordered Mango Lassi that was good and was a nice balance to the spicyness of the meal. My companion had ice water and ordered the vegetable pakora appetizer and lamb paneer. I had the chicken korma. Their spice levels are 1-6 and we ordered our entrees at 2. My companion would have been comfortable at 3 and so would I having the mango Lassi as a palette buffer. As with most people, we shared dishes. The Pakora was very crispy on the outside and came with 3 dipping sauces of different spice levels and flavors. I enjoyed the brown and green ones. The lamb dish was very tender and was good. The flavor was good on the Korma dish with a generous amount of chicken and served with a large side of rice to share as is typical. We did not have dessert as we were sated with leftovers for tomorrow's lunch. I try and pay cash when at a new non-chain restaurant and our server had some difficulty in making change. I will use a card next time. Over all the food was good, as was the service. I cannot comment on decor because there really wasn't any. It was dark, but had enough light to read the menu. I would suggest mirrors and some bright Indian artwork to decorate the place. This is a new Northern Indian family's restaurant in Clifton as I understand. My companion said she prefers the food at a nearby southern...

I’ve tried their combo biryani, goat/lamb/chicken tikka masala, aloo gobi, vegetable pakora, vegetable samosas and naan. I have yet to try something that isn’t better or equally good the any other good Indian restaurant within 100 miles.

Not only that but the servers are super polite and helpful. I have routinely been going to ambar for the last couple years and I can fully say that as long as this place is open I will be going here.

The only downside is that there’s not very many people there. Which is so sad to see because they definitely deserve it. It’s super nice and clean inside and calm and quiet and they have free parking off the street. I would literally start paying people to go there that’s how much I love this place. If I ever move out of cinci I would come back just for this restaurant. In fact I am on my way there as I’m writing this!

Please if you’re on the fence go try it. I promise you, you will not try something you don’t like. Even if some other place makes a similar dish similarly or better I promise you they are nowhere near as consistent...

I had the pleasure of enjoying goat biryani, tandoori chicken, MoMo and tea and everything was absolutely delicious! The flavors were rich and authentic, and the service was just as impressive. The chef personally came to our table to ask for feedback, and we had a great conversation.

I was amazed to learn about his deep experience in Indian and Nepali cuisine. He has been serving the Clifton area for over a decade, bringing the true essence of Indian and Nepali flavors to the community.

His passion clearly shows in the food. This place easily beats the taste of other restaurants I’ve tried. Highly recommended a must-visit for anyone craving authentic, flavorful Nepali and Indian cuisine.

#Tea #momo #Briyani #...