Bombay Masala — Restaurant in New York

We came here for a catch up lunch after spending the day doing chores. We were starving so, we ordered a few appetizers to share. We ordered fried shrimp ($8.95), shrimp pakora ($7.95), chicken samosa ($3.95).

The menu description was a bit confusing. The fried shrimp was actually curried style and came with a delicious and fluffy poori. Tere loved the curry and kept the extra bits that was left. I personally lost interest in the dish once the last shrimp was consumed. The shrimp pakora was fried shrimps with onion rings. I noticed a light curry scent in the batter. My friends enjoyed the chicken samosas but, I wasn't really a fan because I don't like ground meat.

We did three daily specials that included an appetizer and entree for $17. We got the chicken tikka appetizer and chicken tikka masala and chicken korma. The chicken tikka app came out blazing hot and we got a massive mound of chicken. The chicken had a nice char on the outside. We enjoyed both currries we got for the entrees. However, we felt that the chicken tikka masala was more flavorful but, the korma is perfect for people with a low tolerance of spicy. I did wish that the naan was a bit more buttery but, everyone else thought it was okay.

For dessert, the waiter treated us to a free round of rice porridge. Personally, I never liked this but, my friend loved it. We also got some pistachio ice cream and it was so delicious and creamy. I loved that the ice cream tasted fresh and wasn't like other places that was filled with ice chips.

The service was okay. The waiter only stopped by to drop off items and he escaped back into the kitchen. I am guessing that they are very short-staffed and he had to help out in the back.

I would definitely recommend this restaurant if you are in the area and love Indian food. The prices are affordable and they are very generous with the...

I heard good things about the food of this restaurant, so I had to try it out. An Indian Halal restaurant, narrow but clean place. The restroom was clean too, that’s always a great thing for a restaurant!

I do understand most of the customers they gets are not actually desi like us, so it’s not spicy at all. I should have asked for it when ordering. But there’s always a great excuse to come back & try the food again .

The food was actually very very good, amount was a lot for one person. 2 people can easy eat the amount I got for their lunch special! I am a true Bangladeshi 🇧🇩so if you know we love food spicy ! So for me next time I will ask for my spicy ! I ordered plain naan, Sikh kabab, chicken tikka masala , gulab jamun & lacchi. Lacchi could be little sweeter, gulab jamun was little hard inside but tasted fresh. Naan was perfect , kabab & tikka masala wasn’t spicy at all. So for Americans that’s actually perfect !

The stuff were excellent but all of them were not knowledgeable about their own food. Maybe they are not used to being asked by a customer what they recommend from the menu. Besides that there was no issue. Both were very friendly, helpful.

Now for the owner I wish they would make this place look nicer, it’s a small place but it could be a cute little cozy place if they actually do some decorations changes. Now s days when all the restaurants are looking all dolled up, this looks very boring. This is just suggestions, people loved to take pictures & make videos & post them online. That’s how business gets recognized this days, so as a customer I am just giving my opinions.

I will be back later when the wether gets better. Thank you for the great service & food . Good luck & hope to see some...

I ordered delivery. It arrived late and I found out it was because their delivery guy did not know one word of English and did not understand the simple delivery instructions. That's OK. On to the food: I was really shocked by the poor quality of the mulligatawny soup and the 3 usual condiments (chutney) you'll get at an Indian restaurant. How can you do these things wrong? They are staples. The soup: Beyond greasy. There was a pool of oil on top. My mouth and throat were coated with oil after one spoon. I stirred the soup and I tried one more time, and I had to spit it out. Also, there were slices of ginger in it, which I've never had before in my lifetime of eating Indian food. Interesting choice, but an unpleasant surprise that ruins a perfectly fine traditional recipe. The condiments/ chutneys: The mint chutney was ok. The onion chutney tasted artificial. The tamarind chutney tasted like it had alcohol in it, and it was not that sweet. It was way too liquidy. Their only saving grace was that the saag paneer was decent. The vegetable samosa was tasty, even if they contained vegetables that I haven't seen in a samosa before. I've been to this restaurant in person once before, and the waiter was very nice. We found the food to be mediocre. I feel bad to say this, but I won't be giving them a 3rd chance. The fact that they messed up mulligatawny and the 3 basic chutneys was too discouraging. I did not want the negative reviews on Seamless and Grubhub to be true, but in the end, i agreed with them. Sorry, guys at...