Mughlai Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in New York

I can not believe, for the number of times we've been here, that I never had the vindaloo. Only defense, we've only gone for lunch and I will usually order vindaloo for dinner. At any rate, the goat vindaloo is transcendent. Seriously fantastic.

Okay - hands down, the spinach soup is the best Indian soup I've ever had. We only went for lunch, when everything is 50% off. But, after our first visit, we went back every single day during our visit for more spinach soup! If it is important to you, they have many vegan items, including the spinach soup.

The waitstaff here is super friendly and accommodating - they really went out of their way to make us feel at home. They're very attentive and almost everyone would come by to say hello to my daughter after our first visit. Everything is made fresh, so the wait time for food is a little longer than at some places, but the wait is worth it!

Over the course of our visits we had several appetizers - Vegetable Samosa, Fish Mughlai, Chicken Tikka and the Aloo Papri Chaat. The Samosa was pretty standard for a mid-range Indian restaurant. The Fish Mughlai and Chicken Tikka were small but extremely good - definitely better than my expectation. The Aloo Papri Chaat was a new dish for me - it was superb.

We also had the plain Naan, the Keema Naan and the Poori. I had no complaints about any of the breads. They were all good and met my expectations. If that sounds like a lukewarm endorsement, I should say that I feel like Naan is something you either get right, or you don't. I've never had Naan that I thought was better than anywhere else - it is either delicious or close to inedible.

I hope that in our next visit to the city that we'll be able to...

MUGHLAI has been our quarantine order-in staple—the delivery is free (to our location) and super speedy and the food comes piping hot. Their dishes are boldly aromatic and the ingredients are deftly handled. Vegetables are never overcooked—say goodbye to brownish spinach and say hello to bright green leaves in the Dall Saag, which is mild on spice but delicious and comforting. It’s a nice balance to dishes like Kadai chicken or lamb, which packs a serious spicy punch without overwhelming our (arguably wimpy) tastebuds. Highly recommend ordering the raita no matter what. It goes well with everything and if you have extra is great mixed with sliced cucumber the next day. All the dishes are generously portioned plus tons of rice and make for great leftovers. MUGHLAI never leaves us wanting. The Onion Kulcha, Keema Naan and Peshwari Naan are our favorite breads thus far. Tonight we tried the Adraki Chaap rack of lamb and loved it. The mango chutney is delicious and would go super well on a cheese platter. We have tried ordering from other restaurants during nyc’s lockdown, but this is the only one where we’ve come back for seconds. Tonight was actually our fourth time ordering from MUGHLAI. Even with contactless delivery you still feel a personal connection through this food. Tonight they even added some rice pudding to our order with “from our house” written on the lid. Can’t wait to go to the restaurant and thank the chef in person when the city...

Disappointed with this restaurant based on the reviews. We tried the Shrimp Balchao appetizer based on the waiter's recommendation. The sauce was excellent but the shrimp were unfortunately very undercooked. The garlic naan, the onion kulcha naan, and the plain naan were all good and tasty. The Samosa were small but ok. We had their "signature dish" Chicken Tikka Masala, the Tandoori Chicken, and the Mughlia Roghan Josh. The chicken was ok, a bit overcooked. The Tikka Masala sauce was not great in our opinion based on the limited flavor and watery consistency. The Mughlia Roghan Josh (goat) was a mistake by the waiter. We actually ordered Daal Mughlia (lentils) but didn't notice we got the wrong dish until we had already tasted the goat. The goat meat was tough though the sauce was not bad. In particular, we found the portion sizes to be ridiculously small to the point that we felt cheated. With tip and no alcohol we paid $105 for three people. The decor was nice but the room acoustics are terrible so that people had to speak very loud to hear each other which just compounded the problem. There are much better places to go for...