Namaste — Restaurant in New York

We reached late in New York City after an exhausting drive from Toronto, not many restaurants were open ( we are vegan vegetarian) by the time we arrived it was 11:22 pm and Namaste graciously welcomed us. There last order was 11:30 pm and yet they served us with the same energy and enthusiasm most would serve within decent service hours. The place was squeaky clean, modest and family owned. The bathroom was fresh clean. The masala papad was devoured in 5 minutes as we were hungry and even as it was delicious. The lentil soup warm and soothing. The dal and saag came with a side of steamed rice. The peas Pulav was filling and satisfying. The best was the chilled rice kheer 😍 OMG it reminded me of my moms! Lovely service and very gracious hosts. Would 100% recommend this place. They serve delicious lots vegan and vegetarian options along with non veg. A must if in Jamaica area...

Very bad experience for the very first time sitting in this restaurant god knows if she was the manager or the owner. she was the most rudest and disrespectful person to her me and my friend No customer services from her and her staff she was counting down the time from when I enter in the restaurant until I was leaving and for you to do as a manager or a owner you don’t deserve to have a restaurant miss you service with love to your customers not rushing them out of your restaurant for first time just because we buy didn’t had a lot that’s why you was so upset so disappointed in your customer service WE WAS ONLY DRINKING AND EATING and for you to put us out from the restaurant no I don’t deserve that I payed my bill at the end 😡😡😡😡😡and just to let you know I will take this matter seriously you have a big camera in restaurant I have the date and time...

We smelled Namaste even before we walked in. The restaurant itself is an unassuming casual eatery. We were immediately welcomed and invited to have a seat.

I ordered samosas and Lamb Vindaloo, spicy. My partner had the Goat Rogan Josh, also spicy. Of course we also had garlic naan.

The samosas were fried crispy and the filling was well spiced and flavorful. Both of our curries were spicy but not overwhelmingly hot (we enjoy very spicy foods). The meat was tender and the sauces complimented them well. The flavors were well balanced.

The garlic on the naan was distributed evenly and the bread itself had a nice interplay between the crispy bits and the soft pillowy pockets.

This meal was very enjoyable and I will have to find an excuse to revisit Queens for another meal.

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