Nimbooda — Restaurant in New York

Nimbooda, your customer service, your quality, and especially your quantities are TRASH since things have changed in there! I miss the nice woman who was running the joint previously. This may be the last time I order from here, tbh. Sad, since I used to order here often! I recently ordered the Cauliflower Manchurian & the coconut naan. I have ordered this many times before. The manchurian has gotten SOOOO much smaller, and the prices have soared sky high. There were only SIX (6!!!) in total worth of cauliflower florets in my order, each about the size of a dollar coin, with one piece being only about the size of a nickel! For over $8, that is about $1.50 per floret! It used to be half the container was full, now everything flies around it because it is so empty. Hardly no scallion and the flavor was not the same, either. The craziest part? I bought 2 WHOLE heads of Cauliflower for JUST $3 later that night! The coconut naan was burnt black but the flavor was usual, the only reason I'm giving the extra star. Totally poor experience these...

The bad: Food - When people say NYC doesn't have good Indian food it's because of places like this. It's the same cookie cutter bland food you can get at 100s of Indian spots here, no spice, no oil, no authenticity, made in 5mins. It's made to cater to the pallette of folks who DONT like spicy food. I actually asked that they make our food spicy, but they didn't. My Saag Paneer was a bowl of cooked spinach with paneer - nothing else. Utterly flavorless to the point that it is insulting. 🤬

The good: Decor is decent. Prices are good.

The ugly: It was summer, inside the restaurant was very warm, maybe 80-85f. No fans anywhere. I asked for A/C and they said "it's on but the wall is blocking it" meanwhile employee area has a small fan on blast. Owners probably forbid employees from touching the A/C

The true kicker was the "togo" boxes were the tiny Chinese takeout boxes. Tell me you're the world cheapest restaurant owner without having...

This is the only Indian restaurant in NYC that I've eaten at in-person more than I've gotten take-out from. It's a tiny place that's never busy inside, but then again few Indian restaurants ever are since most of the business comes from take-out/delivery.

Nimbooda's servers are incredibly hospitable and often bring out a little amuse bouche before the meal comes out (another perk to going in-person). I love the food. My favorites include the samosa chaat, chicken korma, and kandhari naan. If you have a sweet tooth and want a twist on your naan, get the kandhari naan! It's a little sweet and super buttery and SO GOOD.

BYOB. Winey Neighbor is just up the street. And if you forget to bring something beforehand, they're cool about you running out to grab a bottle.

Inside it's really cozy with an intimate vibe. I'll...