Spice Mantra — Restaurant in New York

August 2022: I have to amend my review from 9 months ago. I’m not sure what changed but looking at all the reviews I am guessing it defends on the chef cooking when you come. Still fantastic staff and service nice ambience. The chicken tikka masala was bland, the chicken was rubbery, and there was absolutely no burst of spices that I experienced the first time. I have since had this dish delivered to my hotel on other visits and it was great but today it was not enjoyable at all. It was sweet, lacked seasoning and just boring. To the management: Please look for consistent delivery of flavors and hold true to your initial delivery of fl great food not just good.

First review: PHENOMENAL!!! I am all ways looking for the next best Indian food restaurant and we found it. They were doing a soft opening so I am sure they will open completely very soon. Service was excellent the chicken tikka masala was awesome, the lamb Bhunna wasn’t in the menu but they made it for us, it was great and everything melted in our mouth we barely had to chew it. The Onion Bahji was the best I have had outside of making my own, and the Naan bread was great. I hope they maintain using fresh foods and spices and don’t go to using the tough frozen meat a lot of places use. This was...

Found this place on Google. And since it had 4.9 stars I decided to give it a try. My family who was visiting me from India walked 23 minutes to arrive at this place.

We were served with a warm welcome by a hearty Manager who showed us the table. Was served papads with chutney as a welcome dish.

My brother who is crazy about butter chicken wanted me to order that. So we ended up ordering chicken Tikka masala, paneer Tikka masala, naan, and mango lassi. Honest review: I have been in the USA for more than 5 years now and have tried good and bad Indian restaurants in search of satisfaction.

By far this is the best Indian Restaurant I found in the country. The food was excellent, authentic. The gravy was oh so creamy and everything cooked to perfection. BEST INDIAN FOOD EVER!!!!! It was Better than what I had In INDIA itself! Not kidding! As I expressed my gratitude for the amazing food, we were given complimentary desserts as such a kind gesture. It melted my heart.

Also, everyone from the Manager, waiter and the Chef were super kind and warm towards us.

I not only will visit again whenever I'm around but also tell everyone I know to try this . Because this is one gem of a restaurant I found in the entire...

This place is an easy 5 star. The food is delicious and the service couldn’t have been friendlier. Ordered samosas to start things off and was totally satisfied — very flavorful with the perfect crispiness on the outside. The mango lassi is a must. The butter chicken was hands down the best Indian dish I’ve had in the city! I normally go for a tikka masala, but I liked the butter chicken more than the chicken tikka masala we ordered (which was still good). The chicken came shredded and was so tender, swimming in curry of a rich flavor and spice. It really was incredible. I’ll be coming back for it! Not to mention the garlic naan, a perfect complementary to any curry. The Tandoor Chicken had a unique flavor I’ve never tried before, I liked it. Go for the rice pudding as a refreshing dessert to cool things down. Overall, highly recommend Spice Mantra for quality Indian food, friendly service, and a...