Madira Bar — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Was excited to visit this place since I haven't had good Indian food since I moved to Philly. I live in S. Philly so I was happy that it's kind of in my neighborhood. I ordered the Kombucha Mule which was fine. The food, however, was very disappointing. Ordered the wings, shrimp biryani and garlic naan. Honestly none were good. First, all of the dishes only offered dark meat so I ordered the shrimp dish. The shrimp were really small. The flavors and spice level of all three items were very disappointing. I did let the server know and she brought me dry seasoning to add to the biryani, which really doesn't work after food is on the table, but I guess I appreciate the effort. There's a notable beer and cocktail list that'll keep you occupied. Also they had done a nice job...

Good food, great prices and well designed on the inside. We stopped by for dinner on a Saturday and enjoyed everything we tried. The samosas are delicious, as well as the fries. We tried a few different chicken options and the portion sizes are great - we took home left overs when we normally don't. They have a good beer selection on tap and I was able to enjoy Downeast on tap as well. Overall great prices for everything. We only had one small hiccup - it was awkward when we arrived and didn't know how it worked (apparently you just sit down) so we weren't really greeted. From there the service was...

Madira is a gem. The food is great. It’s rarely crowded. It’s truly a gift to the neighborhood. My only wish is that they cleaned or filtered the bar taps. They have an awesome beer selection but they never taste the way they should— and my suspicion is that that’s a result of either the selection being too big and not being used quickly enough or the actual bar lines aren’t filtered or cleaned as often they should. If the beers tasted like they should this place would be a 6/5 stars. I’d go way more if...