Benares Tribeca Indian Restaurant

Ate here for lunch with my friend who works nearby. He got the kebab appetizer and chicken jalfrezi and I got a mini chaat appetizer and bhindi masala. The kebabs were excellent. The jalfrezi was very good. The okra was decent but nothing amazing. The chaat appetizer was messy and frankly pretty bad. All in all the food was good but not spectacular. The staff however were spectacular, particularly

I truely loved this place. Indian food with new dishes I’ve haven’t tasted before. Their eggplant chaat is a must try. The aam paana and mango lassi were a taste of nostalgia for me. The buttery butter chicken, daal makhani, malai kofta curry was delicious. Me being a chicken fan, their chicken sheesh kababs were authentic flavorful. I thought I never say this but their veg biryani was just like n

Pricey but very good food. Indian food is my favorite cuisine so I’ve had a good deal - this is great. My biggest issue was the lackluster interior design which is placating to a financial / business district mindset. Could use more character no doubt.

Very nice experience and service by Monir and Prashad. I got the Dal Tadka (lentils) and it was excellent. I had a special request to not use oil to prepare my dinner but butter instead, and to be easy on the salt and Prashad happily assured me. Very nice ambiance. My parents said their food was excellent as well.

During my lunch visit, the restaurant was quite busy. I selected the vegetarian prix fixe option, which included paneer tikka for the appetizer and bindi masala for the entrée. Although there was a slight delay due to an order mix-up, the overall flavor of the dishes was satisfactory.