Ambassadors Clubhouse
Punjabi restaurant · Mayfair ·
Punjabi flavors, bold spices, and vibrant party atmosphere
Punjabi flavors, bold spices, and vibrant party atmosphere
"The team behind Gymkhana, one of London’s most famous Indian restaurants, is bringing Ambassadors Clubhouse to New York, with its first US location of the Punjabi restaurant landing in Nomad this fall. The glitzy two-floor space is inspired by North Indian mansions (including the founder's grandfather's summer home in Dalhousie), and the menu will showcase things like chili cheese pakode and lamb curry." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick
"From the people behind Gymkhana, Brigadiers, and Bibi, Ambassadors Clubhouse is a just-as-fun Indian restaurant in Mayfair. Downstairs is a tiger print and reflective surfaces-filled room, where a banging playlist keeps the energy high, and the excellent food keeps everyone happy. Sit here for a loud, big group situation, or upstairs for a more tame meal. But wherever you are, order the excellent tandoori lamb chops and BBQ butter chicken chops." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"Ambassadors Clubhouse in Mayfair is the life of any party it’s invited to. Everything from the excellent Indian sharing dishes to the shiny mirrored room downstairs that plays desi bangers on repeat makes this a tiger-print-filled fun restaurant. The ground floor is more tame, so we’d choose the basement every time—if you don’t mind speaking up over the music." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"Ambassadors Clubhouse in Mayfair can fit all of your friends, their plus ones, and hopefully some full wallets. This sprawling Indian restaurant is from the people behind Gymkhana, Brigadiers, and Bibi, so it’s been set up for success. We’d choose the downstairs—an over-stimulating, mirror-filled, sexy version of the ground floor—for a fun group that doesn't mind shouting over the music. Bring numbers, order the BBQ butter chicken chops, and settle in." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"JKS Restaurants’ (Gymkhana, Trishna, Brigadiers) newest venue has a fair claim at being its most extra to date. The pre-Partition Punjabi restaurant focuses on the rich cuisine of the north of India and Pakistan and the wider region, incorporating Afghan influences, too. It’s full-on in every way, and fulfils its promise of being a clubhouse, particularly in the evening. Don’t be shy with the snacks and starters, making sure to include a portion of papads with chutneys and raita, as well as the fast-food-like chilli cheese pakode with tamatar chutney. Then move through some of the grills, like the butter chicken chops (a speciality preparation of the restaurant group), and finish with a curry — the move here is the guinea fowl changezi, which is best mopped up with a portion of the paratha-like ajwaini warqi naan. One of the hottest restaurants to have opened in the city in the last six months. Best for: Festive dinner with a group and ordering big." - Adam Coghlan