Amber Restaurant

Amber Restaurant has become a beloved culinary destination for locals in Kolkata. Renowned for its delectable North Indian cuisine, it offers an array of mouthwatering dishes that truly embody the essence of comfort food. Signature items like Palak Paneer, Baked Fish, Paneer Butter Masala and Chicken Butter Masala are just the tip of the iceberg; their Prawn Cocktail and Chana Masala also leave diners craving more.

Nice old restaurant that definitely brings back a lot of nostalgia. However, the food quality doesn't quite match the prices — ₹100 for a naan feels pretty steep for an average restaurant in India. While the place holds its old-world charm, it really needs some upgrades to match today’s standards. Overall, it’s a good experience but could be much better with a few improvements.

I used to come to Amber as a child with my father 👨‍👦. Back then, it was one of those classy, slightly expensive restaurants 🍽️ reserved for special occasions. I fondly remember those complimentary tiny onions dipped in vinegar 🧅🫙 — a nostalgic taste. This time, I visited with my partner ❤️ and tried the Chicken Kebabs 🍗 and Biryani 🍛. The food, service, and ambiance were all really good. Not too crowded these days, but definitely an underrated gem 💎 now.

Oh.... Amber. Its halcyon days are long gone. Recommendation.... go only for old time's sake. The food was excellent but the portions were small. I had an excellent Chilli Chicken and Prawn Newberg. Both were good. The Chilli Chicken was especially paltry. The Prawn Newberg was excellent and tasty. The service was top class. I give it a rating of 5. The atmosphere was sadly quiet. I was the last guest in my area. Seeing as if I had taken my time to finish my meal it would have kept them waiting (and they were visibly winding down), I got my food packed. Trinca's is very different. Do I recommend it ? As compared to Trinca's, no. For old time's sake, once only.

Extremely Disturbing Experience — Serious Food Safety Violation at a “Heritage” Restaurant Amber Restaurant’s reputation as a heritage landmark of Kolkata makes this incident not just disappointing, but deeply alarming. The chicken served to us was cold at the core, clearly indicating that it had been refrigerated and inadequately reheated, rather than freshly cooked. Serving poultry in this condition is not a minor lapse — it is a serious food safety violation. As per basic food hygiene norms and FSSAI guidelines, cooked food must be served hot and at safe temperatures. Cold-inside chicken raises legitimate concerns about bacterial growth and consumer health. This level of negligence is unacceptable anywhere, let alone at a restaurant that charges premium prices and trades heavily on its legacy. Several other dishes were equally poor in quality, stale in taste, and completely unworthy of the amount charged. What was most offensive was the apparent complacency — as if customers are expected to accept inferior, reheated food simply because the restaurant has a famous name. Heritage is not an excuse to lower standards. If anything, it demands greater accountability. This experience reflects a worrying disregard for food safety, quality control, and customer well-being. Unless Amber Restaurant takes immediate corrective action and strictly adheres to FSSAI food safety regulations, diners should exercise extreme caution. Kolkata’s culinary reputation deserves far better than this. Highly dissatisfied. Completely unacceptable. Not recommended. I have attached the bill for authenticity.

This place used to be a great restaurant for North Indian food. I remember going to this place for more than 20 years! Though recently the quality of the food has deteriorated to levels below acceptable. Eating food here can make you really sick. The worst part is that nothing tastes fresh here, well there is no taste at all. The service is fine, but there is a sense of greediness of tip that can be seen in every service you get at this restaurant. From the toilet guy, to the server, to the lift person, to the entrance security! like really!? this is so cheap! The prices when compared to serving quantity, the quantity is not enough. Each order of curry is barely good enough for one person. Overall extremely disappointed and my last visit to this restaurant. Hope the owners take these customer reviews seriously or this place is surely going to shut down soon!

Chaliye Shuru Karte hai😬 - Huge sitting area, fully airconditioned - lot of staff clean washrooms - Let go to main point -FOOD- Food is like good would not say it was outstanding. Have tried mutton korma but its preperation was totally different it was not like that traditional one. Chicken tangri kababs was also good but not the best. Palak Paneer/ Chicken Reshmi butter masala was outstanding. Fish tikka was good. Butter naan was too fluffy with butter bath. Dekhke lena apna apna🤮 Mutton Biryani was horrible with higher price, about quantity - for one person only. Tutti fruti was good but faluda ice cream was too sweet🫨. See some pictures…

Has the old charm, food is good, but not that great.