Anār Indian Restaurant

For a holiday lunch, we experienced a quiet and relaxing ambience. Service was timely and pleasant, and establishment was clean. Our food came out in a timely manner, portions were big, and each curry came with its own rice. Our favorite appetizer was the batata dahi puri, as it was sweet and spicy, with a balanced medley of flavors. The bhel leaned more sweet, but with some yogurt felt perfect. The curries were great, with the malai kofta being sweeter and Chana masala being spicy. For breads, we had the garlic naan and (delicious!!!) chili cheese kulcha. Overall, good experience and I would recommend for a casual Indian lunch or dinner.

Mostly eat plant-based and this place is amazing. Truly addicted to their Mulugu-Tanni soup here it is absolute perfection. It might be my favorite soup ever. And their baingan bhartha is incredible. I get their food delivered and it always comes fast and delicious.

Highly recommend their weekday lunch specials! Such a great deal. It comes with a lot of rice, naan and appetizers. Their lamb vindaloo is genuinely spicy.

My wife & I have been to Anar four times now. We go every time we come to NY. The service has always been great & the food is always on point. I have nothing but great things to say about this place & I HIGHLY recommend it. We went today to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary & we left happy, as we always do. We went when they first reopened at 5 & had the place to ourselves for a while, which was nice. Keep supporting this business.

I’m from Seattle, and now I’m in New York. Let me tell you. This is the pinnacle of Indian food, and the dishes they serve you with are a + here. 5 stars. Seasoned perfectly and feels like a Michelin experience. This is the only Indian spot I’m coming back to.

4.4 stars. Solid choice for casual dining on Friday evening, esp if you haven't made a reservation. Large portions. Our party of 4 arrived around 7:20pm with 2 bottles of wine (it's a BYO) and was seated right away. We ordered 1 samosa, 2 orders of papadum, tandoori chicken, veg korma, coconut chicken curry, chicken saag & garlic naan (plentiful rice was included). The food was tasty enough (hard to really tell as we had to order lower than normal spicy due to a child dining with us). We were surprisingly stuffed - the portion are larger than most Indian restaurants and we actually did not finish some of the food. The prices are competitive but considering the other aspects, I would definitely return. Mar 2014. Update Feb 2025: back for their set lunch, which includes some curries with veg of the day, lentil, rice and naan. Good and filling.

The baingan bharta curry (smoked eggplant) was delightful and full of flavors with right amount of spices served with fluffy basmati rice on the side. The garlic naan was hot and crispy and held together when coupled with curry & rice. Vegetable samosa was perfectly fried and the sauces were light and tangy. My friend ordered a soup and lamb saag and shared positive reviews. Attentive and friendly service. We arrived at 5:30pm and the place filled up quickly. Would definitely come back when in the area!

Both delivery and dine-in experiences were extremely good! food and service, thumbs up 👍🏽 We were able to taste the freshness of the food, we could tell, food is fresh made! and the ingredients are also very fresh! juicy but not soggy, tasty but not dry, crispy but not bland. So far, best Indian food in town.

Food - scrumptious Service - on time, patient Ambiance - beautiful My company and I bought the exact same dish. As the protein, she had chicken and I had a veggie spin. So, never had this before, and was skeptical - cottage cheese curds. Looks like baked, firm tofu - but with a flavor so outstanding it made me happy. Both dishes tasted distinctive, as if they were freshly prepared. This was my second time eating here and neither time disappointed.

Anar has amazing customer service and a great feel. The staff was so kind and patient with us. One thing though, when we asked for the food to be mild spice, it ended up having no spiciness to it, although still very tasty! Next time I'm in New York, I hope to try again but with higher spice levels! :)

Anar is my go to Indian spot in NYC. I've never been but have ordered takeout a dozen or so times. My favorites are chicken tikka masala, chicken samosas, and the tandoori platter. Can't go wrong with anything. They're also super allergy friendly - I have tree nut allergies and they have always been able to accommodate them while being upfront about ingredients. Highly recommend!

i was really looking forward to trying this indian spot after seeing the reviews but it was absolutely terrible. the paneer tikka masala was so sweet it tasted like a dessert and the dal makhani was so heavy on the cloves i couldn't taste anything else. even though i like cloves, it threw off the flavor and charm of the whole dish. not to mention the naan was so cold and soggy it got super chewy and hard to eat. would not recommend!!

I haven't had Indian food in my area yet, but this was the closest one to my apartment, so I decided to try it out on Thanksgiving. I was pleased to know they were open on the holiday. I ordered a vegetable samosa, vegetable pakora, and paneer tikka masala. All of this cost about $30, which I thought was a little pricey for how much I got... well that's new york lol! It took about 10/15 minutes for my food to be ready. The food: - vegetable samosa: kind bland, didn't really have any flavor to it. - vegetable pakora: pretty good. Could have a little bit more spices to it, but pretty good. - paneer tikka masala: loved this!! So good!! I just think it deserves a little bit more rice. Overall pretty good spot in the uws. Rate: 7/10 Price: $$

The Indian restaurant near the University of India is out! Lamb curry The mutton has no smell and is a little salty. It's okay to mix rice. I like this nann very much. It's very chewy and fragrant. The side dishes are also suitable and won't get tired. The location of the restaurant is really good, the scenery is very good, and the attitude of the service staff is also good. Almost all of them are Indians. I packed,but I felt uncomfortable after eating it. Hahahaha, I don't know if this is the reason.

Cozy and homey Indian restaurant. The menu has plenty of options and the servers are really friendly. It's a great spot to go with a group.

I'm incredibly disappointed by the service and an incident that happened here. It is enough to not want to return. I feel like when you see staff that really cares, it speaks of the business. Unfortunately this did not happen. We arrived at 9pm this Friday evening. As soon as I walked in the door, I told the waiter that it was my Mom's birthday and he acknowledged. We did not hand him a cake and it's also very warm outside so we wouldn't have one with us at the table. We ordered tandoori chicken, some saag dishes, coconut curry, paratha etc. The food was good. With that said, our waters were never refilled. Not once. I have never been to an Indian restaurant where my water is not filled 500 times (I know this sounds crazy but I'm sure many that frequent Indian restaurants would understand this). The server didn't clear the plates and brought us our check. We weren't even finished eating. She said that they closed at 10. The check was brought at 10pm on the dot. My partner brought the check up to speak with the waiter that greeted us. The waiter had asked if we brought our own dessert and my partner said that we did not have any with us that we would like to order some. We were told that the kitchen closed at 9:45pm and everything was put away. My partner asked about the pre-made refrigerated desserts and the waiter said that they were put away and the kitchen was closed. Once more my partner said specifically if we could have a rasmalai or gulajamon and he shook his head no and reiterated that the kitchen was closed. I felt really upset by this because before we sat down we were not told what time the kitchen would close. Restaurants usually will give a heads up that the kitchen is closing and come over to ask if we would like anything else. I also automatically assumed that the restaurant knew we would want dessert. The staff didn't even try to clear our plates or dishes even after we paid. I had to ask for a water before leaving. Please note it's a heat wave and to not be given water is outrageous. When we were leaving four staff members were standing behind the counter. It did not appear to be understaffed. The food would have received four stars but because of this experience and the lack of service and empathy, the city has so much competition and I'd rather support a business that would at least try to go the extra mile for a birthday.

There were a lot of people here when I walked by. My friend and I decided to try this place and were seated right away at the only open table. Appetizer 4/5 Samosa chaat - my favorite of everything we ordered. Its essentially a deconstructed samosa with sauces on top. Very flavorful, a little too much flavor actually. It could use a little more carbs to balance out each bite. Would totally order this again. Entree 4/5 Chicken tikki masala - sweeter than expected, good flavor. I enjoyed this. Would order again 2/5 Lucknowi Lamb Korma- there were fatty pieces on the meat (not a lot) but it bothered me a little so i ate around it. Everything else didnt really make an impression on me. Would not order again Other 2.5/5 Mango lassi - this was fine. I expected the first sip to be more refreshing than it was. It got pretty sweet 1/3 of the way through. I didn't end up finishing it 3/5 Rosemary naan - never seen this anywhere! Was pretty excited for this but the rosemary didnt make much of a difference They advertise BYOB. The table next to us finished two bottles of wine! We were here for about two hours. It was a really pleasant atmosphere to chat in despite it being a little loud. The staff politely gave us our bill, then politely told us they were closing. They closed at 9:45 but didnt ask us to leave until after 10p at which they asked everyone to leave.

I really wanted to enjoy this place, but I have to say I was a little saddened with the quality. I think the service is probably the best thing. I've had better indian food in the city. The staff was extremely nice though! The best thing on the menu that we got was the garlic naan. It was garlicky, the bread was soft. We did enjoy their fish dish :) but their combo plate had various meats that were pretty tough, and were overwhelming in flavor. Some of the lamb was kind of not edible sadly because it was grounded and didn't taste good.

Very good Indian restaurant with nice decorations and atmosphere in a small and pleasant setting.

Anar is the best authentic halal indian food in the west side! the service and atmosphere of the restaurant are amazing and ambient with lovely indian music in the background and cool air conditioning. the food is full of flavor and tolerable spices. we ordered the mixed tandoor grill platter along with tandoori chicken and a bunch of white rice and naan came with our order along with sauces. it was a pleasant experience. i absolutely loved the food and will come back again because it was super delicious, clean, and fulfilling. we also ordered a mango lassi but i perdoanlyl felt it was very heavy with yogurt and not really drinkable. we also ordered chai at the end it was good. i think this is a gem of indian cuisine in new york city. 10/10 definitely go here with friends and family.

This is a small, unassuming, BYOB place with a pretty typical menu. However, the food is very good. Some of the best Indian food on the westside (above 72nd street). Service is also great but come first and foremost for the food.

***THIS IS FOR THE TAKEOUT ORDER ONLY***my usual go to Indian spot in "El Barrio" Harlem was closed ..so I decided to check around my area here on the UWS...I hesitated to order only because I'm super picky about my Indian cuisine, and I didn't want it to be a miss. I took a chance ..AND MY ....THE PORTIONS WERE GENEROUS to say the least . it came very fast ; it was fresh as well. I got a spicy lamb dish not sure (if it was vindaloo or Rogan Josh) , Garlic Naan, and Mulligatawny soup..Yall i ate this for three days ..the price wasn't even 25.00 ( and that was from Uber eats ) ..I will be going to the location soon to check out the customer service and decor ..DELIVERY WAS FLY ..

After living in Boston for the summer, I was absolutely delighted to finally indulge in some tasty Indian restaurant classics. The bhel puri was fantastic. The presentation was really cute, and we loved every bite. The lunch specials are such a good deal. Lots of food for ~$15. The daal and pickle were alright. The rice was very soft and fluffy. The naan (each lunch special includes lots of naan) was perfectly soft and flaky when they set it at our table. I ordered a chicken tikka masala, and it was perfect. The mango lassi was also fantastic. Loved the food, the portion sizes are large, the service was great, and the interior was cute as well. Will definitely come here again.

Got takeout. Delicious food. Gluten free items marked on the menu. I'm celiac & had no problems. I'll order from here again.

The service at Anar is really amazing! You can tell they really care about how their customers are treated. When I came me and my dining partner had the whole restaurant to ourselves, which was nice. I ordered the tandoori chicken, and was surprised how fast it came out. When I received my food, it looked and tasted like it had been cooked previously and then reheated in the microwave. This was disappointing, especially since the service was stellar. On the flip side, the samosas here are AWESOME! So good I forgot to take a picture. The sauces are also really tasty too! Don't forget to get the garlic naan to which was fresh and warm right out the oven!

Prime time to visit this Indian restaurant is 11:30 AM - 2:45 PM during their lunch special hours. Regular classic curry entrées are served with basmati rice. With the Lunch Specials, the fare is cheaper and include vegetable of the day, lentil of the day, plus naan. ---- Lamb Vindaloo: a spice mix of vinegar, garlic, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, Cochin peppercorns, Andhra chilies & turmeric ($14.95 for lunch special, $18.95 otherwise). The menu had a warning of *Very Spicy*, but it was only slightly above mild to me. Lamb was tender and the flavor of the curry was rich. I liked the lentil and vegetable sides, which paired nicely with the fresh naan. Bread was fluffy and not oily. ----- Bombay Fish Masala: filets of seasonal fish simmered in a sauce of coconut, tomato, ginger, garlic, spices, curry leaves, mustard seeds ($14.95 for lunch special, $18.95 otherwise). ----- Mango Lassi: Ratnagiri mango pulp churned with yogurt & sprinkled with Kerala cardamom ($5.95 for 10 oz). ----- Many of the customers had ordered for take-out. Enough indoor seating to accommodate walk-ins. Guest Wi-Fi is available.

Great food. Kind and professional service. Looking forward to my next visit. Great food. Kind and professional service. Looking forward to my next visit.

I've been a long-time customer. It seems to me that the food quality has declined over the years. Certain dishes are better than others--vegetarian tends to be better than meat (the chicken is usually very dry). My most recent meal gave me food poisoning, so I'll be slow to return (if at all). The wait staff is very nice but I haven't dined in the restaurant and can't comment on wait times, but I have had some issues with online orders not being completed on time and needing to wait at the restaurant. I want to like the place, but it hasn't been giving me reasons to.

I really love this place. it's my favorite Indian restaurant in morningside heights, and I've lived here for 25 years. their food - seasoning and execution is the tastiest I've experienced. Yummy!

Great food. Had the lunch special vegetarian with palak paneer, which was very inexpensive but fresh and with a generous portion. Delicious.

Generally the food was just okay for me here. Ordered the chicken tikka masala, chicken tandoori, garlic naan, vegetable samosa and chicken samosa and some items felt like standard and others were on the drier side. Don't let the photos fool you, there's a good amount of chicken hiding in the tikka masala sauce. However, the chunks of chicken were unfortunately on the drier side. This was the same case for the chicken samosas, the ground chicken might've overcooked in the fryer. The chicken tandoori didn't have as much spices and flavor for me as I'd like it to have. Garlic naan was soft and pillowy and the vegetable samosas was solid. I was hoping the basmati rice had some more flavor as well, but they did give a good amount! Other than that, this was just an okay meal for me. Their prices are really fair especially during the lunch combo specials.

A friend of mine recommended this restaurant to me because she knows that i love Indian food. friend knows that I love Indian food. When i entered the staff was very friendly and helpful as I was trying to decide what I wanted to eat. I am a vegetarian, and i loved that there were many options for me to choose from. I was ordering to go and receive my food in a good time. Once i received my food I did notice that the portion size was small and comparing it to the price seems a bit high. The food wasn't bad but wasn't my favorite Indian restaurant overall

Friendly and delicious! Reliable, inexpensive... I like that you can bring in your own beer or wine. Highly recommended!

This was a pretty average choice for an Indian restaurant. I had Malai kofta, dal makhani, and bhindi anar with naan. The food was all of decent quality, exactly what you'd expect for standard North Indian fare.

Food was amazing! I like Indian food but the food here at Anar was cranked up on the flavor from what I was used to. Service was excellent as well.

I order for my office luncheon today and WOW it was amazing. The portions, the presentations and the details in providing labels for all of the trays...was above! I ordered the Lamb Seehk Kebab's which were so flavor full and moist. the Chickem tikka Masala was tender and the Veg, Samosa's were filled nicely . Hands down a home run with my team. thanks ANAR

Allow me to retract my previous statement. This place sucks. Have ordered take out a few times since my initial order, and it appears that was a fluke. Chicken is poor quality, curries have little taste, and they somehow are able to screw up samosa chaat (literally just mashed up samosa with spices). Kept trying it to see if I could get the same experience as the first time (which was ok but worthwhile), and because the location is convenient, but this place never could manage 'ok' again. Just as important as the food issues, they openly prioritize people who order on their site (which doesn't work 1/2 the time) over anyone ordering with a regular delivery app like Seamless. Today, I waited 30 minutes past my pick up time. After practically begging the host to at least tell me if I should come back later, he told me "he couldn't guarantee anything". Last time I checked you took my money, so thus you owe me an explanation. Then again I was one of a sea of delivery people who were all confused how these guys stay in business. If you want to deal with this bullshit, real free. I'd rather go to Aangan around the corner, which isn't perfect, but where you'd NEVER get this type of poor service. Yelp is currently flagging this place for suspicious activity in their reviews too, so 'buyer beware' is the word.

Ok, so recently Amsterdam above 103 lost so many restaurants and cafe that it was hard not to get depressed. Anar (and Atlas Kitchen also nearby for Chinse) are the only good news in 12 years I lived there. Would you bring your Indian friends or relative there, or a date to impress? It depends. You would if you wanted to just enjoy the good life: being satisfied with regular North Indian fare with sufficient choice in spices, added flavor and a general impression that you are eating food cooked with decency and good ingredients as opposed to something heavy and oily. Call it what you like but we are blessed we have this option now. Can Anar stand the comparison with Indian restaurants on Lex@27-28th? No because those are more specialized and just have more volume/specialty. But unless you need south Indian, Gujarathi, or extra special ambiance almost all evenings the pleasure of eating from Anar beats the 50mn commute to curry hill so I'll take it. Note that getting stricly spiceless (as in "a western child can eat it") at this restaurant is a bit challenging. If that's required, go for Naan/Roti with Raita and Mango Lassi, everything else has some degree of flavor that register as "spice" to those. I don't consider that a flaw (Can you ask a French restaurant for sweetless desserts?) but it's something to know.

Delicious, great variety. Excellent selection of starters, meats, vegetable dishes to suit any palate. Was walking in the neighborhood and stumbled across Anar, much to our enjoyment. The restaurant is BYOB with no corkage. Great service, great options, great flavors.

Horror show! Can't see ever ordering from this restaurant again. Ordered via Grubhub: delivery time already 50 minutes, but just enough time to get the food to feed my daughter dinner. 1 hr 20 mins later, with not notice about the order I phoned, only to be told it may still be another 15 minutes, though he wasn't sure. The person seemed to have no concept when I asked if he thought that was appropriate service. If you can't deliver in the time agreed to, at the very least you should have some consideration, or don't take orders you can't fulfill. If I could give no stars I would!

It's kinda fishy that they would only give you special menu unless you ask for regular ala carte menu. The foods are good but I wish they would add some veggies

We were two of us for dinner on a Friday evening. Even though Open Table said no tables were available, we were seated immediately. This is a Bring Your Own Beverage place with no corkage fees added. We saw a few people bring their own bottles of wine. We ordered a Samosa Chat which was ok and a bit cold. The Paneer Tikka was good but the Bhaingan Barta was extremely tasty. The Naan was soft and Fluffy and so was the Basmati Rice. Generous proportions and we had leftovers to take home. Excellent food and service. Great restaurant! Will be back later!

Garlic naan is to die for. Fun atmosphere for dine-in and super fast for delivery Last time I (medium spice tolerance) got the Chicken Vindaloo which warns it is **very spicy** and it made my stomach hurt for 24 hours. 11/10

SERVICE, FOOD, AMBIANCE! I am surprised how friendly service is despite them being understaffed. Food was amazing and the portions were so value for money! definitely a must go!

Good Indian food, fast delivery which is great. The samosas are very good and the chicken tikka is too.

The food was great and so was the service!! Each staff member was incredibly kind. The mango lassi is a must!

We ordered a take out for 5 naans, Malai kofta and jalfarazie. Firstly we only got 4 naans and secondly the vegetable jalfarazie was awful. Huge chunks of only broccoli and cauliflower. Are these the only veggies? At least cut them into small pieces. The gravy was also sour. Just a tomato paste with mild spice.

Such a good find in NYC! Super great and kind staff. Food was also quick and delicious. Best naan I have ever had.

Although the Indian food here is pretty good, the lunch quantity was pretty small and prices are steep! Definitely not student friendly. They are not able to keep up with orders during peak hours and especially over the weekend. It took them one hour to take our order and another hour to bring the food one Sunday night. Food: 4 stars Service: 2 starts Price: 2 stars

I'm so happy I finally tried Anār. The food and service were both superb. I had the vegetable and chicken samosas to start, the Lamb Barrah Kabab for my main, and the Gulab Jamun for dessert. The Samosas were very flavorful and a great temperature. The Lamb Kabab did not lack in spice, and had a delicious sauce to pair with. The Gulab Jamun was the perfect finish to a great meal. The restaurant has a great ambiance; great for a dinner date or going out with friends. I can't wait to come back for more.

First we ordered delivery--- eggplant dish, okra dish, spinach paneer. It was out of this world! Today we went in person and the place is beautiful, clean and comfortable. We had an even better feast! Lamb, eggplant, okra and asked just for one rice (it comes free but who cares about white rice if you are eating such beautiful dishes) --- instead we went with breads! kashmiri sweet bread, bread that had potatoes awww soooo good and garlic naan. We chose super well. Also had cucumber yogurt. It was soooo delicious. We are coming back each week from now on. We met the chef and rest of staff who are super nice and humble. They are busy with takeout and work crazy hard. Namaste!

Ordered takeout from here and was an overall solid spot. By far not the best Indian food in the city but also not the worst. We ordered the samosas and we're a bit surprised it was just 1 in the order. The biriyani was solid. Dal makhani was also a good option. However the Paneer tikka was a bit rubbery and laccha paratha was too thick for my liking.

Great food and location. We came from out of town. We were staying in the Upper West side and happened upon Anar. It didn't disappoint! Food was so flavorful and fresh. The people very accommodating and friendly. Just fyi- they don't serve alcohol and I cannot recall if it's byob (if it is, you can easily grab something across the street).

One of the 3 best restaurants in the entire UWS!! No other Indian restaurant compares in its flavor and value. The pure breadth and depth of Anar's dishes are incredible, and I've had a wonderful experience every time. It does get packed at times but the service is top tier (shoutout Suman!) I recommend the samosas chaat, coconut chicken curry, and chicken biryani! Life changing!

This food was so delicious! We were craving Indian food and were a little displeased with the place closer to us and we passed by here, so we decided to order it for dinner. It was delicious!! The Chicken Samosa was very good, a little too greasy, but flavorful. The Chicken Tikka Masala was incredible, and the curry was delicious. We got Garlic Naan too (very garlicky, very fluffy and the perfect amount of crunchy) and it tasted delicious, especially dipped in the Tikka Masala curry (there's an option to add the sauce to your order!) Finally, the Palak Paneer was very tasty. We got medium spice on both of our curries and that was perfect. (It was actually milder than we expected. We can take more heat!) A great food experience and we will definitely be ordering again.

great indian spot and the service was amazing! the food was delicious, i highly recommend the garlic naan, veggie samosas, chicken tikka masala and tandoori chicken. the vibe was perfect and it's also halal !!

Fire. Such a great carry out deal and massive serving size. Best garlic naan in the area by FAR and arguably all around best Indian as well