Benares New York - Buy Reservations

We dropped by here after an appointment downtown, really enjoyed the veg briyani and the paneer tikka. Really quick service and delicious (buttery) dishes!

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Probably my favorite Indian restaurant in the city! So flavorful and delicious. Great staff and service- highly recommend it!

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When we arrived they didn't even check if we had reservations. The place was maybe half full. Around 8 it was packed. The food is very good and the portions are huge. I ended up taking home half of my entree. I think I would definitely go back here. The reason I'm not giving 4 or 5 stars is because service was incredibly slow. We had to wait about 15 minutes for anyone to take our drink order and after the food came out we didn't get a water refill for probably an hour. We also had to chase someone down to bring us a check. I suppose there are worse things, at least we were not at all rushed to leave and could enjoy our meal. I noticed that many other tables had extremely long waits for drinks and appetizers so I was glad we got there "early" and that our food came out pretty quickly once we ordered. Perhaps this is solely related to being understaffed which I understand. The phone was also ringing off the hook and there were a ton of delivery orders being prepared so that also probably affected the service for diners. It didn't ruin my experience. Food was really really good. I will definitely be back!

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Shared 2 appetizers, 1 vegetarian dish with rice and garlic naan and have a lot of leftovers. Will definitely come again

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We stopped by for lunch on a chance visit and was so happy about our experience that we are talking about returning for it. We had lamb vindaloo, goat masala, lamb sausage kebab, a lentil soup, mango lassi, and chai, all of which were wonderful and still make my mouth watering as I'm typing. The lentil soup came with a cute heated pot and in its golden glory warmed me up from within on a windy winter day. The mango lassi was thick and rich but not too sweet, which is perfect for us. The lamb vindaloo had a lot of flavor and HEAT. We had the leftover bread and lentil (both were on the house as part of the lunch special) to go and they made another satisfying light dinner. My only grief as a huge chai person is that the rich and aromatic chai is not refillable. The owner/waitstaff were all authentically friendly.Edit: having tried four different Indian places near us for lunch special, I felt compelled to come back here and say that it's totally okay the chai is not refillable at Benares lol because the value and quality of lunch special they offer has no rival in the city. Period. I need to find another reason to visit them...

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I came in with high expectations, especially since one of my friends visited last year and spoke very highly of this place. It's unfortunate that we both left somewhat disappointed; with her apologizing to our group saying it was much better the last time she came. It wasn't terrible, but overall, there was a lot left to be desired. We were a party of 6 and booked in advance. When arrived though, we were told a couple times (before even ordering) that due to a busy evening and high expected number of bookings, we were limited to 90 mins - with the clock starting as soon as our food arrived. I understand the reasoning behind this, but it would've been nice to have known this at the time of booking, as we were a large group and wanted to take our time. In the end, we only spent 1 hour at the restaurant, but felt obligated to rush our food as soon as it arrived - not the best experience. Food servings were generous in size and I particularly liked the garlic naan. Note, rice is included with the curry entrees, so no need to order separately (this is not clear on the menu). The Goat Dum Biriyani looked incredible when it arrived. I've not seen biriyani prepared like this before but it was certainly a pleasant surprise. As for the negatives - the staff had forgotten about our drinks orders, so they came around 5 mins after we had started eating our mains. We had two orders of Chicken Tikka Masla and one Butter Chicken which we realized at the end, they were mixed up (they served 2 butter chicken and 1 chicken tikka masala). We realized this as 'butter chicken' was spicier than the tikka masala. The vindaloo was interesting - very generous amounts of vegetable, but I found it to be too sour and not spicy or fragrant enough.I think this place has potential and am assuming the food/service was off as they were catering to a wedding party that night. Next time I'm in the area, I'd be willing to give it another shot!

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I wish I could give more than 5 stars to this amazing restaurant. Not only is the food affordable but it's super yum in taste. Also the owner is very friendly and welcoming. We ordered 2 lunch special which comes with one appetiser, one entree with side of naan and rice. We got samosa, dahi papdi & paneer tikka (ordered separately) for appetiser and diwani handi, shahi paneer for entree . It came with rice and naan. The quantity is very generous even in lunch special that's why I am not sure if I would ever order from the menu. The food was amazing in taste, not too spicy and the place has good ambiance. Overall it's was a great experience. I would definitely go back when I come back to New York.

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Absolute amazing Indian food - even recommended by Tinx! The dum biriyani is absolutely wonderful and so is the butter chicken. Highly recommend whether you're in or out of tribeca!

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