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Nirmal's, Seattle, WA

Nirmal's

4.1
4.1
188 Reviews
$31 to $50
Indian

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2 people
11:00 PM
Booked 12 times today
  • Innovative
  • Romantic
  • Neighborhood gem
Nirmal’s is the culmination of over 30 years of culinary experience of Chef Nirmal Monteiro, our five-star chef. His lifelong dream is realized in this restaurant, showcasing his talents and inspired by great traditions of Indian food, yet re-imagined with the influences of his global culinary journey.

Chef Nirmal combines fresh local ingredients from the Pacific Northwest with traditional ingredients and spices from across India. The tastes are at once familiar, yet new and exciting. Prepare for a dining experience with diversity and subtlety of flavors not available in any other Indian restaurant!

At Nirmal’s, we believe that dining is more than just great food; it is the whole experience! Great food, great ambiance, excellent service, and sense of community are our mission.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Indian
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (206) 683-9701
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Chef Sunit Sharma
  • Neighborhood
    Pioneer Square
  • Cross street
    Yesler
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 188 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.1
4.1 based on all time ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 3.7Value

NoiseEnergetic

188 Reviews
  1. Marco3

    Washington DC

    29 reviews

    4.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on July 26, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was excellent. They bill themselves as reimagined Indian food but I got an average curry that you can find in any English\Irish pub across Europe. Overrated.

    1 person found this helpful

  2. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 16, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Highly recommend Nirmal's for wonderful Indian food. It's one of the many new restaurants in the dramatically refreshed Pioneer Square. The only issue we encountered is that Nirmal's had no record of our Open Table reservation and said they did not use this service. None the l was, thge graciously accommodated out party if 6.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 16, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Overall I almost prefer the lunchtime tali to the dinners. The dinner dishes have no sides so you have to fill in for the table which is fine but I think the main dish sizes should probably be reduced a bit to leave room for more side dishes. Pork Vindaloo remains one of the best versions I've ever had though I do wish the service could fill me in on sourcing for the meats. Palak Paneer not the best I've had as the spinach was pureed to the point of no texture. We tried only the vegetable biryani which was very good. Since biryani's are so distinctive per region I will return to try the goat. Staff are pleasant. Drink choices quite good as well.

    1 person found this helpful

  4. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 15, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was great and the service was spectacular. Cordial and professional but fun and not stuffy. Food had a nice variety of flavors and did not disappoint

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  5. beezergirl

    Seattle

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on June 6, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    WOW!!! We have found a new favorite - absolutely LOVED this place - we loved that Nirmal's didn't have the standard Indian restaurant menu - dialed in food - the menu is small and very special - and it changes in order to expose diners to a variety food of Indian cuisine from various regions - from beginning to end the tastes were fantastic - and I am a firm believer that when someone truly loves to cook, you can taste the love and the passion with each bite - have only experienced this a few times - and we experienced this at Nirmal's - the owner came to our table and actually sat and had a great conversation with us about this lovely find among other things - you will feel like you have been welcomed into one's home at this place, given a delicious home-cooked meal, and you will leave thinking "I can't wait to come back and try the next menu"

    1 person found this helpful

  6. Seve

    Seattle

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 3, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a great dinner. Love the food and Mariah, our server, was fabulous. A bit distressed that the restaurant rating was just OK by the health department. Hope they can improve on that. Then I can give all 5's!

    1 person found this helpful

  7. PeterS

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 31, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food, friendly professional service, interior ambience, good value for lunch!

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 28, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We found the food a little lackluster, but 'okay'. Service was slow, probably due to training new staff. Ambiance was great.

    1 person found this helpful

  9. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food and lovely ambience. We all ordered different options, and everything was delicious. The crab was out of this world.

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  10. PS86

    Chicago

    6 reviews

    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 27, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    The paneer makhani we ordered was way too thin in consistency and not creamy. The flavors were too simple and it tasted just like tomato paste and water with a little Garam masala. Very disappointed given all the hype and awards around this place. We did tell the owner/chef about it and he added more spices for us, which made it eatable. But overall, very disappointed

    1 person found this helpful

FAQs

Nirmal's offers delivery in partnership with Chow Now, Postmates and Uber Eats. Nirmal's also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (206) 683-9701.

Nirmal's is rated 4.1 stars by 188 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
11:00 PM
Booked 12 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Nirmal's

106 Occidental Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Yesler
  • Neighborhood
    Pioneer Square
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Indian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Sunit Sharma
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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