Utsav Indian Bar and Grill

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   Zsoka

   New York City

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The food absolutely outstanding, tasty, well prepared. It's a really nice restaurant. The service was slow, unfriendly and not to welcoming. Otherwise, it's a nice place to eat, but don't expect a good service.
   

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   Irv

   New York City

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good food. Great service would gladly return for another meal
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Utsav has been my favorite restaurant in NYC since 20 years. I’ve have been coming here for a very long time and yet I can say that the food quality, quantity, service has always been the best. They have been consistently good about keeping up the taste and quality of the dishes. The food is reasonably priced and portion size is good too. My fav there are methi mutter malai, chilli paneer, nolen gur ice cream and rasmalai. The desserts are a must try. Especially the Nolen gur ice cream. Not only the food, but the service is very good too. Our server Apolina was very attentive and offered us some good suggestions, the chef Uttam who makes delicious food and Remson who is so warm n welcoming everytime we go. A must go restaurant if you are in NYC.
   

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   Bert

   Connecticut

   22 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Always a great night out. Lovely dining room, deltoid and drink and great service
   

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   Kathy

   New York City

   98 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   98 reviews

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Utsav has a very extensive menu and everything sounded wonderful, so it was hard to pick. We started with an appetizer from the Indo Chinese section. It was a beetroot croquette. The croquette was delicious and pretty spicy. We had the tandoori Cornish hen with fried okra. The hen was cooked perfectly and delicious. The okra was cut pretty thinly and was more like fried zucchini but still tasty. We also had the Saag Lamb and the lamb was very tender and the spinach was delicious. We had a side order of onion kulcha to sop up the sauce. We ordered wine by the glass and it was a very generous pour. We really enjoyed our dinner at Utsav. Just be aware that a gratuity was added to our check even though we only had 2 people in our party. It was a surprise that we might have overlooked. Would definitely recommend this place for pre or post theater dinner.
   

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   Carol

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 15, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice place. Recommend Nice location. Attentive
   

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   Beth

   New York City

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 14, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Very good food, as always, in a serene atmosphere. We had to wait a very long time for it; though, and as we had an early curtain we had to gobble it down quickly.
   

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   Ludwina

   Washington DC

   85 reviews

   3.0

   85 reviews

   Dined on November 13, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Despite telling the staff and owner in advance that the food needed to be mild, it was not. They replaced the daal with a less hot version but it was the same with the rest of the food. One size fits all is not always good!
   

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   Shondel

   New York City

   5 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 8, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   I've been going to Utsav for a long time, but they have recently changed the menu, to include Indian and Chinese cuisine, and it's not as good. There are fewer Indian choices; the ones I liked before such as malagatawny soup and the fish curry are no longer there. Also, the quality of the food is now mediocre.
   

   Utsav Indian Bar and GrillResponded on November 9, 2024

   We are sorry you did not enjoy your dinner with us. We have added on Indian Chinese & Bengali food to the menu both of them very well received . However we have not shortened the Indian menu , actually added items We may have changed the fish you used to like but it’s replaced with a better option Soup we haven’t had on the menu since many years.
   

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    Amy

    New York City

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great Place been there many times, when I go to the theater. Had a great waiter. He really was terrific as I sometimes don’t like the over spicy food and he found a way to accommodate me really impressive everybody there has always been terrific helpful kind.
    

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