I had a reservation 2 weeks ago for here and came with lot of expectations seeing so many great reviews and pictures of food. I was with my husband and as we entered there was no one to ask for. We waited for 5-10 mins and then I went inside and asked someone on the counter. He asked to choose whichever empty table I like. After getting a table, we waited again for another 10 mins and then I called the waiter to give us the menus. I also noticed that this happened with allother people coming in. They all have to wait to get a table even though the restaurant is empty. As many people have suggested so my order was Habanero Tikka, Bhatti Murgh ki Champ and Tandoori Chicken Dosa. Another thing I noticed on the table next to us, there was a party of 4 and each person was served with food at different time. We got Dosa first and then after 10 mins of eating that we got our Habanero tikka and after 5 mins we got the truck of Chicken Champ. Tandoori Chicken Dosa - 3/5 It is a decontructed dosa with sides of tandoori chicken, spicy potatos, coconut chutney, spicy chutney and sambhar. Everything was delicious, sambhar was thick and aloo masala was nicely spiced. Chicken was fine and soft. I felt the dosa was very oily but tasted good with everthing. Also I expected a tandoori chicken filled dosa(like regular south Indian dosa but tandoori chicken filling instead of potatos) seeing on the menu. Habanero Tikka - 4/5 It is 3 piece chicken with aioli sauce capsules. Looks amazing and tasted great. Bhatti Murgh ki Champ - 4/5 It came on a toy truck and the waiter presented to us in a fancy way. It came with mustard oil sauce which was very tasty and complimented the chicken very well. Presentation for all the 3 dishes were amazing. I felt the service was poor(on Sunday). But if you want to enjoy fancy Indian food, this is a place. read more

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I brought my wife here this evening for a Valentine's Day dinner. Made reservations days ahead of time and looked forward to having a delicious dinner. Honestly, nearly everything about this place was pretty wonderful. Our server was thoughtful and attentive. She made great recommendations from the menu. The food was delicious. We ordered three rounds of drinks. The evening was pricey (about $250 in total) but we felt it was totally worth it. Until... We had been there about an hour and fifteen minutes and had paid the bill quickly after eating, leaving a 25% tip for our server. We only had to still finish our drinks. About a third of a glass for each of us. So we were surprised when just a few minutes after paying, one of the hostesses walked up to our table, and within earshot of other people, pushed us to finish our drinks since there is "another reservation for your table scheduled to arrive in 10 minutes." We did not know how to respond at that moment. There were plenty of empty tables (seriously, so many empty tables) and there were several customers still at their tables who had arrived at a similar time as we did. The only difference is that we had finished eating before they had. So take from this review what you will. We had a great time at aRoqa this evening until that hostess unnecessarily walked up to our table and said what she said. Left a bitter taste. Everyone was great, except for her. read more

My wife made reservations for my birthday dinner, staff & service was good. Food was disappointing!! Murgh chops app was decent, chicken tikka masala was sweet and chicken was dry & tough, same thing for my wife's paneer tikka masala : gravy was sweet and panner was dry & tough. read more

aRoqa - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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I've ordered from dozens of Indian restaurants here in NYC. aRoqa is one of the better places. Maybe top two places for Indian Food. The prices were fair for the amount of food received. I ordered Ghost Chili Chicken Kebab and Chicken Tikka Masala. The Chicken kebab was the perfect amount of spicy. Left a good spicy taste well after eating the chicken meat was so tender. I loved both dish. Placed my order on Seamless and was at my place within 30 or 40 minutes Max. read more

Great Indian food, great cocktails, great service! Walked in shortly after 5PM on a Saturday and the place was empty. The staff was very friendly and attentive, but the food was the highlight. Creative and delicious! read more

Really really liked this place. The ambiance is sleek, with black walls and has a minimalist feel to it. We came here for dinner on a Friday night. For drinks, both me and my friend got the southern soujourn - which has mezcal, celery juice, bbq syrup - spicy and strong. Very nice actually. To eat, we ordered a bunch of appetizers - sunchokes chaat (7/10 - was nice), kurkuri bhel (8/10 - was one of the favorites out of everything that we ate), sabudana tiki (again delicious and highly recommend it), the corn puddu (it was nice but a little too greasy for my liking). My friends also got the paneer kulcha - which they liked as well. Highly recommend this place - amazing food and cocktails :) read more

Made a reservation for 7 pm but got there at 6 for drinks. The Third Eye cocktail is very tasty and they have a few good options. We got the corn paddu and lasuni gobi which were both very good but the portions are very small. For our entrees we got the Goan shrimp curry and chicken tikka masala with naan. They do not have gluten free naan/roti options. However, both the dishes were tasty and decent portions. All round good experience and will try it again. read more

Wow! Aesthetic, service, and food -- how is this place not more popular? Bottomless brunch$35, butter chicken Mac and cheese and the veggie samosas is all you need to know about the menu. Thank me later! read more

(Old pics - about 5-6 months ago) Food here is great: taste, texture, presentation and the creativity of how they blend/create their fusion dish. If they still have it, the one with crispy vermicelli wrap was really great appetizer. And the croquet was nice. Good for group. Great dishe s and positive experience. read more

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Decided to try our aroqa for Diwali this year- great precautions with covid! Mushroom dish amazing Lamb kebab app was good but came out cold Chicken tikka with garlic naan- spicy was delicious. Would come back for your standard Indian fare and some good cocktails. Restaurant was pretty cold- think they just need to figure out ventilation vs their customers freezing. I chose j side for a reason read more

We wanted to visit an Indian fine dine restaurant which allows kids as well. We are Indians so impressing us with Indian food is difficult. We found the appetizers so tasty that we thought of just ordering different tasting plates for a meal. We had sunchoke chaat, kurkuri bhel, eggplant tacos as appetizers. All the plates were so beautiful and tasted so good that we forgot to take photos before decimating it. The appetizers were of good proportion for 2 adults and a kid. Next we ordered amritsari and onion kulcha with palak paneer and okra masala. Both the dishes surpassed our expectations and we took some leftovers. We ended the meal with coconut kheer and it felt like we were eating a delicious creamy icecream. Our server was Sebastian who was polite, quick and efficient. Definitely will recommend this restaurant to people. read more

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greedy waitress, asked for minimum 20% tip and below average service because food was not so goo. Waitress came with a tablet and stands next to you to keep looking how much tip is given by diner. read more

Great tapas-style Indian food! Perhaps the best Tikka Masala I have ever had! Try the Kurkuri Bhel (puffed rice) - I have never had anything like this before. The naan was also pretty good and fluffy. Give this place a try! read more

Really good, modern Indian food. There are almost zero Indian restaurants in Chelsea so aRoqa is an excellent addition to the neighborhood.

Tasty and pricey, how's that for a review? The concept is basically Indian tapas, and the portions aren't overwhelming. The openers are fun. The parsi chimbordi (crab cakes) are yummy. The sabudana tikki is fine. The ambarsa bartha is a winner. The Bhatti Murgh ki Champ is your Instagram dish, delicious tandoori chicken drumsticks presented on a flaming cart. The Goan shrimp curry is thick and and flavorful. The fenugreek murgh is heavy on taste. All in all a good experience but it's expensive too. The kind of meal when you want to go out for a nice dinner not when you want to go out for Indian food. read more

aRoqa - Jalapeno raita - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

This was a fun and interesting experience for us! I enjoyed their Indian tapas/fusion vibe and cute cocktails. Ambiance/Decor: This place went from being very empty when we arrived at 7 pm to pretty full around 9 pm when we were about to leave. It went from no music playing to 90s hip-hop blasting so loud you had to talk over it. I was not a fan of that, but I understand that instrumental Indian music which typically plays makes the restaurant sound boring and less trendy. Cute industrial style seating with black and gold colors. Service: No trouble at all with the service. I really appreciated that they changed our plates and cutlery after we transitioned from apps to dinner part of our meal. Price: We paid about 65 a person (with tip) for apps, dinner, and dessert including one drink each. It's definitely not cheap but it's also not wallet breaking. I really thought for all the food the price made sense. Portions for the entrees are a little on the smaller side, but if I wanted more I could have gone to an Indian buffet. Food: Onto the good stuff. Definitely get the Bhatti Murgh ki Champ if you want your snapchat/instagram story to be lit AF. I had so many people asking me where I was after posting this app. It was to its credit also delicious (so tender and well-seasoned). Paratwala Paneer is great for the vegetarians, and was also yummy/memorable. The butter chicken (Khade Tamatur ka Murgh) was well-flavored, but the Achari Bangain was bland and a miss on my end. The Yakhni Palao was just ok, nothing too memorable for me - but I loved all the stuffed kulchas! To be honest, I could not really taste the meat in the lamb/chicken ones - by eating with the shared plates it was hard to decipher, but really enjoyed eating them overall. Dessert was delicious! I forgot what it was, but it was perfect end to the meal. I definitely could see myself coming back here, but maybe not for a full meal. I would love to come back and sit at the bar and have a drink with the appetizers! read more

Excellent food and drinks. The staff was friendly and was quickly to resolve a minor issue with the grilled chicken order. read more

aRoqa - Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken, Plain Naan, and Rice - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Normally when I go to Indian restaurants I always leave stuffed! This was not the experience with aRoqa and I was happy. Everything we ordered was full of flavor and the perfect portion. aRoqa has outdoor seating with tables divided with plexi dividers. We started with the Bhel, Paneer app (forgot the name) and chicken. I had both the Bhel and paneer it was perfect. The Bhel had the perfect amount of crunch and flavor. The paneer was plated in two rounds with cute little squeeze tubes filled with chutney. Once again I would order both of these. For our main we ordered the shrimp curry - this was tasty but a bit underwhelming with only 4 prawns. Vegetable Biryani was full of flavor and I would order this again. Over all it was a great experience and I'll be back. read more

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This place is on the pricier side but extremely tasty. I guess prices were generally what you expect in Chelsea. Small plates were $15 and generally came with 2 pieces. I came here in a group so we had to order multiple portions of everything so that everyone could get one piece which adds up quickly. We tried the corn fritters, chicken kebab, paneer, bhel puri, and a couple others. Loved the displays. Some of the food came out on a mini bicycle which was super cute. The chicken and paneer came with a habanero chutney in a syringe. The chicken and paneer were both amazing. We were so full from appetizers so we only got a couple entrees to share. We tried the chicken biryani which had good masala and a chicken curry dish. For dessert, we got rasmalai which wasn't too sweet and was nice and spongey. Regarding service, our server was a bit awkward and kept dropping things and kept interrupting our conversation. read more

I have simply never dealt with worse customer service in my life, from front of house, to our server, to the owner/manager/whoever responds to emails at this place. And this is coming from someone who worked in the restaurant industry for 6+ years and can overlook most issues. The complete lack of empathy and understanding from the staff here is just sad. Take a look at every other less than stellar review and you will see a snarky response blaming the customer. Not a way to run a business in my opinion, but wishing you all the best anyways. read more

A very new restaurant my partner and I stumbled upon. We were just looking for a quick snack and drink(s).. which all were delicious. Portions were very small for the price, but beautifully plated. The bartenders were obviously new to bartending, but they were very polite and made great conversation. read more

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The food was amazing, best Indian food I've ever had. One of the best restaurants I've been to. So much flavor in every bite and the service was excellent. read more

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I'm so glad this restaurant is still operating during Covid! They have barriers between each table to ensure safety. We started off with the lasuni gobi. The presentation was so cute! It came out in a small red truck. We also got the mushrooms, which is what they're known for (and rightfully so). The mushrooms were covered with a crispy flaky layer and they literally melt in your mouth! This dish was a little more "western" but I loved it. My main entree was the okra, which was packed with flavor too, but next time I want to try something else! We ended the meal with their pistachio gelato. I ordered a couple cocktails too, which were so delicious and incorporated some indian flavors. Looking forward to coming back here and trying other items from their menu! read more

aRoqa - Lasuni Gobi - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

While I felt like Aroqa was a little overpriced for the portions, this place still served great Indian fusion. I often still find myself thinking about their Ghost Chili Chicken Kebab. I also highly recommend their Cassava Root Pearl and Potato Patties, Chicken Biryani, Lamb Chop, and Chicken Tikka Masala. This place is definitely a good and intimate date night spot! read more

Bland dishes - no heat in anything I ate. Not even a little. Presentation was amusing - appetizers were delivered on what seemed like a TJ Maxx home decor aisle collection of tchotchkes. Obviously "authenticity" isn't the only goal of an Indian fusion place and I can't fault them for riffing on standard fare, but this tasted a lot like getting Indian food at any small town in America. Unimpressive, and easily obtained at literally any one of a zillion places in a 1mi radius from this restaurant. The good: service was terribly nice, prices were very reasonable. read more

I give 4 and not 5 only because the decor/ ambience did not meet my expectations and we were literally rushed as our 2 hour reservation was coming to close. The food on the other hand was great. We tried the paneer appetizer and in main we tried butter chicken which was ok and the koftas in saffron gravy, was just heavenly. A definite try if you're in the city. read more

I had a small celebration get together. The front of the restaurant was reserved for us. The owner, Monica, and I discussed a pre-fixe menu ahead of time. It was different... not the typical Indian menu. Aroqa's specialty is small tapas styles plates. And that's what the focus was. We had 8-9 different tapas style appetizers. Each appetizer was delectable and presented beautifully. After the apps, we had assorted breads and biryani. We ended with desserts. Overall, everyone really enjoyed the entire meal but the highlights were definitely the appetizers. Our main server was Sebastian. He was very attentive and very polite .. made sure that we had everything we needed. Service was great! The entire party came away feeling pleased with an afternoon well spent with good friends, great food and drinks and made wonderful memories! Well done Aroqa! read more

Does the photo show a sad desk lunch? No, that is brunch at aRoqa. That was the beer battered sea bass, and was the most overpriced $17 I've ever spent for brunch in nyc. The sea bass was very bland although the egg was cooked well. The restaurant should just take this silly thing off the menu. Coffee was bad, do not order. But the duck confit omelette was good, and was the only thing ordered at the table that was worthwhile. read more

aRoqa - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

The attendant was rude and always in hurry to serve, to take off plates. I had a reservation at 8pm and they close at 10 pm but from 9 pm onwards they behave like their kitchen is about to close and they make you rush. On top of that, the dessert we wanted to try Daulat chat was not available. He said it's in making but we can not serve you today as it's for tomorrow's customer. I was in impression that this restaurant is one of the decent Indian restaurants in NYC but I am so disappointed. Only few dishes I liked. One is Kurkure bhel and one of the chicken one. Drinks were good, I guess we paid high check only for drinks. read more

aRoqa - Kurkure bhel, third eye - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Food was fair. Very simple, even good Indian food is complex. Has the dal, and it was dull.

In an effort to support local businesses on this first Corona Saturday night, we put in an order to go and picked it up. It was a sad scene when we arrived a 9 p.m., just two or three tables filled when usually this place is always bustling. Still, the bartender and the server who took our order were very friendly and our order was filled correctly and the right temperature. I loved: the garlic naan! The lamb biryani with big chunks of tender lamb and a delicious white sauce; The tempura cauliflower with a delicious sprinkling of nigella seeds; The Goan shrimp curry, with a luscious coconut-y sauce; And the okra (at least my husband couldn't stop eating it - I see no reason to eat okra ever). Less so: the chicken tikka masala was rich and good, but had a flavor that was decidedly NOT reminiscent of every other chicken tikka masala I have tried. The palak paneer, which I hoped would satisfy in the same way my typical saag paneer does, decidedly did not - the spinach puree was good, the croquettes on top were tasty, but the whole point of saag paneer is those squeaky soft paneer cubes playing hide and seek amongst the spinach. Needless to say, this made me sad. But not sad enough that we won't order again from A Roqa when the craving for Indian strikes. Yes, it was pricier than we usually pay for Indian food, but the food tasted very fresh and was prepared with a lot of care - very worth it. read more

Amazing food!! The cocktails were interesting and the Bhel was great. Best part of my apps was the habanero chicken tikka and the Lasuni Gobi They also took careful precautions with COVID in regards to dividers, hand sanitizer, temperature taking, the works! 5 I read more

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Had lunch 06/26. Lasogni Gobi was not so great and Butternut Squash kofta was our favorite. Nice flavor. Nice experience overall read more

delicious indian food, classic & creative. chef has worked in Europe and India. owner is highly educated charming Indian woman. best Indian food in New York in romantic setting in chelsea. read more

Awesome food, good vibes. Order the lamb kebab appetizer. It's Deep house music playing in the background, real datey vibe. read more

5 stars for presentation, 3 stars for the food. It seems that Aroqa is still growing into itself. The menu is inventive - love the tapas take on Indian food. The space has an intimate feel - make sure to sit in the front half as the space towards the back is awkward and choppy. As for the food, the dishes varied widely. The kurkuri bhel was my favorite - a modern, tangy and crunchy take on a classic snack. The paneer kulcha was also good - although you it's hard to screw up buttery bread. The other 3 dishes were mediocre - including the mushroom kataifi which the server said was their most popular dish. Where Aroqa really excels is in the presentation - each dish was plated so beautifully it was a treat to see them. Some come on trucks, others on bikes and one dish even had micropipettes full of sauce (O-Chem anybody?). Aroqa definitely has room to grow - I would give it another try in a few months after they settle in. I hope they do because there is some real creativity there! read more

aRoqa - Kurkuri bhel - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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This is the best restaurant you can go to if you want Indian fusion food. If you want to splurge this is the place! We had the sweetest waitress! I wish I asked her her name!! Thirteen of us were there still we didn't have to wait for long! We had so many dishes from the menu. I was able to capture most of the things on my camera but there were a lot more!!!!! So these are a few that you should most definitely try: 1. Ghost chili chicken kebab: if spicy is your way, you'll be a die hard fan once you've tried this 2. Palak paneer: the freshest palak paneer I've had in my life! The flavor was one to remember 3. Kurkuri bhel: was an amazing snack!! 4. Butter chicken : was delicious I would order that everytime I'm there!! And other items that we ordered were their okra, kofta, dal makhani, paratwala paneer, garlic and butter naan, chicken tikka masala, gobi manchurian and many more!!! For desserts we had their gulab jamuns!!!! Ah! If you're Indian, you know that the difference between the packaged and the ones we get from a halwai! These were the organic halwai flavored which was really amazing to find in the States! For drinks I had two shots of their tequila and it was the amount I needed for that kick! I would rate this 10/10! So yea, take my word for it! Do try it! read more

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Excellent food and service. Wonderful ambience. Will go again when we find ourselves in the neighborhood

Amazing service, food and atmosphere. The name "aroqa" is actually in reference to the Indian word "roka", which means engagement - engagement of indian style of cooking with the western... the perfect fusion! Came with a group of 4 and ordered about 7 shared plates, 1 entree, all 4 kulchas and 2 desserts. More than enough to share but perfect amount to try (almost) everything! WHAT WE ORDERED: Shared Plates: - Kurkuri Bhel - perfect starter! loved the lotus stems and avocado. Presentation also on point. - Achari Murgh Lukhmi - Basically a spring roll and served in a truck. Incredibly flavorful. GET THIS! - Vindaloo Momos - pork dumplings with bacon cruble and green apples. Didn't actually taste the bacon. Good, but not as outstanding as the rest. - Paratwala Paneer - layered paneer (cottage cheese) with chutney served in pipettes. Awesome presentation (great for the 'gram). Didn't actually get to try this one but everyone seemed to enjoy it. - Habanero Tikka - GET THIS!! Served with habanero aioli also in pipettes. Parmesan crisps also give it an interesting flavor. - Bhatti Murgh Ki Champ - chicken chops flambe'd at the table. GET THIS!!! - Kataifi Mushrooms - mushrooms wrapped in sev and served with goat cheese. GET THIS!! Stuffed Kulchas: We ordered all 4; the achari and the amul kulcha were the definite standouts. GET THOSE! Entree: -Sigree Lobster - lobster served a garlic lemon saffron sauce, comes with rice. Curry overpowers the lobster. Dessert: - Coconut Kheer - mango sorbet, almond flakes - kheer was flavorless, mango sorbet was okay. SKIP THIS. - Chocolate Souffle - served with filter coffee ice cream - GET THIS! read more

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I chose this place to celebrate my wedding anniversary. 100% me and my wife were so happy to dine here. We really dont need a upbeat and too expensive place to celebrate. All you need is welcoming people, courteous service, great food to celebrate. Monica ji, thank you. We will come back for sure and make Roqa as out go to place to hang out in city. Prawyn's Score Card Location - 7/10 ( Street view, City) Menu Options - 9/10 ( Simple and Sweet, Authentic ) Service Quality - 10/10 ( Fast, Prompt & Courteous. Great hospitality ) Value for money - 9/10 ( Clean, Tasty ) Seating Comfort - 8/10 (Indoor and Street side) Noise Level - 7/10 ( 10 Being High ) Cleanliness - 9/10 ( Small place but its very tidy, neat Restrooms) read more

aRoqa - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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