I adore Mumbai Masala- the service is always great, and the food is amazing. The owner happened to be our server this past Sunday, and he was delightful. We had a chat about their sister Thai restaurant next door, (haven't tried yet) and he also took a genuine interest in us, and our preferences. I had the chicken vindaloo- and explained that the spicier the better! (Humble brag- I have a certificate for eating "the hottest Phaal in the world" at another spot) he took my input and had my vindaloo heat turned up a few notches - it was delicious! The garlic naan was also delightful. My friends loved their dishes too. (One was the butter chicken, can't remember the other but it has shrimp) Here's a very important #ProTip They do not serve alcohol- BUT- You can BYOB- they have glasss and serve it for you as if you bought if from their own wine room. My only regret? I didn't post this sooner! I've been there so many times over the past few years... and the service and quality have not changed a bit! Always 100! See you soon Mumbai Masala! read more

It's okay. The food was not bad, but nothing really stood out. Not my favorite Indian spot, but overall an okay experience.

Baingan bharta (eggplant curry) is really good. Flavor is spot on, and it's a good portion as well. Malai kofta is decent. The actual kofta balls are pretty flavorful, but the sauce is quite sweet and a little bland. Overall a good experience and would order from here again. read more

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Okay... this would've been a 5-star rating, but the customer service left a lot to be desired. This is a simple restaurant but nothing about the food is simple. The food was DELICIOUS! Complex, layered flavors, robust textures... whew, I live in the DC area, but honey... I have been thinking about this restaurant nonstop and can't wait to get back to NYC to have it again. Things to note, they do not have a bar, but you can bring your own bottle. We didn't know that, so we ordered a bottle to be delivered to the restaurant via Uber Eats. I highly recommend this spot next time you're in Harlem. read more

Mumbai Masala - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

My partner and I ordered the chicken makhni, the chicken Karahi, and garlic naan for pickup. I had read other reviews about service but wasn't too scared off... though I should have listened to them. When we arrived at our pickup time, we were asked our name by a harried looking employee who was dealing with about 8 delivery drivers. When she addressed us, I told her we had ordered online and she said "Which one? We have about 8 websites" which I thought a bit brusque. We then sat there for about 15 minutes, watching delivery drivers wait, get tired of waiting, then go into the kitchen to look for their pickup bag. Finally, I looked on the counter piled with takeout bags, where, lo and behold, our food had been waiting the whole time. The mahkni was overly sweet and pretty one note, and seemed as though it was made from frozen grilled chicken strips. The Karahi was good and more tender. Unfortunately not worth it- there are other, better Indian restaurants nearby that I'll go to next time. read more

Wouldn't go anywhere else, amazing good, such good portion sizing. Thanks for being my go to eat in and takeout spot

Ordered takeout: chicken masala, garlic and cheese naan. Decent prices, decent portions, everything arrived well packaged. Food was pretty good, but I just had same items that were tastier at another restaurant, thus the 4 stars. Still pretty good option for Indian food. read more

Been to this place many times. Our largest group was 16 os us. Food is awesome. Service is on point. Location is very clean. Can't ask for more. read more

The decor in this restaurant is so beautiful! The host and the cook were arguing the whole time I was there in another language. I don't know if they were actually arguing but it sounded like it and I was the only person in the restaurant so I couldn't ignore it lol. I ordered the chicken tikka lunch special and it was tasty but they were very skimpy on the chicken; I only got 4 pieces. That's a bit insulting. read more

I am completely obsessed with this place. I've ordered from here 4 times in the last two weeks and come in person once. The lamb biryani is my absolute favorite, but nothing I've tried has disappointed at all. And I love that the food is actually a bit spicy, instead of defaulting to "American mild". Highly recommended! read more

Terrible customer service. Not only did they had my order late, they never notified me it was ready and when I got to pick it up the servers get angry at me as If I knew I had to pick up the food. Look at the screenshot. Look at the time It is still not confirmed to pick up, even after I already had my order. Food was ok read more

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I ordered regularly from this place and the food is decent. That said, you never know what kind of treatment you will get. When the woman decides to be rude, she will take life's pain out on you. You want to make an order? She'll let you know first that you are bothering her! Don't expect much, be ready for abuse, and you will like this place. read more

Door Dash. Food was delivered hot and fresh. Excellent and delicious options for both vegan and meat eaters. Naan bread was perfect! read more

I LOVE Mumbai Masala! My go-to Indian spot in the heights - consistently yummy and service is fast. Most recently had their chicken vindaloo and aloo paratha. Absolutely delicious:) read more

Lamb tikka masala and butter naan are super solid! Definitely one of the better Indian restaurants uptown

I had high expectations after reading other reviews but was disappointed. First off- $14 for 7 chunks of chicken is wild. It wouldn't have been so bad if the chicken was good but it absolutely was not. It was Incredibly dry - "overcooked" is too generous to describe it. The naan was good but that won't be enough to make me order ag read more

Mumbai Masala - Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Silly me for not including Mumbai Masala in my rotation until now! Quality eats, great packaging, and solid delivery. Delivery arrived pretty quickly. Everything was correct and very well packaged. Especially the rice! I wish every restaurant serving every cuisine that uses rice used these containers. Loved them! And they have the best basmati of the couple Indian restaurants I've tried in the area. The couple of meals I worked my way through: Saag Gosht: this one was really nice. Little lamb cubes hidden throughout, with every one being fork tender and seasoned so well they could stand alone. They definitely leveled up the already delicious and tender saag. This will likely be added to my order every time. Jhinga Moilee: also very nice. Loved the thick curry. Tails are on the shrimp...so don't be afraid of having to get that curry on your fingers! Nice heat that built a little as you go, and was balanced with the sweet coconut. Will repeat order this item, too! Keema Mutter: tasty dish! The lamb was cooked perfectly. Good flavor...though the first time I've had it taste sweet. It tasted like a pasta sauce with Indian spices. This isn't a bad thing...though noteworthy. Loved the fresh peas...but wish they had been more than blanched since they were a bit too firm for my liking in this particular dish. I'd still order again. Lassi (Mango) - clearly good since I downed this very generously portioned tasty treat before I remembered to take a picture. It made for a very nice breakfast on its own. Dal Soup - Mumbai's mulligatawny. Creamy, smooth, very delicious. Might have to order two and make it a meal some time! As you can see, recommended for your delivery rotation! And I hope to pop in some time soon. read more

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I've since returned back to MM to try the butter chicken, which has become my new favorite dish! Seriously, I'm in trouble knowing this place is five minutes walking distance! read more

Mumbai Masala - Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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Great Tandoor Chicken! Eggplant on point. Lunch special is good too. Love this place.

Our first time trying this place and we got take out. I told the person on the phone we WERE regulars at Clove, and we will be comparing. The person that took my order possibly the owner actually took the time to call me to follow up and ask if we liked our food. That was nice, knowing they value my opinion and their reputation. A+ We ordered Chicken Tikka Masala, which was great because the chicken was cut into perfect size chunks not too big, and meat was tender and tasty, Not chewy and dry like our previous spot. Samosas were very good, well seasoned and had good crisp to it. My onion bread was very good, and the masala tea was delicious. Next time we will dine in and I will post an update. But Kudos to Mumbai for opening in this area, and I wish them well, because I enjoyed my meal and would like to be a return customer. read more

Being an Indian, I was craving for some authentic Indian food and landed here based on the reviews. Positives: Good Quantity, Value for money, tastes authentic to a good extent, friendly staff, good flavors. Negatives: Ambience and lighting could be made better , spice levels need to be adjusted based on people's needs as I found the food less spicy, food could be made more exquisite and tastier with more of spicing and have a dash of lemon. Must try: mutter paneer( for non spicy eaters), samosas, murgh tikka. read more

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We just spent a week in Harlem New York and the Christmas Eve dinner we had here was transcendent! The service and warmth of the owners was a 10. We eat Indian in LA and it made that food taste like a 5. This restaurant is A 10+. It is why will travel back to Harlem just to eat here. We begged them to move and bring there food to LA. Our friends in the area agree with us. We loved this place and will never forget our Xmas Eve there. Thank you to the owner and chef. read more

Food is excellent Service is superbed with waitress Fatimah who treats every customer like family. Greats you at the door and addresses you by you name. My favorite Indian restaurant on the Planet read more

omg delicious!! It was ready super fast. I got chicken tikka masala (comes with rice) and garlic naan. amazing!! read more

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We ordered in the Bhindi (Okra) Amchur and the Mutton Bhuna. Both were unfortunately not good at all. We asked for items to be spicy but they were barely spicy or even salted. The okra was too ripe (hence fibrous) and not fun to eat. Not sure why all the good reviews. read more

Wow. Delivery Indian food can be hit or miss, but Mumbai Masala knocks it out of the park. We had so much butter chicken and rogan josh curry that two of us couldn't eat it all in one sitting...and that's ok, because it tastes just as good warmed up a day later! The lamb samosas were so full of meat, it was almost hard to bite down without making a mess; so good! Coconut rice tastes like it is made fresh to order, and the garlic naan is just perfect. read more

The food here is remarkable. I never go anywhere else for Indian food because this place has spoiled me! My favorite dish is the bhuna gosht mirchwala because it packs a punch but is still crazy tasty beyond the spice. I also recommend a mango lassi if you are eating something spicy or just want something refreshing! read more

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I ordered takeout came very quickly Loved the Chicken Tikka Masala, The Vegetable Samosas and the Garlic Naan. Will definitely order again and will recommend to my friends and families. read more

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I have been to this place so many times I can see the glimmer of recognition in the face of the host whenever I walk through the door, they laugh, because they know they absolutely own my ass by being the best Indian food on the upper west side. YES, so much better than the place near the college. I adore the food here, when they closed for a few months bc of the pandemic I sat around my apartment listless, morose at the thought of never tasting their goat curry again. How would I live without that fried cauliflower? I simply wouldn't. And now they're back and I know joy again. I have taken out of town friends here, my half sister who will not stop visiting India and my super taster father, and they all loved it. Can't say enough good stuff about this place!! PROS | I have never had a single thing on this menu that disappointed me, every time I'm there my tastebuds thank me. Top favorites include: chili Golbi (vegetarian appetizer), the saag, the tiki masala, the AMAZING kind of tandoorish chicken wings (appetizer), quite literally everything I've eaten there is a favorite. There's a bathroom, they do take out. the atmosphere is completely Fine, and if you sit near the front by the windows the lighting is really nice. If you order delivery they are FAST as hell, and the food is always hot! CONS | if you're ordering take out/delivery don't bother getting the naan, it gets all steamed in the delivery process and just isn't as good. NO WIFI as far as I know but I've also never been there and lingered enough to need wifi so idk, I'll ask next time I'm there. read more

Mumbai Masala - Chicken Tikka Masala, Goat Curry, Coconut Shrimp - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Always the best Indian restaurant to order in Harlem, the food is always good and i been ordering from here for years, i just ordered again today and it's delicious, thank you. read more

I give this place 4 out of five. I think if I had not gone to pick it up myself, it would probably be a three. When I got there there were many orders for delivery on the counter. A good sign for the food, bad for customer service. That aside. I loved of the main five dishes I ordered. 2 veggie, 3 meat. The lamb vindaloo is so perfectly spicy. The dal makni was very good. I almost licked the take out container that had the chicken tikka masala, if you like butter chicken, get this, the sauce is better than one's average "creamy curry that is not too spicy" . Saag paneer was decent, could have used a few more pieces of paneer. The pakora were okay, but they were take-out, so they will get soggy. Meat samosa I won't order again, the meat was dry, but they gave lots of very lovely chutney's to go with it. But I would rather order a sixth main dish for the price of the two appetizers. I will most definitely be ordering from here again, but will still go get it myself, because it will be faster when they have a busy night. read more

So far the best Indian food I've had around Washington Heights and Harlem although not as good as some places downtown. Overall I'd recommend it if you live up here! I ordered delivery both times - first time I had chicken tikka masala with naan and second time I had goat vindaloo with paneer naan. Chicken tikka masala was great, flavor on point but chicken was a bit drier than other places I've had. Goat vindaloo was fire though - pretty oily but the goat was so tender! It wasn't as spicy as I hoped though. I was not a huge fan of the paneer naan cause you couldn't really taste the paneer at all but the naan itself was great. read more

Definitely one of the best restaurants in NYC! The Samosa Chaat is delicious and the Chicken Korma is creamy and very flavorful. The Butter Chicken was perfection - it's my favorite dish so I know a good one when I taste it! Highly recommended this place. read more

Best Indian Restaurant north of 96th Street! Unusual Indian dishes with tasty spices. BYO favorite beverage and enjoy a great feast! read more

Extremely rude woman behind the counter, she dyed her hair white and not sure what stuff she used to dye her hair but it messed significantly with her attitude!! She is also very rude to delivery people as well which to me is a red flag for a restaurant. We ordered the Sheek kebab and when arriving home we discovered it was still RAW!!! The chicken kali and tikka was mediocare at best, so annoying this as it ruined our whole evening and had to order food somewhere else read more

It's been awhile since I've been here and they have changed some of the items by taste and ingredient and removed one of my favorite dishes. I order the naan bread, gobi cauliflower and the salmon jalfre (not spelled correct) but it was not as good. The naan wasn't fluffy, the cauliflower wasn't spicy and the fish was over cooked. I won't order again but the delivery service was on time and food came hot. read more

This review is for delivery. Could have been better, could have been worse. I ordered the lentil soup, papadams, and chicken madras. -The lentil soup tasted good but wasn't traditional at all. -The papadams were fine - no complaints. -The chicken madras was underwhelming. This is supposed to be a very spicy dish, and I barely tasted a hint of spice. The flavors were muted overall. I likely won't order from here again. When I'm craving Indian, I'm craving BOLD flavors and spicy dishes should be SPICY. This wasn't the case. read more

Blown away by the food and service - I trust anything here will be fantastic . Loved the Fish Jalfrezzi & Chili Gobi - will need to try the Red Pumpkin Thoran next :) read more

I loved the food I got to go (lamb lunch box, chili gobi & mango lassi). It was very well packaged and the dal was delish. Not a full 5 because the wait was long, like 20mins, even though I was the only person in the entire restaurant. Another minor thing; upon entering, there was no genial greeting or inquiry as to what I would like. I had to walk all the way to the back where two guys looked mildly annoyed that I had interrupted their phone time. Will go back though and hope others go too. Their lunch specials are M-F, 11a-3p. read more

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Fast delivery and good proportion of sauce. I wish the naan had more butter on the outside.