Neel Kajale is an Executive Chef at acclaimed New York City Indian restaurants Adda NYC and Dhamaka NYC, known for his focus on regional Indian cuisine. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Eleven Madison Park NYC and...
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Had such a great dining experience at Dhamaka recently. Our server, Shubham, took wonderful care of us and guided us through the menu with excellent recommendations for a fabulous meal.
We started with the cocktails, Avocado Avatar and Ghee Whiz, both of which were fantastic and such fun, creative drinks. The Beef Pepper Fry and Paplet Fry were absolutely delicious and packed with flavor. We also loved the Short Rib Pulao, which arrived in the cutest little pressure cooker and tasted just as impressive as it looked. The Murgh Hari Mirch Korma served in a Le Creuset cocotte brought the perfect level of heat and spice, but surprisingly, the standout dish of the night for us was the Tawa Bhindi.
We loved the desserts - Ras Malai and Rabdi and also the lava cake that Shubham gave us on the house. So good!
Overall, an excellent meal with warm service, bold flavors, and such a memorable dining experience.
We already had high expectations from online and from a lot of our friends and they were still exceeded! From the moment we walked in to the moment we left we were so happy!
Sanchali was our waitress and she is half the reason if not more why were so blown away. She was so attentive, kind, and helpful. She gave great recommendation and she felt like a friend. We pretty much just got what she recommended and we could not have been happier. I wish I could bring her to every restaurant we go to 😅
She even hand drew us a note with a dessert after my husband casually mentioned I was pregnant to de wig there were any items I shouldn’t have.
We started off with a curry infused pomegranate mocktail— Prema. It was so flavorful and a little sweet but so unique. We also had the malai lassi with an also mixed in, we could have had this for dessert but it was one of my favorite things.
We then got the crab and the chicken appetizers. The crab was the best crab we have ever had. The chicken was moist and perfectly cooked and seasoned. We then had the goat neck dum biriyani and it was spiced perfectly and one of the best biryanis I’ve ever had. We also tried the methi paneer and it was completely worth the hype.
We can’t wait to tell everyone we know about how much we love Dhamaka!
4
The Indian food here is different from the other place . Tha masala they use is very very different . The paneer tikkas are good the dal is good too . Parathais well done . The drinks were good . I had a paan flavored drink it was seriously good and hits slowly. Didn’t try the dessert cos were full but it looked very inviting
5
The most amazing yummy Indian food I've ever had in my life by a long shot (and Indian food is my favorite food so I tend to get a lot of it). Cocktails were also unique and yummy (we had all of the ones with alcohol except Akhrot Delight. I recommend the Monsoon Wedding and Rang de Damaka the most, but the Aam Sutra and Bhunna Buttha were also yummy. Service was super friendly. 3 stars for the atmosphere just cause it's loud and opens up into a mall. But I'd eat here every single night if I could.
5
One of my favorite Indian restaurants in the US.
Their butter crab, beef pepper fry and paneer methi were highlights. Get their chapati as bread.
Excellent drinks too (rang de dhamaka in particular, the saffron really comes through. Paan drink was great too.)
Good indian restaurants in the US are rare. Ones that match the quality of great places back home are even rarer. Kudos.
One suggestion- the salt on the paneer methi seems intentionally restrained. I would've liked a bit more salt to help the methi come through better.
