Amma

My husband and I went to Amma for restaurant week dinner. The service was impeccable, the wine service was great, and then the food was tasty! We started with the chaat and sweet and sour fish. The chaat was good, although a little too dry for my taste. In the main entrée, I chose the lamb kebabs and they were amazing. The highlight of the night. My husband had the shrimp curry and it was also tasty but not as good. Additionally, they served gobi manchurian with the entrée but it was undercooked and hard. A little disappointing. Then for dessert, we had the mango cheesecake and I highly recommend it! Overall, good experience. We will definitely be ordering out from here for their lamb kebabs. Make reservations early on as its a tight space with very few tables!

Came here for restaurant week a few days back with a friend. Gotta say as a Bengali girl the food was spot on. The daal that came as the appetizer tastes exactly like the daal my dad makes at home.
The wait time was so long though. Our reservation was for at 1 pm. We arrived at 1:03 pm. We got seated 45 minutes later. However the server was very nice. We got the table with the booth by the window. I quote «good things happen to those that wait»
Food was spectacular, wait time sucked. One waiter I recalled asked if I wanted bottled water, to which I asked if they charged extra for it. He said «of course». Thought that was a bit snarky. But overall great meal. I’d certainly go back :)

Tried out Amma for restaurant week, the place is really small as stated in previous reviews. Management does seem to have preferential treatment for non-​Indian customers… which especially in NYC is just sad. Noticed a large group getting bumped several times even with reservations.
Food portions are ridiculously small… Paneer tikka app was literally 1 small piece of paneer along with one small square of pineapple!!! I mean really? On top of that they did not serve one entire course to our table.
For main tried the paneer tikka, overall a bit more tomato saucy then I’d like, and food was quite cold by time it got to the table which was quite a while after the app. My friend had a lamb dish which they seemed to like better.
Service is lax mainly in management i would say… You walk in and no host table so you awkwardly stand literally on top of diners waiting for someone to greet you… two staff members (non servers) walked by and literally stood next to me and no one greeted or asked if I had a reservation until I initiated… again going back to the preferential treatment aspect… other customers were immediately greeted and asked for coat check table etc. waiter took order, only restaurant week menu was presented, did not serve the first soup course completely apparently to our table only and we noticed it being served to every table that sat down after… honest mistake or other reason who knows… maybe they needed the «table» quickly

Absolute disaster! After making a reservation for 10 people few days in advance, they were unable to honor the reservation. After a 30 min wait, the staff was unable to get us seated. Extremely unapologetic behavior on the part of the staff and manager! This one is definitely off my list.

We tried their restaurant week menu. It shows $$$ on Unilocal but service and dinning environment make me feel like $$. The food is pretty good. My boyfriend liked them a lot cuz he love spicy food and curry. For me, I like the Indian bread the best and the curry dipping sauce. Also their mango cheesecake is really good, creamy but not too sweet. I gave their environment and service 3 stars and food 3 stars too (I’m not that used to Indian species)

Went during restaurant week! 4 course meal for $ 25! Amma’s Tomato Rasam was good but a bit spicy. I also had the chance to have their Malai Giner Chicken Kabab, which was great. The chicken was very tender and suited my taste very well. The chicken tikka masala was amazing. If you like it a bit spicier, I would recommend hot and not med/​mild. Desserts at Amma are very small portions but well worth it. I had their Mango Kulfi, which was just perfect in size and taste.

Very small place with just 6– 7 tables. No ambience. U don’t feel like u are having lunch or dinner in good restaurant. Overly priced and portion size is very small. Even the food is disgusting. Gobhi manchurian was like putting raw pieces of cauliflower in tomato ketchup. Gravy of Paneer Tikka masala was very sour. I would say there are hundreds of indian restaurants in newyork and jersey serving much much better indian food and that too at reasonable prices.

Das Essen ist sehr köstlich! Aber die Wartezeit ist schrecklich! ca. 50 Minuten auf das Dessert gewartet. Nach zweimal nachfragen kam dann das Dessert.

By far one of the best Indian restaurants I have ever been to. The quality of the food mimics what my mother makes at home. They have South Indian options which is a rarity in Indian restaurants. I had the spinach chaat, idlis, and vegetable vindaloo. The spinach chaat was perfectly seasoned, light and tasty. A refined and modern twist on typical Indian street food. The idlis were perfectly cooked. The sambar was incredible. This is definitely a place I would go to again.

Excellent Indian food in a city where this cuisine is generally not great. Good place to order from if you live in the neighborhood, and also because it can get crowded. Bit pricey but well worth it.

Amma is a small, welcoming place with very attentive service. Our waiter went out of his way to recommend outstanding dishes and they even made a non-​spicy dish for my wife that is not on the menu. They also have an outstanding wine list; we had an excellent bottle of Brunello at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend!

This restaurant packs people in like sardines and feels a bit stiff and formal. The service is fine but definitely not too friendly.
Regardless of the above mentioned things, the food was A+ rated. We all really enjoyed our Indian meals and drinks. We tried the Lamb Rogan Josh, Tandoori Lamb chops, and Chicken Madra. The meals did not come with rice or Naan which hiked up our bill $ 15.
Probably wouldn’t go back even though the food was delicious!

Met a group of friends for dinner this summer. The group all grew up in Mumbai and were college friends meeting for the first time in over a decade. Needless to say we enjoyed just about everything on the menu.
Standouts include Manchurian Cauliflower that was tangy and spicy, Tandoori Prawns that were juicy and huge, Butter Chicken that was delicious and not as heavy as many Chicken Tikka, and spicy Lambo Vindaloo.

This place has ruined me in terms of being able to eat Indian food now at other restaurants. I am a huge fan of Indian food as I like and crave sometimes being overwhelmed with spices. And I had *thought* I had Indian food prior to this at other restaurants I have frequented in the city for many years, However, this experience was unlike any other. I have never ever had such authentic «real» Indian food like this. This place serves up homemade style Indian food like an Indian mother would make (hence, the name «Amma», which means «Mom») and it is delicious, healthy tasting and so beautifully presented in all it’s variety.
I came here under a non-​standard set-​up. We had rented the entire restaurant for the whole afternoon as a private party. The menu that was served to us was custom prepared with the hotness level deliberately toned down for us (you can specify the level). We had pretty much everything on the menu (appetizers, entrees, desserts) and it was amazing and delicious. I had never before in my life seen the dishes we have had and never gotten to experience everything like that made with such care and detail.
I don’t drink alcohol, but I did hear from others the wine selection was very good as well.
Service was superlative with the servers constantly offering us drink options and serving us directly the food onto out plates with patient explanations of what every delicious morsel was that we were eating for each course. I have to really hand it to the cook and servers that day. Everyone was very kind, professional, efficient and the food was really the best Indian food I have ever had (since we had a custom menu we had the unique privilege of being able to try everything) and I worry it may have been the best India food I will have ever had unless I go to India or take up a friend’s offer to join her family for dinner one day to try her mom’s home cooked Indian food.
The location of this restaurant is out of ways for me, but I would definitely come here again if in the area.
You do leave the restaurant smelling like spices, whether in terms of your hair or clothing (not use to it so I picked up on it), but I appreciate that it is all part of the experience.

Nice, higher end Indian place. Went for lunch and was impressed with the food, service and ambiance for the price point. One caution: we didn’t have a reservation and snuck in just before noon. Folks without reservations were turned away a few minutes later.

2 hour wait for a simple dinner???
Canceled order and left hungry at 10pm. Not a word or gesture of excuse.

Amma was high on my list of Indian restaurants to try out during my most recent trip to New York.
I ordered the chosin Crab Cakes and a Chicken Korma. You’ll need to order rice and naan separately.
While I was waiting they brought two small onion bhaji which were very nice. Although I did not check, am sure if you ask, and pay for it, they’ll bring some traditional papadum.
The crab cakes were quite splendid and rather filling too. They’re not big, but don’t be deceived, they pack a lot of crab mix and go down splendidly with the accompanying sauces.
As for the chicken korma, one of my favorite dishes, this was one of the best I’ve had since my local favorite curry house closed down in East London (UK). It was creamy, almondy and generally just right in its consistency and flavor. It’s easy to make an over sweet korma but this worked out perfectly.
I could not find room for dessert, having eaten my way through all of my starter, main, nan and rice, but a table next door was enjoying some kind of a kulfi and it looked very tasty.
The interior is fairly plain, devoid of any real decorations and there is only little lighting but for the candle on each table, which is a bit of a shame if you want to take some pictures without blinding the table next door with you flash.
The place is quite busy so you might want to book in advance.

I really liked this spot. I came here, because as a disciple of Amma, the hugging saint, I just liked the name! The food was super delicious though. I got the beet kofta and the fried zucchini. The zucchini was in strips, which was unexpected yet so pleasant, because it made them extra crispy. Best fried zucchini of my life hands down. It wasn’t over breaded and it was so well seasoned. My friends also liked their dishes.

My order is 1 hour 30 minutes late for delivery (12PM Seamless group order). I still haven’t received my food after calling a few times. They tell me they don’t have enough delivery people.- I call it a major logistical fail for a NYC restaurant in midtown that uses Seamless. I’m 9 months pregnant, hangry and might actually cry if Amma doesn’t deliver soon. The lady on the phone is now saying the delivery guy left… that was over 20 minutes ago now.
I will never EVER order from them again.

Came here with my friend. We didn’t make a reservation. We got lucky that there was one table left. So, I highly recommend you to make a reservation for this place. It seems like everyone that came in had a reservation. I got the butter chicken. It was delicious. I like the sauce a lot. My friend got the spinach with chicken. The spinach was flavorful. We also got the pistachio ice cream. I tasted a ginger in it. Overall, it was nice to eat something different and not regret it.

Yum yum yum! I had never had Indian food before and this was a great introduction! The place is very small but I guess what restaurant in NYC isn’t. Luckily we were able to sit right away.
Forgive me because I do not have all the lingo down for Indian food. But we started with some creamed cauliflower which was delicious. Normally I’m not much of a cauliflower eater but the spices and texture married so well. We ordered butter chicken and lamb tikka to share. Both were phenomenal. I ate them over rice and with some naan. This naan was seriously the best carb I have eaten. It had great spices on the outside and was so flaky but yet substantial like a pita. I am still salivating over that naan.
Unfortunately I don’t live in New York otherwise I would get this probably once a week.