Gandhi

It was closed when I arrived there :(but there was a sign to go to another restaurant which was verryy delicious!

With the exception of another Indian restaurant with the same name located in western Colorado, the Gandhi restaurant on East 6^th Street is the worst Indian restaurant I have ever eaten at and I have eaten at many restaurants on 6^th Street and around the corner on 1^st Avenue. I ordered Mulligatawny soup, supposedly made from tomatoes and lentils. Maybe so, but it was so diluted it had no taste and approached the consistency of dishwater. I then had lamb vindaloo, a favorite of mine. I will say that the sauce, and there was plenty of it, was quite spicy, as it should be, but I am sure that it was beef, not lamb, that I was served. Finally, the condiments-​the spiced onions and hari chutney-​were unlike I have ever tasted-​they were sweet. There are many Indian restaurants in the area-​one can do better at almost any of them.

Best Indian food in the east village hands down! There are so many Indian restaurants in the neighborhood and I have tried them all but the quality at Gandhi is by far the best. The chicken tikka masala and tandoori chicken are both excellent. The staff is always very nice and the ambiance is on lovely. Strongly recommend trying!

Beautiful atmosphere, terrible food. Such a shame because the live music is lovely and everything looks so nice. My chicken saag was so salty I had to ask for a new plate, when I got it it was still so drenched in salt I couldn’t eat it even though I was starving. The chicken itself was rubbery and tasted like it was turning. Will never come back. Such a shame.

Easily one of my new faves in the city. Well priced, authentic flavor. Keyword: Authentic. Order a Thali and get the full on experience served the way good food was intended. A «thali» is a large, metal plate with tall edges that is built for serving a whole meal.
The thalis feature multiple courses and are complemented with starters and followed with desserts — a great value. Their Sweet Lassi hits the spot, bottles of wine are cheap, and they try hard (and trying is what matters). They have some other delights that you might not find as often like aloo paranthas and meat filled samosas. As a meat-​eater I won’t delve to deep on their veg options other than to say their palak paneer and pakoras lead me to believe non-​meatatarians will be pleased.
Add in the charming ambiance and great location and you have one of my new faves in the Village.

amazing food, amazing service, i love this place so much I wrote a review about it.

Ordered an aloo paratha and got a stale, undercooked empanada instead. A piece of fried pastry with potatoes that no one could mistake for a paratha. Worst experience ever at an Indian restaurant!

We found this place is underrated on Unilocal — the food was great, setting was pleasant, and prices very reasonable. Unfairly overshadowed by its hip new competition on the block, this place is an old standby that should be a new go-​to!

The downside to this place is it is kind of small and not really too comfortable the seating…
However the food is really good and tasty and affordable. I always get the naan and curry chicken and its so tasty. Everyone is polite and the food comes out quick.

Very solid Indian food at relatively cheap prices. Always plenty of room to sit and you won’t be rushed at all…

Some of the best Indian food in the city and you will not find a better staff. This place has the character, food and service that I look for in a restaurant and I eat there often because it has never disappointed (though now that I say that it might; but I’ve had so many good times it won’t matter for one bad). Love it and if you like Indian cuisine you will too!

The food I had wasn’t terrible. It was just average… As in, I can get this anywhere including a food truck or carnival average. Weird dark vibe. BYOB was nice. Had the Tikki Massalam which is more like your usual Tikki Masala, which I heard wasn’t good at all. Service a bit slow… ehhh
My advice… just go somewhere else.

If you are looking for good Indian food while dining with a friend, this should be your spot.
Pros:
1. The place is one of the remaining Indian restaurants in what it used to be, Indian row. It shows it is one of the last survivors and it is because the food is good and I highly recommend it.
2. My friends of all dietary lifestyles find something here to dine.
3. Good customer service.
4. Decently priced.
5. They don’t rush you out.
Cons:
1. It be nice if they comped you for a tea but that’s okay.

I was looking for a quick bite before heading home and Gandhi happens to be close to my train station so I decided to check the place out. It was late (9pm) so there weren’t that many people in the restaurant.
I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala. It’s roasted chicken chunks served and served in a creamy, spicy sauce with rice on the side. The food and the portions were perfect, and left me very satisfied.
The main downside to this restaurant is the service. Even though the restaurant wasn’t busy when I was there, the waiters still took longer than usual to get our orders.

Reservations for 8… 13 show up… What happens? They just move some tables around. No problem.
The food was great… something for all our tastes from mild JALFREZI to wow vindaloo. I see a complaint about service, but for us they were JOHHNY ON THE SPOT. Plus they have booze, including an unusual Indian beer FLYING HORSE.
The place is great and very accommodating. They lose a star for being a bit too aggressive in their menu suggestions. («There are 13 people… you should have at least 18 main courses… and lots of bread.») Ah well, I got most of the left-​overs. –Review by EAT CLUB, a roving group of NYC gluttons.

I usually ignore the north side of sixth street for some reason. I guess all the action seems to be on the south side of the street.
So I was a bit surprised to find this little temple to indian food. Very middle eastern in style and décor, it’s almost like a hookah bar. With two main dining rooms, the one with the bar seemed cooler and on a hot day, that was the one we chose.
Ordered papadam and all the condiments. Yum, onion goodness. And went for the sabsi bahji which is a spinach, tomato mix over basmati rice. Then out comes the naan, a perfect monument to indian breaded goodness.
Very good indian food, in an original dining room. Would definitely go back.

Here’s a quick summary of my own little rating system:
Food: 2.5÷5 — The food is average as all the dishes we ordered seemed to taste the same, nothing great but okay.
Drinks: ⁴⁄₅ — Good wine, had Kingfisher beer, one of my bfs favourites yes the mango lassi was delicious
NY X Factor (good for tourists): ⁰⁄₅ — Nothing too amazing i’m afraid
Ambiance: ³⁄₅
Service: 3.5÷5
Value: ³⁄₅

This whole street makes me laugh. It’s almost like you’re walking through Chinatown because there will be old Indian men trying to persuade you to come in and buy something of theirs, which would be the food.
I’ve been to only two other Indian places before Gandhi so I’m only saying my opinion based off of those other two… I would say it’s a bit overpriced and the naan isn’t free. The one that I go to farther uptown has free naan and free rice so I was a bit disappointed to find out that this one doesn’t.
The chicken tikka masala is delish and so is the mango lassi but beware, this place is extremely filling since they use a lot of butter in their dishes (as said by my Indian friend). Apparently, they tried to make it more American and I guess it worked since there were more customers here than any of the other Indian restaurants on the street.

With so many other choices for Indian in this immediate area I can’t say I’m happy we chose this one. It’s ok, but like the «filler» that is listed above this text box I’m typing in: «Meh. I’ve experienced better.»
— Average menu. Everything you’d expect to see
— Neat specials on the back (combo type things with soup and such)
— Indian beers (a few to choose from and they’re yum)
— The food itself was really mediocre (as agreed by my dining companions)
— I am a vindaloo freak (dream about the stuff)…mostly due to the insane spice (I feel like it kills anything bad in my body!)…their vindaloo is weak — not spicy at all and lacking the complex flavors the dish should have
The service is also a bit week especially considering the fact that they weren’t busy when we were in.

Dear Gandhi–
We love the food you serve, but after a recent visit, just one week after we were back in the channa masala game, alas, the fun has ended and YOU KILLED IT!
There was a (for lack of a better word) «gentleman” — perhaps he’s the head waiter, owner, or maitre d’. He’s slightly older than the rest of the staff, sports glasses and a tie. This sole person didn’t follow the path of least resistance, but several times during our meal YELLED at us in another language (possibly Hindi?). Apparently, he has a sore spot when it comes to poppadom as he spewed his anger when asked about it and when we left (again, he yelled about the poppadom — I only know this as it’s the only word I understood).
We felt very uncomfortable and didn’t enjoy our meal as we have in the past. We shivered next to the window — why couldn’t you turn on the 3 portable heaters you attached to the ceiling overhead? As we were the only patrons, why seat another group directly in back of us, crowding us in — you had an entire restaurant to use? When we needed something — more napkins (Who can eat Indian food with just one?) or lemons (One for an entire order of chicken tikka???) — we were given ONE of each item. Apparently, Gandhi, you’re feeling the pinch of the recession or this same angry man gave instructions on how to dole out items.
When it came time to leave and we asked for the food to go, our chicken tikka and rice were wrapped in a ball of tinfoil. Not the best presentation, mind you!
So Gandhi, it is with much sadness that we’ll never visit you again. After all this time, sounds of hocking up phlegm still punctuated our meal as it did our first. We were led out the door by the angry gentleman barking at us in a language we didn’t know so we couldn’t respond.
And I write this note here for all to see lest they experience the same maltreatment or something far worse.