Haveli Restaurant

I have been eating here for 15 years. I am now embarrassed for ordering from here. What a pathetic delivery. WARNING – do not order from this restaurant. You will be disappointed. I loved this place once. No more. Order from malai marke.

I wish I could write negative reviews but I’m a positive person. The place demands a person spends a minimum of $ 15. Which was sorta impossible if we were a Party of 6 and only 2 wanted to eat. So — we got here and the moment they realized we are not gonna eat (all the 6 of us) — their service hit rock bottom. In the name of popular Indian fares — they served an «alternate» and substandard version of the dish. For example — in the name of poori Bhaji we were served bhatura and dry chhole. I think that was just convenience for them to just fry whatever dough they had and serve it with whatever goes with it. The «bhatura» and «chhole» that came was tasty though. (See, I’m positive).
I’d post pics of the rest of the stuff and you can decide for yourselves what you wanna make of it.

Warning — long review ahead!
Worst Indian food you could ever fathom to eat in NYC! Their supposedly Zagat reviewed! And no merger or 262 reviews can justify the service or food that we received! We are Indians and we have grown up eating good Indian food! We arrived at a not so supper/​dinner hour and were only in the mood for appetisers and the hostess told us — we only offer service when people order at least $ 15 per person which is 1 – 2 entrees but since you are «Indian» I think I can let that slide! Honestly no that’s not the kind of the service I or anyone else needs! Now let’s come to food — we ordered dal papdi, aloo paratha, mughlai paratha and poori Bhaji!
An authentic dal papdi is made with fried chickpea flour topped with mint n tamarind chutney, whisked yogurt! But apparently we were served with raita topped with fried savoury beignets in a papad basket which is not even remotely close to what it was supposed to be!
Poori Bhaji across India is fried flatbread served with spicy potato Bhaji but apparently chole poori (which is chickpea gravy and fried flatbread) is the new poori Bhaji! What an epiphany for us Indians who were raised with the wrong description of food!
And now the dish of the day — aloo paratha which is the simplest of stuff parathas aka Indian flatbread stuffed with spicy potato filling! Instead, we were served with a simple roti which was folded with potato filling placed tactfully inside resembling a potato flatbread sandwich or a cheeseless quesadilla! And that my friends is a blunder! Unless ofkos the chef was planning to serve a deconstructed aloo paratha in which case it would have made sense! But alas we only felt cheated not just with one dish but with everything we ordered!

It’s a great place with the most excellent service. The food has a lot of options for vegetarians especially. Looking forward to coming back soon.

Wow. This place is a complete ripoff. We ordered 2 chicken dishes which barely amounted to 8oz of meat. We spent $ 47 and didn’t have any food. The order arrived late, the lentils spilled all over bag and to top it off The food quality was awful– samosa was not fresh, and chicken had no flavor. Save your money and time.

Owner is an a**hole. Charged us for food we didn’t order and insisted we pay. Food was mediocre, DON’T go here

I’ve been going to that place for over a year and was never disappointed! Always good service, amazing mint chatni, breads and and all the rest of the food is great.
Great selection for vegetarians as well and very fair prices.
Love it!

Have been here a few times, and definitely one of my favorite Manhattan Indian food restaurants. Attentive wait staff, delicious food, and lovely atmosphere.

I had found this place after tons of search through Unilocal,the ambiance is good and the food was delicious… I was a bit skeptical at first with the way the service went but when the food came, it amazed us. They gave us complimentry tadka daal with rice, chana poori and ice cream. the staff was friendly and always on their toes to make sure the service was delivered. The reason not to give a five star is that we found a piece of hair in there… which did upset us but they replaced the dish for us right away. in simple words its decent. It is a must go !

I came here for my birthday on a Wednesday with a reservation for a party of 6 and an ice cream cake. The staff was very nice and stored my cake until we were ready. It’s a pretty popular place to have a birthday, as a I noted several other tables were blowing out candles.
Seems obvious Haveli merged with Banjara (it’s called Haveli Banjara now.). The service and food was everything I expect from Banjara, which is pretty good but not perfect. Yeah, occasionally the waiters reach over you or don’t seem to speak English that well.
Get real people, this isn’t a five star restaurant. But with good prices, a nice atmosphere and above average food compared to most of the Indian restaurants in the area, I’ll be back.

This is the absolute best indian resturant I’ve ever been too. I ordered the curry shrimp which I highly recommend the spices were out of this world. The lamb samosa is also my favorite with extra onions on the side. Exceptional customer service. Haveli has just earned themselves two loyal customers and alot of referrals. Soon couldn’t come soon enough.

The best customer service! I ordered the Mushroom hari moti which had sliced mushrooms with lots of peas in curry. I requested for mild spice and mild is spicy! I enjoyed it a lot though because I love spicy dishes. There’s not much sauce for the peeps that like dipping naan in their curry. It was more like a curry seasoned vegetable dish. One of that gals ordered a garlic naan and they accidentally gave an extra one which was AWESOME. Besides the free garlic naan, they also gave us free ice cream! Say what??? Yes, free ice cream. We had a scoop of Pistachio and 2 scoops of Mango. Both flavors were very satisfying (we were planning to hit up a dessert bar afterwards but didn’t need to anymore!) As for the rice, it seemed to be a blend of yellow and white long grain but there wasn’t a distinct taste to the rice that stood out to me. Continuing on with the freebies, my friend still had naan but ran out of curry so they came out with a cup of curry for her! He must have seen her scraping the curry plate. As for prices, I felt like it was on the pricey side, but it’s in the city, what do you expect?
FYI — there is a credit card limit for splitting the bill; the max is 2 credit cards per table.

Wow, the Unilocal reviews are all over the map for this place! I’m giving them four starts because they provided good food with pleasant service at a fair price, and you can’t ask for more than that.
I went here alone one evening, and they gave me a table near the door. Their menu is extensive, so it took a while to arrive at a decision. The waitress kindly provided me with crispy papadam and some condiments. I got a mixed biryani, which had chicken, lamb, and vegetables along with plenty of rice. If you like spicy, there is a house-​made red chili sauce that I loved.
Would like to go back to try the butter chicken and a vindaloo (or 2).

Haveli has a soft spot in my heart. I used to live a block away from it, and it was always my go to spot for great Indian food. And, it’s off the ‘curry row’ area where all the restaurateurs yell at you when you walk by trying to lull you in. You get to avoid that, which is a plus.
Haveli, though, is where I discovered lamb korma, which has become my most favorite Indian dish. Mix it with rice and scoop with some naan … That’s a taste of heaven.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Unilocal review but felt like I had to. Food is average to slightly above average. Service is over-​attentive at times and completely absent at others (two people took my order within 30 seconds of each other but no one paid any attention to my empty beer glass). You can tell that they try with little extras like complimentary mango ice cream and a warm towel to wipe your hands with. We’re at 3.5 stars right now. But this right here is the deal-​breaker… I receive my card back with a copy to sign and 25% tip has already been included… for a party of 1… without any mention of it whatsoever… ridiculous. It’s not the 25%, it’s the fact that they didn’t ask me and there’s nothing mentioned about automatic 25% tip for parties of 1 or greater anywhere (as there shouldn’t be b/​c it’s absurd).
Rather than being the usual, timid Unilocal reviewer that whines about something in their review but does nothing to fix it at the restaurant, I ask if they made a mistake. No they didn’t. I ask twice why they’ve charged me for tip already. «Oh, we have to» is the response both times. At this point, it’s not worth my time and energy to fight this to mayybe pay them a dollar less in tip… I will just choose not to go back to a restaurant that would rather take an extra dollar from me today than create an experience worth coming back to.

You can watch the world go by on Haveli’s patio. Nice food, nice service. Entrées range in price from 12 to 20. If you want spicy, ask for spicy. The lamb was cooked as lamb should be. The rice had real cardamom in it.

We were in the mood for Indian and looking at Haveli’s menu looked different than the typical Indian so this is where we stopped.
The interior of the restaurant is quite large but we decided to sit outside as it was a nice day.
Our server was easy indicating we can sit anywhere we wanted. The menu had some of what you would find in any Indian restaurant like Tikka, Tandoori but we were more curious on dishes at least I haven’t seen before like Goa Fish Curry, Shrimp Bhuna and Aaj Ka Aloo. They were all very good at least to me. They all have the same flavor that we are all familiar with but then slight different that we all really enjoyed.

I went to this restaurant with my teenage daughters and was very unimpressed.
The décor is okay, and the water was cold. That’s about the best I can say about this mediocre, expensive restaurant.
The papadam was soggy. Yes, it is free, but crisp papadam is not a big ask.
We started with vegetable samosas, which were tiny and very greasy.
I ordered chicken jalfrezi, and asked for it to be spicy. About six small chunks of chicken were served in a totally bland tomato sauce. For $ 15 it was horrible value.
My kids each had vegetarian dishes that were at best average. The korma was ok; the spinach was almost inedible.
The naan was all right, though again the portion was very small.
They did give us two scoops of ice cream for free. But overall we left hungry, and sixty dollars poorer.
I do not recommend this place.

I’m no Indian food expert, but my meal here was excellent!
I had the butter chicken, and my friend had the chicken cooked in nut sauce. We also got drinks and naan and the bill was still tiny compared to the perfect amount of food. The service was also super friendly, prompt, and professional. We left very, very happy.

This dinner was nothing short of amazing… Only because this was an impromptu walk in after roaming on the streets of NYC for almost an hour! This restaurant aces in service and hospitality.
For starters, we skipped the normal routine and ordered a new dish– Dumpakht! Must try for everyone who goes here… perhaps a speciality of the Rajasthani culture. The Awadhi Rogan Josh was in fact suggested by our waiter was deliciously. Spice level was perfect with proper spices and not just red chilli powder. The bread basket we called for was fulfilling with assortment of breads. Not just roti, naan, but also pooris and aaloo paratha! We also got masala daal and basmati rice complimentary!
The icing on the cake was when we called for Rasmalai for desserts, we also received a complimentary plate of ice creams.
All in all a great experience, brilliant service and a classy ambience!