Amazing place for South Indian food! Must try - Dosa. Authentic and the variety of sides are amazing. read more

You need to stick to the Chettinad food and avoid the rest if you want to enjoy your food. The kotthu paratha and the goat sukha were good but I think Anjappar NJ location makes a better kotthu paratha! Going with 3 stars for ambience and service. They brought wrong orders thrice to our table even though there were patrons in only 4 tables. The interior looks dated and the music is abysmal. The owner/manager of this restaurant needs to understand that nobody prefers to listen to loud club music from 90s while having dinner! Just get rid of the music if you are unsure what music you need to play in a restaurant !! read more

This is the worst restaurant I ever visited . Am pretty sure this is not the restaurant that Resembles the real name chettinad. And the staff doesn't care of what you like to order they just get you same gravy with all kinds of meat dropped in . Order a garlic naan . I got the dough out of the oven . Ordered mutton biryani and got biryani with no mutton in it . And the charged me gratuity 18% for 3 people . There isn't one good thing felt at this place since I walked in . I had the bad experience ever. read more

Superb vegetarian Thali for lunch. Perfectly spiced; you could taste the individual flavors playing with each other. Each of the 10 or so items had its own unique character, spicing, and heat. Totally unlike the usual BangloPak mush of indistinct flavors. As soon as possible I am going to take my dining companion with whom I shared this evening's awful slop at Sapphire (see my review). read more

I had a frustrating experience here tonight, the service was bad and food was way too spicy. I told them couple of times, but they didn't care and said they can't do anything. I was amazed to see the apathy of the stuff. The only solution they offered was to order more food!! Finally, I didn't appreciate being pre charged 15% for a SMALL party of three for the service and food at the place. I'm not going back again.. read more

I went with a group of coworkers to this South Indian restaurant and didn't actually do any of the ordering...my colleagues were prepared with lists of what to order and the food never stopped coming. I really enjoyed the Garlic Curry, which is literally just garlic cloves which you can spread on some of the Indian breads. Or top on some white rice. Or just eat straight. The Pepper Chicken was also delicious. And the Chicken Biryani included boned chicken that just fell off the bone...so tender and yummy. I would absolutely recommend Anjappar Chettinad! read more

NYC + hunger + indian food = my husbands day of fun The hustle bustle, cramped seating does not stop u from eating here coz the authenticity of Chettinad cusine is truly untampered.The cuisine is meat-centric... The chettinad pepper chicken (my husbands fav) is a BOLD choice...definitely not for the week hearted ... The spice levels are off the roof even for us Indians. Recommended dishes : chicken biryani, kottu parotta, thali. It's a lil pricy but then again it's NYC. read more

This restaurant was very busy when I came today. Staffs were very friendly. Food was excellent and and the service was great too. Thank you for recommending seeraga samba mutton biryani, Chetinad chi roast, chi lollipops and mutton sukka varuval. They were so good . We just loved it so much. Coming back again. read more

Excellent fresh and flavorful Chettinad cuisine, with prompt and courteous service. Went for lunch and ended up doing dinner takeout as well. Definitely going back! read more

Chettinad cuisine lovers from Southern part of India would love this place! Not certainly a place for vegetarians though :) I ordered a plate of appam with coconut stew and curried vegetables on the side. Appam was cooked perfectly but the gravies could have been so much better! I mean that really doesn't work right, for Indian food- CURRY and GRAVIES! You can't afford to go wrong with that. Anyway It does serve unique food from a specific location in India and people should visit to try the unique cuisine. Since it's based on lex Ave - needless to say don't expect anything in terms of the atmosphere or greatness of service! read more

Anjappar - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Anjappar as a brand has a rich legacy in Chettinad cuisine but do not expect the same when visiting this joint in new york. Ordered a veechu parotta , egg biriyani and mushroom 65. Mushroom 65 was good, could feel the Chettinad spice in the fried mushroom batter. The veechu parotta was too crispy and the veg kurma along with it was ordinary. The egg biriyani in Anjappar I expected it to be made of jeeragasamba was disappointed to see basmati rice . The taste was good but was not like a Chettinad egg biriyani! The staff were too busy and they kept messing up my orders. On the whole my experience at this joint was ordinary. Would give 3/5. read more

Tried the chicken biryani and the lollipops. The biryani had no chicken in it- just bones, which was super weird. The lollipops were over fried. I generally don't give restaurants less than 3stars but this was just not worth it. read more

Heads up here. We ordered two chicken dishes that were prepared with dark meat not white. Had we been warned on the menu, we'd have gotten something else. Totally different experience. When we confronted the waiter, he dully reported that both dishes were prepared with white meat. I don't think he understood what we were talking about because it was dark meat not white. I know what I'm talking because I've eaten these dishes for years when only white was given to me. Tikka Masala is not made with dark meat. I had everyone at the table taste my dish and all agreed it was indeed dark meat. I was disappointed as was my friend who didn't even attempt to finish what he had ordered. My other friend ordered the lamb korma which was excellent however. My warning to you is that you should find out first whether the dish comes with sauce or dry and whether it's prepared with white or dark meat. I should have demanded to speak to the manager. That was a mistake on my part. The Gobi 65 on the other hand was superb. But for a pretty simple meal for three coming close to $100, we were disappointed. They need to address the white/dark meat chicken issue. It's a problem. And the servers need to understand the issue as well. It should be marked clearly on the menu so customers know what to expect. read more

got a spinach curry that was delightfully filling, great taste and a reasonable price (especially for Manhattan). quick service, would definitely recommend! read more

Great, authentic South Indian food, good value for the price/amount of food. Thalis have plenty of rice and variety, we have been twice and the side curries/Dahl/pickle were different each time. The servers were attentive and timely too. Great for vegetarians/meat eaters alike, good for dairy free too. read more

Anjappar - Thalis have plenty of food for the price! - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

I love Indian Food! And this place definitely doesn't disappoint. However, coming from the Bay Area, I feel that the Indian food in the Bay Area is better and I couldn't help but compare all of the places I've been to to this place. However, I did enjoy my meal and if you look at the rest of my reviews, you'll know that a 3-star review is not a bad thing for me. When I come back to visit NYC, I will come back here because I did enjoy their parottas. So good! I do recommend this place as I guess it's one of the better Indian Food options in the city that isn't too expensive. read more

The food is great. Just order any one of the thalis (set meals), and you'll receive a platter with a huge variety of curries with a bowl of basmati rice in the middle topped with a piece of naan as well as a white crispy pancake (not sure what it's called). Everything is quite authentic. Service is also good. The waiters are very nice and regularly keep your water refilled. read more

The food is authentic, consistent and delicious. They spice it well and not to 'Western' palates. Manager is sincere and kind and does his best to accommodate all requests. South Indian food rocks-Staff are courteous and do their best to offer good service. Good prices, good food and good service. Rare to get all in one place in NYC and this place has it. Support by ordering from them and too well. They deserve it. Mutton biryani, chicken 65, hoppers, string hoppers, Kal dosa, veechu parathas-yum. Weekday lunch Thalis are great value. read more

This restaurant is great! We were visiting NYC and we went there for dinner. Everything we ordered was delicious from appetizers to main course. This is an authentic South Indian place and the flavors are authentic South Indian with right amount of spice. Best Indian restaurant so far in NYC. read more

Overrated Restaurant! I went there with my wife and in-laws, had heard a lot that the food is really good. For the appetizers, I had ordered Chettinad Chicken Roast, the taste was really good but the quantity was very very less, at least for the price of $15.95, only 3 small pieces of chicken. In Entree, we ordered Pomfret Madras Curry - $28.95, the taste was good, it's worth the price just because it's hard to find somewhere else. I ordered Mutton Masala for myself and asked the server how would the gravy be, thick, semi liquid or watery and the server said it would be solid so I ordered that Mutton Masala because I wanted thick gravy. Also to add in the goat curry there was only 4-5 very small pieces of mutton. It was annoying to pay $16.95 for that quantity. It took a while for my order to come but we did wait patiently and to my shock the Mutton gravy was watery so I returned it and server bought another Mutton with close to watery gravy but better than the previous one, I was feeling hungry so I accepted it but told the server this is not what I wanted. I was hating it but ate it. I tell the server to get the cheque, he gets it with 18% tip pre-added. I did not like the service or the food so why would I be even paying the tip and that too 18%, I told the server and he brought me the menu where it says 18% tip so I told him by you writing on the menu it does not become the law. I did not argue with him much as he is just an employee who is serving the food so I asked for the manager but the manager was also not there. I paid the bill with 18% tip and left. Tip is optional and it's suggested to give the tip provided you like the service and food but here nothing was good for me but I still paid it. read more

We went on a Saturday afternoon for lunch thinking the food would have that authentic chennai touch. We are from chennai so.. but we were disappointed. ordered the meals but they didn't give a kurma for the chapathi and gave kolambu instead.. what am I supposed to eat the chapathi with? There were one paripu(dal), poriyal(dry veggie curry),rasam, sambar,kolambu, chapathi, rice, yogurt, and rava kesari(sweet). The kolambu was bitter, the rasam was bland, the poriyal was bland , the kesari was oily, the sambar was okay. All in all it was an okay experience. Realized it was too pricey for the food. Definitely could've gone to the other restaurants nearby. There are lot of options to choose from. Sorry we went to this. Please don't go and order meals there. This is not a place for vegetarians. I heard there are lot of options for nonvegetarians though. read more

After ages, I came back to this restaurant . Again, I have to say nothing has changed at all. Meaning: everything is fantastically great like it used to be . Let me start with the staffs; they're all very friendly and polite . Their service is absolutely great. ( They take care of their costumers very properly, manage to do everything very well and they are all well trained ) I tried their tandoori pomfret , parotta, and crab masala today and all of them was super delicious. Overall, I had a great experience and a wonderful evening with my pals. I positively loathed it when Mr Russell wrote a terrible review about the restaurant. Today, I was sitting right next to his family, to me he was being very cranky . He said so many bad things about the chicken tikka masala. I completely disagree with his statements. If he didn't liked chicken curry then he could have said it in the beginning, manager would have helped him but he waited till last moment . After he finished half of his curry , he started complaining about curry. This literary shows that he wanted that for free . Again, I would say that he was being snippy towards manager. I feel like it's his mistake ...... there's more to say but I'm going stop right here :) read more

This place has the best grill pomfret. It's usually cooked to perfection with a perfect balance of all types of spice. I also like their masala dosa. Their service is also good. read more

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I satisfied my South Indian food craving with the Paper masala dosa which turned out to be good but but the taste of the masala filling needs to improve. The South Indian thali that my friend ordered was average and the dessert (halwa) which was a part of that thali had too much food color in it. The Service was pretty bad- the staff is extremely rude. Nothing exceptional about the food that would make me come back to this place. read more

Anjappar - South Indian Thali - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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Still waiting for the order to arrive. rating going down as time goes on. Final rating will reflect how much the food compensated for the aggravation of waiting forever. lamb thali was good. Great south indian flavor blend. Enjoyed the food. With better service, would be a great dining experience. Food is GOOD. read more

Anjappar - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

This place surprised me. From outside it looks like a small restaurant but when I went inside it was a huge beautiful place with lots of character to it. I was cordially welcomed by two ladies. I ordered chicken lollipops and goat biryani. Both were up to the mark. I would recommend this place to my friends. read more

We really enjoyed the chicken 65!!!! The malai chicken kebab was also really tender and flavorful. We were less fans of the chicken tikka masala. We are not big "spice" as in Chile usage and we found these all fine for our low tolerances read more

Doesn't look like much when you walk by but let me assure you, you're not gonna get such specific authentic South Indian food anywhere else. The thali and king fish biriyani was absolutely incredible, I had to ask for extra gravy and actually ate the whole plate by myself. I haven't had such South Indian home-cooking since childhood! I can't believe I've never been here before and I'm fairly familiar with the strip on Murray Hill - but now I'm definitely going to be a regular! The only con I can say is that the interior can use an upgrade into the 21st century - but this is not a cry for deviation of what they've been doing. Anjappar is a low-key, modestly designed eatery that packs a punch when it comes to delivering good food and good prices. Can't beat that. read more

There were so many problems with this place. They did not have stuff we wanted. On top of that the dosa we ordered did not taste good. The coconut chutney was just water. There was also a small rock or stone one of us chew into. We asked for something and they said it will take 30 mins even though on menu it said 10 min. By the way beverages come after food. Oh forgot to mention slow af. read more

Very underwhelmed. Not sure why Michelin would recommend. We have been here about 4 times and each time the food has been horrible. They r either over diced, under spiced, no salt etc. this last time we had the thali - mutton curry was akin to mutton in rasam, sambar had no salt, rasam had burnt Jeera, and the kesari was inedible. We r done giving these guys chances. The wait staff is very nice and friendly so they get one star. read more

Really excellent South Indian cuisine! The prawn fry and parotta were both our favorites. Both were really flavorful and delicious.

In a mood for indian food tonight and came here for dinner. Big mistake, should have spent sometime online in finding good dinner places. Food quality is mediocre, not sure how this restaurent managed to get 3+ rating. Started with indian beer and ordered chicken lollypop as appetizer. Lollypop is over fried and it look burnt. Mutton thali for main course. Both chapati and curries have no taste. To make things worse, saw hair in rice. Will never visit this place and do not recommend to anyone. read more

I visited the place a couple of times. As the first experience was very good, I brought friends for a second time. We had a very unpleasant evening, with our orders taken after a long wait, later than other customers' orders and after calling waiters multiple times. Service was slow, orders were wrong or not complete. When we pointed this out, the waiters pushed back on the correctness of the order or put the blame on their colleagues, which I found unprofessional. More than everything, I am sorry that this reflected poorly on my idea to bring my friends there, as I was fully confident that they would enjoy the restaurant as I had the first time. Finally, I did not appreciate being charged mandatory 18% tip irrespective of the service. Two stars as the food is good, but terrible experience. I will not come back. read more

We desperately wanted to try Chettinad cuisine and luckily we found Anjappar on the Crave app! The food was top notch; starting from the appetizer viz mutton varalu and main course which included chicken Chettinad, onion kulcha, parota and chicken tikka masala. Everything was delicious and flavorful. The lady who served us was really nice & accommodating. We had a wonderful time and will be coming back soon! read more

That its time had come, was inevitable. Almost asynchronous in its present environment despite the many decades of delightful memories, and an old world charm to match the timeless class and grace of celebrity visitors like Jackie O, the curtain finally fell on La Petite Auberge. In its place now stands Anjappar, of the South Indian restaurant chain, that aspires to wow the unfamiliar with elements of heat and surprise, and the familiar with reminiscences of moments with family and friends. I don't really know what to make of them... or, of the NY Times review that found merit in dishes where the restaurant deserves none. It's possible that the design and complexity of a dish like Mutton Sukka Varuval (braised and fried goat) won over their food critic, for a well executed version is as thrilling as "Tiki Taka" done well. What can detract from an orchestrated performance featuring Turmeric, Ginger, Garlic, Red Chilli, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cumin, Coriander, Black Pepper Corn, Curry leaves, Fennel seeds? Sadly, Anjappar accents the chile peppers at the expense of nuanced interpretation from the other spices, and leaves little for the imagination to savor. The Kotthu Parotta (minced bread, egg, chicken) lags the better (Sri Lankan) versions in the city, and the Kozhi Rasam soup was much too watery by the standards of Rasam. Also, it might just be me, but I was thrown off by the bones in the chicken for they seemed incongruous with the soup. The highlight of my two meals has been the complimentary Raitha, a cool accompaniment to counter the unrestrained spiciness that abounds across the menu. Also noticeable is the fact that almost all tables have ordered a variant of a Parotta (my preference being for the Ceylon Parotta) to eat instead of the Dosas ("Dosai" in the menu) and Uthappam. Tellingly, I haven't had a good meal at Anjappar whether the restaurant has been jam packed with loud diners in the early evening, or even when it's emptier in the latter half. Call me a sentimentalist, but I much prefer the charm of relaxed conversation and the simple pleasure of a good chocolate soufflé done right, any day. I will miss thee, La Petite Auberge for all your virtues of being friendly, unpretentious, dependable, and cultured. But, even though prudence and practicality requires us to move on, one can't truthfully be in denial of the absolute inadequacy of your replacement. read more

3.5 stars. Perhaps Anjappar needs to warn unsuspecting customers, "Beware, spicy food". Yes, all that is said about the food is true - they throw the chillies into the dishes with gay abandon. But if the reputation of the Chettiars is anything to go by, they never promised to go easy on the heat. Chettinad cuisine is famous for being a) meat centric and b)spicy! I even know some people who can't even tell flavours in a dish unless it has been sufficiently peppered with.. you know.. chilli peppers. It's just the way it works with some parts of India. Having said that, I can hardly criticize Anjappar for making food that makes my eyes and nose water while I eat it. And water they did. However, through the spice, I did think that some dishes stood out - the poondu kozhambu and the mottai curry (egg curry) were a great combination with rice. It's something quite inherently south Indian, but something that would never be made in a household like mine (that eschews eggs and garlic). Among the steamed dishes, I thought that the kuzhipaniyaram, a mouthful to say but tiny little savoury ebelskiver like pancakes, with their assorted chutneys are delicious. The appam, while not an everyday commodity here (twice I've been told they don't have the dish) is a sight to behold. A huge basket of steamed dough that has bubbled with fermentation, the center is idli like and the lacy edges are like dosa. This is served with a korma and sweetened coconut milk, which is more dessert than anything else. So if you like your food with less heat and would still like to try Anjappar, I recommend the Appam. Alternatively you could go with the Parotta+Kurma, a flaky bread instead of the yeasted appam. But with the above hits, there are several misses as well. On one occasion, I ordered the vegetarian thali, only to discover that it lags behind my other favourite thali both in quality and quantity. Each dish was rather underwhelming, and the whole didn't sum up to more than its underwhelming parts. The dosas here are okay, a bit on the greasier end of the spectrum. When I am at Anjappar next, I will remember to skip my favourite part of the meal - Anjappar's dessert are just so mediocre that I hardly feel like commenting about them here. The ice creams are store bought and reek of artificial flavourings, and the gulab jamun is much too sweet. That's too bad, because if they had halfway decent desserts they would be ensured business, given the spice level of the food here. The main gripe I have with Anjappar is the service. It's consistently been spotty, slow, generally unaccomodative and not particularly friendly. I might still go back here for the 3-4 dishes that I like, but I don't think I'll be a regular customer. read more

don't Visit , they are Money Crapping Machine I have visited Anjappar for my Long Weekend trip to New York with my friends family (total 8 , 6 adult ,2 kids), We ordered Chicked Biriyani, 5 meals and side dish, one of the meal was Fish curry we ordered , fish Gravy one was good compared with Chicken Curry, so we were asking small cup of fish Gravy, they simply said we don't give you fish curry :(, if you want just order fish gravy separately as a dish, so we decided to do not order fish gravy, but we said can you change the chicken gravy to fish gravy for our last meal yet to arrive, again they said we cannot change the order :(, ok fine , we had two kids so we were asking them for white rice for to-go, and they told us meals or white rice will be same rate , so we simply paid $18 for white rice alone. read more

Appetizers are good.Good service. "Beware of the specials specifically fish related dishes". Worthless and bad taste. read more

SO disappointing! My dad and I were sold on their $10.95 AYCE lunch "buffet" as we walked through Curry Hill deciding where to go, but little did we know just how terrible it would be. First off all, it's not a traditional buffet. You first opt for veg or non-veg (a buck more at $11.95) and then they give you pre-selected dishes. You can ask for more of anything they bring. It was highly confusing to figure out exactly what we would be receiving since it's not listed on the menu anywhere and the waiters are the WORST communicators, mumbling when you ask questions and no concrete answers to anything. But we decided to take a risk and go for the non-veg "buffet". They started us with some lightly fried chicken chunks which were ok, but could've benefited from some extra marinating and/or a side of some sauce. We also got a bowl of chicken soup. I did not like this soup AT ALL - it was super watery, bland, and the chicken pieces were all bone. Next we got two different chicken curries and one vegetarian lentil dish, none of which I knew the names of because the waiters couldn't seem to answer my simple question ("it's chicken." Great, thanks.). The one chicken curry that was lighter in colour was simply atrocious. The curry sauce was super thin and watery with ZERO flavour. The chicken pieces were thigh cuts with the bone in. The other darker brown one fared much better with a thick spicy sauce, but was also greasy. This one had boneless pieces which made it much easier to eat. The lentil dish was decent, but uninspiring. All of these were served with a pot of basmati rice (can't mess that up), plain dosa (good), and paratha. The paratha was easily the best thing on the menu - perfectly thick, flaky, and chewy. I also ordered a mango lassi, and this too was forgettable as it tasted like a premade mix. With the plethora of options available to you in Curry Hill, Anjappar is definitely a PASS. read more

Go here for good food. Don't go for the hospitality. This is a very popular chain of restaurant in South India and this particular branch ruins the respectable name this chain hold across the world. Delicious food but the management needs to make serious changes with the people running the front of the house if they want to maintain the brand. Iv been dining here for the last 2 years and they keep surprising me with their degrading service. It feels unfair for the people working so hard in the kitchen that I'm able to score this place only a 3 Star since the food is absolutely delicious. read more