Tiffin Wallah
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 685-7301
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Lexington Avenue
- Directions:
- N, R, W at 28th St
- Best of Citysearch:
- Indian Food 2007
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11:30am-3:00pm, 5pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-10:00pm
Editorial Review for Tiffin Wallah – by Justin Hartung
The Scene
The entryway of this Curry Hill vegetarian restaurant displays stacks of round, metal containers used in India to transport tiffin (light meals). Further in, the ceiling pops with a bright green straight out of a Bollywood film, while a wall of raised white dots resembles graffiti written in Braille. Neighborhood residents and workers sit side-by-side trekking veggie fanatics at tables decorated with flowers in green vases.
The Food
The vegetarian fare is as bold and clean as the restaurant's design. Cashew nuts with a fiery masala glaze prep tastebuds for the diverse flavors to come. Combination plates called thali offer an assortment of dishes: The Southern Indian platter is a knockout, and includes pillowy pancakes called imli, a crispy dosa filled with potato curry and a fluffy donut-like vada. Rich, comforting badam halva (almond paste), should change the mind of anyone who associates Indian desserts with freezer-burned ice cream.
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Insider Tips
BYOBThough mango lassis ($3) admirably quench thirst, you can always pick up your alcohol on the way.
Lunch SpotThe buffet lunch is a steal at $6.
When to GoWeekends offer a few extra menu items, including rice made with ingredients such as tomato, lemon or coconut.
User Reviews for Tiffin Wallah
05/13/2008 Posted by igaaurav
i have no doubt n saying this is the worst place i ever tried for food.very unprofessional people.manager at the back -dark man is very rude.food is very suboptimal, place looks unhygenic(saw roches),saw waiters picking there nose.gross. would never go there again.if u guys have concern about hygeine,care about ur money,want to have decent meal--then this is not the place for u.if there was a star less than one i would choose that
Pros: None
Cons: Everything
03/28/2008 Posted by brunella
went for lunch this week and was very happy with the quality of the food, especially for such a low price (we didn't realize it was buffet only at lunch). however, the rudeness of the host dampened an otherwise good experience - we were asked to leave within a few short minutes of finishing our food - neither of us went up for seconds & we occupied the table for 28 minutes total (! checked my watch after in disbelief). even friendly attempts to ask to be allowed to digest the meal for 5 minutes while seated proved to be in vain. perhaps charging a few more dollars & letting the customer actually feel welcome would alleviate some of his attitude?
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