Tibetan Kitchen

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(212) 679-6286

444 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10016 40.7437 -73.9798

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Neighborhoods: Kips Bay, Midtown

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Hours:

Monday To Friday From 12:00 PM To 03:00 PM Monday To Sunday From 05:00 PM To 11:00 PM

Price:

$$

Last updated 6.23.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Food Delivery, Private Rooms

Cuisine:

Vegetarian, Tibetan

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. love this place because the the food has always been delicious no matter what we've tried, the decor is sumptuous and inviiting, and the service is attentive but not intrusive.
  2. The location is ideal, right by the (6) train by a major movie theater on 2nd Avenue, by so many nice bars on 3rd Avenue.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The juice drinks are also very refreshing (beet/apple/carrot, etc.).
food quality
69.22999858856201% positive
  1. The dumplings were good and with the added pepper sauce made it tasty.
  2. don't understand people who say food is disgusting because it's blend.
  3. The food wasn't too memorable.
  4. Our favorite is the lamb meat stew with pasta, vegetables, and cottage cheese.
  5. The food was terrible!
  6. love this place because the the food has always been delicious no matter what we've tried, the decor is sumptuous and inviiting, and the service is attentive but not intrusive.
  7. The supposed manager said that next time, I should order a different chicken dish which he thought would be more to my liking.
  8. My second time I found my favorite dish and I stick to it.
  9. The food is wonderful for cold weather, and particularly delicious and soothing are the soups.
  10. Service was quaint and cuisine was authentically fresh.
  11. shudder to think what the rest of the menu must be like if those are their best dishes.
  12. Come here for a good tasting well prepared meal.
  13. Same story: always curious to try, finally dragged boyfriend, and we both HATED the food.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. shudder to think what the rest of the menu must be like if those are their best dishes.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. It's a great place to go if you live in the neighborhood or just want a casual, good value place to go with friends.
  2. Her mother is vegetarian and figured it would be a nice place to taste test.
service
75.0% positive
  1. love this place because the the food has always been delicious no matter what we've tried, the decor is sumptuous and inviiting, and the service is attentive but not intrusive.
  2. don't understand people who say food is disgusting because it's blend.
  3. The staff was friendly but didn't have too much time because of the large groups.
  4. The supposed manager said that next time, I should order a different chicken dish which he thought would be more to my liking.
value
100.0% positive
  1. It's a great place to go if you live in the neighborhood or just want a casual, good value place to go with friends.
3 Star Rating: Average

07/07/08

Ok Experience

by papasmirk

My girlfriend and I were walking down 3rd Ave trying to find a place to have dinner. We saw the Tibetan Kitchen and decided to try the place. Her mother is vegetarian and figured it would be a nice place to taste test.

As a few people mentioned. The food wasn't too memorable. As Erik F. mentioned, we found it to be bland. The dumplings were good and with the added pepper sauce made it tasty.

I got the lamb curry and my girlfriend got the beef noodles. Once again we had to add some pepper sauce for additional flavor. We didn't have dessert because nothing really stood out.

We went there on a Friday night and the place was filled. There were a couple of large groups there that took up a lot of the staff's time. We felt a little ignored at times. Waiting awhile for our order to be taken. At one point a woman from another table went to the bar to refill her glass with water.

The staff was friendly but didn't have too much time because of the large groups. The food wasn't all that special. If you're vegetarian, this might be the place for you.

  • Pros: Friendly Atmosphere, Neighborhood Restaurant
  • Cons: Bland Food
4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/23/08

Delicious, healthy fare

by west50s

I love this place because the the food has always been delicious no matter what we've tried, the decor is sumptuous and inviiting, and the service is attentive but not intrusive. Also, the menu is vegetarian friendly. Dishes that we've enjoyed are the glass noodles, curries and momos (dumplings). The juice drinks are also very refreshing (beet/apple/carrot, etc.). It's a great place to go if you live in the neighborhood or just want a casual, good value place to go with friends.

  • Pros: Good food, good value, pleasing decor
  • Cons: Not the place for you if you're looking for greasy comfort food
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/27/07

NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL

by anting

My friend and I went on a Sunday night and being unfamiliar with Tibetan cuisine, ordered the waitress's recommendations for the "tastiest dishes on the menu." The food was terrible! Both the beef and the chicken were overcooked -- surely that's not part of traditional Tibetan cuisine.

I shudder to think what the rest of the menu must be like if those are their best dishes.

  • Pros: A/C on high
  • Cons: The food
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/01/06

I love it.

by aguatriste

I feel so fortunate to have the Tibetan Kitchen in my neighborhood. I have always loved it from the first time I went there. I can only surmise that the people who have complained about the food / service in the other reviews do not really understand Tibetan food or Tibetan culture. The renovation is impeccable and the decorative painting is phenomenal. It only made a successful restaurant even better. The Dalai Lama oversees all from a small but focal shrine in the wall.

I am particularly fond of the Tibetan "stews". So simple, clean and pure. Not at all what someone who ordered a stew might expect. Open you mind and your taste buds. We have all been overstimulated and this is just the place to go to return to the basics of taste.

  • Pros: food, service, atmosphere
  • Cons: none
4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/20/06

Authentic Tibetan food IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLEND

by yvetto

I don't understand people who say food is disgusting because it's blend. Tibetan food is supposed to be that way! That's the beauty of it. If your taste buds are used to General Tso's Chicken and Samosas this is not the place for you.

I live near by this place and stopped by several times. I have to admit at first when I tried their momo dumplings (thinking that I'd get something like Shanghainese juicy dumplings) I was very dissapointed. But then again, tibetan food is not supposed to be indian nor chinese. It's a whoe diff realm! My second time I found my favorite dish and I stick to it. Sometimes it's hard to stay open minded after one dissapointing meal, but it's worth the shot. For those of you who thought the meal was so blend, please go back and try their spicey chicken dishes. It's awesome.

  • Pros: Food, Renovated place

The Details on Tibetan Kitchen

Place Categories:

  • not too memorable food
  • favorite different chicken dish
  • very refreshing juice drinks
  • nice bars
  • friendly staff
  • attentive service
  • favorite lamb meat stew
  • good prepared meal
  • authentically fresh cuisine
  • good dumplings
  • nice value place
  • impeccable renovation
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