Diwanekhaas

Terrible Experience: They now will not give you any type of sauce with Naan bread. Won't order from here again. I have ordered from here several times in the past and the food was honestly pretty good, but the portions were really small. EVERY time I ordered, the naan bread came with 3 sauces (a greenish one, a brown one, and of course raita). Last week when I ordered, just raita and the brown sauce came so I figured they were just out of the other. no problem. last night, I got none except for the "extra" raita I paid for separately. It was in a tiny container and I had 2 orders of naan, so it was basically worthless as it lasted 2 bites. When I called to ask if they forgot the sauce, the manager said "No" and that's it. He was curt and rude and said the Naan does not come with sauce and never did. He is either lying or they changed their policy in the last few days and he's lying about that. 4 or 5 times prior, I have always gotten dipping sauces for the naan bread. Like any standard indian NYC restaurant. Also note that last night, one of the entrees in the 3-entree combination had ONE BITE SIZED PIECE of chicken and a container of sauce. The portions have gotten ridiculously small. They were really rude on the phone last night and didn't care. Too bad, they have now lost a loyal customer.

Decent Indian food for a quick lunch. I usually get the daal makhani and the keema chicken.

I like Diwanekhaas (also Smart Indian?) ... I order veggie platters all the time from here - never oily like some other places. Garlic naan is good too. Consistent and kind delivery staff. Eating there is what it is - they often play pleasing Indian music, in a humble setting. Their chai is good too. Don't expect a 'fine-dining' experience, and you won't be disappointed. Local goto.

UMMMMMM what can I say, worst Indian food ever. I had the Tikka Masala which basically tasted like chicken in chef boyardi tomato sauce there were absolutely no fresh ingredients , GROSS. -_________- #disappointment

Not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I like wine. A lot. This place makes pretty good wine, in fact. They also have a wine making program that you can buy into to contribute to the production of a barrel (or more). I recently grabbed a bite at their "Barrel Room," which is adjacent to the main space, and tried one of their recent pinot noir offerings while savoring a couple apps. Everything was very tasty and the space is small, but comfortable. I've also dined in the bigger room, which is also very nice.

The main room is a great place to see a show, too. Very open and very intimate, with seating in the area of 250 or so, it's small enough to not really have a bad seat but also big enough to draw some serious talent. The bookings tend to focus on folk, jazz, singer/songwriter, classic rock and some nostalgia acts. They also host interesting food and wine events, showcasing different regions, varietals, menus, etc.

If you're interested in seeing an intimate performance in a classy, more sophisticated space, while getting your unabashed wino on, this a perfect spot for that. The vibe is chill and I've always had a good time there.