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564 Amsterdam Ave (Amsterdam Ave. Between W 87th St. & W 88th St.)(212) 721-8700
Pickup estimate is 10-15 min (more info)
Estimated pickup time is 10-15 min (more info)
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All Tandoori dishes are served with rice pilaf.
Served with rice pilaf.
All biryani dishes are served with curried vegetables.
Special Indian breads baked to order.
For customers looking for a reliable restaurant to give them complete satisfaction, Indian Tanpura is the place. They have a friendly staff that is there to provide you with the best service a restaurant can offer while you select your favorite dishes from a diverse menu of traditional Indian food.
Faithful customers claim that the food is delicious and fresh, and the chefs always make sure to prove them right. But enough reading about this food, how about you try it for yourself?
Thali-E-Samunder (Seafood)—Crab meat, shrimp shag, fish masala, riatha, tandoori nan, rice and dhal makhni
Ghost Thali (Meat)—Tandoori chicken, lamb shag, alu mottor gobi, poori, pilaf rice, rayta and dhal makhni
Sabji Thali (Vegetarian Thali)—Mattor ponir, chana shaag, alu mattor gobi, pilaf rice, poori, rayta and dhal makhni
Balti King Prawn Nawabi—Mildly spiced king prawns grilled in clay oven and cooked with red wine
Tanpura Biryani—Chicken tandoori, minced meat, green peas, dried fruits and eggs, with long grain rice
Crab Meat Curry—Choose a type of bread from the list of Sundries
Sorry, but the nan was tasteless and the somosas were flat as a pancake nearly and devoid of taste
Posted 4 years ago by tom b.
Best Indian food on the UWS. Very authentic and full of flavor. Quality ingredients, only wish they had a takeout special as most of the other Indian places do.
Posted 4 years ago by Brian C.
Very tasty- chicken was tender, not dry :)
Posted 4 years ago by Leah S.
Quick delivery. The food was very hot, and was well prepared.
Posted 4 years ago by Larry S.
Terrible food! Worst vegetable samosas I've ever had. Tasteless saag aloo. Even the rice was awful. What a waste of money. Oh, and I don't give one star lightly, I usually feel too bad about it. I even feel bad doing it now but it's accurate.
Posted 5 years ago by Sabrina N.
I really like the food from Indian Tanpura. My favorite dishes include, Keema Nan, Aloo Paratha, Chicken Tikka Biryani, Chicken Makhni, Shaag, Vegetable Somosa. The Biryani's come with a generous amount of protein and they containers are always completely filled. The breads are whole and large. Because they aren't cut I feel they arrive warmer and fresher. My only gripe is when ordering multiple appetizers I have gotten only one set of sauces, which is often not enough. Ask for more if you think you will need them. Delivery has always been quick and usually accurate.
Posted 5 years ago by mitch g.
uggly food !
Posted 5 years ago by Abdelhak A.
Best Indian I've found on the UWS by far. Seriously. Eat here.
Posted 5 years ago by Brian B.
I love their food! The vindaloo is crazy hot, the curry is so flavorful, and the chana saag is perfect. Plus they are reasonably priced and relatively fast.
Posted 5 years ago by Allison S.
Great chicken tikka masala, miss the palak paneer on the menu though.
Posted 5 years ago by Julie H.
terrible food.
Posted 5 years ago by Michael Y.
The food here is consistently great but more than that, they went above and beyond for me. I sent the order to my work address by mistake and they were super nice about the whole thing. They went back to my office, picked it up, and brought it to me, no charge. And they were totally "it's no problem" about it. Love this place.
Posted 5 years ago by Rebecca S.
Great food!
Posted 5 years ago by Sofia J.
Let me start off by saying I have ordered Indian food from a lot of different restaurants, but this was my first time ordering from here. I ordered the lamb biryani, but when it came over it was nothing like I expected. Normally dishes come with a 'side' of rice - this one was first and foremost a rice dish, with some chunks of lamb (which was quite fatty) and very little sauce mixed in. Luckily I also ordered raita which kept it from being too dry - but I was overall disappointed with the meal and will not be ordering from here again. The poori was the only highlight!
Posted 5 years ago by Caitlin F.
If you're looking for something that tastes slightly more homemade and more simple than the regular Indian food you'd expect to be served at a restaurant, then Indian Tanpura is the way to go. It's less 'preservative' like, more home-style and less spicy than most places. The down side is that it's slightly oily but it isn't overdone either. Thumbs up for the aloo paratha. The portions are generous and delivery was pretty quick and efficient.
Posted 5 years ago by Natasha G.
OK, so kinda bland. It came hot and was generously portioned (with rice for each entree, which is nice), but not much spice at all.
Posted 5 years ago by Ira P.
Excellent food! Reasonable delivery time and portions. The vindaloo has just enough spice.
Posted 5 years ago by Jun M.
Good fast delivery! Chicken korma and samosas were delish!
Posted 6 years ago by Elizabeth C. K.
This restaurant opens at 11:30 according to what is written here but it's 12 noon and I get a message that it is not open and available for ordering. There is a mistake on Seamless that needs correcting.
Posted 6 years ago by Jennifer S.
Bad chicken tiki Marsala.
Posted 6 years ago by Scott M.
Terrible.
Posted 6 years ago by Rebecca C.
I love Indian Tanpura. The food might not be ultimately the most subtle Indian food around, but it is VERY tasty, delivery is fast and reliable, and the food comes hot...as in too hot to touch sometimes. And the people at the restaurant are very nice and helpful. I've only ever had one problem and they resolved in quickly. One of the best delivery experiences in the neighborhood.
Posted 6 years ago by Ben B.
Samosa's weren't of the greatest consistency but tasted very good. The Vindaloo was too thick of a sauce and too spicy. And I'm a spicy person.
Posted 6 years ago by mathias w.
this is my absolute favorite restaurant to get delivery from. this is where i go when i need a pick-me-up, when i want to celebrate, or when i just finished a big project and want a reward. the delivery is always fast and always hot, i have been ordering from here nearly every week for the past year and never once had a problem, and the food is delicious. i also have a very weak spice tolerance, and they are extremely accommodating when i add a note to make my food mild. on the other side, when i order for friends who want their food extremely spicy, that is what they get. at indian tanpura, they actually pay attention to your order, and they give you what they want!
Posted 6 years ago by Monica S.
Food came really, really fast! Very nice people and delicious curry.
Posted 6 years ago by Erin B.
Always fresh, delivered hot and they are exceptionally nice. We try to eat in at the restaurant too since they are so kind and the service is great.
Posted 6 years ago by Corey P.
Rude delivery man, portions small considering price and low quality. No cutlery.
Posted 6 years ago by Marc D.
Horrible food, go elsewhere
Posted 7 years ago by Michael M.
Only OK. cheapest in the neighborhood but the bread was not super fresh and the chicken tikka masala needed a bit more kick. fine for cheap indian.
Posted 7 years ago by Tara B.
low quality food, there are better places to order in the UWS
Posted 7 years ago by Katharina P.
I expected the garlic nan to be flaky but it was dense and they put some kind of spice on it that makes it taste different, in a bad way. Otherwise, our meal was tasty! We ordered the Spinach Paneer - good and the Beef Vindaloo - flavorful and definitely spicy! Oh and delivery was within 20min!
Posted 7 years ago by Heun W.
The order arrived rather quickly, but the mixed vegetable curry was very mediocre, as were the dipping sauces for my vegetable samosas. All in all, Tanpura is a decent value, but not the best Indian food in the zip code.
Posted 7 years ago by Ian K.
This is the best Indian Take Away on the Upper West Side. I like the Chicken Kashmiri, Chicken Vindaloo and Chicken Korma. Good Saag Ponir too. The Mulligawtny soup, pakoras and somosas are good as well. They always pay attention to my special requests and I always get what ordered (which seems to be a rarity, for me at any rate).
Posted 7 years ago by Melissa T.
Decent chicken tikka masala and vegetable samosas.
Posted 7 years ago by Cindy C.
For the low prices, this is great Indian food. Especially the Chicken Tikka Masala!
Posted 7 years ago by Jennifer V.
best indian on the upper west side
Posted 7 years ago by courtney k.
This place was ok. The na'an was a little heavy, but otherwise some of the better indian food I've had on the UwS.
Posted 7 years ago by Albert L.
the food itself was excellent, however the packages were a bit drippy and jumbled, they could do a neater job of sealing the packages.
Posted 7 years ago by michele m.
I love spice, but not when it's used to cover up the lack of flavor in dishes.
Posted 8 years ago by Amber M.
good food. Good mint chutney
Posted 8 years ago by Cheryl L.
We ordered chicken tikka masala, vegetable somosas and the side of spinach with chickpeas and had one of the best meals in recent memory. Delivery was very fast ,and the food was delicious :)
Posted 8 years ago by brooke s.
I have to use word I never thought to use for Indian cuisine: Bland. I don't mean not spicy-hot, but rather lacking taste.
Posted 8 years ago by Kris C.
Best Indian food on seamless web, though last time, delivery took over an hour.
Posted 8 years ago by Benjamin H.
I'm not sure what the real Deal Indian food is like (I'm not Indian); However, the items I've ordered are very tasty. Mild too, so it might be great for American tastes. The Garlic Nan is awesome. Very high in Garlic (note: Skip if on a date) I like the Shrimp dishes too, none bad
Posted 9 years ago by Antonius M.
Fantastic chicken tikka masala and garlic naan. The later was a bit pricy for its size, but was definitely tasty.
Posted 9 years ago by Amir B.
excellent tikki masala
Posted 9 years ago by Karalyn E.
good solid Indian choice
Posted 9 years ago by Eric W.
Well, it was good until I found the multiple hairs in my food...
Posted 9 years ago by Shaun Q.
The Crabmeat Curry consisted largely of massive chunks of vegetables. If there was, in fact, crabmeat in this dish, the pieces were not large enough to be visible to the naked eye, which is never a crowd-pleaser, and it was overpowered by tomato and bland, in addition to the fact that the primary ingredient was not in evidence. The delivery was awful: (1) this is one of those places that doesn't include napkins and silverware unless you specify, but doesn't say so and (2) they left out half of the order and had to bring it in a second pass.
Posted 10 years ago by Kieran M.
Messed up on two out of three parts of the order.... Food okay though.
Posted 10 years ago by Matthew F.
The samosas were tough and oily. The Saag Paneer was bland, sugary and too creamy without enough spinach. Unpleasent bits of whole cardamom and cinnamon bark were mixed in which weren't nice on the teeth. The chutneys were watery with the exception of the red onion chutney. I liked the nan, mango lassi and the mango pickle. Not worth keeping the leftovers.
Posted 10 years ago by Sharon M.
The food was quite bland. The chicken was drowned in sauce of some spice and the lassi came in a soup container. Not much taste in the cooking.
Posted 11 years ago by Kashif A.
The food was very good, however the delivery was horrible. We ordered on a night when it was snowing, which understandably would slow the delivery, but we waited 2 HOURS! When we called a few times during those two hours the person on the phone did not manage our expectations, but rather told us it would be there shortlly. That is completely unacceptable.
Posted 11 years ago by Rachel D.
The food was horrible! worst indian food i've ever had -- and i love indian food. never again. ordered the chicken saag -- received mushed up pieces of chicken and the saag was undecipherable. the aloo gobi was bland and i don't know where to even begin with the last dish. blech. threw it all away.
Posted 11 years ago by Jessie T.
the food is always so fresh and delicious. the best indian we've tried to date. be prepared to wait for delivery though!
Posted 11 years ago by Rebekah E.
the best indian food I've had in new york, tastes homemade and authentic...
Posted 11 years ago by Gisela A.
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