India Cafe

Waiters are friendly but ladies behind the counters know nothing about customer satisfaction. Though food is super good.

The food here is delicious. The place is very plain and unassuming but the food is always consistently good whenever I order for pickup. My go-​to is chicken curry and chicken tikka masala but I’m sure the rest of their dishes are just as good.

I planned to order food and have it delivered, as this restaurant is ten minutes away from my house. After I placed my order and provided my address, I was told that my house is «too far,» and the lady on the phone insisted that I have to pick up. I declined her offer as I could not pick it up and we both hung up. Half an hour later, I get a call that my food is ready. When I informed the woman that I had my order cancelled, she begins telling me that I did not and that she heard me speaking to someone else and placing the order. Not only was this a lie, but the manner in which this was communicated was unnecessarily rude. I then said that I did cancel the order there is nothing I can do at this point, and I was told never to order at this restaurant again. Hire people who have manners– either way, I will never order at this place again

This place is a little gem in the Richmond Hill area. The veggie thali and vegetable pakora are freshly made and delicious. You have to a cup of tea also. It’s really good. Overall the food and service are excellent.

If I could give this place one star I totally would! Worst service ever, they have such a rude staff. Awful awful hospitality, I can’t believe how they even survive on being such awful people!!! Please do the world a favor and just quit. If you like being treated like garbage then go here otherwise you should find a much nicer establishment with owners and employees that care about their customers! Worst place I’ve ever been!

Unassuming joint from the outside, but do not let appearances fool you. This place is positively delicious. I texted a friend that I am eating Happiness because the food is so delicious and choc full of flavor, it felt like reaching zen.
I ordered the vegetable pakora appetizer and have more than enough left over to take home for later as their portions are so generous! I also ordered the Chicken Korma with plain naan. The flavors were rich, deep and sumptuous. The blend of spices and cream were divine. I have to say this is quite possibly one of the best Indian food restaurants I have tried, based on this small meal sample :)
The people there are also very friendly! It seems like they take they’re time, but if you mention that you’re in a hurry they are very accommodating.
I highly recommend India Café if you find yourself in the area.

I traveled to India a few years ago and I can tell that I’ve found here the most authentic and tasteful food. Definitely brought back memories. Everything was so great the food, the service and the people. Would definitely come back!

This place is actually pretty good but dont arrive to early because it takes them awhile to prepare the food. other than that the inside is pretty clean and sanitary! I had the butter chicken.samosas.and garlic naan. the butter chicken was pretty bland. but not too bad. and the samosa was over cooked and burned. the green chunti totally wasnt hot enough! I worked with indians for two years and they always brought me home cooked punjabi food! Oh how I miss it. but for the most part Id go back to this place

POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!
The female attended was so rude and has no respect for the customers. I called to place an order for delivery and since we couldn’t hear each other the first time, I called her back again and the first thing she did was yelled at me which was very offending so I asked her to talk nicely but instead she had this bad attitude and told me to place my order somewhere else which obviously I had decided already. The lady really needs to work on her attitude problem.

Wow! Whattaa indian-​punjabi food!!!
Loved it! They have got pure authentic flavor of punjabi food. Best deal would be the «Punjabi Thali». Feels like home. Rotis would be the best choice those who would like to have homely feel
Enjoy
Jai Hind

This is a Punjabi dhaba!!! In India, there are small family run eateries mostly along the interstate roads. Now these places have made a reputation for themselves simply for the quality of food. No frills. This place is one such gem. Food is amazing. Ordered special saag, baingan bhartha roti and onion kulcha.
The special saag is made with mustard leaves and spinach which is one of the traditional recipes.
Amazing! Go get it while the chef is still around.

This might be my new favorite Indian place. Located in the Indian area of Richmond Hill Queens. Everything we had was great. The Samosa Chaat was awesome and the butter naan was great. Also very cheap too. Service wasn’t the fastest, but then again it was quite busy.

I tried this place for the first time the other day, after reading the reviews on Unilocal.It turned out to be a great choice as well! The food was really good! The owner of the restaurant was really nice and helped us order. The service was good as well. The location is nice and quiet.
Food: We had the Butter Chicken, Chicken Biryani, Nun, Garlic Nun and Plain Rice. The Mango Lassie was good as well. I had hot Gulab Jamun for dessert and it was delicious!
I would def recommend this place and I will definitely come back here again!

Just had lunch at this café after reading Unilocal reviews. It was delicious. The owner was very nice, made recommendations and made sure to understand my spice level. Authentic and fresh food. Great customer service. I’ll be back!

I went there for the first time today and I have to say that was one of the best restaurants I have been to. great location, good quantity, tasty food, service was excellent. Try the goat curry and the chicken tikka masala it was outstanding. Prices were cheap but worth it. I will definitely be going back over there.

Price was fair to a great deal for the food. It’s the same portions as those places that charge you about double. Service was good and clean as well. It was packed with lots of big groups but the service duties didn’t suffer.
Food was big in portions and the quality was pretty good. I always order a meat vindaloo dish and this time I can chew on chunks of ginger! Well that’s pure i guess. Other Indian restaurants make us share a bowl of the rice if it’s like two of us, but he gave us each our own rice as it should be by order. Water pitchers are absolutely bonus in my book because I’m a massive water drinker to keep the flow of my diet.
Tandoori chicken also had lots of grilled onion pieces I munched on. I was too full to eat the one piece of naan we ordered later. Vegetable samosa was big, salty like a french fry but mashed with chunks like a meatloaf, minus the mean.
I was satisfied the bathroom wasn’t gross either for a small place. Only regret was my gastro party from the meal to all night. Hope they used lots of turmeric to pump into my health. The street parking sucked until you find that spot to open up.

I went there last night because I was in the area and too lazy to drive to the Indian places on Hillside Ave or Jackson heights. I got all hyped because the place was rated 4.5 stars. Sure it was only from 21 people, but that’s a lot for this area. We walked in. The place is tiny. Both servers were cleaning tables, and no one looked up to greet us. Finally I announced ourselves and declared we were sitting at a table by the window. For some reason the windows are blackened so you can’t see out. I’m sure this will seem like a great idea until the place gets robbed. We ordered the somosas, chicken tikka, butter chicken and naan. The somosas came out first. After what seemed like forever, the chicken tikka came out. We patiently waited for our butter chicken and naan, but nothing. We finished the lack luster tikka which had some weird tasting spice, when the waiter came over to ask how our food was. We informed him that we were still waiting for the rest. It eventually came out. Everything was okay at best.
The whole experience was disappointing. But that’s what I get for being lazy.

The best Chicken TIkka Masala I have had in a while. I have been to my fair share of Indian restaurants as I am too lazy to cook the food myself and I have to say they are number one. The naan was by far the largest I have seen for its price. The place itself is very intimate and cozy. It’s right on Lefferts Avenue and the Q10 stops right in front of it and the Q24 stops across the street from it.
Highly recommend.

I’m starting my review in the middle of the meal. First of all, this establishment is very local and very modest. A few tables and booths are all there is. Not fancy in the least. I tried the vegetable samosa. There were two large samosas with excellent flavor. Not greasy at all! The accompanying sauces– tamarind in particular– were spicy and robust. A salad with very little dressing was simple yet loaded with cumin and other chaat spices. For my entrée I had chicken masala. This was one of the best indian dishes I’ve ever had. It was topped with julienned ginger and was spicy and packed with aromas that enticed. A definite winner. Dessert is to go as I’m stuffed. I will definitely revisit the India Café.

Yesterday I had my birthday dinner here with my family. There were four adults and two kids in the party. The owner took really good care of us. The service was excellent. The food was absolutely amazing, and I would not even stop at that. It was the best Indian food I’ve had in the US. I would definitely recommend this to everybody who’s looking for authentic Punjabi food, especially if you’re in the New York area.