Brick Lane Curry House
“If it's your first time eating Indian I suggest the Meat Sizzler, garlic naan and shrimp tikki masala.”
“The restaurant is BYOB so consider stopping at Angelbeck's up the street for beer.”
“For dinner I had the chicken tikka masala with basmati rice and my boyfriend ordered the seekh kabobs.”
Brick Lane Curry House
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Ordered the Chicken Bhuna, Chicken Madras, Garlic Naan, and Aloo Samosa. I strongly suggest checking the website for the menu prior to ordering through grubhub/seamless, etc as their sites don't have the full menu listed. For example, I really wanted goat and it wasn't listed as an option on Grubhub.
Samosa – the filling inside did not leave me satisfied as it was definitely missing something. In fact, the samosa filling I make tastes better (Sorry Brick Lane)!
Garlic naan was good, but a little too much garlic.
The Chicken bhuna was great and so was the Chicken Madras. The Madras had a unique taste which I liked a lot, except there were MAYBE 4 baby pieces of cubed chicken in both dishes. Now, I'm all about the gravy but that is just wrong for an Indian restaurant who classifies themselves as upscale. Also, authentic Indian dishes use chicken with the bone in as to have more flavor vs. dry chicken breast. Americanizing a dish for their appeal – I disagree with.
Food came automatically with Tamarind chutney, Coriander chutney, and papad. Papad wasn't overdone and the chutneys were yummy.
Giving 3 stars but will definitely try the dine in experience next time.
Clean and casual Indian restaurant that's very popular in Montclair. This restaurant is always crowded and the seats are limited so be prepared to wait. The food is delicious and authentic but it's pricier than other typical Indian restaurants, with each curry price ranging around $20-23. Most tables are for 2-4 ppl, so not recommended for a large group.
My husband and I came here for dinner for my birthday on Tuesday. It was surprisingly busy considering that it was early in the week and the first snowy night of winter.
I had the meat sizzler which was really very tasty. The lamb was particularly good, as was the chicken. All of the meat was tender and the portions were generous. I was surprised by some of the prior reviews that commented on the small portions. My husband had the Imli Ki Champe (lamb chops), and we shared an order of the yellow lentils which were creamy and delicious. We also had an order of the rosemary naan. They had other interesting choices as well such as basil, which I would like to try on my next visit. My husband also had a mango lassi, which was one of the better ones he ever had.
Service was pretty good. They were very attentive to my food allergies, which is particularly challenging with Indian food but they dutifully ensured that we were able to have an event free evening. My only complaint is that after 20 minutes, we had to ask for our beverages again. Perhaps they thought we wanted them with our meal? Otherwise, service was attentive and we really enjoyed the food. They also appear to have a busy take out business.
So good! Had a craving for Indian food and this was the recommendation. A little further out from Montclair's downtown but still in a good area. The shop was small and not too busy for an early dinner on the weekend.
We got the veggie samosas, lamb saag, chicken biryani, garlic and toasted sesame naan, and lamb chops. Everything was SO delicious! Samosas were pretty big, we split each between two people and the chutneys they came with them were perfect. The lamb saag was flavorful with decent chunks of lamb in it. The naan was really tasty, especially a fan of the garlic naan. Chicken biryani was a quality rice dish with the perfect amount of nuts/raisins/meat/spices distributed through it and came with a delicious yogurt sauce. The lamb chops were also incredibly tasty, but quite expensive for only 4 pieces. I really liked the sauce that came with it and kept having that with my naan.
Price and service was decent. Got quality Indian food at a reasonable price and enough food for some leftovers. Definitely recommended if you want a curry and naan fix.
I wanted to love this place because I love Indian food, but I am underwhelmed.
I ordered lunch. 12.00 for lunch is a bit much, but I was in the neighborhood and craving Indian, so I ordered the takeout box lunch. I ordered chicken tikka masala, and it said it would come with a vegetable, rice, naan and dessert. OK, sounds like a good deal but the plate was mostly rice. There were two large chicken chunks in the sauce and that was it. The vegetable, whatever it is, is inedible and tastes of onions.
What struck me first was that everything was extremely salty, in an "I am craving water" way. I am used to Indian food standing on the merit of its spices, not an msg rush.
I think there are better options in the area. I gave this place a go but I'm really not impressed. If I'm not happy with something as basic as chicken tikka masala, I'm not going to order something more spectacular.
Good indian food that comes out nice, quick and hot. The servers were good, but could've done a slightly better job keeping the water full, especially since we're eating spicy food and that there weren't too many other people in the resturant. I had the chicken jalfrezi with spice and it hit the spot. Both hot and with a good amount of spice made it satisfying. I also had some of the Methi Salmon. It was ok, not the best but the sauces (which names escape me) that it came with made it better. Even the sauce that came with my chicken jafrezi made it better. The portions were large which is good because just the 2 entrees and a basket of bread (which was also good and hot) came to almost $50. can't complain too much, but paying ones own way here is the way to go.
I came, I P'haaled, I CONQUERED. But that was really the only reason to come here. My friend and fellow Yelper Chris L. came along for the ride. I can say the following:
* My P'haal is the hottest curry I've ever had, but still edible.
* Whatever you order will have four chunks of meat and the rest will be all sauce.
* Fairly generous with the rice, but stingy with other ingredients.
* You pay a lot more than you need to here. Montclair has plenty of other, cheaper, and better Indian places.
I was really shocked by how expensive – over $50 for us even before tip, and that's for two curries, bread, and raita. (My lassi was free, a prize for defeating the P'haal.) I guess the laminated sheet of paper I got counts for something? And they didn't even put my name on Facebook yet – 48 hours and counting, with other updates so far.
The only reason I'm rating it 3 stars instead of 2 is because I think it's fun to find a unique food challenge, and this is a place that will definitely give it to you as hot as you want. But for my money, I'd rather get more food somewhere else and have enough left for dessert.
I really like brick lane although it is a bit on the pricey side. The curries are very well spiced and flavored along with good veggies and meats. The naan bread is also very nice and hot when it arrives. The most recent time I came here we tried the fried cauliflower appetizer and it was delicious. The sauce was just amazing and it was crispy too. Could not get enough of it. I also love how they give you more rice as soon as you finish the first bowl. The downside of the rice is that it is made with cream so if you are vegan or sensitive to lactose like me, watch out. Otherwise it is very tasty rice.
I would recommend coming here for the lunch when it is a bit more affordable but if you don't mind spending about 25 per person for dinner then it's a good spot that's open late to boot. The decor is really cool too.