Yaar Indian Restaurant
“Went to pickup dinner tonight and it was ready in 15-20 min. Ordered the chicken tikka masala, lamb korma, and chicken/veg samosas.”
“Also, the BYOB is perfect – you bring your bottle and they'll open & serve you all night long.”
“Coconut naan remains my favorite menu item, since it goes with everything.”
Yaar Indian Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Yaar Indian Restaurant is great for dinner. They give you a delicious filling meal. The great service and candlelit dinner makes you feel like the meal is worth much more than $13.95!
Protip: Yelp checkins gets you a free plain naan. We couldn't finish all our naan so we got two for the table and two to go!
*Food*
Their prix fixe dinner menu is $13.95. For that price, you get to choose a samosa, entree and dessert. Plus they give a bowl of thin crispy savory Indian crackers (Papadum) with red and green sauce as a starter. So good!
I ordered the lamb samosa, chicken tikka masala and kheer. The mango lassi was cold, sweet and refreshing. The lamb samosa was the size of two ping pong balls with thick crunchy crust and tender juicy bits of lamb. The creamy tomato-based chicken tikka masala was perfect over the turmeric-rich basmati rice. And the kheer was creamy milky but a bit too sweet for me. Regardless, I ate all of my dessert!
I got to try the Baingan Bharta (eggplant) dish thanks to my friend. This dish was tender and sweet with textured eggplant cubes among the mashed eggplant. I love eggplant so I am definitely ordering this next time!
We got to eat, chat and savor our meals. We ate until it was painful for our stomachs, and we still brought leftovers home! What a great value meal.
*Service*
We got excellent care from the staff. They wiped the tables when we had crumbs, replaced our plates and gave us multiple napkins. Thank you Yaar!
If I lived here, I would eat here all the time!
Had a great time yesterday. Service was incredible. They were very attentive and ensured that we were well taken care of. Atmosphere was lovely. It was the perfect mix of cool and romantic.
Food was very good as well. As part of the pre fixe menu Started with samosa and lentil soup. Very good. The lamb Curry was good as well. The chicken saag was good but a little salty. Desserts were a good ending for the meal.
I went in for the buffet and was not very impressed. I did like that they have samosas on the buffet, but the CTM was average at best. The service was excellent and the price was right, I just wished I liked the food more.
I actually can't believe I haven't reviewed this place yet, as it is my new favorite restaurant and I go there more than anywhere else (twice this week.)
Food – SO GOOD. I finally learned that while the big plates (at least the vegan ones) are average — to me not as good as Seva — the small plates are creative, delicious and perfect for sharing with friends or making a meal for yourself. I love that they clearly mark what is vegan on the menu, so it makes it very easy. All of the vegan small plates are good — samosas are a tasty classic, and I love the fritters. The fig cutlets are spicy and yummy as well. However the absolute best is the Lasuni Gobi. I am not one to use hyperbole in my reviews — if I were on my deathbed this is seriously what I would want to eat. Lately I have been making a meal of the yummy butternut squash soup, the lasuni gobi and some roti. If I do get a big plate I go for the chana masala or aloo gobi matar, but again I like the small plates so much I usually go for those. It would be great if they offered chana saag, which I like better than masala, but that is just me being picky 🙂
Service – really attentive and great. The first couple of times I found it overly attentive (on Valentine's Day I went with my hubby and it was too many interruptions). That has balanced out now though so your water glass is always full but you aren't constantly stopping your conversation. All of the servers are extremely nice, and one time they even let me use their phone when I had forgotten mine and realized my husband would be worried that I wasn't home.
Decor – I love it! It is a long narrow space which has been many things over the past couple of years, and they did a great job. I love the mural on the back wall and the lamps. Cozy yet modern looking.
Drinks – Best part is it is BYOB! You can bring a bottle of wine or some beers of your choice and they provide the glasses and can open the bottle for you. Makes it much more affordable than a lot of places in the area.
I actually haven't ordered delivery yet — since it is on the way home I usually end up eating there, but I am sure it will happen at some point. So go there and definitely get the Lasuni Gobi!
We had a great meal at Yaar Indian Restaurant. We were meeting friends at Astoria and running late an suggested Indian food because I had a hankering.
The service was fantastic and the staff really takes care of you.
The food is fantastic really far better than Indian in Manhattan. It's authentic and youthful and approachable at the same time.
We had the pre fix dinner and my wife ordered the Chicken Tikka cooked to perfection. I ordered a Lamb Saag and Butternut Squash Soup. The Lamb Saag with a little bit of spiciness is perfect to kick of a nice of relaxation and the weekend, it something refreshing with a kick that really wakes you up and revitalizes your mood.
The butternut squash was creamy and hearty and very nice to balance and clear the palette.
We really loved our experience at Yaar, it's a high quality bold flavored expression of Indian flavors without apologies.
Highly recommended.
Solid place for Indian food that won't break your bank! Came here for their $13.95 prix fix dinner, that comes with an appetizer, entree, and dessert, and will leave you probably stuffed. I tried the butternut squash soup, chicken tikka masala, and kheer. Also ordered a side of garlic naan. All were yummy. Not the best Indian food I had but decent for what New York has to offer. I also had a taste of my friend's entrees of bhindi masala and it was on par. No wait for a Thursday night at 7:00PM and service was good.
Wow the food here is spot on. The convenience of the restaurant right by the subway station is ideal. Friends gathered for a great dinner here. Service was wonderful with great decor inside that reminded me of a Persian motif with the lighting that seemed to come from Turkey.
Highlights of the night were the naan bread. We particularly liked the garlic naan and the cilantro naan. It was great for dipping in our butter chicken, lamb korma, shrimp tikka masala, and saag paneer. All dishes were great. Fresh wonderful ingredients and you definitley got the char from the tandor on the proteins. We also had the vegetable samosa as a starter and the spicey sauce was great with the wonderfully fried samosa with potato, peas, and carrots. Washing it down with a mango lassi was refreshing and sweeet that cut into the spices. Great service and great food. You can't ask for anything more and i would definitley come back.
With respect to the buffet, I found the food average relative to other indian buffets. It's a good value in terms of quantity and they provide your table with fresh naans. The chicken and saag dishes were just ok in my opinion. I would like to check out the regular sit down menu as I would think that could be a step higher.
Their service is what takes it to a different level (hence 4 stars). Very attentive and friendly overall. It is also byob…which I would think adds some additional points for many reviewers! The ambiance is comfortable and well maintained. For generic indian food and a good experience, this could work well.