Ayurveda Cafe

I'm Indian, so naturally I'm quite critical about restaurant Indian food and I'm typically disappointed. Ayurveda Cafe's food was excellent. Its the quality I would get at home when mom and dad cook. It was fresh and tasty, and not oil-laden like most places. I highly recommend the food here.

Written by suraj g. on 12/29/2008 | Member since 2008
suraj ordered from here within the last year

This is the best restaurant in the neighborhood. It's strange at first to order an mystery pre-fix meal, but I've ordered more than a dozen times and I've been incredibly delighted every time. If you have an open mind, I strongly encourage you to try Ayurveda.

Written by Evan O. on 6/8/2013 | 3 other reviews | Member since 2009
Evan ordered from here within the last month

The menu du jour for 13.95 seemed like a good deal, but the appetizers were a basic green salad and bland soup (w/ obviously frozen veg). The entrees were OK but not up to par with other neighborhood Indian restaurants, and the dessert tasted of burned flour and spices--it was inedible. We won't order from Ayurveda again.

Written by Caroline H. on 5/3/2011 | 1 other review | Member since 2010
Caroline ordered from here over a year ago

Two years ago, when I first started going to Ayurveda, it was a real treat to eat there from time to time. But over time, the quality has really dropped, and now the food there is abysmal and overpriced ($5.95 for a lassi?!?). I just ordered, and the food's taste was so unpleasant that I couldn't eat more than two bites, and had to throw out the rest. This place needs to go out of business.

Written by Gabriel R. on 5/26/2009 | 3 other reviews | Member since 2006
Gabriel ordered from here over a year ago

My husband and I found this food inedible and we had to order a second dinner from another restaurant. Terrible

Written by Laura E. on 3/12/2013 | Member since 2008
Laura ordered from here within the last year

If you are prepared for an ayurvedic meal, this is the perfect choice. I ordered the pre-fix dinner menu and there was a surprising amount of food for one person -- once I chose a few of the things to put out onto a plate, I realized there was definitely enough for two meals. And two meals for 13.95? Sounds good to me! Here's what came with the dinner: - two small containers of salad (lettuce and carrots) - a small container (shot glass size) of raita - roti (one large piece cut into 4) - 4 tiny things of 2 different chutneys - container of brown rice (I asked for brown) - 2 vegetable samosas - 4 medium sized containers of: 2 different curry dishes, lentils, and rice pudding Plus a cute little fortune! Everything tasted fine, especially considering the price. I will definitely order from here again.

Written by Pamela V. on 2/26/2013 | 9 other reviews | Member since 2012
Pamela ordered from here within the last year

This is a tough one. I look at other reviews and see a huge variance: many one-star and five-star. Honestly, i'm not sure how anyone could rate this place either. To me, five-star means everything was perfect and ideal. One-star means everything sucked. Neither is true here. The food was... okay. I was very disappointed in the portions generally. The 'appetizers' and the 'desert' came in shot-glass sized tiny containers. Ridiculously small, and I'm not a "pile it on all you can eat" sort of person. One appetizer was really just chopped lettuce (and tiny!) while the other was really just yogurt. The "entree" dishes were pretty tasty and decent sized. But nothing more than "good";... not 'Great" not even "really good" just plain old "okay". All in all, just very, very, very average-at-best. Not terrible, but certainly won't order again.

Written by Kris C. on 9/29/2011 | 21 other reviews | Member since 2010
Kris ordered from here over a year ago

Good food- a variety of dishes and very reasonably priced.They repeat their fixed menu quite often though, I ended up getting the same curry three times in a row. Delivery is super-quick.

Written by Vasudha V. on 4/6/2011 | 2 other reviews | Member since 2009
Vasudha ordered from here over a year ago

I love this place. The food is wonderful and ayurvedic meals always seem to satiate me unlike most other food that leaves me snacking 40 minutes later. The delivery is always prompt too. I wish there was one on the upper east side too!

Written by Christine L. on 5/12/2010 | 4 other reviews | Member since 2010
Christine ordered from here over a year ago

as an indian person, I never order in Indian food, as i can cook it, but after hearing about the lovely home made indian served here, I decided to give it a try and I am hooked. Its yummy!

Written by Ashna C. on 4/15/2010 | 3 other reviews | Member since 2008
Ashna ordered from here within the last year

I think this may be the Upper West Side's best kept secret...Delicious, delicious food (yes, you can actually taste the love) and at $16 a meal, we eat two full plates for dinner with some left over for a late-night snack. (Just order a second pita bread and you're good to go) I will say that the Lassi, though mightily delicious, is on the expensive side. Hasn't stopped me from ordering it, though!

Written by John S. on 11/2/2009 | 3 other reviews | Member since 2008
John ordered from here over a year ago

They take the dilemma of what to order away from you with the pre-set menu, and it is always delicious.

Written by James R. on 5/22/2009 | 1 other review | Member since 2006
James ordered from here over a year ago

Great veggie food. Large portions our fav Indian in the area.

Written by JEREMIE C. on 5/19/2013 | Member since 2012
JEREMIE ordered from here within the last year

I had the banana mango Lassi. It was delicious. Kind of small for 5$ but It was really good and I'd have it again.

Written by megan s. on 2/2/2013 | 5 other reviews | Member since 2012
megan ordered from here within the last year

It's a good option for vegetarian if you craved for Indian food. I just hope the food is packed separately especially with the curry gravy. I like to eat my rice and gravy separately. Of course, this is individual preference. No big deal!

Written by jane g. on 4/5/2011 | 4 other reviews | Member since 2010
jane ordered from here over a year ago