Kinara (Park Slope)

This is the best Indian food in the Slope bar none. They are very fast delivery and authentic. The 1 issue I have is they raised their default tip to an outrageous percentage on seamless. I will only order by phone from now on.

Written by Remy C. on 3/5/2012 | 1 other review | Member since 2010
Remy ordered from here within the last year

Kinara is my favorite Indian take-out in Park Slope. They have a really great deal where you get an entree, appetizer, rice, naan, and a few little sides all for $12.95. I usually get samosas (amazing!) and saag panir. This is comfort Indian food at its best. Usually I eat too much of it -- but if you are hungry this is a good deal. Take out has usually been reliable and fast.

Written by Lindsay M. on 9/15/2011 | 2 other reviews | Member since 2010
Lindsay ordered from here within the last year

The food is very good -- the best Indian I've found in Park Slope -- but pricey. Their dishes are fresher and less oily than your usual Americanized Indian food, but just as tasty. The spinach in the saag dishes is finely chopped instead of pureed, which is excellent; the tikka masala is not as overwhelming creamy as most places (and the better for it), and less common dishes like the crab curry are excellently flavored. Plus, they'll actually make it spicy -- I love intense heat, but even I usually order the vindaloos medium instead of spicy. That said, the care and quality shows up in the bill.

Written by Amos B. on 4/14/2011 | 2 other reviews | Member since 2010
Amos ordered from here within the last year

There aren't many options for Indian in the neighborhood, which is a shame. This place is okay, kind of bland, not too expensive, and will satisfy your craving -- but not much more. Still, delivery is fast and food is consistent, so until a better option pops up I'll continue ordering from Kinara.

Written by Susan H. on 4/5/2011 | 13 other reviews | Member since 2011
Susan ordered from here within the last year

I wanted to like Kinara because they were cheaper than Baluchis, but it just wasn't very good. I noticed a lot of people gave Kinara decent reviews and I am convinced they must just not know good indian food. The food was sub par and they messed up on the order. If a restaurant doesn't have an item, they should call you to see what you would want instead. Kinara just sent other items without calling. When I called them they admitted to not calling and said that they were out of the items and sent things that were "better anyway". I found that odd. I would definitely shell out a few more bucks and just get Baluchis!

Written by Nicole B. on 4/5/2011 | 7 other reviews | Member since 2010
Nicole ordered from here over a year ago

This is my favorite Indian restaurant in Park Slope, although I've only tried a few. Cheaper & tastier than Baluchi's in my opinion. I like how they add cilantro to the saag paneer, it gives it a fresh flavor! Delivery is fast too.

Written by David T. on 1/2/2011 | Member since 2007
David ordered from here within the last year

Best Indian food in Park Slope.

Written by Sandra B. on 2/15/2010 | 7 other reviews | Member since 2007
Sandra ordered from here within the last year

Always great service when dining in, ordering out and ordering through Seamless.

Written by Kristine C. on 5/14/2013 | Member since 2013
Kristine ordered from here within the last year

Added a note asking for extra spicy to my order but somehow received a dish that was extra mild, with no spice whatsoever. Also, the lamb was way overcooked and very chewy. Won't order from there again.

Written by Daniel F. on 2/27/2013 | Member since 2012
Daniel ordered from here within the last year

The food is pretty good, though never spicy enough. They are almost laughably stingy with the condiments, however: last night I ordered two appetizer/entree specials and received no mango chutney (had requested 2), one tamarind, and half a container of mint chutney. The condiments are basically my favorite part of Indian food, so I doubt I'll order from there again.

Written by Lauren C. on 1/23/2013 | 3 other reviews | Member since 2007
Lauren ordered from here within the last year

Below average food, but not inedible. The samosas left a pool of oil at the bottom of the delivery container. The mains were only so so. I'll continue onward to find a delivery indian restaurant that I can be loyal to.

Written by Teresa I. on 10/22/2012 | 2 other reviews | Member since 2011
Teresa ordered from here within the last year

It was okay food. Not as spicy as I would have liked, nor as flavorful. The ka-chori was a bit ... weird. Not bad, just different than I'm used to. Delivery was prompt.

Written by Sharon H. on 10/3/2012 | 4 other reviews | Member since 2012
Sharon ordered from here within the last year

really, a 3.4 star place. I'd have given it 4 stars, but it's too highly rated already. Chicken Jalfrazi was sort of like Aloo Gobi with chicken and additional spices- by far the best dish on our order. Aloo Matar Gobi was, strangely, was sort of bland though visually almost identical. Lamb Saagwala is the kind where they thicken it with a ton of cornstarch. It would have been much better without the thickener. Samosas were the bottom level of acceptable. Vegetable curry bore a striking resemblance to store-bought, precut and frozen vegetables from a bag tossed in curry. Not bad, but not good either. Still, not terrible. My wife and I have a strange need for Aloo Matar Gobi, not just Aloo Gobi. It's all about the peas, yo. I'm going to order from a few more places before I try this one again, though. Acceptable.

Written by trevor b. on 7/27/2012 | 45 other reviews | Member since 2011
trevor ordered from here within the last year

The food is delivery indian -- fine, but nothing special. however, i'm flabbergasted that it won't let me tip anything under 16% of my entire order! i'm sorry, but i'm not going to tip $8 on a small delivery order to come a couple of blocks.

Written by Molly s. on 7/23/2012 | 2 other reviews | Member since 2008
Molly ordered from here within the last year

We were charged for three extra naan and they delivered one. Then they tried to claim that we only ordered one. Their food is superb, but their service is atrocious bordering on fraudulent. Their basic reaction to customer complaints is to try to intimidate the customer into no longer complaining.

Written by Patrick N. on 6/5/2012 | 1 other review | Member since 2011
Patrick ordered from here within the last year