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New Delhi Restaurant

160 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA 94102-2122
415-397-8470
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Ranked #1,575 of 3,890 restaurants in San Francisco
Price range: RM47 - RM94
Cuisines: Indian
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Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
Dining style: Casual Dining
Cross street: Powell and Mason
Transit: Bart and Muni – both one block from restaurant
Description: Named one of the finest Indian Restaurants in the US by New York Times and featured on the Galloping Gourmet TV Show, New Delhi is the place to dine. Decorated like a Maharajah's private banquet room, the restaurant serves cuisine made from recipes culled from the royal Indian menus dating back 300 to 400 years using the freshest local ingredients. Chef and owner, Ranjan Dey, star of PBS show – “MY INDIA” creates daily specials with his six gourmet spice blends, available nation wide in gourmet specialties. New Delhi Bar has been the favorite hot spot for many, working in the downtown, restaurant and hotel industry, since its inception in 1988. It is famous for its “Double-Happiness-Happy Hour” featuring nightly drink specials. The first from 5:30 to 6:30pm and the second from 10 to 11pm – because not everybody works 9 to 5!
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 via mobile

Gloomy interiors, musky smelling rugs greet u. Indians are known for their warmth and hospitality and our servers were certainly warm! The veg platter was dismal! For 9$ a samosa 2 thick and soggy onion rings ( how is this Indian?) and 4 pcs of bajjiya (burnt on the outside and uncooked on the inside) on a bed of stale... More

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Bergerac, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013

Big and spacious, with a high ceiling, this is a good ethnic restaurant. The food is good, and reasonably priced for San Francisco. There is no need to book.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

The ambiance was OK, had ample capacity to sit, greeted well and shown the area and the table. Service is good and quick, people pleasant and polite. No loud music or talk around that day. I ordered a Vegetarian Thali, the starters was OK, less oily and quick and hot served. The Thali was served hot too but, the taste... More

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Kenilworth, England, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Like other reviewers, we saw this place advertised in the hotel attractions magazine and decided to try it one evening. I would summarise our meal as follows: Location - Good and convenient for Union Square. Atmosphere - Very limited. A large room (old bank?) well decorated but lacking something. Staff - OK but could be alot better as there was... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

I ordered take out. I had just completed a 9km circuit power walk around Piers to Fisherman's Wharf and back to the hotel. New Delhi restaurant caught my eye. I love eating indian food, and like to try it in most cities I visit around the world. It's like an ongoing indian-food research test. :) Restaurant was mild to moderately... More

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Peoria, Illinois
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5 restaurant reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

This was my first trip to New Delhi Restaurant and went with friends from work after a conference. We went on the suggestion of one of my co-workers. I was admittedly intimidated by not being familiar with the cuisine. For those like me, I too recommend getting some of the sampler type platters or sharing entrees with your group. The... More

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manchester
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

I did take a look at the somewhat mixed reviews on trip advisor before we decided to eat here, so more the fool us. We did however see a write up in a publication called 'Where' which was given to us by the concierge in the Farmont hotel San Francisco. To be fair, the write up was positive... but you... More

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Seattle, Washington
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2013

We make sure to come here for dinner each time we are in San Francisco. This is fantastic, authentic, Indian cooking. Everything from their samosas, to their naan, chana masala, to their chicken tikka. We also tried their Saag Gohst this visit and it was excellent. The wait staff is friendly and efficient. The restaurant is in a beautiful, historic... More

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Bedford, MA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013 via mobile

Lovely historical building, beautiful light and friendly service. We had the tasting menu - one vegetarian an one non-vegetarian so we could try everything. Just right amounts of mouthwatering dishes. Go for the testing menu and you won't be sorry. Only discord was the obnoxious diner using his cell - on speakerphone! No one asked him to stop, which was... More

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Boston, MA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2013

Good classic Indian food. The restaurant is quite cavernous and has interesting decor. The food is more in the old, classic style of Indian restaurant (rather like the Indian restaurants in Britain of 10+ years ago). That's not a bad thing! The quality is great, tastes great and the service is fast and friendly. Very reasonable prices for a city... More

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