Ada Restaurant

Location: 208 E 58th St, New York, NY 10022

As my engagement in the city finished earlier then expected, I planned to treat my wife to a nice dinner. Being in such a big city, u are always confused on where to start. I had decided to find some place close to midtown so that we could take a cab, hang around near 5th ave & do some window shopping. Had 3 restaurants on the list and all served indian cuisine. Not that I am big fan but its always good to start with what you are comfortable with. The 3 restaurants were, Vatan, Chola & Ada.

I had been to Chola quite a few times to try the avial during the weekend buffets. Vatan was something new that I was tilting to but Ada seems to fit in. The menu looked bit different and a chef from one of our favorite restaurants in DC had suggested to us about the restaurant & the owner Dharshan Shah. I called up to check if I need a reservation and they suggested to have one even thought it was a weekday and we were planning to drop in bit early then the regular dinner time.

The restaurant has a nice decor with a bar area & dining area. We were seated immediately & the service was very prompt. The menu has a pre-fix dinner ($55 per person) or the a-la carte. We decided to go with the ala carte. The special selling point of the server was that food is cooked with organic vegetables. We were served a Bombay style bhel puri (on the house) by the chef. The presentation of the dish & the taste were very good.

Our Order:

Drinks

A desi beer A glass of red wine

Appetizers

Mushroom tomato White pea cake (Aloo tikki)

Entrée

Apricot stuffed cheese dumpling (Malai Kofta) Lamb shank Vindaloo Plain Naan Steamed rice

Desert

Caramelized Banana Praline

Overall our experience was very good except the lamb Vindaloo has a big piece of lamb and made me feel like a indigenous

Rating:

Food: Very Good Decor: Very good Service: Very Good Cost: $$$

If you’re driving, park in the lot at 301 East 57th Street and 2nd ave have your parking ticket validated for a discount.

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