Lungi Bar & Restaurant

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   Patricia

   New York City

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 7 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   It's noisy making conversation difficult but the food is outstanding.
   

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   Cathy

   VIP

   New York City

   165 reviews

   5.0

   165 reviews

   Dined on 22 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Interesting and excellent tasting range of veg-based and chicken, lamb, fish, even duck. Particularly loved the eggplant, cauliflower, lamb biryani. Nice looking space — quiet though was a Tuesday night and frigid out so expectedly less crowded. Attentive service
   

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   Poojitha

   VIP

   New York City

   16 reviews

   5.0

   16 reviews

   Dined on 19 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and service are both exceptional. The owners have figured out that one cannot work well without the other. The ambience is beautiful.
   

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   Martin

   VIP

   New York City

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on 16 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Sri Lankan cuisine is for the most part quite different than Indian but also very delicious. The service is friendly and professional. The portions are generous and nicely presented.
   

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   Prachee

   VIP

   London

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 16 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were a party of 10 and were blown away by the food. Unique takes on traditional food and South Indian delicacies made our dinner remarkable. We can’t wait to go back. The doctor, ambience and the outstanding service made it even more memorable
   

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   Nitin

   VIP

   New York City

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food score 4. Great food. Tried the calamari, prawns, cauliflower, and chicken from Small Plates, Veg Kothu Roti, and Hoppers with Jack Fruit Kari and Mutton Stew. Hoppers could be softer (think reducing the size should help). Service score 4. Reasonable service experience. Personally don't quite like it when the check is presented with the pre-populated tip number calcuating the tip off post-tax amount. Ambience score 4. Restroom cleanliness needs improvement.
   

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   Patricia

   VIP

   New York City

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The deviled paneer was excellent and curry food was good. Masala Dosa was quite large but half of it had no filling, not to mention there was a hair in my dish. Service was not good, I waited 15 minutes for a glass of wine and another 20 minutes passed after our meal so we did not order dessert.
   

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   Ayanthi

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 10 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall the food was really good. I was confused as to why they served the mutton rolls and cauliflower with mayonnaise. I'm Sri Lankan and mutton rolls are generally served with chili sauce, I've never seen mayo with Sri Lankan food before. The rest of the meal was really delicious.
   

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   Ajay

   VIP

   New York City

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 4 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Food and Drinks were very unique and delicious. Service could have been improved. Here are two reasons why I say so: 1. We were celebrating my wife’s milestone birthday and I had requested to make it special by getting cake to celebrate it, while making the reservation and also while checking in on arrival. But it was entirely ignored. The hostess thought I was speaking in some language that she didn’t understood. 2. The server/waiter was very nice but then he abandoned us for last 30 minutes and never came back. We kept on waiting for him to come get our desert order, or get something for my wife’s birthday or even get the cheque but he disappeared. We had to flag down another person who was cleaning the adjacent table to get our cheque. For a restaurant that is recommended by Michelin, we expected service to go over and beyond. Only reason I might go back would be for food/drinks.
   

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    Alice

    New York City

    10 reviews

    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 3 January 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Nice restaurant with very friendly staff. Two of the three dishes were impossibly spicy and inedible. This was after our waiter helped us avoid spicy dishes. (I can handle moderately spicy, but really, this was over the top).
    

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