Saar Indian Bistro

4.4

557 Reviews

$31 to $50

Indian

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2 people

29 Dec 2024

19:00

Booked 11 times today

Innovative
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SAAR is a modern Indian bistro in Midtown Manhattan helmed by celebrated Tandoor Master Chef Hemant Mathur and his wife, acclaimed Chef Surbhi Sahni. The 64-seat restaurant and bar showcases authentic regional comfort food in a cozy, eclectic setting inspired by Chef Mathur’s home city of Jaipur. The menu features a unique combination of traditional home cooked and Indian street foods, reflecting the essence of India’s broad multicultural influences – including elements from British, Persian, and Jewish cuisine. Service includes lunch and dinner.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian
Hours of Operation
Daily 12:00 pm–8:45 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–9:45 pm
Phone number
(646) 609-2142
Website
http://www.saarnyc.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Hemant Mathur & Surbhi Sahni
Catering
Please visit www.saarcatering.com for more details.
Private party facilities
Accept parties 20- 70 people in the main dining room.

Location
241 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
Area
Theater District
Cross Street
Between 8th Ave and Broadway
Parking details
Stamp Parking for up to three hours across the street from the restaurantABM Parking Service 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10017
Public transit
C, E, B, D, 1, N, R, Walking distance from Times Square Theater District
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Turbuj PachadiUS$7.00
Tomato and watermelon salad, yogurt-ginger dressing.
Prawn SambharoUS$15.00
Gujrati cooked salad of carrots, cabbage, cumin & mustard seed.
Mango Coconut SoupUS$7.00
Yogurt, cucumber, mustard seed.
Lamb KebabUS$15.00
Papaya, thirty spice lamb.
Murg Kesar KebabUS$11.00
Saffron, lemon & ginger chicken tenders, mint chutney.
Cauliflower LatkesUS$7.00
Green chili and ginger spiced latkes, cranberry chutney.

Second Course

Includes bread or basmati rice.

Stuffed Paneer LababdarUS$21.00
Paneer, scallion, & red onion stuffed, fenugreek tomato sauce, zafrani pilaf, carrot slaw.
Gaate Ki SubjiUS$19.00
Steamed gram flour dumpling, cauliflower & carrot pickle, mini puri.
Coconut Chicken CurryUS$21.00
Indian street salad.
Chicken SaagUS$21.00
Slow-cooked spinach & chicken.
Sarson Da Saag & Makki Ki RotiUS$19.00
Slow-cooked spinach & mustard greens, corn bread, cumin lassi shot.
Lemon & Saffron SeabassUS$25.00
Peas upma, basil garlic sauce.
Kashmiri Gucchi Truffle RisottoUS$15.00
Morels, wild mushrooms, garlic, pea shoots.
Biryani (Any One)US$19.00
Spicy basmati rice with jackfruit, chicken or goat.

Sides

Saag PaneerUS$11.00
Laccha ParathaUS$5.00
Garlic NaanUS$3.00
Chicken Tikka MasalaUS$14.00
Boondi RaitaUS$3.00
Dal MakhaniUS$11.00
Aloo GobiUS$11.00
Onion Potato KulchaUS$5.00

Desserts

Kaju KulfiUS$7.00
Indian cashew ice cream, tagmo chili chocolate crackle cookies.
Fig FirniUS$7.00
Rice custard, orange & garam masala poached figs.

Lunch Special

2 CourseUS$18.50
3 CourseUS$21.50

What 557 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.2Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

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Saar Indian Bistro delights with "some of the best Indian food" and a diverse menu beyond typical offerings. Located near Times Square, it's perfect for pre-theater dining with efficient service and "fun cocktails and mocktails." Enjoy a lively atmosphere, friendly staff, and standout dishes like butter chicken and lamb kofta curry.

557 Reviews

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Elizabeth
VIP
New York City
97 reviews
4.0
97 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
We love this neighborhood restaurant - interesting food and the service was lovely. This last time the music was quite high which made it difficult to talk but when asked they turned it down a bit. We love the Murgh Kesar - very tender cubes of chicken. This last time however there were a few bits of cartilage - they were not trimmed well as in the past. Love the smoky eggplant appetizer - highly recommend if you like spicy. We'll be back!
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Kumar
Cincinnati
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very nice place to have authentic Indian meal. Food was well prepared and delicious, ambience was very pleasant and staffs were very friendly. Overall very good choice for Indian cuisine
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Peter
Malta
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 16 December 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Service was poor, waiter uninterested. Suggestions regarding food where way off. Drinks came half an hour later when we were on the main course after asking for them. Starters were good. Main course was below standard, quality of chicken was poor. When your paying these prices your expecting chicken fillets not some other pieces of chicken. One vegetarian dish was so spicy it was inedible even though it was suggested to us. The waiter was really not doing anything to make the customer happy and we just wanted to leave. There must be better choices out there.
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Linda
VIP
Dallas
83 reviews
3.0
83 reviews
Dined on 14 December 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food & staff was fabulous. Unfortunately when we arrived - we were told that we needed to be gone in 60 minutes. Our waiter took our order 10 minutes in - so that left 50 minutes. If they knew they had too many bookings they should have declined the request instead of rushing paying guests. This is New York - we couldn’t get a different reservation at the last minute, so we had to rush. We had allotted 1-1/2 hour for dinner before our play but only was allowed an hour. It’s freezing outside so we had to find someplace to spend time - this was annoying, inconvenient & not very customer oriented. Although food was delicious-we will never return.
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Amy
Phoenix
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious food and great service! Prices were reasonable.
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Ken
New York City
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 11 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food was fantastic, service was great and it was a last second reservation right after a show and had no problem getting in. Would highly recommend.
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Loni
Philadelphia
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 6 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food! Met the Chef and he shared his journey from India to here. Our kids loved every entree from the samosa sampler to the butter chicken. We will return the next time we are in the city for sure!
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Deborah
Greater Boston
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on 4 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food fast service. Arrived before reservation was seated right away and
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nancy
Greater Boston
22 reviews
5.0
22 reviews
Dined on 24 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely delicious food! Such a theater district find! We googled nearby restaurants and gave it a shot. It’s now a must visit every time we go to NY. We are never disappointed!
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Lois
New York City
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on 24 November 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Great food but VERY NOISY and tables very close. Try to request a booth-only 2-3 in the restaurant.
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Saar Indian Bistro does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Saar Indian Bistro also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (646) 609-2142.

Saar Indian Bistro is rated 4.4 stars by 557 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

29 Dec 2024

19:00

Booked 11 times today

Order delivery or takeout

241 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019

Additional information

Cross Street
Between 8th Ave and Broadway
Area
Theater District
Hours of Operation
Daily 12:00 pm–8:45 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–9:45 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Stamp Parking for up to three hours across the street from the restaurantABM Parking Service 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10017
Public transit
C, E, B, D, 1, N, R, Walking distance from Times Square Theater District
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Hemant Mathur & Surbhi Sahni
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Website
http://www.saarnyc.com/
Phone number
(646) 609-2142
Catering
Please visit www.saarcatering.com for more details.
Private party facilities
Accept parties 20- 70 people in the main dining room.

Saar Indian Bistro

Make a booking

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

First Course

Turbuj PachadiUS$7.00

Prawn SambharoUS$15.00

Mango Coconut SoupUS$7.00

Lamb KebabUS$15.00

Murg Kesar KebabUS$11.00

Cauliflower LatkesUS$7.00

Second Course

Stuffed Paneer LababdarUS$21.00

Gaate Ki SubjiUS$19.00

Coconut Chicken CurryUS$21.00

Chicken SaagUS$21.00

Sarson Da Saag & Makki Ki RotiUS$19.00

Lemon & Saffron SeabassUS$25.00

Kashmiri Gucchi Truffle RisottoUS$15.00

Biryani (Any One)US$19.00

Sides

Saag PaneerUS$11.00

Laccha ParathaUS$5.00

Garlic NaanUS$3.00

Chicken Tikka MasalaUS$14.00

Boondi RaitaUS$3.00

Dal MakhaniUS$11.00

Aloo GobiUS$11.00

Onion Potato KulchaUS$5.00

Desserts

Kaju KulfiUS$7.00

Fig FirniUS$7.00

Lunch Special

2 CourseUS$18.50

3 CourseUS$21.50

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