Staff is amazing and the food was very flavorful! Enjoyed dinner very much that night :)
Great food and service! Excellent brunch 👌🏾
Not a business venue for lunch..they try to rush you..and seating is too congested..even with a reservation we were given a really bad seating area. Service is very average as well.
Excellent food with reasonable prices
Tasty food and great value for the neighborhood. Very noisy and service was spotty, though friendly. It looked like they were understaffed.
Amazing restaurant with authentic Indian food in the heart of downtown Manhattan.
Great food and fast/reasonably priced
Decent food. Very poor service, poor choice of music and too loud.
Had samosa and kadahi paneer, good taste. Slightly spicy but I was warned about it. Good for me, not for everyone.
Food was mediocre at best. I was dining with my kids and wife and asked for all of the items mild. It is as if they ignored that request entirely and brought out spicy dishes for everyone. Plus, bathrooms were disgusting and filthy. Would never go back and waste money on this dump.
excellent food, and wait staff, I would highly recommend
The food was delicious and the service was great. Highly recommend!
Great food. Good ambience and location. Would go there again.
Pathetic stale food. Poor service. Paneer was so chewy. Felt week old. Zero empathy towards customers
Nice atmosphere, although there was a shrieking child that the parents didn't seem to care about. Food was good - especially the chicken tikka masala - and plentiful. Overall, a good dining experience.
The restaurant flawlessly and graciously served our group of 12(!). Different dishes from spicy to plain to the delight of all.
This was the first time I came here for lunch. The lunch option was good but the portions are definitely smaller than the dinner.
This is a good place to come for business lunch. Also good price.
I definitely recommend eating dinner here if you're in the area and craving Indian.
They definitely do Indian food right here. I particularly love that they have a separate menu for the vegan options. The waiter was also very kind and generous to explain the vegan options.
I had the eggplant potato curry and roti. All the dishes came with rice. The curry, roti and rice was very delicious.
I enjoyed it so much that I came back for lunch today.
Delicious food. New interpretations on old classics.
Other than out garlic naan being delayed and then overcharged on our bill, this place has decent Indian food. Recommend if you’re looking for a quick bite to eat!
I give high marks for this restaurant, also menu has many options for vegetarians and vegans
I love this place!! Best food
Food was so delicious and the service was amazing! Service was attentive and the flavors of the food were great. They have lunch specials so it’s great for business lunches.
Yummy Indian, great wait staff and a really fun night.
Great value for tasty Indian food. Great for big groups and sharing different plates.
I enjoy Indian cuisine but a lot of the casual restaurants in my neighborhood don't have the ambiance that I'd like while enjoying a meal. They also don't offer wine. That's why I liked my dining experience at Benares. Besides serving good food, the ambiance was nice and they have a wine list. Now I know where to go when I want to enjoy Indian cuisine the way I'd like! I recommend Benares to diners.
Very good Indian food. Venue is alright, prices are a bit high.
Fantastic atmosphere and wonderful service. Everything was excellent
Great food for the neighborhood, excellent service
Used to be good.
Too noisy
Waitress didn’t knew anything about food
Quality of food worst
Kebabs in starters are microwaved and served
Great. Just do it.
What s great lunch , awesome vegetarian options, freshly made, manager / owner took great care of us
A MUST Return
We loved Benares! The food was top-notch, as was the service. It has rather upscale decor, warm and inviting. The entry is misleading, you think it is going to be a hole in the wall and then you walk into this beautiful space. Highly recommend!
A great range of food choices. The restaurant is wonderful about accommodating special dietary needs. Friendly and helpful staff. A downtown favorite.
An incredibly good prix fixe lunch-a nice array of choices at an amazingly reasonable price. Portions were ample and the food was well prepared. The breads were excellent as well. Service was attentive. I’ll be going here again.
Always a pleasure to dine here. Very attentive and efficient but unobtrusive service. Came for a birthday lunch with a colleague in a work day. Lunch specials offered a nice selection of appetizers and entrees to select from and rice, naan and dessert were included. Nice unhurried lunch, but we were actually out within an hour and back to the office
Great place for lunch with friends or coworkers. The lunch menu is a great value.
Food was good just a little salty
I am an analyst in the area and typically go here for lunch. The food is always great. The staff is phenomenal from the front of the house to the back of the house! At lunch it can get packed because of how great the lunch menu is, however, seating is quick and wait time is short.
Consistently excellent food. A wide range of choices.