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Copper Chimney

126 E. 28th St., New York, NY 10016
nr. Lexington Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-213-5742 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Indian
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Official Website

copperchimney.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-10:30pm; Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sat, 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, 5:30pm-10:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 28th St.

Prices

$11.95-$24

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Lunch
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Online Ordering
  • Buffet

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

18th St. to 38th St., First Ave. to Broadway

Profile

Subdued lighting, pale green and beige hues, and dark wood Jacobsen Ant chairs lend the minimalist space an understated lounge feel that permits the cuisine to take center stage. Unlike a good number of New York Indian restaurants which concentrate on specialties from the north of the country, Copper Chimney offers a pan-Indian menu: from the south, chicken chettinad, featuring tender boneless cubes of chicken cooked in coconut sauce; vegetarian choices from the west; plus northern favorites like tandoori chicken and chicken tikka masala. Generously sized appetizers such as dahi aloo puri, cold potato and yogurt dumplings, and entrees like saag gosht, lamb in spinach sauce, employ fresh and pungent ingredients, like fragrant cilantro and pert tamarind. The breads are splendid—Kashmiri naan with nuts and raisins is especially tasty. In addition to the exemplary dining, an upstairs bar offers a first-rate original cocktail list. — Melissa Kirsch

Buffet Lunch

Mon.—Fri., 11:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.; $8.95

Recommended Dishes

Dahi aloo puri, $5.95; chicken malai kabab, $15

6.0 "Mixed Reviews"
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0% Would you go back?
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Food: 6.0
Service: 5.0
Décor: 8.0
Value: 5.0

Elegant and stylish but lacks refined service

Candacesue from 10003 | Posted on 11/21/07

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 6
Service: 5
Décor: 8
Value: 5

There are not many elegant Curry Hill restaurants that offer the stylish atmosphere of Copper Chimney but that's where its superiority ends. The cocktails were disappointing and the food average. at a birthday dinner, guests had to send back their $10 cocktails and several dishes - the Andra Crab Masala, Hari Bahri Dahl and lamb vindaloo- were overspiced But the service resulted in the most resounding disappointment. Our waiter was sweet , but slow, taking too long to take our order and leaving the plates on the table too long afterward. Then at 11 am, before the bill was signed, the restaurant began turning off the lights..unacceptable considering the 11 guests who we brought to dinner. Copper Chimney wants to charge its big-league prices but does not know how to provide service that stands up to most any NYC restaurant.

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