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Utsav Festive India

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1185 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10036
at 47th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-575-2525 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
4.0 out of 10

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Cuisine: Indian

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Mon-Thu, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, F, V at 42nd St.-Bryant Park

Prices

$14-$27

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Lunch
Prix-Fixe
Take-Out
Theater District
Online Ordering
Buffet

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

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Delivery Area

27th St. to 67th St., First Ave. to Tenth Ave.

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Profile

To the ever-expanding roster of the city’s mellifluous-sounding Indian establishments—Tabla, Tamarind, Vatan—my friend the Delhi connoisseur respectfully wishes to add Utsav Festive India Cuisine, a place already famous among midtown corporate curry hounds. The sparsely decorated dining room resembles an upscale cafeteria in some new, nameless suburb of Bombay, but the menu includes creations from all over the subcontinent, like delicious Kashmiri lamb shanks and great curling hara jhinga shrimp flavored with coriander and fresh mint. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Prix-Fixe

Daily, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.; three courses, $30

Recommended Dishes

Ginger rack of lamb, $25; chicken haryali kabab, $20

Reader Ratings

4.0

"Not Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

A shameful representation of the Indian Cuisine

NYSurvivor from Times Square | Posted on 8/27/05

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)


Food:	1
Service:	1

Décor:	6

Value:	1

You walk in at the main level with unwelcoming staff who offer no direction of where to go. Hesitantly walk up the stairs in hope and search for an Indian restaurant. Once seated, you cannot help but feel cold and unwanted...Read More

Best Indian in the city

chandra from midtown east | Posted on 5/30/05

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	8

Décor:	8

Value:	9

Located in the theatre district, this upscale Indian restaurant has an amazingly authentic menu in a spacious setting unique to NYC. There is a constant buzz but you do not have to shout to be heard. The food is phenomenal, authentic...Read More

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