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I have never posted a negative restaurant review before, but just arrived home from dinner at Devi and it was the worst dining experience I have had in Manhattan. The salmon and crab croquettes were flavorless and matched the expectations I would have for a microwave meal. I was hoping the main course would be better, but it was an even bigger let down. I ordered the tandoori lamb chops and received two small, fatty chops. After discarding the fat, my dinner literally included one bite of meat. The potatoes side was about the size of a silver dollar. I’ve had some bad meals before, but there is usually enough food on the plate to leave feeling as though a meal has been eaten. On the plus side, the atmosphere was enjoyable and the service was friendly….but I go out to enjoy good food and Devi did not deliver. Gotta go, my Chinese takeout has arrived!

This restaurant is superb. That's that. Great service amazing food. Rarely have I had such nuanced Indian cuisine. Can't wait to try the whole menu (vegetarian only).

Tried restaurant with a colleague. Experience was mediocre. Service was lacking and food was very average. Value was poor for the prices being charged.

Let me begin by saying the dinner was thoroughly disappointing. For the price charged for the restaurant week dinner menu, the quality of food was definitely not excellent - it was just average. Most definitely not value for money. I had expected the ambience and the service to make up for it but found it sorely lacking! The ambience was strictly okay. The service was pathetic -our frowning waiter could not even tell us what non-alchoholic drinks they serve as we couldn't spot it in any menu they gave us. He didn't want to take the effort to go through the list with us so we had to list them out for him to say a 'yes' or 'no'... In short, so not worth it!

The moment I tasted the first appetizer, a cauliflower dish, I knew that this was not what I thought of as Indian food. It had a sauce whose only taste was that of ketchup. And this taste was duplicated time and time again in the other dishes. Bland is ok for byrianis, but at least they have the taste of non-chili spices. This stuff was tasteless. The waiter told us that the chili stew was very, very hot. It was very, very bland. The breads were far inferior to those you get on 6th Street. The lamb chops were very, very good. And the bill came to $174+ tip for 5 people.! Luckily we had a big discount so it didn't hurt too much. But never again.

I will keep it short here. We have been going to Devi for the past two years and have always found the place to have Indian food a cut above most others. However after dining there last night, we will not be returning. Maybe it was a bad night in the kitchen, I really dont know or care, especially at their prices. The food; tandoori lambchops and shrimp were horrid, the shrimp tasted like leftovers and the lamb was a poor excuse for true tandoori lambchops, tastelss and mushy. Enough said.

Came here with large group of 7 people for a work lunch. Everyone was very satisfied. The lamb chops were the best I have ever eaten and the mango panna cotta was divine!