About Us

Swagat in Upper West Side, opened about four years ago, is a highly rated Indian restaurant. It is the most popular Indian restaurant on the Upper West Side. Some people even come all the way from Fifth & Madison Avenues to enjoy Swagat's food.

• Only fresh boneless white chicken breast, low fat lamb, fresh seafood and produce are used in all cooking.
• Swagat's menu offers a wide choice: Appetizers like Samosa, Alu Tikki, Dahi Bhalla, Bombay Belpuri, Shammi Kebab; Tandoori (clay oven) specialties like Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka Kebabs, Jhinga (Jumbo Shrimps) Mastt Mastt; Curries like Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken, Lamb and Shrimp Shahi Korma, Vindaloo, Makhani, vegetarian curries like Saag Paneer (homemade Indian Cheese), Mixed Vegetable Korma and the Dals (lentils), to mention a few, are very popular. All entrees are served with Basmati Pilaf Rice.
• Each food order is individually cooked to cater to customer taste and to ensure its freshness.
• The menu of Swagat is very reasonably priced; the weekdays lunch special for $7.50 and weekend’s brunch for only $ 11.50 are very popular.
• Swagat's Wine List has a collection of Californian, Australian, French, Chilean, Italian and German wines- both red & white - carefully chosen to be ideal for drinking with Indian food. About 14 wines are offered by glass with prices ranging from $ 5.50 - 8.50 per glass. Swagat has a good choice of Indian, American and European Beers.
• Swagat's Lassis (yogurt drink) in various flavors are very popular.
• Swagat's friendly staff is very much liked by the customers.
• Delivery is fast and free: Swagat delivers from 60th street to 100th street, from Riverside Drive to Central Park West.
• Swagat has very successfully done food catering and will be glad to cater to your party - big or small - at reasonable rates and with your choice of menu.

Testimonials

Our restaurant has received compliments from our customers as well as critics such as
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Food Rating -Very good to excellent- has been consistently awarded for the past five years.

“Particularly "adept" at spicing, this UWS Indian restaurant is a "solid" neighborhood resource, thanks to its "solicitous service" and "bang-on" prices, loyalists keep their delivery number "on autodial."
- 2010 ZAGAT SURVEY

“Affordable” and "Tasty" are the watchwords at this UWS Indian restaurant.
- 2008 ZAGAT SURVEY

“What a gem!” rave reviewers of this “small, hospitable” UWS Indian restaurant, where “friendly” staffers serve “delicious, authentic dishes” at “reasonable” rates.
- 2007 ZAGAT SURVEY

“Distinctive flavors” and “sweet service” make the West Side Indian "secret" one of those "classic hole-in discoveries"; it may not catch your eye, but it's a "quality" found in a "lacking neighborhood" and "has take-out that travels well."
- 2006 ZAGAT SURVEY

Lured in by the "warm curry smell from the kitchen", Upper Westsiders who've discovered this Indian newcomer declare is an "excellent addition" to the neighborhood; "very tasty" dishes, "friendly people" and "reasonable prices."
- 2005 ZAGAT SURVEY

Every neighborhood could use another casual, pleasant Indian restaurant like this new Upper Westsider... a menu boasting more than a dozen dishes from tandoor: affordable prices, a great lunch special ($6.95 eat-in or delivery) and accommodating service are winning it friends.
- 2004 ZAGAT SURVEY

"Just lovely! I highly recommend their lamb dishes too - and guess what - they can spice it up or down depending on your taste buds."

"Finally a place that I can order from where the food is tasty and not bland or mushed together. The chicken tikka marsala sauce is thick and creamy and just a lovely overall flavor. The poori has that nice dense texture. The eggplant makes you spoon more and more on to your plate. My husband and I are so happy that we have ordered from there twice a week since we have found it."

"Tikka massala is good, Chicken curry is good, and Shrimp curry is EXCELLENT. Definitely, give it a try. Food got here quickly and I was totally satisfied."

"Unlike other Indian Restaurants, it tastes more like home-cooked Indian Food. The food isn't commercialized for sales purposes."

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