I been eating here for a few years. The food is amazing and this gets a lot of deserved attention. I wish the place was bigger as there can be a long wait. Make sure to get a reservation if you can. This place can be tough for bigger crowd (more than 4 people). The usual orders App: Batata Puri ( I prefer this over pani puri) Main: Saag Paneer (veg) Goat Biryani (takes a bit of time, but so good) Chicken Madra Garlic Naan Mango Lassi. A bit of a standard meal, but you can't go wrong ordering anything on the menu. Never had a bad meal at this restaurant.

4.5 stars, rounded to a 5. We came with a reservation and the waiter seated us outside, which was fine. The food was absolutely delicious and authentic with the right level of spice. My favorite was the goat biryani, which had the layer of naan on the outside. The server helped cut through the naan and asked if we wanted videos. They also gave us a white sauce to add in case if it was too spicy, which was nice. Different servers came to check up on us multiple times, maybe every 10ish minutes, which was kind of excessive. Made sense though since we were seated outside and there weren't really anyone else. Overall, they were enthusiastic and helpful throughout the experience. Ambiance was nice, we actually preferred sitting outside since it's more quiet. Highly recommend trying this spot if you're in JH! Definitely also recommend booking a reservation since the previous time we went without a reservation, we were estimated to wait an hour for seating.

We had the chicken dum biryani and fish moilee... both were good but the rice was sela rice so the texture was different. I'd definitely go back and try other things here. The staff was super nice and made us feel at home.

My theory is that an angel came and blessed the food at Angel Indian restaurant. Not trying to discredit the amazing chefs that cooked the delicious food, but the food is other worldly. The restaurant is unassuming and easy to miss. The space is small with about 10-12 tables including outdoor seating. Thankfully my partner and I came before the dinner rush on a Thursday evening and were immediately seated inside. Decorations are minimal but there are a few photos of the chef and staff on the walls. The restaurant provides a complimentary appetizer which is similar to a hard taco shell but made of flour and served with yogurt. It's good for a free appetizer. We ordered the butter chicken and the goat dum biryani. The goat dum biryani is the best biryani I've ever had. The biryani comes out in one of those stone pot bowls that keep the contents warm and the top of the rice is covered with bread. The goat pieces were juicy, tender, and very flavorful and the rice is fragrant and well seasoned. I never get biryani because I've had dry biryanis before, but this one is far from dry. It's also the perfect amount of spice. The bread on top is a nice touch and we used it to dip into the butter chicken. The butter chicken was also delicious and comes with jasmine rice. The butter chicken is creamy and pleasantly sweet and savory. The service is friendly and attentive. The staff checked in on us frequently and made sure our waters were filled to the top. They cleaned the tables in between our meal and were just on their A game. We were so happily full and even more impressed that the bill was so low for quality of food and service that we paid 40% tip instead of the usual 20%. Say bye bye to overpriced average tasting Indian food in Manhattan and come to Angel's, it'll change your life.

Great food and great taste. If you need extra spicy mention in the order - the food is not spicy

Amazing Indian food. The best I've had in NYC. We went on a weekend without a reservation and were lucky to get a table for a party of 5. We mainly came because of their chicken dum biryani, but ended up liking everything we ordered. we were given a complimentary side of papadams and we were all hooked with the green sauce it came with. We ordered the pani puri and the Mumbai bhel puri for appetizers and for the mains, we ordered the saag paneer, the murgh makhani, , the famous chicken dum biryani. Every single dish was delicious. Spicy, but full of flavor. Friendly and speedy service, would 100% come back. Highly recommended!

I only prioritize eating Nepali and Bangladeshi food when I'm in Jackson heights and so Punjabi restaurants are never on my radar. Glad I finally made an exception. Prices are not too different from the $$ Manhattan restaurants so my review is truly based on the taste which was superior than the $$ Manhattan restaurants We started with the lassi (salty) and the lime soda and they both were amazing. The lime soda can be ordered without sugar as well The complimentary papad was fine but that accompanying chutney was GLORIOUS. We ordered a bunch of stuff: Started with the dahi sev puri - I personally don't like the suji puris so you know I was looking for my atta puris but I really enjoyed the dish. Good flavors, full of filling and a great chaat dish. What I liked is not an over sweetened yogurt We then ordered the goat liver fry that comes with some salad and buttered pav (bun). I mean that combo is super. The goat liver fry had an amazing spice mix which tasted quite different than generic Indian apps that you fine. Went really well with the buns. Flagging this is a greasy dish The garlic naan was great. Unfortunately we thought it would go with the goat liver but it didn't. It was a great naan nevertheless. Chole bhature - was it the chole that I have had in Delhi? No. To be very honest, it's not close either and I'll not order this again. But I'm a chole bhature snob and I have very high standards. Anyway, this was a good dish and it came with two gigantic bhaturas. Love that they have mixed achar/pickle also haha. Good touch. Finally the piece de resistance was the dum goat biryani. It was a Punjabi biryani - the spice mix can be hot so pls decide carefully. I loved the dish. The rice was solid and each grain was separate from each other. The meat was tender. I'm a biryani snob too and sometimes the simples thing goes wrong - that is salt. The salt was perfect! Overall it's a good biryani and I highly recommend it. Pls note it's coming from someone who swears by the lucknowi and Kolkata biryani and nothing else. So this was a lot more spice for me , less subtle more strong flavors but I really enjoyed it. I will also highlight that they give a generous portion of raita that is not watered down. I appreciate that I ordered another lassi to wash down all that spice. The service was prompt and really great. I will go back to try some dishes I didn't get to try!

We have been trying to go to Angel for quite some time, but for one reason or another have had difficulty. One main reason is the wait time, so definitely recommend making a reservation! Started with the complimentary papadam, which was delightful. The bread itself was thin and easy to break and was easy enough to utilize the dipping sauce. We opted for the goat dum biryani, which is the picture everyone seems to be posting on their reviews. This was amazing. The goat was so tender and slid easily off the bone. The presentation was so interesting and the bread on top/surrounding the bowl was one of the beast tastes of the day. The dish was easy to eat and came with great quantity, justifying the price a bit more (I had had my reservations). The chicken saag was super interesting. It was definitely the least green/spinach-forward saag I've had and was one of the few times I have had saag that didn't include cream. However, I think that made me enjoy it even more. Served with rice, this dish was extremely well-rounded and again in great quantity. We ended up taking this home. The garlic naan was probably not necessary (we didn't know about the papadam) but was one of the best naans I've ever had. Truly worth the addition. The service is great and they were very attentive, especially with water refills. Was hesitant as we were seated outside, but in the end this didn't even matter and was a great experience overall.

I recommend making a reservation online! We ordered the pani puri, lotus root kofta, chicken vindaloo and garlic naan. I have never had pani puri before so I can't tell you how this version compares to others, but I found it so interesting and yummy- a nice refreshing palette cleanser. It was such a unique combination of textures. I have never had a food like this before! The lotus root kofta was delicious. It's slightly sweet but the layers of flavor make it feel so luxurious. This feels like expert cooking. It has some spiciness to it but all at the back of the palette, so you just want to keep eating as the heat subtly builds. The texture of the kofta was lovely, they were not mushy at all, just soft enough to be a cohesive ball with a really pleasant gentle crunch of what I assume was shredded lotus root. This dish was my favorite. The chicken vindaloo was also very layered in flavor but much spicier. The chicken pieces were well cooked and juicy. The portion of naan was quite small. For a group of three we probably should've ordered 2 orders of the naan but it was delicious and greasy and covered in ample garlic. The service was extremely friendly and our water was refilled often, which was very needed with the spicy food. I loved my experience here, definitely worth the trek from Bushwick. Can't wait to return.

My friend and I walked in here on a busy night as hoards of people shopped outside the night before Eid. The space is small, but cozy, and the Punjabi music blasting really sets an energetic vibe. Staff was super accommodating, as my friend and I both had hands full of hennah and had little use of our limbs. They pulled out chairs, opened the twist caps off of the water bottles and everything in between, for which I am very grateful. We started off with the lotus root kofta curry with a side order of garlic naan, as well as goat biryani. As a Pakistani meat lover, I don't think much about vegetarian versions of meat dishes, like Kofta. However, once the dish hit the table and I tried it I was absolutely blown away. The kofta was soft, silky and delicious. It had little bits of paneer mixed in and was seasoned so well and the tomato based creamy sauce that it came with was absolute heaven. The garlic naan was to die for, crispy just the perfect texture. It had just the right amount of garlic on top with a generous amount of ghee, glistening in the fluorescent elite light we sat under. Absolute perfection. Next came out the goat, biryani. in this dish, however, a little bit of the spices were lacking. Rice was clumped up together, and there was a lot of moisture still in pockets of where the curry was, this biryani definitely needed a lot more time in dum. Rice was also a little bit dry. I think some improvements can be made to the biryani. Overall, we really enjoyed our meal here and I will definitely come back to try other stuff on their menu especially their curries because I really think those hit Home for me.