Nawab

Absolutely beautiful. Don’t go if you’re some imperious fuss-​budget needing them to adhere to your arbitrary expectations. This is like a magic carpet ride to Pakistan; some of the best North Indian food you’ll ever be lucky enough to enjoy. Enjoy it on THEIR terms.

Best Indian Pakistan food in Yonkers New York I will go back again i have being there 3times

Better than all restaurants in Jackson heights. Naan, chicken lollipop and achari chicken is absolutely delicious.

One of the top 3 places in New York are serving authentic Pakistan food. Unlike most desi places they would make fresh food for you every single time. Achari handi and mixed players are the best dishes. Have been here several times. Place is very pricey though considering it is not a high end looking restaurant which is most definitely affecting their business.

What a great place, so cozy .Love the ambiance. first time trying Pakistani food. Just love it !! Had a wonderful time.
Would recommend coming here. Can’t wait to come again.

I loved this place and will definitely go back the next time I’m in Yonkers. First of all, the portions are quite large. For example, I ordered the hot and sour soup (which was quite good) thinking it was for one person at $ 6, but it was for 3+ people! It came out in a large bowl. They also served salad and two yogurt sauces as part of the meal which were also great. All of the meals were great. The ambiance was nice, nothing too fancy, but definitely a place to get pick up or go for a quick bite.

I went here for the first time yesterday. We had tai soup, chicken tiki masala and two other things… AMAZING!!! The place can seat quite a few people and it looks very pretty. Great food and out standing service what more do I need? On top of that it’s very reasonably priced. I will definitely be eating here again and looking forward to trying out new things from their menu.
Con: I agree with some of the other Unilocalers it’s not in the best area of Yonkers but that’s up not the restaurant to fix. Let the city of deal with that.
Pros: Good food, nice place, good price and they do have parking right around the corner that’s specifically for the restaurant.

I was pretty happy to find an Indian place nearby my apartment with such good reviews on Unilocal but I was pretty disappointed. Firstly, it is nice that there is a free parking lot right next door to the restaurant. However, the area is not the best and many homeless people hang out in that parking lot. It isn’t the safest to walk through at night, even though it really isn’t that far from the parking lot to the restaurant. The restaurant itself is nice, well decorated, and the service is excellent. However, the food is not very good and that’s mostly why I gave it only 3 stars. We had the chicken tikka masala and one of the lamb dishes. The chicken quality was quite poor and all dark meat chicken. The sauce also just wasn’t very good — it was extremely oily, not spicy (though we ordered it spicy), and truly lacked flavor. The lamb dish was the same and extremely fatty lamb which just doesn’t taste good in Indian food. The naan was good and I appreciated that they brought a salad for free. However, it just isn’t worth it to come here. There’s better Indian restaurants around.

I have had lunch here multiple times. the food and service is good. The times I been there the dinning room is mostly empty. I like that. They are only missing some adult drinks. I enjoy eating there.

Really liked this place I’d recommend it for sure

Before you read anything, know I love this place’s food. They make excellent food. The venue inside, the décor, the interior design, the tables, the setting, the look and feel, the service is all GREAT.
I’ve been coming here for several years now because of events (weddings, birthdays, etc). The only reason this place gets a 2-​star rating is because the location is REALLY dangerous and they don’t do enough to protect people within the parking lot area. My siblings got harassed by a couple shady characters in the parking lot one night. I had to call the cops. If this place had a security guard outside, attendees/​guests/​customers would feel SO much safer.
We get it, it’s in a bad part of Yonkers, comes with the territory, but at least have someone standing guard there so this type of trouble doesn’t occur. I think Nawab makes enough money to police the parking lot a little bit, especially at night.
I did fear for my siblings that night. I could care less for myself, I can take care of myself, but I was afraid for my family. It’s not cool. This area is really dangerous at night, why not just hire some private security to make guests feel safer and give them peace of mind? I guarantee more customers attending will be really happy if you had security there all the time or at most the important times.
I hope the owners read this and take the necessary action. What’s the point of having good food and good service if it only goes as far as the front door? If we feel unsafe getting to the front door, I’m going to keep it at 2-​stars.

I’m very picky about Pakistani food and this restaurant really makes it to the top few in U.S. And at par with Shalimar (SF) & Ravi Kobab (D.C) — good quality and quantity, be mindful, the platter serves up to 6 people — definitely worth it.

The first time we went here it was good. Maybe it was because we were new to the area. But the second time we went it seemed like everything tasted the same except the meat served with the sauce was different. Some of the meat in the hot plate was lukewarm while others were really hot.
The two times we went we never had a choice to get tap water. The restaurant gave us one free 8oz water bottle to share between two people and then from there if we wanted more we were charged for additional water bottles.

I visited this authentic Pakistani restaurant in Ramazan. They have a buffet in Ramazan. I have never had such a delicious buffet before in US. I have tried numerous desi restaurants in Sanfransico, Detroit, Philadelphia, and NJ, they have one of the best buffets.

I just ordered delivery. Based on other reviews of Nawab I was excited to try this place. The food took over an hour to be delivered. I paid an $ 8 delivery fee based on where I live, and the food came late, with the hot items luke warm and the cold items warm. I ordered the butter chicken, my wife got the vegetable curry. Both items had a film of grease on top of them. As if the sauces they were cooked in began to separate. The chicken in my dish was all dark meat that felt slimy in my mouth. Perhaps they had an off night, but i will never know because i am never eating there or getting delivery.

Wow. Nawab is an absolute gem among the dozens of Pakistani restaurants in the tri-​state area. Being pakistani and having experienced countless restaurants from jersey and jackson heights, I can honestly say that Nawab serves some of the most authentic food I’ve ever had. Chicken samosas were crisp and delicious, pakoras were perfectly fried, the hot and sour soup was fresh and of perfect consistency. The nur jahan chicken biryani was incredible with chicken pieces covered in fried onions, and the chicken tikka masala, bhindi, and palak ghosht were tender and freshly made. The chef is an authentic Lahori who arrived 3 years ago and his food definitely serves as proof. We finished with freshly made kahwa tea with cinammon and honey.
Overall, Nawab gets extremely high marks for authenticity, taste, and presentation. The ambience and décor is classy and modern, which is rarely found in pakistani restaurants. The waiter, manager, and chef were gracious and very prompt. Needless to say, this is the place to experience pakistani food, and we’ll be back!

My wife and I wanted to try a new place. We went to Nawab for dinner on the early side of Saturday night. Free parking was available and the dining room was not crowded. It looked like they were preparing for a big party for later in the evening.
The server appeared to be the owner. He was friendly and informative. He took time to understand what we liked and made great suggestions.
The lollypop chicken was delicious. The entrees were also very tasty. As it was our first time, he gave us a small serving of rice pudding. The portions were so generous, it was impossible to finish the small desert.
We enjoyed it and will return. Be aware, they don’t appear to have a liquor license.

I love to eat good food but when the food is GREAT, I have to write a review about it. I had an intense craving for curry and I didn’t feel like driving down to my go to Thai place to pick it up. I looked through Unilocal and found this restaurant. After reading the reviews and just being plain hungry, I ordered off their website through Eat24 for delivery.
My food came within 40 minutes and just the sheer smell of curry made me salivate. I ordered the Balti chicken with a spice level of Medium and their chicken lollipop (spice medium also). I just couldn’t stop eating and I swear I went into a carb coma afterwards. Their chicken lollipop came in four with the chicken drumstick still attached to it. It was flavorful and spicy and I ate all four and it was huge! A must try!
The Balti chicken was also a star (IMO) because their spices were perfectly seasoned to perfection. You can tell through each bit that they grounded the spices from scratch and the chicken were perfect and tender. I love curry and I have been to many places around Manhattan trying out various different adaptations of curry but this is one of my favorite.
Considering that I’ve ordered here (twice for delivery and once for takeout), I believe I am getting addicted to their food. I did order their butter chicken and it was good but I would have to pick Balti chicken over it any day. A must try!

My wife and I were craving chicken lolipops but didn’t feel like taking a drive down to manhattan/​queens to get it. With a quick Unilocal search, we came across Nawab.
We called our order in for take out and started driving down there. Parking is tough in this area but we managed to find a spot. As soon as we got there, the food was ready and nicely packed to go.
We had the following:
1)Chicken Lolipops — very different from what you would get at «tangra» style restaurants. These lollipops are wings that are deboned, they mince up the chicken, add some seasoning and mold them back together in to a lollipop — Delicious and spicy.
2)Chili Chicken — fried chicken with all types of seasonings with a small amount of sauce. VERY DELICIOUS
3)hakka fried rice — basic fried rice with some veggies and eggs. This was good but not amazing.
They bundled the to go package with some mint and tamarind chutneys. I’ll be back here for an in house dining experience soon!

I’ve been here twice, and I have to say this is one of the better Indian/​Pakistani places around.
They have parking nearby, municipal parking with meters, but they have about 4 or 5 spots that are free for Nawab, so it shouldn’t be that bad to park. It’s located in downtown Yonkers, so having the parking is helpful.
The décor is definitely more modern than you expect. While most places try to recreate 18^th century atmosphere in the Indian/​Pakistani restaurants, this one tries to go more modern. It almost has a lounge feel to it, with multicolored lights and being dim lighted.
The food itself is very good. The first time I went there, ordered a la carte, got vegetable Pakora, while the gf got Paani Puri. Both plates were plentiful (You can almost say the Pakora is almost entrée sized) and very tasty. Pakora definitely had a bit more flavor than I expected, and Paani Puri is pretty rare to see. For entrée, we got the Chana Masala and Nawabi Shrimp. The rice that comes with it is pretty good, although I don’t think it’s basmati rice. The Channa Masala was very good, with a nice hint of spice, and went well with the rice. I don’t like seafood, so I didn’t try the Nawabi Shrimp, but she said it tasted pretty good. This size of the food was big enough that we didn’t dare try deserts.
The second time I went there, we went there for a late night buffet (they have buffets that start at 8:30 PM for Ramadan) and they had plenty of choices. It tends to slant towards the non-​veg consumer, with a high amount of choices that dealt with fish, lamb, and chicken. Although they did have Samosas, Pakoras, as well. The food was tasty, fulfilling. The price is a bit high on the buffet (a few dollars more than usual), but it’s also later in the night, and places charge more for dinner than say lunch, so I guess it’s understandable.
The only negative I can think of is that, they don’t have tap water. They serve water in water bottles, so you get charged for water. For the buffet, they had a few juices available as part of it, but no water. I tried the one that looked like mango, and it tasted decent, not mango lassi good, but decent.
The service is excellent, the people were friendly, and and nice. We took a deal the first time that got 10% off on our bills for checking in on Unilocal,so that helped out the first time.
I think besides the water issue, this is an excellent place to try out, with good tastes, large plates, and very good service.