Nirvana Indian Bistro, Chestnut Hill

love this place. authentic, friendly, and delicious. last time got samosa chaat, chana saag, and lassi. it really hit the spot with plenty left over, which was fine with me because it was perfectly spiced and really good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I say this as a frequent customer who has celebrated many birthdays and family dinners here. It is one of our favorite restaurants - the best Indian in our opinion in the Philadelphia area. With that said, the last 2-3 times we have been in, I am sad to see MAJOR TLC lacking in the restaurant interior. The walls and back door are very dirty. Bathroom needs to be cleaned up and some work. Interior walls need to be painted and chairs need to be cleaned. Our favorite mushroom appetizer recently changed and the menu didn’t note it changed. It used to be served on nice cast iron hot plates with onions and pepper. It was recently served on a bed of cold cabbage in what looked like an aluminum hot plates. Mushroom size was smaller, shriveled and not as juicy. Service was very slow which is not the norm. Please take some attention to change the trajectory here. We miss the old standards!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 2

One of the best Indian Restaurants in this area. Amazing food, excellent service, and a welcoming atmosphere! Every dish was fresh, flavorful, and very delicious, beautifully presented. The staff went above and beyond to make the experience perfect. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered samosa chaat and nirvana shahi paneer with butter naan.
Delicious and flavorful!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Samosa Chaat

Nirvana Indian Bistro has the best lamb saag I’ve ever had. The aloo gobi was flavorful - I think the potatoes were roasted before going into the dish. Excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food and service is consistently excellent at Nirvana in Chestnut Hill!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food, service, and atmosphere. There are plenty of Indian Restaurants with great food, but Nirvana stands out because of its beautiful interior and cordial, efficient service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Extremely disappointed to have received pieces of raw Tandoori salmon. Flavor was very bland, rancid smell, and was confused to see that there were carrots and cabbage (also not cooked enough) included. When ordering this same dish multiple times, I always received what I expected the first time trying it (grilled vegetables and a very flavorful cooked salmon)! However today’s experience has left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. Please do better Nirvana and send out what customers expect each time. Switching the recipes is not required of you.

Food: 1

Can’t rate the service or atmosphere because I’ve only ever done delivery but this is consistently some of the best Indian food in Philly. Portions are generous too, which is a plus when the food tastes even better the next day as leftovers! Only thing to consider—the first several times I ordered medium plus and it was the right level of spice for someone who can handle heat but doesn’t want to suffer. The most recent time medium plus was almost mild. Not sure if they’ve scaled back the spice or if it was a one off fluke.

Food: 5

Krishna and his crew served us a fantastic dinner ! Great food and atmosphere – highly recommended👍👍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food here is just wow. We order like 8 items between 3 of us and finished everything. Chicken tikka masala and saag panner was the best dish among all.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of the top Indian places in the Philadelphia area! Cute interior too

Food: 5

I waited for my order for more than 20 minutes

Once again excellent food and service beautiful place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food and excellent service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5