Set meal for lunch was just great. - Tasty, good flavours - Great service. In reviews some people have been saying how authentic this place is. (ie the food being just like you'd get in India). We are just passing though NYC on our way home to the UK. We've been travelling for 5 months. We did six weeks in India only eating veggie food. (We are vegetarian.) Exec Summary: From the serving of the food on Thali dishes to the food - it's as good as India. It was really fun to play spot the differences between the Ayurveda Cafe and India. Most of the differences were good things like: - choice of brown or white rice - you can drink the water - bigger rice portion than you'd get in India - your dinner comes with forks - the napkins are thick enough to use - the place is clean - the tooting of taxis on the street is too subdued for India - you dare use the rest rooms