Stylish Anglo-Indian restaurant with standout cocktails, reliable favorites, and lively service; mostly excellent but with occasional service lapses and order errors.
The Drunken Munkey delivers solid neighborhood dining with strong food quality anchored by reliable crowd-pleasers like butter chicken and biryani, plus gracious, proactive service and distinctive speakeasy-style design. However, occasional consistency lapses—cold appetizers, order mix-ups, variable spice—prevent a higher grade, while the intimate but tight room limits appeal beyond date nights and small celebrations. Worth seeking out for Anglo-Indian cocktails and comfort food in a lively UES setting.
One caveat: Pricing feels higher than typical neighborhood Indian, though quality and ambiance offset for many