Red Hook Curry House, Tandoori Restaurant and Take Out
Red Hook Curry House
Tandoori Restaurant
and Take Out
by Carol Heller
Hudson River Sampler
September 2006
The Red Hook Curry House is located at 28 East Market Street in the village of Red Hook. Mohammed Haque began operations here back in 2001. Prior to that, he owned another Indian restaurant just south of Rhinebeck and also gained a lot of restaurant experience in New York City. Mohammed and his family have resided in Rhinebeck for many years now, but he felt that Red Hook was a great central Northern Dutchess location for an Indian Restaurant. Both Mohammed and his wife, Maksuda, are the chefs for Red Hook Curry House.
They offer changing daily specials as well as a very popular Hundi Buffet on both Tuesdays and Sundays. The buffet offers 4 vegetarian dishes, 4 non-vegetarian dishes and includes appetizers, soup, salad bar, bread, dessert, tea and coffee for only $11.95 (children under 8 years old $6.95).
Aside from the specials, Red Hook Curry House is open seven days a week from 11:30 am through 3 pm for lunch and 5 pm through 10 pm for dinner. The only exception is Friday, when they are open from 3 pm until 10 pm.
Indian Bread is always freshly baked to a customer's order. The Red Hook Curry House menu changes frequently so patrons don't get bored, but can always find favorites. They have an extensive vegetarian menu and' great seafood dishes.
Whether a customer prefers milder dishes, such as the well-liked Chicken Korma, or extremely spicy-fare, such as Chicken Vindaloo, Red Hook Curry House can recommend dishes for everyone's to taste.
Looking for a place to hold a business meeting or party? Red Hook Curry House has banquet facilities for very small gatherings up to groups of 100 people. They frequently hold wedding receptions onsite, but can also do off-site catering for weddings and parties.
Mohammed said the part of the business he enjoys the most is meeting the "very nice customers." Red Hook Curry House has no liquor license, but customers can bring their own beer or wine. Reservations are normally not required, but Mohammed said groups of ten or more should make a reservation. Of course, take-out is also very popular.
Red Hook Curry House has received acclaim and excellent reviews in several local magazines and newspapers. Their phone number is 845-758-2666 or you can visit them on-line at redhookcurryhouse.com.
