I saw a review in Washington Post months ago & sought out this restaurant when in Delhi. Dont' be turned off that it is in a shopping mall; once you step inside the decor cleverly shuts out the mall outside. Ask the staff to play funky old Calcutta music from the British raj days. Extensive menu of very flavorful dishes distinct from Punjabi or south Indian cuisine; preparation and presentation appeared flawless. Very gracious and friendly staff who welcomed and responded to our interest in Bengali food and culture. There is also a British/Bengali menu if a diner is tired of rich Indian cuisine (not us!). Walking distance to Sheraton, Hilton Garden Inn, and other hotels in Saket area of south Delhi. The Post review steered us to a unique Delhi restaurant that we would visit again on future trips.

If you're looking for home-style, delicious and authentic Bengali & Anglo-Indian food, then your search needs to end at Brown Sahib. This fine dining establishment impresses without intimidating - the food is simple & wholesome, and the décor elegant, yet inviting. The service is extremely discreet and warm... they are extremely helpful and make great suggestions, esp to those who aren't familiar with the cuisine.

My husband & i have been going here since last November, and since then there hasn't been a month when we haven't dined at the restaurant. We highly recommend the hilsa paturi (a winner, esp if you love mustard), mutton biryani (authentic Calcutta style) and Prawn Neuberg.

As for the cocktails - they really do come with a desi twist. i tried the watermelon & ginger cocktail and finished my meal with a beetle cocktail - inventive and yummy! My husband loves the bloody mary at Brown Sahib - says he hasn't had someone fix the cocktail so right since his years in London - in fact Sunday Brunch accompanied by many Bloody Mary's is his fav thing to do once a month.

If you haven't already been here, you should book yourself a table pronto!

Have been to Brown Sahib a few times now, and every experience has been a great one (which straight away gets it high marks for consistency). Here's my quick breakdown on the place:
Food: 4/5. Extremely delicious, but somewhat on the greasy and heavier side (though that obviously helps make it taste that good!)
Ambience: 3.5/5. Very spacious, pleasant, and comfortable
Service: 5/5. Very warm and gracious, especially the manager
Value for money: 4-5/5, depending on how you are ordering. If you are eating the sampler/platter menu, then it's very, very value for money
Overall experience: 4.5/5. The parts just come together extremely well, making this a very positive and easily repeatable experience.

A lot of my friends have been raving about Brown Sahib and recommending it to me. Although I'm nto a great fan of eating in malls, the other day we all decided to go to Brown Sahib for dinner. And what a feast for the senses. I'm half-Bengali and half-Punjabi, and have to say the food was divine.
First, the decor -- it's extremely spacious and elegantly decorated. None of that dim lighting, which Delhi restaurants are famous for. And lovely jazz on the speakers. What was also nice was that the tables were spaced far from each other, so you didn't have to overhear what others were saying. I loved the dhotis the servers were wearing. Very traditional and lovely.
The food was simply fabulous. We had daab chingri -- mustard prawns in a green coconut shell, betki paturi, masoor dal, chenchki and fish chops -- in the reverse order. All the dishes were spiced perfectly. No punjabification of the cuisine which was a pleasant change. And which also might be the reason why some Punjabis don't take to the flavour. Two of my friends had the Anglo-Indian dishes. Fabulous stuffed crumbed crabs, prawn chiney kebab (which is the Indianised version of thermidor) and crumb chops. And we finished it all off with bhapa doi (steamed curd which I've never ahd before) and bread and butter pudding. Really yummy.
The restaurant was packed when we went, so I;d suggest making a reservation fi you dont; want to sit outside for a while. So nice to come across a classy restaurant with authentic food. It's rare, so I'd strongly recommend everyone visits.