Golconda Chimney Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Though there are several restaurants in and around the area this one for sure beats all of them in terms of food, service and dine-in quality."
• "If you want delicious Hyderabadi Biryani in Jersey City, this is your place."
• "Here are some of my favorite items: Mango Lassi, Dal Shorba, Chicken 65, Chicken Lollipop, and Paneer Pakora."
• "Their veg and non-veg both are excellent."
• "One of the best and authentic Hyderabadi goat Biryani I've ever had in US."
• "The goat biryani was also authentic hyderabad style."
• "Authentic Hyderabadi Biryani and Haleem; buffet is awesome."

Cons:

• "The food here is the worst."
• "Not so good food & $18 for a buffet."
• "The chicken biryani and mutton biryani they were worst to the core."
• "Disappointed by the lack of flavour in their dishes."
• "Vegetable biriyani taste like it’s been stored from a week!"
• "Chicken biryani was also very bad."
• "The food had no taste; appeared to have been prepared long time ago."

Service

Pros:

• "The customer service was very amazing."
• "Good service and very good food."
• "Service is excellent so overall rating is 4 star."
• "Service was excellent considering the rush."
• "Staff checked regularly but without pressure."
• "A very warm welcoming reception and great staff to have around."
• "The service was prompt and friendly, adding to the overall positive atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Absolutely ridiculous wait times and the people who serve could not care any less."
• "A restaurant which pays no attention to cleanliness has no right to serve food."
• "None of the staff greeted me or even smiled."
• "The customer service is generally bad as some of them do not know how to speak to a customer."
• "Service is terrible. No one took away the 4 plates we had on our table until we left."
• "Very poor customer service."
• "What I hated was the untrained staff at the restaurant who didn't greet, smile or apologize for their multiple mistakes."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Restaurant has nice ambiance and feel, very spacious!"
• "Great ambience."
• "The ambiance is very welcoming and charming."
• "Atmosphere is lovely too."
• "Great ambiance, Great food Authentic Hyderabad Indian taste."
• "The ambiance was cozy and inviting."
• "The ambiance was cozy and inviting, and the service was impeccable."

Cons:

• "Additionally, the restaurant smelled awful when we visited and it became so unbearable at one point, we got nauseous and had to leave before we even finished eating."
• "The floor was sticky."
• "It smells funky as soon as you enter."
• "The dark lady who took the order was very arrogant and had behavioral problems."
• "The food was cold when given to us and after returning the food came back but it was smelling like the meat was too old."
• "Waiters are so lazy they don't clean surrounding tables."
• "A little quiet music playing in the background would have been nice though to give the restaurant a nicer ambiance."

Value

Pros:

• "And the portions are huge! I have dinner for at least the next two nights covered."
• "This place has amazing biryani and they have started serving South Indian breakfast now, whole day and that is great too for great price compared to other restaurants nearby."
• "Small Shrimp quantity or number of pieces = 4 and 3 different types of chicken for $22 is not a bad price."
• "Both were delicious."
• "They offer great Indian buffet for a really good price."
• "Highly recommendable place."
• "The lunch special Thali at $14.99 is a great way to try many dishes."

Cons:

• "Never order through grubhub or directly at this restaurant."
• "Plus, the cost is too high considering the varieties and categories."
• "When it come to the price wise I feel it’s very high compare to other exciting restaurants."
• "Costliest buffet & my bill was $18.12 but. Because they had no coins they took $19 from me."
• "Just the worst👎👎👎👎"
• "The food cannot taste any better and the quantity is huge."
• "The restaurant adds 18% service charge for buffet! For a group of 4!"