Biryani City Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant Newark, Delaware

Address: 270 University Dr, Newark, DE 19702, USA

Phone: +13025256099

Rating: 4.2
based on 220 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Every dish is spot on and better than the next."
  • "Really great tasting Indian food! I had saag with chicken over rice with samosas and naan; all of it was great."
  • "Fish Apollo I can’t explain to you thee abundance of flavor in this dish the best I have had."
  • "This is authentic Indian cuisine. The dishes were delightful."
  • "The food was delicious, and the service was excellent."
  • "The chicken biryani was a flavor explosion, and the vegetable samosas were delightful."
  • "The biryani was absolutely delicious and packed with flavor that left my taste buds tingling with joy."

Cons:

  • "I heard lots of positive feedback but got disappointed Their 'LUNCH PLATTER' is worst in Delaware."
  • "I ordered boneless chicken biriyani. After waiting 20 minutes.But I got Salt biriyani."
  • "The chicken kadai was so bland and tasteless."
  • "Biryani quality is coming down rapidly...time to skip this place."
  • "Biryani was very ordinary, below average. Nothing special about. Didn't have any flavors."
  • "Vegetable biryani was inedible. Old rice mixed with what was clearly frozen veggies."
  • "Paneer tikka masala: small portion, bland taste, paneer is not cooked."

Service

Pros:

  • "Our waiter was nice and helpful telling us about the recommendations."
  • "The service was prompt and friendly, and the food was absolutely delicious."
  • "The staff went above and beyond to ensure that every aspect of my dining experience was great."
  • "Very friendly, great service."
  • "The service was exceptional and the staff were attentive, friendly and welcoming."
  • "Poojitha received us with warmth and attentiveness. her service style was great!"
  • "The staff was very polite, as well."

Cons:

  • "No one ever checks back with me after dropping my food off."
  • "Disgusting attention towards orders."
  • "The waitress/cashier did not once come back to the table to inquire about our needs."
  • "these guys have become extremely arrogant, disrespectful, rude, ill-mannered."
  • "Extremely bad service. Me and my colleagues used to visit this place every week as it was close to our workplace despite the bad service and quality."
  • "The service was terrible and nearly non-existent."
  • "Service was friendly, though they didn’t offer water here."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Beautiful ambience and heartful welcome from the employees make me visit this place again and again..!!"
  • "The interior is great not too complex, not too simple, good music not too loud not too quiet."
  • "Feel-good ambience."
  • "The restaurant itself was clean, comfortable, and well-maintained."
  • "It is very cozy, comfortable and clean."
  • "The ambience of the place was very warm and lively."
  • "The restaurant itself was clean and well-decorated, with a lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "The place is really plain-looking, but man, did the food deliver."
  • "Absolutely terrible experience. The place looked dark and dirty."
  • "It was also freezing inside the restaurant. Generally an awful experience."
  • "The energy and vibe were off and it got to a point where it just felt uncomfortable so we packed up and left."
  • "The ambience is not that great and I will give 4 out of 10 for cleanliness."
  • "Chaotic atmosphere focused on takeout. Loud phones ringing all over the place constantly."
  • "But....and a strong but indeed, the safety measures that appeared to me from a customer’s shoe during my last visit is very disappointing."

Value

Pros:

  • "After long days had an authentic biryani which is really great and nice portion of food for the good price."
  • "The best biryanis served around this area, and the prices were pretty competitive as well."
  • "The prices are very reasonable too."
  • "Nice portion of food for the good price."
  • "The food is pretty cheap with excellent portions."
  • "The portion size was generous and left me feeling satisfied and content."
  • "Well worth the price. Came with Naan, chicken appetizer, veg curry, chicken curry, a dessert and ofcos Biriyani."

Cons:

  • "Great food taste wise... small portions, quite pricey."
  • "Been there 2 times and the service both times was pathetic, chicken was not even cooked very well and half done."
  • "Also if you do take out, beware that you get less food compared to dining in for the same price."
  • "Food is worst and it is too much costly!!"
  • "I think little expensive then the normal. 2-3$ expensive every item as compared to the quality."
  • "However, they are stingy about their food portions. They give very little rice in comparison to their curry."
  • "Overpriced for what we got."

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