Zauq Kitchen - Halal Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi — Restaurant in St. John's

I just got to know from the person who works there that Belal bhai doesn’t own the shop anymore. It’s changed to another management about 3-4 weeks back. And the food doesn’t taste the same as before. And I was told that it’s a mix of Bengali, Pakistani and Indian food. Me and my brother visited this restaurant and we ordered Karachi chicken biryani and lamb karahi with roghni naan. The biryani wasn’t even hot as it should be rather it was cold. It didn’t taste good at all. And coming to the lamb karahi, the pieces were really chewy and not soft. And the person who was serving our food and giving out our plates was literally putting their fingers in our plates. Sorry but the water we were served came in transparent glass so I could see some particles in the water and it tasted like “fridge smelling water”. Water straight from tap would have been best at least. Anyways, never going to visit this store again. When Belal bhai used to own the restaurant, the food was amazing. I USED to love Belal’s...

After exploring Gros Morne National Park, my brother, nephew, son, and I flew to St. John's on our way back to Toronto (August 31, 2024. Yes this is a late review). Since we had 5 hours of transit, we decided to go out and eat at a Pakistani restaurant. The cab driver was familiar with this one as the "best restaurant in town" and brought us here. We were glad that he brought us here.

The food was super delicious. However, this was a busy day for this small restaurant. There was an all female party going on, a visiting husband and wife from Michigan, and some local residents were also dining. The service suffered a bit, but not at the cost of the quality of food and the friendliness of the staff.

This was the friendliest environment we dined in with super...

If I could, I would give Zauq Kitchen 10 stars. Best Indian/ Pakistani food on this island! I've tried each and every Indian/ Pakistani restaurant on the Avalon, but I was disappointed. Zauq kitchen has the best Nihari. I used to tell my mom, nobody can match her Nihari, I am apolozing to her publically because Zauq' Nihari is as good as her, if not better! And the Indo-chinese! Their chow mein took me back to India without boarding the flight 🥲🥹

Do yourselves a favour, and pay a visit, I personally assure you that you will not be disappointed!! Big portions, good prices, very friendly staff that goes...