AB's - Absolute Barbecues | Banjara Hills, Hyderabad — Restaurant in Hyderabad

Absolute Barbecues Banjara Hills - A Grilling Paradise

Location: Banjara Hills, Hyderabad Visit Date: June 29, 2025 Meal Time: Lunch

Overall Experience

Absolute Barbecues in Banjara Hills delivered an exceptional dining experience that perfectly combines the excitement of grill-on-table dining with a diverse buffet spread. The restaurant proved to be an ideal choice for a family lunch, offering something delicious for every palate.

Food Quality & Variety

The grilled selections were absolutely outstanding and the clear highlight of our meal:

Grilled Chicken: Perfectly marinated and cooked to perfection with smoky flavors Grilled Fish: Fresh, flaky, and seasoned beautifully Grilled Prawns: Juicy and well-spiced, cooked just right Grilled Chicken Legs: Tender and flavorful, a crowd favorite Grilled Corn: Sweet and charred to perfection Grilled Mushrooms: Earthy and delicious Grilled Pineapple: A delightful sweet surprise that complemented the savory items

The grill items were undoubtedly the crown jewels of the buffet, showcasing the restaurant's expertise in barbecue cooking.

Main Course Items

Butter Chicken: Rich and creamy with authentic flavors Butter Naan: Soft and perfectly buttered Veg Manchurian: Well-prepared with good texture and taste Rabbit: An interesting addition to the menu, well-cooked and flavorful

Disappointing Items

Chicken Biryani: Failed to meet expectations with average taste and preparation Pani Puri: Unfortunately appeared stale and was not fresh, which was disappointing for this popular street food item

Dessert Section

The sweet items section was impressive with a good variety of desserts that satisfied our sweet cravings perfectly.

Service Excellence

The staff demonstrated excellent service standards throughout our visit. They were alert, attentive, and professionally managed the unique grill-on-table concept. The team ensured our grilling experience was smooth and enjoyable, regularly checking on our table and promptly replacing finished items.

Special Touch: The staff went above and beyond by arranging a complimentary birthday cake for my wife, which was a delightful surprise that made our celebration even more memorable. This thoughtful gesture truly showcased their commitment to customer satisfaction.

Note: There was one exception with a female staff member at our section who was less attentive compared to her colleagues, but this didn't significantly impact our overall experience.

Ambiance & Atmosphere

The restaurant creates an enjoyable and lively atmosphere that's perfect for family dining. The combination of the interactive grilling experience and the buzzing energy of other diners makes for an entertaining meal. The space is well-designed to accommodate the grill-on-table concept without feeling cramped.

Value for Money

Given the quality of the grilled items, variety of the buffet, interactive dining experience, and good service, Absolute Barbecues offers excellent value for money, especially for groups and families.

Recommendations

Best For: Barbecue lovers, family outings, celebrations, groups who enjoy interactive dining, birthday celebrations (they provide complimentary birthday arrangements!)

Must-Try Items: All grilled items, especially the chicken, fish, prawns, and surprisingly, the grilled pineapple

Skip: The chicken biryani and be cautious with items like pani puri that might not be as fresh

Final Verdict

Absolute Barbecues Banjara Hills excels at what it does best - grilling. The restaurant delivers an outstanding barbecue experience with fresh, delicious grilled items that make it worth the visit. While a few buffet items didn't meet expectations, the overall experience was...

Had quite a nice time visiting Absolute Barbecue at Banjara Hills.An ideal joint for barbeques and for buffet food.They have an array of vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals,quite lots to eat ,but still I felt the price is little on the higher side in comparison to the quality and quantity of good food served.The ambience was lovely with well decorated interiors and with the background music it is an ideal place to visit in summer to give you a relaxed feeling.The hospitality of the staffs is quite incredible and remarkable always ready to fill up and customize your plate at your need.Service can be top rated. To begin with the food and with the starters,though there are serving fish,prawns,chicken,paneer, pineapple and mushroom,yet I feel there were no shashlik,sheekh,and hariyali taste, something lacking..very plain and flat taste.almost all tastes same after being roasted.The sizes did'nt quite look healthy of any pieces,neither of fish and neither of chicken.They all looked thin,lean and unhealthy quite opposite to the normal kababs and barbecue chicken pieces available in Hyderabad.In the main course too the only variant in salad was Russian,rest onions, cucumbers normally what is available in all places.There were no options for rice ,just plain rice and biryani,no pulaos and fried rice.The taste of butter chicken was not that great.Even in the deserts,the sizes of malpuas,jalebis were just miniatures...cake sizes were too small. At the end the customers will certainly feel tired to take two three servings of the same item,before they grab their next item and will either leave or just let go of it.I think they should have atleast served a welcome drink.Nothing was complimentary. Overall it was an average food joint where wide variety of food is available,but taste and quality wise its not that remarkable.Leaving my honest feedback as there are lots to improve in the quality and taste of food if prices are kept at this range.I hope the management will treat this seriously and will improve the quality of food in...

One place i would definitely love to visit again and again. Only thing is that it has no alcohol served at this branch but, this is a wonderful place!!! The buffet has both veg and non veg items. Veg costs a hundred or two less than non veg. While you can get discounted prices at early bird offer. It starts at Sunday 6.30pm and ends at 7.00pm. Just order before it's 7 and avail the offer. There's no fixed order prices. It varies on weekends and weekdays and also lunch to dinner. Non veg you get chicken mutton fish and prawn starters(note: unlimited), wishlist consists of emu, octopus, quail, etc., maincourse has four non veg curries each one from chickn, mutton, fish and prawn. Also yoy have biryani, curd rice,papads,salads,souos available. The dessert section is another spectacular offer available. 5 kinds of desserts along with 4-5 flavours of ice creams. Coming to veg, we have panneer,bell peppers, pineapple, watermelon, mushroom and two other items for starters. Crispy corn is served for both veg and non veg starter. Here, we have spring rolls, veggie fries too. Some snack with potato also. Nxt to the main course veg biryani or any veg flavour rice, curries, dal, and other complimentary similar to non veg. Here we also can ask for olives as starters. Next desserts are the same!!!

Oh ya just forgot, you also get one complementary drink for each buffet. As there's no alcohol i was served blue angel, virgin mojito, lime soda and cola.

Fyi: book a table before day for a celebration or occasion and get a small surprise from them which includes a cake and a cute celebration.!

The staff are osm and one of a kind. Ambience 10/5. Food 10/5. The servers 100/10. Incredible!! That's the reason that they scored extra points. extra marks for extra happy people who ask with smiles, answer with smiles and talk with...