Buhari Hotel — Restaurant in Tamil Nadu

Most of the items in the menu are not available. Biryani which they are famous for are hardly available most of the time. More than thrice it has happened that we went there to eat only biryani and ended up eating other dishes coz of non availability.

--- Experience on 07/01/2022

Based on my previous experiences as mentioned above, this time I made sure to ask the restaurant manager who was standing at the entrance whether mutton biryani is available and he confirmed to me that it is available. I went to wash my hands and got seated and placed the order for mutton biryani. After waiting for 10 mins at my seat, the waiter comes back to my surprise and tells me that they don't have mutton biryani instead tells me some dishes that are available in the kitchen. I got really irritated and called the same manager to ask and he told me that he just got a call from the kitchen that the biryani available is not in servable condition that's the reason why they are not giving me.

I think their strategy is to get the customers seated and then give them the option of what food is available in the kitchen and what food they want us to eat instead of giving food that the customer want.

I dint want to eat what food was available in their Kitchen and left the place without ordering anything. At the time of leaving the person at cash counter asked about the issue and when I told him the scenario, he gave me another wonderful reason that they got a call for party order and all the available biryani got booked (in a span of 2 minutes between me going to washing my hands and placing the order).. Strange !!!

Never going to visit this branch again, I don't know if other branches are like this. I suppose the one in mount road is good. Never faced any issues...

Worst service,this location buhari which is spoiling the entire name and std of buhari. Want to narrate the entire things. We reached there arround 1 pm and waited there till 1.45 pm,that is also ok since there was heavy crowd on sunday. finally we got a seat. we ordered starters as prawn fry,egg biriyani,kheema parato and a chettinad gravy..which came to us after 25 mins, prawn was like prawn baji,served without any sauce even onion slices.we started eating that,in the first peace itself i felt some sand and tangy thing in my mouth,i ignored and ate,in the second peace also i felt the same ,so i opened the that piece,and i shocked to see,the inner vein is not removed and cleaned so i returned that plate,i never expect this kind of serving prawn in this kid or reputed hotel.i even complained this the guy who attended us,not even apologise,he is telling that he ll inform the chef. in the harsh tone.i was really irritated.then biriryani is like ghee rice,the chicken in the kheema parato is also the old stock which stints,while eating the AC above our head started raining..:)..then we stood and asked for bill,it came with a sum of some 900 rs,i which the charged for prawn as 325 rs i asked i returned that why its been included in the bill,he said u should retured in the begining itself without eating.i m pissed off and asked without eating how can u find..he said its been already added in the bill so he cant exclude,because of these continuous tension i got headache and my friend compromised me,so we left the place by paying the bill of 900 rs.

After spending 900 for 2 also we didnt get the gud lunch and i had sever headache and tension,because of...

I was on a long drive when I noticed a Buhari outlet on the St. Mount–Poonamallee main road. Having frequently dined at their Mount Road branch, which has always upheld great standards, I decided to stop here for dinner with high expectations.

The parking area is spacious, and the interiors are clean and roomy. Wash areas and toilets are standard and well maintained. So, the infrastructure and ambience were quite good.

However, the overall dining experience fell short, mainly due to menu limitations and lacklustre taste.

We ordered mutton biryani, chicken kothu parotta, and appam for a child. Unfortunately, appam was served without any basic or light side dish options. They did not have coconut milk or even sambar. The only choices were heavier gravies like kuruma — which were not suitable, especially for a kid recovering from travel fatigue.

All the dishes, including the soup, tasted average and unimpressive, far from what I’ve come to associate with Buhari’s brand. Compared to the Mount Road branch, which consistently delivers rich flavours and quality, this outlet was underwhelming in taste.

That said, portion sizes were fine, and the staff were friendly, professional, and prompt.

To sum up: The infrastructure and service are great, but the food quality and menu flexibility need serious improvement to meet Buhari’s known standards. If just one item was disappointing, it could be overlooked — but every dish we tried lacked the usual flair. Possibly a weekday miss, but...