King Gourmet Restaurant — Restaurant in Atlantic City

WISH I COULD GIVE NO STARS!! WASTE OF MONEY!!! Ordered the tikka masala chicken and was utterly shocked at the portion size for the price. $18 for a Dixie bowl serving is ridiculous!!! Tried to return the food due to the portion being super small and were told that we couldn’t receive our money back because it was made ‘fresh’ for us. A worker called another worker out to back him up and lied and said he was the manager which we knew was not true. We were asked ‘what did we expect’ in which we answered a larger portion due to us having visited another Pakistani restaurant the day before and the portion size was enough for two people to share including rice for a cheaper price. We were then offered an order of rice to compensate for the price since we weren’t getting a refund. This is the amount of rice that was given….. In the process of the “manager” preparing the rice the original worker made a statement of “I understand you being frustrated about the portion size and you’re not wrong but he’s (the owner) not wrong either” (It’s clear the worker was a family member/friend of the owner due to him sharing the same language as the owner when he called him regarding the complaint about the portion size and his demeanor regarding us complaining). After trying to explain his reason for his comment to my bf he followed up with “this is why the owner needs to be here so I don’t have to deal with stuff like this” in which they then slipped up and said the owner was sitting in the back of the store. We didn’t eat the rice due to feeling it may have been tampered with due to the energy of the worker. Don’t waste your time in this place. It needs to be closed ASAP! Go to the crown fried chicken up the street for larger portions and a cheaper price of authentic Pakistani dishes and REAL...

Saying that this place is terrible, is an understatement.Lets start from Chicken Nihari,which was half cooked and chicken was so hard and sticky like some one glued or tie with the ropes.For starters the decor is totally unappealing, and looks like a fast-food joint. Also, the food is expensive, you get small portions, and it is tasteless...I am of Indian ethnicity and have been around good Indian food since birth. The server is inattentive to your needs; simply brings the food, then shows up when you're done. Here's the "fun" part, THEY ADD a 15% GRATUITY to your bill...you do not get to show your displeasure through your tip...or lack thereof...THEY ADD IT TO YOUR BILL!! When I saw that, I asked the server if we do not get the option of giving a tip, he simply smiled and said nothing. Of course, if the tip is added to the bill, they do not have an incentive to provide you with good service.

Mosquitoes were flying everywhere i mention to the gentleman on register but honestly he was like i don't give a s**t.

Dear reader, learn from our mistakes (failure to read these reviews before venturing to this place). DO NOT EAT AT THIS RESTAURANT. IT IS A RIPOFF. The only thing missing from the sordid experience was getting sick from the food...and I'm not sure if I'm out of the woods yet...it may have a delayed, sickening effect.

AVOID AT ALL...

WARNING We went here because of the Yelp reviews originally but I'd honestly rate it 0 stars.

I was taken aback that all the food behind the display case wasn't heated which is why they were microwaving all dishes! I'm not sure how safe it is to consume bacteria growing food.

I ordered a sampler of sweets. When I got back to my hotel and opened the sweets box, I was shocked the owner gave me about 3/4 lb of rancid sweets.

UPDATE: When I returned the 2nd time, I asked if they were still serving cold microwaved food with 2 tiny pieces of chicken in a chicken dish and the owner remembered yelled out, "Oh I remember you! You wrote a 1 star review!" (which was an honest review) and therefore refused to serve me!

Wow... instead of actually changing his policies, he got mad at customers for expecting sanitary and safe food practices!

PS - The reviews of people that have only ever written 1 review, that claim 5* are probably fake just to boost the score. Look at the reviews of real Reviewers (Local Guides) that typically are between...