Shahnai Restaurant & Catering — Restaurant in Houston

I had my engagement event in this hall and these people specialize in messing up your event. I am from Atlanta and my fiancé is from Toronto so we had made a booking via my uncle and on reaching Houston we met the owner SHAHID and explained him what we wanted. He didn’t even have the password to his laptop to show us the stage backdrops and we had an event in next 4 days finally we planned one something which we were not satisfied. Later i send this guy a picture of one of the events held at the same venue and asked him to give us the same decor and setup to which he agreed. (Have a text fir the record). On reaching the venue on the big day we find there is no carpet whatsoever. There are bugs in the water dispenser , there is no cake knife, the floor is slippery, and the food was not of the right standard. ALL OUR PICTURES HAD TO BE CROPPED AS THE STAGE CARPET IS MISSING AND THE UNFINISHED WOOD ON THE STAGE CAN BE SEEN. It was the most terrible experience i have ever come across. After the event was over we call the owner from their landline phone in the restaurantAnd explained him our displeasure which he wasn’t even apologetic and says that you have to make the full payment or else I will call the cops . After arguing for 30 minutes we decided to make the payment when we were ready to make the payment the owner tells me he can only except cash . We did not have cash more than thousand dollars who carries cash when it’s your wedding so I don’t him that I do not have sufficient cash and I can only make the payment by Card to which he call cops on us that was hilarious because the cops then eventually asked him to take our card . The owner Shahid is not the guy that you would want to talk . He actually missed of the event more by calling cops but later he had to face the consequences.

ADVICE: please try other halls like SAVOY AND AGAs . They are more reasonable than this scam here. Those people are way more genuine and you will receive the best customer service.

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I love their buffet. But they will rudely in a very very evil arrogant manner charge full price of buffet on your 6 year old. Shame on them. They have no intentions of turning humble and less greedy specially whenever they have haleem special they cheat reduce quantity fit for a bird, forget herbs and many times huge lumps of beef fat, 100% of time a burn taste, say its on sale for 2.40$ but surprise you from added prices like must buy naan condiments and honestly dirty tactics to confuse about real price easy would have been simple 3:40 all included. Almost 90% of time your online or phone order will not be ready to waste your time for more waiting time. If you ask even though owner is pious gentlemen doing buisness for 20 years but extremely greedy extremely god has blessed him with millions but very rude face and arrogant wants more. May god cool down his extreme greediness amen and make him generous like freddy mac mattress mac furniture our texan guy. Some people money spoils them makes them arrogant and rude. Some of my friends and myself done 100 guests parties all his tactics are greedy price gouching hidden fine prints. How much money one can take with him to grave and god is watching you 24/7 how will you answer god. You are here for human service, i request be nice be gentle and not so freaking greedy. 20 yrs freaking attitude i lost respect for this place. Hope it goes bankrupt one day thats the only way greedy people like this owner of shehnayee will learn his ultimate lesson his brother in law rafat same specie like him greedy n today he is bankrupt from a popular restaurant bbq tonite in sugarland as like shehnayee they were cheating customers and were...

Having frequented Shahnai Restaurant many years ago, I recently decided to return with hopes of rekindling fond memories. Unfortunately, I found that the quality has not improved over the years.

My dining experience at Shahnai was underwhelming to say the least. The Nahari delivered an overwhelmingly spicy punch, which seemed to mask any other flavors it might have had. Conversely, the biryani was decidedly bland, missing the rich tapestry of spices one would expect from such a dish. The other main courses we tried could best be described as mediocre.

The desserts did little to salvage the meal. They lacked the luscious flavors and textures that great sweet dishes usually bring to the palate.

However, it’s only fair to mention a ray of hope amidst the disappointment - the Chicken Lollipop or Fried Red Chicken. It stood out with its well-balanced flavors and was genuinely enjoyable.

What further dampened the experience was the ambiance of the place. Upon entering, there was an unmistakable odor which I can only describe as akin to an “extended restroom”. This certainly didn’t help in setting a pleasant dining atmosphere.

In the past, Shahnai was a regular eat out place for us. It’s disheartening to see how the quality has dwindled over the years. This revisit was an attempt to see if things had taken a turn for the better, but sadly, that...