NOLA Desi Kitchen — Restaurant in Kenner

We entered Nola Desi Kitchen and there were barely any lights inside. They charged us $34.68 for two buffets and automatically included an 18% gratuity in each buffet selection. That is a joke. They did this to all their customers. None of the dishes( chicken quorma, nihari) had any meat in them, all they had was soup inside of them with NO meat. The chicken biryani was plain white or colored rice because it had no chicken in it. The buffet dishes were served in small crock pots enough for just one person and were not re-filled upon numerous requests. They stopped bringing the food out and and customers were unable to get food. This restaurant is ONLY good at re-filling plain rice, bread,and re-filling water.I did not even get the spring rolls which were just bought out once and were gone in a minute.I generously pay gratuity at a restaurant if the service is good but they knew after the service they have given, nobody would even give a tip so they automatically charged all the customers 18% gratuity.

I brought the automatic 18% gratuity to the manager of the restaurant along with the fact that the buffet dishes were never filled and I was unable to eat as a customer. I will never go to this place again. Save your money and go elsewhere.

I have attached my receipt. Look at the automatic 18% gratuity on the buffet. They never even cleaned your table and picked up...

I would not recommend this restaurant to dine at because it seems off to me in a weird way. They barely have any lights on when you’re eating food, so anyone would think that it’s strange to eat in the dark. Also, under their beverage menu, I wanted to try their mint lemonade, so I ordered it thinking it would be sweet with a hint of mint. Turns out I was wrong, the mint lemonade was terrible and was absolutely sour and it looked like someone just squeezed lemons and threw mint leaves and just blended it up. The picture below is their so called “mint lemonade.” So, when I tried to change my drink, the lady wouldn’t let me, and I told her I did not like the drink and she told me I would have to buy another one. That doesn’t make sense to charge someone another drink when they didn’t like the first one. She also seemed rude and mean...

My fiance and I stopped by for lunch :) I have been craving Indian food and he has never had it before so we decided to try here. We were met with kindness and they were willing to help me order beef kababs. We had the chicken Tikka masala as well and a mango lasse drink. The food is home cooking and has a very home feel to it. I felt as if my tastebuds absolutely enjoyed every last bite.

We spoke to the owner who told us it's a mix between Indian and Pakistani food and I have to say this is the place I'm going to be getting my food from now on. The atmosphere is quite calm and inviting as well as welcoming. Don't be afraid to ask questions and try things because they have been here for 10 years and the food experience shows ^^

I did not take photos because the food was inhaled. Next...