Biryani House — Restaurant in Manchester

When I called to make reservations for Iftaar, I was told to order from the menu in advance. I was also asked how many Iftaar plates for $10.00 I would be ordering since that seems to be their cadence where people buy a plate of some random items, go pray Maghrib & have dinner afterwards. I told this kind gentleman that we’ll be breaking fast with dates & would like to get served dinner right after Maghrib prayers. I was also asked to get there by 7:15 to avoid anticipated rush since an event for 100 people was getting hosted as well. Long story short, we arrived on time, with no one in sight available to seat us. I went up to the kitchen door seeking assistance for my guests after patiently waiting for a few minutes. I also asked for 2 more chairs and was rudely told by the owner to hurry up since she was busy in the back, although they had failed to put the table together with the right number of chairs. I should have known better that this is just the beginning of micro aggressions I & my guests are going to be experiencing throughout the evening. I noticed that our food was already served on the table, 1/2 hour prior to us breaking fast!! Owner look frazzled & overwhelmed. As the time to break fast came, our food naturally sitting out for that long was cold, we asked the server if that could be microwaved. She first didn’t understand our ask but then told us that they were very busy but can go ask the owner. The same lady comes out & begins to literally yell at us in public with other patrons around us. In her exact words to us“ You can’t complain, we have an event going on, we could have not taken your reservations, but wanted to make sure that you are not coming to an empty table”. She said more that I can’t recall since my wife, guest were completely dumbfounded & in utmost shock that someone would have an audacity to speak to anyone like this. I mean how can anyone be so out of line interacting with their customers. Forget professionalism, how about some decency & courtesy when interacting with your paying customers. This lady then told us that she’ll see if something can be done to reheat our food but there will be nothing for us to eat in the meantime and that she is really busy with the event… LOL, surprise, surprise, she never returned to the table. I asked for Soda that got slammed on the table. I kept my cool since I was fasting otherwise her behavior warranted a coaching session. We will never return here! Madam your behavior needs to be reassessed by you not because what you do for living but...

We stopped by this restaurant for lunch. It was not written ‘open’ however it was not closed either. We went inside and the owner lady greeted us and said that some private event was going on. So they had a brunch buffet on that day. We were more than happy to dig in. The buffet had halwa, puri, naan, chhole, Nihari, chicken tanduri and some potato curries with lassi and tea. The menu is limited if you compare it with usual indian restaurant buffet. However, the standard is way much better. I would absolutely pick this place over all the indian restaurants ( I’m an indian). The food was hot, fresh and absolutely stellar. The tanduri chicken was a real one- juicy, roasted to the perfection. The Nihari has chunks of meat cooked to the perfection. I couldn’t get enough. Rest of the food was good too. We bought some Bihari kabab as a togo. The waiter was an indian. He served us well. I absolutely loved the food, and highly recommend it. My fellow Indians, if you are meat eater like me, please explore this place, and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

Update: I revisited. This time there was no buffet. We ordered food from the menu. We got a Bihari kabab, nihari, Chapli kabab, and naan. Everything was hot, fresh and perfect. These is a real place. Keep them in your radar if you love ‘desi’ food.

Update: I visited again. This time their name has been changed ( a new management?). Now they are called ‘biriyani house’ or something. We didn’t taste the biriyani though. Neither we tried the dinner buffet that was going on. We ordered mutton haleem and beef nihari from the menu. None of them come with any side of rice/ naan. So we ordered aloo paratha and naan. The paratha was very home like. Smaller in size, the aloo/ potato stuffing inside was well seasoned and spicy. The haleem was terrific- it’s rich, heavy, buttery, flavourful, topped with fried onions. The portion was huge. The Nihari was lacking some seasoning. However, adding some salt and lemon, it...

It's difficult for me to describe my experience here because it was kind of odd and also because I feel like I was running into cultural barriers. To start with, when we walked in, we were behind a group of about 15 people. They just walked over to some of the tables and talked amongst themselves. Prior to us walking in, the place was empty. In fact, there was nobody to greet us for about 5 minutes (we almost gave up). When greeted, they didn't seem to know what to do with us. I think there may have been a minor planned event, and they didn't expect walk-ins???? Anyhow, we were seated, and what became a recurring theme of the evening, we waited. Waited for menus, waited for order to be taken, waited for our drinks. The only things that were fairly quick were the appetizers and meal despite warnings that our selection would take time. The appetizers (two different samosas) were very good. The main dish of a variety of meats was also good, but we received no utensils other than spoons, and it quickly became evident that we were going to wait for someone to get forks. We received those with our drinks (Mango Lassi), which allowed us to finally fully enjoy the meal. I will say that I expected a dish of rice, but that is apparently sold separately. Fortunately, we are watching our carb intake. It did make for a spicy dinner, though. The meats were all juicy and tender with good flavoring. I really enjoyed the.

The atmosphere is generally really nice. It's definitely a banquet hall atmosphere. I may try to come back another time to try the buffet since that's what most reviewers have referenced. If you're not in a hurry and have the patience, you'll find good food...