Reviews for Minerva Indo-Pak Bistro in Plano, TX
We went in for lunch here on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. As soon as we entered, we were greeted with a smile and promptly... seated to our choice of table. The young man talked us through the chef specials and popular items, then left us to decide. Weended up having the Lahori Machli, Chicken Maska (w/ garlic naan), and Chicken Thai fried rice (with the Nojito and Meetha Chaasaka Mango lassi). Every dish tasted fresh, authentic, and super delicious. Nothing was overdone with spices or salt as is thecase with many Indo-Pak restaurants. Myself, my wife and kid thoroughly enjoyed it all. Great service, great food, and anoverall great experience. Will definitely be back! Read more
I went to Minerva for iftar buffet. I will highly discourage going there at all. Their food was not fresh at all. Mostly of food... were not refilled even by asking several times. Especially they advertise they have live korean bbq while they only have twoitems on hot plate, they only served to first few people which was never refilled for rest. After telling the attendent he saidwe are done for the day. Then he bought few uncooked chicken pieces saying that's what is left. Which is unethical to serveuncooked food. We paid for unlimited buffet which means you are atleast to serve all the guests and keep refilling the food.Lastly, Nihari was like eating water and black pepper without any meat. I would give 1 ???? star out of 10 Read more
My friends and I came down here for the first time and the chicken 65 and siracha fries were my FAVEEEE. we all loved all the... items we got, the drinks were super cute and refreshing and the dessert, the rasmali cake ???????? DIVINEE. Super delicious. Andit?s Zabiha/Halal!! Read more
Please see ad of their Thanksgiving platter and pictures of what we got. Such an embarassment to serve this to our guests. The... ad says feeds 4 to 5 people. According to the owner, this should be for 2 adults and 2 to 3 children which isn't mentionedanywhere in the ad. Also the food was so bad. Please look at their cheese cake, especially and someone please explain how tofeed 4 to 5 people with this cheese cake. It isn't even a slice. When we spoke to the owner he was baffled on how we expect tofeed guests with $10 per person. I told him charge $200 for a Thanksgiving meal if you like but atleast make it a good one. Ipaid what you asked but didn't get what you advertised. Potatoes and cheesecake went in the garbage. Read more
Well planned menu for distinctive exposure to diverse culinary experiences. The Lahori Machli had the tell tale "Lahori"... crispness -- took me by surpise. The Chicken Kadai did not overload the palate with richness but left a pleasant after-taste. Weordered Mutton Korma but received Chicken Korma. Similar issue with the drinks but more Freudian perhaps even though the orderswere written on paper. The waiter mentioned that one of the drinks was very popular. Not being a conformist, I naturallydrifted for something else. But low and behold, the "popular" drink was served! (Immediately rectified upon seeing our frowningface). We declined the offer to replace the Chicken Korma. Unfortunately, South Asian chicken cuisine (in restaurants) insist onusing chopped bones. Understand the extra taste these impart but surely the "chef" should recognize that removing "chips" fromthe mouth (whichever way etiquette demands) is an undesirable experience at a better than average dining place. Will definitelyreturn to sample other entrees but in the interim I do hope that management (given their considerable planning and kitchenexperience) pay a little more attention to the activities in the dining room. The pseudo maître d' was dutifully apologetic butwe didn't get the feeling that history will not repeat itself. The menu is definitely worth sampling; don't want to get tooparochial about it but Miverva is definitely a place that I would recommend socially notwithstanding my secondary issues. Thechef knows HIS STUFF!! Read more
Awesome food! awesome customer service by Adil and Moses! Both were super friendly, food came out in a timely manner! My kiddo... was throwing a fit for ice cream, I asked Adil if he could the ice cream asap, he got it right away! Food is awesome, but I feelthe customer service from Adil and Moses made it ten times better! Will surely go back! Read more
I loved this place! It was our last meal before leaving Dallas, and was not disappointed. First of all, the ambiance is great.... The staff were wonderful. They took time to explain us our options, also suggested the cocktails. I ordered passion gingertonic, which tasted awesome. Starting from the meat, fish and the veggie options, we were thoroughly pleased. Definitely worth atry. Read more
This place was a spur of the moment choice and it was a good one! The service is phenomenal! The atmosphere was relaxed but very... elegant! And the food was outstanding! This is a must place to celebrate events. Best in the city and affordable to everyone.Situated in a pretty good area. Most of the banquet halls do not have proper parking but this one was exceptional. The staff andthe manager were very welcoming. Will visit again soon. Read more