Reviews for Bansari Indian Cuisine in Vienna, VA
I am an Indian and I am really disappointed with the food. Definitely not worth the price at all. I don't care abt other reviews... for this place but it was really bad. The paneer 65 I order is soaked in gravy. Paneer 65 is supposed to be a dry starter, nota gravy curry! The paneer tasted like a sponge and very cheap quality. The starters are supposed to be spicy but what I got is asweet tomato sauce ???? The veggie biryani was spicy as hell. I mean real spicy even for an Indian, I don't think it is evenhealthy to eat something this spicy (there is only two spice levels in Uber eats, "default" and "mild" and say that theirdefault spice level is "perfect", but it definitely is not perfect. Their default is over spicy and should have "normal spicy"level as another option. There was no onions or lemon as sides with the biryani which is again surprising fr the price at thisplace. Also, there was too much of spicies in the biryani (check my pictures). The most frustrating is the broken cinnamonsticks. There is no reason at all to break the cinnamon sticks in biryani. It's supposed to be one single stick which we canremove when eating so that it won't randomly end up between my teeth fr every bite ???? Some good things: the raita wasawesome, I really loved the fact that they dint add cucumber in raita. I hate cucumber in raita. The starter which was supposedto be spicy was mild, so, I used it to compensate the biryani which was supposed to be normal spicy was over spicy. Read more
Had a great experience the restaurant was usual packed on sunday afternoon, their amritsari chicken is a must have, also the... parathas and naan. Went again this time had samose chaat, chicken biryani and Rajasthani laal maas. The chaat is super tasty,biryani also good, but the portion of the laal maas was limited, to only 3piece of bony mutton in gravy. Overall food taste isgreat. Read more
I visited on a Sunday evening that became busier as time passed. Tables were full with combinations of families and couples, and... servers seemed occupied with attending to guests and bussing tables for waiting guests. Service overall struck me as informedand straightforward both from what I saw and personally experienced. I liked the clean trays along with water cups already atseats for diners to use for eating (seemed thematically appropriate). Being my first visit, I ordered mainly some staples Inormally eat at Indian places as well as a less typical drink to start. The barkeep took my entire order on a handheld device:Kala Khatta soda and roasted papads to open, samosas as an appetizer, madras chicken curry and roti bread for a main, and amango lassi and rice pudding to finish. The timings for each part of the meal mostly fell within reasonable intervals especiallygiven the busyness of the kitchen (the curry took a little longer). Flavors seemed authentic to my taste starting with the sodawhich had distinctive fruit and citrus notes with a little spice as advertised. Papads were predictably crisp and had two tastysauces, the chutney being preferred slightly over the green coriander sauce for me. Samosas were fried well although I wasexpecting more flavor and spice from the filling. The potatoes inside tasted rather plain even if they were nicely warm. I couldhave eaten the chickpeas with some rice as a main the texture and accompanying sauce was that good. The madras curry was spicyas the barkeep helped me understand but delightfully so. I personally liked the strong spice profile emphasizing coriander. Thechicken itself had a gently cooked feel that left the meat nearly fork tender. Spinach accents provided just that, and even morespinach for me would have been welcome. Rotisserie bread arrived warm and tasting as expected. The yellow lentils looked, felt,and tasted smooth and comforting with the fluffy basmati rice. The mango lassi took a good thi Read more
Great food and good portions! We got the Chicken biryani, Chicken pepper and the Chicken 65, all pretty delicious! Place is... kinda small, so there might be a tiny wait on a Friday night. Service was pretty great. Read more
We've been meaning to try this place for a while since we used to go to Punjabi by Nature that used to be here. We were... initially seated at table that has a barrel underneath it which is awful because you can't fit your legs under and is veryuncomfortable. Luckily there were other tables available and we were able to move. Definitely avoid those tracks of youcan. Overall, we loved the food. We got pani puri and chicken 65 to start. Both were delicious and would get again. They're notthe common things you see at Indian restaurants so had been a while since I've been able to get them. For our main course, wegot the baingan bhartha with roti, chicken tikka masala, and garlic naan. The baingan bhartha was delicious. Differentrestaurants tend to make this differently but this has been our favorite version of it. The chicken tikka masala was fine. I hadasked for it medium but didn't really taste any spice. I was disappointed with the naan. I mainly tasted the char and usuallyprefer when the naan is nice and fluffy and soft. It really took away from the chicken tikka masala and would avoid gettingagain. Read more
We went to this place for a quick brunch and ordered chole bhature, cold coffee, chicken 65 and aloo tikki chat. Everything was... so delicious. Must try is chicken 65 and aloo tikki chat.The staff was welcoming and greeted us very well. Even though therestaurant was a little busy we got out food on time. I would highly recommend this place to every food lover. Read more
By far one of our favorite places to go to. We tried it (delivered) and we liked it so much that we went to the restaurant the... next day and tried more of their dishes. Very authentic. The spicy-ness is ON POINT. The staff is very nice and helpful; weasked a lot about spices and ingredients and they answered everything. There?s indoor and outdoor seating. Read more
This place is Amazing! My friend told me I had to try it, and he was right. We started with the Garlic Naan and the chicken... 65. For the main course I had Murgh Badami which was delicious. I also tried the Tikka Marsala my friend ordered and it wasvery good to. I only eat Indian cuisine about every 2 months so it is hard for me to actually describe the taste, but I do knowI enjoyed every bite. If you in the Amtes don?t pass this place up. Read more