Amazingly delicious. Dumpukht tasted like a really nice soup. And kabuli pulao tasted really good too. Combination of sweet and savory. Perfect! Top notch service! Coming back for sure!
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This was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve had. When we walked in, the restaurant was completely empty — which should have been the first warning sign. The service felt rushed from the start. As soon as we sat down, the server pushed us to order, and even when my wife and kids stepped away to use the restroom, she continued insisting that I place the order before we were ready. The food was even more disappointing. • The fish pakora was extremely burned. • The naan served with the mixed grill was burned as well. • The chicken biryani was the only dish that was just okay. When I mentioned the burned naan, the server was polite and brought a replacement — but the second naan was also burned. It genuinely felt like the kitchen wasn’t being run by a regular cook. To make matters worse, when I went to pay, the cashier attempted to charge me for an extra naan. I explained the situation and even showed him both burned naans at the table before he finally agreed to remove the charge. Between the rushed service, the poor food quality, and the attempt to charge for something that was clearly inedible, I will not be returning.
I usually dont leave bad reviews as I love to support halal businesses but regretfully I have to share my honest review. Restaurant is at prime location as its just few mins away from white house. Asthetically pleasing. It has pakistani tribal seating area and if you are imran khan's fan you would definitely like it but sadly though it says its traditional pakistani shinwari cuisine honestly it is not!!! I read some other ppl saying they have more Indian taste but I won't call the food, Indian too. I had food cooked by Indians several times they use a bit more garam masala then Pakistanis but still their food is delicious. Sadly, I couldn't take a bite, I spit out both bites I took from chicken karahi and biryani. Both dishes tasted awful. I thought a lot why it tasted horrible even if it was looking fresh. I think they used bad oil. Their raita had that similar strong bad frying oil taste to it. We dined in on Christmas day they had limited items to serve to begin with. Waitress told us if one wants to have taka tak they have to order a day before. We ordered 1. Chicken karahi (as thts the only karahi they were serving) 2. Chicken biryani (again thts the only biryani they had) 3. Mixed grill for 2 Mixed grill was decent in a way that we were able to eat it though it was super bland, kebab was not fully cooked though. You get only 2 skewers with a bread or rice for $30 1 skewer had like 4 chicken boti and 3 to 4 beef boti and other was chicken seekh kebab. Tandoori naan presentation was good but it was uncooked on some spots. In my opinion, the restaurant was started/established by some pakistani pathan guy and then went under different management and they didnt change menu or decoration but failing badly at catering the authentic pakistani shinwari food.
Great atmosphere and delicious food! The customer service was excellent, especially Pinky, who was incredibly kind, friendly, and welcoming. She made our experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommended!
This restaurant in not for Desi people at all!!! I’ve had eaten in lot of different spots. As soon as me and my wife walked in the vibe went all down because of the waitress the way she looked at us. She was very rushed with us. We went to wash our hands the washroom is so nasty they don’t got soap instead they added water in a soap dispenser. The pee was all around the toilet bowel. We ordered food just 1 item which was chicken tikka masala and that took about 45 min plus. And the result of the food was worse. What I’ve eaten for so many years turned out to be a sweet dish. My stomach was hurting all night. Oh I completely forgot about the salad they served it was all frozen. There’s no authenticity in what we have eaten today. I wouldn’t be leaving a review like that if at least the waitress would have had good manners towards us. Btw, the naan was undercooked. …My experience in this restaurant was not good don’t know about you guys but I won’t be a repeat customer here. BAD BAD BAD!!!!
Namak Mandi
5884 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041





