Happy to have referred two friends to this lovely restaurant! I went two different times once to…read moreorder a la carte and the second time to experience the buffet. Before Maharani Palace I will admit Indian food was not on my radar. Not on purpose; I live closer to other cuisine. I share this detail as context behind why I might have been so impressed with the buffet. An opportunity to try many wonderful popular Indian dishes I have heard before. The chicken tandoori was my favorite. Moreover, the customer service was wonderful. I never had to hunt anyone down to get my water refill. Lastly, this is a great restaurant to go to if you are looking for a place that isn't too noisy. Would return!

Lunch Rating... This…read moreis a buffet. Never eat at buffets. Food missed mark even with all of the options. Besides finding bits of bone or whatever it is in some of the curries, then the taste was .... It was just a very overrated and overpriced experience. The naan was good, but that was it. Plenty more Indian places to go, just not here.

Drive all the way here from Arlington to have lunch with a coworker. I thought they might have the…read morelunch buffet but apparently it's weekends only (so I'll need to come back for that). My coworker ordered the chicken Tikka masala and I got the chettinadu chicken medium spicy. I've never had Tamil food before but this was absolutely 10/10 delicious. I would return just for the chettinadu chicken. The service was also super friendly!

Grabbed samosas and Chana masala (medium spice) to take back to my hotel while in NoVa house…read morehunting. The food was delicious, well spices, and piping hot. Service was great, however I would call the restaurant directly for take out vs ordering online - it's through Grub Hub and the wait times are wildly inaccurate. While I didn't eat there the restaurant was clean, brightly lit, and a great place for a date or a family?

Kanda poha, daal pakwaan and things that mumbaikars may not find elsewhere, you will find here…read more They even give parle g biscuits with chai! The service was great and quick.

We were a group of 21 . We ordered almost all the items from their menu .Food was yummy. Loved…read moretheir stuffed kulcha , variety of chaats .My husband loved his hamburger .Pakora was ok could be better .Loved the pink falooda , mung dal halwa and Rasmai. Didn't like the gajar halwa .Tea and coffee was good

Reston town center by the skating rink. Street parking or garage and walk over. Made a reservation…read moreonline but it was not busy when my group went. The food was amazing! All of it. If you need to use the bathroom, The restaurant hallways is connected to a mall indoor part. Its around the corner. We order kale chaat 2 cause it was so good. Better than the whole table thought it would be. Momos - steamed and chili. all were great Lamb vindaloo Goat biryani Garlic naan Food was amazing. P.K was the best drink so good. Actually all the drinks were good.

First impressions, cute place, trendy interiors and setup. The service was amazing, prompt and…read morehelpful and could be back cause of that one reason. The food was good, the appetizers, Shrimp Koliwada and Fish Fry were decent, but the batter and taste felt like the same. The Veg Momos (Sadeko) were the best, you could easily gobble em up, Chicken biryani was great, not too heavily spiced, and the rice and meat were cooked perfectly. The Goat curry, succulent meat and the brown gravy were well done. Chicken Chettinad wasn't really upto the mark, the Rabri Parfait was just ok. It's a great addition to the town center, they took the feedback well, surely a good visit when in the area

Extremely friendly service and amazingly tasty food!…read more Everything we had was perfect! Highly recommended!

More of a 4+. Zero ambiance but a place to grab a good affordable Indian food. Not a place to be…read moreseen but if you don't want to be. Grabbed a table for myself to enjoy a solo meal. I tried the chicken biryani special for $10 bone in with a leg and thigh. Pretty good for ten dollars, not the best but enjoyable and filling. Lot of tables. Recommend grabbing a coffee at one of the two cafes nearby.

Our friends love this place and we finally tried it ourselves last evening. Absolutely delicious…read moreassortment of Rajasthani food in one big platter. It's all you can eat. There's a lot of different vegetarian food in this Thali. I haven't had the North Indian food forever. Glad I went there as I was able to try many items. I don't think I could a single item as my favorite as everything was very delicious. I got puri and roti to start my meal. It went so well with various curries in the platter (palak paneer, paneer masala, Chana masala, vegetable curry), the simple bowl of daal tadka went so well with the jeera rice. They also have kitchdi, so do not forget to ask for their Kitchdi. It's so good. Kitchdi is a lentil rice mix with lots of cumin. It's one of the comforting foods in north India. The ambiance was great as well. The manager just informed us they are going to start offering some South Indian food starting December 2025. I am stoked. Highly recommend this place.

This place is temporarily closed for renovations and rebranding. They expect to reopen in April…read more2026.

I ordered the Vada and Masala Dosa They were both delicious…read moreand I go back and order the same thing everytime I go! Service is excellent and the staff is very friendly and quick to get orders out Great vibes overall

My experience was so bad that I didn't even take my usual pictures to show the dishes…read more This review will be slightly different than my usual as I want to focus more on the customer service aspect rather than the food. To start with, they have a dedicated Jain Menu so we picked this place for some of the family members who can't eat onion and garlic. However, when we drove an hour plus to get here, they stated they're so "busy" that they may not be able to take any "Jain" orders. Well "busy" to them means less than 30% of the seating because the place was more than half empty. They stated after our questioning that they will try to get Jain orders for us so we all set down (group of 10+). Again, the place was mostly empty and had many tables that were already setup with napkins, forks, spoons, and glass cups. But when we set down, we had none of it. The waiter came and asked us if we were okay with plastic cups since glass ones will take more time as they don't have many right now. Again, they had more than enough on all other empty tables. Afterwards placing our order, we received may be 6 spoons and 6 forks and 2 napkins for 10+ of us. It almost seemed they didn't want us to be there. At least that's the vibe I got from all these things that kept happening. Another issues was that right where my wife was sitting, the ac kept dripping water from the ceiling. And while we were eating they were right next to us trying to get something out of some wooden box or working on some set of furniture. This could have waited until after we were done with our meals. Or at least they could have been courteous enough and just let us know that they had to work on something and will be making noises. To the end, lastly on the food, it was nothing too special to talk about. We did get a bowl of Rasam with a long piece of hair that my daughter caught and was disgusted with. The hair alone makes this a one star review. We came to this location for the first time since we had great experiences at the NJ location, but my experience was bad enough that I wouldn't even come back here.

This place is in the Indian-heavy area of Northern Virginia where all sorts of interesting cuisines…read morecan be found from the subcontinent. The name, however, apparently refers to U.S. jurisdictions (despite the fact that it is near two states and one district, not three states). The menu offered variety, and I sampled a dal based on pickle spices, a mild stir-fried noodle dish, and some fried baby corn, as well as a shake which I enjoyed later. It wasn't the speediest takeout, especially considering they weren't overly busy, but I enjoyed it.

Came here with my family, they've only recently opened. Walked in and enjoyed all the colors and…read morepictures I saw on the wall. The style was cool. Food was good, we ordered a bit too much but everything we did eat tasted great. They were a bit staggered with bringing out our entries, one person especially received their meal about 20 minutes after the rest of us. Also, this one might be personal preference, but I didn't enjoy the mango mojito, it tasted weird to me.

The best dosa I've genuinely ever had…read more The podi dosa is my favorite and maska bun with irani chai

This is unequivocally the best South Indian meal I've had in the U.S…read more This small Northern Virginia, Karnataka-style dosa shop focuses on benne dosai, the slightly thicker, beautifully laminated variety that's recently gone viral across Delhi and Bombay thanks to a chain that started in Bandra. It is both visually beautiful as well as perfectly textured, true to its name decadently buttered. The other star of the show here is the thatte idli, also known as plate idli. They are in my opinion better than the original more common, convex idlis available at most South Indian restaurants in the U.S. Tiffin Hut nailed the texture perfectly - I'd say it was better than the one I had at Ram Ashraya in Matunga. It was also generously covered in ghee and milagaipodi. Absolute must-try in the DMV area.

We ordered the desi chicken tikka, tandoori naan, mango coconut naan, chicken dum biryani, and…read morebatti murgh makhanwala -- and every single item was delicious. Service was great and ambience similar to Indian fine dining. The desi tikka stood out immediately: incredibly soft and juicy, with a perfect balance of flavors. The tandoori naan was soft and beautifully made, and the mango coconut naan was an instant hit with my toddler. The batti murgh makhanwala has quickly become a household favorite. Overall, a fantastic meal -- we'll definitely be back!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I got takeout, and it was ready faster than I expected. I like to get a spread of different…read morecuisines within the broad Indian umbrella, and in this case, I got some channa poora, idli with spiced powder, a manchow soup, and okra. The flavors were strong all around. The idli were the best thing I got, and had ample curry leaves and texturally diverse spices. Idli come with an array of chutneys and sambar by default, but in this case I had trouble even using those because the flavor starts out so strong. My chickpeas and okra were also delicious, if on the indulgent side. Getting manchow soup to go turned out not to be a great decision, as the crispy noodles had become soggy by the time I got around to unpacking my soup. Overall, high on salt and oil, but a diverse and interesting set of tastes.