Except for food taste for some items everything else is horrible here. Buffet is extremely busy. Staff is least considerate for folks who came in late. They would rather trash the food in front of your eyes rather than letting us eat. When we raise a complaint they didn't even acknowledge it. Avoid this place on weekends at all costs. read more

I had the butter chicken with basmati rice and naan bread I must say it was really delicious . I searched up the place online and it's not a huge restaurant but the service was also great ! In the menu there is also a variety of food which I thought was pretty awesome ! & for the price you can't beat it . I ate half of my meal and finished the rest once I got back into my hotel because everything was enough . read more

Godavari - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

#FOOD POISONING # Had there buffet yesterday it was really horrible, The food was not fresh and very bad , No refills and not even warm (Almost everything is like a dead cells) Normally I won't right negative reviews on restaurants but here the food condition in buffet is extremely bad. "NEVER HAVE BUFFET HERE MAINLY ON WEEKDAYS" Please be careful when having kids mainly . I was reaching out to Health department to file a complaint on this https://www.mass.gov/orgs/food-protection-program read more

Good food! It gets very busy and hard to find a waitet to return once food has been brought over. I understand its very busy, so I dont mind. read more

Dish ordered: Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani The Good: Biryani was alright. Chicken was cooked soft and tender. Rice was perfectly cooked and aromatic. Portion is good for two meals if you also order an appetizer. The Bad: The chicken didn't have enough seasoning or spice. Asked for medium spicy but didn't get much gravy. Should ask for extra spicy for more gravy. The Ugly: N/A read more

Godavari - Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

This is unfortunate that i have to do this but when you are raising prices there are expectation that experience needs to be decent if not great like other rest and fact.that it keep happening again and again is just not something one can keep quite about... Always ( talking about a consecutive hattrick of visits in last 6 months) either the appetizer is so late that you would get dinner first so then you rather have to cancel the order, ask waiter to get something like chutneys or extra pooris or sambhar and you will never get it, food come super late since it being prepared fresh but when you get it is cold not even luke warm to say the least... Today issue 5 people got their dosa 6th person was waiting and waiting and waiting since according to waiter that i asked twice in 30 minutes for the status was told it is being made fresh and will take while... Well in that case why did it come so cold and soggy with raw onions just splinkled on onion rava dosa like a topping... Which dosa takes 30 minutes to make... Orderd extra sambhar which was just never given which they charge for so even asking for items that.they charge for you still dont get let alone thinking what if you just asked for side of chutney or onions... The waiter gave No F when walking past our table every 5 min to atleast confirm if we got the order or not so to bother and check to see if it is already made and/or just sitting to get expedited... Just pure ignorance or untrained in the matters.... Absolutely no apologies , no sorry and got mad when i said i will not pay auto tip as i will like to put my own amount... We have kept giving this guys chances again and again thinking this time will be better but never is ... unfortunately we are done and i know they dont care... So careful when you go there as this are experiences you might get based on staff of night... read more

Generally, I'd avoid lunch Buffett due to overeating. This place has a beautiful set up of at least 25-30 items available from vegetarian to meat options, sauces, finger food, etc... excellent flavors, attentive staff and clean setting. Overall, I highly recommend this place. read more

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I've ordered from Godavari several times over the past year, and my experience had been positive until my most recent order. I had ordered the Kurnool Kodi Kura which came with a side of rice, now I don't know whether it was the rice or the chicken, but I found a shard of hard plastic in my food while I was eating! I was shocked by the discovery, but I figured that mistakes happen, so I called the restaurant to let them know what had happened. When I told the answerer about my experience, I was asked to hold for a while, which I gladly did because I was expecting someone from management to field the remainder of the call. However, that didn't happen, and I was asked for my name & phone number with a promise that the manager would be in touch with me. It has been two days since then, but I haven't yet heard back from the restaurant. I'm particularly annoyed because I wasn't looking for any compensation or freebies. All I wanted initially was an acknowledgment of the error on their part, and my order re-prepared. However, the restaurant's apparent callousness has forced me to make this incident public. Update: Received a call from the manager about 30 minutes after posting this review. The manager expressed his sincere regrets regarding the incident, and told me that he was unable to return my call sooner since he was seriously ill. read more

Godavari - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

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Update: August 2019: Gave this place a try just to experience their newly launched initiative - " BAHUBALI THALI"! Booking and reservation was pretty straightforward via email about a day beforehand. They brought us a non -veg thali initially instead of my ordered veg one. They were apologetic and quickly took it back and prepared us a veg one. We were 5 people to share one thali. Here's what the thali had for appetizers - samosa, vada pav, potato bhajyas, idli chilly, chilly bhajya. These were all tasty and came with chutneys. For Currys they had a good selection - malai kofta, kolhapuri, Paneer, baigan, potato and peas, these were all super delicious, good sized portions, very enjoyable! Breads included- roti, garlic naan pieces and were very soft and warm. The dish also had a couple of dal options one being dal tadka another rasam, both were yum! Rice included - a heapful of plain rice in the center of the dish, pot of veg paneer biryani, pot of mutter pulav, pot of achari rice. The portions were huge! As expected did not disappoint us, top favorite being the Paneer biryani. There was also plain curd and raita to go with these. For sweets we had gulam jamun, Rasmalai, yellow custard, chocolate pudding. Overall I think they did a pretty good job with each component of the thali. It appeared well thought out and was very presentable. They price point and the generous portion size did not disappoint. They flavors did not disappoint and this is definitely something everyone must try out atleast once at Godavari. I personally felt the experience could have been much better with some creativity like providing a lazy susan for the table so that the dish can be easily rotated around the table as it is meant to be shared by 2-4 people. And especially when they do not provide individual plates for self serving unless you ask for them. The amount of rice ( plain, pulav, achari, biryani) on the thali was borderline overwhelming and unnecessary. The variety was great to have but the portions could have been much smaller. Instead some more bread on the thali would have been appreciated. The staff as expected did not fail to disappoint us. They were again short staffed and have become bigger experts at ignoring our calls/ waves/ eye contact. They brought us individual plates after repeated requests and almost towards the end of our meal. They also didn't let us pack the left over rice. There was almost half the amount of rice left on the table. We understand them denying packing left over thali items like curries since these would be very small portions to pack but for pots of rice they must allow leftovers to be packed otherwise it's a huge huge food wastage. I have put up a pic to show the amount of rice that was left over. They advertise the thali for 2-4 people but we couldn't finish the thali even between 5 adults. I really think they need to reconsider and balance out the amounts of rice and bread in the thali. read more

Godavari - Veg Bahubali thali.. Before - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

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I have to say this is more of a one time experience. I honestly don't know where else I can find an Indian restaurant that serves Thaali and when you found one you have to experience it, and I am done with this restaurant. The service was poor, the food was cold, and interior decor was a so so. I was very impress with the massive plate that they brought out and forgave them for the poor service that never once brought us the menu or even check and see if we needed anything else while waiting for our Thaali. Thought I can feast into a plate of wonderland but slowly came to a disappointment. Some items where overly spice and salty, and some let's just say one bite and I never second dip. For $100 for the meat Thaali we had plenty of left overs, I wonder why? read more

Godavari - Thaali-meat - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

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I have a mixed review of this place. We often had excellent food, but sometimes it wasn't up to the mark. A few dishes I like here are the chicken avakai biryani (4/5), mamsam roast (5/5), and tawa prawns (4/5). read more

I kind of have mixed feelings about this place. First, the food is very good. Excellent, authentic South Indian cuisine. What gives me mixed feelings is the service. My daughters went to pick up take out food and we're treated very rudely. I also had my phone disappear in the restaurant and the concierge acted like he was more suspicious of me than concerned that someone had stolen my phone. Overall, I guess I'd stick to take out because the food is so good, I can't resist. read more

Here we are again, few years later to add another review. The whole and sole purpose of restaurants are to serve food - good food , average food , bad food. But I guess Godavari has it all wrong! You believe in serving uncooked food, raw food. We ordered a take out - mutton dum biryani and gongura kodi kabob ( which they claim as godavari special ). Please tell me,you named it as godavari special as a joke. Moving on, with lots of expectation we opened the biryani! Wtf, it was just white rice with a pinch of colored rice. And some uncooked pieces of mutton. We opened the godavari special -- kabobs!!! It was so raw , so pink , beautifully *uncooked* inside. You could actually hear the sound chicken crying out loud when trying to cut the humongous pieces godavari packed. Take a look at your uncooked food please. Neither we could eat your so called chicken nor your biryani. If the purpose of your restaurant is to make people sick by eating your raw food. Please find and invest in another business. read more

Godavari - Gongura kodi kabob - Apparently called godavari special. - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

Mostly great food. It's the wait for food when you r in a group, which is a turn down. The place has expanded this year, however it gets packed during weekend evenings and that's when getting your order on time/or getting it at all becomes an issue. I hope the management can streamline the things around so that they can run it better. On multiple occasions some of our appetizers came in with the main course, the bread/ curries did not come together. Food: mostly all good. Did not like the chicken/prawns 65 or any of the biriyanis. read more

We had a horrible experience. After making a reservation and waiting for the food to come for 2 hours we had to just leave and in the mean while they kept serving all the take outs without paying attention to all the folks who are in the restaurant. We are not coming back here again. read more

Dosa 10/10 Chicken biryani horrible Chicken lollipop had to throw in trash Chicken tikka masala below average. In short good for veg. Fucking horrible for non veg. read more

Amazing. We long for good South Indian food. This place hits the mark. Your cooking is a gift - thank you.

I had a few decent meals here, but then I ordered the egg curry. Big mistake. While the curry itself was good, the eggs were so overcooked that the yolk had a green ring. They had also been sitting for quite a while since the outside of the whites had developed a very thick skin. The rice was good. read more

Read a lots of review, but in Hindi "Naam badey Darshan khote" means big good reviews name online but it's all wrong, checked in March 10 2019 buffet, 90% food is extremely cold, not good for kids and even who don't eat extremely spicy, it's extremely extremely spicy food, who eat only vegetarian no choice for them. My lips tongue and tummy burns. I hope we have option to give negative 0 stars. Not recommended. I will never visit again this place. Staff do not say hi to kids when kids says hi wave hands to them. Who don't eat too much spicy food beware don't visit this place. This restaurant looks a like Mirchi restaurant in Marlborough. Same setup similar food. This restaurant don't have dosa serving during buffet, no idly etc. I suggest better southern Indian food at Priya in Lowell MA. Waste of money, time and burn tummy etc body parts. Bye forever Godavari. read more

Godavari - Main hall - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

I was working across the street and found this place. As far as buffets go, I think they had a great selection of foods. As others mentioned, they could have more meat in the curries, but they were still very good. There were a couple of soups that were quite flavorful too. I had good service and it was pretty busy when I was there. read more

Great food and friendly staff with plenty of menu items ! Will love to return back for more South Indian food

Absolute heaven on a plate! Every single dish is delightfully delicious! Their Bahubali thali is like a taste trip through India! The entire staff, from chefs to servers are warm and welcoming. Worth the trip from any distance! read more

Godavari - Bahubali thali - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

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I would really give this restaurant more than 5 stars if yelp had that feature ! It has great indian food options on the menu and I have often ordered takeout from this place. I visited with my family for the first time to eat their bahubali non veg thali. It had almost 50 items, half veg and half non veg with a nice variety of desserts served at the side. Thali contains appetisers, different indian breads, rice and biryani dishes as well as main entrees and desserts. You need to book the thali one day in advance by calling the restaurant and pay the entire amount by cash to avoid a heavy gratuity. This thali was for $120 and 5 people could just eat half of it. The good thing is that the restaurant allowed us to take leftover food as to-go thus leading to no wastage and happy stomachs with happy people. I totally recommend this place and the bahubali thali! read more

Godavari - Bahubali non veg thali - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

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Second dinner here and this place is the real thing. It's not near my home, but it's extremely worth the drive. Stay away from the stereotypical "anglo" dishes and try some new stuff. The menu is huge and so far I've only tried 5 things. Gobi Manchurian. Wow. No words, this was amazing. Bengaluru bendi pulusu okra special. damn ..this was amazing. Again, no words to describe how good this food is. Kornool Kodi Kurs chicken Special. I can't describe but you need this. read more

Me and my friends had the Bahubai thali set. The service was not that great. We had to constantly call them for anything. They never asked how the food was during our dinner. They didn't explain what the food was in the giant thali set. One of my friend was vegetarian. We had to try the food before to confirm the food was vegetarian for him. The next day, when I was eating the leftover, I came across a very dark hair in the bread I was eating. It was embedded in the bread, which proves that it came from the kitchen during the food preparation. I am never going back to this place read more

Godavari - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

Crazy prices, severe drop in food quality. Paper dosa is $17 and was served thick and soft, collapsed into a doughy mess - the absolute antithesis of paper dosa, which should be thin and crisp. It was inedible. Ghee dosa ($15) was also done the same way. Mutton biryani was not as good as before either. Sad to see a previously decent Indian restaurant slip like this. read more

Takeout order for Vijaywada Chicken Biryani on memorial day 2022. The person taking order commits to prepare the order in 30 mins. I reach there on time and ask for the order, only to know that kitchen is super busy and haven't even gotten to my order. Ok I understand. I wait and eventually recieve the item. Extremely bland Biryani. No flavor in rice, and the chicken was equally bland. It seemed like everything was made from Ingredients bought from Nearest indian store like Swad/patel brothers and the chicken seemed like Walmart's cheap unbranded chicken. Why i say this? i used to try recipes as a student using the same ingredients and still achieve the same flavor. waste of money, poor customer service. read more

Rude front desk (A few) staff which spoils the whole experience. Not just me, but several other reviewers and friends shared the same opinion. Food is great, management is good, it's just the front staff that can leave a bitter taste. Ambience is great and gives a nativity vibe. read more

There was still a vegetable sticker attached to a bell pepper in the veg jalfrezi I ordered. Kinda ruined it. read more

Godavari - Vegetable Veg Jalfrezi - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

They have various options for food! Mango lassi is taste good and I don't recommend regular boneless chicken biryani. It missed some spices. However, I like paneer dosa so much! Crispy! I will come back again since the food is tasty and price is reasonable ( expect the price of Dosa) If you come and have nice biriyani, please let me know! read more

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Great buffet. Be careful if drinks, I ordered two Diet Cokes and found out at checkout they were $4 each. Four dollars? Really?! Otherwise I liked the place. read more

https://ri.healthinspections.us/_templates/62/Restaurant/_report_full.cfm?inspID=4759373&domainID=62&userID=0&rtype=Restaurant&reportIDParent=0&SubType=%27&dsn=DHD_62&wguid=1367&wgunm=sysuser&wgdmn=630_2&logintime=%2200:00:00%20AM%22&public=1 Hey if you like eating food from a restaurant that consistently has multiple violations-food that is never refrigerated properly or rusty kitchen faucets or just plain filth-mangia!! Bring the whole family so you can all acquire a food borne illness simultaneously. Zero stars. read more

South Indian buffet. Love it. Very fresh, tasty and clean. They had duck curry which is not something I usually see at Indian places. Plenty of briyanis and vegetarian options. The red wings are very good! You'll pay just $15 per person. Worth it for the quality of food offered here. If you're finding this place with GPS just note the place faces the Main Street, across from dunkin donuts. Just look for the crowd of Indians waiting to get a table. read more

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I went to Godavari with my family and they sat us down between 1-5 minutes they waiter was nice and the service was quick and this music was ok not my type of music but it was ok. The food I didn't really like much mostly because of the big portions. read more

Godavari - Samosa - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

Food was Delicious and fresh, thanks! I got take out and it was easy to pick up. Please continue cooking

We called before we got there to make sure that it'd not be too late. Godavari person answered and asked us to get there. I reminded if it will be ok as it was almost 3:30pm (very close to their closing time). Godavari assured that it will be alright. And when we got there they just said that they are closed. We had a senior and a baby with us. It was really irresponsible of them to give false info to invite more guests in when they were not ready. Our whole afternoon was ruined. read more

I've eaten here three times, and had the masala dosa each time. The food is quite tasty. The reason for the 1-star review is that the last time I ate there, I ordered the dosa, and then explained that I was allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. After an exchange with the waiter about whether the sambar and chutneys contained nuts, he brought me the dosa with sambar and coconut chutney. It turned out the coconut chutney has peanuts -- my waiter didn't know this -- and I ended up having a severe allergic reaction. I emailed the restaurant the next day and have yet to hear back. read more

For the first time that i tried this place i did not like it because the way it smelled and the way the people worked they did not wear any gloves and i saw a Piece of hair my food on The Wall i saw about 3 roaches crawling up The Wall and and hair in my food so i do not recommend this place it is disgusting and the wait time is incredibly slow Do not come here i am the realist read more

The food there is excellent. I have ordered a few different types of Biryanis a few times for takeout and they have always been awesome. The appetizers like Idli, dosa are also really good. My one complain is that the service is quite slow even if the place is not crowded. So my recommendation would be that if you want quick service its best to order takeout ahead and eat at home or if you want to eat in then come prepared to sit for a while.. read more

Godavari - Chennai Idly - Indian Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

Lunch buffet on sunday had very good veg and non veg options.. and very tasty food.. would definitely come back. Full packed place and spacious too. read more