A hole in the wall! A mega Indian lunch buffet located on a quieter road in Hicksville near Oyster Bay Road. A huge variety of authentic, delicious Indian food for $18 (not including tip and tax). My coworkers and I made a reservation and we took up 1/3 of the restaurant. At first, it was empty but it quickly filled up as time passed. There's also a lot of parking out in front of the restaurant. The owners are very nice and allowed us to wait inside even though only 2/12 people of our party arrived. In fact, when 7/12 people of our group arrived, we went ahead to dig in! My favorites were the samosa and Pani Puri. Most people liked the variety of meats and sauces including chicken, fish, and lamb. The garlic naan was also very fresh and buttery. Additionally, they had a lot of crunchy biscuits. There were options of both rice and noodles as well. My coworkers recommended the crunchy flour bits mixed with yogurt and it was great too! The mango lassi was very thick and flavorful. It was more sour and gingery than most others I've tried. Drinks are not included in the buffet. Sodas are an additional $3 and mango lassi is an additional $6. There was kulfi ice cream as well! Lastly, there is a complimentary Marsala tea that is so good! So many enriching flavors in that tiny cup of tea. Very nice place! Definitely recommend! PS - there are restrooms for customers in the back of the buffet. One room for men and one room for women. read more

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Visited long ago, still recovering Went in expecting authentic Hyderabadi flavor -- left questioning my life choices. The "stuffed pepper" appetizer was literally a jalapeño dunked in besan and deep-fried like it owed someone money. The haleem was an oil slick with butter floating on top, and the Pathar ka Gosht tasted like it had been through hard times. The final straw was the chai -- stale enough to qualify as vintage. Asked for two cups; got one and was told to share it. Maybe that's their version of "family style"? Nothing authentic about the food, and the service was as confused as my stomach afterward. read more

Came back here for the first time since the pandemic and absolutely in love with the buffet. We used to order chicken vindaloo, goat vindaloo and their biriyani for delivery, all great. But this buffet - was something else. First thing my husband and I loved was the rasam which we started with as soup. The consistency was just 'right', it didn't have the usual rasam-clutter in it and was truly a delight. Perfect for this weather. I had a lot of chaat, for the pani part, I used rasam which took it up another level. Goat paya, fish curry, biriyani, chicken wings, tandoori chicken, everything was really good. I was obsessed with the chai which I refilled in their cute cups several times. The dessert - double ka meetha was epic!!! Simple and delicious. The owner and staff were all great to interact with and service was excellent. Truly a delightful visit. Can't wait to come back. read more

The food was outstanding and unmatched. I was so impressed and knew by driving by this place that it was a good authentic spot to get Indian food here. I know it's cool to say hole in the wall; but this is truly one of those spots that you cannot this food anywhere else. If they ever close down and god forbid they do ever close down, they will never be matched. Amazing people as well running this place read more

The food is fine but surprised they have raised the prices so exorbitantly. $28-$29 for one Briyani is damn expensive, even in Manhattan city at a good Indian restaurant they don't charge these prices. Many other Indian restaurants in Hicksville serve a Briyani at half the price. The service also at this restaurant is not that great, they are always short of staff. Ambiance is kind of okay. read more

TOTAL RIP OFF - LOST A CUSTOMER We ordered food for a party from them and did not negotiated any price as they will give good quality and the bill was around 1 grand. They used to be good before covid but I think like any place once you get customers, you stop caring for the food quality or service. They became so greedy that added water in paneer butter masala tray was not even cooked properly and can clearly taste zero butter or zero masala.. Simply Paneer cooked in curry water. THE LADY who works here is unprofessional and charged for hot box. There is another veg curry also so WATERY that we did not even taste any masala (cashew or peanuts). Simply cooked in masala water. When we asked for it, they simply said - you guys rushed for delivery hence not cooked properly but they were already late by 1 hour. Soon this will be another GODAVARI restaurant of Hicksville, which got greedy and ignored customers and CLOSED for GOOD.. WAKE UP AND START REALIZING. CUSTOMERS ARE NOT FOOLS.. THE LADY WHO WORKS AT CASH COUNTER IS A BIG MINUS FOR THIS PLACE. DOES NOT KNOW ANY CUSTOMER SKILLS. read more

HI, do not order the goat Haleem. This dish was very tasteless and it came in a very small container which was 1/2 filled and charged $20.00..... read more

Came to restaurant after finally convincing my family as I love the food here, however as usual they are always under staff. It's been always this whenever we visit this place. The good is good though, but what is the point if one dish comes out and then we have to wait for the other dish. read more

Dinner dine in - our order appetizer- kariveypaku chicken Main course- Chicken kali mirchi , garlic naan, handi chicken biryani. Kariveypaku chicken- they mentioned it as chef spl . But felt nothing spl in this expect , green food colored dry Chicken with lite flavor of curry leaves .It wud hv tasted better if accompanied with some sause , chutney or onions . Chicken kali mirchi - well cooked , good spice . Iam happy they did not add any food color in this dish . Garlic naan- fresh and tasted vry good . Handi biryani- it's nothing but chicken 65 topped over dum biryani. Taste wise loved the biryani it's spicy and authentic hydrabadi . Again did not like food color in chicken 65. Biryani Salan - awesome they nalied it . Compare to other Indian restaurants prices are vry resonable. Service- slow . read more

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OMG~ Buffet lunch Hands down- I can't believe such a best quality food is available in the area of Hicksville/ Nassau County. I am avid eater of Indian/Pakistani food, have travelled across the country but this place has surpassed/blown my all my previous experiences. I read the reviews by others, mixed some are positive and negative- thought to check in myself, I hardly say if any's food is genuinely wowww- this place is really wowww. From entrance to end, everything is classy. So this buffet is a unique experience, they serve buffet just like 5-6 course meal, each item has the best quality. First they serve you with appetizer, then they serve with veg/no veg Bar bq dishes like chicken, goat, and fish- all dishes with utmost delicious taste. If you chose non/veg as I am, you get chicken, bar b q meat, ( halal), meat bar bq, and fish fry. Then, they serve three types of curries, ( chicken Zalzala, chicken chicken murgh Masala, shrimp curry ), you hardly fishing that then they serve you with THE world famous (Hyderabadi BIRYAN - chicken and mutton with desi Raita) later they serve you with desert. All experience jaw dropping, can't beat this place for buffet. Decors 10/10 Quality of food 10/10 Service staff 10/10 Owner 10/10 humble man Quantity 10/10. Strongly recommended this economical place. Tips: Must try Hyderabadi briyani with raita and their chicken curry ( I guess zalala and muglai). Also their pickles. read more

Came here for a lunch with my husband on Friday afternoon. Food was good but there are a few things that I didn't like. - we couldn't order anything off the menu during lunch. It was only the buffet available. -meat as chicken was overly cooked to the point of being dry and slightly burned (appetizers) - not a traditional buffet and it felt like the servers were very cheap with servings. For example goat curry I was served so much curry and masala but only one piece of meat that was entirely bone. I really just wanted the chicken 65 and haleem but since we couldn't order it while dining out we placed a take out order. The guy came and took our order but when we went to pay for it he forgot to make half the items we wanted so that was a fail. Very small order of haleem for $13. Biryani was good but for the price it had one or two pieces of goat not worth it. Food was good overall but I wasn't feeling the buffet vibe and over cooked items. Not sure we'll go back for lunch but may try dinner. read more

A hidden gem. I tried this place because they were known for their haleem so I had to try it. It was definitely worth it. We ordered the chicken manchurian, chicken 65, mutton haleem, mutton dum biriyani, garlic naan and laccha paratha. Oh and mango lassi. Everything was delicious. The paratha wasn't what I was looking for but it was soft and there were layers so I still like it. The serving size and the prices are good. The customer service is awesome, everyone is so kind. Definitely will be coming back. read more

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I don't think I've ever personally seen a restaurant screw up an order this badly. We needed 2 trays of biryani delivered for a party so we placed an order about a week in advance. People were supposed to arrive around 6 - we requested the order be delivered at 4 because we figured the food would arrive by 5 even if something went wrong. 5:30 rolls around and we haven't heard anything from the restaurant. It's bad enough that we have to be the ones to call them to get any info on our order that was already 1.5 hours late. What's worse is that they tell us our food was still being prepared and would arrive "no later than 6:45". It's now around 7:15 and we still haven't heard anything from the restaurant. We have to call them again - this time though, they say the biryani is ready and they're on their way! Oh wait no, I got that mixed up - the latest update is actually that the entire staff has locked themselves out of the restaurant with no clear idea of whether the biryani is finished ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Our family is split about 50/50 on whether they're making this up to buy time or if they're actually locked out. To be honest, I'm not sure which one is worse. They said they called a locksmith to come break the lock so I'm now in charge of driving to Pista House and hopefully getting the food as soon as they're able to get in. I approach the restaurant and lo and behold, a locksmith pulls in right in front of me. So I guess the cooks that were supposed to be working on the biryani along with the entire rest of the staff decided to step out of the restaurant at the same time, not bring their keys, and let the door close behind them. I ask if I'll be able to grab the food once they get the lock open and they tell me it's going to be minimum 20 minutes of cooking once they get inside. For food that's now 4 hours late. I cancel the order right there and head home. I wish I could tell you how the food was but we never got to try it and were left waiting for nothing. I'd never order from here if I were you. read more

Expensive & hit or miss. The food needs to be consistent with their biryani and other dishes. Everytime we order it's never the same. Sometimes it good and sometimes it not edible. Goat biryani price is off the roof, this place was very good when it started and it slowly de-graded over years. I only buy chicken 65 now. read more

This was the first time I enjoyed eating at an Indian restaurant. God knows what I ate but it was delicious. The seasoning was just perfect. I get mild but in other restaurants it was just bland at Pista House it was excitingly delicious. A little hidden diamond. read more

This has truly been such an amazing experience topped off with even more amazing food. The gobi manchurian was my absolute favorite along with their infamous Hakeem. Everything was spiced to perfection, I love how they didn't skimp out, and portion sizes were generous as well. Not to mention, the the owners and service overall were super friendly. 10/10 recommend!!!!! read more

Pista House - Indian Near Me - Hicksville, New York

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Awful lunch buffet and is super expensive. Very little meat in the non veg dishes and as far as Vegetarian they offer potato fry and baby corn manchurian on the buffet. Don't waste your time or money, not worth the visit. read more

Came here tonight with some friends for dinner. It was a group of us so I'm not going to go through everything we ate. Overall I'd give 4 stars for everything. The food was very nicely flavored and authentic. 2-3 pieces of my chicken was undercooked, not a huge deal. The waiters were nice but all appetizers were not served together nor was the entrees or deserts. It was sort of scattered serving. At the end of the night we had to ask someone else for the receipt as our waiter didn't come back to our table. It's known for larger groups that gratitude is automatically taken, but we didn't even know what percentage it was until we got the receipt ourselves. They do not serve alcohol here so you have to bring your own liquor. The decor was plain and simple, lots of wood on the wall and floors. Bathroom was kept clean as well. If I am in the area I will return. More of a take out place than dine in. read more

Probably the only authentic real hyderabadi restaurant in long island(now that Godavari is closed). The buffet appears small but they bring starters fresh from kitchen to table, along with naan. The curries were delightful and safe to stay, they tasted close to the high end Indian restaurants. In addition, free goat Haleem was served as well. It is 17$ per head. Dessert options could be better. Biriyani tasted good but some people would like it more spicy. The location is not convenient and it will need some google maps directions to take you to this place. The buffet is not perfect but it is the closest to the authenticity of South Indian food that is lacking in most Indian restaurants. It is gonna be on my list of frequently visited restaurants. read more

Worst biryani. U can call as gravy rice. Friends warned many times but i ordered and proven that my friends r rite read more

Pista House - Bill - Indian Near Me - Hicksville, New York

"Biryani before Bae". Definitely a must try for their Biryani. We have tried the vegetarian and the chicken Biryani and both were great. Usually we get Biryani to go. We also came here for a lunch buffet on the weekend and the place in terms of décor is alright but the food is good and the owners are very attentive to the needs of the customer. They really take care of you. If something is not to your liking, they will go out their way to make you something you will enjoy, even for items on the buffet menu. The buffet is very extensive and there are a lot of items for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. The bring out the appetizers fresh rather than leave them on the buffet table. It's a bit pricier than other buffet's in the area, but its totally worth the few extra bucks. It sucks its in a bit of an awkward location, if it was on the main road, maybe more people would know about it and come more often. Biryani to go is our go to here because there aren't many places in the area that make it as well, but we will definitely be visiting this place again! read more

I ordered biryani everytime i request them to add extra masala they dont even add a regular masala there is only white rice and eggs this happens everytime with so b careful before you order with them read more

Pista House - They call the white rice as biryani - Indian Near Me - Hicksville, New York

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Normally I don't care about bad service if food is good. But GODDAMN the service here is so bad I'm speechless. Came for haleem which is the only thing decent here, kept me waiting for an hour while every 15 mins saying it's almost done then said sorry come back tomorrow. Didn't even apologize just walked away. I'm sure even in cheap nasty places India they have better service than this. I for sure am never coming back. read more

I used to go to this restaurant frequently for Hyderabadi Biryani, Food used to be okay and I stopped going to this restaurant from past one year because one of the lady partner in the restaurant is Greedy, she thinks customers are dumb and she can do whatever she wants . They usually sell Groupon codes for $30 and make you to spend more than $30 in restaurant and she includes tip in bill even for a single person , when people ask any questions she says it is what it is. I don't recommend this restaurant to anyone . read more

I ordered a tray of tandoori chicken masala for $ 80. When I got home and opened the tray, there was barely any chicken but loaded with gravy. Called the restaurant to complain. They said the manager would call me back. No once called back. Don't waste your money here. So many better places in Hicksville. read more

Delicious food! Love the gobi manchurian and salmon tikka. Worth the long wait and sometimes apathetic service for the authentic and flavorful food. I wish they could bring the appetizers out altogether, and then the main course. Servers strung out our dishes every few minutes and some people had to wait for their food. read more

I use to go to this place my family all the time. We started going there because we heard from our friends how good the food was. And we were not disappointed. But overtime I have realized the lack of care this place has for it's customers. The least you can do is be honest. Many times we have ordered things from there and the item was not what we ordered. Once the chicken biryani was a butter chicken mixed in with rice. We get biryani all the time from there we know what it tastes like, so if you don't have it at the time just tell me and I will order something else. You don't have to give me a fake biryani. Today we ordered chicken mughlai, which we also get all the time because of it's tasty nutty flavor. But that is not what I received today, I got a plain butter chicken tasting entree. It was so plain, tastes like butter and heavy cream. It is not chicken mughlai. Also the naan was so raw! The biryani today was awful. The Rita they gave us smelled so bad and old. And when I try to let them know what they did, instead of apologizing they act ignorant. I have a business too and many times I have apologized when something was clearly not my fault. But they want to act like they don't know what I'm talking about. I thought in a time like this we should support a small business, but their food is just not of the quality it use to be. And they have no care for what they are putting out of their kitchen. Do not go here. It is now the next day since my family ate the food. All of our stomach's are in pain. Now I am 100% sure the food they gave us was old. The raw naan, smelling rita, weird biryani, and fake chicken mughlai. The food was so bad we all have stomach ache's. I keep giving this place a chance time after time and I am SO done with this place!! read more

I like the buffet at this place. But the staff attitude is really disrespectful and uninviting. It is more of a take out place than dine in. The ambience is tacky with loud music. Try the take out, which is often not on time, but worth a try for their food. read more

Had the buffet here. Worth the money. Heaven for non-vegetarians. Very very flavorful food. Courteous staff. read more

Authentic Indian/ Hyderabadi cuisine. You can feel the freshness in flavor and spices added in the food. Loved the Mutton kali-mirch and Mutton Barra. Their veg menu was tasty too. They have a unique way of doing buffet, but that's because they want to serve food hot. Staff was very friendly. read more

Way overpriced, below average quality food. Don't get fooled by the name of restaurant. Name of the restaurant is hyderabadi but not food. Poor quality and tasteless food. Horrible customer service. Beware, for dine-in even for party of two they charge 18% service fees + NY State Tax + Tips. I asked manager if 18% service tax is applicable for just party of two and he said yes. Also to clrify this 18% is not COVID fees. This place is rip off. Don't recommend this place. read more

They have the worst attitude ever in terms of customer service. They don't even deliver the right food, and when I called them, they say there is nothing they can do, and give me many bs reason. Never going again, never ordering again. read more

Amazing place that serves authentic cuisine of Andhra / Telangana and royal Hyderabadi Nizam. If you want to try specialities beyond chicken tikka masala, go and try their buffet. It's a bit different than typical NYC buffets. It's served all fresh- all near at the table. It will feel a bit different but think about it like you are being served by a mini army of butlers - unlimited Indian delicacies. Also, food is the freshest Indian buffet in entire NYC and it's suburb. Go give it a shot... relax and enjoy the unique gastronomic experience read more

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its a restaurant that run out of onion lol ordered $70 food including 2 appetizers ask them if they can give some onions on side they said they are running out of onions.do they cook mughlai food without onion.yes and also if you order appetizers dont except to come with sauce you have to eat them dry (they runout of sauce also).feels like i paid them to support there business to stay in market not to enjoy my food.was my first and last visit there.hope you guys get treated well..... Appetizers1/5 Biryani 2.5/5 read more

Their lunch buffet is beyond worth the value. Again a bit salty for my taste but excellent quality food. Free masala chai yummm! Will be returning soon! Awesome job guys and thanks for the response Sriman read more

This place is good food at a reasonable price. They serve the buffet at the table which is somewhat unusual. The food is decent and the staff is friendly. I went again and they changed their buffet to a conventional buffet Very good food for a reasonable price! read more

The haleem is amazing along with the service. The buffet has a lot of options and the prices are very reasonable. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to try a new place with great authentic food. read more

Saw ad about their Haleem , so decided to give a try last week , regretting my decision to go there. Haleem color was so dark almost black , not sure what the hell they put in it . Awful taste , couldn't eat it. Ask waiter , that poor guy didn't have a clue about it . I ordered chunnay, again disappointing experience. Ended up eating nothing and left for not coming back again ever . read more

Don't go here. The management is very slick and charged me a service fee without even mentioning it to us, because she came over with an iPad asking for a tip and then charged me and walked away (I had to ask for a paper receipt to even see what she charged after). Then when I brought it up (because I paid almost $50 in tip alone for only 3 dishes) they had the audacity to start arguing because I said that they should at least mention to the customer a service fee has already been added. Customer service is crucial in today's world and I'm all for supporting restaurants but I will NEVER COME BACK AGAIN. read more

Really great Indian food! The gobi manchuria , chicken 65, butter chicken, naan, and chicken biriyani were fabulous! The butter chicken had such deep flavor and the portion was big with a lot of pieces of chicken. The chicken 65 had good spice and flavor. The service was fast, the restaurant wasn't busy so within 15 minutes we got all of our food. The waiter was efficient and nice. The place looks sketchy and isolated from the outside but trust me it's definitely worth a try! Will be going back again read more