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    Verandah

    3.8 (157 reviews)
    PriceyIndian
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    Updated 3 months ago

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    VERANDAH ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Quiet
    Good for groups

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    Awadh Chicken Biryani
    Desh M.

    We came here for a birthday dinner on a weekday night with a group of 4. The restaurant was pretty empty - with only 2 or 3 other tables filled. Parking is easy in the garage, and they validate the parking. The service was very slow. Our server was also doubling as the bartender, so it took some time for drinks to make it to us. There are definitely some unique drinks with Indian flavors, which is fun. Drinks were good. The food also took some time for it to come out - particularly the items from the grill, but they alerted us to that time beforehand which was nice. The food was good, but not great. The portions were slightly smaller than expected - particularly the grilled items. All the shrimp was cooked very well and flavored deliciously- definitely recommend ordering that. Rest of the food was okay. Rosemary naan was new to us, and worth trying out. Overall, an okay experience and not likely a place we'll return.

    Yellow Chili Gosht Nihari
    Adhrit S.

    The ambiance is upscale and modern located in a nice part of town. There's plenty of space and I liked their decor. The service was standard. Nothing crazy. The food was good! The menu was very very diverse which is quite rare. Best part was the unique dishes actually had a unique flavor to them. Usually most dishes just kind of taste the same, but the goat dish we got had a distinct clove flavor, and the chicken dish had a distinct rich, lemony flavor. Good spot ! Definitely on the pricey end but these dishes outside of India is a real treat

    Shaili B.

    Went to Verandah on a Sunday evening for my husband's belated birthday celebration with 2 other people. We made a reservation and arrived on time. This area does have a parking garage attached but Verandah does validate parking! We were seated and greeted. We started looking at the menu and especially at the vegetarian options. It is definitely expensive- this is no regular indian restaurant (or though the prices seem that way). We checked out the appetizers and ordered the a mushroom pakora thing (don't remember the name) came with 5 pieces and samosas which came in 4 pieces. The batter was pretty tasty and as someone who doesn't like mushroom, I think they did a good job hiding the bland mushroom taste. The samosas were your usual samosas. We then ordered entrees- 1 Mushroom Makai Mutter, Panner Tikka Wkana, Dal Makhani, 1 more entree I don't remember the name of. We ordered it with 2 naan and 1 rice. The Paneer Tikka Wkana was pretty good, very mild which for someone who does not do well with spicy food, was good for me. I tasted the Dal Makani which was also good. Overall the bill came out to be over $100- we did all get our own entrees but it didn't seem to be worth that much. It was your average indian place nothing too special about the food. The ambience was nice. We also noticed they did a partial ticket validation not a full so we left feeling like it all was not worth it.

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    Don C.

    Very interesting menu. The drinks were out of this world. The menu descriptions were hard to judge and when your server isn't Indian they seem to not know the dishes- at least our server this visit. Will we come back most definitely. It was a pretty slow night between Christmas and New Years. But that bartender was rocking it. I had great wine and tasted drinks I wouldn't have thought to try. Better menu description and servers who can explain them would make it a 5 star

    Paneer Haryali Tikka
    Akhilesh B.

    This a one of the new Indian restaurants that come very close to authentic Indian food taste while serving the American pallet needs. It's also one of the very few places in Houston that serves Roomali Roti. Service is good and the staff is polite. I'm not a big fan of the lunch menu though as the rice and salad served with the main course just tastes bad. No complaints about the appetizers, curries or the bread!

    Pani puri
    Sunny B.

    Verandah is a delicious upscale option for Indian food. This place is similar to Kiran and Mussafer, but I felt that the food was more flavorful here. There are many vegetarian options to choose from: we ordered kadhai paneer, palak paneer, paneer tikka w'kana, and an eggplant dish. Everything was tasty. The only item I wasn't a fan of was the vegetable biryani. It comes with unique and innovative presentation. The birayni is baked in a bread bowl type covering which they will cut open for you at the table (video below). This is supposed to preserve the flavor of the meal, but I felt that the biryani tasted a little bland.

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    Janhvi I.

    Extremely average Indian restaurant! The service was great but we didn't enjoy the food as much as we'd hoped for! The appetizers were great, but the main course was average Good service and ample parking in the lot. They also validate parking

    Mushroom Maka Mutter
    Meenakshi R.

    Good food. Biryani was dum. Could have added good mAsala. Gravy was really good. Ordered mushroom gravy.

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    One of the best restaurants I have ever had the honor to dine in. The food and service was phenomenal. I felt like a guest not a customer.

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    Small, classy independently-owned restaurant. Small staff husband and wife operation. I absolutely loved the food. Would strongly recommend.

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    Excellent food and service. Slightly pricey for Indian food. But otherwise extremely quality indian curries

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    Upscale Indian food. It vas a very nice dinner but I was not impressed. Considering that there are great indian places in Houston

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    Ask the Community - Verandah

    Is this halal?

    Yes, Ms kiran, Its halal

    Where can I find a menu?

    Hi Mark! There are plenty of menu pics on Yelp now. Everything is delicious!

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    Came here for my mom's 60th birthday celebration with a group of 11 individuals. The interior was…read morebeautiful, and we were seated immediately after using the valet parking. I will say that the service was very good. They were patient with our communication, indecision, and even helped specifically make menu items for certain dietary restrictions (no onion and garlic). The prices, especially for the quantity are exorbitant. They also brought out a small dessert to share for the birthday. Overall, everything tasted okay. It was not a memorable meal at all tastewise, so I would not rush back here again. However, I was not particularly disappointed in any dish either. My family does not often go to fine dining restaurants, so this was more for the experience than anything, and that part did live up to the standards. The papadum nachos were fun and a good appetizer. The palak chaat was also good, but could have used some more chutney to make it less dry. Portions for the goat cheese salad were really small and underwhelming. Most of the curries were again, just okay. The biryani and suprisingly, the bhindi, were my most favorite dishes, and the naan was warm and soft. I will not be rushing back to this restaurant anytime soon, but could consider on occasion.

    This rating and review is solely on the afternoon tea. As far as my thoughts on the…read moremeals/restaurant food, I still stand by my previous review. Eventhough the Chai was so bad last time that I figured I wouldn't even come back for afternoon tea, we came back for afternoon tea. But it really was only bc we had credits to use from the Chase credit card deal and this was one of the covered places. The chai did not taste like soap this time, thankfully. It was actually very close to how my parents make it. So I liked it and had like 3 cups of it. The food was pretty good except for dessert. But even that didn't bother me too much just bc by that point I was stuffed and I add sugar to my chai. I got the gluten free afternoon tea. It was good mostly. The scone was really good. The cucumber sandwich was very bland and the curried crab was fishy and bland. The deviled egg was too mustard-y. And the desserts were all bad, maybe frozen and just not good tasting (there were 3 small ones). We got there at 1:15 and we were seated in the back, pretty far from the harpist. Our server was kind of rude and seemed swamped.

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    2.8 mi•Galleria/Uptown

    We had the best experience for a date night! We got the lychee ceviche, prawn Manchurian toast and…read morevegetable seekh kabob. All were good but the prawn toast was the best! For dinner, we got the butter chicken experience, dal musaafer and paneer rizala. All were good but I liked the paneer rizala the best. We got naan and rice (both basmati and carmelized onion to share!) For desert, I would highly recommend the rasmalai and gulab!

    What a wonderful experience we had with the family…read more As we took the elevator to the second floor to the reception area, I noticed right way I think I stepped into a different world. The reception area was small and almost claustrophobic, but very ornate. There were a few chairs for you to wait. We didn't wait long, probably less than a minute. As the hostess lead us into the main dinning area, I was shocked on how big the place was (it reminding me of the big meat market restaurants in NYC). The first room was bright from the outside sunlight, almost like an outside cafe. Our table was in a different area, where it was a little darker and decorated a lot differently from the previous room. As I looked around, there were other sections at this restaurant that kind of represented different places. The section we sat in had a very long table...which I'm guessing can host a very big family or corporate party. It sat right next to the open kitchen. Our waitress, Yaretzy, was very nice. She explained how the owners traveled to the different states of India and want to share that experience at Musaafer. Yaretzy would provide an explanation for each dish. Some of them were mixed/put together table side. Everything was delicious, and not too spicy. Musaafer is fine dining, so it's not something we can do ever weekend. But we will be back. Getting here was a little tricky if you are not familiar with the area. The restaurant is located in the Galleria. The entrance to Musaafer is on the first floor inside the mall, down the hallway closest to Saks Fifth Ave on the right (if facing Saks). You will need to take the private elevator to the second floor or walk up the stairs. There is valet parking if you prefer to do that. I think there is a small parking lot in front of the restaurant that might be free, but we went into the underground Purple garage. If you park right after going down the ramp into the Purple garage, you will see an elevator into Saks Fifth Ave, which you take up and walk outside with a short walk to Musaafer. The only problem with what we did was when Saks closes, we couldn't take that elevator back down. There were stairs back down to the purple garage, but it stank! There had to be another elevator that will take you into the mall.

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    Doshi House is a popular coffee shop and cafe located on Emancipation Ave. I finally got the chance…read moreto stop by in the morning for a coffee before work and was surprised to find it almost completely full, many of the customers being students. Not quite sure what to expect, I was pleased to see that it's completely plant-based including the pastries and no extra plus charge for alternative milks (praise!) I ended up ordering their pistachio latte which had a really rich, bold espresso note and a sweet cardamom finish at the bottom of the cup. I would definitely get this again but might try to stir it before drinking for a more even flavor distribution. In terms of the setting, there's lots of small tables and couches to work and study with either a small group or alone. They also have a back patio with additional seating, board games, and even a printer which can be hard to find in this day and age. Overall the vibe is relaxed and casual. Finally, while I had to wait about 30 minutes to order and receive my drink, I had some time to watch their workflow and would offer some suggestions for improvement to speed up their service. The staff all clearly put a lot of care into preparing each drink and were doing the best they could to move quickly, but the layout of the back counter area is fairly inefficient. To start, the ice well for cold drinks is on the complete opposite side of the register away from their espresso machines. This added a lot of steps for the staff to prepare iced coffee drinks. Secondly, the straws were also quite a reach for the staff across the counter, also by the ice well. Finally, the order retrieval process is not the best. There are no names written on the cups and customers are sometimes in the bathroom or outside on the back patio when their order is ready. It can be hard for the staff to locate the right customer or if the drink gets left on the counter, it's hard to know what it is and who it is for. Overall, a pleasant (plant-based!) discovery but hoping they might consider a few steps (pun intended) to reduce the strain on their staff.

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