Review ‪desi Village Restaurant & Shisha Lounge‬

Khalil Karam

Overall was a negative experience; the food was not up-to the expectations. Thea setup was good The prices were sky 🚀 compared to many delicious Indian restaurants. ————————————————————— الاكل كان عادي و الطعم متوسط و السعر كان جداً مبالغ فيه من باب خبرتي في الأكل الهندي. القعدة و الأجواء كانت 🇮🇳 🙏

Mansoor Albaloodhi

الجو حار في وجبه الغداء الاكل عادي الخدمه بطيئه جدا

Shmart :D

اسوء مطعم هندي قد تأكل فيه في دبي من جميع النواحي سوء خدمة اجواء صاخبه و ازعاج الطعام سيئ جداً الاسعار جدا مبالغ فيها احجام الاطباق صغيره

KaRam Koko

لاباس به

Subhi Abdelsalam

اكتير اكلو بجنن اكل و بهارات هندية من الاخر الاسعار ممتازة

رائد الخرمي

عادي جدا

wajih al harbi

برياني اللحلم لم يعجبني والمطعم بشكل عام سيئ

محمد العبدالنبي

رقي بالتعامل

Ali Raza

Overall it was an excellent experience. Food was good and staff was friendly and attentive. Would recommend this place. Worth a try

Howwafaiqa98

Lovely ambience Separate seating for sheesha Traditional environment Very good for large group Food was too good

Shanz Shan

Good ambiance, price is fine. Good place for desi foods. Live karoke. Food has good blend of spices. recommended

Tahir

First time at Nandos Deira City Center and the good was amazing. Didien service was top notch. Will definitely come back. Five stars.

Meghna Eshal

This place is amazing and pocket friendly again.. the best part of the place is the Desi Feeling that they have created.. if anyone is from Punjab they will definately feel like home... They have a different section for thier hookah dinning which is really cool and they also have a live karaoke 🎤 going on... Have also noticed they have many repeated customer out there... Which is fantastic to witness... The food that we had order were amazing with all.the spices with great blend of taste... They have maintained all the protocol of CoVID 19 It's safe to dine in.. Readers go ahead and enjoy the place....

Patty Poppy

Fast delivery and tasty

Riddhi Mishra

Went there for dinner hoping the food would be good as the ambiance gave off a very good vibe but left disappointed. The starters that was given from their side seemed stall , the veg biryan was more like pulao, the chicken in the butter chicken was rubbery, the chicken badami soup had average flavor and the chicken starters had no salt moreover the pricing is like that of some high end restaurant. They charged us 250+ dhirams for trash food with zero to no flavor. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Ashwin Narasimhan

Gem of a restaurant...awesome chicken tikka, veg manchurian and fried rice....extremely tasty and glad I found this place...great interiors and shisha too!

Mahrukh Khan

Loved the ambiance of the place so cozy so desi types. They have a wide range of varieties in their menu, i just for the first timer tried their Chicken tikka and chicken malai roll, and I can say they were lip smacking! The chicken tikka roll was spot on the perfect spice and the side onion fillings in the roll the portion size is definitely worth it and the malai roll was mild in spice but it was served with green chutney to give it a spicy taste. Definitely Try this out once anyone visits this place! You will love it

Rahul K

Ambiance is very bad. Food is nowhere near to Desi standard. Would highly recommend people not to visit, it is waste of money.

Pankaj

Amazing place, amazing staff, very warm and courteous experience. Staff specially Shaukat and Namita were wonderful host. Food was amazing and they made sure that the birthday celebration was good. Overall a very family friendly place and must revisit. There kebabs are a must try btw.

Khadija Baugwala

The lady manager was very rude and did not respond in a mannered way to our requests, instead just walked off without giving an explanation for denying us service. Very inflexible and incorporative staff.

Crystal

The staff was very friendly.... Shawkat who was serving us provided us with his excellent service...He was very curteous and understands how to deal with customers very well.

Labish

Excellent food, great ambience and wonderful attentive staff.

Jay

An authentic place for Desi food and they have a separate section for shisha and live music. The staff Sangeetha was very friendly and the serve time was ok . The restaurant manager Ms.Namitha was very active and she was making sure that she has attended all the guests . We have ordered panipuri , chicken mussalam , chilly chicken dry and roti . Chicken mussalam is a must try dish of the restaurant . I have also suggested them to improve on their chat menu .

FoodyMoody

A super amazing experience at this restaurant. Wide range of dishes to choose from indian and arabic. The restaurant is of 2 floors where the bottom floor is family only restaurant, and the top floor is a sheesha lounge. The staffs are amazing, and service is quick as well. Recommended dishes would be the murgh musallam, mango tango and tangdi kulfi. Dishes Ordered: -Galawati kebab (appetizers) -Tangdi kulfi (appetizers) -Chatpta paneer (appetizers) -Dal Punjabi tadka (mains) -Murg musallam (mains) -Biryani (mains) -gulab jamun (dessert) -shahi tukda (dessert) -coconut pan vanilla (sheesha) -rocher milkshake (drink) -mango tango (drink) -pina colada (drink) Food: 5/5 Quantity: 5/5 Ambience: 5/5 Quality: 5/5 Service: 5/5

Aman

- Bad experience with the service and least attention to customer. - Food was average but with a hair string in it. When brought their attention to it, they handed over a feedback form without even apologizing for it. Unbelievable .. - Requested naan bread to be crisp and it was half cooked... there were many shortfalls which can be highlighted... - Unfortunately it was one of the worst dinning experience ever.

Murtaza

Had been to the restaurant a couple of times with friends... the food was good and as per my friends the shisha was ok ok.

Prasad Jadhav

Restaurant makes their own rules with Zomato gold Doesn't accept 2 gold facilities in between 4 people defending the same saying it is at restaurants discretion to accept Zomato gold which is not true as confirmed by Zomato. Was a bitter first experience..

Rupal Hatkar

We were 4 friends and we presented 2 zomato gold membership, they denied saying only one can be accepted, later when we told about this to zomato they said they have to accept 2, we called to check with the restaurant so the person very rudely said it is at the hotels discretion to decide whether to give or not... It is highly over priced for avg food taste, please opt for a better option than this... They do not value customers

Amit Premjani

Restaurant has a good look with a village theme. But need to work on furniture as it is uncomfortable. Food is average. Nothing great. Menu has wide options but taste needs improvement.

Shayan

Desi village is a great place for families and large gatherings they have ample seating area. Loved the whole village theme here. staff is also very friendly and attentive. Some of the best dishes which I would recommend here is tangdi kulfi , galawti kebab and Murg musallam. Didn’t like the biryani I’m not a fan of dry fruits in my Biryani so if you guys love it then go for it. Follow eat.travel.dubai on Instagram for more..!!

Karan Kishnani

Very good staff is also specially !!

Zahid Azhar

Food and environment is nice.staff is very helpful . Thanks to Ms.celina for beautiful smiles and sheesha recmondation

Rana Muhammad Yousaf

Food is good especially staff I remmebr one staff named Celina, she is very polite, professional and co operative Helped us a lot to find desired food 😊😊😊

Maria Kazi

Desi Village Restaurant and Cafe caters foodie lovers who really want to experience authentic Desi Food!!! A good ambiance and a well spend family gathering is highly possible @desivillage.dxb !! Their food is fresh and delicious, shikanji was definitely very authentic and taste really good, thank you for having us and for all the hospitality.... SWIPE LEFT TO SEE THE DELICIOUS FOOD!!! They also have a separate Sheesha lounge with desi Sheesha flavors one can definitely try!!! . . 📸 Mubin Kazi

Celina Gautam

One of my faviroute restaurant nd best place where I like to spend oll my time BCz of beautiful ambience..typical authentic indian mughlai food nd its really a desi taste amazing😋😋 nd the desert just owo..nd the sheesha will never forget..injoy the live music ..its really a comfortable dinning nd loungue with good atmoshphere.great place to spend time with frens..Desi village Restaurant must visit....

Sonal Gotame

Awadhi Chicken Biryani is a must try. Love the ambience and Hospitality. staff was very polite and friendly. Special Thanx to Roshna for her Amazing Service😇😇

Janam Bk

Good service by Roshna, the way she talk and suggest me the food, it was really appreciating. Awadhi chicken briyani was awesome and i loved the friendly atmosphere.

Rajan Singh

Excellent Service Roshna, tasty food must visit onces, Shesha was very smooth and good, Biryani was awesome.

ShahZaib Hunjra

I have tried tandoori chicken tikka and a couple of breads teast nd the quality of food was superb.great place for a night out with friends!! Amazing service by Roshna

Gagan Kaur

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience in the restaurant .The staff was very friendly and the service was exceptionally great . Among all the dishes that I tried ,my most favourite was the Awadhi Mutton Biryani.It was quite different compared to a hyderabadi biryani in terms of flavor.I also enjoyed having the lucknawi speciality the murgh musalam which had a rich creamy gravy .Lastly ,I wanted to try something from anything cuisines so I had Penne Arabiata .The pasta has a desi touch to it . I loved the Ambiance of the restaurant ,its very welcoming and home like .They had two floors so on the ground floor their serve food and on the first floor they serve sheesha.

Sangita Lama

One of the best indian restaurant in Dubai.... awesome 😊 food and good quantity....must visit DESI VILLAGE RESTAURANT AND CAFE..

Nalina Shetty

This is one of the best restaurant to spend time with family & friends, Tangdi Kulfi and Shami kebab are the highlights. Super cool ambiance. #lovelyplace #bestrestaurant #foodie #northindianfood #mughlaicuisine

Kshitija Redkar

This is a great restaurant. Great food, great staff, good ambience. The food quality is really nice. Quantity of food is good. The staff is very friendly and suggest the best dishes. My experience visiting this restaurant was really good every time I went

Kritik Rattesar

Hands down one of the best Indian cuisine restaurants out there in Dubai. This place serves you a wide variety of dishes along with some refreshing drinks accompanies along with them. They also do have a separate seating area for the Shisha lovers who would like to have a enjoyable gala time here smoking some shisha. I would highly recommend you guys to try out their Gulnaar Aloo and Tangdi kulfi in the starters. They were easily the highlights of my trip to Desi village. Where Gulnaar aloo gives you a feel of the authentic sizzlers the Tangdi Kulfi provides you a whole new fusion between the cheesiness and chicken goodness. Loved the presentation on the as well. Apart from that the chicken tikka lababdar in the mains is also a great addition to your meal for some of the chicken lovers out there. Although their Biryani was a bit of a downplay compared to the standard of the various other dishes the serve which i would recommend for them to improve on. In the drinks section i would really loved their Shikanji which was pretty refreshing to be had along with a heavy meal. All in all this place would be a great go to spot for you to enjoy a Fine dining experience with your loved ones for a meal to be enjoyed along with some amazing ambiance and live music on specific days. . Rating Taste-4.3/5 Staff- 4.5/5 Value for money- 4/5

Pranay Sethi

Excellent service extended by Roshna , decent food and great ambience. Absolute value for money. Worth a visit

Fajeeda Ashik

It was a great experience to dine in here. A place with delicious food for 24 hrs. Tried few of their dishes. Loved the starters tangdi kulfi and dahi k sholay both were superb. The rogan josh paired well with the lacha paratha and naan. The chicken tikka lababdar was tasty. The lucknowee mutton biryani was flavourful and delicious. The shahi tukda was yummm. Try out this place for these yummy delicacies.

Aisha Syeda Hashmi

Only visiting this coz of the service provided by the staff ambience and hospitality provided by Mr Altaf 👍

Latifa

Must visit this place... V friendly environment

Tauqs

Awesome place to chill

Murtaza Najmuddin

Lazy start to the week ? This is the place to be... DESI VILLAGE... brilliant food served with Bollywood quiz every Sunday. Great service and lovely food.

Dilip Thakwani

The games night on Sundays are the best time to visit!

Fatima

An excellent experience . Amazing sheeesha , pizza and juice

Kinjal Bhatia

Amazing place!! Love the indian food. The pan sheesha is amazing too. Definitely coming back again!! 😍😍

Delia Lobo

A hidden gem in the heart of the city.. Vintage village vibes with some delicious nawabi food, the staff will tell you a tale behind every dish, if you wish 😉 Really helpful staff, excellent ambience & service.

Hfxudyu Iugiyffu

Good food nice ambience biryani is awesome

Vinod Dhiriya

We ordered chicken lababdar and veg sabz, both were tasty and spicy , we like the ambience and over all staff service. Even the order came fast in like 10 min , lastly garlic butter naan very crispy.

Dona

We visited on week days we place the order staff are very good and polite. We ordered lucknowi Dum Briyani, Dal Makani, Rotis and Paneer MakaniI, I asked staff 2-3times will he make briyani in dum means covered with roti and keep in tandoor which gives masala aroma. He said yes but, when briyani was on table was not upto the mark.. Not hot and burnt oily onion on the top as dressing. I was not at all satisfy for what said and served.😕😕

Mehr

Food was average and biryani was served cold even while visiting on a weekday when there was hardly any crowd. Service can be improved.

Vinoth Kanagamparam

Ordered a delivery and food was tasty but awadhi ghost dum biryani was with lots of bone. For AED 49 biryani quantity wasn't meeting the expectation and meat with lots of bone was disappointing. Would give a 4 star for the starter Nawab murgh Kalmi kabab. Not sure if I will order or visit again.

Sumit Pahwa

We loved the food. Ordered Mutton and Paneer; both were really amazing in taste. Tried their Shahi Tukda which also lived upto the expectations. Ambience is good moreover staff is really cordial and prompt.

Zohrain Husain

Undoubtedly the best indian restaurant in Dubai! The food is unimaginably tasty, with a perfect authenticity in its cuisines. Their “Tangdi Kulfi” and “Chicken Platter” are never to be missed. The best place to get indian food, along with amazing live music and best shisha in Dubai !

Subhasree Panda

Desi village is an Indian cuisine restaurant in al garhoud that serves great varieties of indian curries, breads, biryanis and drinks .And they have separate shisha area in the top .. on Monday they have ladies night n only 1 AED for shisha. Now talk about ambiance, once you entered you feel somewhere in village of India.With some good songs playing in behind. In food we tried, DAHI SHOLAY -Very soft and unique kind of dahi ka kebab GULNAAR ALOO - that's my fav , tandoori potatoes with some crunch of capsicum and onion . PRAWN BIRYANI (Highly Recommend). The biryani was full of flavour with a beautiful aroma. PANNER TIKKA MASALA Must try. Super buttery and creamy with well cooked panner pieces) goes well with Garlic Naan DAL MAKHNI that aslo a good but little butter is more that make it heavy. Ended with the gulab jamun, super soft. Overall we loved the service , the waiter ensuring that our time at the restaurant was a good one.And really we had a wonderful experience..

Rizwan Ali

Great cafe and restaurant with mouth watering delicacies and extravagant service, special thanks to MR Ali, for providing us great experience and service, surely recommend this place for big groups especially you enjoy desi food.

Foodie

One if the best place I have ever been to.. Food is delicious and flavourful staff is very friendly and courteous prompt service.. I would like to visit this place again..

Jebin Joseph

This restaurant has a beautiful desi vibe and awesome food. We were taken care of by a very friendly staff Sangeeta. They give complimentary crackers and raita as we wait for our order. We ordered: Baati ki mushroom -4/5 (🌶🌶) Malai tangdi kebab -5/5 Matka chicken -4/5 Mix Roti tokri -3.5/5 Only thing that struck a bit as negative was the price of the water bottle. 1 ltr costs around dhs 9 which is quite expensive as compared to what you get outside.

Amaldeep Pradeep

Really nice outlet good food , good service , after 10 daily there is live music Hindi songs .

Ashim Roy

Excellent desi food..good ambience! Nice environment to spend an evening with Family

Christina Joseph

This restaurant has a beautiful desi vibe and awesome food. We were taken care of by very friendly staff and the service was quite efficient. We ordered: Baati ki mushroom -4/5 (🌶🌶) Malai tangdi kebab -5/5 Matka chicken -4/5 Mix Roti tokri -3.5/5

Lizbethology

As you step in you are bound to be amazed by the magnanimous interior and intricate details. The whole place has a modernistic dhaba feel to it.... This eatery is open 24/7, a boon for those who crave shisha and/or desi food during odd hours....

Edwinkjohn123

The ambience was superb! Very friendly staff. Old Bollywood songs during the dinner was special.

Celina Kapoor

Live singing could start abit earlier

Sanjeev Vk

Your chef, cook and staff are gods gift that they cook so well. This shows how good u treat ur employees. Please never back down. God bless..the food is amazing. Better is the Ingredients they add, donot have any color. Its very easy on stomach. Quantity is good and the service is excellent

Hemang Panchal

Spend perfect valentine day here. Really enjoyable. Must visit for couples. Totally desiiiiiiiii 💞💞💞

Linda Abraham

We came here early for dinner. Was a nice quiet, beautiful place with some amazing food. You can tell they take care in the preparation of their food. Kadai prawn curry, dum biriyani was awesome.

Nikita Panchal

Recently tried this restaurant and i can say it has all the DESI Vibes especially the interiors. It has a family area & an area designated for Shisha. The whole big screen where they display all cricket matches make this place worth visiting. We started with Dahi ke Sholey , which was crispy from outside and filled with creamy filling. Honestly I didnt like it much because it tasted too bland.

Abs&Babs

Want to visit the village side in the urban city? Visit Desi Village for the most authentic ambience and amazing Indian food. We tried their Dahi ke Sholay and for all those non veg lovers, we definitely recommend this veg dish, its out of the ordinary. Do try the chicken Kulfi to satisfy your nonveg cravings too. The creamy texture of the white sauce just made us go ooh lala! Drinks were Sikanji and masala chaas. Both at its finest! For the mains we had the bhuna gosht, great with their bread basket! And the chicken Lababdar was Lababdar! We definitely recommend this one, you guys will not go wrong! Also, their Lucknowee biryani was outstanding, flavorful and just perfect with that minty flavor. For desserts we had their malai firni. Rose and nuts, a perfect combination. Take your fam and friends and head down here to give them the most authentic Desi experience! 5/5 guys 👏

Jaikishan Khemnani

A great place with wonderful ambiance. Taste of the food and service are great. Tried Prawns and fish in starters recommended by Razzak. Both starters had excellent taste. Main course was chicken balti which was great as well. Service by the team is great. Razzak in particular can be completely relied upon for selecting the dishes. A must visit for all food lovers in Dubai.

FoodieFredy

The restaurant ambience is is very pretty. Tried Chicken Musallam, Chapli kabab. The Musallam dish is a huge portion. It is pretty much enuf for 3 people i think. Service is very good. I just wish they give a bit more details about the food quantity. Chapli comes with nice tasty thin paratha as complimentary. Which itself is so filling. Had i known it before, I wudn’t have ordered so many extra naans which are in my refrigerator now 😄 Otherwise the place is beautiful has huge screen for sports, and overall it is a good feeling restaurant.

Nikita Thakwani

What we ordered- paneer taka tak , chicken tikka , paneer tikka , prawns, lassi's and drinks. The best part was the interior and the colourful place giving all old dhaba vibes but the desi food wasn't that great. However would love to try chinese or italian next time. Mango lassi and masala chaas were the best.

Hiren Bhatia

The food and ambience at Desi village is very good. The staff is courteous and welcoming. They have a good variety of mocktails. We tried their kebabs and biryani and both turned out to be delicious. The only thing they could improve is the flies/mosquitos in the restaurant. Overall a nice experience + it's a 24x7 restaurant.

Hoggers In Dubai

Tangdi kulfi kebab is one of the chefs specials here. The word 'kulfi' in the dish suggested that it was going to be a creamy extravaganza and so it was. The malai/cream was a dipping sauce in a wine glass with a nicely cooked chicken drumstick and a few pomegranates to add a punch. The restaurant was designed like an old desi village with small pan shops painted on the wall and even even kite threads. The chicken tikka lababdar was another top dish that we would return for and they even have shisha like in a desi village. We also tried dahi ke sholay(4/5), diamon cuts (5/5 - complimentary), masala chaas(5/5), chicken tikka lababdar(5/5), mutton biryani(4/5) and mutton curry(4/5). Service here was also good as we were looked after from the beginning and definitely a great place to check out.

Ugresh Kumar

Excellent food and service. Keep ot up

Husen Abbas

Food- Amazing food! Murg Lababdar is to try for! The galauti kabab was ok. Service- The attendant Ali was very helpful and humble. Service at its best!

Jasmine Monteiro

Dev provided very good service!!!!

Anuradha C.

Dev is very polite and friendly guy...I love to visit there with my friends...Best service

Ahaneena

So I decided to go to a special place as it was my birthday and wanted to feel special. Decided to go here seeing the reviews and for the live music. Honestly the singer was really good. But the food was so bad. The chicken in the gravy may be was frozen and has such bad smell. Ordered for the mojito and what came was a grocery s kiwi lime with a lime in it like really? Dont go for the good reviews it's a pretty expensive place save your money‼

Harry

Have been here 3 times, and they have never failed to satisfy our taste buds. Recommendations :- Starters - Tangdi Kulfi ( 4 pcs, not spicy ) 5/5 Fish Amritsari ( Fried, Spicy ) 5/5 Chicken tikka ( spicy ) 4/5 Veg Crispy 4/5 Main Course - Mutton Rara 5/5 Bhindi Do Pyaza 5/5Paneer Takatak 4/5 Dal Makhni 4/5 Murg Mussalam ( Not recommended, 3/5) Best thing is, they are open 24 hrs, and they also have a sheesha lounge with live singer after 11 pm. Staff is amazing, Specially Mr. Yasser, who is the assistant manager. Will definitely go there again, and would also recommend it to my friends/colleagues.

Samia Ostadi

Nice place to chill out with friends! Good food, ambience, sheesha and service levels. Highly recommend!

Review ‪desi Village Restaurant & Shisha Lounge‬ - دُبي