Charminar Biryani House - Troy

My first visit to Troy for an Indian lunch buffet was far from satisfactory. We narrowed it down to two restaurants and my husband picked this. The first thing that caught my attention was the lack of cleanliness. When we were seated, we were offered water in a jug that was unclean and had some green leaves in it. This was a significant turn-off. The bowls weren’t clean either, still had food residue on them. I had to inspect each plate and bowl after that. The buffet menu was surprisingly limited, offering a scant selection of dishes that didn’t reflect the variety one would expect from a restaurant in this price range. I was shocked to see the limited menu but hoped the quality would be good. However, we were really disappointed. Additionally, there were very few options for kids. Here’s a breakdown of the dishes we tried: Chicken starters : Decent Tandoori chicken : Good, but loaded with food coloring Veg Pakora : Okay Chicken Biryani : Lacked flavor Desserts (Rice Kheer and Kesari) : Lacked sweetness and taste Masala Chai : Okay The food overall lacked both taste and flavor, making the whole experience quite disappointing. Given the high prices, I expected a lot more in terms of quality and flavor. Overall, it was an unhappy experience. They really need to focus on cleanliness. The ambience was okay, but it’s not worth $17.50 for this buffet. I would not recommend this restaurant. If you're considering dining here, try your luck elsewhere.

Food is average taste. Quite plan taste overall. If you dont like spices thats the place. I believe cook or this restaurant managed by Bangladesh. Overll its ok experience. We went only to try buffet. You will get something to eat. Parking was tight due to Holy month of Ramadan.

Update 4/24: The owners did a very stylish and quality remodel for the restaurant size. The lunch buffet is expanded but still the same great service and delicious food. Also, nicer plates, glassware, tables and comfortable booth seating. This is one of my favorite spots whenever I’m home in Detroit. Also a location on the Wayne State U campus. Lunch buffet offers rice with 4-6 vegetarian choices, samosas, nan, salad, Butter, Chili, Curry and Tandori chicken. They often have Curry Goat too. The staff are always very attentive and pleasant. Flavor Bomb Score 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Lunch Buffet at Charminar Biryani House My visit to Charminar Biryani House was the best. The servers were polite. And the food was great. I stuffed my face until my stomach didn’t have any more space. I got a big lunch for an amazing price. The buffet offered a wide variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. It’s gonna be hard, to not come here every day.

So delicious! And the chai is included in the buffet price. Even better is that almost all of the items offered were gluten free! Highly recommend

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Charminar Biryani House, and I must say, it was an exquisite experience. I indulged in their signature biryani, and it was nothing short of sensational. Each bite was bursting with flavor, perfectly balanced and seasoned to perfection. The tender meat and fragrant rice were a true delight to the senses. Moreover, the service was exceptional. The staff was attentive, friendly, and made sure my dining experience was nothing short of fantastic. Overall, Charminar Biryani House exceeded my expectations in every way possible. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone craving authentic Indian cuisine.

Great food and service. I’ve been to the lunch buffets several times, they had several popular dishes. I had the lunch buffet today, they served Channa Masala, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tandoori, Spinach curry, lamb curry and a few others. The rice pudding aka Rice Kheer was really good, probably my favorite. The food was fresh and the waiters where friendly. I noticed other reviews listed here experienced bad service, but everything I experienced was great, I didn’t eat all the food from my dish and the waiters didn’t complain lol. The restaurant is also under new management I believe. I was allegedly baptized in curry, my clothes had a new aroma after lunch lol. Shofi Khan was our waiter, he was pretty kool.

We wanted to try their buffet and after the visit I felt discriminated at this place, We went she served water in a plastic glass when I asked her to serve like others she just gave a look and left. Buffet were limited options: One Soup 1 appetiser (Pakoda) 4 veg curry’s, 4 Non veg Naan Salad Some payasam is as their Buffet. Costed 12.99 for adult and kid 9.99. Price is good but no options as there is no much appetisers, Biriyani or desert like other places. Over all Food is ok with limited options, Service is really bad.

This place was soooo good for their lunch special. I tried so many different things and they all were amazing. The staff was super friendly and helpful. Things started to get busy around noon but it's not too loud. It's a good place to have a nice lunch with conversation.

My first visit to Troy for an Indian lunch buffet was far from satisfactory. We narrowed it down to two restaurants and my husband picked this. The first thing that caught my attention was the lack of cleanliness. When we were seated, we were offered water in a jug that was unclean and had some green leaves in it. This was a significant turn-off. The bowls weren't clean either, still had food residue on them. I had to inspect each plate and bowl after that. The buffet menu was surprisingly limited, offering a scant selection of dishes that didn't reflect the variety one would expect from a restaurant in this price range. I was shocked to see the limited menu but hoped the quality would be good. However, we were really disappointed. Additionally, there were very few options for kids. Here's a breakdown of the dishes we tried: Chicken starters : Decent Tandoori chicken : Good, but loaded with food coloring Veg Pakora : Okay Chicken Biryani : Lacked flavor Desserts (Rice Kheer and Kesari) : Lacked sweetness and taste Masala Chai : Okay The food overall lacked both taste and flavor, making the whole experience quite disappointing. Given the high prices, I expected a lot more in terms of quality and flavor. Overall, it was an unhappy experience. They really need to focus on cleanliness. The ambience was okay, but it's not worth $17.50 for this buffet. I would not recommend this restaurant. If you're considering dining here, try your luck elsewhere.

This review is NOT about their lunch buffet. I came here for the first time but have had experience with Indian cuisine. I ordered the lamb biryiani and the chettinad chicken. I give this place a high 3 and I would come back if I wanted just average, local Indian food. The biryiana was the weakest of the 2 things I got because it just wasn't as flavorful as I expected it to be. It just tasted like plain rice in some areas, but In Other areas I was hit with flavor. I guess maybe mine was not properly mixed? The parts with flavor was good and I wish I had it through out the whole dish. The chettinad chicken on the other hand was fragrant, spiced, and seasoned well and it's what makes me want to come back and get it again.

I. Love. Indian Food! Now, I may not have the most distinguished tastebuds as far as knowing good/bad Indian food, but they do tell me that this buffet is firrreee! It hits most of the things you're looking for in an Indian buffet; fresh naan, several curries, masalas, paneer dishes, and of course, butter chicken. Only thing missing for me is my fave Indian dessert, galub jamun. Elite tip; they have a Friday to Sunday dinner buffet with an extended menu not seen on their weekday lunch buffet.

Super good butter chicken! Buffet is affordable and offers a good variety of dishes. Wish the chicken wasn't served with bones.

It's a high 3 star. If the food was hotter, it would be 4 star. But it always seems just lukewarm. The chai and rice pudding are delicious and my toddler loves them. I love the chili chicken and the eggplant.

Love coming here! Food is always amazing, love the tandoori chicken, chicken chili, and biryani! My family loves going to their buffets - food selection is fantastic, and they're constantly refilling the food so it's always hot as well. They also just recently renovated the space, so it's more modern. Other than that, the service is fantastic, they get your order quickly and food doesn't take too long either.

They have remodeled and I think the place looks a lot nicer. We have gotten take out and dined in for the buffet. Typically they have the same things on the buffet each time. Some of these include butter chicken, tandoori chicken, biryani, palak paneer (this is my favorite here), lentils, naan, vegetable soup, bahji, salad, and sweets. They also have coffee and tea. Servers are always friendly as well. The only reason I give it a 4 is because I wish the food was warmer in temp and they changed up the dishes here and there.

The service is too bad . The hospitality towards the customer was worst. never come to the place

I ordered take out but this is probably the best butter chicken I've ever had. It's a pretty typical dish and my personal go to, and I feel like when a place has good butter chicken, it's indicative of a great rest of the menu! I read some of the reviews that mentioned a buffet and I will definitely be back to check that out and try more menu items! The dining area looked really pretty as well when I walked in. And someone immediately got to me and quickly gave me my food.

Great food and spice level was good and reasonable. We got medium spice for everything. Butter chicken was a little more on the sweeter side which I didn't anticipate but it was shockingly delicious! Only thing I wished was that the Mango Lassi was colder than what was served

So we tried this place last Sunday because we wanted Indian buffet and two other places that we used to visit on Rochester road are still not offering buffet during lunch time. Place was pretty crowded, you sit where you want and servers bring you water and glass. The rest you need to take from the buffet station (plate, napkins and utensils). I liked that they offer separate section for vegan / vegetarian items. There were quite a lot of vegan choices when we were there. The buffet station was a little dirty and there was water dripping from the ceiling next to our table. Overall the food was pretty good, not the best Indian flavors but a solid option of you crave buffet and nothing else is closer. The flavors were nice but not too spicy. I prefer my Indian food to be more spicy. One issue that my husband experienced was that the chicken tandoori was cold. They need to improve heating system for things that are not saucy so the temperature goes down really quickly. After you're done you pay at the counter. Currently weekend buffet is at $15. We may return if other places continue with their policy of not offering buffets anymore since we did enjoy the food.

great service, yummy food!!! we had both off the menu and buffet, will be back!!! Food is mild, not too spicy, if you are like me, but so flavourful

Stopped in on a Monday just when they opened for lunch. Staff was super friendly and knowledgeable. Food was fantastic, I got the lunch buffet and everything was delicious and hot. Butter chicken was delicious more of a mild/sweeter butter chicken so it's great dish for intro to Indian cuisine. The place itself was spotless; would highly recommend.

Great food and service. I've been to the lunch buffets several times, they had several popular dishes. I had the lunch buffet, they served Channa Masala, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tandoori, Palek Paneer curry, lamb curry, fusion Indo-Chinese vegetable soup and a bunch of other dishes. The rice pudding aka Rice Kheer dessert was absolutely delish, well balance sweet flavor and texture. The food was fresh and the waiters where friendly. The butter chicken was not bad but not as flavor packed as some other places, I believe it was a little bit more lean, less butter, more on the tomato paste site. The chicken quality was 6/10, in terms of freshness, flavor, and texture relative to my fresh home cooked recipe. The chili chicken and chicken tandoori were excellent, we'll balance flavor and we're pretty fresh. I noticed other reviews listed here experienced bad service, but everything I experienced was great, I didn't eat all the food from my dish and the waiters didn't complain to throw it out lol. The restaurant is also under new management I believe. I was allegedly baptized in curry, my clothes had a new aroma after lunch lol. So make sure you wear clothes you anticipate disposing of or simply washing after lol. Shofi Khan was our waiter, he was polite and really personable. This is the only Indian/Pakistani cuisine lunch buffet that I know of within 30 minute drive or Troy. Highly recommended. Be c'urry-ageous' and try out this place. This has been my go to since Ashoka in troy no longer offers the lunch buffet memes. Excellent meme, shall visit again.

Came here with two friends and sat in a booth. Ordered chicken tikka masala with rice and garlic naan on the side, tandoori chicken with butter naan, gobi 65 and the chicken biryani. I enjoted my dish as always. The gobi 65 is a little spicy. After enjoying our meal we ordered the chai and it was just perfect. I added 3 sugars for sweetness.

Food was amazing. The buffet served lots of options to choose from, meat, vegetarian or dessert. I loved their delicious buffet and mango lassi. I tried butter, tandoori, chilli, curry chicken palak paneer, chana masala, mix veg, dal makhni, fried veggie pakoora butter naan veg soup, chutney salad rice pudding mango lassi & limca

I stopped in here without a lot of expectations. Being from LA, I am a bit of a food snob when I travel. I ordered lamb biryani, spicy. It did not disappoint! It was spicy with great flavor. There was a generous amount of lamb, which was tender and cooked to perfection! It was $14, which is a great price considering the amount of lamb. I didn't do the buffet so I can't speak to that, but this was the best biryani I've had in a long time.

My favorite food is Indian cuisine. This is the only place that offers a buffet. Really enjoyed the Butter chicken and curry chicken. The place is clean and has excellent service. We got cottage cheese dumplings and some goat dish that was absolutely delicious to go for dinner. Goat is very good and not at all what we expected. Hot and sour soup is very spicy and definitely should have got miso soup instead. We gad rice pudding for dessert and that was also good. Very good selection in the buffet and not bad prices considering you can spend $9 a meal now a days at fast food restaurants. We will definitely ho again to try more of the menu.

Whenever I go to #Somersetmall, I like to stop by at @charminarbiryanihouse because it's only a few minutes away and they have great food. Haleem is a stew composed of meat, lentils and pounded wheat made into a thick paste. It's typically made during Ramadan. It's eaten with naan of rice. Check out full review on my Instagram @detroithalaleats

We are the only ones here, mostly carry out orders and surprise surprise, it's snowing outside, steadily, again. It's under new management the past couple of months. We were told to sit anywhere we liked, we took a seat in the front, nearly in the corner. Staff is quite nice, accommodating, so friendly too. They offer to give us some samosas on the house, but we are not doing any gluten or bread carbs and avoiding milk in our food for the next 6.5 weeks. No rice or naan today either. We decided to order their mixed veg kadai masala, Chana masala, aloo palak, chili fish, butter chicken with coconut butter and made us some bhindi masala, even though it's not on the menu. We ordered the entrees medium plus spice. The chilly fish was nice, a good amount of pieces of fish, similar flavoring to the Manchurian, not a sweet. The aloo Chana masala tastes a bit different here, still good. I like the bhindi masala is quite good. The aloo palak is soft and mushy, the spinach with chunks of potatoes. It has good flavor. Not sure what I was expecting, but it was good. The veg kadai masala is decent, a good mix of veggies for sure. The butter chicken is much better with the butter, it's not bad with the coconut, it's just different. Less buttery and creamy sauce, still sweet though. The food is all quite flavorful. The service is stellar, they are all about customer service for sure. Food is all so yummy too. I can see why it's so busy for carry out.

I'm not sure what was better - the food or the service! We arrived just as they were opening at 5 PM. My husband went with me And we were looking forward to a nice dinner out. I did mention to the waiter that I was unable to eat dairy and he made a few great suggestions for us. He was really friendly and helpful. I ordered the samosas as an appetizer and then channa masala for dinner. Hubby ordered shrimp jalfrezi. Both came out quick after we finished the samosas. I loved the spice of the channa masala - spicy but not too hot. I'm looking forward to going back at lunchtime one day because they have a buffet. I think that's going to be a great opportunity to explore the menu further.

Sagg paneer had no cheese Could not order papadum Pictures on line looked better than real life Bathrooms were clean It's a buffet only

Went an hour before closing on Sunday. Food was fresh and delicious! Staff was very friendly and helpful. Restaurant was clean and comfortable. Definitely hit the spot and we will be going back!

Just to preface this review, I have never visited this establishment before. My male friend wanted to get Indian food after class, so he suggested that we try Charminar Biryani House. We arrived at 6:40 on a Wednesday night. It was not very busy, as there were multiple empty tables. He sat facing toward the kitchen and I sat facing toward the windows/entrance. You may be wondering why I'm including this detail, but it will make more sense later. When we're ready, a male waiter comes to take our order. My friend takes his order with no issue, when it's my turn, he stays facing my male friend and does not make any type of eye contact to acknowledge my presence. After I order, he says something along the lines of, "okay I'm going to repeat the order to you, sir." At this point, I'm just thinking, okay... this is strange? My friend thought I was just overreacting, until he came to refill our water cups. I say, "thank you" like any normal human being would and I was met with silence. As he's refilling my friend's cup, my friend says, "thank you," to which he replies, "you're welcome, sir." So now at this point, I'm contemplating my entire existence. We ordered the dal soup, samosa, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, and garlic naan. The samosa wrapper was pretty thick, and the only flavor coming out of the filling itself was from the chili flakes. The dal soup tasted like burnt water (if that's even possible?). It was the blandest lentil soup we have ever tried. I know that typically butter chicken is not meant to be spicy, but when we ask for our food to have medium levels of spiciness, we expect to feel it on our tongues. What did we receive? Very sweet bowls of chicken tikka masala and butter chicken. The sweetness reminded me of eating out of a Chef Boyardee's can. Very disappointing. I guess the only redeeming item was the garlic naan, which was on the burnt end... It gets worse. Remember how I said I was facing the windows? When my friend was finished eating, he wanted to wash up in the rest rooms. I saw in the reflection that a male waiter attempted to approach my table with the check. However, he hesitated multiple times and eventually went back to the front desk/cashier area. A female waitress came and dropped off the check, not in the middle of the table, but where my friend was sitting. Irrelevant detail, but it was my turn to pay for dinner, so I had to reach over the plates to get the check. When the male waiter came back to return my credit card and receipt, he continues to ignore me, places the guest check holder in front of my friend, and says, "thank you, have a good nice, sir." Not sure if other customers have had similar experiences here, but it is definitely my first and last time coming here. If you're looking for a place nearby with better customer service and food, I would suggest trying Ashoka Indian Cuisine, located right up the road.

Buffett very well. Fresh food. Look like Indian. Healthy bowel move after large meal. I recommend this one

Came to this place because of other yelpers reviews been so positive and I wanted to try it personally. Arrived to the restaurant around 11:30am a lil too early for me to eat lunch but it was better because the restaurant was not too busy, if you get there closer to 12 is going to be much busier. The welcome was nice and they seat you right away. Waiter brings you water or whatever you will like to drink. The food is really good, I was surprised with the flavor, there was a lot of flavor, the food is a lil more spicy than other restaurants in the area but if you are use to spicy food is ok. The variety of dishes is amazing, I was surprised with the many options of meat and vegetarian dishes they offer, and again the flavor was AMAZING . I will definitely be back here, this place will be my new go to for Indian food, and you can't beat the price $14.99 (much better priced than other restaurants around the area) definitely recomendado this place.

I went to this restaurant for their Saturday buffet with my family. The ambience was fine, but the food on their buffet trays was not warm at all. Also, they were constantly running out of poories even though they were very small in size. Overall, their buffet is ok but it is not worth to spend $13-15 per head.

The food was SO good! I tried the lunch buffet and everything was fresh and delicious. The price was reasonable at $15.99. The only reason I gave less than 5 stars was because the service wasn't fabulous...I had to flag someone down several times to get a water refill and order take-out. It could be due to ordering from the buffet, but checking in occasionally would have been appreciated. I still highly recommend a visit!

Food tastes amazing, portions are very fair. Everything is always hot and fresh. The Samosa chaat is something I have to get every time! I really love their vegetarian dishes and the garlic naan. My husband never cared for Indian food but after trying a couple things whenever I ordered from here specifically, he has since changed his mind!

I was excited for an Indian buffet, but was denied service because of my service dog. I tried to explain that service dogs are permitted under federal and Michigan law, but the person did not seem interested in hearing any explanation so we decided to leave.

Buffet at $17+ taxes, with empty and unreplinished trays at 1:45pm lunch is certainly not appetizing. Asked 3 times to get fish, that was supposed to be there for buffet. Staff did not replenish even until 2:35pm. No goat meat.

Great food, service was very good Food was on point with flavor and the cook did amazing job on how we wanted the flavor and the heat to be. Definitely will be back to try all the other dishes.

Not the best Indian food I've been too around the Detroit metro area. The portion sizes are very small for the prices. Ordered chicken tikka masala and it was in this small bowl that seemed like a child sized portion. You get a choice of naan or rice which is nice and both are good and they give you good portion sizes. The actual entree was very small and came with a few pieces of meat which was disappointing. ***Don't try and use the free samosa that it says on this Yelp page because the staff says it is a year old and they don't accept it anymore. The staff seemed very disorganized but was decently friendly. Overall I would skip this restaurant go elsewhere for Indian food- there is a wide variety of restaurants in the area.

Went for the buffet and everything was excellent... food was warm and fresh... tandoori chicken, butter chicken, biryani were all on point. Definitely will be back

The Friday night dinner buffet was smack your momma delicious. We got to sample a ton of dishes and each one was packed with flavor. Don't forget to grab a cup of their chai tea. ITS SO GOOD! I can't wait to go back and try the Sunday lunch.

I LOVE this restaurant!!! Their buffet is amazing, & never disappoints!! I love taking people from out of town here- they LOVE it!! The food is always delicious & the service is always friendly.

Hi my son and I are living in Michigan now. Was in Troy and went to yelp to see what was out there. Found Indian and Buffett. Did get there late and only thing that was off was naan was a little hard but still good. The food options were wonderful and many to choose. I really liked everything, considering we came from Chicago I can compare to Devon restaurants and they are really very good. Butter chicken is a little sweeter than I expected and tandoori chicken is on buffet and exceptional. Ended up talking to couple workers on way out and with owner. Such nice group and service was five stars, before meeting back area staff at checkout so no influence on how they treated me. I was just a customer, by myself this time, and excited to say can't wait until I come back and bring my so

Walked into this restaurant to meet a few folks, I was greeted by the nice gentleman who showed me the seating. The place is very nice, loved the decor and the table settings. The FOOD now was oh my ! Soo delish! Had the chilly chicken, butter chicken, okra fry, mix veggie kadai masala and rice. Butter chicken was creamy and not too spicy, loved it! The chilly chicken was soo good! The veggies were cooked with spice and oh so nice! I recommend this place!

Everything was amazing! This is my new favorite restaurant. I will definitely be back. The staff was super nice as well. My favorite dish was the butter chicken! I am craving more!

Ever since covid first came around, I've been hoping for a place to bring back their lunch buffet. Finally found one! Their buffet was amazing. Fresh, soft naan brought out every few minutes. The biryani was so flavorful and the chicken was so tender. The aloo matar and chicken curry were delicious. Butter chicken and tandoori were good but not the best I've tried. I am definitely going back and taking more people with me to try it!

I love going to this place for haryali wrap and kabab made in special orders. I discovered charminar with my coworkers and enjoyed their Biryani. They are now under new management now, which focuses heavily on customer services. My recommended items will be Gulab Jamun, wraps, naans, and off course the Biryani

What a sick bunch! Out of last 4-5 orders, 4 were wrong! Even today's order was wrong even with written instructions while placing order online. This place absolutely does NOT deserves to be in business.

My favorite local Indian restaurant. For the price of a Big Mac meal across the parking lot I can relax and enjoy a full lunch buffet. Vegetarian friendly like all SE Asian places, the level of service and the quality of food really set Charminar Biryani House apart. As good of a Tandoori chicken as I've had anywhere, good butter chicken, chili chicken and very good biryanis. Lunch buffet and quiet dinner experiences both equally good.

As someone who loves Indian food but feels as though it's a cuisine that requires multiple dishes, nothing fits my college pockets better than a good lunch buffet. While sadly Covid seems to have taken most other locations away from the buffet route. Charminar is still focused on giving the customer what they want, a bang for their buck. While I wouldn't call it the most sophisticated flavors it truly feels like grandmas home. Sitting at the table eating as much as you'd like till you leave feeling like giving birth to a food baby. And for 12.79 it can't be beat.

I usually don't eat authentic Indian food because of the spice but it was good for the value. The food was a bit spicy for me but i was there with good company so that made it all better. Many choices and they kept bringing out more stuff . The staff was very attentive and continued to take away our dirty dishes. Easy to get to , just off I-75 and big beaver.

The good: the butter chicken is very good with slices not bits of chicken, touch of sweetness and buttery. The mild spicy was a good minimal to no spicy so we are happy they actually got it right. The bad: Not so bad but right on the borderline of portion to price. It has more meat than it initially looked in the container. But the flavor gives us a we can do it again. The downer, lack of rice. We would get a much larger portion of rice that come with butter chicken. Twice as much rice as the butter chicken would had been on point. The veggies were a little more spicy than hoped but mainly my hookup so all good.

Delicious non vegetarian dishes especially biryani. Highly recommended for India Cuisine in Troy.

This place is so bomb. Customer service is amazing 10/10. The food was fresh! It even tasted fresh! Lol. I order a lot. It was date night and me and my husband ordered bunch of stuff.

This spot is sooooo delicious! The food was full of flavor! The chicken was amazingly tender and melts in your mouth. Every dish we tried was amazing. The butter chicken was probably the best I've ever had. Perfect amount of spice, buttery but not overwhelming, and very filling. The goat biryani is their speciality. Spicy and fresh! They slow cook it so the flavors really intensify and develop. The shrimp curry is a must have! Cooked to perfection and paired perfectly with the veggies. The Tandoori chicken was an experience! Came out sizzling hot with a delicious barbecue tang. We will definitely be back! And now they've got buffet lunch every day of the week! Such a good place if you love tasty hearty and healthy meals.