Jando S.
Yelp
As far as Bengali joints are concerned, I'm not mad at Premium Sweets. They've done a far better job than most previous reviews would have indicated (at least food wise) and the fact they are a destination for quite a number of local families makes this place A-Ok as far as I'm concerned.
They should very much be a revered desserts destination. The selection goes a bit further than burfis and cashew / almond based desserts, but what I find impressive is their array of cake slices ranging from black forest to red velvet. They also serve a mean tiramisu, though I would always argue a little more booze in the batch wouldn't hurt. Traditional desserts include a number of desi donut holes, i.e. galub jamun, laddoo, rasqullah, which are as sinful as they are sweet.
On the hot food front, they have a number of items that merit plenty of attention, namely the biriyani, samosas, and various curries. A few things I didn't really dig so much aren't worth much of a mention (goat and kebabs?) but the food on a whole is really not that bad. I think I'd find a few more items to enjoy if I didn't come here but once or twice a year at best.
Where they can fall flat sometimes is the service. I'm not saying the folks behind the counter are slow, but they can be, especially when there is no one else around customer wise. Also, it has been a tough deal whenever I've called in to confirm if certain items are available or not, sometimes I just get hung up on after one too many inquiries. That can get frustrating and I can see the hangups people have when the wait staff isn't doing their job because they're too busy socializing.
All in all, one could do far worse than Premium Sweets. As some folks would say in a cliché: not the worst, but certainly not the best. Hence, 3 stars.