al maza

i've been a regular customer of al maza for years now. they've never let me down in terms of food quality,tasteor service. my go to place whenever i want to indulge. highly recommend!

went to this place around 1pm for lunch along with mom. we felt bit uneasy as around 20 men were there but after 10 minutes everyone left until we were done with lunch no other person came i wonder why is that.

anyway the service was pretty quick and interior is just usual. we got rara murg with steamed rice, murg banjara kebab, manchow chicken soup and chicken dum briyani parcel. i pretty much impressed with the quantity of curry, kebab was well marinated andtastegood. souptasteis bland. briyani was okaykish nothing special in that.

they give buttermilk in shot glasses as complimentary. it's on first floor which caused us trouble as mother while climbing. slightly overpriced according to the taste.

a decent family restaurant

main course

mutton biriyani was good, prawn biriyani was normal both was not enough hot

dal rice was too too good with ghee flavour

straters

fish finger was good and different from i ever tasted before, tried kebabs daria-e-aag (fish), murgh banjara (chicken) both are served hot and tasted good

desserts

this is the first time i tried shahi tukda the texture, consistency,tasteeverything was so good

foods were very pleasing to thetastebuds and the service was excellent. overall had good experience. specially rara murgh, lasooni murgh and falooda were soooo good...

ambience is good. you will be welcomed with buttermilk shots. we started with murgh badami soup which is perfecttasteof chicken and badam flavour in it, we ordered chicken murgh banjara, mutton seekh kebab and fish tandoori starters are also good which are served with pudina chutney and mayo. we ordered mutton biryani and fried rice which are decent taste. best part we ended with falooda which is really tasted very nice.

al maza is something which is been the unsung hero of anna nagar. they have the popular dishes of mughal and north indian cuisine and almost all dishes are perfect. but, space is an issue for group meal.

it's in the road that connects shenoy nagar part, behind titan showroom. parking is bit of a problem as there's no exclusive parking space for the restaurant.

the ambiance pretty much got the elegant and vibrant arabian decor. interestingly, the kitchen is behind glass partion and trust me, there's no gordan ramsay stuff going on.

we were welcomed with pineapple juice and pappad as complimentary and we went for the dishes. to start with the starters, we had the nonveg platter and seafood platter, they were tender and tasted great. the indian breads were good -butter, garlic, phulka, kashmiri, kheema. also had the tokri platter totastethe assortment varieties. the veg side dishes - bharwan mushroom and paneer mirch gravies were high on spices but complimented the mains pretty well. the anda curry stood alone with rich flavours clustered in own dish. the non veg sides were great - methi murg and rara murg. especially rara murgh is spicy but that's why it is favorited here. since, i heard the chicken biryani was the specialty here, i tried it but it didnt appeal me as it had lesser flavours. the veg variant had the same issue. finally we had the shahi thukda which brought us back to the good spirits.

the service is fair but since our group exceeded their normal customer seating count, they lagged the promptness and even missed taking note of one or two dishes we ordered. the pricing seems bit higher for its quantity but the food's sanguinity will make your try one.

wanted to try this restaurant based on the hype it had and zomato rating . the ambience is very pleasing . neatly arranged with appropriate lights . also located in a calm residential place . menu is lengthy but all the items may not be available. depends on what they chose to prepare for the day.
i visited this place with loads of expectations . i just ordered a chicken briyani and my review is gonna be just based on that . the briyani which came after a while, was in a closed bowl neatly covered -when opened had a good pleasant appetising aroma . but there ends the good part 🙂. i eagerly went for the first bite 🥄 🍴 . it wasn’t tasting even close to briyani . it was a hurrily cooked rice and gravies put together . the spices were very imbalanced . you might see a small chicken leg on the top of the bowl and that’s it for the meat portion for the entire briyani .service was ok or even below average for a dine out restaurant. i definitely din’t like thetasteof the briyani and the curry . infact i wouldn’t tag that as briyani . the place had a few family getting together .. there were load of free tables even on a weekend . i would say more of a hangout spot rather than a dine out spot. do try other dishes if you happen to visit this restaurant and share your feedbacks cos am definitely not gonna visit again . 😋. as like many others, was deceived by the rating . happy eating !!

i've been to almaza many times, they always serve high quality food with goodtasteand portion. last time i went they didn't have any of the mutton starter except mutton sheek kebab. for a mutton lover it was a disappointment. please try to have all the menu items available.

excellenttasteand mouth watering loved it, must try

afgani murg was sweet which should thetasteand chicken was not tender too. the rest items are good. chilli mili chicken tikka was very tasty.

chicken paratha is the only thing i didn't like here so far, expected it to be stuffed with chicken shreds... instead it was a minced thin layer that didn'ttasteso chickeny :(

this place has some amazing starters and other foods.

chicken lollipoptastenot good. biriyani quantity definitely not worth the cost.

i ordered chicken fried rice , it'stastewas amazing , but the quantity is very low , it's not an valuable quantity for the cost of food. food was good.

i visited this place for lunch on a saturday evening. we were given butter milk shots as a welcome drink. starters were awesome and goodtastetoo... then come to the main course ..we have ordered garlic naan i was having high expectation. unfortunately, its too big andtastewas average. but the curry was really nice to have......

this place never disappoints i would say . i have been ordering food from this place over a few years now and they make sure they maintain the quality . ordered the following : chicken 65 biriyani - thetastehas changed over the few years but it’s still good and would my favourite always( special mention to the rich brinjal gravy and raita which hasn’t changed at all) , paneer tikka masala - definitely yumm, veg fried rice - good . bit pricy to order frequently but worthy choice for special occasions . not to forget that the portions are pretty huge .