surjit food plaza

ridiculously overpriced and extremely ordinary - that'ssurjitfood plaza in the nutshell.  it looks impressive, with large glass panels, from outside. the ambiance is passable. the open kitchen, behind big glass panel, gives good feeling. but that's about it.  the hygiene factor is not impressive.  we realized that the steamed rice we ordered was stale one - sprinkled with water and heated in the microwave that was outside, in our view.  we had to return it.  to be fair we were served a fresh made steamed rice in 10 minutes.  but the real shocker was when we got the bill. about a third of that amount would have made justice to the place.

the food was amazing and the hospitality was top notch. the owner mr.surjitsingh is an amazing host who showed us his kitchen and was gracious enough to plan our takeaway dinner. the food was par excellence and the tandoori chicken was the best i ever had. must visit place in amritsar.

i ordered a mutton keema kulcha as per their own menu but they delivered a chicken keema kulcha. this is not expected from a reputed name likesurjitchicken.

as recommended by all the food pages had amritsar fish and mutton tikka gravy here. it was so well cooked and very tasty. i asked the owner, mesurjitas to why the place had such low number of guests despite being so highly rated by all food pages. he told me simply that they once used to have a lot of guests. but they never served alcohol. hence number of guests went on decreasing. he was such a humble guy. he told me that despite this he believes that by serving quality food he will get genuine customers. he said that taxi drivers and auto walas don't bring customers here deliberately as other hotels bribe the taxi walas for alcohol and all. really felt nice talking to him.
whosoever reads this, do visit this food joint as it will definitely give u foodgasms

it’s actually awesome, we ordered ajwain fish fry it was superb, delicious. the green chutney adds the superb taste to the fish. one will enjoy this ajwain fish fry at any given point of time.

the staff is good in service and friendly, quick in service, one of the legendary place in amritsar “surjit food plaza “ has lot to offer from the variety of the menu they have.

lovely food.

on trip to amritsar been tosurjitfood plaza on recommendation of sum friends.. ordered many starters of chicken n fish as v were a group of 10. quantity served was on lower side as compared to d prices charged per dish. i guess it was owner himself who came to us n suggested some dishes to try. green chutney n onion were a plus point while having snacks. taste was gud. bt prices were high. overall gud experience

lovely food! mrsurjitpersonally catered to us.. made us have lovely food! must visit if your in amritsar! the laccha parathas were outstanding!

surjit - a must must must visit 
i was visiting amritsar about ten days ago for the first time with the single minded agenda to eat. the first place i happened to go straight from the airport was surjit. i had heard a lot about it so wanted to see what the hype was all about. i went with my parents and as soon as we entered we were greeted by one of the warmest smile ofsurjithimself. he recommended that we order his famous tandoori chicken, amritsari fish and mutton tikka and we did. we also added saag and a few rotis to our order and waited eagerly. soon we realised that we hadsurjithimself in the kitchen cooking for us. as the food arrived, i found myself literally salivating because it was the best mutton tikka and fish i have ever tasted in my life. 

over the next few days, we literally must have tried every single dhaba/restaurant in amritsar but nothing even came close to surjit. which is why we went back tosurjiton outr way back to the airport for our flight to delhi! and the hogs that we are, even packed some to take back with us to delhi! do not miss it if you're in amritsar.

when we entered and asked for the menu, a pleasant but owner looking person commented “dekh ne ka aur soch ne ka kuch nahi hai; sirf khane ka hai” and then broke into a big smile.. we immediately told him that please order for us and we will just eat.. and well, there was only sheer happiness after that.. the perfectly marinated tandoori chicken and sukha mutton were really good but what caught our attention was the amritsari fish tikka.. golden crispy on the outside and tender soft in the inside and the fish cooked to perfection..and the masala sprinkled on the outside is simply to die for; the aloo kulcha and the chole were certainly amritsar standard.. we ordered few takeaways for our friends and the team did a splendid job to get everything done in less than 40 mins!

while the food itself deserved all the praise, what really made it special was the exceptional service of the owners -surjitsingh-ji and his sauve son amarjit singh who welcomed us with that ‘wise-beyond-his-years’ remark when we entered.. the story of the restaurant and how it was built by surjitji and his son after splitting away from the older man’s brother of ‘makhan’ fame.. the story was moving but then withsurjitfood plaza getting featured in new york times couple of years back, it was proof that talent and tasty food always get recognised.. if i were to go back to one place in amritsar, then i would happily choosesurjitfood plaza :)

this is my fifth visit tosurjitand second of this trip. i simply now feel that a visit tosurjitis must on every visit to amritsar

place is located in bustling market place but inside is a calm and homely aura where you dine with full view of the kitchen which owner himself manages when the crowd is growing.

i always order tandoori chicken and have to say that it is the dish that should be had every time. kfc gives an ad that their chicken is finger lick'in good, well if you try chicken atsurjityou will surely be saying the same thing. chicken is first done in tandoor then on kadai and served with lemon. its tender juicy mmm mmm mmmm good.

my other orders was yellow dal with assorted bread (ps: try lachha parantha only if you are really hungry) kadai chicken and fried fish.

to be honest i am not a dal person every time its made at home i have an excuse like i am full or i will have fruits only but here its good.

my overall experience of the place is amazing the owner himself or one of his relatives whoever is sitting greets you helps you with ordering. they dont allow you to over order anything. they make sure you enjoy your food.

i don't give out 5 stars easily as i eventually do find a fault or two in everything. but atsurjitthere is something about the aura, food and the owner that giving anything less will be an insult to not only an averagely priced, very high quality food but to owner himself.

so do go here and enjoy finger lick'in good tandoori chicken and other delicacies on offer.

a very popular place but honestly nothing out of the world. the tandoori chicken is an exception though - it is fab !! if not for the tandoori chicken, i possibly would not make an effort to go tosurjitagain.

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hey guys,

well this was supposed to come a week earlier.... but then as they say better late than never....  i happened to be on a vacation this summer and amritsar was the last leg of the trip.... andsurjitplaza the last restaurant i had food from...

needless to say the food was as amazing as it gets but the icing on the cake is the outstanding hospitality displayed by mr surjit.. the owner himself and his son amarjit.... taking utmost care of their visitors , details of the taste they customize your order. i had the most yummylicious fish amritsari, kebabs, kulchas.... even the veg biriyani was finger licking good.

dont leave amritsar without visiting surjit....

he is the original makhan! eldest of 5 brothers he sacrificed his claim to the name but perhaps lives up to the name more than anyone of the other outlets. came here on a recommendation of a friend and were skeptical when we saw the zomato rating.
well, this was the best food we had on our trip to amritsar! the owner is very caring and came up to our table, helped us order and was as warm as you would expect everyone to be in this city.

when the food came, we realised that this place dished out the best fish amritsari, butter chicken, kulchas, tandoori chicken and dal makhani! mrsurjitcould be seen personally supervising the cooking in the kitchen.

everything was lightly spiced so that the meat would retail it's flavour. what's more, it was light on the stomach despite being as rich as punjabi food is!

don't miss the lassi!

one thing is for sure, we are coming back here again. one word to sum up this experience - outstanding!

fantastic food! we had heard from multiple people about all the oldest and best places to eat in amritsar- bharawan da dhaba, makhhan, and so on... and then double checked zomato ratings before making a careful decision. and then we were recommended this place with a 3.5 zomato rating and when we walked in, it was completely empty! compare that with the makhhan dinner we had the night before... it was packed and overflowing with people! so we were definitely a little suspicious when we walked intosurjitfood plaza. we needn't have worried... the butter chicken was succulent and flavourful, the tandoori chicken and amritsar fish was authentic and subtly flavoured and the kaali dal was outstandingly makhani (this, from a family of hardcore meat eaters). more people need to know about this place. not least because mr.surjitsingh was the original owner (and oldest brother) of makhhan, and was subsequently cheated of the makhhan brand name. however, having eaten at both places for 2 consecutive meals, i can safely say that mr.surjit singh knows his food better than any of the scores of restaurants in amritsar and is highly underrated on zomato. makhhan was great butsurjitfood plaza was outstanding!

went here as it was recommended by a friend. though it is a bit far from the main golden temple area, it was worth travelling till here. one must have the amritsari fish and mutton kebabs. we also had the tandoori chicken, paneer butter masala and dal makhani. everything was delicious. the fish was tender and tasty. the paneer and dal were yummy and full of butter but you won't regret the calories. when in amritsar,surjitfood plaza is one eatery you really shouldn't miss!