Bansari Indian Cuisine

Rahul Kande

I am an Indian and I am really disappointed with the food. Definitely not worth the price at all. I don't care abt other reviews for this place but it was really bad. The paneer 65 I order is soaked in gravy. Paneer 65 is supposed to be a dry starter, not a gravy curry! The paneer tasted like a sponge and very cheap quality. The starters are supposed to be spicy but what I got is a sweet tomato sauce 😕 The veggie biryani was spicy as hell. I mean real spicy even for an Indian, I don't think it is even healthy to eat something this spicy (there is only two spice levels in Uber eats, "default" and "mild" and say that their default spice level is "perfect", but it definitely is not perfect. Their default is over spicy and should have "normal spicy" level as another option. There was no onions or lemon as sides with the biryani which is again surprising fr the price at this place. Also, there was too much of spicies in the biryani (check my pictures). The most frustrating is the broken cinnamon sticks. There is no reason at all to break the cinnamon sticks in biryani. It's supposed to be one single stick which we can remove when eating so that it won't randomly end up between my teeth fr every bite 😡 Some good things: the raita was awesome, I really loved the fact that they dint add cucumber in raita. I hate cucumber in raita. The starter which was supposed to be spicy was mild, so, I used it to compensate the biryani which was supposed to be normal spicy was over spicy.

Michael Gracey

I visited on a Sunday evening that became busier as time passed. Tables were full with combinations of families and couples, and servers seemed occupied with attending to guests and bussing tables for waiting guests. Service overall struck me as informed and straightforward both from what I saw and personally experienced. I liked the clean trays along with water cups already at seats for diners to use for eating (seemed thematically appropriate). Being my first visit, I ordered mainly some staples I normally eat at Indian places as well as a less typical drink to start. The barkeep took my entire order on a handheld device: Kala Khatta soda and roasted papads to open, samosas as an appetizer, madras chicken curry and roti bread for a main, and a mango lassi and rice pudding to finish. The timings for each part of the meal mostly fell within reasonable intervals especially given the busyness of the kitchen (the curry took a little longer). Flavors seemed authentic to my taste starting with the soda which had distinctive fruit and citrus notes with a little spice as advertised. Papads were predictably crisp and had two tasty sauces, the chutney being preferred slightly over the green coriander sauce for me. Samosas were fried well although I was expecting more flavor and spice from the filling. The potatoes inside tasted rather plain even if they were nicely warm. I could have eaten the chickpeas with some rice as a main the texture and accompanying sauce was that good. The madras curry was spicy as the barkeep helped me understand but delightfully so. I personally liked the strong spice profile emphasizing coriander. The chicken itself had a gently cooked feel that left the meat nearly fork tender. Spinach accents provided just that, and even more spinach for me would have been welcome. Rotisserie bread arrived warm and tasting as expected. The yellow lentils looked, felt, and tasted smooth and comforting with the fluffy basmati rice. The mango lassi took a good thickness for me with the mango flavor not too sweet or overpowering to my taste buds. Finally the rice pudding was likewise not too sweet and offered a little texture contrast with some slivered almonds. I have enjoyed this dessert with a slightly thicker consistency, but this version proved quite satisfying. I can definitely see why this establishment was busy and would recommend to anyone looking to go Indian for lunch or dinner in and around Northern Virginia.

Grace Priyadarshini

Great food and good portions! We got the Chicken biryani, Chicken pepper and the Chicken 65, all pretty delicious! Place is kinda small, so there might be a tiny wait on a Friday night. Service was pretty great.

Satyajit Ghosh

Biryani was good. Although portion size of every item is very very small. This is just another typical indian restaurant in the US, don't expect authentic indian taste here.