Pappe

JessVsChidinma

Food and drinks were gross. Waiter was gross too. Can’t remember his name. Very poor customer service. He didn’t even come back to the table. We had to find another waiter to pay. I don’t recommend this place. I got sick after eating it.

Sonya Hu

With its beautiful decor and talented chefs, Pappe is a lovely modern Indian restaurant with a fantastic ambiance and tasty food, but it falls short on service (or, more accurately, the consistency of the quality of service) and price point. I visited Pappe with a fairly large party (of 12 people) but arrived early with one other person. He and I checked in at the host stand (after waiting for ~10 minutes for one of the many staff members milling about to speak to us) but ended up having a minor disagreement with the individual who spoke with us. As a bit of context, we were unable to make a reservation for a party of our size online, so we made two separate reservations for 6 and asked to be seated next to each other if possible. It would have been fully understandable if they had simply told us that they couldn't guarantee they could fulfill our request, but the host -- who, based on his nametag, was actually a restaurant executive, which made his behavior even more surprising -- started to argue with us, angrily telling us that we should have called ahead of time. He also said that he couldn't seat the second group of 6 at an adjacent table even though it was the only other table in the restaurant that could seat 6 people because he wanted to save it for anyone who walked in ahead of the rest of our party...even though we had made a reservation. All in all, it was a very confusing interaction that became significantly more heated than it needed to be, with many more harsh words and admonishments from the host than I was expecting. Our server, though, was absolutely wonderful. She was incredibly sweet all throughout the night, helping us to navigate dietary restrictions, and was generally quite attentive, warm, and kind. The food itself was good, but had incredibly small portions. My table (of 6) shared the gobi manchurian, two samosa chaats, crab pav, spicy chicken tikka, and prawn ambi for appetizers. We then had allepey fish curry, lamb biryani, baingan bartha, butter paneer masala, and lamb vindaloo for entrees. It seemed like an exorbitant amount of food, but each dish was honestly so small that it worked out well. The biryani, for example, was served in the smallest, 1.5-cup pot. It was, admittedly, extremely cute, but also not exactly what I would expect for biryani. My favorite (of the pescatarian options) was the allepey fish curry, but it wasn't quite as spicy as I would prefer and I didn't find that the quality justified the higher price point. I also loved the samosa chaat, although it lacked most of the toppings that the dish is traditionally served with. For dessert, we shared the rice kheer (which was solid), chai creme brulee (which was far too rich for my taste -- you could almost taste the fat in it), and gulab jamun (which only had two gulab jamun per order, and the gulab jamun were very clearly the classic canned ones). The mango lassi was fantastic, though, so highly recommend getting one! All in all, I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the restaurant and the food was solid, but I didn't find that the quality of the food (or service) justified the elevated price point.

Morgan Fykes

My first trip to Pappe definitely has me wanting to come back for more. Everything was delicious and fresh. We were the first ones there when they opened but when we finished it was packed. Will be going again for girls night, date night or another birthday, really any night. Soooo good!!

Grace Ellsworth

The food was delicious! Our server Jahmeil gave great suggestions.