Varanasi Boutique Restaurant

1. We had a wonderful experience at Varanasi! The combination of beautiful food and exceptional service from Julie and Jay really makes for a memorable dining experience. The food was delicious and enjoyed throughly by us both and the service, atmosphere and ambience really stood out and made for a very special evening – thank you!

2. Loving setting, stunning interior for a restaurant.
   Our server Abdul is a wonderful waiter / staff member – he was super attentive to all the guests, knowledgeable with all the extra details about the restaurant and the menu and overall a really lovely person. He is definitely an addition to this restaurant.
   Food was great, it is expensive but we can see why as it was some of the best Indian food we’ve eaten and of course the service was outstanding so we understand the price range.
   Definitely recommend to family & freinds.

3. A beautiful setting for a peaceful, classy family dinner here at Varanasi. We arrived at 6pm as soon as they open, pre-booked the day before with deposit taken (£10 per person). One improvement would be to have an online booking system- as you have to wait to be contacted back to confirm the booking which can be inconvenient.

   Moving onto the restaurant, the decor and setting was spectacular! The customer service and attentiveness from our waiter was spot on and the food came out quickly which we were pleased with.

   The starters were nice, the seekh kebab being the highlight. Nothing really stood out to be spectacular. the papri chaat flavours were lovely but the actual papri didn’t taste fresh unfortunately, some of it was crunchy, other parts of it tasted dated, soft and less fresh. For mains we had the lamb karai, it was nothing less than 5 stars- flavoursome, tasty and cooked to perfection. The naan breads were delicious too.

   To finish with we had the chocolate fondant cake and panna cotta dessert. The chocolate fondant flavours were pleasant but no fondant in the middle, literally the same texture throughout, tasted more like cake unfortunately. No sauce or melty middle!

   The panna cotta tasted okay too, it needed some texture to give it a bit more substance- even a crumble on the side would have been nice to go with it or berry compote.

   Overall, a lovely evening dinner. Unfortunately, very expensive for what you received, For the price tag + service charge you would expect each item to be of higher standard in terms of flavour and quality. Improvements would be, have an online booking system, papri chaat needs to be more fresh, chocolate fondant needs a melt in the middle.

   Looking forward to visiting again in the future hoping for a better experience!

4. I was very impressed with the grand decor of the restaurant, very regal, very Maharaja types. After a very long time I was impressed by the decor and it truly felt like fine dining. Service was good too. Special mention to Jay who looked after us well. Food was good too , I would not say extraordinary but it was good, i would highly recommend it if you like fine dining experience.

5. First time at Varanasi after seeing people raving about it on Facebook and it did not disappoint. From the moment you walk in the atmosphere is so nice and sets the mood. The food was amazing and our waiter Tas was very friendly and checked on us regularly to make sure we had everything we need. All in all a great experience and we’ll definitely be coming again. Thanks for a great night 🙂

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