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    chicken biryani

    Ordered the chicken biryani on doordash. The chicken was dry and the rice was so plain. It looks nothing like the picture they have on their website or on doordash! Look at the difference. This is one of their "house specialities" for $17.00 Save your money. Go somewhere else.

    Goat Rezala Creamy Curry, Paratha
    David K.

    Atithi is a rare breed of restaurant offering Bengali-inspired dishes in a casual setting. I was curious to try out this cuisine and started with the Goat Rezala, a curry made of bone-in chunks of goat in a thick sauce made of Dhaka spices, golden raisins, goat milk yogurt, and almond & pistachio paste. The boney, fatty goat meat and grainy texture of the sauce were acquired tastes, but went decently with a side of pan-fried paratha. The Free Range Chicken Roast was a bone-in chicken leg quarter in a spiced walnut & almond paste sauce, served with a side of long-grained palao rice. The sauce had an addictively creamy, earthy flavor that went nicely with the tender chicken and the rice. Finally, the Tandoori Platter came with a chicken quarter, beef boti (spiced ground beef) kebab, and salmon tikka, along with onions, bell peppers, and a drizzle of raita on top! The chicken and rare salmon were super tender, but my personal favorite was the beef boti, which had a slightly crispy exterior and a tender, spiced interior. Overall, the food here was decent, though most of the ingredients were reheated and were subpar in freshness and quality.

    Beef lentil
    Nash F.

    One of the worse restaurants we have been to. Very small restaurant with bugs flying around. We went on a weekend and there was just one person handling the kitchen and serving at the same time . There was one more table occupied and we had to wait a while till our order was taken. So the total wait until food was served was 40-50 mins. But I must say the server was very courteous and nice. Food was horrible. Tea 0/0- it had a very weird flavor and very sweet. Tasted like it was sweetened with artificial sweetener. Vegetable samosa 2.5/5 - not the usual Bangladeshi crust and the filling was spicy mashed potato. But it was ok. Beef cutlet 0/0 - so salty that we couldn't take a second bite. And there were 3 of us. None of us could. Puri and lentil 2.5/5 - daal tasted like it had biriyani masala and tasted ok. Puri was like bread but the crispy Bangladesh puri. More like the Indian ones Polao/rice 0/0 - this is the last thing anyone can expect to be bad. It was either very old or left out open for hours. It was so dry that we couldn't eat it Chicken korma 2/5- it was ok. Didn't taste good and the gravy was kind of runny. Chicken pieces were boneless breast pieces and were very dry Beef with lentil ( daal Ghosh) 0/0 - tasted very sour. Served said it had tomato paste in it. If it was sour because of it, the cook must have used too many tomatoes but it tasted different sour. It also did smell bad like the daal has gone bad. Mixed vegetable 2/5 - it was ok. Very runny but edible. We were so disappointed that the server said he would make us something else to go and we said why not the suji (semolina) 0/0 - a small container of suji had three 2inches of cinnamon. It had overwhelming cinnamon smell and flavor. It was cooked with milk and tasted like a freshman student cooked it in their dorm. We were excited to try this restaurant but unfortunately would never return based on our experience. We drove there from San Jose and definitely not worth it

    Beef Tehri

    Best Bengali food that I had in a while! I lived in Bangladesh for couple of months, this restaurant reminded me the great time that I had there! Very authentic flavors! Staff also friendly and polite made a great experience. Samosas, chicken tandoor and the beef tehri rice were my favorites! Place very cozy! Thanks for the experience! I recommend a try!

    Beef Shashlik Kabob and naan. Very fresh and light and tasty!

    My wife and I just ate at this new Bangladeshi restaurant in Orinda and we thought it was excellent. The food is light and fresh, and the mix of spices used is very effective. We started with vegetable somosas and vegetable pakoras. For entrees my wife had the saag paneer and I had the beef Shashlik kabob. (see photos). Both of us has fresh, light naan with our entrees. My wife had the mango lemonade to drink. We eat Indian food often and Bangladeshi cuisine is similar. What I like is that there are beef versions of many dishes, since Bangladesh is a predominantly Muslim country. The menu is quite expansive and there are goat and seafood dishes as well. If you're an adventurous eater curious about Bangladeshi food, give this a try. The restaurant is a block away from theater square, right off the Orinda exit of Highway 24.

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    I wish I had checked the reviews prior on ordering, drove in the heavy rain to the restaurant to find out it was closed!

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    Great to find delicious Bangladeshi food! I tried the Okra Masala and wasn't disappointed, wonderful texture and very well spiced.

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    Went with the fam to this little gem. The food and service was excellent. We will definitely be back!

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    Food was amazing, service was even better. Very kind workers and very attentive. Food came out quick and had great flavor.

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