I met the chef who cooks here recently at an event and he recommended I come back and try their weekend lunch buffet. I instead came back first for Friday dinner. Got all the dishes they specifically recommended. Let me tell you this, I haven't had such mild yet uber flavorful Indian food here in US. Most Indian restaurants use either- excess hot spices, excess chilli powder and/or excess fat/oil to make the food restaurant worthy. None of the dishes we got did any of that. First off was the ghee roast chicken. It was a dish of succulent chicken bites doused in a rich gravy. I use the term rich not because of excess ghee, but rich in terms of lusciousness of gravy. There was neither excess garam masala nor chilli powder but it was finger licking delicious. We cleaned up the entire plate. Next was Subani chicken pulao. This is a dish coined after the dish from a restaurant named Subani in India. It was my first time trying it and I loved it. The factor that set it apart was the fragrant curry leaves and earthy cumin. They got us a side of gongura(sorrel leaves) to go with it and I haven't had gongura this good, ever. Most of the dishes from Indian restaurants cause acidity or heaviness. But not here. I recommend trying them out, I was told the weekend lunch buffet is going to be epic so maybe try that. read more

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I hadn't visited Avachi Biryani House in two years, since I moved away from South Bay to Oakland. I was nearby for an errand around lunchtime and when I saw ABH decided to pick-up biryanis to share for dinner back home. When I walked in, the buffet was new to me, but I dismissed the idea of a lunch buffet. While ordering biryani for takeout, the fragrance of the food got to me, and I made the mistake of walking over "just to take a look". Half an hour later, I was mysteriously experiencing a food coma which lasted for 4 hours. What did I eat? The bone-falling-off-bone scalp-sweating tender goat curry, perfectly done fried fish - crunchy batter on the outside and the flesh was done exactly right moist and flaky dal with vegetables (I didn't try the sambar itself) unusual South Indian gourds and other veggies dahi (I came close to spreading it on my scalp to cool off, but refrained) and yeah there was some chicken. When I sat down the staff brought freshly made naan and soft dosai. I did not try any of the pickles, papad, raita, chutneys, jalebi, srikhand or other desserts, I did not have space for even a cup of chai. This is the only South Asian restaurant in the entire Bay Area which I will intentionally visit. read more

Came here for their lunch buffet and tried all the vegetarian options. The vibe is casual and cafeteria like, and the staff were friendly and attentive. They came around offering naan and dosas frequently. For the food, the South Indian dishes were very good. I loved the mysore bonda, daal, and curries. The North Indian dishes were just average at best. The paneer butter masala was on the sweet side and the naan was average. Veg biryani had way too much potato. The chana masala was flavorful with a strong cardamom flavor. Desserts here were amazing. First time having gulab jamun warm and it was very tasty that way. The carrot halwa was also fantastic. The chikoo shake was refreshing. The chai was way too bitter. A bit pricey for a buffet, especially for vegetarians, but I'd come back. Probably more worth it if you eat meat since the non-veg options looked bigger. Parking was free but it's very difficult to find in this plaza. read more

Avachi Biryani House - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

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I've been here a few times, usually just to get their special chicken biryani. I've enjoyed it each time. The space looks clean, service can be slow sometimes, usually since they have several take out orders going out all at once. I like the biryani, and will definitely be back again! read more

Avachi Biryani House - AVACHI SPECIAL CHICKEN DUM BIRYANI - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

3.5 stars is accurate. The buffet is $17 Mon-Fri and $22 Sat-Sun. One of the largest variety and offerings I've seen for an Indian lunch buffet, but the food was pretty average overall. You can do either a la carte or buffet. The buffet includes bottled beers of corona and modelo. About half of the foods were vegetarian. Lots of curries, biryani, some not typical hot foods, and beverages (fresh watermelon juice, mango lassi, Chai tea). Some hit and misses. The best dishes were the goat curry, butter chicken, and cauliflower. But even the goat curry varied in level of gamey flavor and tenderness. The chicken in the butter chicken seemed frozen. The chicken kebabs were cold. They provide fresh naan and dosa at your table. Medium sized, clean restaurant with mostly indoor seating but they do have a few tables outside as well. Kitchen and bathroom are a bit ratchet. Staff are friendly and clear your dishes pretty quickly for the most part. Medium sized free parking lot. Probably won't go back read more

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We ordered from here on doordash so giving average rating for service and atmosphere. We also ordered from here on Dec 31sr so not sure if our experience was one off. Against my better judgement, I decided to go with a new restaurant for the last meal of the year. Ofcourse the restaurant is well rated so how bad can my experience be. My oh my! Was I in for a surprise... We ordered the Avachi special chicken biryani-family pack. It came with an appetizer. The appetizer, chicken 65 was really good (4/5). The biryani was awful. The spices were not cooked fully, so the raw spices and the garam masala was way too strong. The cloves and cinnamon was out of proportion. We could hardly have a few spoons. Had to settle for time and rested dal rice and yogurt rice! I hope it was one off and a result of Dec 31st. read more

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I go here on the regular and it never disappoints. They are very nice!!!! Portion sizes are pretty good as well :)

In my search for an Indian restaurant that serves my favorite dish, Navrattan Korma, I tried this place recently. Overall, the food was too spicy for my taste, even though I asked for the food to be as mild as possible. In my experience, Navrattan Korma is usually not spicy, but theirs was the spiciest of the dishes we ordered; I could not eat more than a few bites of it. Anyway, it lacked the flavor I wanted. So, my search must go on. We ordered Palak Paneer, which was tasty, although a bit more spicy than I would like. We also ordered butter chicken, which was the best dish for me. Not only was it not too spicy, but the taste was excellent. The garlic naan was really good too. Also, their portions are quite large here and their prices very reasonable. read more

I can't attest to the other dining options but the lunch buffet here is superb. There's a deep selection of vegetarian dishes, many you don't even get to see at most Indian buffets, like pickled cauliflower/gobi. For their drinks, they even offer mango lassi! The tables were kept clean, the food was stocked, and the water was room temperature. Dosa comes as part of the buffet and it's freshly cooked. It's good dosa. The naan comes hot to your table too. It's not good naan. It's not particularly bad, it's just a bit more chewy and thick then I would want my naan. Paneer was meh, chicken was good. The real star for me was the baby corn. It's so addictively good with its crispiness, it's breathe of heat, and it's sweetness. Definitely my favorite Indian buffet in the bay so far. read more

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Unacceptable -- Cutting Corners at the Customer's Expense .... This was not just a disappointing experience--it felt like Avachi is taking advantage of its customers. I ordered goat curry for takeout, and the container was not even ¾ full. I paid for a full portion and received noticeably less. I contacted the restaurant, showed them the portion, and they apologized, saying this "shouldn't happen." But an apology doesn't change the fact that I paid for something I did not receive. What made the experience even worse was the goat curry itself. The pieces of goat were extremely small, and there were small, sharp bone fragments/pieces throughout the curry, which made the meal unpleasant and concerning to eat. Taken together, it really gives the impression that they are on a mission to cut corners at the customer's expense--smaller portions, smaller pieces of meat, and an overall reduction in what you actually receive for the price you pay. This is cheating This is not about expecting extra food. It is about getting what you paid for and being able to enjoy your meal without worrying about what you are getting. I will definitely be avoiding Avachi in the future. If you are ordering takeout from them, be careful and check your portion before you leave. My experience was extremely disappointing. read more

Take out review only - Friends visiting the Bay Area brought us the egg biryani & chicken biryani. They have a choice of spice levels - be warned that the Medium spice level is spicy. The biryani was packed well with a salan & raita to accompany it. Both biryani dishes were excellent, and the salan and raita complemented the flavors well. Will look forward to visiting this spot to sample their other dishes! read more

Avachi Biryani House - Chicken biryani - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

The best thali I have ever eaten in the BayArea. Every single item on the thali tasted amazing. Authentic Andhra taste in every single item. Cut mirchi for appetizer and Ghajar halwa for dessert. Pulao and chapati delicious! Broad beans curry and Eggplant Fry made sooo well! Special callout for the homemade yogurt, how can the yogurt taste so good! The meal reminded me of the festive homemade meals we used to have back home when relatives who are an expert in making a single item each, get together and put out an amazing thali!! I would give them more than 5 stars if i could! read more

Avachi Biryani House - LUNCH THALI-VEG - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

I ordered the chicken 65 for takeout, and the chicken was undercooked. And I don't mean like a little bit undercooked, It was a had to run to the bathroom afterwards and it came back up kind of undercooked. This place is usually good, but I'm sorry to say I won't be going back here. read more

Tried their buffet lunch today. Everything was delicious and spicy. They had a corn fritter appetizer that was good - crunchy and great flavor. The biryanis are flavorful. Rasam was good too. Reminds me of the ones my mom would make. The naans are delicious too - fluffy and crunchy in places. Service was great. They have recently remodeled the restaurant. Nice seating tables and booths. read more

An interesting Indian place that is representative of a few regions. The buffet is quite good. The service is what you would expect from a buffet. The place is not big so it is limited tables and has a buffet feel to it. Altogether not bad. read more

The place stands out when you look for it due to the old school architecture. Inside is a bit small but if you get there early you can beat the crowds. You can't miss the colorful decor, and Hindi music plays on the television to complete the ambiance. The buffet is quite good, and many items are bold and spicy. Ther variety is very good as well. The paneer korma has quite a tasty sauce and the flavor is well balanced. The fried fish has an impressive coating of green spice on the outside, with the inside revealed to be white fish. Chai and mango lassi is included in the buffet, and are very good. There were two soups served as well. There was a mango pudding which had gulag jamun in it. Warm dosas and naan are brought to the table.There is something for everyone here. read more

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The food is really fantastic!! The vegetarian choices are vast, as are the choices for the meat lovers (I cannot attest to those dishes and quality). The ambiance is so-so and the hygiene is also basic. Lunch: It's a buffet, so it's mostly self service. But the hosts do bring dosas and naan and other such to the table. Seating is cramped. Elbow to elbow. Overall, worth it! Do go. read more

They offer an amazing lunch buffet packed with plenty of vegetarian choices. The buffet was kept in great shape and was refreshed quickly whenever something ran low. The spice levels on all the dishes were just right for me, with a few items that had a nice little kick. Plus, they had drinks like chai tea, mango lassi, beer, and wine available at the buffet. Everyone in my office loves their lunch buffet. read more

Good vegetarian and non veg selection on lunch buffet menu. Works great for a quick in and out lunch on a weekday

Was grocery shopping and felt like stopping by at this biryani place. They had some council member event at the time so restaurant ordering was closed. I didn't realize this went in anyways and they were quite welcoming despite the fact it was closed for a private event. The staff was friendly and said I could only order Biryani at that time...worked out perfectly as that's all I wanted. Took a veg sun biryani to go - it comes with a small quantity of gravy and raita on the side. The Biryani was good - well balanced flavors. Texture of the rice was perfect...not too sticky, not too dry...felt fresh. Not the best I have eaten but was still pretty good. The best I have eaten is the one my mom makes The raita was quite watery. Quantity was just about right. I paid a total of ~$14 which included a small tip. I won't go out of my way to come here, but will definitely try again if I am already in the neighborhood. read more

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This review is only for their weekend breakfast buffet which I tried out recently. For $14, you get 2 Idli, 1 Vada, 1 kesari, 1 pongal and coffee. It comes with ample Sambar and 2 types of chutneys, both were spicy and tasty. Food tastes good and came promptly. Would advise people to go on weekends at least 15 mins after opening time to ensure all the food items are ready. Will definitely visit again for this breakfast, reasonably priced and tasty overall read more

Avachi Biryani House - Breakfast buffet - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

I finally tried the biryani, which I highly recommend ordering in place of plain rice. Not spicy--the way I like it. Subtracting a star because of my most recent visit. Here's what happened: I ordered the Paneer Tikka Masala (along with some other dishes) like I normally do. They projected a 20 minute wait time, and at the 20 minute mark, they came out to tell me that everything is ready except for the Paneer Tikka Masala because they were out of tikka masala. They asked if they could replace it with butter masala, and I said that was fine. 10 minutes later, I went home with my food. Although the dish was labeled PBM, which I can only assume to stand for Paneer Butter Masala, it was chicken! This is a really unfortunate mistake for customers who don't eat meat. By that time, I was too tried to drive back and complain and wait for them to make me something new, so I threw something together at home. I have noticed restaurants making mistakes like this more and more these days, so I'm trying to be good about checking the order before I leave. However, in this case, the dish was labeled correctly, and there was no way for me to tell until I put what I thought was paneer into my mouth only to discover it was chicken. I'm still willing to go back because the food tastes good, but they really can't keep making mistakes like this, otherwise I won't be returning. read more

The food is terrible - avoid it. There are tons of much better places to get Indian food (especially biryani). We got a veg biryani, special chicken dum biryani, and butter chicken for the kids. All dishes were really bad. The chicken in the biryani was tough and chewy. The veg biryani had tough paneer and mushy vegetables. Both felt like they were not fresh. The butter chicken was requested mild - they just added a bunch of milk or cream to a really spicy curry. It was watery and still super spicy. It had maybe 7 pieces of chicken floating in a watery dish! We threw away the whole dish. read more

Crazy slow - 30 mins wait for a Togo order in early evening when only 2 tables are busy - this is after ordering online - one single biryani

Tried their weekend breakfast special. Their pongal, upma and Vadai were all right. Coffee was strictly okdokey..not filter coffee, not american. Imho, they could skip offering coffee altogether as anyways a few other reviews mention that coffee was not great. Chutneys were nice, but I wish sambhar were more flavorful. Was an ok experience, not sure if I'll be back again. But looks like their biriyanis get good reviews, so maybe thats their fan base and USP and not breakfast. read more

I have never visited the place but it's one of my favorite places to order in Doordash because of the great street chowmein that they make. This time, I ordered street chowmein with egg along with chicken lollipop and fish 65. The latter 2 items were big disapppointments as the pictures themselves will probably show. The drumsticks were very small, extremely dry and on the verge of almost being burnt. The fish 65 is similarly dry and almost burnt. In addition, the portion sizes of those items were also small. Overall, not a good experience with the food from this place. read more

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HORRIBLE!!!! The veggie dum biryani was the worst ever dum biryani of my life. Barely anything other than the rice. The veggies I find as you can see the string bean were overly boiled and mush. The paneer was hard like a rock and the potatoes burned. I wonder how they managed getting 3* by far. Chef has left so they have nothing South Indian on the menu (which was 50%). Tried to call them but their phone system (option 2 to speak with someone sends back a text to your phone) is designed to take web orders only. Best option get something frozen from next door grocery store and save money and heartache. read more

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The place is nice, but service leaves a lot to be desired. We ordered two dishes with idli, and after waiting for 30 minutes for our food, we get the message that they were out of idli. It doesn't take 30 minutes to know if you have idlis! Okay, we order dosas and they arrive 15 minutes apart! This was not even a busy time. Tastes okay but if you don't want to go hungry, just eat at home. read more

THEY ARE STILL HERE!!! Their samosas tastes exactly how I remembered them 15 years ago . If you're vegetarian and want a nice filling snack, I highly recommend you checking them out. read more

I and my husband had veg and non veg thalli's today, their taste took me back to India. I find that many restaurants make their food little bland and that's a big bummer for me. But the food here is spicy and yummy, will definitely go back. The service here is great, they were friendly and accommodating. Ambiance is good as well, it's big and spacious. read more

Buffet lunch is fantastic. Wide variety, excellent service. Also had my favorite boneless chicken biryani to go. Very positive experience read more

This was my first time at this restaurant. The main draw for me was the weekend special where you can get an array of different food items such as upma, idli, pongal, vada and it also comes with a sweet. You can take it to go or eat there but be aware you will be charge a little extra for taking the food to go. However, the food is still fresh if you take it to go and you get a side of sambar too. We went on a Saturday morning and it wasn't super crowded. They got out order ready in less than 15 minutes. Overall, the food tasted good and it wasn't too spicy. We also got coffee on the side and we were expecting it to be a indian-style coffee but it was a bit bitter for my taste. Overall, I would go back again for this special. They also have a good variety of biryani which I want to try in the future. Would recommend this place! read more

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This place was a huge disappointment.. we ordered the Avachi special chicken biryani, ghee roast chicken, kadhai paneer, ulavacharu paneer biryani and naan.. they took forever to serve our food. They gave us the ghee roast chicken first and nothing else and we had to ask them multiple times (after waiting for 30 min) where our food was and the servers would just come and tell us that we had to wait 5 more min and they never showed up again.. the ghee roast chicken was completely cold when the rest of the food came so we asked the waiter to warm it up again and he took it to the kitchen and never returned with it again while he started serving other tables so we had to ask them again to bring it back after waiting for another 10 min... The food was not worth the wait at all.. the kadhai paneer had a small portion size for the price.. there was nothing special about the biryanis either.. in fact they weren't even biryanis.. they were just chicken and ulavacharu curries assembled with colorful basmati rice.. we had asked the waiter to make our food spicy and there was no spice at all.. and the ulavacharu was extra tangy and I like tangy food but it was inappropriately tangy.. read more

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Hello foodies Here we are to review chicken briyani and chilli chicken., Chicken briyani flavor is good but something is missing to make it completely satisfied. quantity wise not satisfied. Chilli chicken is different and better to avoid it. Taste 3.5/5 Quantity 3/5 Quality 3/5 read more

Avachi Biryani House - Chicken briyani - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

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We ordered a quarter plate of Paneer biryani for holiday party. The biryani was ok, good but not great. Made us wait an extra hour even though we had called ahead read more

The forever vegetarian is back to review Avachi Biryani House. The smell of cooking wafts thro the air and builds up your appetite and sets the stage for an anticipated great meal. And they serve a great meal. We had simple stuff like dal makhani and it was impressively good. Simple dishes have to be got right before we can move on to the more complex one. The tandoori roti was good and a good size. We tried the fire naan and it was not that spicy as compared to the amount of thai chilli peppers on it. maybe they got seared and lost the heat. but it was a good and different addition. The ulavalacharu paneer biryani was also great. simple and good. The quantities are good for the price and so it seems like value for money. Service is a little sloppy and could get better as they get their act together. read more

Avachi Biryani House - fire naan - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Stopped by here for a spontaneous lunch with my dad. We ordered the veggie dum biryani. I have a very low tolerance for spice, and I find most biryanis are too spicy for me but this one was perfect! If you like spicy food, they do serve it with a spicy sauce to pour over the top. As other reviews have noticed, there weren't that many veggies in it and it was mostly rice, but in still found it tasty. My Dad who loves spicy biryani gave it 3 star. Overall was not disappointed! read more

Some stuff was spicy but highlight was the mango drink for weekend buffet . Limited parking , around $ 19 for weekend buffet

Food was terrible ordered on Saturday night 3/16. All dishes chicken n mutton biryani's n appetizers were a flop. read more

Avachi Biryani House - Indian Near Me - Cupertino, California

Delicious food with wide variety of vegetarians dishes which is hard to find in other Indian buffet. Staff is very friendly.