Kritika at the front desk is the major problem. She's over charging and giving wrong food out. We ordered food worth $80 we ordered lac ha parathas. They got some other rotis Wheh I went to her to tell her she said bring me back The old rotis which I did. That it self was wrong. Then she only gave back one wheh we ordered two . Just very bad service and no brains at work. Avoid this place. read more

Good punjabi food like kadhi pakora, bhature chhole, dahi bhalla, lassi, puri aaloo. Quick service, basic but clean ambiance.

This is our current go to for butter chicken and delicious naan. My son's favorite and I always try their specials.

Had a nice workday lunch here a feww weeks ago. Food is great, service is friendly. Be prepared to wait a little for them to put your order together. Not a place if you are rushing to get to a meeting at work and need lunch fast (unless you order ahead). One thing, at this location naan is an extra order, and that rice that comes with your order is about 8 oz tub serving. I ordered the curried lamb which could feed two people if you ordered extra bread and rice. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/OdiudBDejlc?si=j5do2BAvo43eWgy_ read more

Punjabi By Nature - Curried lamb and rice. Naan is extra charge. - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

the food was great and tasted very authentic. i loved the way the flavors came together to give a taste of pure delicousness.

The best tandoori chicken in the area! And don't forget to get the chai. Located inside Lotte, I usually get my food to go after shopping at Lotte. Food travels well and stays hot. read more

Worst customer service. Will literally Nickle and dime you over little things. Asked for extra Chole for bhature bc last time There was spillage in the bag from Chole and they wouldn't do it. RIDICULOUS. Typical cheap Indian behavior. read more

We catered from Punjabi by Nature for a gathering of about 20-24 people. We got a number of dishes and starters. The food was outstanding and everyone loved it. Samosas, chicken tikka and paneer tikka for starters and chicken tikka masala, lamb kadai, Hakka noiseless, garlic gobi, dal makhani and Delhi chole were all great and enjoyed by our friends. Niharika did a great job of helping us with the menu and coordinating the details for pick up. read more

Food is phenomenal. Naan was thin, light and flavorful, not doughy. The Palak Mushroom and Palak Paneer were excellent. One star deducted for a rather rude person at the counter. She tried to tell me that I did not want to order what I wanted, and I heard her arguing with another customer about his order as well. It is a food court, so the price is slightly less than a regular sit-down restaurant. We were staying at a hotel nearby and came back multiple nights for the tasty food. read more

It's in the Lotte Market. I get takeout there and it's solid. I've enjoyed the samosa's and the naan mostly and cook my own curry chicken and jasmine rice at home. read more

I regularly visit Lotte on the weekend, and regularly choose to get dinner (takeout during COVID) from Punjabi by Nature, which is saying something because there are plenty of fantastic restaurants in this area. On my first visit, I was recommended the chole bhature, and the chole itself had a rich, complex flavor that I can't figure out, even after multiple visits. It's simple unlike any other restaurant chole/chana that I've ever had. The bhature itself was good, if a little rich to make it my regular order. The parathas are soft and flavorful, and since you get two per order, very filling--not the best option when you're just looking for a light snack, I've discovered, but after a few bites, I'm glad I was able to enjoy two. My favorite dish, actually, is the kadai paneer, which is one of the best I've had it in a while. This is definitely a place I will continue to visit, and after this review, I'm trying to make excuses to myself to visit Lotte sooner rather than later, just so I can get some takeout again. read more

Punjabi By Nature - Choley Bhature - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

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This place is inside a korean grocery store. Their south indian dishes are Authentic and delicious! read more

Punjabi By Nature - Dal, lamb curry and garlic nan. - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

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This review is for their non-vegetarian platter specials on weekdays. Took my parents to this restaurant located in the Lotte market and all of us decided on their non-vegetarian platter lunch special. The platter looked promising, complete with rice, naan and a side of daal (lentils). The butter chicken that came with the platter had a good sauce, however the actual peices of chicken were odd tasting. Many peices were under-cooked. We let the front desk manager know and he graciously offered to give us another bowl of curry, but we declined as by then we were pretty much done. All of their vegetarian dishes coming out of the kitchen looked great. Perhaps we will go back just to try that one of these days. I do know that this establishment has a good reputation otherwise. Will give them another shot one of these days. read more

I'm South Indian and I have lived in the US for long to know good Indian food. I don't know why there are many bad reviews here, probably I have been a loyal customer till 2017, and when I moved back into the area last week, I went to try their food. Whether you are of Indian origin or not, I highly recommend you try their chur chur naan(stuffed naan bread) with a mix of potato and gobi(cauliflower). They serve with amazing chili pickled onions, butter as a side (yes!), Punjabi style dark chickpea curry and yogurt (raita). I highly recommend that you do a sit-in rather than to-go for their breads cos that's when they taste best. There is lovely seating outside or you could shop at Lotte Asian market (cheaper,cleaner than other Lotte markets and more varieties of tropical fruits and vegetables and greens).Or there is a lovely Korean bakery for you to get your cake samples from. I think even if you are Indian, you can go with good expectations and still come back happy. Do try their chef ‍ specials too! 5/5 AMAAAZING!!! read more

Punjabi By Nature - Chur Chur Naan - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Worst Indian Food Ever in United States and HORRIBLE Customer Service. I had heard a lot about this place. Recently on November 11th 2021, I ordered 1.Paneer kathi Roll 2.Chole Bature 3.Hakka Noodles. Chole Bature- Chole was smelly and Batura was soaked in oil and felt like my mouth is full of spoiled oil.(when asked to owner her words were...hum ji batura aise hi banate hain.) Seriously!!! She was very proud of serving this type of Bhatura from last 13+ years. Paneer kathi roll- Paneer inside the roll was so sour.(when asked to owner... her words were ''Neembu zyada dal gaya hoga'") Hakka Noodles- It was Soy sauce Noodles or my child named it as Black Noodles.(when asked to owner..her words were.. "hum noodles Soy Sauce mein hi banate hain". Does that mean she use only Soy sauce and no other sauce??) TASTELESS BLACK NOODLES - Order it if you want to drink soya sauce. I mean we always think that if one thing is not good may be the other would be better. Thinking that we ordered 3 items and it was a complete waste of $50 and no value for your money. At last we had to order pizza again to fill our tummy. This is the first and the last time I went to this Restaurant and would really warn everyone to NEVER EVER to go there or PICK UP from here. read more

Punjabi By Nature - a plate of fried food - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

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Great panjabi food , it's part of the food court in the lotto mall, authentic panjabi food, chole Chatura is really good. Specializing in street food , great noodles read more

Punjabi By Nature - Panjabi food - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Cafe style, it's inside lotte plaza Good food overall, I found it expensive for the price of self service read more

I recently ordered aloo tikki chaat , it was burnt and to cover it up they added too much chutney without yogurt.

Boyfriend was hungry while shopping in Lotte so we went to the food court and stopped by Punjabi. We were instantly greeted by the owner as we walked by and decided to get a chicken kadhai. It was piping hot when we got it (just the way we like it) and ate it immediately. The sauce was deliciously flavorful. We got a side of rice to balance it out and it was perfect. The owner made sure everything was alright and didn't make us feel rushed when we ordered and asked questions. Good food and good service! read more

Ordered Indo-Chinese fried rice from this restaurant. The rice was soaked in oil, tasteless and bland, no flavor. Nowhere the indo Chinese fried rice as claimed. Stay away from this place, not as good as used to be. read more

I ordered a butter chicken with naan but they don't do naan only rice and you can't even substitute naan instead of rice. They said rice is compliment so they can't substitute. What the hell im gonna do the the compliment rice if my kids don't like rice. I have been to so many Indian restaurants and never heard about you can't choose or substitute. They are just trying to rip you off with extra money charges. Never ordering from this place again. read more

While in the Chantilly area one weeknight and desiring Pakistani food, I did several searches on review sites to find that most had poor scores and/or reviews, but this one seemed to have some decent, recent reviews, so I drove to it. Imagine my surprise to not find this place inside the plaza, as I expected, rather the address is for a huge international grocery store called Lotte Plaza. Once inside the Lotte Plaza, there were a lot of ethnic restaurants, including various Asian restaurants. This was inside of the area around the perimeter of the store, but inside the store. When I approached, all their menu boards (flat screen TVs were not displays menus and they had a make-shift curtain hanging between the cash register area and kitchen, to block the view of the kitchen. It just seemed odd, but I gave it a try. They do have a nice, interesting and authentic menu, loaded with many delights grilled inside their Tandoor oven. Their naan was really good! It was thin, but flavorful and sufficient. The samosas were quite spicy and tasty. The ground chicken Seekh kabob was really spicy and flavorful. I really enjoyed the green chutney too... it's chutney made right! The dahl was decent; tasted more like chili. Overall, the food was good and served nicely. The place is horrible... it might be better if it was a push cart on the side of the road, than this place. The service was barely mediocre. Price was fair. read more

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They do not pack complete order! Ordered Tawa chicken taka tak the rice was missing ! Will not recommend takeout from here !

We have always liked the food here but our recent experience was unfortunately one of the worst. We ordered a Kadai chicken, which was very bland. The Shahi paneer had a weird taste to it. The garlic Naan wasn't not cooked well and the butter Naan had absolutely no butter on it. All in all, an unexpected bad experience. read more

Had their food at a friends place . Lamb Biryani . Seriously they need to do a better job . It was just plain rice mixed with lamb curry . The lamb pieces were tiny . Rice was over cooked . I had their Alu paratha at their restaurant inside Lotte plaza . It is delicious . read more

I paid $14 for this Chicken Biryani it nearly is about 5 bites! I've gone to several other Indian restaurant & have ordered Chicken Biryani and I have plenty left over even to take home for $15! Don't waste your money !! Go across the street where you will be well satisfied for your money! read more

Punjabi By Nature - Kids meal Chicken Biryani - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

GROSS UNCOOKED CHICKEN. Chicken was raw and unseasoned and there was a hair in our bread and when we asked for an exchange they said no refunds or exchanges. 30$ down the drain. Nobody was wearing masks or gloves either I saw the guy sitting up front picking his nose. SO GROSS. my brother threw up last time he ate there. DONT GO ‼‼‼‼ read more

The place is the best one for authentic punjabi food. The kabobs such as lamb and chicken are tasty with fresh Naan or roti. My favorite food to get here is the paratha. They have 3 flavors which are potato, cauliflower or daikon. I like the cauliflower the best but I often get two different varieties per order. The paratha comes with achar, homemade butter and raita (yogurt sauce). The tea is also good. read more

If I died and went to heaven, I would still want my regular dose of Indian food from here. It is as good as it gets!!! Wish I lived close enough to make it a Lunch habit - But maybe it is a GOOD thing it is far away.. the weighing scale is NEVER happy after I visit them! lol WHERE do I start with the food now! Be it the Chicken Taka-tak, the Masala Chicken Kathi roll, the Pao bhaji or the Naan chur chur.. sigh! EVERY item on their menu is yumminess personified! It's like they bribed my mom to come cook for them..! SERIOUSLY! Nothing reminds me of home cooked food, more than this place does. And the best thing, they serve WHITE BUTTER with the Naan Chur Chur! If you are a North Indian who grew up on Punjabi food, you KNOW what I am talking about.. Home made white butter, fresh and delicious.. I am so sure they have my mom hidden in there somewhere within the depths of their kitchen - who else knows HOW MUCH I adore white butter! We got the chur chur naan with Cauliflower and onions - this is basically stuffed bread toasted in a clay oven, served with some Punjabi Chole (which were the only 'meh' part of my experience) and of course the WHITE butter! The Chicken Taka-tak : A heaping plate of spicy, marinated chicken, OMG! The best thing ever!! The Raita they serve is great too, they are not picky about giving you another little tub for free, if you ask for it.The Mint chutneys are to die for! Both the Mango lassi and the Sweet lassi are awesome. Food can take a while coming out, because they make it fresh. The flavors are ALWAYS spot on! I agree they dont have a PhD in Customer Service :p, heck they probably did not even go to 'customer service elementary school' lol- but if you talk to the owner, he is nice! They specialize in providing great yummy fresh food and dont care if they lose out on the customer service department in the process, which is fine with me! :p I cannot say enough about how AMAZING this place is.. except that I plan to raid their kitchen one of these days.. Need to get my mommy back from them! read more

I've been curious about Punjabi by Nature, ever since it opened up a section in Lotte's food court (they have another location out in Leesburg). The menu is pretty extensive, offering items such as choley bhature, jus egg parantha, chicken tikka, lamb seekh, rolls, wraps, curries, and even vegetarian options. I tried their Butter Chicken, while the hubs had their Chicken Tikka Masala. The Butter Chicken was more tomato-focused, rather than the thick creaminess that I usually prefer. I did like the Chicken Tikka Masala better, as it had a nice bite to it, and it was great dipping in the garlic/buttered naan that we ordered in addition to. You can also request the spiciness level, from mild to hot; we did medium, and it had a subtle spiciness to it, but not anything you can really notice. When you order a platter, it comes with your choice of naan or rice, so keep that in mind. The rice was a little on the stale end, so I highly suggest in going for the breads. I'd like to try out their Chicken Curry, the Kadai Chicken, and their Biryani the next time. The staff were super friendly, and it's a pretty okay place to get your Indian cravings out of the way when you're shopping at Lotte. +Chicken Tikka Masala +Garlic Naan +friendly staff read more

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As I entered Lotte Plaza and walked to the restaurant, I felt I was back in India and was ordering from chat places like Haldiram, Bikaner etc. I am from Delhi and talking to the lady at the counter took me back to India. She was talking the way people in Delhi talk. She gave us recommendations on what to order, and I couldnt wait to try all their dishes. We ordered the following: - Chola Bhatura: This is their signature dish. I have eaten Chola (chick peas) at many Indian restaurants, but nothing comes close to the way its prepared in Delhi. This dish was just perfect. I ate Chola Bhature in Delhi this past April, and I cannot believe that this restaurant prepared it just the same way. I LOVED the Chola/Bhatura. - Malai Kofta: This is very rich in butter, hence, its delicious. - Sev Puri: This is served in a plastic container, and is definitely worth ordering. - Bhel: Server in plastic container and delicious. - Daal Makhani: This is just the way I have eaten in Delhi....rich in butter and delicious. - Paav Bhaaji: This was ok....didnt think it was anything special. I have had better paav bhaaji in New York. - Veggie Biryani: Wasnt a fan....it was mediocre compared to other delicacies offered. My husband ordered 'Chicken Makhani' and cleaned his plate. Dont expect much from the ambiance. Its located inside a grocery store, so you can imagine its not very fancy. Also, dont count calories when you eat here. Indian people believe in adding lots of butter to their food, so just enjoy the dishes and spend an extra hour at the gym the next day. This place is awesome. Just go and try it out!! read more

By far the best place to get your cravings satisfied for Indian food in the DMV region. Have tried several in DC and Arlington area and this tops all. This is a hole in the wall, made to order at a freaking grocery store called Lotte. The flavors for all the items we've ordered have always been spot on. The best part? You can get it to go after you've finished getting your groceries!!! Favorites: dal makhani, most paneer dishes, bae enjoys the chicken dishes, naan/stuffed parathas. Chaat is always great too. I have not tried their rolls of any kind. I would not recommend the regular parathas either as they are just roti. Anytime I go visit in the in-laws, and I am craving some solid fatty Indian food, this is our go-to. read more

PBN has very authentic Indian food. I like their jus tava paratha a lot. Today, they couldn't make it. So, ordered Choley Bhature. The choley were in dark sauce - Punjabi style. read more

Punjabi By Nature - Choley Bhature - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

This is a local gem for food North Indian food in the area. It's inside the Lotte Plaza grocery store. the guy behind the counter is super friendly and suggested good dishes for us. The items are on the pricey side but worth the quantity. And dishes are on the super oily side too but I guess it makes it more delectable :) Items that we have liked are chole bhature (chickpeas and bread), parathas, butter chicken, chicken taka tak. Definitely worth trying if in the area. read more

I tried a plate of chole bhatoore before and it tasted good, however when I ordered dinner size chole (chick peas) again it was terrible taste. The person answering the phone is nice but quality isn't consistent. read more

Sad to give it a one star, this was my favorite place to get butter chicken. But I found a wire in my food. I just can't. And given some of the poor reviews this place has gotten on cleanliness and hygiene... I don't think I could come back here again. $20 just thrown out. read more

Punjabi By Nature - Wire found in my butter chicken. - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

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Chicken Tikka Masala - Good but a bit on the expensive side considering this is not a "restaurant". Lunch buffets of equal quality are ubiquitous for the same price. read more

Punjabi By Nature - Chicken Tikka Full + garlic naan = $14.82 - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

I took my father-in-law here (he's a major foodie) and he order the goat. He said it was the best Indian food he has had in the DC area and I may have to agree with him. It was delicious and there was a lot of food for what you pay for. I highly recommend this place and I'll be back soon. Located inside Lotte Plaza in the back right corner. read more

Good hygene but worst taste. Ordered an chole bature. Not an authentic punjabi cuisine. Highly priced. Dont waste your time & money here. I throwed up after having here. read more

Punjabi By Nature - Choley Bhature - Indian Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

It has by far the best North Indian flavor in all the dishes we had. We ordered paneer tikka kathi roll, Chole bhature, chur chur naan, grill soya chaap tikka... and i must say I am impressed with the taste. The only place where you can find soya chaap in this country I guess. Loved it!! 10/10 read more