The wait is about 30 min for evening order, especially Saturday night. Calling in around 6pm the wait is about 40 minutes. Best to call ASAP when they open and place the order for a pick up time. Enjoy your meal read more

Tasty food. They dropped their quantity substantially. It's a bit oily but too good to ignore :-)

Almost always order To-Go from here. Most of the food is really good especially the Tandoori chicken and chicken tikka masala . The service is alright but on the phone they can come off as very impatient. Been to a variety of Shalimar locations but the Sacramento one by far is still the best. read more

I went and ordered biryani, and there it was spoiled. It got me sick. Plus, the guy that takes the order had an attitude. I was not impressed. Shalimar used to be an excellent place, but now it has gone downhill read more

Ordered, chicken korma and haleem. Haleem was above average, chicken korma was very yummy not very spicy. Definitely recommend.

This review is for this particular order. Other than that, I've had non issues when I take out or dine in. Placed an order over the phone for pick up. Ordered at 701pm and was told 45 min. It's 8:25. Still here waiting for the food. I understand you're busy and it's Ramadan, but if the wait is that long, please be courteous enough to let your customers know the wait times so we can choose to go elsewhere. 1 star today. I hope you can better communicate with your patrons in the future. read more

Love food and staff ! My kids just love their food Nihari , Chicken Tikka Masala , Chicken And Beef Seekh Kababs, Brain Masala You name it and it's tasty I highly recommend for everyone who likes Pakistani/Indian style foods ! read more

Shalimar - Love staff! - Indian Near Me - Dublin, California

Good food - fresh and tasty. Shish Kebab, tandoori and ginger chicken curry are good choices

Restaurant inside noise level is above average. Establishment is outdated and could use a renovation to attract new customers. Cleanliness - 2/5 Food taste - 3.5/5 Customer service - 3/5 read more

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I remember discovering Shalimar in the Tenderloin eons ago and loving it! It has been nice to see them open up new locations all over the bay area. The locations all have a common theme...you go there for the food, not the ambiance or the service. The food here did not disappoint. Everything was fresh and yummy. Will be back when I am in the area. read more

For sure a hole in the wall, but not sure why people are giving this place such low reviews! The food is AMAZING and the people who work here are on it. 10/10 would come here again (for take out, as it's a little cramped) read more

This is our go to place for those nights when we are craving some Tandoori chicken and kebabs. We never dine in since the ambience inside is not the best . We always take our food to go. We have tried their curries but they were too oily. Their naans are dry and don't have any flavor. The only thing we order now is the tandoori chicken and kebabs and enjoy it at home with our own salads. read more

I alway liked this place and would occasionally order from here until I found this roach in my food, now never again will I order from here. This is just gross, your literally making people sick. Your place must be infested for the roach to get into the food. This let me know that you don't care enough for customers to close and get rid of the problem but continue operate even in filthy conditions. Which can potentially puts your customers in danger food poisoning, diarrhea, and Staphylococcus infections. read more

Shalimar - Goat Karahi and Bengen Bhujia with roach - Indian Near Me - Dublin, California

We loved the food at this restaurant but the place is really unsanitary! DoorDashed 2 chicken tikka masala meals last night and it was the first time I have experiencing a large piece of wood in my food. There was also a separate occasion where I have seen the cashier handle transactions at the register and help out in the kitchen without washing his hands. Honestly not sure how this place passes health inspections. Won't be eating here anymore in the future! read more

Shalimar - Ordered food from Shalimar last night and one of the two Chicken Tikka Masala orders had a large piece of wood in it! - Indian Near Me - Dublin, California

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I don't know how this restaurant is allowed to stay open. It is absolutely filthy, ugly and just outright the worst restaurant (if you want to even call it a restaurant) ever. I mean, there are places where one can overlook the ambiance and the service because the food is that good. This place,, however, has nothing going for it! You will be disappointed, I guarantee it!! read more

If the owner of this restaurant reading this review, please fix your payment machine, it does not read chip cards properly, my new card got declined twice before reading it on 3rd iteration and guy on the front desk told me to contact owner to change machines! Not friendly staff at all. He said he will not change it until somebody complains about it! Wierd reason! Food is good though! read more

Great North Indian food. Great selection on the non-vegetarian side. Decent vegetarian options. Order process is very poor is sometimes slow. They ask your table number, and deliver food to your table. I have seen order mixups pretty much every time I eat here. If they could fix their order logistics, this would be a 5 star place. read more

I've been here a few times and really enjoy the food. Why the 3 stars? Let's divulge... The restaurant is super casual, I think that location has been there for a really long time? Parking is limited, and in a super un-leveled parking lot, don't drive your low profile vehicles there and if you do, drive carefully. What grosses me out every time I've been there is the grease splattered all over the window in the front of the restaurant. It's splattered so bad, you're supposed to be able to see into the kitchen but can't. Already makes you hesitant to get out of your car.. That's just the front of the restaurant, when you walk in, it's literally a mess, not even a hot one... (haha;)Tables are dirty, floors are worse. Condiment area- mess, garbage cans? Overflowing.. I've actually never dined in because of this. My orders have always been to go. I usually order chicken sheesh kabob or beef one (chicken is way better) and side order naan. Now the food, I've never had an issue with. I love Pakistani food and there aren't many restaurants that serve this. No, Pakistani and Indian food are NOT THE SAME and No, I'm not Pakistani :) but I appreciate the cuisine. Flavor is unlike any other and delish! Naan is standard of any restaurant that serves it. Fluffy and yumm. Kabobs are ordered by the piece and food is packaged super basic, no foo foo over here, lol. Now, you must be wondering with my observance of a totally unhygienic restaurant, why order from there? It's kosher (halal) this is the only type of meat I eat and kosher meat is prepared and handled in a certain way. I've never had any health issues from the food, hence, why I continue to go there. If you're a germaphobe, going here will be your worst nightmare but if you can handle a messy restaurant, you will love the food. read more

This 2 star review for the restaurant and he shape it is in. Seriously--the tables are either not cleaned or not cleaned properly whenever we go, and they try to clean it in front of us with a wet towel so when we sit down, it's still wet. The worst part of this establishment though, has got to be the restrooms. DUDE. You make tons of money----pleaseeeeee invest in proper maintenance of the restroom--get a good door that doesn't look like shit and get some air freshener and cleaners!! The food is bomb and I would suggest taking it to-go. read more

Simply awful!!!! Starting from over all cleanliness, just disgusting. Food has no flavor! Stale meat! Just don't bother coming here.

I was picking up an order to deliver and the order wasn't ready. Was supposed to be ready at 8 and was not ready until 8:50. Rather than giving a time estimate so I could update the customer, the staff continued to brush me off and say it's almost ready. There were at least 15 people waiting for orders, and staff made no effort to give updates, nor did they seem to be working on cooking. Staff were observed eating on the job, one was not wearing shoes in the kitchen, incomplete orders were out on the counter for over an hour, not compliant with food safety laws at all. After observing their operation I would not recommend eating here due to food safety alone. Disappointed with the way they handled the situation and I would not deliver for them again. read more

Very bad service and attitude. Table we're dirty asked them to clean and they replied with clean it yourself or take the food to go, we don't clean tables. Then they want to charge for chunty. The list goes on with all the bad service we have to deal with today, we are not coming back to this location. read more

Our Friday's are incomplete without the Goat biryani from Shalimar, Dublin. Of course everyone knows about Shalimar but for us it is more than a restaurant. It has helped us to create memories and a family tradition. All dishes, most of which we have tried are delicious and flavorful. Chai is also something that we look forward to. read more

Extremely low quality food and taste. I can't imagine such a place exists!! Never going again.

These reviews are the best!!! You either love this place or hate it. Honestly the food is just delicious. I recommend the chicken kabobs and the Tandoori Thighs.. The palak paneer is also a winner. Sometimes they have Garlic Naan....glorious. And remember these guys work.....making food for us as they fast during Ramadan. read more

Mutton biryani was the best!! Busy restaurant call early to get food on time. Recommended!!

Amazing food at Shalimar. I went with my work group and we had a great time. The Tandoori chicken, lamb, naan and kebabs were all delicious. The service was very friendly and efficient. We mainly had non veg dishes, but the veg dishes are delicious also - we had the Okra and garlic naan read more

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This place is not clean or disinfect look at the pictures I took wow , this restaurant needs a better clean inv read more

Shalimar - Indian Near Me - Dublin, California

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Tried Brain Masala and Naan. brain Masala was awesome. 1 start less for Naan it was tight like rubber.

Very dirty kitchen and dirty and not sanitized Surrounding! Bad customer service, when they take your order it's like you owe them something! I got very sick once having dinner here! read more

Worst service at this location. The guy at the counter is rude and irresponsible... delayed my order intentionally right in front of me... I had to wait for 1:30 minutes to pickup my order read more

This place is good. Solid and consistent taste and quality. The beef and chicken seekh kabab is amazing (among the best in the Bay) and their beef Nihari is good too. The only complaint I have is that they are hella cheap and stingy with their chutneys. I ordered food for five people and they only gave two small plastic cups of chutney! Cmon man! Unfortunately, they have been stingy this way ever since they opened their doors almost 15 years ago. If you are trying to cut corners and save costs... regulating your half decent chutney isn't going to solve your problems bruh. Food is good though. I pick my battles. read more

Decided to try this because the place was crowded so we assumed it must be really good. We changed our seating twice because the tables/chairs were so dirty with food. There was food stains on the wall and floor too. Makes me wonder how clean the kitchen is... We ordered paneer masala and chicken tikka masala, which both tasted like leftovers that were poorly reheated. The rice was warm but not fully cooked. The chicken tandoori was the only thing that was actually good. They didn't have garlic naan when we went. We ordered so much food and were given two small chatni packets. Overall would not eat here. idk how this place has so much hype read more

Once you try the naan here, you're hooked! It's huge and compliments any entree wonderfully. The nihari is amazing and the tandoori chicken is always good too read more

I usually get my food delivered by Doordash and the food is never disappointing. Chicken Kabobs, Tandori, Chicken Ginger & Naan is my favorites. Biryani isn't the best so I usually skip it. The quantity & quality is great for the price as compared to others. They are very authentic with taste and consistency. Highly recommended. read more

No, just no. The food was extremely oily, like 25% oil. The tandoori chicken had an extremely bizarre taste.. WAY too smoky. It tasted like they used liquid smoke in the marinade (a big no no). I've been eating tandoori chicken my whole life in the Bay Area and in India so I know what it's supposed to taste like and this is NOT IT. The raita was very sour with a displeasing taste. The plain naan was good. The green chutney was diluted with something white...It wasn't bright green like it should be. Please for the love of god stop calling this North Indian cuisine. The flavors/cooking methods do not taste North Indian whatsoever. They should seriously evaluate the amount of oil they use in their recipes and which spices they are using. I have no plans on coming back but seriously hope they consider making these changes or at least stop calling it North Indian food. read more

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Shalimar is awesome. their authentic food is definitely satisfying. Interior needs some work but overall I highly recommend they're chicken kabobs the flavor is great. read more

Placed an order. Showed up an hour later and my order was thrown away. Guy on the front is rude on the phone and in person. Not getting my business ever again. read more

Chicken tandoori excellent taste !!! Ordered many times !!! Try yourself!! Enjoy the food!!! read more

Worst food I have eaten ... this place should shut down! We ordered a bunch of dishes based on our past experience at Shalimar in Fremont ... the only thing "edible" were the Aloo Methi and Naan. Murgh Tikka Lahori, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Paneer Tikka Masala, had really bad taste ... both the chicken and oil used tasted and looked stale. But, we were hungry and ate it ... bad decision! My son ended up having severe cramps due to food poisoning and ended missing school next day. As many others have indicated the place hygiene is terrible and for once I was proved wrong to give the benefit of doubt to a small business. Strongly urge everyone to avoid this place ... they need to shutdown and stop getting customers to pay for such bad food! read more