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Mezbaan Shalimar Restaurant Host House

Restaurant Indian restaurant

😠 Had a very bad experience. We ordered mixed kebab for 35 riyal. It was really not worth it. I don't recommend It. There was literally no salt in the chicken and when we mentioned this the guy was joking around. The kebab didn't have onion / leaves which normally is provided with all the kebabs. Jus... People often mention good, Good, chicken, restaurant, biryani, taste, service, tasty, order, Indian,


Address

King Khaled St, Ar Rabi, Dammam 32241, Saudi Arabia

Website

mezbaandarbar.com

Contact

+966 13 832 2355

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (559 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 11:30 am to 4 pm, 6 pm to 12 am
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 4 pm, 6 pm to 12 am
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 4 pm, 6 pm to 12 am
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 4 pm, 6 pm to 12 am
  • Friday: 12 to 4 pm, 6 pm to 12 am
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 4 pm, 6 pm to 12 am
  • Sunday: 11:30 am to 4 pm, 6 pm to 12 am

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  • 1/5 Anjana S. 11 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Had a very bad experience. We ordered mixed kebab for 35 riyal. It was really not worth it. I don't recommend It. There was literally no salt in the chicken and when we mentioned this the guy was joking around. The kebab didn't have onion / leaves which normally is provided with all the kebabs. Just few chicken chicken pieces without salt. At the end we order tea too. We waited for ten minutes and the guy came tea is late. Still we din't get tea.such an irresponsible behavior. And the food was really not worth it.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 shwetank s. 1 year ago on Google
    Good Indian food to enjoy in Dammam.. Staff is knowledgeable and supporting
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Tazeen S. 3 years ago on Google
    Their service is very bad .They do not even take orders properly. I ordered chicken tikka masala they gave me something that was available even after complaining he did not replace it and confessed that they they gave us whatever was available. Never to order again
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Jaffar T. A. 1 year ago on Google
    Below average in all aspects. Disappointed.!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 tousif k. 2 years ago on Google • 192 reviews
    First time I visited this restaurant. Frankly, it's a good experience. Perfect sitting arrangement for families can be covered for privacy Good restaurant for a small gathering, get together parties with family and friends 1. Service was excellent and quick soon after order 2. Quality of food excellent; we enjoy the flavor 3. The taste is excellent, and the quantity is added value to the dish. 4. Affordable and reasonable menu 5. the only problem is parking, not enough parking space in that area
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Safi H. 3 months ago on Google • 385 reviews New
    Nice biryani tasty must try

  • 5/5 Lahari S. 5 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Taste was simply superb every recipe has a unique taste 😋😋😋must try every biryani...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 NH N. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Weird once i advise you to try it (Original) عجيب مره انصحكم تجربوه
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Dul H. 2 years ago on Google
    It was my 4th visit today and never again! I don't recommend it at all cheap prices yes but also cheap quality and service! I toke my order and go home i found out it was not complete i go back the staff started fighting each other over who's fault for this mistake! The person who is taking the order today first time to see him the other one was good but today it was a really bad experience! There's 3 ot or 4 restaurants in the area are way more better.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nada M. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was good but the quantity was very little we were three people and we told them that we need a parcel for 3 but they gave the food for 1 person. The crew was not at all respectful and responsible and very rude to me when I called them to tell the same reason. I request you all to give the order as told and behave respectfully.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Mohammed A. 1 year ago on Google
    me and my cousin went to mezbaan restaurant last weekend and we ordered Non-veg thali, its really good specially cresspy bitter melon and they gave us 4 different types of curry with rice and roti(tortola) with dessert, overall Good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Catherine G. 1 year ago on Google
    Small place, but neat & clean. Great food. We had kadai chicken that was really tasty with some hot puffed wheat rotis. Mutton Biryani was ok with a lot of Cinnamon flavour. This place is ideal for small families & not hard on your pocket.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 shabana r. 9 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Food is not fresh. Not happened once but twice that food is dry and stale. This is not what we pay for. Pricy at the same time no good taste. Specially not serving fresh food. Once kheer was spoilt and second time biryani was maybe from previous day.

  • 5/5 Alfaaz H. 6 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Very nice and tasty food. Good customer service 👍

  • 5/5 Sulaiman A. 3 years ago on Google
    Serving good

  • 4/5 Arun J. 3 years ago on Google
    Good Chinese food. Nice vegetarian variety. Roti naan can be bit thin.

  • 1/5 mohseen k. 3 years ago on Google
    VegThali is just simple as road side hotel.

  • 5/5 Mohammed M. 5 years ago on Google
    Good with lovely Pakistani Food , Meet and clean place ,

  • 5/5 Akmal K. 3 years ago on Google
    Sitting arrangement same like airplane ✈️ And you can find here asian I.e. smosa, golgpa, chat etc

  • 1/5 Mohamed Rehan M. 3 years ago on Google
    Stale food, very spicy to cover the staleness, very expensive. Not worth it. Eat once enjoy 💩💩💩three times.

  • 4/5 Ravi C. 3 years ago on Google
    Starters were good particularly the Chinese items

  • 5/5 Iftequar Uddin M. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing taste... Best Indian cuisine in Dammam

  • 3/5 JAFAR A. 3 years ago on Google
    Is thali available today?Means Friday!

  • 3/5 shahid a. 3 years ago on Google
    Not bad

  • 5/5 dammam k. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent Indian restaurant, the food tastes delicious and the prices are reasonable (Original) ممتاز مطعم هندي والاكل عندهم طعمه لذيذ واسعاره مقبوله

  • 4/5 መደመር 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Best Indian Biryani Restaurant No. 1 (Original) احسن مطعم هندي برياني رقم 1

  • 3/5 Mazhar S. 3 years ago on Google
    Quite ok

  • 3/5 Reyaz A. 3 years ago on Google
    Average Food

  • 5/5 Azeem A. 3 years ago on Google
    Best Thali In Town

  • 4/5 mehathab b. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Biriyani (Original) Biriyani

  • 1/5 Navas N. 3 years ago on Google
    Very tomuch price No tasty food

  • 5/5 wood designer carpenter s. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good

  • 3/5 HABEEB M. 3 years ago on Google
    Had chicken biriyani felt it's not fresh . Just deliver using oven

  • 3/5 Qadeer A. 3 years ago on Google
    Not much food selection & not so good service.

  • 4/5 Azeem s. 4 years ago on Google
    Food is good

  • 5/5 Rafee H. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food, calm vibe, good for family

  • 2/5 Vijaya K. 4 years ago on Google
    Just OK

  • 2/5 nouman m. 4 years ago on Google
    Unhygienic

  • 2/5 Irfan m. 4 years ago on Google
    I have visited the restaurant several times since it’s located nearby my office. The only reason we go there is for a different variety since other restaurants surrounding the area aren’t that great. Otherwise it’s not a great choice. Firstly food isn’t that great for the price they charge. And most importantly the service quality of the staffs or the owner isn’t up to the mark. Parking is always an issue around this area.

  • 4/5 Nature 4 years ago on Google
    Good place and nice food but parking problem

  • 5/5 Techwithshams 4 years ago on Google
    The food quality is awesome Chicken 65 my favorite dishes here.

  • 4/5 emran a. 4 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 2/5 Mohammed A. 4 years ago on Google
    Taste and quality needs to be improved

  • 4/5 ankur s. 4 years ago on Google
    Ok place less footfall food is prepared after order and is good

  • 2/5 Shafeek J. 4 years ago on Google
    Average food

  • 3/5 ma m. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place with authentic taste

  • 1/5 wasim d. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the worst thali. Never take risk of visiting

  • 5/5 Asma K. 4 years ago on Google
    Loved the food...enjoyed food here.....will visit more soon...

  • 4/5 Shahid S. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food. Good service.

  • 5/5 فيصل �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Their meals are very excellent but what I recommend to him is Colon Alert the worker what Spicy answers you and enjoy the taste (Original) وجباتهم جدا ممتازه لكن ما انصح الي معه قولون 😜 نبه العامل ما يجيب لك سبايسي وتمتع بالمذاق

  • 5/5 Rizwan M. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food with tasty , good quality as well

  • 4/5 Suhail Abdul W. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious north Indian cuisine. Little expensive though.

  • 3/5 saema A. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent dinner and service.

  • 4/5 Amin Aijaz B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food and prompt service. The mutton biryani is delicious and by far the best in the vicinity. Chicken kebabs are our favourite here. Interiors are hygienic but nothing too fancy. Good for families to visit. Any complaints are taken seriously and resolutions are offered right away. This is a sign of a restaurant that takes feedback seriously. Been a regular here since 2019 and have tried most of their starters.

  • 4/5 syed Akram u. 2 years ago on Google
    Hi Foodies, If you in Dammam or Khobar go and have dinner in this place. Great food affordable prices. Rich in taste. After visiting multiple times adding this review. Their Tea is superb. In images: Butter Naan & Chicken Sizzler 🐔

  • 4/5 Mohammad M. 2 years ago on Google
    The food is tasty especially chicken sizzler is good to try and more.. salad too served fresh and soft. Good service. Thanks for that.. Although quality of paneer can be considered for enhancement.. With you all the best for your business !!

  • 5/5 Sun V. 2 years ago on Google
    Tasty Indian Pakistani cuisine. Seems to be using fresh ingredients. Hygienic. Parking available nearby or away as it is located near to the road. Both single and family areas available.

  • 3/5 Edward H. 2 years ago on Google
    The mutton twas good. The restaurant is a bit far from my place. Spacious sitting arrangements. Must try.

  • 4/5 MOHAN G. 2 years ago on Google
    Good restaurant and very well priced, we liked veg food , may be little oily, but tasty. Ambience quite decent and service is quick.

  • 5/5 vinoth m. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice food .....chicken kadai & chicken 🐔 65...😋😋

  • 5/5 _._x_abd_69_._ 2 years ago on Google
    This was very Nice We enjoyed the foods of here visit the place💖

  • 4/5 Mohammad 2 years ago on Google
    Good tasty food, family arrangement and service is good.

  • 4/5 zaid khalid k. 2 years ago on Google
    It is a good restaurant in dammam , i ordered mezbaan chicken karhai , paneer butter masala , both were good , especially mezbaan chicken karhai was very good .

  • 5/5 Mohamed N. 2 years ago on Google
    Neat and Clean

  • 1/5 nasser a. 2 years ago on Google
    بصراحة الاكل وبدون مبالغه بعد ما تاكله يجيب وجع بطن وريحة كريهة في الفم هذي نقطتيين يروحوا الاكل طالب صحن معطيني قطعتيين دجاج برز الحجم للصحن متوسط واقل لكن الرز واجل على الفاضي الاسؤ من اي شي الاكل غير طازج والدجاج قاسي مستحيل ملعقه تاكل فيها هذي ناقص نجمة ما اعرف عن وجباتهم بس الدجاج باين عليه مو بمحلي وغير طازج شي رخيص هذي نجمة بالغلط طلعت اتمنى انه افدت الجميع وهذا الي ما جرب ما انصح فيه الا اذا كنت تاكل اي شي وخايس عادي بطنك

  • 5/5 shaikh sarfaraz mohd m. 2 years ago on Google
    Best India. Food

  • 1/5 Kazim r. 2 years ago on Google
    Very bad no taste

  • 1/5 Shoug D. 2 years ago on Google
    price in jahez app for shrimp sizzler is 47 sr, in restaurant is 35 sr :)

  • 5/5 Subas T. 2 years ago on Google
    Good / tasty indian food available 😍

  • 1/5 ABUBAKKAR MEERAN K. 2 years ago on Google
    Don't expect more, just a normal restaurant.

  • 5/5 Monir H. 2 years ago on Google
    Good place

  • 5/5 رضوان ال �. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Awesome, wonderful (Original) روعه ممتاز

  • 5/5 Zain A. 2 years ago on Google
    Mutton biryani, highly recomended, value for money, great taste

  • 5/5 Abed photos تعليم التصوير �. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 4/5 sheik a. 2 years ago on Google
    Very tasty and clean place for Indian food

  • 5/5 Ahmed A. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent and delicious restaurant

  • 5/5 ابو �. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The restaurant is excellent, the taste is great, the staff are smiling and very loving, the prices are reasonable (Original) المطعم ممتاز وطعم رووووعه و طاقم العمل مبتسمين وحبيبين جدآ الاسعار معقوله

  • 4/5 Dhana s. 2 years ago on Google
    Price and taste is good and good location ✅🏘️

  • 3/5 Shaikshavali M. 3 years ago on Google
    Not great. Bad attitude of staff

  • 5/5 MIR A. 3 years ago on Google
    superb

  • 4/5 Alridge G. 3 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 3/5 R h. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Somewhat acceptable, and we wish them to provide better and more beautiful services, especially as Indian restaurants are famous for being delicious and having a special flavor. (Original) مقبول نوعا ما ونتمنى منهم تقديم خدمات افضل واجمل خاصه ان مطاعم الهنود تشتهر بأنها لذيذه ولها نكهه خاصه

  • 5/5 M M. 3 years ago on Google
    Best place to enjoy dinner 🥗 with Family and Friends 😋😋😋

  • 5/5 Jitendra M. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent food

  • 5/5 sebin s. 3 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 3/5 abdullah y. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The chicken masala was tried the taste is good and the place is clean (Original) تم تجربة بتر شيكن ماسلا الطعم جيد والمكان نظيف

  • 4/5 Zaneerah K. 3 years ago on Google
    I miss the Friday buffet 🙂

  • 1/5 hamad a. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The manners of the workers are unfriendly, they treat you cruelly and they don't want to serve you, I came to order only vegetable noodles, meaning vegetarian said what's in it and I'm sure they have vegetable noodle. (Original) أخلاق العاملين غير ودودين يعاملونك بقساوة ولا يريدون خدمتك ، جئت أطلب نودلز خضار فقط يعني فيجيتيريان قال ما فيه وأنا متأكد أنه يوجد عندهم نودلز خضار .

  • 4/5 Shama S. 2 years ago on Google
    Affordable Prices with good quality and also anyone can find favorite HALEEM

  • 3/5 Aesthetic H. 2 years ago on Google
    Taste is good, try their handi and chinese it was too good...calm place good for families

  • 4/5 Sam G. 2 years ago on Google
    Decent food and service st decent price. Place is clean

  • 5/5 Hamzah G. 2 years ago on Google
    It was amazing especially the chicken grill but the staff (watiers) were very slow in serving and noting down the order but anyway the cocktail 🍸 was so tasty 😋😋😋

  • 1/5 Sajid U. 2 years ago on Google
    Useless, waste of money. Mutton biryani(waste mutton, not eatable any single piece) Complained but no response from hotel management. Even they did not come to check the issue.

  • 1/5 syed allu v. 2 years ago on Google
    the worst food i have order hunger station mottun biryani & kheer ... mutton biryani in biryani got 2pice of muttun kheer totally west.......i dont like west food

  • 1/5 Zeeshan H. 2 years ago on Google
    This restaurant has hardly any visitors. I went with my friends to try it still. I had the worst food here. The chef added pepper all over Chicken Nawabi kadhai and argued that it's made this way. I could not even finish half of the dish as it tasted so pathetic. Butter Nan here is not at all the butter nan that you expect. Just put butter on a tandoori nan and serve it as a butter Nan 🤦🏽‍♂️ Got to know why nobody visits them after such a terrible experience.

  • 4/5 A. a. 1 year ago on Google
    I think it's newly opened Indian restaurant. Location is not that much good. Parking is very difficult specifically during evening and afternoon hours. Resturant family section is also medium size.not suitable for large gathering. Lake of cleaning and hygiene here.food is so nice and yummy.they are providing good quantity in minimum amount. Staff is well behaved and friendly. Not too much wait required here for your order. I gave them 4 star because of neglecting hygiene.

  • 4/5 biju m. 1 year ago on Google
    Tastes have changed as also the Chef. We regularly had Dal Makhani and Chicken Chilly Dry the flavours of both have changed.

  • 1/5 amir d. 1 year ago on Google
    Yesterday I had the Mutton biryani,Sorry but I disappointed because of the meat quality,they use either local mutton or mixed with the beef meat Best is khana khazana khobar subaikha near shifa aal khobar for mutton Biryani

  • 1/5 Hassaan G. 1 year ago on Google
    Ordered for chicken biryani and was asked to wait for 20mins,aparently the waiter in shalimar dammam is not the chef in mezban shalimar.. in the name of biryani it was biryani rice served with 2 chicken pc. It is the most awful biryani I ever had in my life. Avoid this restaurant if you are looking for authentic Indian food.

  • 2/5 farazmustafa 1 year ago on Google
    Overpriced and not worth the money. Ordered Mutton biryani that had bare minimum meat and lots of solid bones and Non-Veg thali which had minimal portions of rice and curries which was barely enough to feed one single person. Complete disappointment!

  • 4/5 ADEEB N. 1 year ago on Google
    We ate mutton Hyderabadi from here very good food with tasty saalna.

  • 4/5 Big B. 1 year ago on Google
    Good place it's Hyderabadi style of food very tasty too

  • 5/5 Mustafa A. 1 year ago on Google
    The Food Quality and Quantity is good, Highly Recommended for Indian/ Pakistani food lovers

  • 5/5 Imran A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food. Didn't expect this kind of authentic Indian / Pakistani cuisine at Dammam . Must visit.

  • 4/5 ABDUL R. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food Reasonable price Need to improve in the menu as some of the items mentioned in the menu were not served Overall experience is good

  • 5/5 Mohammad Hashim R. 1 year ago on Google
    One of favourite restaurant. Delicious taste , humble staffs.

  • 5/5 Aniyan C. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food. Nice behaviour. Neat and clean...

  • 3/5 Jason P. 11 months ago on Google
    We ate here during the weekends on their family section and the place was smelly - it smells like bathroom that is not good. Anyways, we ordered some chicken biryani which is good with dal fry which has large servings. Dal is acceptable with free Raita and the bread is good. We also ordered butter chicken which is also acceptable as we tasted better in some restaurants... anyhow the main problem that we had is that the white rice that we ordered was only heated in the microwave; which as they have said, restaurants which heats their food in the microwave is not a good sign... overall it is OK but will think twice to come back again... reviews before are OK as I have read but I don't know what happened to the quality...

  • 5/5 vivek d. 6 months ago on Google
    Mind blowing service mind blowing food taste thanks for making my day beautiful and taste full

  • 5/5 Khawar S. 6 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Food was delicious 😋 fresh and the service was good surely we will visit next time

  • 1/5 Mohammed I. 5 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    stinky food not good for family. vat charges 15% price is not included in the Menu , charging separately which is very wrong..quantity also gives very less not enough for family

  • 1/5 Arif C. 4 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    I had tried taking parcel of multiple biryani's from Mezban Shalimar and finally found chicken tikka was very good, we were trying all of these items since we were heading towards a small ceremony at home, where we have ordered 6Kg chicken tikka biryani on 22nd December 2023.But unfortunately we get cheated by the management since 6Kg biryani we found only approx 2Kg chicken rest were only full of rice which has embarrassed me and my family in front of our guest. By the grace of Almighty we have managed to complete the ceremony but i am writing this just to inform others that becareful before you order any item for any occasions, you must negotiate and discuss carefully, do not blindly trust them. Lastly i want to say that we all are very satisfied with taste but issue was with the qty of chicken. Thanks to Mezban Shalimar Management and hope they will not repeat the same with any other customers.

  • 1/5 Faisal J. 3 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Very expensive restaurant and taste is not so good


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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