AMBUR STAR BRIYANI® SINCE 1890 image

AMBUR STAR BRIYANI® SINCE 1890

Restaurant Non vegetarian restaurant Biryani restaurant

One of the Most Revieweds in Potheri


Address

5,GST Road, Thailavaram, near Café Coffee Day, Potheri, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603202, India

Website

www.amburstarbriyani.com

Contact

+91 94447 87373

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (3.8K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: (Christmas Day), 11 am to 11 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Srijani G. 10 months ago on Google
    The food served hot and delicious. They were less oily and cooked well. The falooda was delicious. It's a must try item here. The ambience is pretty good and family friendly. The behaviour of the staffs is polite and good. The foods were value for money.
    14 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sabareesh G. 8 months ago on Google
    Ambur Star biriyani outlet is nice place to have this famous biriyani. The outlet is near Vandaloor on Chennai Highway. The biriyani is served on palm leaf. Chicken and mutton biryanis are available. The chicken fries and other starters are also very delicious. Rates are reasonable. The service is also very nice. Parking space is limited. and the exit and entry to the highway is a bit difficult.
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dineshkumar 8 months ago on Google
    I want to mention about quick service of this place. Consistent Ambur biryani . Tandoori chicken taste needs improvement. Chicken Lollipop was charred. Overall recommended for the taste of biryani and quick service
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Idris S. 1 year ago on Google
    The worst biryani spot around katankalathur. Their biryani was more of plain rice than plain rice will ever be, both chicken and mutton. We also ordered the special from the day 'Kozhi ghee roast', the Kozhi itself was missing, there were only bones, it costed 320 bucks. The only thing that was decent and appetizing was their bread ka mitthai.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Aadi 11 months ago on Google
    Food is aamazing.. Their biriyani-top notch. Tye flavour is soooo good thay we come back for more. All of their dishes are tasty..eventhough their chicien was a bit overcooked..and its expensive too. Their ball grape juice is tasty too.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 PRITHIVIRAJ R. 11 months ago on Google
    Good Briyani... With Pleasent smell on that time we ate😌.. it's ... 😋
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 karthika k. 1 year ago on Google
    Worst service provided Even though the food tastes good, some people will spoil the reputation of the hotel. This Star briyani is the best example for that. Service provided is worst. Even in road side shop it will be better. Just we enquired mutton biriyani rate is fixed or not(it costs 300Rs). Because in online different rate was there. Got that one person in the bill counter asked us, "do you know how much 1 kg mutton will cost". Is this the way they treat their customers?. The attitude they showed is very worst as if they are providing free food. Better avoid this hotel because of the worst service provided. Actually I want to give minus rating but it is not available
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ajay K. 1 year ago on Google
    Valet Parking available. Mutton biriyani was good.. too much of oil though... Mutton was tender and cooked very well... Arabian Grape juice is yummy... Zomato pro accepted.. complimentary star biriyani water bottles introduced recently.. chicken 65 tasted awesome..
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Sundaresen B. 2 years ago on Google
    Their biriyani is absolutely delicious however that alone can't justify them as a good restaurant. Their cleanliness is poor. Literally saw that running around in the dining area. Their other tandoori chicken dishes doesn't live up to their name. Quality is average, taste is not that great for a restaurant that boasts to have been around since 1980. I say you can try this only if you ran out of options or when you don't have a choice!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Sreenu S. 1 year ago on Google
    Biriyani is like white rice, Masala not fully mixed with rice, average taste only, 😜 Heavy oil in all kind of chilly items, Fish dishes are good but more oil, outside food or Home food are not allowed to take inside hotel... This is not fare i think 💬, Becoz we are 4 members, we order mutton biriyani, but our one man too aged, he's having is own home food, But Hotel Staffs says not allowed to eat home food here, I think this is not fare, Please Share your opinion friends, Love you all Cheers 💕
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ramkumar S. 1 year ago on Google
    I had mutton briyani which was good enough for a single person. 3-4 pieces were there. The taste was good but they gave kesari as sweet that was not great. It is located on the main road, Recently a new road was laid hence we need to take the service road well in advance. However there is a space to park our vehicle.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Loganathan K. 2 years ago on Google
    Briyani taste is very good some days and not bad few days. I stay nearby and order food here regularly. Restaurant Size is small however ambience is reasonably better.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Vignesh K. 1 year ago on Google
    Today I bought 2 chicken biryani and seriously it's the worst biriyani I ever had in my life 💯 Didn't expected this much worst! Seems like the hotel bought some biriyani mixing powder and mix it with rice.. The only good thing about it was that they kept one leg pice. I don't lie about it. That was really cooked well, but it also it was not mingled with any masala. Why should I pay 210 rupees for this only one good leg piece? They just gave the leg piece with biriyani flavoured powder mixed rice and selling it. 😤 No egg too!!!!!! Two biriyani charge with container and tax is ₹454, which is absolutely not worth for their chicken biriyani. Biryani is more delicious in street side shops.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Akashee M. 2 years ago on Google
    There is no negative rating so I am forced to give 1. Today at around 10 pm I got takeaway, two chicken 65 biryani. There was not a single piece of chicken in both the biryanis. I was charged 518 rupees for the biryani. I suggest star biryani to take action and assume the owner of this particular branch is struggling to make money, hence cheating people.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Angella D. 5 months ago on Google
    Ordered Pallipalayam Chicken through swiggy but they delivered ordinary chicken that too with very less quantity, not worth only small 5 pieces of chicken rest only coconut.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 yazhini e. 1 year ago on Google
    Better place to buy and eat at home. Wouldn't recommend to have a dine in as the place is too small, over crowded and mainly so much of flies.. 1000s will fly on the table and that's the most annoying part there

  • 4/5 Food E. 1 year ago on Google
    Chicken Briyani -@230 Egg Briyani - @200 Alfam chicken -@250 Chicken Briyani contains more than 2pieces ,tastes average. Alfam chicken was below average , worst in taste

  • 4/5 Satish B. 1 year ago on Google
    Need to improve on serving quality. Also prompret fry prepared was burned & not good at all. Try Mumbai style preparation, people here will like it..

  • 1/5 Madan R. 1 year ago on Google
    Worst experiment in this hotel. We reached here by 1 pm still there are telling no chicken 65 briyani or egg biryani is available. Its better if there take those dishes from the menu. The hospitality is very worst dude behaviour by the waiter. There are trying to pitch only for chicken and mutton briyani. Better avoid these shop

  • 1/5 Thivakar J. 1 year ago on Google
    Worst biriyani in Chennai, Today I went to star biriyani hotel in potheri with my family, I ordered biriyani with fish fingers, I assume fish finger more then week, still they cooking and serving to the customer After eating fish finger continues vomiting and stomuch upset, don't prefer star biriyani if look for best biriyani in chennai

  • 4/5 Pothi P. 1 year ago on Google
    Tasty, traditional and authentic jeera Samba rice briyani at Ambur Star Briyani. Enjoyed the food served with a smile by the staff. Located on the busy GST highway near Guduvanchery. Attracts trendy and traditional crowd too. Mutton, Chicken, Fish, Prawn, Crab, Kaadai specials available. Brinjal gravy is so nice to have with briyani.

  • 5/5 gaurav y. 10 months ago on Google
    The food at this restaurant is absolutely delicious! I've never had such flavorful Indian cuisine before. Each dish had its own unique blend of spices that really elevated the flavors. The ambiance of the restaurant was perfect for a nice dinner out. The lighting was just right, and the decor was beautiful. It created a warm and welcoming atmosphere that made me feel comfortable and relaxed

  • 5/5 102_Praveen K. 9 months ago on Google
    I started with starters, A piece of item with different tastes of recipe. That's why it is still famous here, Variety recipes and 5 star taste with fresh and quality. Once try butter naan with chichen or mutton curries 👍 and pleasant atmosphere 💯

  • 4/5 Harish 6 months ago on Google
    Seeraga samba Biriyani is so flavourful. Mutton nalli and palliapalayam Chicken are my favorite. I recommend this restaurant.

  • 3/5 Prakash D. 1 year ago on Google
    Tasty, but only 2 pieces of mutton in the Briyani.

  • 4/5 Raja K. 3 years ago on Google
    Clean premises, courteous service. We ordered mutton Biriyani and chicken lollipop. It was ok, not great.

  • 5/5 Santhosh K. 2 years ago on Google
    ⭐🌟🫕🍛Happy to my family very nice star briyani happy to eating the food spicy biryani🍛🫕⭐🌟

  • 5/5 Raja K. 2 years ago on Google
    I'm very happy. Good food and very fantastic service. Homely feeling.all so excellent.chicken chukka and mutton biryani taest is very nice. 👌

  • 4/5 Madhan V. 2 years ago on Google
    So it was closing time and they don't have biryani when reached the place so can't review about the biryani at that store. But am leaving 4 star for the loyalty I have on them :)

  • 3/5 Konanki R. 2 years ago on Google
    Chicken starters were good. Biryani was little extra oily. Bread halwa Sweet was charged extra.

  • 2/5 amithabh g. 2 years ago on Google
    Ambient's good dear google I just spend some time in front of the hotel in a rainy day .. How I can rate the service...@google map🙏🙏🙏

  • 4/5 Arun C. 1 year ago on Google
    Improved service and best briyani in and around guduvancherry. Place is usually crowded and the customer service is great. Mutton briyani is the best in the shop and egg pepper fry is good. Try out alfam chicken and other mutton side dishes. The interiors could be much better and the spcaing could have been much bigger. Poor parking facility and no shed for the bikes or card is a matter of concern in summer days.

  • 5/5 Shanmuga P. 1 year ago on Google
    Same taste that stands in your mouth for hours. There has been an overall increase in spiciness of Biriyani throughout all the branches nowadays. Not sure why! 🙁

  • 1/5 Dinesh K. 1 year ago on Google
    Worst experience in this hotel... very poor customer service.... briyani quality and quantity is too low.. Better change the briyani name in to tomato rice.. Chicken lollipop is very poor.... chicken fried rice is like pepper rice... no egg in the briyani .... waste 1000rs lost...

  • 4/5 Joel G. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice biryani made with seeraga samba rice. Ambience is good. A bit expensive but has value for it. Only restroom needs better maintenance.

  • 4/5 Karthik F. 1 year ago on Google
    Dining is always full over here, but we get place immediately bcos they do fast service. once ordered you get the food very fast. Taste ok VA irunthuchi. Highway la it's best quality.

  • 4/5 Subaash V. 1 year ago on Google
    Whenever I want to have Ambur style briyani, Star Briyani is my first choice. The meat in their briyani is soft and cooked well. The quantity of the briyani and the pieces are okay. Both could be more given the cost we pay for it. Sometimes gravies have too much oil. Chinese dishes are okay. I recommend to stick to South Indian side and main dishes apart from the briyani. I have also tried 65 combo box and you can see the items in the photo.

  • 2/5 Kavin Raaj S. 1 year ago on Google
    First I will explain about the ambiance, Dine area was fully covered by cooking smoke. Hotel has taken too much time to deliver the order. Quantity provided for starters is too low when compared to price quoted. Taste wise it's good, but the price charged should justify the quantity provided.

  • 2/5 Sureshgobi S R. 1 year ago on Google
    My first time experience in this shop.. Order 2 mutton biriyani.. Take and away.. Food very spicy.. Mutton like Raw.. Not mingle any masala. Simply worst experience. Not worthy for that money cost around Rs.600+Rs 49 for parcel and GST cost..

  • 4/5 Rohith E. 1 year ago on Google
    One of my favorite biriyani in chennai. Other dishes also tastes good. Service and ambience could be improved. A must try restaurant. They serve in banana leaf which I like very much. Location is very good. Opp. To zoho and srm college. It's along the GST road and has good parking space too. Must try - Mutton Biriyani, Alsham, egg pepper fry

  • 4/5 Tejas S. 1 year ago on Google
    Had been taken to me by a friend. Was absolutely stunned by taste and quality. It was too good especially the tamarind flavoured brinjal sabji It was a great combination . Also try the dessert drink of coconut milk sweet and it goes well after biryani.

  • 3/5 Benedict R. 2 years ago on Google
    People who like the Ambur/Vaniyambadi style briyani would love the food. Like all the umpteen branches in South India, this place is crowded during business hours. Service is somewhat lackluster nowadays. However, the place is spic and span. Ample parking space. The security guy was helpful guy, running around in the rain with an umbrella, keeping the guests away from rain.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Valet parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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