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Dalma

Restaurant β€’ Fine dining restaurant β€’ Odia restaurant

πŸ‘πŸ‘ This is one of the best places for authentic Odia cuisines . Food quality was really good and it was very tasty. Ambience was amazing and this restaurant was very clean and hygienic People often mention good, thali, restaurant, taste, Dalma, authentic, quality, Odia, Thali, dalma,


Address

VIP Rd, near Puri Fire Station, Puri, Odisha 752002, India

Website

www.dalma.restaurant

Contact

+91 92384 59241

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.50 (2.3K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 12 to 4β€―pm, 7 to 10β€―pm
  • Sunday: 12 to 4β€―pm, 7 to 10β€―pm
  • Monday: (Christmas Day), 12 to 4β€―pm, 7 to 10β€―pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 12 to 4β€―pm, 7 to 10β€―pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 4β€―pm, 7 to 10β€―pm
  • Thursday: 12 to 4β€―pm, 7 to 10β€―pm
  • Friday: 12 to 4β€―pm, 7 to 10β€―pm

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  • 5/5 Pallav C. 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of the best places for authentic Odia cuisines . Food quality was really good and it was very tasty. Ambience was amazing and this restaurant was very clean and hygienic
    8 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Devraj M. 1 year ago on Google
    The food here is excellent. The mutton here is especially of amazing taste and quality. The atmosphere here is decent. Perhaps they purposely keep the environment to target all types of customers. Overall highly recommended.
    7 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Amit's K. 2 years ago on Google
    I had a very bad experience with Dalama restaurant puri . You have to wait for minimum of 45 minutes after ordering your menu . Food quality is absolutely very bad . Price is bit high if you compare with the quality. Waiters are not responsive. Overall I had a very bad experience.
    5 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Sailendra J. 2 years ago on Google
    This restaurant is worst restaurant in this world. My family and another family went to this restaurant for dinner when we ordered chapati with some curry then they had given two to three days back old stock raw chapati when i taste it it was like bad taste when I informed them they told me "no sir this is fresh one" i told him you try my chapati they you can feel the taste they didn't realise that and continuously telling lie. I told them call to your manager he didn't came and after we came out restaurant then he came and told us lie also even that time no ne is trying to taste my chapati because they knew this. Lastly we came out from that restaurant. If google allow me to give negative rating then i will give 100% as much i can give full negative rating. This is waste hotel in this universe i think so. Please close this restaurant and better to open a street food. I think in that street food also you will give old stuck waste food also. Waste Restaurant in my life.....waste waste....If you all want to see my proof the see this images these people are culprit.
    5 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 2/5 Arun Kanti C. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is supposed to serve good authentic Odiya food, but it disappointed on many accounts- We ordered Chicken Thali, Fish Thali(rohu) and Kadai Paneer, cost of these were 250, 225 and 200 respectively. Taste of each of these were very ordinary and in some oddly spicy. Quantity was less No other curry or fries in the thali other than dalma and mashed potatoes Avoid this place if you are looking for a good odiya food experience.
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Gopasila M. 2 years ago on Google
    It's okay to me 😌 very crowded this place is you have to be waiting for your seats to be available πŸ˜“ It's food also did taste much better I felt yes I am hungry and I have no option so I have this πŸ˜… And some of its Air conditions are also not working πŸ˜• Literally me and my mom waited so much time and after that when we found seats there AC is not in working condition. Even we're starving but we didn't find anything taste in foods. More interesting it was 2:30 they weren't there special thalis πŸ˜…
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Sourav S. 1 year ago on Google
    I had big expectation out of Dalma restaurants. The one we had in Kolkata in Sector V was one of the victims of pandemic and shut their shop. The taste in that restaurant was superb. And, I thought that it would be far better in Odisha considering that it is Odia food chain. But I was wrong. We ordered different thalis - Fish Thali, Chicken Thali, Mutton Thali, Pakhal Bhat etc. The condiments of the thalis like Dalma, Badi Chura, Sak Bhaja, Alu Chokha etc. all are simply bland and tasteless. I could not believe that they ended up messing up the taste of Dalma. It seems that post pandemic, possibly the kitchen has went through lot of changes as well. I would not recommend a visit. There are several other good places in Puri that specializes in Odia cuisine.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 ram sankar p. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was good and tasty,i tried veg thali and pulao and prawns fry Prices are ok but quantity is bit less. Good staff
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Alok A. 11 months ago on Google
    This is a restaurant chain which serves authentic odiya food. The menu has both veg and non veg dishes. The food is very good. The portion size is also large. The service is quick. The ambience is below par. The seats are also not very comfortable. You should definitely visit this restaurant, of your want to just try good odiya food and not looking for great ambience. Pro Tip: Do try out the thalis here!
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Avyarthana B. 2 years ago on Google
    The food was completely cold and inedible. The bill was around 1300 for 4 people and it was not worth it. Worst experience. Ordering vegetarian food is a mistake here! I don't recommend this place for vegetarian people. Very poor service too.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Bikash kumar B. 2 years ago on Google
    Hate your life? Best place to come. Like seriously, get a life instead and stay alive. Dalma πŸ‘Ž Waste of money and time . it's better to eat Rs 5/ meal @ ahara kendra.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 GAURAV S. 2 years ago on Google
    This hotel is near of Fire station , 2.5 km from Chakra Tirth road and 2km from golden beach or 1km from Lord Jagganath temple. I ate here Pokhar bhat and Veg thali. Pokhar bhat :- This is a Odia cuisine made if rice water, chili, spices . Here they served it with aalo or potato bhindi bhaja, chokha, saag, pickles,salad,and one mixture.the taste of this is simple but filling.this is healthy cooling and good food for lunch in summer days. You will love this if you are Odia otherwise I will suggest to go for this if you are trying to eat basic odia dish . Veg thali:- it consisted rice , bhujia, chhola,curd baigan, saag, chhola( chicpea), Dalma (odia daal), kheer or payasam.iy has a decent taste. Each thali costed me 175 rs. Curd at 60 rs. You can eat other dishes too like mushroom, mix veg etc. Go for this hotel if you want to eat healthy, hygenic, tasty food. Service was best, hygiene and location and entirior was perfect . Like this post if this is helpful for you. Jay Jagannath.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Kamalika 10 months ago on Google
    Visit Dalma for authentic Oriya food. The prices are affordable, the staff is friendly. Sea food preparation is authentic, spices can be added/reduced as per wish. Must visit if you wish for a quick odiya meal
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 2/5 Preetilata 1 year ago on Google
    A nice restaurant that serves authentic odiya cuisine. I tried the famous Dalma there . I placed order for prawns dalma and asked how many pieces of prawns would be there? They said 10 pcs of prawns. I placed order for it. However when I started eating, I found no prawns. When i asked, they said prawn dalma got finished in the afternoon so we served you veg dalma!!!! πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ I mean you got to inform me if something is not available and not change the order on your own without even telling me! Anyways veg dalma was good too but I expect the staff to inform me and take consent about my order. I would have changed my order to pakhali thali instead
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Moumita D. 10 months ago on Google
    Unfortunately when we reached for lunch the oriya special veg was out of stock. We have ordered nonveg chicken thali and prawn thali
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Mithun D. 5 months ago on Google
    Rare find this was. I am looking for authentic oriya cuisine and they served it well. Crabs, bamboo mutton, ghee rice and chenapora was very good. Special mention is dalma.its made by lentils veggies and shrimp. One must try this restaurant while in puri. Just 3km from puri main beach
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 J Moner Koner Baire A. 4 months ago on Google
    One of the top restaurants of Puri serving Traditional odiya food is Dalma. Just awesome. Never expected such excellent ambience, behavior and food at this place. Started our meal with a spicy and juicy bamboo chicken. Then tried the traditional Pakhala with Chattu pora (Mushroom curry). The traditional lentil dish, Dalma, was also tasty. Mahurali beshara was the last item we tried and that was also mouth watering. The food taste, price and presentation was simply special..
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Anurag L. 2 years ago on Google
    Ambience is good. You won't get many options in lunch. They only have some Thali's(rice, dalma, chicken(curry/kassa)/mutton/fish, alu bharta, salad(2 pieces of cucumber & 2 pieces of carrot πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚)) for lunch. I gave 1* because of the taste of chicken kassa. Others are just disgusting. So it seems so expensive(for the quality & quantity of dishes). MRP mentioned in the menu is exclusive of GST. So you've to pay extra.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Sinchan β€œStrider” B. 7 months ago on Google
    If you’re in a quest to find authentic Odia cuisine that too, with a fine dining experience, Dalma is the best place to be. I’ve had their signature thali, the Pakhala Thali. Pakhala is a fermented rice dish that tastes sour because of the curd however, having these with various other condiments like Badi Chura, Dalma, Aloo Chokha, Alu bhindi bhaji and seafood just adds a cherry on the top. Alongwith that, I’ve had Chhena Pora too. It’s a very eminent dessert dish here in Odisha, especially in Puri.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 JAY H. 2 years ago on Google
    A place I read about on internet which serves odia delicacy. It is named after a dish called Salma. Must visit food is awesome and staff is very very humble.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 MANOJ KUMAR R. 7 months ago on Google
    Pohala thali β‚Ή250 is ok..ok because I don't like mustard oil but Rassabali β‚Ή50 is superπŸ˜‹ chena jili is over sweet
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Tapas C. 2 years ago on Google
    Tasty food. We liked the Pohola Besara & Khiri. Even our traditional Dalma was delicious πŸ˜‹

  • 5/5 Manvinder Singh W. 2 years ago on Google
    Awesome local cuisine. The special thali is great for value. Fresh food and clean place

  • 5/5 Sanat M. 2 years ago on Google
    Best place to have your meal. Ambience is awesome. Service is outstanding. Regarding cleanliness this is excellent. From the dining area to the washroom area everything is top notch. The big question about food quality I will say it is the best for your family and friends. A must visit restaurant.

  • 3/5 PARNA G. 2 years ago on Google
    Heard a lot about this restaurant in Puri for the oria food.. So on my 2nd day I visited this place for lunch. Restaurant was clean , comfortable seats with AC. Food was not that great as I expected n price was bit high . I tried Pakhala meal ie was new n good. Pata pora mach was bit bitter as small fishes needs proper cleaning before its cooked.. Prawn was average in taste, less in quantity more onions n tomato in that dish,but price was high...

  • 4/5 Surya M. 2 years ago on Google
    I had Mutton Thali it was ok. I was a bit dissapointed because no papad, chutney or sweet was included in the thali. Special Veg Thali is popular here which they serve only in the afternoon apparently.

  • 3/5 Manisha R. 3 years ago on Google
    Food is good , service isn't upto mark

  • 5/5 Pintu D. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent

  • 2/5 Dibyaranjan s. 3 years ago on Google
    Worst branch of Dalma restaurant in Puri and in odisha.

  • 3/5 Yashobanta N. 3 years ago on Google
    This is average.

  • 5/5 Partha Pratim G. 1 year ago on Google
    If anyone is looking for authentic Oriya cuisines in Puri, this one is the best place to have it.

  • 3/5 Pratap M. 3 years ago on Google
    It's food quality was good bt not the best..

  • 1/5 Sandeep M. 1 year ago on Google
    Taste is ok , but over priced and over hyped. Try to avoid visiting this place. Not recommended.

  • 5/5 Saiprasad S. 1 year ago on Google
    We visited this place for lunch when we were in Puri. I had pakhal thali, dalma. The food was yummy. Ambience can be improved though.

  • 1/5 Abhisek J. 1 year ago on Google
    There is nothing special about this place. Yes, it's odisha special food but the food is normal. Home cooked food tastes better. So think twice befor paying 250/- for a chicken and 375/- for mutton thali.

  • 4/5 Rajdip R. 9 months ago on Google
    It's a good restaurant for veg items but not recommended for the people who seek the non-veg i.e chicken or mutton items. Pakhala Thali and special veg Thali are really good. And one more request to the authority, please try to make the services more timely and customer friendly as the customer needs to call the persons for a spoon and after requesting for an extra lemon it's taking more than 5-6 mins which makes a bad impression for this kind of restaurant.πŸ™‚

  • 4/5 Doctor N. 11 months ago on Google
    Nice spot where we could try some odian typical dishes. Great fish thali, including rohu and khicede. It's more expensive than other similar restaurants in Puri but still worth it.

  • 2/5 Anant D. 9 months ago on Google
    I went with my family and ordered Pakhala thali and special thali. First ambience and cleanliness is a big concern. One AC was not working. Preparation was not tasty enough. Even sweet was missing in Pakhala thali. Only Dalma was tasty. It’s not worth visiting this place, try some other place.

  • 5/5 debarun d. 5 months ago on Google
    Went here to try Authentic Odiya Cuisine, had heard a lot about this Place. The Food was really good, had tried Mutton kassa, Rohi Besara and Crab Tarkari, all of which were great. The Waiters were really friendly and nice, seating was very average but Clean. For the Pricing its totally worth every Penny. And also do try their Plain Paratha and Chakuli.

  • 4/5 Anandu A. 4 months ago on Google
    An authentic odia hotel. We tried Meals with dalma and Pakhala. Both were really good. Also the fish curry was also good.

  • 2/5 Jayadeep R. 5 months ago on Google
    This place is much hyped, the food is very ordinary. I was the only person when I went at 1:00 PM, Ordered the mutton thali and had to wait as the waiters very busy in talking. The price of Mutton thali is Rs 350+tax and its not at all worth the price. The mutton was very hard.

  • 2/5 Srimansu M. 3 years ago on Google
    Overpriced!!!

  • 5/5 ASHISH KU R. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place for lunch ND dinner

  • 3/5 Sipra M. 3 years ago on Google
    Staff service is nice but the food teast is different than previous teast. I want there many times but there is huge difference than v/s now.

  • 1/5 Satya S. 3 years ago on Google
    Tasteless

  • 3/5 Avijit P. 3 years ago on Google
    Just ok

  • 1/5 Nimain d. 3 years ago on Google
    Worst quality food Behavior very bad No taste

  • 4/5 Pritish M. 3 years ago on Google
    Good food...like home cooked

  • 1/5 hemanta k. 3 years ago on Google
    Total money waste

  • 4/5 Saumyashree M. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice...

  • 4/5 Jagdamba D. 3 years ago on Google
    Food was simple but costly.

  • 4/5 anis datta s. 3 years ago on Google
    Authentic Odhiya cuisines.Good food

  • 5/5 Sandip M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great restaurant which has fine odia dining. Authentic Odia Cuisine can be found here. But Odisha Hotel in Bhubaneswar is also very nice and has more Odia dishes in menu. Like we have Bengali restaurants in Kolkata where we have authentic bengali dishes, these restaurants in Bhubaneswar and Puri have Authentic Odia Food. Great place. πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ€ŸπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Abdul A. 3 years ago on Google
    Good, food quality may be improved, service of crew poor

  • 5/5 Santosh S. 3 years ago on Google
    Tasteful authentic Odia cuisine πŸ‘Œ

  • 2/5 ASHOK KUMAR R. 3 years ago on Google
    I v never seen this type os Worst kind of food compare to price

  • 3/5 J D. 3 years ago on Google
    This is a go to place for the people who visits puri but taste wise not upto that mark & expect the thalis all dishes are surprisingly way too expensive

  • 3/5 Sarthak Pattanaik D. 3 years ago on Google
    Good place for Odia food. Reasonable pricing, very simple menu, tasty n hygienic serving but the service is not good, they aren't able to handle rush hours, could do better with more training.

  • 5/5 jajneswar s. 4 years ago on Google
    The food quality as food as I had earlier with Bhubaneswar. I love the way all the staffs behaved with. The y took the special attention to my kid which is awesome. Thanks for the nice hospitality.

  • 3/5 Deepak V. 3 years ago on Google
    Dalma is one of the famous name in Odisha. With that name and fame, definitely the standard is missing. The number of staff were less to handle many customers, though once order is taken the serving is fast. Food quality is good, other factors like service and sanity is lacking.

  • 5/5 Ranganath - T. 3 years ago on Google
    Good place to have nice food especially for south Indians. Both veg and non veg thali available. Taste of food is really good.

  • 5/5 alaya a. 3 years ago on Google
    Chingudi dalma & chicken kasa. Wow

  • 1/5 SUSOVAN M. 3 years ago on Google
    Very very unhappy with the service. We got bug in our rice. Kheer was watery without taste. Overcrowded no social distancing

  • 1/5 Nirmal K. 3 years ago on Google
    Worst food...worst service. Even found a worm in rice. Terrible terrible place. Why can't Google give an option to not even give 1 star

  • 1/5 Kranti S. 3 years ago on Google
    Tasteless food..bad service..dead insects were found in the food items and unfortunately in the dish of the veg guy in our group. This outlet wasnt good compared to other outlets of the famous Dalma chain. The dahi baraa wala just outside the restaurant had v good n tasty dahibara and aludum..had 2 full plates and free dahi paani danaa full 4 times.

  • 3/5 Parsuram N. 3 years ago on Google
    Ok

  • 4/5 Gurudatta M. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice ambience and great food

  • 3/5 SAUMENDRA KUMAR P. 3 years ago on Google
    Mutton was not fresh..costly else good

  • 2/5 Lucifer A. 3 years ago on Google
    Because of it's unhygienic atmosphere

  • 1/5 Swagat D. 3 years ago on Google
    Very crowded place and worst food quality wrt its price

  • 1/5 pradeep n. 3 years ago on Google
    Too too high price , and the worst possible food Taste , quality and quantity wise

  • 4/5 The Indian Travel Diaries !. 3 years ago on Google
    Loved the food... Good taste... Ambiance is not as good as the food though... And the staff seem to be struggling a bit in terms of customer management.

  • 5/5 Anshuman P. 3 years ago on Google
    Bit costly but delicious Odia food....

  • 4/5 Manas R. 3 years ago on Google
    Food was great. But don't try fish fry pohala and sorisa macha pohala. Trust me you will lose your money unnecessary. Gravy does not have the taste of sorisa.

  • 1/5 sai r. 3 years ago on Google
    Very bad place n food is tasteless but cost is v high, not recommend

  • 5/5 gayatri s. 3 years ago on Google
    Good food

  • 4/5 Subham K. 3 years ago on Google
    The food was delicious 🀀

  • 2/5 Gaurav D. 3 years ago on Google
    Quality has detoriated over the years. Avoid eating mutton. In worst case can go for veg food

  • 5/5 Priyam T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Authentic odia cuisine. (Original) Authentic odia cuisine.

  • 5/5 Pragnya P. 3 years ago on Google
    Good food

  • 4/5 jeet R. 3 years ago on Google
    Very authentic odia food...good place for family having lunch or dinner.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • βœ“οΈ Free parking lot
    • βœ“οΈ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • βœ“οΈ Debit cards
    • βœ“οΈ Credit cards
    • βœ“οΈ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • βœ“οΈ Small plates
    • βœ“οΈ Vegan options
    • βœ“οΈ All you can eat
    • βœ“οΈ Healthy options
    • βœ“οΈ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • βœ— Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • βœ— Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • βœ— Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Dining options
    • βœ“οΈ Lunch
    • βœ“οΈ Dinner
    • βœ“οΈ Dessert
    • βœ“οΈ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • βœ“οΈ Dine-in
    • βœ“οΈ Delivery
    • βœ“οΈ Takeaway
    • βœ“οΈ No-contact delivery

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