Reviews for Hyderabad Biryani House Rochester in Henrietta, NY

If you would like to have some of the best biryani outside of Hyderabad then this is the place to go! The biryani is just... excellent, competing with places like Shadab and Paradise! My favourite part of New York! Read more

One of the better meals I've ever had. I've had it two meals in a row now, and tonight will probably make it 3. Totally... unexpected, how good it is. Some dishes have the feel of home cooking, others are excellent examples of complex flavor andspices. If I lived here, this would be one of my go to places. My only regret is that I didn't order the whole menu. Read more

Cross Contamination!!! Recently, I bought Vegetable Biryani from them and I found a small piece of chicken. I have dietary... restrictions so I don?t eat non-vegetarian food and by choice I never eat meat. This is seriously ridiculous because this ishappening for the second time. The last time this happened I called them and they said ?it cannot happen? and as though I waslying. Unfortunately, the last time I did not have an image as a proof. Anyone who buys vegetarian food from them or those whodon?t eat meat, think twice. Either they are using the same biryani rice for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian biryani orthere?s cross contamination. I am reporting this incident to the health department as this is very serious to me. Will nevervisit again. Read more

I would give it 0 stars if I could. This restaurant used to be good but it is really awful these days. Where do I even begin. I... ordered starters and some food. They ended up bringing the main course first and mid way through finishing my main course theybring the starters. The Mysore masala dosa was really really bad. We ordered malai kofta which was really good but thedisappointment was the onion kulcha and paneer naan. They were the size of a thin roti. The photo I added is the onion kulcha,it looks like a kulcha papad if you ask me. Our starters were chili bhajji which was ok but the chili paneer was absolutelyhorrendous. We couldn?t even eat a single piece of paneer. It was paneer marinating in something that looked like a cheap tomatosauce. If this place is known for Biryani they should abandon everything else and just sell Biryani. I have never been to arestaurant and felt so unhappy while leaving the place. The icing on the cake, the lassi we ordered was only three-fourth full. Read more

Everything was perfectly cooked! Wasn't crowded on a Saturday afternoon, (thus) prompt service. Loved the vijaywada chicken... biryani. Chicken 65 is a must. Very different in taste than what we get elsewhere, but very soft and mouthwatering. Read more

One of the best biryani I ever had outside India definitely recommended this is really authentic biryani house in Rochester... City, I ordered a hyderabadi biryani with chicken tikka masala and mango lassi all of the foods are excellent. Definitelyrecommend this place if you are looking for authentic Indian food place in Rochester City. Read more

I tried out Hyderabad Biryani House today on the recommendation of a friend. I called ahead for a carry out order. I got the... Hyderabad Chicken Dum Biryani and asked for it to be prepared spicy. The meal was ready to go when I got there. I paid, and gotback on the road. The staff were friendly during our brief interaction. I cannot claim to be an expert on biryani as I did notgrow up eating it. It is, however a dish that I am now quite fond of and one that, unfortunately I have not been able to enjoyin quite some time. That said, I was very happy with this dish. The portion size was nicely large and came with a side of raitaand container of chili sauce. The rice was soft and fluffy, and not mushy. The chicken was well spiced and very tender. Thehard boiled egg was a new variation for me, but it went well with the dish. Star anise pieces and green cardamom pods alsoplayed their part in making sure every bite was full of flavor. The chili gravy or sauce is what really kicked this this mealup a notch for me. I spooned just about the whole tub of it out over the biryani as I ate and really enjoyed being able toalternate between the heat and spice of the biryani to the coolness of the raita. I really enjoyed this meal and plan to comeback in the future. Read more

4.5 stars. This restaurant had not opened when I was living in Rochester and I really wish it had. This is the only authentic... biryani I've had there! We came here on a week night but had reservations. Good thing because it was quite full! While theycall themselves biryani house, they have south Indian cuisine primarily, some north Indian curries and the Biryanis. We orderedthe Kodi vepudu (chicken vepudu), the Hyderabadi dum goat and chicken biryanis. They take time to get the orders in, so itallows you to actually have a conversation with your group. The vepudu was very good but too oily. That is the reason I givethem 4.5 stars. Everything about it other than that was amazing! Spicy, masaledar and well-cooked as far as the chicken goes.This is definitely a dish for spice lovers. The biryanis were excellent! We ordered a spice level of 6, which I (who LOVESspice and always goes for highest) actually thought was decently spicy!! I didn't need to add any raita to calm it down. Mybrother, who took a 7 on the goat biryani, thought that was a little more spicy than he liked, so may be that would be theperfect level for me. Both biryanis were delicious. The rice was nice and separate. The meat (both goat and chicken) was reallycooked well and the spice and flavors had seeped through it all. Quantities were great. We shared a biryani between two peopleand still didn't finish it. All in all, really happy with this place and will visit when I come back to Rochester! Read more