Dhamaka - Broad Channel

Don’t get me wrong the food was delicious but a little bit on a spicier side. You can’t go wrong with the Briyani it’s one of the best also as the prawns and the fish! The seasoning somehow I feel a little overpowering but overall tasty food and decent service!

We tried to get a reservation for months, and were so excited to get a spot last night. BUT, we were highly disappointed! We ordered Ragda Patties, tandoori trout, mutton curry and goat biryani. Each dish was a dhamaka (explosion) in the mouth, but NOT in a good way. Food was either too spicy or too salted. Ragda Patties and trout were soooo spicy, that my husband and I (who grew up eating spicy food) had our noses running! We saw people at other tables struggle too. The mutton, on the other han … – show

Started right, and slowly fizzles. We live in the area and dined here a few times and were very excited when it opened. Every time the service was great, but the hostesses were super annoying. This isn’t jean-georges, so stop acting like it. Abrupt, policing, and oddly just poor people skills. There is zero consideration for locals over trying to be some hot spot. The food was good at first, but most recently not very good (way too salty, poor balance of favors) and overpriced. Most restauran … – show

Really enjoyed our experience here! The wait staff is fantastic and were very helpful with the menu. We weren’t really feelin alcohol so we started with the mango/passion fruit lassi and the papaya juice— both were delicious! Then we got the house made paneer— i normally don’t love paneer but it was amazing, i would eat 5 of them on my own. For our mains, we got the goat neck biryani (huge portion, lots of flavor, very spicy, and delicious meat) and the gurda kapoora— my boyfriend was not down t … – show

Service is good but their approach to ordering is frustrating (only order once, 90 min table limit). Still worth the trip. The food is exceptionally well spiced and uniquely flavored.