“I wouldn't mind so much, if their food lived up to it. But it really doesn't. Their biryani was so salty that I had to take a big gulp of water after every bite and had to stop eating it all the way through. I LOVE salt, but this was just botched.”
5.2/10Indian
AI-generated summary
This one splits people hard. Fans go for the beef pepper fry and the housemade paneer, which some call the best in the city. Critics say the is oversalted and everything is spicy for the sake of it. The room is loud, portions are small for the price, and you have to order everything at once.
“I wouldn't mind so much, if their food lived up to it. But it really doesn't. Their biryani was so salty that I had to take a big gulp of water after every bite and had to stop eating it all the way through. I LOVE salt, but this was just botched.”
“If you haven’t been to Dhamaka in a while, go check it out!! They updated the menu again and it’s got some incredibly bold, complex, spicy flavors (which makes sense given that “dhamaka” means “explosion” in Hindi).”
“Food was all very spicy and expensive, but didn’t have much flavor variety. Service was slow and not attentive. Generally I walked away pretty dissatisfied and I’d never go back for what they charge.”
“The food was good - we love and eat Indian all the time and this was among the best I’ve had. The dal and goat curry were standouts.”
“It was totally inedible. Honestly, most of their food was trash.”
“Dhamaka was wildly underwhelming. The food was decent, but the service was so bad as to be embarrassing.”
“Paneer methi. Their housemade paneer is so soft like silken tofu. I’ve never had paneer like it at other restaurants.”
“I enjoyed Dhamaka in the summer when they had the outdoor space but I have to say that the flavor profile just wasn’t for me — like the goat biryani was quite gamey and heavy.”
“I just didn’t like it. It was deafeningly loud, and the service was weird. You have to order everything all at once, so you can’t order an appetizer and then assess from there how you feel.”
“For the record, I loved Dhamaka. Particularly the biryani, which I found flavorful, rich and not at all too salty.”
“Yes. Did not like. And my entree had so much spice in it that it was gritty. Like eating gravel. Not great.”
“I love Indian food but found dhamaka inedible because of the salt level. If you've ever bought a chili relish condiment in a jar (like patak's), every bite was as salty as that.”