Bala Hissar || Restaurant || Bradford

The service as always was brilliant. Food was also nice, the only thing I would say is the Kabli pilau could have had a bit more meat in it. It was my first time visiting since the service has become a buffet. During my previous visits the kabli pilau came with a lamb shank and that was brilliant! Overall my friend and I had a lovely evening out and we were even given 2 kaavas on the house. 😀 It was a very reasonable price as well so overall a win win!

Nice decor and an attractive gol gappa station, but the food was very disappointing. Almost everything was overwhelmingly sweet, as if salt had been replaced with sugar. The chana chaat, dahi bhallay, chutneys, pakoras, rolls, fish pakora, and even the kabuli pulao were all excessively sweet and poorly balanced. The chapli kebab tasted undercooked and bland, the curries were heavy on onion and tomato but lacked seasoning or spice, and the fried chicken wings had a strong burnt barbecue flavour while still being overly sweet. The naan were very thin, tasted burnt at the base, and became hard as soon as they cooled. The flavours felt heavily toned down to suit a white clientele rather than authentic dishes. On the positive side, it is a buffet priced under £14, which feels reasonable for the number of dishes offered. However, the lack of proper seasoning meant the overall experience was not enjoyable, and we would not return.

"We visited for the first time after seeing so many good reviews on TikTok. We didn’t realize an advance booking was required, but Mr. Anil Malik was amazing. he went out of his way to find us a table. The food was delicious, the staff was friendly, and the environment was perfect. Thank you, Mr. Malik, for the wonderful treatment!

Lovely venue, staff are amazing,great experience all round. Food is very nice and great quality, I do love the pani Puri etc at the front, very nice. Recommendation: onion bajis need to go or make them like they should be, small bits are a no,no. Not sure which rice you use,would recommend basmati, if possibly have a biryani dish would be nice, glab jaman were a bit hard need to revisit the recipe. Dai balli need more sauce. Overall best buffet in Bradford would highly recommend,just need a few tweaks. Would love to see a haleem dish next time, the Nahari was amazing.

Nice deco, lovely place. Great hospitality and nice food. All I would say is open a little sooner like 4:30. Would definitely come again.