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Clove And Cardamom

Clove And Cardamom

6000 Merriweather Dr B115, Columbia, United States Of America

Fish • Pizza • Healthy • Chicken


"We were looking forward to a Christmas day meal and were excited this restaurant was open and had reservations. After booking our table for 2:45, I received an email on Christmas Eve telling us their kitchen closes at 2:45, and asking us to come early. That was odd, but I coordinated with my party to arrive at 2:15. Odd that I was able to book a reservation at the time the kitchen closed but ok, we could accommodate. In the midst of Christmas Eve and Christmas day activities, I forgot to respond to the message. I received a phone call on Christmas morning asking if I was going to honor my reservation, and I said yes, and that we were planning on coming at 2:15 if they still wanted us to arrive early and they confirmed that would work. We arrived at 2:10, and there were lots of empty tables, but the host said our table wasn't ready. We pointed to a booth (we had 3 children in the party and he said that it was dirty (there was a lot of spilled rice on the floor, but the table was set with silverware, etc. . We said we didn't care, but he said that he was waiting for a two top to leave so he could push their table next to an open four top. We said we'd wait for them to clean, but he looked so uncomfortable that we said we'd take the toddlers out for a walk to kill time until 2:15. We came back at 2:15 and the two top still hadn't left, the rice underneath the booth still hadn't been swept up... The host said he'd squeeze us into a five top that was right next to a booth and a Christmas tree, and we declined. We said we'd wait for the booth. Two staff members came over to sweep the floor, and in the meantime the party in a different large booth opened up and they cleared that table and sat us there. The half swept rice was left underneath the first booth for at least half of our meal. On top of all this, the food was lackluster nothing special but the prices were high and the service was haphazard. Needless to say, we will not be returning."

Biryani Hub

Biryani Hub

5745 E Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23502, United States

Fish • Halal • Indian • Catering


"The place (currently, perhaps is 'self serve ' meaning, there are places to sit and the decor is nice, with a couple of televisions (showing what appears to be Bollywood, which I thought was neat , and you can eat with friends and/or family, but you get a menu and go up to the counter to order. You then are given a plate and your food is brought out in trays. It isn 't a place where a waiter or waitress takes your order and keeps refilling your drinks. I have no issue with that, but some go to a place to 'be served ', so keep that in mind. The food itself was very tasty, and I went with the 'middle ' spice option, as you get to choose your spice level, and it was quite nice and perfect for me. It was wonderful to try Indian cuisine and it was excellent! I love the variety of dishes and I also want to add that I love that so many different people from cultures are bringing/sharing some of their signature dishes in VA it 's like sharing a part of your home and history. Looking forward to trying more dishes! I had the Pineapple Kesari (dessert and the 'Special Chicken ' Biryani both excellent dishes! They are in the first photo (the photos may not display right unless the photos section is visited? . The Kesari was a sort of paste that had raisins and almond pieces and was nice and the Biryani was a tasty rice and curry chicken meal mixed with with herbs and a boiled egg!"