Bibi Ji

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   Adarsh

   Central Coast

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was very mediocre. Indian restaurants are meant to have a vast array of dishes. But the menu only has 4 items per section. Beyond that, the tandoor dishes were severely under seasoned, and the mint chutney served with them was pretty bad. The butter chicken we got was alright, but had bits of burnt chicken. Also, the curry was too sweet. For an Indian restaurants at this price range, it would also be good to have some Indian beers or other beverages. But all the wine and beer was not Indian. Overall, the food was average, but for that price range was really underwhelming. Definitely worse than Aapna, which is also on state street.
   

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   Matt

   Detroit

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Disappointing food. Nothing properly seasoned. Crispy cauliflower tasted like it was fried in old oil.
   

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   Steven

   New York City

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   I expected uni biryani, it was out, settled over $40 over priced butter chicken
   

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   Alka

   New York City

   5 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   For a restaurant that promotes itself as “real Indian food”, it was not even close. The food had close to no flavor, especially regarding traditional flavors and spices. As a woman from Indian and a cook, I was very disappointed and do not recommend Bibi Ji to anyone looking for good real Indian food, let alone even good enjoyable food. Our main dishes were Saag Paneer and Dal Makhani. The only thing that was recognizable and decent was the naan (bread). People were friendly and atmosphere was hip I have never eaten at an Indian restaurant that the food was so far off the mark and just did not have much taste.
   

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   Jennifer

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   They don’t answer on the phone… location is confusing
   

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   Brian

   Washington DC

   27 reviews

   5.0

   27 reviews

   Dined on November 13, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We enjoyed every aspect of our meal. There was a small glitch in the kitchen that delayed our meal, but the food was outstanding. We’ll be back.
   

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   Darcy

   Palm Springs

   22 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on November 11, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   One of my favorite places in Santa Barbara. The cauliflower appetizer is delicious, Pita bread - perfect. Butter chicken delicious, and the Murg chicken really good as well. These are the things I usually eat but everything else looks really good too. I love their presentation of the food and flavors.
   

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   Jessica

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 10, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was average but the prices were exorbitant. We order the Mysore Bonda which were fine. The butter chicken was very good. The eggplant Baingan Bhartha was not very good and tasted like something I would have maybe tried making at home but then would decide to never make again. The basmati rice was below average. The naan was fine. For $8 I asked how many pieces of naan to an order and I was told four, but it was actually one piece cut into four slices. The prices are crazy high and the portions are small. After $100, I left feeling scammed.
   

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   Andrea

   London

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 3, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Expensive for what you get. Everything is extra including rice.
   

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    megan

    Orange County

    7 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The food was very tasty and the service was excellent. However, the portion sizes were quite small and the dishes were quite expensive. Our total bill was $230 for 4 people, and we didn’t even order drinks! We will not be returning.
    

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