Review The Spicy Venue - Hyderabad

This place is a bit overhyped in my opinion. The MLA Potlam biryani is a bit overrated. The only thing I liked was the apricot delight, which was out of this world. The service is good and the washrooms are clean. It's a great place to visit with friends and family. This place gets busy later in the afternoon so make sure you plan your arrival accordingly.

Classy ambience but you have to wait to get in. Wonderful service and the best part is the food. I would definitely recommend trying the MLB potlam briyani. Perfectly cooked briyani rice with keema and luscious prawns. It's a must have for every briyani lover. The thali is good, the paneer briyani is awesome, Ulavacharu Chicken Wings and most of the other dishes taste good. The apricot delight is just fantastic. It's available all over Hyderabad but these guys have perfected this desert. It's also a must try if you are here at the spicy venue.

Food was awesome here. It has recently become a goto place around Jubilee hills. Ambience, service was very nice. Especially their desert "APRICOT DELIGHT" is top notch. Never miss it if you visit this restaurant. But MLA potlam biryani was not worth the hype, it was just avg. Also tried their starter chicken pakoda which was veru good.

The Spicy Venue is an excellent place to enjoy authentic local food. Ambience and decor are typical earthly colours making you feel welcoming and hungry. Do try their apricot delight. Highly recommended

The place looks small, but this gives good authentic feel over the Andhra flavours. Food tasted good, went in by around 4, so there was no rush. But afternoons are busy. This can be one of your visit locations.

Tried: Veg thali: it had 3 puris and unlimited rice along with, dal, rasam, currys and namkeen. The taste was really good and authentic. Quantity was more than sufficient for one person MLA Potlam biryani: it was server covered in thin egg dosa type cover, it had combination of prawns. Overall the taste was good Apricot Delight: was hyped up so much so tried, it was decent not upto the mark of hype

I recently had the pleasure of trying the Mushroom Biryani and Chilly Paneer at this restaurant, and I must say, both dishes hit the mark with their perfect medium spice levels. The flavors were spot-on, and I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. But the real star of the show was their famous Apricot Delight. It's an absolute must-try! The unique combination of flavors in this dessert left me craving for more. One thing to keep in mind is that the wait time can be quite high during weekends, so it's advisable to visit early to secure a table and enjoy your meal without any delays.

Before telling anything I only want to tell is ....Don't miss Apricot Delight❤️.the best in hyd. Food is moderate, service is ok, costly, ambience is below average, parking manageable. We went in weekdays, there's little waiting time, but I heard it has long waiting time

Came here all the way from banglore to try out only one thing, Apricot Delight. It was very tasty and did not disappoint me at all. I was in a hurry to cover few other places, so the staff was kind enough for me to allow my car to be parked nearby and gave me the item quickly. I had never tasted anything like this before. I'm pretty sure dining here would also be good,but next time. Anyway, a big 👍 to this place for this dessert

Foods okay not so great. Service was good. Ambience is okay. No reason for me go back to this place again

Visited on : 28th Oct'23 Famous for MLA potlam biryani and apricot delight(must try). Note: Better to book the table in advance to avoid waiting time.

Very huge rush every day as it tastes very good. I probably eat Apricot Delight and the taste was excellent

The ambience is very simple but food is really good. Especially the Ulavacharu veg biryani.

Loved the starters of Chicken And Veg. The must try item in this place has to be the MLA Potlam Biryani. The biryani has mutton keema, chicken and prawns wrapped in a huge omelette. the aroma makes up for how heavy this dish is. The other star item of this place is the Apricot Delight dessert. I have not tasted a better Apricot dessert than here in the city. Surely a place to visit for these and enjoy.

You get nice food here. It’s good now , it was better before! But never disappointed. Thali is good m, Apricot delight is a signature dish here

Spicy Venue never disappoints with its taste. We had South Indian Veg thali and couldn’t stop eating. Service could improve a little.

Do yourself a favour and visit this lovely restaurant. Amazing food served beautifully. Wide range of food for both vegetarian and non vegetarian. Dessert is also good. I tried apricot delight ant pot junnu, both were superb. service is also good. I will give five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It's still one of the best places in Jubilee hills! The food mainly filled with Telugu cuisine is one of the authentic and most loved for many people who come to Hyderabad for the first time and have been staying here! Their pride dessert Apricot delight still tastes literally the same for the past 10 years and is loved by every soul in Hyderabad. If this is your first time or have been to coming here i would always recommend trying these Mutton Roganjosh(pair it up with any of your choice of bread) - 5* Ulavacharu Mutton biryani(it's definitely not the best but still it's worth the try) - 4.5* And always finish up with their dessert - Apricot delight to have the best feeling of having the food

Tried fish fry, mutton fry and chicken 65. Fish fry was not up to my expectations. Mutton fry was good enough though it was not hot. Had special chicken biryani and mughlai chicken. Chicken pieces in mughlai chicken were more like small rubber pieces. Biryani was okay but there was a minor odor in the chicken pieces. All in all it is an okayish budget place.

We had dinner at the restaurant with our family and friends. But the painting pictures on the walls are inappropriate. All I can say about the food and the place is EXCELLECT.

Really awesome and this nice place to have a spicy food as per it is named

This venue was in my pipeline from many days to try potlam biryani, basically Kheema pulav mixed with few tiny prawns wrapped inside the omelette Which did not meet my expectations ,Thought it was okey Egg masala to go with Ragi sankati, was quite good & spicy Apricot delight had delighted me beyond my expectations — Total bill came to 850/-

nice experience good food and good hospitality and pot-lam biryani is superb

After a long time I tasted authentic Andhra food. Very good taste, I loved it.Want to visit the place again with friends.

It was too goood pulav from tjose i had in recent times. Flavour taste and main thing the meat was properly cooked. And apricot delight is a must taste dessert.

A very cozy feel to the place is the comfort of the chairs first. The service of the stewards is good . For after a long time i ve seen a person serve with a smile. Food is scrumptuous. Value for money. If i am asked would i come nxt to eat. Answer is a Resounding Yes. Keep up the good work.

It was ok but in this competative world they hv way to go

Apricot delight was very awesome ...loved it harbara kabab also good....nice experience...

Venue food highlight naku istamina food Crab iguru

I am from a Chettinadu area, Tamilnadu which is very famous for briyani. At present I am working in Hyderabad and I always look something different to experience and especially food. I had #Ulavucharubriyani and #MLApotlambriyani it made my day completely, the stuffed prawns and grinded mutton pieces inside the omlet was amazing and the tamarind juice which comes from the mutton was mouthwatering. It was brown in colour and looks yummy. The waiting period was quite uncomfortable, but the dishes made me forget. Overall it was good Recommended

Worst service ever met , food taste was really bad ,

Excellent food. Biryani is very good mainly thalli and fish curry is my favourite

If you love spicy food (I really mean spicy food) this is the place (Y)

Spicy venue's biryani is one constant in my life. Every time I come to Hyderabad, I have got to eat this.

natukodi pulusu chi65 carbs iguru

excellent menu with good customer service

Spicy Venue has been one of my favorite place to hang out since my Engineering days.

Must taste apricot delight and Andhra cuisine biryani . We have visited in this pandemic situation all the delivery were take care at-most. Well sanitized and <br/><br/>well maintained <br/>

The Spicy Venue certainly lives up to the mark of its name. Everything is blow your head off spicy. I ordered soup, which was very spicy, and it was hot which is good, but a bad combination to spice, which made it unbearable. Secondly, all the apps were spicy. Some guy named jaganath was being a pest and wouldn't allow for a re cook, and make it less spicy. Food is aight, but not a first on the list for a dinner.

One of the best places for typical andhra cuisine.<br/>And apricot delight is to die for.<br/>

The best Andhra style meals you can have in Hyderabad. Very fresh food and tastes amazing 😍

Extremely unprofessional management. So here's why. Two of the visits we made were only to have their dessert: Apricot Delight. We know it gets sold out quick, so we made a call beforehand to let them know what time we'll be coming and that to keep the number of desserts aside for us. First time, we called and went. They asked us to wait as there was a they were full. We told them we were there only for the dessert, and asked if it is still available. They said it was. After that, they made us wait for 45+ minutes. We were getting impatient, and so I reached out to one of their staff and asked what was the status. He said he'll check, and on checking he said they had run out of the desserts. So, they had made us wait for nothing for a good 45+ minutes, and weren't even a bit apologetic about it.<br/>The next time, we called again beforehand to let them know we'll be coming at around a certain time to have "Apricot Delight" in specific and to keep please reserve 4 portions for us, to which they had agreed. Once again we confirmed on reaching if the dessert was available and they said it was. Then, they made us wait outside due to space issues for like an hour, after which they said the dessert was unavailable for the night. This time, we really got agitated as it was the second time the same unprofessional incident had taken place. We asked to talk with their manager, and after having a talk with him they served us the dessert in under 10 mins. Now you would think it was good on their part to make the dessert, but this is technically not possible since the preparation of that dessert takes more than some 10-15 mins. <br/>This led us to the conclusion that the restaurant was knowingly denying of the dessert, and making us wait like idiots for an hour both the times.<br/><br/>Such unprofessional restaurants are not to be visited, no matter how good their food tastes, because they do not have the basic courtesy of how to behave or treat their customers. I'd definitely NEVER recommend this place to anyone.<br/>

My first visit to spicy venue was way back in 2015 where I was not really accustomed to the concept of Andhra style pulao. For all the Biryani lovers turned naysayers of the pulao, this place is a good option to try. <br/><br/>The menu offers a wide variety ranging from North Indian, Chinese & Mughlai although its best sellers hail primarily from Andhra Pradesh.<br/><br/>My top pick from the pulaos was the keema variant although everyone might like the others.<br/><br/>The moment I had the apricot delight, it was forever etched in my memory in the dessert compartment. It's an absolute no brainer for anyone to order this when they dine in. The creaminess of the pudding, add to that the tenderness of the cake is enough to make it to my list of all time favourite desserts.<br/><br/>I recently happened to pass by Jubilee hills and made it a point to take few home. Considering the present covid situation, they have not yet opened for dine in but delivery and take away is available.<br/><br/>All the staff are covered fully in PPE kits and the take away experience was seamless.<br/><br/>JFD

Don’t even have to think twice to come to this place.<br/>The best place out of all in that whole street.<br/>Love their biryani and the starters.<br/>I usually don’t prefer kabab’s but this is the only place where I love tangdi and murg malai kabab.<br/>Loved the way they cook the meat like it’s really soft and tender and cooked to my taste.<br/>Their rasam in the thali is just great.<br/>Normally rasam is not something everyone can make it usually tastes more like flavoured water. But here it’s completely different and it gives you that amazing taste.<br/>THE MOST IMPORTANT AND BEST THING ABOUT THIS PLACE IS APRICOT DELIGHT.<br/>It’s just yum🤤<br/>I would always prefer eating their apricot delight over any other place’s apricot delight because it’s one of a kind and one of the most tasty dessert I have ever tasted in my whole life.

Their dessert, apricot delite is simply amazing. And their quality remains to be the same.

We ordered 'Natu Kodi Pulusu' and in that they served Broiler Chicken pieces, when we questioned they started saying that they serve skinless country chicken which no other restaurant serves outside and that is the reason we are feeling like Broiler chicken pieces..Being a hardcore non-veg lover i can easily tell if that is Country chicken or Broiler chicken.. we don't expect this from famous restaurants like this.Whoever trying out 'Natu Kodi Pulusu' here needs to observe this carefully

Firt time i ate a sweet tasting Rogan Josh :/ it confused me to identify what i was eating . . And the Apollo fish was also holding a different tatse . . Both of them failed to maintain the actual taste of the dishes. My vegetarian friend seemed to enjoy his food though.

Food was excellent, babu kumar ensured the spice level was perfectly met with our needs .. overall taste is superb , service delays could be better handled . 👍

The food ws excellent and the best staff ,,, babu Kumar ws the best ,,, good variety and ws served the best ,,, god bless

Food is excellent most try andra thali and traditional telugu delicacies mla potlam biryani and spl chicken biryani all staff good most mr babu kumar

This is the best restaurant of hyderabad mla log kam biryani is good and spl chicken birayani is fantastic service staf very nice most wis mr babu kumar thanks

Excellent tasty and delicious

One of the amazing restaurants Hyderabad has, and especially the service is outstanding. <br/>Babu kumar who assisted us there is very gentle, polite and friendly. <br/>Overall - it’s a too good experience.

Spice Venue has good food, even the menu has appealing set of options. But the staff is horrible, they r very rude, even to get a water bottle i had to ask three different waiters. Briyanis are generally hard to self serve while eating, in almost every restaurant, staff(waiters) help to serve the biryani, but here at spice venue i was fed up calling them and ended up serving myself. To add on, the waiter removed my plate without asking and when i requested for a new plate he was irritated. To summarize food is good, tasty but the waiters are horrible, i also think hygiene is a concern. This place is for ppl who dont care about ambience rather go her just for food. I would not recommend this for families

Although the food was excellent (not that the service was responsible for the taste) the service of this place was pathetic.... Maybe I'm being generous by calling it pathetic.... The waiters didn't seem interested in suggesting dishes and more interested in shoving food down customers throat and kicking them out....When asked repeatedly for a small portion of rasam(which was a part of the thali) the wait staff seemed more interested in joking around with eachother than providing service (btw never got served the rasam) The management should be thankful to the cooks here otherwise this place would've been down the crapper a long. Although it wouldn't make any difference to the management I'm sure of it but I'm never stepping into the place again and by the looks of it they've been least bothered to respond to the reviews shared here

Tasty dishes..... Must try mla potlam biryani...

The spicy Venue is the best restaurant of hyderabad excellent food excellent service most thanks for mr babu kumar Andrea thali and ml potlam biriyani is the best

I tried to order from this restaurant twice.they didnot confirm my order twice.i had to cancel my order

Having nice food at Spicy Avenue and Nagaraju Captain provided nice food .

The combination of mutton iguru and potal biriyani was awesome and Mr Babu kumar's service was commendable

One of the disaster we experienced after knowing the reviews.....poor service and they don't even serve the dishess which was mentioned in the menu .then why did they actually the menu instead.I don't support or suggest this place ..... people only coming for MLA potalam biryani which was very cold and not able to eat prawns and oly the best thing is apricot delight

Man I don't know abt ur taste blooger..but these two above mentioned dishes were such a disappointment..<br/>Literally I mean spl chicken biryani was literally chicken 65 with gravy n above was some decorative basmati rice....<br/>Man it was really a disappointment ...I was planning for party but now it's a big no...

11 of us visited the restaurant yesterday and was extremely disappointed with the service.<br/>I regret having waited for 30 mins to get the table for this kind of service. There were 2 staff who I assume are the superiors as they were not wearing the uniform. Both the staffs were non customer oriented and were only seen taking instructions and wandering.<br/>I see a lot of concerns from people on service but the restaurant management seems least bothered to acknowledge or comment.

Superb veg Andhra thali, spices are on a bit higher side and apricot delight is to die for.

Food is good(4/5), however did you guys forget about service?? (1/5) . Delays encountered: 20 mins for a Table allocation; 20 mins for the thali to be served; 5 mins for reserving of rice, 10 mins to get hold of someone, in order to request him to get table salt; 5 mins for the bill; 10 mins for change 😅. This needs some serious improvement!

“Mla potlam biryani “ we can get this vizag famous biryani in Hyderabad only in The spicy venue . It can easily serve for 2 .<br/>Ambience is very beautiful homely . <br/>I ordered a mla potlam biryani <br/>Its keema and prawns biryani stuffed in a thin omlet . <br/>Every bite has very homely and unique taste . <br/>Taste 5/5 <br/>I recommend everyone to try this when they visit jublieehills <br/>Quantity , quality are good. <br/>Friendly staff . <br/>Prices are extremely <br/>high compared to the quantity .

Visited this place on a sunday noon without a reservation, had to wait for about an hour for a table. So strongly advise you to make a prior reservation, at least on weekends. <br/>I had ordered the MLA potlam biryani, and found it delicious and sumptuous, wife didnt like the veg thali. <br/>This seems to be a very popular place with big crowds.<br/><br/>The service is a big big let down and that pulls down the rating for me. staff is not welcoming, waiters are in constant rush and just dont give you time and attention while taking orders. The salan and raita were served after I was done with half of the biryani. <br/><br/>I plan to visit this place again to try out some of the gravies and if find it special, may revise my rating to 4

The food was great and the service was awesome...special shout out to server Mr. Babu Kumar..

Very nice place to try authentic andhra dishes<br/>I ordered egg pulao and paneer tikka masala<br/>Paneer tikka masala was very yummy with thick gravy n soft paneer... its a must try dish<br/>But egg pulao was very disgusting<br/>It was just bagara rice with egg with no salt no spice<br/>Actually here potlam biryani is so famous non vegetarian must try it

It has original Andhra food which is very spicy, korameen fry, chicken and mutton iguru, MLA Potlam biryani, chicken fry piece biryani are must try. The star of the show apricot delight is to die for..

Great food and excellent service by Babu Kumar and Arun. It's always a pleasure to dine at The Spicy venue

The Spicy Avenue...!!That "MLA potlam biryani" wrapped in omellette with thin layer...!! With prawns and kheema taste was awesome and also Delicious taste of "apricot Delight"...!! And next i want test south indain thali ...its palce specialy for telugu food...great place!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lE6vvFwKl/?igshid=1n2kdu15vnu8v ....!!!😊Please visit for video!!!

The best apricot delight

Very good experience each time we visit this place. Especially Mr. Babu Kumar is a very kind and polite person, his service has been remarkable always.

Amazing food.. we had the thali, biryani , prawns.. everything was amazing. The thali was just awesome. Even the staff is very good and helping. Babu Kumar was very courteous and gave amazing suggestion. We enjoyed our food and our time here. Thanks

No proper communication between the staff

good food and prompt service really like the food, good explanation given for food by servers, cannot wait to come here with my friends again

We went for a lunch, ordered MLA potlam biryani. Tastes good...and South Indian veg thali is amazing

Loved the authentic telugu cuisine and the enriching taste of the food. Fish fry and fish pulusu were one of the best picks and not to forget, curd is a must try. It is just so good and the meal is complete in its own.

Me and my friend spent this Sunday in spicy venue with MLA POTLAM BIRIYANI & VEGETARIAN THALI.<br/><br/>Biriyani rice with prons and chopped mutton wrapped in omelette, was too yummy and delicious. Definetly a pocket friendly dining place for non-vegetarian family.<br/><br/>No good options for vegetarian. Thali comes with varieties but lack desert in it. Deducted few stars for the same.

Authentic Indian food this is the place ragi sangati and kodi pulusu was amazing and yes the potlam biryani was a mixture of keema prawns biryani with a layer of omlet as potlam was so perfect and apricot pudding was so yummy must try place .Ambience is just normal and small sitting area I guess it’s need to be bigger .Taste 🙌🏻👍

Babu kumar service has been extremely helpful & he is so friendly to guide us thru the menu.<br/>Food is awesome.

Ordered pepper mushroom ulavacharu biryani and potlam biryani.<br/>veg review : pepper mushroom is way more spicy than it had to be. could have gone well with some continental condiments. Ulavacharu biryani was a star.<br/>Non veg review : MLA keema potlam biryani was really good. tasted similar to biryani which we usually get in other rayalaseema based cusine. (my husband's review)<br/>Apricot pudding was very delicious. one can not just be satisfied with just one serving.<br/>price : reasonable for the quantity and the taste.<br/>Ambience : Good. not a fancy restaurant but definitely worth warm and cozy with delicious food.

Babu kumar who has served the food is absolutely amazing

I ordered the much hyped MLA Potlam Biryani & Corn Kernels. It took 1 hour for them to bring the food. By the time they brought it, our hunger died. Pathetic service! <br/><br/>A special mention is required about the over hyped MLA Potlam Biryani. It is just a below average dish. Corn Kernels are very bad. Disastrous Experience. Never going here again!👎🏻

On 27th of this month me and wife visited this place food was I placed for lamb kheema pulao and kodi iguru kodi iguru spicy and good South Indian food lovers can visit this place. They have to improve their service bit more I loved their food...

We hit this diner at 10 PM to find it full. We had to wait for a while to get a table. Biryani was the best. It was a Keema Biryani wrapped in a thin omelet. Apricot delight was way better than the one I’ve tasted @Chicha’s. Quantity was disappointing for 120 INR. I’ve been longing to visit this place ever since my friend boasted about Biryani. Finally! I made it😄😊😇

I've ordered MLA potlam biriyani as 50% reviews were saying it's the best signature dish and 50% saying not up to the mark. Only we will get attracted by the egg layer...taste was below average.not worth for our money.even apricot delight is just waste of our hope. Staff is friendly. Never order for MLA potlam biriyani or apricot delight.

Food is really good and serving is also too good.and the management is good especially babu kumar

Anyone who comes to this restaurant compulsory try potlam biriyani it is a mix of prawns and mutton with biriyani rice rolled and stuffed in a omlet..

Nice ambience with full length Telugu flavoured menu in biryani section..MLA potlam biryani is like a heaven..sherwa quality is just awesome..but little costly cuisine..

Great food and excellent hospitality..Thank u Babu kumar and Das Great work keep doing good job.....

Babu kumar was extremely hospitable. Food was great. Enjoyed. Every bit. Amazing time.

So, me and my collegues went for lunch and we ordered the signature dish ie, the "Potlam Biryani" accompanied by some Curd Rice and at the end the Complementary sweet Dish "Apricot Delight"<br/>The Potlam Biryani looks really fancy, Actually, when it first came I literally thought why they are giving us Omellete instead of Biryani. Yes, the biryani mixed with Prawns and mutton kheema is nicely wrapped in a thin blanket of omellete, that is why it is called potlam biryani. We also ordered curd rice since we are not a fan of spicy food. Now comes the best part, they served a complimentary dish which is a sweet dish called "Apricot Delight". I think this is the yummiest dish I ever had. I would definitely recommend this sweet dish to all. Just go and have it. you will not regret. I would give 4star for the spicyness of the food but your sweet dish has covered it up.

Overwhelmed with the response from Mr. BABU KUMAR. Great and super advice and service from him. THANK YOU