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Jafran

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"The food this place serves is great. I have tried the indian and tandoori dishes and it tastes awesome. Though the restaurant was under construction..."

Arijit Saha

"This bistro is located in Sakherbazaar area and is one of the better places in Behala. To be more specific, it is located exactly at the four point..."

Soumya Chakraborty

"We have order food 2 to 3 times and were never disappointed. I think it is one of the best restaurants in Behala. The chicken chaap was too yummy...."

Shilpi Dutta

"I ordered for some delivery by Zomato. Surprising good service compared to my past experience with Zomato delivery. The food was pretty good - we got..."

Vineet Harbhajanka

"I ordered mutton biriyani and chicken chaap through swiggy from this joint.The delivery was fast thanks for that to Jafran and Swiggy.Coming to the..."

Sanjay Paul

"I ordered chicken reshmi , dal makhani , Hydrebadi spocy chicken,Lachha paratha for delivery this week. First I would say the delivery boy was really..."

Mitu Mehta

"I absolutely loved the food but the service wasn't good. Just a single waiter to handle all the rush (maybe others were absent on the day I visited)..."

Sanchita Guha Dhali

"The most underrated resturant in Behala Sakher Bazar James Long Xing. 5 mins walk from my place. Good place to dine with family and friends. The food..."

Arunabha Banik

"Had ordered Parindai e Lashkar ,dudh roti, moti biriyani, galouti kabab on home delivery. Kabab was great, biriyani was good too except the quantity..."

Mit Roy

"Hi All, Didn't visit. Had the food delivered home. I am not a vegetarian guy, but my mom has this strict vegan- Saturday thingy...most..."

Debayan Dutta

"Ordered through Swiggy from this restaurant situated at James Long junction of Sakher Blazer.Had ordered for Mixed Hakka Noodles and Awadhi..."

Debanjan Rakshit

"I ordered a special mutton biriyani . Biriyani was spicy and aromatic, mutton pieces were big enough and an egg. Did'nt explore much . So will give..."

Sayani Das

"Going to this place since it had a different name. The name changed but not the taste of the food. The ambience is bit different from rest of the..."

Madhurima Guha

"My Birthday Dinner!!Yes That's my First Visit to this place full of awesome food. :)The place is small with minimal work with less..."

Mishuka Maiti

"Intro : Ordered home delivery through Zomato - Food reached in time .Food : Murgh Biriyani Murgh Rezala Murgh..."

Jishnu Bhattacharya

"This place is very near to my home but I am yet to visit this place. Ordered through Swiggy so will straight talk about about the foods I..."

Shankha Mukherjee

"Read a lot of good things about this place on Zomato and being a behala chowrasta resident, I didn't wanna leave it unexplored. So there I was with..."

Riya Gupta

"This restaurant was previously named as 'Mughal's Chopstix' n now everything ha changed along with the name,n the change is really good!the ambience..."

Pritha Chatterjee

"just mind blowing.awsome food great ambience.such a nice restaurant.specialy the chicken tikka saslik and the chicken duckbanglow.every one should..."

Susmita Banerjee

"Place is really nice. went there some days before. We ordered the tangri, butter nun and murg kalsahi. All are very good. we packed some food for..."

Nandana Ghosh

"The best food of this place moti biriyani and mutton kalshai....mutton kalshai tastes best with kulcha....here the price is a bit higher but the..."

Ritam Bhattacharya

"Ordered food through swiggy from jafran, we ordered moti biriyani, galawti kebab and kalsahi murg and tandoori shan e kebab. The food was really..."

Payel Nath Manna

"This happens to be one of the better restaurants in this part of the city... with a small but good place... okay ambience... good food.... reasonable..."

Sumitava Talukdar (Sunny)

"COMPARATIVELY A NEW RESTAURANT IN THE AREA,YESTERDAY I PACKED A MAHI IRANI KEBAB AND TANGDI KEBAB FROM HERE,FIRSTLY THE PRICE WAS REASONABLE AND..."

Debjeet Majumdar

"Jafran is a new restaurant which is located in James Long Sarani near Behala Chowrasta. It has been quite a few times I have dined in at this place...."

Argha Banerjee

"Jafran- piece of sophistication in behala beside Kamdhenu.I had gone their on 5th May,my bday,with my "him"..as we live just 10 mins walking distance..."

Chatterjee Shalini

"As from my personel view, this restaurant is the best in this area. Their food tastes awsome. The interior is bit of low class but the food is good...."

Ankit Pandey

"Visited dis place during d last puja..though we cudnt get to taste deir famous moti biriyani bt some plateful of various kebab impressed us to d core..."

Rituparna De

"This is by far the best experience I've ever had as a Calcuttan with mughlai food! Arsalan and aminia stands no chance! The staff and food is the..."

Souvik Roy

"The interior literally remind me of movies which have a Arabian theme.This place is really good and is literally 5 mins from my aunt's place..."

Deblina Chakraborty

"Today I ordered 2 sukha nan, 2 lacha paratha and one chicken dakbunglow thorugh swiggy. I previously visited this place multiple time, but this time..."

Soumyoshis Poddar

"Could be the best place in whole of Behala region. Ordered home delivery 1) Murg Biryani2) Gosht Biryani 3) Kebab-e-Yaan..."

Nilotpal Addy

"Behala is blessed to have such an exceptionally brilliant awadhi/mughlai restaurant, right at the junction of James Long sarani and..."

Chatterjee SM(Chatujjebabu)

"This restaurant serves some of the best mughlai salans in the city.Their kebabs are pure bliss specially the sumptuous galloti kebabs!Dooh-wali roti..."

Anindya Parbat

"I had ordered the food at home, so I can't comment about the decor and ambience of the restaurant, and also, I can give only limited opinions about..."

Shreya Chakraborty/tinkering_tastebuds

"Nice resturant situated on james long road... Ambience is superb as so is the food... Really liked their murg biryani... Food Pricing is ok... If you..."

Neelabh Roy

"Had high hopes from this restaurant. Visited this place in a hot summer afternoon to celebrate my birthday (we were already tired travelling..."

Sourish Roy

"The food is great, having it served quite fast. The decor is okay with its lamps n bamboo decorations. But the air conditioning could improve, it was..."

Sreejit Saha

"Its located near James long sakherbajar. Wonderful themed restaurant in behala.jafran has its awesome awadhi ambience.dim lights with wooden..."

SOLANKI PATRA

"Good biryani. I went with my cousin and had mutton biryani and raita. Food was good. Ambience was quite attractive. I would recommend this place for..."

Foodie@Work//Abhijit Mishra

"Ordered awadhi biryani, mutton and hari murg kabab. Taste good, good service - the delivery was on time. Quantity is quite good compared to price...."

Anand Basu

"Honestly I loved the food. . The ambience is good the service is fast . . Biryani is good but sometimes the taste differs . . The price is very..."

Bhavika Thapa

"Average restaurant with good ambience. The biryani they offer is normal in taste nothing special, though i don't know about their awadhi..."

Siddhartha Ghosh

"Awesome place, well decorated, great ambience,well behaved waiters. U will get a welcome drink with papad. Kabaab was fantastic, cant remember the..."

Sushenjit Ghosh

"Great food. We ordered Murg Shorba, Galoti Kabab, Sikandari Rann n Laccha Patatha. Each and every item was good. The restaurant doesn't pinch your..."

Indrashish Dasgupta

"An excellent restaurant with awesome food. The moti biriyani is a bang on...all the side dishes r so very tasty. I only want to know that in ghost..."

Soumi Karmakar

"The food was awesome and the thing which will attract you the most is their hospitality....The waiters are very polite and the manager too is very..."

Krishna Kundu Saha

"Whether you're seeking a delightful meal or a pleasant dining environment, The Saffron Tree is a standout choice that promises both quality cuisine..."

J Dasgupta

"I had a great time with my friends here at Saffron Tree. The wait time was decent and not very long. Each of the dishes tasted delicious and lip..."

Amrita Guha

"Incredible food menu, delicious taste made this restaurant unique. This fine dine restaurant was my visit list and after visiting it is now favorite..."

Siddhartha Das

"I visited last durga puja even at that time The food quality was excellent. Yes the waiting time was high but I can understand the pressure of the..."

Samiran Dey

"I went there to celebrate my birthday. Had ordered two cocktails, two starters, one chicken side dish, one bread, one lucknowi biriyani. The food was..."

Bratati Halder

"We visited on one weekend. And undoubtedly it is one of the best we have come across for a long time. From the taste of the food to the ambience of..."

Bhaskar Roy

"We went on a weekend. Did order J.M.B.C,Zatar Spice murg reshmi kabab, Baled alaska murg sandha kabab, Matarban ki murg ,Lucknow and Hyderabadi dum..."

Oindry Sen

"Ambience is nice. Food presentation is also quite interesting. Food quality and taste is at par with any 3-4 star restaurant. Budget friendly despite..."

Yogesh Thakur

"Incredible taste and quality of food. We ordered lucknow dum biriyani and Porkzilla paratha pizza. Both were extremely delicious. Loved it.❤ Must..."

Sanjukta Biswas

"Ordered 3 items there. Machli aam kabab was the show stopper. Mutton biriyani was not so exciting, tasted good but disappointed with mutton size...."

Nirmalya Roy

"The ambience was so good, I really loved that. I went there during pujo time so the service was bit slow and we have to wait a bit longer. Otherwise..."

anushka guha

"Wonderful experience and undoubtedly the best dishes of all time. Every dish here is beutiful and ambience is one of the..."

DEBABRATA MUKHERJEE

"It's a very good restaurant, with classic ambience .. their food quality is just insane .. their paratha pizza pork zilla was ahh awesome...and..."

Jaydeep Chanda

"Food quality is very good for this food chain. Service is good, but for heavy rush they tumble a bit. Some foods have deteriorated in quality tho...."

Souvik Datta

"One of the best restaurants to serve continental and fusion dishes.. but the mughlai dishes are not upto the mark.. the drinks available were not..."

Souvik Datta

"Celebrities visit this place often. Even today they were there. Brilliant food with great service & electric Ambience. Pls. don't arrive here..."

vibek banerjee

"Food was good. The place is very cozy. The ambience seems..."

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"I ordered from here the foods i got from here are quite good ..price is also ok and medium..."

Shirsha Ghosh

"A great place for Bengali food lovers..I have tried mocha chingri,alu posto,chicken kasha and rice from here...all the food was great and had a great..."

Sourav Ghosh

"Food taste was excellent !! Good quantity and quality both in very affordable price! Great place to try your favorite bengali dishes and the variety..."

Meghna Roy

"I was exploring Gariahat market. Came across this place through people's reference. Heard, That the food was excellent for some authentic bengali..."

Ankur Moulik

"Very co-operative. Fantastic food but expensive...."

Sarmistha Bandyopadhyay

"Food: 9/10Service: 10/10Ambience: 5/10Tucked in a corner of gariahat, this is a place you might blink and miss. But looks like..."

Rijuraj Hore

"Food - 9 out 10Service - 10 out 10Ambience and decor - 5 out 10 Whenever I am in Kolkata. Eating bengali food here is a must...."

Piyush Mukharji

"Good place to have casual bengali lunch..There 1 plate is enough to fill two tummies.Price okAmbience okStaffs okLocation wise..."

Piu Bagchi

"Good ambience... courteous service and some mouth watering dishes and that too at a reasonable price...what else do you need more to make a feast of..."

Dr. Tathagata Ghosh

"One of the best bengali restaurants in town!!!Just the steam rice, moong dal and kumro fuler bora is enough to satisfy the thirst of bengali's..."

Soumyadeep Maity

"Standing on Gariahat Road,this restaurant has the potential to give any Bengali fine dining restaurant a run for the money.Apperently a little tough..."

Uddalak Dasgupta

"This restaurant is located in gariahat. If someone wants to try authentic Bengali dishes they should visit @Padmaparer Rannaghar. I ordered plain..."

The.bong.gourmet.saga

"The bangaliyaana served best here.... the Rice served on a kolapata, the complimentary kochu baata, the fries the dals are just at their best...feels..."

Sumana Sen

"I had kulfi here and it was wow. South Indian dishes are also good. So while doing shopping you can enjoy foods also here in gariahut. But the..."

Koyel

""পদ্মাপারের রান্নাঘর " :-উপরোক্ত নামটি শুনে সকলেরই..."

Debarati Chakraborty

"Located opposite Dakshinapan near Dhakuria bus stand. This place is quite good for bengali food lover. We orderedFish..."

Hey_foodie

"Have been to this place couple of times and it is really good. Before in this place there was a different restaurant most probably "Sonali" I don't..."

Srinjoy Nath

"Awesome place to visit. If u guys want to experience the traditional touch of Bengali Cuisine then dis is a perfect place to visit. They also serve..."

Bikram Das

"The foods were very tasty, especially the daab chingri. The plates were decorated with banana leaves. The service was very good. I would recommend my..."

Kankana Roy

"The best place for authentic bengali dishes..Mangsher Dukbunglow is a MUST..Things I like:1.Complimentary Kochu-Narkel er..."

Mini Naskar

"I have heard about this place a lot. Ambience was good. It serves authentic Bengali food. Here, you can have the taste of east bengal dishes. I..."

Madhumita Dhar Choudhury

"Ambience of the place was not so good but the place was clean. They serve good bengali food with reasonable price. We ordered Plane rice, macher..."

Upasona Kanji (The Tipsy Foodie)

"Heard about this place a lot from my colleagues. At last, today l got the opportunity to visit this place which was in my wish list for quiet..."

Devswata Mitra

"Today visited this place for some south indian dishes with a friend... Ordered Plain Dosas... It tasted amazing... But the surprise was that the..."

Madhusree Ghosh (a Bong's Lifestyle)

"I am fond of their food since last 6 years..Its pure authentic bengali food counter. The dectoraction demands an improvement though. But the food is..."

Rima Ghosh

"Wow that's the first thing comes to your mind. Authenticate Bengali cuisines served here. The prawn dishes were just yum. Topping up with some..."

Saibal De Santra

"This place serves awesome bengali food.Located in the middle of Gariahat and Golpark.We had Rice , Dal , Kolmi Sagh with Posto bata..."

Soumick Mitra

"We have heard about this restaurant couple yrs ago..So we have decided to go there on my boyfriend's birthday..The atmosphere and people are Good and..."

Aparna Ray

"Had dinner with family. We had Echor chingri , Maurala chorchori , Chital er Muithya and Tel koi and Pulao.Dishes were good but felt a tad bit..."

Snehanjali Majumder

"I have heard a lot about this place, so chose the Bengali New Year to visit this place. Yes, they served the New Year special menu on the occasion...."

Shruti

"Darun.. Bhetki Paturi was awesome...soft... juicy ..Mochar Ghanto was so yummy...Kochu bata was spicy and delicious. The new item Paan Sharbat was so..."

Poonam Chakraborty

"I have ordered chicken biriyani and chicken dakbanglow. The taste was good. The offered one complimentary drink with the flavor of pan. It tasted..."

Rituparna Acharya

"It's a hidden place. While walking from gariahat to golpark it falls on d right side. They serve Bengali and south Indian cuisine.Ambience:..."

Ruchira Das

"Food and service is well and good.They served us two complementary dishes,posto bata(tastes like it's a homemade one) and bokful vaja(tasty and..."

Darothi Majumder

"Great bengali cruisine. A lot of delicacies from east bengal. Good place to explore bengali food. Service is nice. Complementary starters. Pocket..."

DEBADITYA CHAKRABORTY

"▪DECOR - Just average.(2.5/5)▪FOOD- Ordered plain rice, lau chingri, mutton and daab chingri. The lauchingri was delicious n so was the daab..."

Rusthi Ghosh

"Well this is a pretty old food joint located amidst one of busiest market places in kolkata.The restaurant specialises in Bengali cuisine especially..."

HRISHIKESH BARUI

"It looks like a small place from outside in the gariahat market, but turns out to be of good size when you enter. Bengali food is pretty delicious,..."

Sourodeep Chakravarty

"Small eatery hidden among the busy street of Gariahat on your way to Golpark taking the right side footpath. If you are not paying attention, you..."

Monolekha Bhattacharya

"The foods were too yummy..Too much pocket friendly..Perfect place for a Bengali food lover..The kekra-do-peyaja was really finger licking...As well..."

Ranjabati Mitra

"Newly opened though not get new.The place hasn't got much decor. Just some basic chairs and table and the place isn't big.Food is..."

Rachana Roy Choudhury

"One of the best restaurant catering Bengali Cuisine in Kolkata and its my favourite when it comes to bangali khabar. It serves dishes both from East..."

Pinkii Roy

"Best Bengali foods.. ambience is also good.. service is awesome,they welcome in typical Bengali pattern.. must try this!..."

Anindita Mondal

"Authentic Bengali food.. As this restaurant is not so famous like koshe kasa / vojohari manna etc, but it was beyond of my expectations. Damm good..."

Madhureema Dey

"Totally a random visit here... Me and my dad was looking for good Bengali restaurant and bumped into this....and I don't regret it...Started..."

Anwesha Halder

"Amazing place for a pocket friendly Bengali treat for all foodies! Quality is at its best with variety of Bengali cuisines to try from. Make..."

Ria Ray

"Visited the place yesterday with my aunt and a friend. Orders are as follows:1. Plain rice, 2. Sukhto, 3. Moong Dal with Peas, 4. Alu Fry, 5.Chitol..."

Subhra Jyoti Lahiri

"Went there for a sunday lunch. Since we were early - the place was pretty empty in the beginning and then gathered decent crowd. The servers were..."

S Ray

"Small cozy place, courteous staff, good Bengali food with ample amountTry Basanti pulao and kosha mangsho here❤ overall a good experience..."

Arghadeep Paul

"I must first admit that i missed out on taking pictures at this place. The ambience is very very ordinary and staff quite courteous. We were given a..."

Poulomi Bhattacharjee

"It's a decent restaurant which serves Bengali cuisine.The food was good. I loved their sorse bhapa ilish.. the rice, vegetables and prawn. The..."

Maddie

"Nice place for dining... Food quality is good.. place is very small.. good for kids.. family.. atmosphere is good.. but the staffs are not well..."

Rishav Das

"Good traditional authentic bengali food,good ambience....mutton dukbangalow,chitol macher peti were my favorites... behaviour of waiters are..."

Pranay Roy

"Located in the busy market of Gariahat, this cozy restaurant truly brings the Opar-er cuisines to e-par. We tries Chicken Dak bunglow with murgi..."

niharika chakravarty

"Excellent food. Authentic Bangali food with authentic taste. Fish fry is a must try. The atmosphere can be better. Service is good. 1 drawback I have..."

Swarup Ghosh

"Quality of food is average but cost is higher than quality. Service is very good. Location of wash basin not..."

Biplab Karan

"Good restaurant. Serves tasty food at reasonable price. Tried 3 items- Halud Misti Pulao, Murgi(Chicken) Dakbanglo, Chingri(Prawn) Malaikari. Pulao..."

ROHAN SANYAL

"I visited yesterday in the saptami, it was a little crowded bt they had good sitting arrangement for the waiting people. The food quality was good,..."

Mallika Mondal

"Darun.. Bhetki Paturi was awesome...soft... juicy ..Mochar Ghanto was so yummy...Kochu bata was spicy and delicious. The new item Paan Sharbat was so..."

POONAM CHAKRABORTY

"Nice place. Food quality is just awesome. If you like bengali food I suggest to visit them. But I give 4 stars for their..."

Susmita Das

"Amazing food ! We had basmati rice, koraisuti dia moong dal, jhuri aloo bhaja, chicken kosha, bhetki r paturi. They gave us aloo sag bhaja and kochu..."

Aishwarya Majumdar

"Well delicious and sumptuous food but when it came to packing the parcel, they faltered on that. They packed me somebody else's food..."

Ditipriya Roy

"A decent bistro with okayish food. It serves mainly Indian and Chinese cuisines. Pocket pinch is..."

Soumya Chakraborty

"Evening snacks is not upto the mark. We had ordered for Mutton Moghlai Paratha but we couldn't find any mutton in..."

Abhijit Das

"Good food.. Service is good; rice quantity is less than..."

Sanchita Dutta

"This is a Bengali cuisine restaurant with limited fast food options at Gariahat in Kolkata. The price of food is reasonable and the waiters are..."

PRONAB Kr. MITRA

"Taste Wise one of the best, excellent authentic food, u should try..."

Atin Das

"This place is a little difficult to find but recommended by the roadside stalls. Moderately priced and items tasted fresh and well..."

SOUMYANANDA GOSWAMI

"Visited the place 1 month ago with my aunt and a friend. Orders are as follows: 1. Plain rice, 2. Sukhto, 3. Moong Dal with Peas, 4. Alu Fry,..."

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