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| - We came here for iftar on the first weekend of Ramadan, which was also a long weekend, so I think they were extra busy. FYI, their Ramadan hours are different than their regular hours, so make sure you check beforehand on their Facebook page - in Ramadan, it seems they open for the night at 8 PM, and a lineup started forming around 7:40. Because we were there early and stood in the line, it was easy to get a table; however, the restaurant was jam-packed with many different groups. We were still able to get a good sense of the Laari Adda experience though, and I have to say, I loved it!
First off, the ambiance! The lighting, the decor, the Coke Studio music playing in the background, the servers that take your order in Urdu. Amazing!
We were attended to very quickly. Our server approached us and took our order right away soon after we were seated at 8 PM. In Urdu, no less, which was really special. Don't stress if your Urdu isn't that great - they are able to explain everything in English as well, and you might learn a new word or two.
I appreciated that the server asked us if our order was for iftar, or if we wanted it before iftar. Looking around the restaurant, it seemed like most people were there for iftar, but I wasn't fasting and was very hungry, and I was happy that they were able to rush and get me part of my order before iftar time! My husband, on the other hand, was fasting, and once we told the server that, we also got plenty of water, dates, pakoras, samosas and rooh afza (I think? It tasted like rooh afza mixed in with some pop, but seemed like more of an orange in colour) complimentary for iftar, which was a really nice touch. It seems everybody in the restaurant got this too, and it was nice that we were all taken care of before iftar! Because for 5 mins at iftar time, things did slow down for a bit, as all the servers were taking a quick few minutes to break their fasts as well.
In terms of food, we ordered the chicken cheese jalapeno rolls, mango lassi, beef bihari paratha roll, koyla butter chicken, and chicken dum biryani, all of which we really enjoyed. The rolls were particularly good. The mango lassi comes with the option of adding whipped cream. The beef bihari roll was a tad too spicy for me, so I kept dipping it in the raita that came with the biryani, but I'm sure I could ask for it to be slightly less spicy next time. My husband really enjoyed his butter chicken and biryani, though he did note that the biryani is not really biryani (he is Hyderabadi, however, and generally not a fan of Pakistani biryani).
A few notes:
1) It doesn't seem there is a space to pray, so you can bring your own prayer mat and ask for a corner to pray maghrib in, or pray in your car.
2) Also, if you're in a rush to eat so you can get to tarawih, you will have to flag your server down to get your bill. Otherwise, it seems they are happy to let you linger for as long as you want, which makes it an ideal spot for a date night!
3) We didn't get any of the games that I'd heard they have, like Ludo? But we also didn't ask.
4) Bathrooms could be a little cleaner.
Overall, really enjoyed Laari Adda and will be back again and again for more date nights in the future, and to try some of the other things on their menu - that sehri menu looks tempting!
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