Just got back from a wonderful meal at Haweli's. The place is spacious and the decor is attractive. They were having a big party so they offered us tables wherever we wanted. Some places turn you away when they are having a party. Not Haweli, they welcomed us. We noticed that they didn't serve us complementary papadum (lentil crackers) and accompanying chutneys & tamarind sauce that other restaurants offer. We missed that. As an appetizer we ordered ground beef samosas. We were surprised as most indian restaurants don't serve beef. The samosas were served with coriander chutney and tamarind sauce and were pretty large and tasty. I took advantage of the presence of beef and ordered beef vindaloo. Hubby ordered Haweli biryani which has both lamb and chicken. Finally we ordered a whole wheat paratha without butter. The beef vindaloo was tasty but slightly salty. Not enough to keep me from cleaning my plate though. A note to the chef--hold the salt on the vindaloo. The biryani was exquisite-- perfectly cooked, plenty of meat, the meat perfectly cooked, not greasy--don't know what else to say other than perfect! The paratha bread was tasty and came as ordered without butter. You don't know what a problem that can be at some restaurants as they automatically put butter on bread. All in all the meal was really good.
The service was spot on. "Datpir" was our waiter. Our apologies because we have probably misspelled his name. But he was attentive and answered all our questions throughout the meal. We didn't have many because we have experience eating indian food, but he was available none the less. This restaurant has been open only two weeks and it promises to be a place where Scottsdale residents can enjoy good indian food. BTW, they don't serve liquor but the serve the usual indian drinks such as mango lassie. They have a buffet 7 days a week which we plan to partake of real soon so we can experiment with different dish.
Thanks for a great meal and much luck with your new place.