Mehfil, Narayanguda
69 people recommend, 29 warn against itvia r/hyderabad·30 comments quoted below
The comments quoted below are a sample of the full tally across 60 threads.
What people say, in short
Mehfil's Narayanguda branch earns praise from some locals for its double masala chicken biryani and a well-balanced, budget-friendly single plate, and it appears on several lists of go-to biryani spots. But it is clearly divisive: many warn the quality has declined and is hit or miss, with one former regular saying a bad experience made them never return. Takeaway and delivery draw the harshest criticism, and others find it too spicy or rate it among the worst biryani spots in Hyderabad.
Address
Mehfil, Chikkadpalli Rd, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500027, India
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Double masala chicken biryani, Mutton biryani
- Best for
- Dine-in, Budget
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
Went for biryani; staff served by hand and wouldn't let them serve themselves, thought the service was nice.
First visit: biryani was excellent, well balanced spice, good quantity and perfectly cooked chicken, budget friendly price.
Ordered biryani, rated 4.5/5: enough masala, not oily, plenty of slightly dry chicken pieces, would reorder.
Famous place tried but did not meet expectations.
Says quality has fallen; recent visit was not as good as before.
Used to be their go-to in college, but says the quality is now hit or miss.
Food is great but the staff behave arrogantly.
Cheap and good but not great.
Too much spice ruined the biryani experience for them.
Calls Mehfil the worst among the biryani places they tried.
Says Mehfil diluted its taste by chasing money, unlike Bawarchi.
Calls the Madhapur Mehfil branch their favourite, especially during monsoon.
Orders biryani from this branch as first meal whenever back in the city
Says the Nizampet branch's biryani is pretty good but the place is always packed on weekends and holidays.
One of their go-to original biryani spots.
Lists it among their biryani picks.
Was good once but fell off; a bad experience made them never return.
Says it is worse than Shah Ghouse; prefers hole in the wall places.
Suggests the Narayanguda branch
Lists Mehfil among their biryani picks.
Says its biryani doesn't taste good and is overhyped.
Best biryani for a late-night meal after drinks.
Found the biryani tasted like instant noodle masala and didn't like it.
Recommends Mehfil for biryani.
Lists it among Hyderabad biryani places that are not overrated.
Recommends some select branches of Mehfil.
One of the places they frequently eat biryani from.
Calls the mutton biryani at Mehfil a joke.
Recent order was lumpy white basmati rice; decided never to eat there again.
Objects to Mehfil being on the list at all.
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