Silver Dum Biryani, Pantakaluva Road
33 people recommend, 7 warn against itvia r/vijayawada·30 comments quoted below
The comments quoted below are a sample of the full tally across 27 threads.
What people say, in short
Silver Dum Biryani on Pantakaluva Road is a biryani spot many people name among the best in Vijayawada, with several praising its flavorful, spicy chicken dum biryani and one calling it the OG. However, a few recent diners feel quality has slipped, saying the biryani now tastes mostly of ghee or has gone downhill, and others note the taste is inconsistent across visits. One commenter notes it is takeaway only.
Address
Silver Dum Biryani, Vaishnavi Plaza, Panta Kaluva Rd, near NTR Circle, New Postal Colony-2, Patamata, Benz Circle, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520008, India
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Chicken dum biryani, Sp fry biryani
- Best for
- Visitors
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.
A Hyderabad visitor found the special chicken biryani overly oily and loaded with gravy.
This year's chicken dum biryani was bland, lacking spice and flavour, a big downgrade from previous visits.
Ranks it second-best biryani currently.
Listed as one of the preferred biryani spots for visitors.
Says it has decent spice levels from their experience.
Suggests trying Silver Dum biryani.
Says Silver Dum is the answer for best biryani, trusts nothing else said
Calls it the original best.
Suggests this for Hyderabadi-style chicken dum biryani.
Says Silver Dum is the better option.
Not worthy in their opinion; tastes only of ghee, lacks masaledar dum flavour.
Recommends it.
Names Silver Dum Biriyani as favourite biryani
Says quality is now the worst there after trying it recently.
Says their dum biryani is pretty good.
Recommends taking away dum biryani from Silver.
Points to Silver Dum biryani located near Panta Kaluva road.
Suggests Silver dum biryani as the answer for best biryani.
Says it has gotten worse recently.
Says Silver is hit or miss these days, implying inconsistent quality.
Loves it too but says taste is inconsistent across many visits and years.
Calls Silver Dum chicken biryani amazing.
Lists Silver Dum among favourite biryani places
Seconds the Silver Dum recommendation.
Lists it among new spots worth trying.
Recommends Silver Dum for chicken dum biryani.
Says it used to be great but has gone downhill over the past few months, and now prefers a lookalike outlet in Autonagar.
It's the original but not spicy; the ghee mellows any spice.
Says Silver dum has been a little salty lately.
Calls Silver dum the best.
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Last verified 18/10/2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.