Shalimar India

"Shalimar was very inviting and we were warmly shown to a corner booth. Exotic ceiling fixtures and subdued lighting. Shared an order of Nan and Veg. Pakoras w a plum dipping sauce that was super. Mulligatawny soup was something new for me and highly recommended. My Seafood Marsala(medium heat) atop Basmati rice was exceptional. So many flavors from the spices, whole shrimp, scallops and lobster chunks. The lamb dish was enjoyed as was the chicken. Again, the sauces reign. Public pay parking is right next door."

"The good here is 5*, as is the service. Great little gem in Portsmouth. The food is Fantastic. Can’t wait to return. We got takeout last Sunday and it was just as good. I love it when a restaurant keeps the same standards for take out as it does for dine in."

"I love this restaurant! Great staff and a more adept kitchen… you couldn’t ask for a better example of Indian food in the USA!"

"I never write negative reviews till the time I feel all the rules were violated and it happened first time . We went this place on Mother’s Day because we were in Portsmouth Downtown and saw the ambience of the restaurant , which was very elegant , love all the decor , lighting and everything . We expected food also to be of same quality but it was very disappointing. First of all we need to wait for almost 4o minutes for our main course . I understand it was a busy night so we were ok but then the food was just horrible. No taste , no flavor and no fragnance Of fresh spices. Out of three curry , kadai chicken , mughaliye and lamb Korma , only one was edible which was lamb korma and it was really really good . All the three people just ate their main course in that one curry only . I called the staff and told them about the food , so the person who was taking our order was always in hurry . He does not have time to listen to what customer is asking for . He called I guess the owner of the restaurant . She came to our table she spoke to us . She was patient , she listened to our concerns but she did not accept as we told her that they did not give enough time to cook the spices in those two dishes , it is just raw. She would have accepted the mistakes done by Chef . Everyone can do the mistakes especially on busy night. Instead she started telling us that she never went out of Portsmouth so this is the way they cook Punjabi food and this is their best version of food . I was just wow this is insane. She did offer us that if we would like to replace the dish , I was ready to do that but my family was bit reluctant they told her no and mention that we all can manage in one curry only , we just would like to give you honest feedback. Those two dishes were just simply sitting on our table because they were not edible. At the end during our billing she did give us gift card and I was like why we need gift card . If you don’t treat your customer in a best way and don’t listen their feedback properly then do you Expect them to come back to your restaurant again?. I just thought to return the gift card back to them but my family is like very kind they told that no it will be rude to return their gift card . So we just took it and but def we are not going to come back to this restaurant again and will never suggest anyone also. I feel instead of all this she would have taken off those two dishes from our bill that is the way you value your customer time and trust , not just manipulating them. Again it is not about money . I would have paid extra for those dishes also but it should be worth."