Zareen's Palo Alto

365 California Ave, Palo Alto
(650) 460-1348

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Shane Carr

Food is still good. The menu has changed a little bit since I last came here several years ago, and the spices aren't as strong as they used to be. Good service and not too pricey.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Fazal Khan

This restaurant is excellent for Indian and Pakistani cuisines . One must try Nalli Nihari with Khamiri roti and Mutton thali . On weekends, it gets very crowded. The location is excellent and suitable for a big group.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Xu Caiyang

The Asian male server discriminates against Chinese people. I think he is a second generation immigrant and looks like Korean. We sat there for ten minutes, yet he ignored us without taking a look at our direction. He only came to our table to take our order after I said excused me directly. When making the order, his attitude is not right. I asked him whether he knows the name of the dish bashed on a picture, he said yes without telling me the name, just brushing it off. His attitude is entirely different when compared to the white folks sitting next to us. He came to their table quickly after seating them, and his service is enthusiastic. He frequently checks how it goes for the other tables, while entirely ignoring my request to get a to go box. We have to ask again for a plastic bag, and I have to go to the counter to ask for a bag myself in person because again he ignored us. This is infuriating. No one should be treated in this way. When making the check, he didn’t ask who would like to pay, but just put the payment machine by the side of my husband without saying anything. Because my husband didn’t notice that, he rolled his eyes and waited there without reminding my husband anything at all. So I took the payment. He grabbed it really annoyed and checked how much we tipped him right in front of us.We will NEVER come back because we are not supposed to be treated in THIS RIDICULOUS WAY

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Anita

Good food, but there's nothing if you cannot eat spicy or chilli hot food. The meat was very tender and the nihari tasty. The staff were extremely pleasant and helpful and have us yogurt so the kids could eat something.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Chris

The chicken is cooked to perfection and the naan bread is good as well. My only complaint is as our group was halfway through our meal, the waitress came over to ask if we wanted dessert. After we said probably not as we were still working on what we had ordered, she then asked if she can close the tab. I felt extremely rushed. Perhaps give your customers sufficient time to finish their meal before asking whether they want dessert (while everyone was still eating) and demanding payment (her exact words were “who’s paying) at that very moment. I like what we had ordered but not sure if i would want to be back again after last nights experience. We were only there for about an hour before she asked us to pay the bill. Service at this restaurant really can use some improvement. The timing of this waitress really ruined the whole experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Tawfiqul Islam

There food was good. We ordered halwa puri, paratha omelette, shermal and gola kabab. They gave us halwa puri in 5 min. But rest of items came after almost 30 min.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Shazia Haque

Delicious food and prompt service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shmuel Shaffer

Good food at reasonable price

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dmitry Rassakhatsky

Great place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maria Salcido

My favorite restaurant of 2025. The food is delicious and reasonably priced. Plenty of outdoor seating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amanjot Singh

Been here soo many times. Tried chicken tikka thali today. The chicken was good. The tomato gravy was a bit sweeter. Overall good food, could have been better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Arthur T

Awesome spot!

Been here a few times with coworkers and then brought family.

Food comes out fresh and has great flavors. Definitely will get crowded during peak times.

Once you order, grab a table, and staff brings the food out to you.

Street parking + garage parking.

Shyam Purohit

Chicken tikka is one of the best there is

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rhythm Mehra

I was pretty excited to try this place looking at crazy number of reviews and ratings but it was quite meh.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Syed Adnan Raza

We ordered some Pakistani food. I was disappointed with the taste, food is nothing like Pakistani food. I will not recommend this overpriced place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

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