Food quality has just gone down the drain. I have visited the restaurant a bunch of time previously, this time is probably the last time. The mains and appetizer were underwhelming and portion was very small.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Darshan Shah
Love the creative take on Gujju food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sriram Narayanan
Besheram was an absolute disaster from the moment we arrived. We drove over an hour for my wife’s birthday dinner, only to be told we needed a reservation — something NOWHERE on their website is mentioned. When we pointed this out, the staff admitted it wasn’t listed, yet still refused to seat us.
No apology. No solution. No basic courtesy.
Just a completely dismissive, careless attitude that ruined an evening we had planned for weeks. If a restaurant can’t handle something as simple as providing accurate information or treating guests with respect, it has no business operating.
Besheram: thanks for nothing and for spoiling a special night with your lack of professionalism.
Truly lived upto its Hindi meaning.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Chetan
Delicious and outstanding food. They should try for Michelin stars. Will go there again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Pani Puris
Dr.B G
The owner’s behavior was blatantly racist. My husband and I, despite being from the same community, were completely ignored while other non-brown guests were greeted warmly and served immediately. The experience felt uncomfortable and unwelcoming. Many reviews mention similar racist behavior — I wish I had read them before visiting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ben Desai
Phenomenally flavored food offerings from the Gujarat state of India. Of course, it can be considered as authentic, contemporary and sumptuous.
This is a gem in the San Francisco area. It is highly recommended for anyone who crave authentic flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rani Ramchandani
Food was actually very flavorful, but the pricing felt a bit outrageous. Then at the end there is a mandatory 20% tip added to the bill? So you’re telling me I don’t have any discretion to pay according to the service I actually received? They’ve appropriately named themselves, Besharam.
Varsha Rao
We celebrated a wedding dinner at Besheram for a party of 25 guests. Chef Heena offered to tailor a specialized menu for us, but we decided to go with her regular Chef's Tasting Menu, which everyone loved. It was better than we expected. it had classic Indian dishes alongside creative inventions. Even the members of our group who usually prefer more traditional Indian fare were impressed with the flavors. One guest preferred a spicier pani poori water, but most actually liked the spice level. Another guests loved the aloo paratha. Personally, I thought the kachori's were unbelievably good - spicy, sweet, moist, flavorful (I don't usually like kachoris). All of the food was excellent, creative, and had fresh ingredients.
For the service, handling a party of 25 isn't easy, and the service team was outstanding. The pacing of the courses was flawless, allowing us relaxed time to chat, connect, and savor each dish without feeling rushed. They somehow managed to make a party of 25 feel intimate and relaxed, like we were just having a conversation with friends instead of a massive formal dinner.
The ambiance was perfect for our celebration. With Diwali happening now, the restaurant was decorated with festive touches like tea lights and garlands, and the music DJ was playing dance music and old Bollywood classics that made the mood feel festive. The ambience felt casual enough for everyone to feel comfortable and festive enough to feel like a special event.
We appreciate Chef Heena and her team for making our wedding dinner go smoothly and feel special. For a casual yet refined vegetarian dining experience, we would definitely recommend Besheram.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Sheets
My first time at Besharam and I’m already a fan. The drunken pani puri, maska paneer, and ringan no oro were all incredible—so much flavor and creativity in every bite. Our waiter was super friendly, and the owner/chef is the sweetest. You can really feel the passion behind the food.
Good Gujarati fusion. The inside atmosphere was great, but in spite of a reservation, they made us sit in a garage kind of a structure for a birthday dinner:(
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lavanya R
Decent food but nothing extraordinary. The paneer satay appetizer was just okay (just smoked paneer with peanut sauce), the cheesy garlic naan was overly cheesy and didn't feel like naan at all, the parantha wasn't like parantha but wasn't that bad. The only thing that I liked okay was their malai kofta. We didn't enjoy the service all that much either. The waiter didn't provide accurate info on the serving size and made it sound like we must get one naan per person. Plus, a big fat service fee (20%) along with the SF mandate fee (5%) get slapped onto your check. As if that's not enough, they ask for tips too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Shreejaya Bharathan
Pav Bhaji was okay but not great- plan to return to try other dishes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Dhwanil Karwa
We visited Besharam to celebrate my birthday, and unfortunately, the experience was underwhelming from start to finish.
The service was disappointing, at one point, our server mistakenly placed one of our dishes on the next table, left it there for several minutes, and then brought it back to us without a proper apology. That really set the tone for the evening.
In terms of food, the only highlight was the pav bhaji, which was flavorful. Unfortunately, everything else we tried fell short both in taste and presentation (most of the items were too salty).
To add to the disappointment, the restaurant automatically adds on a mandatory 20% service charge. While we don’t mind paying for good service, we expect that level of attentiveness and hospitality in return, which was clearly lacking here.
For what we hoped would be a memorable birthday dinner, Besharam failed to deliver. Between the lackluster food, inattentive service, and missed opportunity to make a special occasion feel special (despite asking for it in the reservation), I can’t recommend it.
Extremely underwhelming.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Food quality has just gone down the drain. I have visited the restaurant a bunch of time previously, this time is probably the last time. The mains and appetizer were underwhelming and portion was very small.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Love the creative take on Gujju food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Besheram was an absolute disaster from the moment we arrived. We drove over an hour for my wife’s birthday dinner, only to be told we needed a reservation — something NOWHERE on their website is mentioned. When we pointed this out, the staff admitted it wasn’t listed, yet still refused to seat us.
No apology.
No solution.
No basic courtesy.
Just a completely dismissive, careless attitude that ruined an evening we had planned for weeks. If a restaurant can’t handle something as simple as providing accurate information or treating guests with respect, it has no business operating.
Besheram: thanks for nothing and for spoiling a special night with your lack of professionalism.
Truly lived upto its Hindi meaning.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Delicious and outstanding food.
They should try for Michelin stars.
Will go there again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Pani Puris
The owner’s behavior was blatantly racist. My husband and I, despite being from the same community, were completely ignored while other non-brown guests were greeted warmly and served immediately. The experience felt uncomfortable and unwelcoming. Many reviews mention similar racist behavior — I wish I had read them before visiting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Phenomenally flavored food offerings from the Gujarat state of India. Of course, it can be considered as authentic, contemporary and sumptuous.
This is a gem in the San Francisco area. It is highly recommended for anyone who crave authentic flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was actually very flavorful, but the pricing felt a bit outrageous. Then at the end there is a mandatory 20% tip added to the bill? So you’re telling me I don’t have any discretion to pay according to the service I actually received? They’ve appropriately named themselves, Besharam.
We celebrated a wedding dinner at Besheram for a party of 25 guests. Chef Heena offered to tailor a specialized menu for us, but we decided to go with her regular Chef's Tasting Menu, which everyone loved. It was better than we expected. it had classic Indian dishes alongside creative inventions. Even the members of our group who usually prefer more traditional Indian fare were impressed with the flavors. One guest preferred a spicier pani poori water, but most actually liked the spice level. Another guests loved the aloo paratha. Personally, I thought the kachori's were unbelievably good - spicy, sweet, moist, flavorful (I don't usually like kachoris). All of the food was excellent, creative, and had fresh ingredients.
For the service, handling a party of 25 isn't easy, and the service team was outstanding. The pacing of the courses was flawless, allowing us relaxed time to chat, connect, and savor each dish without feeling rushed. They somehow managed to make a party of 25 feel intimate and relaxed, like we were just having a conversation with friends instead of a massive formal dinner.
The ambiance was perfect for our celebration. With Diwali happening now, the restaurant was decorated with festive touches like tea lights and garlands, and the music DJ was playing dance music and old Bollywood classics that made the mood feel festive. The ambience felt casual enough for everyone to feel comfortable and festive enough to feel like a special event.
We appreciate Chef Heena and her team for making our wedding dinner go smoothly and feel special. For a casual yet refined vegetarian dining experience, we would definitely recommend Besheram.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My first time at Besharam and I’m already a fan. The drunken pani puri, maska paneer, and ringan no oro were all incredible—so much flavor and creativity in every bite. Our waiter was super friendly, and the owner/chef is the sweetest. You can really feel the passion behind the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing food and cocktails!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good Gujarati fusion. The inside atmosphere was great, but in spite of a reservation, they made us sit in a garage kind of a structure for a birthday dinner:(
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent food but nothing extraordinary. The paneer satay appetizer was just okay (just smoked paneer with peanut sauce), the cheesy garlic naan was overly cheesy and didn't feel like naan at all, the parantha wasn't like parantha but wasn't that bad. The only thing that I liked okay was their malai kofta. We didn't enjoy the service all that much either. The waiter didn't provide accurate info on the serving size and made it sound like we must get one naan per person. Plus, a big fat service fee (20%) along with the SF mandate fee (5%) get slapped onto your check. As if that's not enough, they ask for tips too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Pav Bhaji was okay but not great- plan to return to try other dishes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
We visited Besharam to celebrate my birthday, and unfortunately, the experience was underwhelming from start to finish.
The service was disappointing, at one point, our server mistakenly placed one of our dishes on the next table, left it there for several minutes, and then brought it back to us without a proper apology. That really set the tone for the evening.
In terms of food, the only highlight was the pav bhaji, which was flavorful. Unfortunately, everything else we tried fell short both in taste and presentation (most of the items were too salty).
To add to the disappointment, the restaurant automatically adds on a mandatory 20% service charge. While we don’t mind paying for good service, we expect that level of attentiveness and hospitality in return, which was clearly lacking here.
For what we hoped would be a memorable birthday dinner, Besharam failed to deliver. Between the lackluster food, inattentive service, and missed opportunity to make a special occasion feel special (despite asking for it in the reservation), I can’t recommend it.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
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