Made reservations and they aren’t even open. Sign on the door says 4-10pm every day. Who does that?
Robert Z.
A long time "go-to," this restaurant has not aged well. Always a reliable and delicious takeaway option, it now is sadly lost. The staff remains friendly and the ambience, well, you'll see, clean and bright but not appealing.
Faraz Khan
Food was good, had good flavor, staff was polite. So overall I give them 4.5 !!
We went to Aatish On The Hill for a Valentine's Day dinner. When we got there, the restaurant was empty, which makes sense, because they probably get most of the business from delivering food. As far as atmosphere, there was no music at all, the only noises we heard were the people in the kitchen yelling as they are preparing food, and the loan human being, who is at the bar with his computer and phone, making loud dinging noises. When we order food, it took a while for the waiter to bring us anything that we asked for, is matter fact, I had to go up, find him and ask him to bring us our drinks after we've been there about 20 minutes. We also had to ask him to bring us anything else we wanted such as to go bags the bill The tea that he forgot. As the only person on duty in front is clear that he really didn't have much training. While the food was tasty, neither dish was prepared to the spiciness level we requested. my lamb biryani didn't have much meat in it. I don't think we'll be going back, it was not a happy Valentines dinner. They didn't even try.
Lala B
Wow! I was not expecting this place to be that good. I ordered the samosas, chicken makahni, garlic Naan, large rice, seekh kebab, and the Mango lassey. The rice was so fluffy and EVERYTHING was so fragrant and flavorful. I came in close to closing time, but the food quality was definitely not impacted. You can tell everything was fresh. I loved the spiciness of the chicken makahni. The craziest thing is ive lived next to this place for years and never knew it existed. I will be back!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fred W.
Went into this place on a Monday evening. The decorations are a little older but we were promptly greeted by the waiter. Upon him coming over and offering my date and I food menus, he poured us water. Once he walked away, we noticed there's was something floating in both of our drinks and all of the utensils and plates were dirty as well. We sadly left moments later.
Ray J.
Aatish On the Hill was a delightful break for this first-time visitor to our Nation's capital. I arrived early; tired, with sore feet, and hungry. The low-key but attentive service; quick preparation time; and absolutely delicious food was a balm to my soul. While I agree with the criticisms that it was not spicy enough I am pretty sure the chef could accomodate bolder palates. I had pakoras, which were crisp and subtly-seasoned; a very tasty malai kofta which was on the mild side of the spectrum; and the mango lassi. I read reviews complaining about the lassi being watered down by the ice, but I found it refreshing and with plenty of flavor. I will be back
Brychan Manry
I've never eaten at the place the the takeout/delivery I've had is always good and gets here
Never had a bad experience with the Aatish fam (tho I only ordered takeout). Food was consistently delicious and arrived HOT. Garlic naan was good, mango lassi was great, chicken tikka and lamb vindaloo were my go-to solid dishes. Vegetable pakora slapped. Always left satisfied. Best part is that food always showed up fast. If you live in the area you’ll see the Aatish cars whipping around speedily. I like that they have their own delivery service.
Most of the time when I eat out I go to Indian/ Pakistani restaurants. This particular establishment is charging premium but serves like a food truck. They don’t itemize the bill so, they will overcharge for example, a dish might be $20 on their menu but when the bill comes it will magically become $23. I am not sure what is going on with their AC system but in the summer it is really hot in there. I know they have to make a living but their customers deserve better. If they want to charge premium value they should upgrade their menu, you can’t sell a $15 meal for $28. Please honor your menu pricing and don’t overcharge, itemize your bill. No wonder they have very few customers on the weekends or evenings because if you go here once you will not return in the future
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
red f. abercrombie
Never had a bad experience with the Aatish fam (tho I only ordered takeout). Food was consistently delicious and arrived HOT. Garlic naan was good, mango lassi was great, chicken tikka and lamb vindaloo were my go-to solid dishes. Vegetable pakora slapped. Always left satisfied. Best part is that food always showed up fast. If you live in the area you’ll see the Aatish cars whipping around speedily. I like that they have their own delivery service.
Elise Schumann
I live in VA, but love to try different food. My second time here, because food was great. The girl serving was super too. Was not busy the time I was eating. After reading reviews, I wonder where people normally eat as most restaurants have a charge for sharing if they let you all. I like the quiet atmosphere to relax. Nice to be able to have a glass of wine & do that. The manager was super friendly too.
Helen Hou
My husband and I want to like this place because we love Indian food, it's near our home, and it has been around for a long time. However, it is an awkward experience every time we go.The decor is confusing (white tablecloths and stemmed glasses paired with outdated china, old chairs too low for the table, and dirty carpet), and the restaurant is eerily quiet except for conversations coming from the kitchen.The staff seems inexperienced and/or disinterested. The servers bring your food and occasionally fill your empty glasses, but they otherwise spend their time standing around in the back. This visit, the server was nice but kept asking us if we wanted drinks or desserts, and it felt like she was trying to make a big of a sale as possible on the only table in the restaurant.The food was okay. We ordered vegetable biryani, aloo gobi, dal, naan, and paratha. None of it tasted better than our home-cooked versions, unfortunately. I did like the naan, but I'm not going back just for a $5 piece of bread. With tip, the meal cost $80. There was another entree we wanted to try another time, but I don't know we'll be back any time soon.I wish the restaurant owner and staff well. I want them to succeed, but they'll need to step up their game if they want to compete with all the excellent restaurants in the neighborhood.
Made reservations and they aren’t even open. Sign on the door says 4-10pm every day. Who does that?
A long time "go-to," this restaurant has not aged well. Always a reliable and delicious takeaway option, it now is sadly lost. The staff remains friendly and the ambience, well, you'll see, clean and bright but not appealing.
Food was good, had good flavor, staff was polite. So overall I give them 4.5 !!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Samosa, Chicken Biryani, Chicken Tikka
We went to Aatish On The Hill for a Valentine's Day dinner. When we got there, the restaurant was empty, which makes sense, because they probably get most of the business from delivering food. As far as atmosphere, there was no music at all, the only noises we heard were the people in the kitchen yelling as they are preparing food, and the loan human being, who is at the bar with his computer and phone, making loud dinging noises. When we order food, it took a while for the waiter to bring us anything that we asked for, is matter fact, I had to go up, find him and ask him to bring us our drinks after we've been there about 20 minutes. We also had to ask him to bring us anything else we wanted such as to go bags the bill The tea that he forgot. As the only person on duty in front is clear that he really didn't have much training. While the food was tasty, neither dish was prepared to the spiciness level we requested. my lamb biryani didn't have much meat in it. I don't think we'll be going back, it was not a happy Valentines dinner. They didn't even try.
Wow! I was not expecting this place to be that good. I ordered the samosas, chicken makahni, garlic Naan, large rice, seekh kebab, and the Mango lassey. The rice was so fluffy and EVERYTHING was so fragrant and flavorful. I came in close to closing time, but the food quality was definitely not impacted. You can tell everything was fresh. I loved the spiciness of the chicken makahni. The craziest thing is ive lived next to this place for years and never knew it existed. I will be back!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went into this place on a Monday evening. The decorations are a little older but we were promptly greeted by the waiter. Upon him coming over and offering my date and I food menus, he poured us water. Once he walked away, we noticed there's was something floating in both of our drinks and all of the utensils and plates were dirty as well. We sadly left moments later.
Aatish On the Hill was a delightful break for this first-time visitor to our Nation's capital. I arrived early; tired, with sore feet, and hungry. The low-key but attentive service; quick preparation time; and absolutely delicious food was a balm to my soul. While I agree with the criticisms that it was not spicy enough I am pretty sure the chef could accomodate bolder palates. I had pakoras, which were crisp and subtly-seasoned; a very tasty malai kofta which was on the mild side of the spectrum; and the mango lassi. I read reviews complaining about the lassi being watered down by the ice, but I found it refreshing and with plenty of flavor. I will be back
I've never eaten at the place the the takeout/delivery I've had is always good and gets here
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Korma
It’s worthy as price & test is
Food: 5
Amazing experience and even better food! 100% recommended this place if you want gourmet Indian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Biryani, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Makhani Butter Chicken, Mango Lassi, Chicken Makhani, Chicken Tikka, Chana Masala
Restaurantji Recommends
Never had a bad experience with the Aatish fam (tho I only ordered takeout). Food was consistently delicious and arrived HOT. Garlic naan was good, mango lassi was great, chicken tikka and lamb vindaloo were my go-to solid dishes. Vegetable pakora slapped. Always left satisfied. Best part is that food always showed up fast. If you live in the area you’ll see the Aatish cars whipping around speedily. I like that they have their own delivery service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Biryani, Mango Lassi, Naan
Most of the time when I eat out I go to Indian/ Pakistani restaurants. This particular establishment is charging premium but serves like a food truck. They don’t itemize the bill so, they will overcharge for example, a dish might be $20 on their menu but when the bill comes it will magically become $23. I am not sure what is going on with their AC system but in the summer it is really hot in there. I know they have to make a living but their customers deserve better. If they want to charge premium value they should upgrade their menu, you can’t sell a $15 meal for $28. Please honor your menu pricing and don’t overcharge, itemize your bill. No wonder they have very few customers on the weekends or evenings because if you go here once you will not return in the future
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Never had a bad experience with the Aatish fam (tho I only ordered takeout). Food was consistently delicious and arrived HOT. Garlic naan was good, mango lassi was great, chicken tikka and lamb vindaloo were my go-to solid dishes. Vegetable pakora slapped. Always left satisfied. Best part is that food always showed up fast. If you live in the area you’ll see the Aatish cars whipping around speedily. I like that they have their own delivery service.
I live in VA, but love to try different food. My second time here, because food was great. The girl serving was super too. Was not busy the time I was eating. After reading reviews, I wonder where people normally eat as most restaurants have a charge for sharing if they let you all. I like the quiet atmosphere to relax. Nice to be able to have a glass of wine & do that. The manager was super friendly too.
My husband and I want to like this place because we love Indian food, it's near our home, and it has been around for a long time. However, it is an awkward experience every time we go.The decor is confusing (white tablecloths and stemmed glasses paired with outdated china, old chairs too low for the table, and dirty carpet), and the restaurant is eerily quiet except for conversations coming from the kitchen.The staff seems inexperienced and/or disinterested. The servers bring your food and occasionally fill your empty glasses, but they otherwise spend their time standing around in the back. This visit, the server was nice but kept asking us if we wanted drinks or desserts, and it felt like she was trying to make a big of a sale as possible on the only table in the restaurant.The food was okay. We ordered vegetable biryani, aloo gobi, dal, naan, and paratha. None of it tasted better than our home-cooked versions, unfortunately. I did like the naan, but I'm not going back just for a $5 piece of bread. With tip, the meal cost $80. There was another entree we wanted to try another time, but I don't know we'll be back any time soon.I wish the restaurant owner and staff well. I want them to succeed, but they'll need to step up their game if they want to compete with all the excellent restaurants in the neighborhood.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2