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Aha Indian Cuisine

Pleasanton

Aha Indian Cuisine is now "Palnadu Ruchulu Indian Cuisine" will be operational by Feb 15th.

House of Wow-Worthy Indian Cuisine

As the name “AHA Indian Cuisine” suggests, you receive immense pleasure from Indian dishes. They are truly a delight that makes you say Wow, which is another way to say ‘Aha’, after every bite. Nestled in Pleasanton, this place is the best to explore authentic Indian meals to get familiarized with heavenly food aromas and flavors for your different taste buds. We bring nothing but the best through every dish we serve to our guests who come by our place looking for an exquisite gourmet experience. So, everything from kneading the dough for the tandoor-baked bread to chopping freshly sourced veggies and fine cooking methods helps bring satisfying great Indian cuisine to your plate. In a traditional dining environment with great ambience, the only thing we’re serious about is serving great food. We make sure to serve popular Indian dishes and feed you with flavors that you have not tasted before. We have food for all tastes and occasions! But we believe it’s not the variety but the spices and original flavors of India that make us unique and special. So, no matter what brings you here, you’ll have countless choices to try with each of them being the best.

The flavors you never heard of before

Aha Indian cuisine is an Indian restaurant in Pleasanton, CA that can be your escape from mundane culinary life. We aim to get the hard-core foodies everything from Biryanis, curries and snacks that they might never have tasted earlier to delicious vegan food. This place is sure to give you the very essence of the Indian culture that you may never have experienced before.

A welcoming place to eat, drink and relax.

Besides, being a place to indulge in food, have conversations and build bonds, this place is one of the perfect brunch places to relax and rejuvenate in a non-hurried environment. Take a trip to a welcoming atmosphere that not only suits all kinds of dining occasions but gives you a colorful menu, taking your food experience to the next level.

Customer Reviews

Jan O.

Google

It is a southern indian restaurant. I would say one of the best in the area and my absolute fav. Their food is very flavorful and authentic. The ambience feels like home. People are nice and friendly.

Sharan C.

Google

The place used to be a bar at some point and now is a kitchen don't go for the ambiance or service but go for the food. Usually packed for dinner slower on Sunday, recommend the tandoori items, very authentic naan the way it's supposed to be not the naan bread nonsense which most other Americanized desi restaurants serve. So many things to try but banjara kebab and garlic nan kheema dosa and tikka masala/ Rogan josh are my Fav's

Kiran K.

Google

Food was good and quick like most of the items but serving in paper plates that looses one point.

Saish K.

Google

Paneer biryani is awesome. Food is delicious. Dining in should be improved. Good loca

Hitesh B.

Google

Went for the new evening buffet was quite enjoyable and the taste and service didn't lack the authenticity

Mallikarjuna N.

Google

Extremely good food. They r striving to bring new and spicy taste to Bay Area. All the best

Sai M.

Google

Discovered a new Indian place that we liked after a bit. Just one visit (take out) so far but we'll be coming back based on that. The Nawabi Goat Vepudu was excellent and the Palanadu Chicken Pepper Fry was very good too. The Gunturu Gongura Chicken Biryani wasn't upto the standard of those but we'll look to explore other biryanis next time.

Neha P.

Google

Their "Pallanadu Paneer Biryani" is amazing, and their "Mirchi ka Salan" sauce is so delicous, I could eat it with left over boiled rice too.

GJ R.

Google

This has been my go to Indian restaurant for almost 2 years now. Hands down best tasting Indian food of trivalley. Many creative and variety non-veg curries. They have recently started breakfast buffet. It has been my weekend breakfast/ brunch feast for the past few weeks. Highly recommend this place. Their Togo service is great too.

Kokku N.

Google

Try breakfast so many verities and unlimited Junnuu adding great taste and mouth watering

Vindhya B.

Google

We ordered biryani multiple times both chicken mutton and family pack taste is awesome their biryani has different flavor. We loved the family pack with so many pieces in biryani and also with a side of appetizer sweet and drink. Great food

Kyle L.

Google

Overall 4 out 5, I've only eaten here on the weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) namely for their buffets. This place used to be the Blue fox another Indian restaurant btw. Anyways, while it is a buffet setting for us, the staff have always been friendly and courteous. The food itself is very good overall, at times at least to me, it does seem a bit salty with a dish or two, but still very flavorful. Some of their dishes also lean on the spicy side, so be warned if you have a bad spice tolerance. I would give them a slight higher score except, for the fact they use disposable plates so I would think they pile up a decent amount of trash after a busy day at the buffet. Even the utensils are plastic disposable. Anyways, it's a nice sight to have a Indian buffet style restaurant albeit on the weekends around the tri-valley.

Anudeep D.

Google

Must try homemade andhra style restaurant . We tried rajahmundry royyala vepudu - a spicy delicacy which is good . Bagara rice with natukodi pulusu is mouth watering and to be savored . Good quantity although price is little on higher end . Ended our dinner with double ka Meetha with its subtle sweetness .

Lisa G.

Google

The food was good, friendly service. Hope the get the beer and wine program up and running soon.

SR R.

Google

Excellent food - authentic biryanis and curries. So yum! Just not sure I like their desserts - I'm Not a fan of their double ka meetha

Foodie For Life A.

Google

This is for the people who have been looking for that one "shaadi ki biryani" taste made in India. You know what I'm talking about or you dont- its a "thing" that only certain people will get. For some reason in India, the wedding biryanis taste amazing!!!! For the first time I ate a biryani that bought back those memories of eating a wedding biryani in India. Get the nawabi goat fry biryani. Just trust me on this one. Its sooooo good that we ordered it two days in a row!!! You can even get the family pack which is a better value. Thank me later- now go get it.

Chandana M.

Google

I always look for an opportunity to give a 10* for "aha". This is a home for us more than a restaurant with all my brothers from different mothers at one place. We not only tried regular food order(lunch & dinner) but gave a party order two times already for about 200 people which is a biggest hit...!! Also, today the 4th of July, we've been to "aha" for buffet with my whole family and trust me each item we tasted was so heavenly with perfect spices. i don't miss India anymore I wish we had bigger tummies to fit in more food Love you "aha"!! #MogudzPellamz‍‍‍ (Bobby, Chandu and Benny)

Geet S.

Google

I absolutely love this place. It's not only they have best biryani's but also curries too. I had been to buffet lunch recently. I like that they have more items to choose from the buffet than earlier. They had dosa and Ragi sangati was super soft and smooth. Appetizers were spicy and tasty too. It was awesome!! Must try ..

sam s.

Google

Drove all the way from SF to taste the mouth watering biryani...good balance flavor of spices and tender meat. Tried the buffet with many varieties of curries, biryani, tandoori chicken, etc. - served Friday & weekends according to the manager. The manager was very helpful to answer my questions on the foods. Can't wait to come back again to try their other cuisines.

Clumsy T.

Google

Their food is really great! It is my third time eating here and I enjoy it everytime. We normally order the biryani family size one. The family sizd is a big serving size enough to feed 4 people. Each visit we try different meats. Each has their distinct flavor and spices. The food can be very spicy but you can ask it to be cooked mild. It is still spicy for me but I love spicy food Here is a picture how it looks. We were already eating halfway when I remembered I wanted to take picture of the food. I wasn't a fan of Indian food at first until I tried this one.

Aakrati K.

Google

We got onion dosa, crispy corn, and podi idli. We really enjoyed the dosa and idli which came with 2 chutneys. We asked for sambhar on the side as well which tasted good too. They have slightly different menu than the usual South Indian joints- for eg. They don't have masala dosa, just 3 kinds of dosas, but seem to have a good selection of food otherwise. Food is on the spicy side as you'd expected from an Andhra food joint. I would give their biryani and thali a try the next time. Friendly staff and service as well.

Suresh B.

Google

Wonderful service and authentic food. I would recommend this restaurant for Indian food lovers.

Steve T.

Google

Loved the paneer curry and goat biryani dishes. They have lots of dishes I can't pronounce and hopefully I get to try many of them . South Indian food and probably close to their roots.

Luv B.

Google

Amazing food with amazing service by very kind and humble people. You should absolutely check this place out!!! I love it.

Naga Sai S.

Google

The best Indian food place. Period. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian have plenty of options to choose from. Everyone are friendly and accommodating. My favorite is mysore bonda and gongura paneer biryani.

Yuvi Singh

Yelp

Vamsi Krishna

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Naveen M

Yelp

Awesome food and friendly staff. Placed tray order for an event. Reasonable price and very tasty food. A must place to visit for delicious Hyderabadi biryanis 👌

Mrudalini Moturu

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Ramji Krishnan

Yelp

Regular here. Very good food and great service. Somewhat extra spicy at times, so make sure to tell them mild / moderate spice.

S Naidu

Yelp

We tend to go for buffet during weekends and they have an amazing spread. Feels like home cooked meal. The dosa and mutton bilal curry was too tasty and the meat was juicy. The buffet is also priced decently and has many options to choose from . It’s a feast to both vegetarians and also non vegetarians .

Pk Woman

Yelp

Tried Weekend breakfast all the items are great.

vamshi mankala

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Salma Syed

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sudharsan d

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Varun Chillamcharla

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Ademental Fire

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Rajbir singh

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bindu reddy

Yelp

Had live panipuri which matched hyderabadi taste, not sweet at all and its spicy enough. Their karepaku kodi appetizer and bezwada chicken biryani are yummy! Best place for south indian food.

George VJ

Yelp

Tasty food - excellent service

Sai Krishna Nimmala

Yelp

The food was excellent and they served very friendly.If we want spice they will give spice and if we want less spicy they give accordingly.I tried buffet and there are so many items to choose for both non-veg and veg.

Chandratej Kurella

Yelp

I was here last week, making it my third visit to this restaurant. I was traveling a long distance and had put the pickup order on phone. When I arrived, we learned we had called the wrong restaurant to place our order. Even though we arrived at 10 p.m, when they close, they served us white rice and curries for four people and did not charge us as it is late night and we are hungry. We were also given access to an open eating area where we could eat. And as we were eating, two staff members approached us and asked if we needed additional food in case that wasn't enough. This kind of service has never been extended to me in any restaurant. I'd love to go and would always recommend it. The food here is also great as I visited it twice before.

Santosh Jayabalan

Yelp

Nice weekend buffet

Jahnavi Mandava

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Sai Boppudi

Yelp

Food feels like real Andhra style. Service is really nice 👍. People are so nice

Venkat Visvanathan

Yelp

We had the unlimited tiffin buffet and the items were fresh and tasted good. We sat with the family outdoor and it was very pleasant. the only complaint I had was they had podi’s but no oil with it. Can’t have idly with dry powder. Hope they add them in the future.

hitesh bhatia

Yelp

Went for the new evening buffet was quite enjoyable and the taste and service didn’t lack the authenticity

Satvik Mallampalli

Yelp

Very tasty food. We are very regular to this place. Recently they started evening snack buffet and we went to try. Enjoyed a lot with all those yummy indian snack time foods. Loved their bajjis and punugu.

Nikhil Vinay Kumar Midde

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Satish Reddy

Yelp

Loved their Ragi Malt with Goat Paaya in their Breakfast buffet and it’s just 12.99$ Don’t miss their breakfast buffet.