Dunya Banquet Hall & Restaurant

5951 Stevenson Ave, Alexandria - 22304
229 reviews
Afghan Caterers Venues & Event Spaces
(703) 212-8005

Nice restaurant but you’re charged twice for tips if you’re nice to them. Just check your final bill!They charged me gratuity without advance notice which is the same as tip and then asking me to give them a tip as well which I did because I didn’t see the final bill which I was already charged for gratuity.Also, I am going to this restaurant since 2014 and they never changed their plates and other tools. Imagine using the same stuff for more than 8 years.

Visited this place for an iftaar buffet. Poor experience overall. Buffet was limited and the food was not as good quality as it should have been. Items were not flavorful. There were no fresh items such as fruit/starters, with the only exception of some chopped up greens as a salad. The price of the buffet DID NOT fit the picture. Just as well, there was a huge line for food. Also, they added gratuity for two people dining at the buffet. I’m not sure how that makes sense as we had to serve ourselves from the buffet. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Turn around now. Handsdown, one of the worst iftar buffet I've had all month and in years. They completely wasted good money our friends spent for a private party. All of the appetizers were sitting on tables for at least 45 minutes, cold and going stale. Pakoras had potential to be happy, but not when sitting in open air for a depressing hour(s). Samosa/pockets had meat that had a slight aging smell. Main dinner buffet items were sitting at room temperature and without even warmers lit. All the meats were overcooked and difficult to eat...chicken was unedibly hard and beef kofta was overdone and lost any possible love and feeling. I had a stomach ache afterwards because my body was hating me for having to try to digest such rigid meat. Kabli palao tasted decent, but also was served luke warm and ruined the experience further. The naans were offensively cold, as if taken straight out of a refrigerator. Feerni dessert was overly sweet, pulverized and mashed, and only one thin tray for 150+ guests. Servers were rushing around and unhelpful. When I asked for something, one worker just replied 'too busy' as he straightened warm soda cans. Very unprofessional food service overall as if run by amateurs running away like headless chickens before someone has a chance to complain. Serving hot food is the basic ingredient to a successful food event. Management failed miserably by disregarding this imperative step. What's very sad is they wasted our friend's money by allowing food to be served in such a medicore way. Staff and management both need training...and in part be fed cold food. If you want a successful private event, take your money elsewhere, preferably to someone who knows how to cook properly and serve in a timely manner for the best dining experience. Until Duniyawn learn how to deliver unboring food...or even just microwaves at the buffet...Duniya should be renamed 'Tundee Dozuk' (cold hell).

I would not recommend this place to anyone. Safe your money , time and energy. The place is not only disgusting now they are also unprofessional and unethical. Read all reviews on google to see customer experience. Everyone has similar stories.

i had the most horrible experience. their customer service is nonexistent. i would give them 0 stars if i could. the food was ok, my bill came out to be $430 and i was charged over $60 in tips. when i asked the manager (very rude) that i did not feel comfortable giving that much in tip. he was very rude. anyway me and my family used to come to this restaurant every week and spend over $100, but for last 10 month we did not visit this place. neither will we in the future.

NO NO Never . Not even 1 star. The management is horrible especially that Armani guy in general they all are a group of scammers working together. We had a wedding there everything from deposit to food was messed up. They show you the charm when you initially go there to check out the hall after that you need to be careful with everything. I would not recommend this place to have any kind of event. They will scam you with everything I MEAN everything.

Very rude service. Came with my family 2 hrs before closing and the staff said we wouldn't be able to eat here and that the place was closed. Instead of being polite, they treated us poorly. My family and I used to come here frequently, but after this experience it'll be hard to want to come back. I recommend new staff be hired because they're ruining the quality of the restaurant and its unfortunate.

Very very very bad service and the food was very late and the waiter was upset and not nice. I am very upset about my bad experience with you, although the food is all delicious, but the service makes you not see the other advantages

Very cozy atmosphere. The food was good, but I would suggest less bread next time because people get filled on the bread. The staff were kind, and the food was fresh. They give you a soup as a starter, aush, for free. I got the boneless chicken it was delicious but again no rice or salad just bread comes with the boneless chicken. Easy on the bread guys. The bolani and badamjan was very home like, yummy. Green tea has cardamom in it. Overall good experience I would come back.

meals were well cooked and seasoned beautifully. I would recommend ppl with families/ couples/ singles/business events to come here.