Punjab Grill: Experience Authentic Indian Cuisine in DC

My husband and I came for restaurant week and had a great meal / experience! The space is beautiful. The waitstaff attentive. And the food is wonderful - especially the Gobhi Manchurian, lamb shoulder and mango dessert. The cocktails are all made with eclectic ingredients — and, for some reason, Rania seems to have made a name for itself having Tiki Bar like presentations for each which feels odd for a Michelin star spot. My husband personally prefers a slightly new take on standards like an Old Fashioned - which these cocktails are not. I, however, really enjoyed my cocktail, Let it Snow. Really well balanced. We look forward to coming back

Awesome experience. We did the chef's tasting menu. Boy, was everything amazing. Ok, maybe one of the dishes was 4 star. But all else 5+. Great service. Great cocktails. And awesome presentation of the food and drinks. And come hungry. This menu is a lot of food. We were full before the main course. But they graciously packed it for us with sides. And the desserts were awesome as well. Maybe next time I'll do the 4 course prix fix. Or not have lunch before coming for the chef's tasting menu. Really fun experience.

What a fantastic Michelin star experience! We got the 4-course menu. And I'm glad we did, it was our anniversary (late celebration) but the cocktails we got were top notch! Couldn't try all of them on the menu, but I wish we could. Before our courses started we got a petite version of sabudana bad, which was delicious! After that all the good we got was just delicious! I would 100% recommend this place for a special occasion or just for a good date night!

This is truly indian fine dining. The venue is absolutely beautiful and intimate. The decor is mirrored and outstanding. We have a group event for full course meal. The food was definitely artistic and generally flavourful. The meat is halal.

We had a wonderful visit to Rania. We ordered the 7-couse chef's tasting (vegetarian) with the wine pairing. We were served incredible, creative Indian dishes, both tasty and beautiful. In addition the wine pairing was an international journey - wonderful. Jonas our wine educator and Maitre d' was great, and ensured a fantastic evening. BTW...we were stuffed. We will be back!

Visiting from out of town and had the pleasure of dining at Rania for brunch. Great options and plentiful food. The can’t miss dish for me was the paneer - made in house! Some of the best paneer I’ve ever had. The sauces were all flavorful with great depth of spice. The baingan bharta dosa was very unique and tasty. We also did the $20 bottomless mimosas— the glass was never empty for more than 5 minutes throughout our meal. The mango and lulo ones were my personal favorite. Service was attentive, very friendly. I look forward to visiting again on my next trip to DC!

We had done our research and made the reservation for a birthday dinner here at Rania. The service and ambiance was great, no complaints. The presentation of the cocktail and food were quite impressive and memorable. This is first time we had Indian food with Michelin rating, so I have to admit we had high expectations and I am trying not let it bias my review. What I like most is that most dishes all taste genuinely indian, and with a little twist, which is interesting. I think this might be a welcoming feature for non Indians but the the native Indian in our group also enjoyed the food which says a lot. The complimentary birthday card with a picture in it is a nice touch. We will go back again!

Delicious Indian food and my husband and I love Indian food so much that’s where we traveled for our baby moon. Speaking of baby, they were extremely thoughtful and kind about us traveling with our infant son (don’t worry we hit the blue bird hour to not totally bug fine diners!!). Wine list was excellent, ambience top notch, service impeccable. This is a must try if you’re in the area! Everything we tried (which was a lot) was a ten. Thank you for your attention to this matter