Al-medinah - Short Pump

Sampled the Chicken Pastry Puff, Samosa Veg, Samosa Chicken, Butter Chicken, and Goat Biryani. Everything was tasty and well prepared. The Butter Chicken portion is smaller than I expected. They also own the market next door where you can pickup fresh vegetables, dairy products, frozen items, meat, and freshly made Chicken Pastry Puff and Veggie Samosas at the register. I definitely will come back to try other items on their menu.

We had a great experience yesterday. Bought a goat biriyani and mughlai paratha. Food was ready in 30-35 mins. It was burning hot. The biriyani had 4 good chunks of goat and a few small ones which were so tender. The rice was flavorful. One could easily feed 2 people. The mughlai paratha tasted good too, not too oily and felt comforting. Would visit more for sure! Staff is super friendly!

Great food with an impressive nuance of flavor. Recommend getting less common entrees. We ate in and had Shrimp Bhuna and Chicken Haleem. Came with seasoned rice, and we added Paratha and Chapati. Was very good and the Bhuna was so flavorful. This is not fast food, and the care and labor that goes into this deserves patience and appreciation. What a treat to have this spot in RVA

Ordered dessert from this restaurant. They didn't have any rice pudding so I ordered more rasmalai. I was pleasantly surprised with how good it was. I have actually returned to order more before needing to leave Richmond. I would highly recommend the rasmalai.

I personally was not a fan of the food I received, but the portions were massive. You definitely get your money's worth.