Ghoroa Sweets & Restaurant

It was disgusting. Honestly I hate to waste food but I only ate the salad. I couldn’t stomach the rest of it. It was so oily and the flavors were so off I couldn’t even eat it. It was definitely AWFUL. It was also cold which made it even worse. The staff is nice and friendly but that cannot make up for the horrible food. One more thing it was so crowded I ended up sitting with some strange guy just to get a seat. He was nice but it would have been nicer to have my own table.

I’m sorry I find it very poor and strange how in the heart of this small Bangladeshi community how they can make such poor choices of meals to serve in such a religious time! All their fried options were not only over priced! (2 pcs for $ 1) they used the most poorest choices to cook it in. Their oil for frying was over used by maybe a week. Their batter was old and lack flavor on any kind (which you anticipate on having at a cultural place like this one because of its location). Their decisions to cut cost by taking a pepper and slicing to half to make two servings is poor! That’s just to start! Their biryani is tasteless! And they’re tandoori chicken was not even worth the purchase! I made a mistake to follow my old temptations. It seems like their chefs changed or owners put horrible practices to cut cost on cooking. I will not go again and won’t step foot inside. The 2^nd star is only for their staff who seems friendly enough to understand I was making a large purchase and offered extra. I would honestly say with what I spent, ½ was trashed! Poorest and most tasteless food this little Bangladeshi community! I’m very disappointed.

(1) The food I ordered (beef tehari) is not the best one but ‘ok’.
(2) the table was not clean, i asked them to wipe the table and I had to wait until they finished their «talking» with each other.
(3) the most irritating part for me is, when I asked them for steel fork and spoon they said, «we don’t have those». Really??? It’s a restaurant… & you are telling me that you guys don’t t have those!!! So, I had to finish my dinner with «plastic spoon & fork»
I hope next time I will get ‘better’ service.

Buffet style, spacious, clean, good service, and fair prices. We got the daal and cauliflower vegetable sides with rice, a piece of fish in tomato sauce, and a basket of naan. Good creamy sweet chai. Flavorful and spicy food but a bit greasy and lacking variety of flavor between different sides, but still satisfying! I would come back!

O ghoroa, why does every dish have to be drenched in oil for you? I turn to this place only because I have no other option in Brooklyn for Bengali «home-​cooked» (which is what the word «ghoroa» means). They are a hit or miss.
And I second the comments on the seating area with creepy men who make it awkward for the females to walk into the place, therefore not the ideal place to sit and eat.

With numerous choices for Bangladeshi restaurants in the neighborhood, unfortunately I was disappointed with Ghora after giving them many chances.
The good– A decent variety of selection of ready made food in the front. They have numerous selection of meats and vegetable. The food is hit or miss. Prices are reasonable and portions are ample.
The bad– The atmosphere is terrible. It’s always filled with 100% male Bangladeshi men that are just creepy and they stare. God forbid if I go in there with my wife, we equally get the stare down and we’re both Bangladeshis raised in America!!! They should hand out a burqa to women when they walk in. Last night my brother in law & I went and decided to eat there. Despite many looks, while eating we asked to leave BECAUSE they needed the table for a big gathering of men. I was annoyed, because there were clearly other empty tables there and we were still eating!!! And forget paying with Credit cards, the reaction is worse than cab drivers when they see you pull out the credit/​debit card.
The Terrible– This place is not clean. And their NYC Dept of Health «B» rating proves it.
After giving this place many chances, I will not be returning there. Unless you’re fresh off the boat Bangladeshi man, don’t bother going there. They need to learn a thing or two about customer services. I prefer Jafron #1 and Abdulah #2 around the corner.

The quality of food here is satisfactory, that is not my qualm. Nor is the fact that I stick out like a sore thumb amongst the near-​exclusively Bangladeshi men who always seem to be there (it is Kensington after all). The service is lacking, the fact that I’m hassled about using my debit card when it clearly states they take cards is unacceptable, and they don’t seem to know how to package their food to go: twice I’ve ordered chicken tikka masala (which they make exceptionally well) and twice the plastic container leaked on the way home, probably because the container isn’t heat-​safe.
If you don’t know what you’re ordering when you come here, you’ll probably be in over your head as most of the employees are not proficient in English. Don’t bother calling in: the one time I called in and asked if I could place an order for pick up, they said yes and then hung up on me.
For what is available in this neighborhood, Ghoroa has the best food of its kind. That’s it though. I could take it or leave it because of the shoddy packaging and complications with using cards.

This is the best place, order the chicken boti and lamb chops wait staff is alert and courteous. The Nan’s are crazy good, flavor and seasoning on the food is perfect.

This area has some interesting and often scruffy ethnic food places, but I noticed this one looked clean and bright. It does seem to be a popular hangout for Bangladeshi men, but the menus/​signs are in English, plus there’s a nice buffet of food where they are happy to explain the dishes.
I was a little confused as to how best order since they didn’t have combo meals listed… so I simply asked for some beef curry with rice. They guy piled a mountain of rice on a plate and asked if it was enough. I told him to return most of it. Then he ladled on a good portion of curry and asked if I wanted any vegetables. I pointed at a mixed medley. He then suggested a spinach side as well, which was fine (though I was thinking to myself… how much is this gonna cost? It was a heaping plate of food).
With a coke — $ 7. In fact he thought I only had $ 6 and said that was fine — but I was merely fishing out more bills from my pocket.
Food-​wise, if you’ve not had it, Bangladeshi grub is very similar to Indian (though they do like beef as well), and Ghoroa had about 20 dishes from which to choose on the buffet, plus others (kebabs, etc) one can order a la cart. The food is nicely presented, not scary vats of mystery grub, and since they are catering mostly to expats, the pull no punches in terms of heat and spices. In fact my 2 different veggie side dishes packed more punch than the curry. It didn’t make me cry but I did appreciate the pitchers of ice water at each table.
I’ll definitely be back when in need of a home cooked, exotic yet wallet-​friendly meal.

Delicious food that’s fresh and really filling. For two heaping plates w/​rice plus 2 orders of naan and 2 cans of soda (a brunch treat), we paid, with a tip, $ 20.
I will definitely be back, because the meal was so tasty and reasonably priced. One thing that was not necessarily a drawback, but is worth mentioning, is that this is a restaurant that seems to be typically frequented by mostly Bangladeshi men who seemed baffled that Westerners would come in to eat there. The staring was not hard to deal with, but it go to the part where myself and my companion were feeling a bit like zoo animals. Not very welcoming, but not rude– just kind of off putting, especially if you’re a shy person or not terribly adventurous to begin with. Certainly not enough to keep me away!

If you have 5 adults all in their 20’s working in a restaurant in NYC at least 1 of them should speak at least decent english

Ghoroa is a Bangladeshi restaurant, placed at the intersection of Church and McDonald in Kensington. It’s an interesting neighborhood, one of the few where man would gather at night in the street and talk. If you pass by the local stores, you’ll find giant jackfruits, the biggest fruit in the world, and various colorful varieties of squash and beans. When you enter Ghoroa, practically everyone there will be Bangladeshi.
The steam table has a variety of meats and vegetables. You can pick a few dishes, or even better, navigate the dishes by the printed take-​out menu. No need to become stressed, as they will provide you with table service once you’ve picked what you wanted. They also provide cool water in jugs and some salad free of charge.
The food was good, inexpensive and interesting. The kababs were wonderfully spiced, but for my taste a bit too charred. You can stuff yourself at dinner for $ 10, so the value is very good.
While being one of the more approachable Bangladeshi restaurants in the area, the downside is that the flat surfaces in the restaurant provide an ideal echo chamber, and with the popularity of the place and its glass & metal décor, this is really not a place for a romantic date.