Samira - Bloomington

OMG, best food. Excellent and friendly service. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Hummus, Lamb Kebaab, Home-Made Soup

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Lamb Kebaab, Manto

My wife and I live in another State, but one of our family members recently located in Indianapolis. While visiting Ind, we discovered Samera’s Restaurant in Bloomington with seemingly good reviews. We made dinner reservations for the three of us on August 19, 2023. We were greeted by the friendly hosts and seated. Understandably, they were busy on a Friday night, and the service was a bit slow, nonetheless tolerable. We appreciated the complimentary thinly sliced eggplant with some bread. I didn’t find it to be very special – the eggplant slices were cold, and so was the bread, and I didn’t see a typical yogurt that accompanies the dish. My family members’ favorite Afghan dish is Manto, and Aushak. That was our main motivation to drive 120 miles round trip. For the three of us, we ordered four main dishes, among other things: They included: Manto, Aushak, Lamb kabab, and Quabili Pallao. While all the above were well prepared, and I must say we had enough to eat and even took some home with us. I was a bit taken by the fact that Manto only had a limited number of rather small pieces of dumplings but complimented the dish with plenty of rice. I could say the same thing about Ausha, and the Kabab. The most important missing things were fresh bread (they told us they had run out and are making more) and yogurt. I bet they may have run out of yogurt, too, but they didn’t say it. I have been to some middle eastern restaurants in the Detroit area where they serve fresh over baked bread during lunch and dinner hours, and it is one of the best. A good Afghan meal usually accompanies freshly baked bread. This was our first introduction to experience Samer’s Restaurant, and we may, unluckily, have not been there on one of their best days. I wouldn’t mind going there again if I were in the Bloomington area. Waiting for a positive experience before I drive 120 miles to go there.

Very tasty. Very tasty! Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5

First time for us to visit Nice location right on the square with inside and outside seating options Atmosphere was very comfortable and cozy Server was friendly and polite Food was very nice Appetizer was top notch Lamb was amazing Chicken was nice Shrimp was ok The rice, spinach and eggplant were off the charts We enjoyed our visit Parking: Gotta find a spot on or around the square Parking is metered until 9pm Service: Dine in