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At Serena Restaurant, we serve Authentic Pakistani and Indian dishes that are all halal-certified. Come over for our special Weekend Brunch Buffet, where you can enjoy live BBQ as you eat. Try our delicious Biryani, Signature Nihari, Sizzling Chicken Tikka, Beef Kababs, Mutton, Beef Paya, Karahi Gosht, Vegetable Dishes and flavorful Mutton Pulao. We also provide catering services for all occasions, such as weddings, receptions, birthdays, social gatherings, special occasions, and corporate events. Whether it’s a big celebration or a professional meeting, count on us to cater delicious food for your event. We promise great food and friendly service. Order today and let Serena Restaurant bring yummy flavors to your table!
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Address: 2536 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Phone: (773) 338-5800
Website: http://www.serenarestaurant.com/
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Reviews
Zaim Jee
Extensive buffet options at this restaurant. It has ample seating capacity. There are different types of dishes from Chicken Mutton to Vegetable options for everyone. The taste is good too. Since it is located on a very competitive place with lots of other restaurants in this area. They should look into some good desert options too
… moreSenthil Murugan Gnanasekaran
The seating arrangement is poorly designed for accommodating more people and disregards standard etiquette. The buffet rarely refills the food, and the quality is mediocre at best. The Rogan Gosht and Malay chicken are the better options available.
… moreRowshon Jahan
I’ve visited this spot during Ramadan when they had their iftaar buffet and enjoyed the food they offered. I’ve also tried out their weekend buffet which had lots of options and plenty to offer with their achar and drinks (lassi and chai). The servers are very attentive to people and take orders as well. They have the buffet on the weekends only it seems from their advertising.
… moreMichelle Foy
Updated Review 8/9/2025
We tried Serena buffet again after a very long time. We were pleasantly surprised with their improvements on the weekend AYCE buffet.
All the food is delicious, authentic and fresh! They offer so many choices; nihari, paya, Haleem, chicken chapli & boti kabobs, chicken biryani, goat pilau, puri halwa and several veggie dishes.
The naans and puris are served fresh made hot to the table compared to the other buffet places where they are cooked and jumbled up in a big pile on the buffet! This buffet offers everything you want! Hot, fresh, neat and clean surroundings too.
Mango and plain lassis along with hot tea made with real milk! We liked that the Mali kheer desert was the real deal and a delicious ending to a perfect meal!
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Serena Restaurant moved its location and is not that far down the street. It’s closer to all the other shops now. The AYCE buffet is $20 and offers a lot of specialty meat dishes including chicken tikka and chapli kabob, goat piye (stew like dish eaten with roti), chicken biryani, beef nihari, beef keema, goat pilau and a bunch of vegetable dishes along with puri halwa. It also included mango and plain lassi, tea and desert.
Food was ok but the stars of the buffet were the chicken tikka and the beef nihari. It’s a good variety of food for the price and they did a good job keeping all the items replenished. They are open til 4pm for the buffet where others only go til 3pm.
Mango and plain lassi’s were pretty good. The tea at the end of the meal was almost empty (it’s self serve) and didn’t taste like desi chai. I think because it had been sitting in the warmer too long and it really needed a fresh batch.
… moreWe tried Serena buffet again after a very long time. We were pleasantly surprised with their improvements on the weekend AYCE buffet.
All the food is delicious, authentic and fresh! They offer so many choices; nihari, paya, Haleem, chicken chapli & boti kabobs, chicken biryani, goat pilau, puri halwa and several veggie dishes.
The naans and puris are served fresh made hot to the table compared to the other buffet places where they are cooked and jumbled up in a big pile on the buffet! This buffet offers everything you want! Hot, fresh, neat and clean surroundings too.
Mango and plain lassis along with hot tea made with real milk! We liked that the Mali kheer desert was the real deal and a delicious ending to a perfect meal!
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Serena Restaurant moved its location and is not that far down the street. It’s closer to all the other shops now. The AYCE buffet is $20 and offers a lot of specialty meat dishes including chicken tikka and chapli kabob, goat piye (stew like dish eaten with roti), chicken biryani, beef nihari, beef keema, goat pilau and a bunch of vegetable dishes along with puri halwa. It also included mango and plain lassi, tea and desert.
Food was ok but the stars of the buffet were the chicken tikka and the beef nihari. It’s a good variety of food for the price and they did a good job keeping all the items replenished. They are open til 4pm for the buffet where others only go til 3pm.
Mango and plain lassi’s were pretty good. The tea at the end of the meal was almost empty (it’s self serve) and didn’t taste like desi chai. I think because it had been sitting in the warmer too long and it really needed a fresh batch.
Humza Iqbal
I got a chicken biryani from here the other day and I kid you not I asked the host who took my order to make it spicy, the most tasteless biryani I’ve ever had, no masala or any seasoning on the chicken whatsoever but the whole dish was filled crushed peppers and chilli sauce to make it spicy . This place use to be an amazing experience for us as a family at their previous location down the street on oakley, QUALITY HAS GONE DOWN THE DRAIN typically like any other desi restaurant whom start off with great quality and ambiance but then start cutting too many corners to stay in business, very disappointed in this place 0 stars!!!
… moreRohith Kumar S
The service was good but food wasn’t great and didn’t taste as I thought the dish would be.
As all the other restaurants add gratuities party of 6 or more they charged us gratuity of party of 4 and the charges are also too high.
… moreAs all the other restaurants add gratuities party of 6 or more they charged us gratuity of party of 4 and the charges are also too high.
Joshua Nathan
It is difficult to rate Serena Restaurant, because it is not what I expected, and it really is one of a kind.
I returned here because 15 years ago, it’s where I celebrated my 40th birthday. Back then it was a south Indian dosa restaurant. But now it’s a Pakistani place, and I had to re-adjust my expectations.
The buffet I had was probably one of the most unique I have experienced at a south Asian restaurant. Most of the dishes were meat. They were good, but I admit I am biased towards more vegetarian options — as I’m more accustomed to Indian food than Pakistani food. I was also impressed that unlimited self-serve lassis are included. I wish more restaurants did this.
My review hovers between 4 and 5 stars, and this indecision is my fault. I think I enjoyed my meal. The experience was good, I just don’t know how good. I will come back again for a better perspective.
… moreI returned here because 15 years ago, it’s where I celebrated my 40th birthday. Back then it was a south Indian dosa restaurant. But now it’s a Pakistani place, and I had to re-adjust my expectations.
The buffet I had was probably one of the most unique I have experienced at a south Asian restaurant. Most of the dishes were meat. They were good, but I admit I am biased towards more vegetarian options — as I’m more accustomed to Indian food than Pakistani food. I was also impressed that unlimited self-serve lassis are included. I wish more restaurants did this.
My review hovers between 4 and 5 stars, and this indecision is my fault. I think I enjoyed my meal. The experience was good, I just don’t know how good. I will come back again for a better perspective.
Muhammad Imran Safdar
This place is awesome, great for family dining. They service fresh and warm puri and naan on the table, and it keep come till you are full. The buffet has a great variety of food. We loved it, one of the best in Chicago.
… moreZuhair Hadi
Stopped for a quick lunch with my wife and my baby, they gave us a baby seat immediately. Which was nice and my baby made a mess for which I felt bad.
Now for the food, it’s typical Pakistani style food. Don’t expect Indian flavors at a Pakistani restaurant as I have noticed that a few of you guys have been reviewing this place and comparing the flavors. For me, I thought that the service itself was a 5 star service from the two gentlemen that helped our table. One was from Gujrat and the other was from hyderabad. We ordered the plater 1 and mixed and matched a few items. Garlic Naan was really good and then the mutton pulav was amazing as well as the mutton karahi.
Now they did give us one item wrong but we ate it anyway so they not only brought us the correct item but also gave us a complimentary dessert which we were so happy to see that they didn’t had to but they did it anyway. Pakistani hospitality is as always the best.
Loved our food and service and would definitely go here again for the quiet family friendly ambience and their dessert was so good that I wanted to pay for it.
Pricing is very reasonable compared to other restaurants in Chicago area.
Thank you for such a pleasant experience.
… moreNow for the food, it’s typical Pakistani style food. Don’t expect Indian flavors at a Pakistani restaurant as I have noticed that a few of you guys have been reviewing this place and comparing the flavors. For me, I thought that the service itself was a 5 star service from the two gentlemen that helped our table. One was from Gujrat and the other was from hyderabad. We ordered the plater 1 and mixed and matched a few items. Garlic Naan was really good and then the mutton pulav was amazing as well as the mutton karahi.
Now they did give us one item wrong but we ate it anyway so they not only brought us the correct item but also gave us a complimentary dessert which we were so happy to see that they didn’t had to but they did it anyway. Pakistani hospitality is as always the best.
Loved our food and service and would definitely go here again for the quiet family friendly ambience and their dessert was so good that I wanted to pay for it.
Pricing is very reasonable compared to other restaurants in Chicago area.
Thank you for such a pleasant experience.
Erik Gonzalez
We came here during the brunch buffet. Some of the food was nice and spicy. But a lot of the food was cold and bland, which was a bit upsetting because the inside is really nice and the service was friendly. The drinks were quite yummy too.
I went to the bathroom and it was nice and clean I liked it.
I’m a bit bummed out to say the food was just “okay”.
… moreI went to the bathroom and it was nice and clean I liked it.
I’m a bit bummed out to say the food was just “okay”.