Sultan

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   Paul

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was great. Cocktails were great. Chai tea was great. The highlight of the meal was the tiramisu.
   

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   Ggg

   Milwaukee

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Each dish is an experience. Highly recommend the breads and butternut squash dish. The service is unmatched. Will definitely return!!!
   

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   Bruce

   VIP

   Chicago

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 31 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was our second visit to Sultan. We enjoyed the "small plate" concept because it allows us to sample so much more variety. The food is delicious and the service was highly responsive. We will go back again.
   

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   jennifer

   Milwaukee

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 26 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Such an interesting menu!! I loved everything we tried!! The service was great too!
   

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   Laura

   Atlanta

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 18 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food here is amazing!! Very well priced too. Servers were excellent.
   

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   Matt

   Hawaii

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had the decolonization tasting menu and it was an amazing journey. The food was delicious and the wine and cocktail pairings were excellent. We definitely will be going back.
   

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   Andrea Susanne

   Milwaukee

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food and friendly staff. Highly recommend.
   

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   Stefan

   Milwaukee

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Great take on Southern Asia cuisine. Service was very slow and then fast. Drinks took 25 minutes and then food came out in a flurry. That’s fine when there is room on the table. The beef shank (Nahiri) was amazing! The naan (Garlic) was amazing. Cocktails were unique and quite good, albeit expensive for each one. The daal was rich and vibrant with a lot of lemongrass, which I like. The ambience was really loud and some people may find it too much to have a conversation. I would like to try again when it is less busy and there is something new on the menu.
   

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   L.B.

   Milwaukee

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 10 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We chose Sultan because of their values and menu. We were not disappointed. The food was delicious and the service was stellar. We will absolutely be back!
   

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    Christopher

    Milwaukee

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 January 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    This was one of the biggest cullinary let downs I have had. Before visiting, I was very excited because of the ideals and food philosophy listed on Sultan's site. Fair wages, decolonizing food, and tapas style south asian cusine are things that are not very common in the restaurant industry. We tried 4 entrees, the garlic naan, and the kashmiri chai. Every single one of the entrees were underwhelming. The food lacked the flavor that is critical for Pakistani and Indian cusine. 1. The only flavor that we could taste in the chicken pulao was an unbearable amount of salt. [Side note- the chicken was cooked beautifully, if only they could improve the flavor profile]. 2. The shrimp had no flavor at all. Maybe they should have used some of the salt from the pulao in the shrimp. 3. The daal was one of the better dishes we had and it was still extremely subpar. 4. The potato dish also lacked any sort of a spice profile. 5. The naan did seem to be authentic. Overall, I would visit this place another time when their menu rotates because I had such high hopes for this restaurant and I want to see it succeed. But this might involve either adding on another chef or providing the current chef with additional training on south asian cooking. If you are familiar with south asian cusine you are looking to get disappointed with the current menu. I guess in a way they did decolonize Pakistani and Indian cusine since the spices that the British mainly invaded us for were no where to be found in the food. A point to highlight was the staff and ambience. The staff are extremely friendly, maybe it is the fair wage they are paid, more restaurants should look into this model. The ambience was spectacular, it was modern and had a unique vibe when compared to most south asian restaurants in the area.
    

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