TOPI VAPPA BIRIYANI AL QUSAIS BRANCH DUBAI

Name: TOPI VAPPA BIRIYANI AL QUSAIS BRANCH DUBAI
Address: 279 Damascus Street, Al Qusais, Dubai, AE
Telephone: +971547102869

Al Qusais

Restaurant Closed 0 547 102 869

Topi Vappa is a Chennai-style biryani restaurant in Al Qusais, with dine-in and takeaway options. Customers mainly come for the banana-leaf unlimited biryani, mutton biryani and familiar Tamil dishes such as masala dosa.

Reputation Score

4.5

★★★★★

2,725 ratings

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The Good Stuff

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Chennai Style

The biryani delivers the Tamil Nadu and Chennai-style flavour many diners come looking for.

Banana Leaf

Unlimited biryani served on a banana leaf is a distinctive dine-in option.

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What to Eat at TOPI VAPPA BIRIYANI AL QUSAIS BRANCH DUBAI

Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of TOPI VAPPA BIRIYANI AL QUSAIS BRANCH DUBAI, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.

Food 4

Chicken briyani Net +3

“Chicken briyani is tasty. Even kids liked briyani”
Chicken 65 biriyani Net +3

“• Chicken 65 Biriyani (1–2 people) – 6/10”
Traditional banana leaf biryani Net +3

“Topi vappa Briyani’s serves one of the best traditional banana leaf biryani.”
Chicken 65 Net +2

“Less oil, nominal taste, but it’s ok. Good chicken 65 though.”

Honorable mentions (22)

Biryani Net +1

“Just want say that biryani is very good but mutton pieces is very few.. make it more in future years”
Boiled egg Net +1

“The chicken lollipop, raita, brinjal gravy, and boiled egg taste good.”
Chennai biriyani Net +1

“Good food, great service, one of the best Chennai Biriyani in Dubai. Must try for cravings”
Chicken lollipop Net +1

“The chicken lollipop, raita, brinjal gravy, and boiled egg taste good.”
Combo lunch Net +1

“One of the best combo lunch I have recently experienced. With 25 Aed , providing Unlimited Mutton biriyani,chicken 65,egg,ice cream,drink,water,raita,brinjal gravy,kesari. Value for money 100%, Amazing customer service, juiciest chicken 65 too good.”
Fry rice Net +1

“Fry rice , noodles is awesome.”
Lemon pinch Net +1

“Tried the chicken and mutton biriyani It’s worth to try if you’re looking for a different type of biriyani and the lemon pinch also nice”
Majestic chicken Net +1

“The mutton biryani, majestic chicken, boti and Porota were delicious 😋”
Masala dosa parcel Net +1

“I would like to give thanks for the food first of all as the got the masala dosa parcel through a friend of mine, to be precisely said awesome really tasted like homemade with enough of masala, sambar was excellent a pakka tamilian style tasted after a long time too.”
Mutton briyani Net +1

“Mutton briyani and Chicken 65 briyani had distinctive great flavors.”
Mutton masala dosa Net +1

“Excellent experience in mutton masala dosa, very tasty”
Noodles Net +1

“Fry rice , noodles is awesome.”
Pineapple sheera Net +1

“We ordered mutton biryani for two. The biryani was served with raita, Brinjal chutney and pineapple sheera! Everything was super delicious. The quantity was good along with the price.We ordered a second helping and packed food too as take away. The service was excellent too. The waitress Kiran Kaur was very courteous and friendly and served us with a smile always. Must try this restaurant biryani ,which is tasty and yet not oily like the normal biryanis”
Porota Net +1

“The mutton biryani, majestic chicken, boti and Porota were delicious 😋”
Sambar Net +1

“I would like to give thanks for the food first of all as the got the masala dosa parcel through a friend of mine, to be precisely said awesome really tasted like homemade with enough of masala, sambar was excellent a pakka tamilian style tasted after a long time too.”
Tamil marriage briyani Net +1

“Very nice taste. Authentic Tamil Marriage briyani. Nice ambience. Good service.”
Tamil nadu style biriyani Net +1

“Their Tamil Nadu style biriyani is so yum. Super tender meat and chicken with flavorful rice.”
Tamil nadu style briyani Net +1

“I had some authentic spicy Tamil Nadu style briyani here.”
Tamil style biriyani Net +1

“Good tamil style biriyani. But only rice in second time for unlimited”
Tamilnadu biriyani Net +1

“It’s kind of Tamilnadu biriyani, which tasty and yummy. We ordered 1-3 people bucket mutton biriyani and the quantity was huge. And the oil is less in the biriyani.”
Unlimited biryani Net +1

“We went in for the unlimited biryani which was good was accompanied by 1 soft drink bottle of water raita and brinjal curry.”
Botti Net 0

Mixed feedback

“The mutton biryani, majestic chicken, boti and Porota were delicious 😋”

What to Avoid (9)

Food 9

Bucket biryani Net −1

“The taste was not as excellent as advertised, but it was adequate. The quantity was very disappointing, because we get a bucket biryani, so more quantity for the same price at other well-known restaurants in the same neighborhood.”
Combo unlimited on a banana leaf Net −1

“I am just impressed with the combo unlimited on a banana leaf At first serve will have meat pieces for the next serve we can’t expect the meat 😬 We met jeeva sir he is super nice person Quantity was good but quality 👎🏽”
Egg Net −1

“The egg 🥚 was spoiled I hope the it was prepared one day or two day before”
Five-person biryani Net −1

“We ordered five-person biryani for around 129 AED, but we received only 3 pieces of chicken in the parcel, and only one curry was included with the biryani. It was very disappointing.”
Iftar combo Net −1

“Ordered food in noon iftar combo chicken briyani pathetic food , Samosa is worst and smelling bad, briyani is cold , I hope topi vappa not doing charity, guys pls don’t order food for iftar , they can’t maintain the standards”
Kuska Net −1

“• Kuska – 5/10”
Mutton bucket biriyani Net −1

“• Mutton Bucket Biriyani (3–4 people) – 5/10”
Samosa Net −1

“Ordered food in noon iftar combo chicken briyani pathetic food , Samosa is worst and smelling bad, briyani is cold , I hope topi vappa not doing charity, guys pls don’t order food for iftar , they can’t maintain the standards”
Suvarotti Net −1

“• Suvarotti – 3/10”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Visit Off-Peak. Choose a quieter time if possible: diners have reported long waits and too few service staff.

Clarify Refills. Before choosing unlimited biryani, ask whether later servings include meat; one review says the second serving was rice only.

Plan the visit

Practical details

279 Damascus Street

Al Qusais Industrial Area, Dubai

0 547 102 869

Mon	11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Tue	11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Wed	11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Thu	11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Fri	11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Sat	11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Sun	11:00 AM – 11:30 PM

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Common Concerns

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Delivery Delays

Two reviews describe waiting more than two hours with no delivery, updates or answered calls.

Slow Service

Dine-in service can drag when the restaurant is busy or short-staffed.

Customer-reported prices

These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.

18 dhs

1 chicken Biriyani

“Pricing 18 dhs for 1 chicken Biriyani”

Google review · June 2025

25aed

unlimited biryani

“The cost of unlimited biryani was 25aed”

Google review · September 2023

25 Aed

Unlimited Mutton biriyani

“With 25 Aed , providing Unlimited Mutton biriyani,chicken 65,egg,ice cream,drink,water,raita,brinjal gravy,kesari”

Google review · August 2023

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The Bottom Line

Topi Vappa is a Tamil Nadu and Chennai-style biryani restaurant in Al Qusais, worth considering when you want a banana-leaf unlimited meal or a generously portioned biryani lunch. The menu highlights mutton biryani, chicken biryani and Chicken 65 biryani, while masala dosa gives takeaway diners a non-biryani option. The strongest feedback centres on flavour.

Diners describe the biryani as homemade or marriage-function style, with tender mutton, aromatic rice and relatively little oil. Raita and brinjal chutney or gravy are important accompaniments, and the Chicken 65 biryani is noted for juicy chicken and crispy pieces. Family diners also mention a comfortable atmosphere, and one review says parking is available.

There is some inconsistency to plan around. Several customers report slow dine-in service, especially when the restaurant is short-staffed. Takeaway and delivery feedback is more concerning: orders have arrived with the wrong biryani, missing sides or very few meat pieces, while two customers waited over two hours without a delivery or response.

Unlimited refills may also contain only rice after the first serving, so ask before ordering. Prices reported by customers range from AED 18 for one chicken biryani to AED 25 for unlimited or combo meals, though larger orders have drawn value complaints.