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Week 23: 287 reviews, 4.4★ average

2026-06-01 – 2026-06-07 · 158×5★ · 99×4★ · 20×3★ · 7×2★ · 3×1★ · 34 Instagram DMs · for Bilal (founder) + the management WhatsApp group

Patterns — act on these first

⚠️ Biryani portions shrank this week across Johar Town, DHA, Bahria Town

9 complaints came in this week, split Johar Town (4), DHA (3), Bahria Town (2). Portion sizes may have been reduced across multiple Lahore branches this week, possibly from a shared kitchen or standard change rather than one location's error. Worth comparing this week's rice/portion weights across the three Lahore branches to see if that holds.

“the biryani serving size has gone down this week” — Ayesha Rizvi, Johar Town, 2026-06-05
“Ordered the large, received what looked like a regular” — Rehan Shah, DHA, 2026-06-01
“Biryani ki plate pehle se kaafi kam lag rahi hai” — Danish Qureshi, DHA, 2026-06-06

suggested check: Compare this week's rice/portion weights across the three Lahore branches.

why it flagged: topic 20 + volume 18 + spread 10 = 48

Worth a phone call

Waleed Qureshi's report of a floor supervisor arguing with his wife over a table change, raising his voice in front of their children, trips the client's own escalation rules and is worth a phone call.

📞 Waleed Qureshi — Staff behaviour · F-7

“The floor supervisor argued with my wife over a changed table and raised his voice in front of our children. Food is irrelevant after that. …”

One-star replies — drafted, awaiting your OK

1★ · Imran Butt · Clifton approval pending worth a personal touch

“Charged twice on my card for the same bill and the manager was unreachable for three days. Still waiting for the reversal. Terrible way to treat a regular customer.”

flagged: Billing dispute over double charge involving a regular customer.

Salaam Imran sahab. Being charged twice on your card and then unable to reach the manager for three days is not acceptable, especially for a regular customer like yourself. I want to look into the reversal personally and understand why you couldn't get through to us. Please WhatsApp us at 0321-8400400 with your bill details so I can follow this up myself. — Bilal Chaudhry, Dastarkhwan

1★ · Waleed Qureshi · F-7 approval pending worth a personal touch

“The floor supervisor argued with my wife over a changed table and raised his voice in front of our children. Food is irrelevant after that. I expect a call from the owner.”

flagged: Named staff member argued with a guest in front of her children.

Salaam Waleed sahab. A supervisor raising his voice at your wife over a table change, in front of your children, is not how we treat any family at our tables, full stop. I want to hear exactly what happened directly from you. Please WhatsApp us at 0321-8400400 so I can call you myself. — Bilal Chaudhry, Dastarkhwan

1★ · Taimur Memon · Johar Town approval pending

“Ordered the family biryani deal like we do every month and the portion was almost half of what it used to be. Same price, half the rice, four pieces of chicken for a supposed family platter. Not coming back until this is fixed.”
Salaam Taimur sahab. Half the rice and only four pieces of chicken on the family biryani deal, at the same price, is not the portion our regulars like you should get. I want to understand exactly what went out on your order. Please WhatsApp us at 0321-8400400 with the date and branch so I can look into it myself. — Bilal Chaudhry, Dastarkhwan

The good news

257 of 287 reviews were 4★ or 5★, and F-7 drew the most five-star reviews this week (26). Imran Abbasi wrote, "malai boti ka jawab nahi. Paisa vasool jagah hai, humesha yahin aate hain," and Danish Mirza said, "Took my in-laws here, the haleem won them over. Clean, fast, properly seasoned." A strong week for the brand overall.

Instagram DMs

34 DMs came in this week: 24 inquiries (Mahnoor answers these from the standard sheet within the day), 6 praise messages, 2 delivery complaints shared with the delivery-ops lead weekly, and 1 unclear message filed for a look when free.

💬 24 — Inquiry — Mahnoor answers these from the standard sheet within the day.
💬 6 — Praise — Summarised in the good-news section.
💬 2 — Delivery — Shared with the delivery-ops lead weekly.
💬 1 — Other / unclear — Filed for a look when free.

Needs a human look

🟠 Faizan Malik sent a message requesting urgent contact without specifying the issue, and it needs eyes because the classifier confidence is low.

🟠 faizan.malik49 (instagram dm)

Sender requests urgent contact without specifying the issue.

classifier confidence is low

Complaint topics this week

TopicComplaintsPattern bar
Portion size9flagged
Delivery4
Waiting time4
Food quality / taste4
Service4
Billing3
Cleanliness3
Ambience / facilities3
Staff behaviour1

How patterns ranked

PatternTopicVolumeSpreadTotal
Portion size 2018 1048

Pattern bar: 6 complaints on one topic in the week. Counts, averages and rankings are computed by the pipeline, never by the model. The reading of what a pattern means is the model's hypothesis — worded as one, and backed by the quoted reviews above it.

The Monday 09:00 ping (as sent to WhatsApp)

Week 23 digest: 287 reviews, 4.4★ average. ⚠️ Pattern: 9 complaints on portion size across Johar Town, DHA, Bahria Town — may reflect a shared kitchen or standard change rather than one branch's error. 3 replies drafted for one-star reviews, awaiting your OK. Full digest: dastarkhwan.pk/reviews/wk23