Food and cafe reviews from my visits, with dishes I ordered, prices recorded at the time and observations about the experience.
Our crowded Har Ki Pauri food stop at Mohan Ji Puri Wale, the filmed aloo puri price, lassi, and the onward drive through Devprayag to Kanakchauri.
My first visit to Elan Epic Mall in Gurgaon, with a South Indian meal at Daksina Bhawan. The dosa impressed me more than the starters.
My Sector 29 breakfast at Krishna’s Bun Makkhan Mattha and Prince Indorii Poha: what I ordered, what I paid, and when the carts closed.
My honest review of a ₹50 butter vada pav in Gurgaon’s Sector 56 Market, including taste, hygiene, price, parking and how to find the cart.
My honest Magnolia Bakery Gurgaon review after trying the viral tres leches and banana pudding, with queue, seating, parking and metro tips.
I visited Mongabay at Paras Square for dinner. This honest review covers its forest interior, aquariums, good food, polite service and limited menu.
I visited Covah The Cavern at lunch, spent around ₹1,600 on three vegetarian items and compared its viral cave theme with the crowded reality, service, parking and Begeterre next door.
I had already tried to visit Begeterre once. It was around Valentine’s Day, cars were lined up far beyond the entrance, and I turned back before reaching the restaurant. That failed visit explains the first thing I’d tell anyone planning to go: on a date-heavy occasion or New Year’s Eve, don’t assume a reservation will…
The road looked wrong. I had Gurgaon’s new towers on one side, a village lane in front of me, and no cafe anywhere. For the last 300 to 400 metres I kept thinking, “Is this really the route?” It was. One right turn later, the large brick-and-glass front appeared on the left. I went to…
I reached Lexi’s Gourmet Sandwiches near Galleria expecting to pick up a hot sandwich, eat it straight away and get on with my day. Instead, the blue takeaway window was shut. The staff told me everything was sold out and service would resume after about two hours, even though Google Maps still showed the place…
I reached Roots Cafe a little before 4 pm on a winter weekday, and the first thing I noticed wasn’t a menu board. It was the walk into the park. Plants lined the path, the city noise felt a step farther away, and the café appeared between the trees rather than behind a row of…
My first-hand Hamoni Cafe Gurgaon review covers the golf-course setting, chicken and egg sandwich, slower service, outdoor seating and family play area.
I was on my way to Chandigarh when I pulled into Murthal, hungry enough for a paratha but not interested in another oversized highway complex. Gulshan Dhaba was busy, noisy and a little cramped. Good. That was closer to the stop I remembered, even though it is clearly a restaurant now. I ordered exactly what…
My first-hand Neelkanth Star Karnal review covers the ₹125 special kheer, its rabri-like taste, the highway food-complex setup and who should stop here.
A first-hand Mannat Haveli Murthal review covering the crowded parking, family courtyard, shops and my tea stop while travelling from Chandigarh towards Delhi.
I went to Yeti at Cross Point Mall on a Saturday for one simple reason. Good noodles are surprisingly hard to find in Gurgaon, and this was one of the places I already associated with a dependable bowl. The visit also gave me a chance to show the restaurant properly, from the entrance and Tibetan-style…
My honest Jugnoo Cafe Leopard Trail review covers the garden ambience, food, ₹2,200-plus bill, service, parking and whether I would return.
A first-hand Carnatic Cafe Gurgaon review of the newer HQ27 outlet, covering food, crowd, family seating, parking and the overall experience.
My honest Singh Sahib Gurgaon review covers our family dinner, food, service, royal ambience, parking and ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 budget for three.
My honest Grata Gurgaon review covers two cottage cheese sandwiches, delivery, value, and a bonus kunafa stop in Sector 56.