Gulati, Pandara Road
72 people recommend, 11 warn against itvia r/delhi·30 comments quoted below
The comments quoted below are a sample of the full tally across 31 threads.
What people say, in short
Gulati on Pandara Road is a long-standing restaurant that people overwhelmingly recommend for Punjabi-style butter chicken; one calls it the best in Delhi after trying many others, and another possibly the best in India. Others praise the wider Mughlai and North Indian menu, one singling out the burra kebab. The caveats: some visitors found it pricey for what you get or the taste merely average, some prefer Havemore's less sweet version nearby, one insists Pandara Road doesn't serve the real butter chicken, and one says it isn't worth a two-hour wait.
Address
Gulati Restaurant, Pandara Road, 6, Pandara Road, Market, near India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Butter chicken
- Best for
- Family, Visitors
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
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Food was good but overpriced; had better butter chicken elsewhere for half the price and won't return.
Among Delhi restaurants visited so far, food never went wrong.
Really loved the food here despite not understanding Delhi hype generally.
Says their butter chicken is the one to get.
Names Gulati Restaurant on Pandara Road when asked for the best butter chicken.
Lists it among restaurants worth visiting.
Recommends Gulati on Pandara Road.
Names Gulati's at Pandara Road when asked for go-to restaurants.
Calls Gulati a renowned restaurant for butter chicken.
Came to recommend Gulati's and was glad to see it already suggested.
Considers Gulati one of Delhi's best and oldest butter chicken destinations.
Recommends Gulati on Pandara Road for butter chicken.
Praises Gulati for Mughlai and North Indian food, calling its butter chicken possibly the best in India, with excellent kebabs and biryani.
Says it's nothing special, mostly name and ambience, not worth a two-hour wait.
Butter chicken is Gulati's specialty and they do a nice job of it.
Says Gulati is famous and its butter chicken is amazing.
Recommends Gulati specifically for Punjabi-style butter chicken.
Suggested as a place to try.
Lists Gulati among places for butter chicken.
Recommends Gulati after Ikk Punjab for butter chicken.
Says the vegetarian Gulati on Pandara Road is good.
Suggests lunch there as part of a long date itinerary with a walk around India Gate.
Their butter chicken is a favorite; tasty without being overwhelming.
Gulati's butter chicken tastes a bit sweet compared to Havemore's.
Found the taste mediocre, like any other average restaurant.
Says only legends know where the real butter chicken is; Pandara is nowhere close.
Says the service is awesome too.
Recommends Gulati, with Sandoz a close second.
Popular chains can be inconsistent and generally mid after expanding.
Prices a little high but not drastically raised since 2016; suggests checking app deals.
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