Grand Hotel, MG Road
27 people recommendvia r/Kochi·27 comments quoted below
The comments quoted below are a sample of the full tally across 18 threads.
What people say, in short
Grand Hotel on MG Road draws repeated recommendations for Kerala meals and biryani. One long-time diner praises the dum fish biryani, another singles out fish curry meals with fish fry, and two comments support paneer butter masala with porotta. Price is a recurring caveat, and one commenter describes it as crowded and less peaceful at rush hour.
Address
Grand Hotel, Woodlands Junction, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, opposite Malabar Gold, Marine Drive, Kochi, Ernakulam, Keralam 682011, India
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Dum fish biryani, Fish curry meals, Paneer butter masala with porotta
- Best for
- Family
The evidence
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Called a latest great addition from suggestions
Best in town for the last two decades.
Suggests taking mother there for a seafood lunch.
Listed among recommended places
Suggests Grand for their meals.
Praises the meals.
Recommends paneer butter masala with porotta at Grand Hotel.
Introduced parents there; pleasant with fine dining, and the new menu is reportedly good.
Never disappointed by the food and service when visiting Ernakulam.
Listed among places matching the request
Suggested as an option.
Recommends the fish curry meals with fish fry there.
Named as a pick.
Chose it when Arippa was full and the food showed Arippa up as overrated
Dependable old-school Kochi staple for biryani, worth trying for the legacy
Listed among suggestions
Doesn't compromise quality; has good curry choices.
Recommends Grand Hotel on MG Road for biryani.
Recommends it.
A bit pricey but a family favorite loved by old-time Kochi folks.
Was their earlier favourite biryani.
Where they take non-Malayali friends
Suggested as matching the request
Food is very good but it's packed during rush hours, so not peaceful.
Offers a much more premium experience on the higher-budget side.
Recommends it for good Kerala food with AC.
Recommends their karimeen pollichathu.
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