Hotel Charminar

1 Reviews on “Hotel Charminar”

• Rohit Joshi

  We’ve been coming to Hotel Charminar for about 4 years now, apologies for reviewing so late, we get busy with the food and forget to click photos every time. The restaurant is one of the oldest in Lucknow when it comes to lip-smacking Mughlai cuisine. Before I get to the food, I’d like to mention that the food tastes best when eaten at the restaurant. Please keep that in mind, it goes for nearly all the old and authentic Mughlai outlets of Lucknow.First item you must try is the Mutton Stew. I’m a huge a fan of this item and every time I come back to Lucknow, this is the first thing I eat at Charminar. The stew is different from European stew of course. It has a thick gravy that carries a sweet onion overtone. The meat is soft and cooked to perfection. This goes best with Rumali Roti or the in-house special Tandoori Roti.Next comes the Mutton Biryani. It is a fortunate anomaly that Biryani across Lucknow packs a distinct flavor. Right from Idreesh to Lalla to Tunday to Sakhawat. At Charminar, the rice holds onto its flavor and the red succulent meat pieces perfectly compliment the rice. At times I like to eat the Biryani Rice only with the Stew or any other curry item. Their Biryani is HUGELY underrated.In addition to this, I’d strongly recommend trying the Boti Kebab which goes best with Rumali. Again the flavor and style of preparation wins it for me. Also, the keema and the Achari Ghosht (too flavorsome for me) is a favorite of a lot of people. So do try the Achari Ghosht if you like tangy meat. It’s definitely worth a try.These are the items I personally recommend. Overall the menu packs a variety of Mughali cuisine items to choose from.If you’re tired of visiting the same outlets in Lucknow, give Charminar a try, you will not be disappointed. The seating area can easily fit around 50 people and there’s enough parking for two-wheelers. Four-wheelers can park around the area (Novelty cinema).The restaurant is clean and hygienic. They have liquid soap dispenser in the washroom. The reason I mention this little bit is that it makes a huge difference. You go to some of the bigger names in Lucknow like Tunday/Idrees and they don’t even have proper facilities for you to wash their hands. Charminar is a good dining place for friends and family. Staff is polite and alert, please tip if you can.Keep up the good work Hotel Charminar and please don’t lose quality due to increase in footfall.

  February 9, 2020, 12:37 am

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