Kondhwa, along with the vibrant neighborhood of Kausar Baug in Pune, is a hub for food lovers and mostly for non-vegetarian lovers who enjoy a wide variety of flavors from non-vegetarian seekh, kebabs, tandoori, tahari, biryani to vegetarian paneer tikka, vegetarian thali, veg biryani, and much more. This place has all the starters, main course, and desserts that comfort all of its visitors in terms of food, flavor, budget, and ambience.
Whether you are a resident who wants to explore or a visitor who has just newly visited the area for the first time, this blog and the list of restaurants will surely help you to choose the best option for yourself.
1. Grand Darbar
Grand Darbar is mostly on the more costlier side among all the mentioned restaurants, but this restaurant has a specialty to offer, ambiance for family and get-together dinner for larger families, as it has a very beautiful ambience with delicious food.
This restaurant is famous for its rich Mughlai and north indian dishes with creamy and juicy gravies to mouth mouth-watering starters.
What to try: Chicken Angara, Butter Chicken, Mutton Biryani
Cost: Rs 3000 – Rs 5000 (5-6 Members)
Visit Location: Grand Darbar Kausarbaugh
2. Shahi Darbar
This is one of the favourite places for the residents as it offers tasty food at pocket-friendly prices. It has 2 spaces for the visitors that are bifurcated into family rooms and friend groups. As family rooms has a cozy and good ambience, and on the other side, the other area is like having fun with your group, like other hotels, but the seating area is comfortable for dinner.
It offers Chinese, Mughlai, north indian, and other types of veg & non-veg dishes.
What to try: Chicken Shahi Korma, Tandoori Platter, Special Shahi Naan
Cost: Rs 2000 – Rs 3000 (7-8 Members)
Visit Location: SHAHI DARBAR – KAUSAR BAUG
3. Desi Chulha
The specialty of this place is that they offer a unique taste as they have the largest number of varieties/dishes to offer among all the mentioned restaurants. They have multiple types of chicken gravies, mostly their chef specials, and the same follows for the starters as well.
They offer whole wheat paratha/tandoori roti that only a of restaurants offer, and desi chulha is amongst them.
What to try: Desi Chulha Special Gravies and Starters (prefer chicken), Chef Special Gravy & Starters (prefer chicken)
Cost: Rs 2500 – Rs 3500 (5-6 Members)
Visit Location: Desi Chulhaa
4. Bombay Seekh Paratha (BSP)
For street food lovers, Bombay Seekh Paratha is a must-visit. It’s famous for its juicy seekh kebab rolls wrapped in soft parathas and a variety of fusion snacks.
They offer chicken & beef seekh’s with mint chutney and mint leaves that taste delicious with the Bombay paratha. And their other specialty is tandoori chicken that has butter in it and looks extremely delicious with chutney
What to try: Beef Seekh, Chicken Seekh, Chicken Tandoori
Cost: Rs 1000 – Rs 2000 (5-7 Members)
Visit Location: Bismillah Bombay Seekh Paratha (BSP)
5. Agra Restaurant
Agra restaurant can serve you all types of tastes that you prefer, whether it is mughlai, Chinese, thai’s or other in veg and non-veg varieties.
It has a very cozy space for dining with different AC are for the family.
What to try: All the chicken gravies and starters (Above Average)
Cost: Rs 2000 – Rs 2500 (7-8 Members)
Visit Location: Agra Restaurant
6. Madinah Restaurant
This place is the oldest among the cafe Zam Zam. This place also has 2 separate spaces for dining as bifurcated for the families. You can have all types of chicken, beef, and mutton dishes with spicy and creamy textures.
What to try: Butter Chicken, Chicken Handi
Cost: Rs 2000 – Rs 3000 (5 Members Estimated)
Visit Location: Madinah Restaurant
7. Latur Tahari House
One of the underrated places to dine with your loved ones. They offer all types of foods, mostly preferred for non-vegetarians, and the quality and quantity of the food are too good, yet they are offering them at the lowest price compared to all the other mentioned restaurants.
The only 1 thing that can irritate you on weekends is their waiting line, they have 3 spaces for dining, you still have to wait for 30 minutes to get your table for dinner with your loved ones.
What to try: Beef Tahari, Chicken Gravy, and Starter
Cost: Rs 1000 – Rs 1800 (5-7 Members)
Visit Location: Latur Tahari House
8. Cafe Zam Zam
Madinah is the go-to place for budget-friendly yet flavorful food. It is mostly famous for its mutton bheja(brain), Beef bheja(brain), and Kaleji (Liver) for breakfast.
They offer delicious food yet on a budget, even a single person can go and dine at their restaurant under Rs 500.
What to try: Mutton Bheja(Brain), Beef Bheja(Brain), Kaleji (Liver), Parathas
Cost: Rs 1500 Estimate (5-7 Members)
Visit Location: Cafe Zam Zam – Veg/Non-Veg
9. Aarvi’s Pure Veg The Cuisine of Hastinapur
For vegetarian diners, Aarvi’s offers a clean and comforting experience with a wide variety of South Indian and North Indian dishes. It has a very rich and cozy ambience to have dinner with your family & loved ones, and this is the only veg restaurant in our list, but it offers quality food and space to eat. The place can be quite expensive as it gives you that type of treatment as well.
What to try: Masala Dosa, Paneer Butter Masala, Veg Thali
Cost: Rs 2000 – Rs 4000 (Estimated)
Visit Location: Aarvi’s Pure Veg The Cuisine of Hastinapur
That’s all we have to offer for you all in this blog, but there are still lots of restaurants in the Kondhwa, Kausar Baug area that can be explored and have dining at affordable prices.
