India Restaurants

The Taj Mahal - A Monument to Overeating

Advantages: Lots of food, very inexpensive
Disadvantages: Ideal if your hungry - but too spicy if you're not

...forums and this was the Taj Mahal in the Abids district of the city. Heritage it might be but nobody seemed to be suggesting that the age made it any more special so I decided not to bother but along the way I learned that it was an independent hotel and not part of the famous Taj hotel chain. I recalled that someone who'd written about the hotel that we eventually chose (the Geetanjali) had said they'd used the restaurant at the Taj because ours ...
...Museum and I spotted the Taj Mahal and I remembered that it had been recommended. According to sites that I've checked since my return, it's one of the most popular vegetarian restaurants in the city and rather more famous for its food than for its accommodation. It was just a block from our hotel and we'd wandered over to have a look after we got back from the museum to see if there was any prospect of getting a beer. We'd learned there was no ...

koshkha 23.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Taj Mahal Hotel Restaurant, Abids, Hyderabad

Going For An 'English' at Glenary's

Advantages: Lovely twee place
Disadvantages: Not the greatest bakery products

Going for an English Fans of the BBC's hit show 'Goodness Gracious Me' will no doubt recall the classic sketch where and Indian family go 'out for an English'. This was about poking fun at the British habit of going out for Indian food and being obnoxious to the Indian waiters and the sketch turned the tables on the norm by showing a group of Indians competing to eat the most 'bland' food on the menu and complaining they wouldn't be able to ...
...help but imagine that a place like Glenary's might have been their inspiration. This is a classic example of 'Old England' transported direct to the Himalayas and it's popular with visitors both Indian and international. A Darjeeling Must-Do During our trip to Bhutan the week before we went to Darjeeling, we met an American lady of Indian origin who told us she had been to school in Darjeeling. We asked her for her top tips of things to do ...

koshkha 26.01.2009 · Read full review
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  Rural CLUBBING Hyderabadi Ti STYLE............

Advantages: The Only Club in Hyderabad, relaxed atmosphere, rural setting with no-congestion on route, and no mosquitos!
Disadvantages: a bit far out of the city to get to, no buses, taxi's at night

...worth checking out! Treasure Island, commonly known as ‘TI’ by the locals is Hyderabad’s first proper Club. It is situated in Gandipet, which is about 16Km drive out of Hyderabad city. For those of you not familiar with Hyderabad, it’s a place immersed with a rich history, heritage and known for its fine cuisine. It is a place that is rapidly modernising and expanding with its up and coming hi-tech developments in the world of IT. With the development ...
...people’s houses. Finding Treasure Island ~ This was my first visit to Treasure Island and I was really excited at the thought of visiting Hyderabad’s premier Club. Treasure Island also hosts concerts and we had tickets to see an Abba Revival Concert by the Group ‘Bjorn Again’ who were visiting India in December and the event was being held at Treasure Island. I had no idea where the Club was and was imagining a large commercial set up in the city, ...

Connoisseur_Haggler 15.03.2002 · Read full review
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