| Locality | Lokhandwala,Andheri (W) |
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| Landmark | Near Domino's Pizza |
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Punjabi |
| Timings | 11:00 AM to 10:30 PM |
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first reviewed by awtaney
Nov 28, 2008
While i agree with all those who have given this dhaba bang in the middle of lokhandwala good rating for the food the service and ambience also counts!
By ambeince i have nothign against the basic rustic look that the dhaba has but the way the old surdie and his daughter / son treat the staff and the guests is downright insulting! They just order the staff at the top of their voices and even raise their voice on customers who maybe enqire about something or don't have enough change of money to pay the bill!
Not everyone is as intelligent as the sardar and his family yaar... but then there are also those customers who toatally ignore all this and come for the ghar ke taste jaisa khana like rajma, punjabi kadi, baingan ka bharta and arbi.
Hope the sardar keeps his cooks happy because if they feel insulted and leave the place some day he will be left high and dry as no one will turn up for anything else!
Apr 26, 2008
Tried this out way back in 1994 when had to stay alone for some days. His great aloo masala, with makhanee roti, boondi raita, phudina chutney followed by his hard selling Chaas.....
Today, my dad & daughter are followers & religiously order in at least once a month.
Nov 29, 2007
Finally got a place(Dabha) where you can have some good punjabi food at reasonable price.The food is good, gives you a homely feeling.
Each meal cost you between Rs.30 and Rs.40 and you have some really punjabi food like rajma, arbee, aloo, even you get lauki and bengan etc...
Nov 29, 2007
An old, bitter, yet endearing sardar ji guards his cash counter well as you step into this nondescript hole-in-the-wall in Lokhandwala Complex. Guru da Dhaba needs little introduction for the Andheri-ites - most know it as the best place to get home food away from home - and all for 30 bucks a meal! You get one of many sabji's, some amazing green chutney and sliced onions, along with some hot phulka chapati. The sabjis are all traditional punjabi ones - Rajma, Lauki, Aarbi, Gajjar Mattar, etc. You won't find any fancy cream-laden Mughlai type stuff here, just the purest of the pure when it comes to taste.
Guru da Dhaba has achieved cult-status in Lokhandwala, but I'd urge any in the area that are not concerned with ambiance or service to give this place a shot. Truly one of a kind...
Nov 24, 2007
Based off the recommendation of the previous reviewer, we decided to try out Guru da Dhaba for dinner last night.
Firstly, this place is not at all pretentious. It doesn't make any tall claims to be a restaurant or anything fancy. It provides a good old dhaba atmosphere bang in the middle of the Lokhandwala Market. The food is 100% home-cooked punjabi style.
They don't have any table menus. You gotta peer at the "wall menu". Along with the usual fare, it also contains off-beat and exotic stuff. Here is an example - Karela, Dahiwala Aloo, Lauki (Gourd), Gajar Matar. Now think about this, what restaurant or dhaba have you been to that serves Karela and Lauki?
The rotis are actually made from wheat flour, instead of the "maida" being used everywhere else.
Although the service is passable, the tasty food more than makes up for it. I guess this place has a cult like following. People just kept pouring in non-stop all the time that we were there (and we went there around 10ish).
Overall a highly recommended place and it is extremely light on the pocket. Just keep in mind that they don't serve any non-vegetarian food.