Golkonda Chimney

My favourite Mughlai family a la carte restaurant located in Marathahalli a little distance from the old HAL Airport. It is a spectacular building designed and landscaped after careful consideration of structure and seating plan.

In order to reach the place I undertook one of Herculean tasks of travelling from Frazer Town for over 15 kilometres through the heavy and frustrating Bangalore Traffic. The food and ambience is completely worth the drive and efforts. The fantastic feast ensured that the ‘Fruit of my labour is sweet.’

There is no fixed timings. Food orders are taken throughout the day from 11 AM to 11 PM. It is better to book a table in advance especially on weekends due to heavy demand from a lot of people wanting to eat here. There is no valet parking but you can park your vehicle in the side lane or a small ground behind the hotel.

Golkonda Chimney really offers some brilliant speciality items that are unique in taste. Pricing is reasonable and satisfactory. Glancing through the vast menu itself excites the senses. It is a mammoth and difficult task to choose/ decide on a few tantalising dishes. I was craving for Chicken so ordered 4 splendid starters and 1 lovely gravy from the Poultry Section. The smell of spices wafting from the kitchen causes rumbling in the stomach and increases appetite. Service is quite good and pretty fast.

The exquisite tender, soft and delicate kebabs is a quintessential example of the mouth watering and flavoursome Indian Cuisine. The lemon chicken was exemplary and outstanding. Chimney Kebab was excellent and served on a steel charcoal grill which is remarkable. Tandoori chicken is amazing as well and has the traditional elements. I didn’t like the chicken boti kebab which was more like a spoiler. Chicken Tikka masala was delicious and creamy. Golkonda Special Handi curry is impressive. The Zabardast Chicken was not that nice as it was spoilt by the overpowering taste of garlic and capsicum. Chicken fried rice was incredible. Ghee Rice is phenomenal. Mutton Biryani was okay but not great. Cheese and butter naans can be improved. A sumptuous and satisfactory meal overall.

As it is aptly said ‘one cannot think well, work well or sleep well if one has not dined well.’ A happy belly and a filled tummy sets things right, doesn’t it?