I love eating, I mean I loooovvee eating, and for people like us Hyderabad is heaven, (well that is perhaps the only good thing about it but it’s substantial). I have not been to a single restaurant which can be classified as “shitty” or even “average by KGP standards”. Here is a “critical evaluation” of the places I have been :
Ginger Court: awesome food, good ambience, expensive. If you want to eat some classy food go here. There are two floors, the top floor has a bar. I will not recommend drinking here, unless you are RICH rich.
Olive Garden (Madhapur): good food, decent prices, This is probably one of the few restaurants in Hyderabad where the food is not so spicy (though still awesome), ambience is not good. Service is ok, they take some time to serve. You must try chicken palak .
GoGreens (Madhapur): the first bad performer (still way better than any restaurant in KGP) , food is good , but very limited choices, you have to wait a lot for a seat. Maybe thali is good , never tried that.
17 degrees North (Madhapur): extremely expensive but good food, you have a lot of variety , I had quesadillas and god they were good. If you want to eat good food in Madhapur and bored of Ginger court come here.
Big Dosa (Madhapur): I was initially skeptic of this place but when I went it was mind blowing, really good atmosphere, good service, even though they serve snacks only Big Dosa is not just for a name, their Dosa is BIG and delicious, and also the only place in hyderbad where I could get aapam. A bit expensive though.
Cafe Nandini (Madhapur and Jubliee checkpost): awesome place specially if you want to have snacks and cheap compared to its peers. Very good south Indian cuisine with a lot of options and a very reasonable price, thali is good too. The check post one is better.
4 seasons (kothakuda): are you bored of regular lunches, and work at ivy/google/synopsys/capitaliq, try this place , food is decent but costly. ambience is good, waiting time can be improved.
Club 8(kothakuda): drunkards will love it, health conscious people don’t go there. Booze is cheap, food is oily, ambience is great. However they take only cash which is a very irritating thing.
Paradise (hitech): good food but not that great as the legend says (actually the legend is about the other branch ). Biryani is really good. Rest are decent. Long waiting time. Best for biryani take outs
Chutneys (main branch): don’t be fooled by the certificates it has got. Food here is above average at best and prices are damn high. Thali is ok. Ambience and service are good though.
Bowl o’ China (Madhapur): very bad service , reminded us of KGP , food is ok. There are certainly better options.
Amantran (Madhapur) : food is good, ambience is good too, nothing outstanding, good for weekend dinners with friends.
Nawab’s and Nijams (Madhapur) : do you have intestines of titanium and stomach of steel, this is the place to go. Awesome food but burns your gut and you are going to have a hard time next morning. If you love spicy food come here.
Shanghai Chef(Madhapur) : Decent Chinese restaurant, nice ambience, 8 out of 10 , worth trying.
disclaimer:
1.)this is a personal review and in no way indicates the general public opinion of any place
2.) I have been only to restaurants in Madhapur and around.
