had been once to peshawari prior to this visit of mine. and every single time i have just simply loved their food. located on lobby level of itc maratha, andheri east the usp of this place is to have your food with hands and it tastes divine.
i visited peshawari on a special occasion, my birthday and it was indeed a treat. ofcourse it was just a week prior that restaurants were allowed to invite guests for dine-in, so lucky me. if you happen to visit the restaurant now, they have big glass partitions to every table so you get your own private space. they have taken a lot of care in terms of hygiene, so utensils are washed, sanitized via uv and packed before being placed on the table so no human has touched the plate before you. also there is no menu now so you get a digital menu which you scan on the table and check for yourself.
on welcome we were treated with a papad platter and green chutney, chutney is superb. peshawari offers 3 different options in its menu - you can go a-la-carte, signature set menu or single diner's experience menu. let me warn you the quantity offered by peshawari is huge portions. so go for signature set menu only if you have a huge appetite else you may need to pack a lot of food and take it back. set menu is priced at 4000 and taxes. we were 2 of us, so we decided the best option for us would be to go for 2 single diner's experience menu. this was priced at 2375 and taxes. it's a 3 course meal with starters, main course and dessert.
this menu comes with 2 pieces of tandoori aloo, 1 piece of subz seekh and tandoori salad as starters. for mains - it's paneer makhani and their signature dal bukhara. the mains are absolutely divine. must haves here. you can choose your bread along with the mains. we called for butter naan and cheese naan. cheese naan is super filling i must say. and for dessert you get an option to choose any one from gulab jamun, ras malai, kulfi and phirni. we tried the gulab jamun and kulfi with falooda, again superb!
we had a splendid time at peshawari, the staff took really good care of us, a special mention for the manager - mr. hitesh, extremely helpful and courteous. thank you peshawari for making my special day even more special!