Hotel Chandralok

Dr. Bachi Hathiram

11 months ago

5.0

We have been regulars of hotel chandralok in lonavla since our childhood when the owner, Mr. Kishor bhai would welcome the customers with a smile and treat them to the best vegetarian unlimited thalis served in his hotel. Every customer was made to feel like king since those days uptil today, where his son, Anish and his wife, Brinda, have turned his passion into a legacy, serving their loyal clientele in exactly the same way, with the same quality of food.🫶 The staff treats their guests like family, urging them to eat one extra morsel before they leave, which is rarely seen in today's thali restaurants. We'd highly recommend everyone to visit this place as it feels more than just a restaurant, it resonates with the heart and feels like home. 🏡♥️ *Unlimited veg thali (lunch)* This wholesome vegetarian thali came with multiple starters, mains, desserts, sides and refreshing buttermilk. The fresh fruit basundi had small pieces of fresh fruit in a thick basundi and wasn't overly sweet. One could take thirds and fourths also of this delicious dessert. The aamras did not have any added sugar and comprised of only Alphonso mangoes. It was thick, cool and went really well with the hot puris. The potato and peas gravy vegetable was super tasty and flavourful. It was not overly spicy or oily and we relished it. The undhiyu which is a typical gujarati dish was exceptionally tasty and we could keep eating it with the rotlas. The next dish, gatta nu saak, is a Rajasthani dish comprising of flour dumplings cut up in a yummy gravy. The gravy had a lovely savoury taste with a punch of flavour and we loved it. The gujarati khatti meethi dal is ONE DISH which STANDS OUT in the thali for its flavour and exceptional taste. We relish it with steamed rice and yearn for it every time we visit this place! The Gujarati kadhi was sweet and lived upto our expectations as always. The bhindi vegetable was on the dry side and was a hit amongst us. We took 3 whole helpings of this dish and loved it. The Steamed rice was served with dal of 2 types - spicy or the sweet and sour dal. Both were served with ghee on top, adding to the aroma and flavour of this dish. The dal khichdi served was wholesome and exactly what we expected - not to spicy and not too sweet and tasted amazing with the melted ghee on top. It was homely and we found comfort in it! The farsan served was of 3 types - muthiya, kachori and yellow dhokala with sweet and sour chutney. The kachori was amazing and we'd highly recommend it. They also served a variety of papad and chapati with ghee on it. Then came the puranpoli, which was one of our favourites and the rotlas, puris and chaas. For the sides, we were served a variety of pickles which went really well with the food. Overall, every bit of this explicit thali was relished and devoured by us! We'd rate this place a 10/10 and would highly recommend it🥰

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Anita Pemgirikar

3 years ago

5.0

Best Authentic Gujarathi Thali @chandrlok.💫 Established since 1962 , hotel chandralok is known for their authentic gujarathi thalis in lonavala. Ambience was beautiful and decent. Service was quick and the staffs are  polite and friendly . Not only known for their food but also for the luxurious villas they offer. 💯 Thali was super delicious and tasty. It includes 2 types of dal, kadhi , 3 types of veggies , papad , salad , chaas , 2 desserts , icecream , puri , roti , bajre roti , rice , khichdi and4 types of starters. Overall it was an amazing Dine - In experience   .💯 ⭐ Rating - Food : 9 /10 - Service : 9 /10 - Ambience: 8 /10 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Prathamesh Parashar

4 years ago

5.0

Had a great experience with the thali. Very authentic taste, high quality, very nice spread. Loved the undhio, gulabjam, chaas. Must visit. Its much better than the general assumption we have that gujatathi food is sweet.... This one is very tasty Food taste - 5/5 Quality - 4.5/5 Ambience - 4/5 Value for money - 3/5 (bit costly) Will I visit again - for sure!!

Mitesh Manek

2 years ago

5.0

even after decades of them in the industry they still lead the way full value for money..good ambience..and above all good personal touch .. if in Lonavala ..Chandralok thali is a must

Yohan Poncha

3 years ago

5.0

Had a great experience coming here for lunch. Was accustomed to having food with no wait being a Thali and enjoyed all the dishes and delicacies especially with the Aamras in season

Siddhi Ganatra

2 years ago

5.0

Excellent food which has been on since 1962. Best Gujrati thali so far. The variety is wide spread and you can eat limited. Totally value for money.

Preema

3 years ago

5.0

One of the best places in Lonavala!!! Highly recommended. Although the weekend Thali prices are now 525, still worth it!!!

Aniket

2 years ago

4.0

A very famous old place which is famous for its Gujarati thali, though I found it was very expensive which was for 625₹ per head but had a great experience dining here. The food served was amazing and lucky that we got to have their Aamras' special thali during one of the summer days. The thali includes three types of Farsan which were white dhokla, khaman and mini batata vada, 3 types of vegetables, 2 types of Dal, Kadhi, rotla, chapati, aamras Puri, moong daal ka halwa, salad, daal and rice, khichdi, papad, etc. Aamras Puri was the show-stopper and it was amazing. It was an amazing experience dining here, the service was super fast and the staff was very courteous.

Prachi Chikani

3 years ago

4.0

We went with our family. Food was delicious. Loved undhio and khandvi . In desert kala jamun was good. Overall good experience.

Deepak Jain

1 year ago

1.0

Worst quality food no taste. Aam ras made by frozen mango pulp of low grade mangoes