Gopi Dining Hall — Restaurant in Gujarat

Back to back bad experience with Gujarati Thali restaurants. In May, I visited Annkut and the experience was just cold. Last night, we visited Gopi with the family, and it was an unplanned visit. Originally, we wanted to go to Toran Dining Hall, but it remains closed on Monday evening, so instantly Gopi came to my mind and decided to visit their Ellisbridge outlet. I have been wanting to visit Gopi for many years, but couldn't get to visit somehow. I had heard quite a few good reviews about the place, so my expectations were high. When we entered the restaurants, the atmosphere was quite lukewarm. The servers seemed to be tired and inattentive. There are two options for cuisine, one is Gujarati and the other one is Kathiyawadi. My sister & I opted for Kathiyawadi, and the other family members had Gujarati Thali. The price of the thali with sweets for Kathiyawadi is Rs.475/- & for Gujarati thali with sweets is Rs.425/-. Except sabzis there weren't major differences between Kathiyawadi & Gujarati. The food was good, but nothing extraordinary or exceptional. I literally felt the place was overhyped for their food. The ambience was also not offering much, the walls were not properly painted. Except the food I was concerned about with their services. Most of the servers were disinterested in serving the food properly. We had to ask them a couple of times for the refill. I don't know how they have been surviving with this kind of service for years.

Not at all...

The first thing that you’ll observe once you reach Gopi Dining hall is the simple setup. It’s one of those restaurants which has just the bare minimum things to call it a restaurant. True to its essence, Gopi Dining hall just serves Gujarati and Kathiyawadi Thali. One thing you must note (if you are visiting for the first time) is that the location of Gopi Dining Hall on Google Maps is incorrect.

Gopi Dining hall serves only Gujarati and Kathiawadi thali, the former for lunch and the latter for dinner only. One thing you’ll immediately note is the pricing. They have ‘weird’ pricing in my opinion. The most basic Gujarati thali costs Rs 280 which is limited, the unlimited thali is Rs 330. The catch is it doesn’t include sweets. You pay Rs 360 for 1 sweet and Rs 390 for 2 sweets. I don’t know the reasoning behind this, but that’s how it is. I took the full thali with two sweets.

One thing that I truly loved about this Gujarati thali was that there was no Paneer curry in this thali. It was a proper, authentic Gujarati thali. We had Aloo sabzi, a bottle gourd curry, one with lobia, a Palak subzi and finally the traditional sweet dal and Kadhi. When compared to Gujarati Thali at Gordhan Thal, this is more authentic without any bells and whistles (no Paneer curry, no fancy starters etc.) The food is delicious. You’ll get authentic Gujarati flavours, that’s guaranteed. Even the service is good and quick.

Read the detailed review on my blog:...

It certainly is not what it used to be. The restaurant was quite popular among those who loved Gujarati food. Even I have had a royal taste of Gujarati food there , but just 2 days ago , I went there again and got very disappointed. It was like I am having food in very average restaurant. They need to get back to their past if they want to have future in food industry. . Moderately priced so not much impact on pockets. The food was delicious and well cooked. Staff was so friendly I wish I could give more stars. Overall memorable experience. Highly recommended. . Great food quality. I tried most of the Gujarati hotels. But still this place is one of the best. And price rate is also cheap. Hall is little congested. But all most everything is fine. . Very nice ambience traditional gujarsti cusine jad taken a associate from spingapore who was on a visit and he was very happy with the quality and quantity of food and service levels . All Thali system with two options as Gujarati Thali and Khatiyawadi Thali. Very Good Quality food and excellent service. Staff is extremely helpful and courteous. They ensure that not only you eat most of their stuff but also tell you about the details, when enquired. Price wise, it's very economical. Ambience is good. Neat n tidy place. Accessibility is good, since it's located in...