Hotel Shivraj — Restaurant in Maharashtra

4 star for food, 1 star for service experience, Read further why.

We were lured in by what looked like the hottest spot in town—people hovering outside, a flurry of "Sorry, we're full right now" whispers, and a general buzz that made it feel like the place was the next big culinary sensation. Naturally, curiosity (and hunger) got the better of us.

After waiting with the crowd for a while, we were eventually “squeezed in”—only to walk into… a half-empty dining room.

Yep. You read that right.

Turns out the crowd outside was less about high demand and more about high drama. A clever (or questionable) marketing ploy to make the restaurant appear like the go-to destination. In reality, there were plenty of open tables, and the ambience inside was surprisingly calm, almost eerily so given the circus at the entrance.

In fact the guy at the entrance was taking the order in such a hurry that he deliberately wrote twice of what we ordered taking advantage of the commotion. When we objected to the extra food items that we didn't order came, their reply was that it will go into trash since it can't be returned. Wow!!!

Anyway we ordered 2 things:

-Basic Chicken Thali: It was tasty and had egg curry, chicken curry, soup, sweet raita, salad and 2 tandoori roti. Recommended since most non veg dishes in Pune are tasteless.

Chicken Dum biryani: That's the reason for a star less. It was really bad!! Not even close to the word "biryani" leave Dum. It was utterly tasteless and extremely spicy. The Biryani here is basically rice dipped in chicken gravy that's it nothing else.

Cost wise it's nothing great.

In short: Come for the food if you must, but don’t let the hype at the door fool you. It’s not a full house—it’s just full...

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Last sunday We visited Hotel Shivraj.

Address: Hotel Shivraj, In front of bhegade lawn, old, Mumbai – Pune Expy, Vadgaon, Maharashtra 412106

Hotel Shivraj serves Maharashtrian and North Indian cuisine. They serve snacks and starters, if you’re in for a quick bite and they also serve lip-smacking kebabs, chicken, fish and mutton dishes.

Hotel Shivraj Speciality -

Special Kadaknath Thali special chicken thali special mutton thali special gavran chicken thali special surmai thali special kolambi thali special bangada thali

We ordered Special Kadaknath Thali, special chicken thali, special mutton thali, special gavran chicken thali. All dishes were great. Food was cooked well and the dishes were mouth smacking.

They offer a ‘Ravan Thali’ that comprises a whopping 32 items including mutton, chicken, and fish dishes that actually takes two people to bring it out.

Also, they offer 'bullet thali' challenge. In this challenge a person wishing to participate in the contest has to finish the ‘bullet thali’ weighing 4 kg, in under 60 minutes. The bullet thali is a non-veg thali which has over 12 dishes like prawn biryani, pomfret fish fry, chicken sukka, dry mutton, sol kadi, mutton masala, surmai fry and many more.

Highly recommended for nonveg...

Without doubt it’s the heaven for desi non-veg lovers. Mutton, Fish or Chicken, this place is a frequent visit destination and you gotta try them all. • Friendly staff, fast service, owners are courteous, stylish and cool (: • Decently spacious place, they have arrangements for family as well - hand wash corner present • The joint is known for its delicacies like mutton bhakri, chicken bhakri especially kadaknath • If you are planning a visit in group, do try their thaalis ~ 2-3 friends - Pailwan thaali, 4-5 friends - Bakasur thaali, 10-12 friends - Ravan thaali • I learnt if 5 people can finish Ravan thaali, the restaurant will reward you with ₹5,000 and will not charge for thaali as well ! • PayTM, Card payment, UPI all accepted • Do not forget to ask for classic Shivraj Garden mouth freshener after the meal • At few points I didn’t find the hygiene right - cockroaches, waiters serving bhakri with bare hands, one was dipping his finger in the finger-bowl while passing it to us, but that’s mostly the scenario at such desi joints • And yes, if you prefer paan after hefty meal, there is a kiosk right outside the food joint • Rest, the joint will speak for itself, as the evening falls you will see the footfall increase • The parking could be a concern but there are several spots just wishing 20 m...