Hill View Restaurant (Dhanaulti) — Restaurant in Uttarakhand

Oh, this place? The view’s the real MVP, strutting its stuff like a supermodel on a runway. Everything else? Meh, it’s like they’re all aud toitioning for the World’s Most Average Eatery. The service is zoom fast—Usain Bolt who?—but that’s ‘cause the gravies are pre-cooked, probably chilling in the back since last Tuesday. Now, the salt situation? Yikes. I must’ve drawn the short straw ‘cause my dish was a sodium bomb. Their fix? More water. MORE water in the gravy! I’m out here feeling like a human pretzel, saltier than a sailor stuck in traffic. The chai? Average, like it’s trying to blend into the wallpaper. Everything else? You guessed it—average Joe vibes. You can eat here, but don’t expect a culinary glow-up. Every joint in Dhanaulti’s serves the same “meh” menu, so pick...

The only thing good about this place is the open sitting. I came here for lunch during my one night stay at Dhanaulti. I visited there to try some local gaharwali cuisine as they had mentioned on their restaurant but they didn’t have any. So I ended up ordering normal North Indian lunch. Rajma, daal, rice and butter naan. I also ordered nimbu pani to beat the heat. The food was just average and didn’t...

One of the few restaurants in Dhanaulti. Tables are not cleaned, kitchen is dirty, food tastes strange and there is no clean washroom available. For washing hands, there is a steel container with a tap kept on one side. The Management appears to be convinced that being a tourist place such things need no focus as tourists will continue to pour in. Prices are moderate, not cheap. View from the...