Comments on: Kake Da Hotel, Connaught Place, New Delhi

By: Sid Khullar

Sid Khullar — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:43:28 +0000

Thank you Prashant.

By: thy_me_basil

thy_me_basil — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:10:56 +0000

Hey Sid,
Really commendable work you’re doing here. I followed you on twitter and have been going through your blog often too. , has really been quite a help when it comes to deciding where to eat. Finally overcame the laziness and decided to comment.
It was also nice to see that we share the same view on the places which I’ve visited too, like Bunglow 9 and now Kake da Dhaba being the few that come to mind. Last visited Kake when I was in CP and had a serious case of munchies. Luckily didn’t have to wait long to get a table. The smell of ghee is so overpowering that it’s almost scary but when you dip the roti in the gravy( chicken curry in my case) you’re instantly transported to gastronomic heaven.
Have been wary of eating brain since forever but will give it a try next time I’m there.
Keep up the good work.

By: sid kaul

sid kaul — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:32:57 +0000

Ive eaten once at Kaka….didn’t think much of it
Maybe just cause i m too big a fan of bhape rite next door :p

I have been goin there for 10 yrs…..stuck to a pretty regular order of :

Tandoori chicken (one of the best ive had in the city)
Mutton Burra (a punjabi take on the Karim/App ki Khatir version)
Saag meat (the mutton chunks are one of the fattiest pieces of meat ive come across at non- Kashmiri places) and
Brain curry (on lucky days the brain chunks are big fatty and juicy – unlike karim’s which chops it up into tiny little pieces….and the curry is brilliant)

The rotis are fresh and still manage giving a genuine dhaba feel
The onions soaked in vinegar and red powder – a mixture of apparently sum 8 diff herbs (but i m pretty sure…its just red chilli powder, salt, rock salt and garam masala)

Best visited in the winters – no air conditioning at Bhabe—- though a cooler big enough to give u a nice refreshing shower can take care of the heat
P.s- i advice ordering a thumps up (yes they do keep the Indian stuff) to manage the heavy duty meal …happy eating

By: Pratik Saluja

Pratik Saluja — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:25:27 +0000

All of you are taliking about Kaka but being a vegetarian I would like to recommend you a pure vegetarian restaurant in the same line that is Royal Restaurant..Their specialities are Dal Makhani ,Shahi Panneer,Palak Kofta and many other.i have tried the food at kaka also but Royal’s vegetarian dishes are amazing…

By: Sid Khullar

Sid Khullar — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:13:23 +0000

@rahul_does: my, that’s one long comment. 3rd longest one on this site i think. didn’t get your point though. are you for or against the place?

By: rahul_does

rahul_does — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:46:38 +0000

Mediocrity! No, sorry. The word is MEDIOCRITY! That is written all over the place.

My feelings from http://delhi.burrp.com/establishment_kake-da-hotel/review_fued-killing-this-joint–/500_ynr#listing

I oh-so-totally agree with Deepy. “You have to wait outside for sure” With the countless offices around and the hapless baboos having nothing better to have in this amount of money, you GOT to wait outside, for sure!

Today, being Tuesday and the North Indian predicament in messing with the respective Gods’ edicts on practising vegetarianism on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays had this place pretty much available to us.

I agree with Emanuela to visit this place at least once to let the dreams shown by your Uncle who used to visit this place with your father in 1980s to die the same black-burnt death as that of the Chicken and lose faith in humanity and NEVER COME again.

Warring brothers, none of my problems! Please, GFY and let your father’s legacy continue. This place is dying as you may conclude by reading the reviews in a chronological order.

Burnt to perfect blackness with liquidish blood inside very hot and bland tandoori-chicken was too much to handle.

The Mutton dahi wala came in a very tasty gravy. As did the chicken, in, unarguably, the exact same gravy. That apart, the gravy was heavenly and made me forget the insult that Tandoori Chicken had heaped upon my 12 year old heart.

The Naan and the Lachha Paratha was definitely better than that served at other mediocre joints. Out of the 3 we had, only about one 3″x2″ piece was totally raw. Rest was nicely cooked.

Kaka uncleji stares, hanging from the wall, at you as soon as you enter. Long live, indeed.

Visit that one time before the Brother’s war totally ruins it.

I am livid and speechless.

By: Jai

Jai — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:08:04 +0000

I grew up Kaka’s food. In those days for me it used to be ‘meat ki plate’ and roti. Cost 3-4 ruppes. I sent some one to get me the same last week. Same taste. And today HT city says its shut down. I got tears in my eyes.

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:58:36 +0000

@Vasundhara: Thank you for your comment. Its sad to know we lost another non-vegetarian.

By: Vasundhara Mohindra

Vasundhara Mohindra — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:35 +0000

amit…….i visited the place almost 20 yrs ago and from ur review i can make out it hasnt changed at all……….which in itself is a big deal..
Alas I am a convert now so see no point in visiting the place but ur article definately brought back the memories of all those years ago….
i will send my friends there for a calorie rich fare.
Thanks and keep up the cool job………..
cheers..

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:40:58 +0000

@deeksha: Thanks for being here, I definitely remember you. For information of all, Deeksha is the owner of Kake da Hotel.