Chokhi Dhani Nine Elms

Visited this place for lunch. Good ambience right from the imposing elephant 🐘 at the front, carrying thru into the rest of the restaurant. Service was very warm and welcoming. In fact I was very pleasantly happy as the waiters including the manager make you feel welcome and have no airs unlike some high end restaurants. Ordered some cocktails as they have a decent selection of unusual cocktails. We tried the Spice Jungle, Jaipur Fizz, White Elephant and Wild Storm. All really good, and would recommend them. While we waited for the mains, the unique feature of this restaurant came to the fore. They had a collection of traditional Indian articles and jewellery which not only made for a nice display, but you could also buy them. This definitely got our table and some of the other customers excited and engaged. A truly fantastic concept, often popular with Rajasthani themed restaurant villages in India. Choice of mains was made simple as they have a thali, an assortment of veg dishes - the Maharani thali or and assortment with meat dishes included - the Maharaja thali. Both were excellent. The staff very attentive, asking if we needed any second helpings for any of the dishes in the thali. The Lal Maas was the best, as was the Dal bati. We also ordered a lamb biryani which was very yummy, but made in a Rajasthani style. I would have preferred a different sweet dish in the thali though. The manager was very courteous and took the time to come to the table to chat with us about the restaurant and it's concept, giving us an honestly refreshing perspective. I truly admire his dedication to his job and customers Overall a great time, with decent food, good cocktails and superior ambience, concept and service.

I was expecting a lot more of Rajasthani taste from Chokhi Dhani which was bit less in the food. The restaurant has a great ambience, place and the view. I really liked the items in Maharaja Thali but if they could increase the quantity of Bati in the Thali would be great as single Bati is not enough to finish all the food in the plate. I believe the spices were kept less as it is hard for everyone to eat spicy food, but overall I had a great experience with them. Hope to visit them soon and enjoy more Baatis.

We are glad we spotted this place as we were walking by... We ordered biryani, the Maharaja thali it was awesome ...the ambiance,the service, the food,the staff,the interiors is simply awesome and I can go on ... The staff by name Aliston was very nice, helpful and he was the one who suggested us to try few dishes like prawn balchao, the sweet dish ... also explained us the Rajasthani authentic dishes ... The golden jungle is a must try cocktail ...I bet you won't regret it ... A place you can be with your friends, family. Do visit this place