Lucknowi Mughlai cooking at Lalbagh Crossing
A Mughlai restaurant in Lalbagh, Lucknow, serving kebabs, mutton gravies, biryani and fresh breads for family meals and everyday dining.
Reviewers single out the soft, juicy shami kebabs and the galouti kebabs.
Mutton achari and mutton chaap gravy are among the dishes guests have ordered, with mutton described as juicy and tender.
Customers mention crisp paratha, naan and roomali roti alongside their curries.
Doors are open from 11 am to 10:30 pm, Monday to Sunday, at Lalbagh Crossing.
Hotel Charminar is a Mughlai restaurant at Lalbagh Crossing in Lucknow. Guests describe a Lucknowi taste in the food, with spices that feel balanced and familiar, much like home cooking.
Reviewers mention shami and galouti kebabs, juicy mutton, chicken tikka, chicken masala and biryani, alongside naan, paratha and roomali roti. Some families say they have been coming here for generations. It is open every day from 11 am to 10:30 pm.
Soft kebabs in the Lucknowi style, often ordered as a starter.
Tikka that reviewers describe as cooked to perfection.
Dishes such as mutton achari, mutton chaap and chicken masala.
A rice main that guests order alongside kebabs and gravies.
Breads to go with the curries, from crisp paratha to soft roomali roti.
“I truly enjoyed the meal; it was both delicious and satisfying. The chicken corka had a wonderful Lucknowi flavor, and the mutton was delightfully juicy and tender—simply perfectly cooked. The naan complemented the dishes nicely too.”
“The food was nice and tasty….. gives me a perfect lucknowi taste just like our nani-dadi makes the non-veg…… perfectly balanced spices …. Mutton was juicy and tender….”
“Here I can, this is one the most underrated restaurants serving some of the best gravy and biryani.”
Hotel Charminar is at 22, Lalbagh Crossing, Lalbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001. Use the map on this page for directions.
Hotel Charminar is open 11 am–10:30 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Yes, Hotel Charminar is open on Saturday, 11 am–10:30 pm.
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Hotel Charminar has a 4.1 out of 5 rating from 780 Google reviews.
Hotel Charminar lists: Shami and galouti kebabs, Chicken tikka, Mutton and chicken gravies, Biryani, Naan, paratha and roomali roti. See the full list above.
Yes. Hotel Charminar is a mughlai restaurant in Lucknow.
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