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Chotiwala

Subhash Ghat, Haridwar, India
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Ranked #3 of 8 restaurants in Haridwar
3.0 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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Swieqi, Malta
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

The food was traditional Indian food, and there was a statue in front of the restaurant, depicting a man holding 'thalis' (plates) with real food in them. There was curry and some food that I don't know about, and Indian bread. The staff was O.K. The only bad thing was that there were some insects that could bite you... luckily... More

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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

We had heard lots about the restaurant before we'd left Delhi so had to visit it once. The place is like a dhaba. Extremely unclean and unhygenic. The food however tasted fine but only as long as you don't see how its being cooked. More

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bhubaneshwar
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

tried there after hearing so much & was horrible experience. the food quality was very poor, service pathetic, ambiance terrible, staff rude & ur satisfaction have no importance for them. Chotiwala rhishikesh is good & like others i was also confused from the name. Avoid Avoid Avoid. More

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New Delhi, Delhi, India
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012
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We had heard a lot about Chotiwala, and reached there after the Aarti, only to realise that the food was really pathetic, most of us had our Stomachs upset next day. The service is also quite bad.... and even after the pathetic service they expect a tip !!!! More

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Santa Clara, California
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55 reviews 55 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

I had read and heard about this property multiple times. It is just a silly marketing gimmick with a fat man with a painted face who keeps tugging on the bell. The food is mediocre ... avoidable ! More

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Rishikesh, India
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

this is my fav. dis......when i'm going there i'll eat them More

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5 reviews 5 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012

Good service and tasty food very similar to Chotiwala of Rishikesh. More

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Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012

name is very popular, many restaurant doing business with same name got confussed, its hard to find which is the real one & oldest More

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Haridwar, India
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012

good foof but oily service is ok according to the money they charge More

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Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

great variety, nice service, awesome kadhi-chawal, location is great. More

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