Karim’s is the name which instantly occurs when one thinks about Jama Masjid or Old Delhi, for someone who belongs from ‘Purani Dilli, people asking you during a conversation about the delicacies of Old Delhi is pretty common. So many people visiting Delhi go to Karim’s as if it is a part of their itinerary, but what I never understand is Why?

I have never found one thing at this restaurant to be extraordinary. The food would either taste bad or ordinary. As someone who belongs to this culture, I know exactly what tastes good and whatnot, and when someone offers me a boiled egg on top of rice & calls it biryani, it makes me angry.  Just like their joke of biryani, I went to this place during the holy month of ‘Ramzan & I have heard so much about Karim’s Nahari which is served in the morning throughout the year except in Ramzan they serve it till 4 in the morning. I have eaten Nahari my whole life in my home to several other places & even at weddings. I know what good Nahari is and even there at 4 in the morning, hungry I was disappointed. A ‘Mughlai restaurant’ which does not even know how to make ‘Biryani’ or Nahari’ has no right to call itself a Mughlai Restaurant and that too in Old Delhi.

Even their services are extremely bad, rude and arrogant staff who knows nothing about hospitality, if you have a short temper, I would suggest you to avoid Karim’s as I am sure you will end up getting into a fight with one of their staff. The ambiance is not good for a place that is charging this much for their so-called ‘Mughlai Food’.

So, all things considered, I have never liked Karim’s, and I do not get the people who do. If you have a problem with your hard-earned money, I would suggest you do a little charity rather than burn it at Karim’s.