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Hours
Sun
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Mon
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Tue
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Wed
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Thu
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Fri
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Sat
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
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4.0
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PRICE RANGE
₹16,972.00 – ₹1,69,722.00
CUISINES
Indian, Bar, Wine Bar, Afghan
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
meals, features
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About
ZARANJ has been serving the finest North-West Frontier Cuisine, since 1989. Known for its delicious Parathas, Daal, Shorba, Biriyani, Paneer Tikkas and Kebabs, it is among the best fine dining restaurants in Kolkata. ZARANJ delivers great tasting North Indian Cuisine and Frontier Food. Since 1989, ZARANJ has won several accolades and hearts alike and was instrumental in shaping the culinary landscape of Kolkata. Being one of the oldest standalone family restaurants in the city, it has been possible to focus solely on quality and service to make it an experience to cherish, for our beloved customers.
PRICE RANGE
₹16,972.00 – ₹1,69,722.00
CUISINES
Indian, Bar, Wine Bar, Afghan
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service
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4.0
175 reviews
Excellent
74
Very good
57
Average
28
Poor
8
Terrible
8
SumanTalukdar
Kolkata (Calcutta)29 contributions
Feb 2021 • none
Zaranj is a very nice place, situated at the heart of Kolkata (near Indian Museum) but without the crowd which one would often associate with restaurants in similar locations. The ambience is perfect for a family dinner or lunch. Though Zaranj doesn't have its own parking but it shouldn't be a problem as parking places are available adjacent to the restaurant. It has got a Bar, a Chinese eatery and a multi cuisine one. One can order food from any of these 3 places within the same building. The taste of food is very good. The prices are a little on the higher side but the quantity that they will provide is also reasonable. Rajesh Pal- one of the stewards took special care of us when we had visited in Oct 2019. We were 6 in all and paid around INR 6.6k which included drinks and starters. So the average price per person that you've to pay is around INR 1.1 to 1.5k. Overall a lovely place with good food. At the entry one can see the list of dignitaries/VIPs who had been there which includes people like Amartya Sen, Saurav Ganguly, Shane Warne, Ravi Shastri and many others. This might give you the confidence if my post doesn't.
Written 17 March 2021
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Amitabh1409
Kolkata (Calcutta)238 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
It’s a very good restaurant that serves North Indian food with great ambience, nice interior and great service by the staff. I loved the Murgh Makhani & Lamb Rogan Josh of this place and also not to miss Murgh Tandoori which is very good. The price of this restaurant is on the bit higher side but it’s worthy... Bar is also there with this restaurant and valet parking is provided by the restaurant.
Written 26 May 2020
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Gp Capt R K D
Kolkata (Calcutta)2155 contributions
Aug 2021 • couples
I and my wife had Lunch on 15 August at this restaurant which is centrally located at Kolkata.The restaurant specialises in North Indian food. We had excellent mutton kabab and Amritsari Fish kabab , which was followed by Methi Malai chicken with Lachha Paratha and Nan. The food preparation was good. The ambience was excellent.
Written 16 August 2021
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Sumit Bhattacharyya
Kolkata (Calcutta)71 contributions
Sept 2022 • none
Me & my friend went to celebrate our 19 years of friendship as this where we went for dinner 19 years ago.
Instead of having a good memorable time we had a terrible time during our lunch today (23-09-2022).
We had to wait for almost 10 mins to get someone to give us the menu card. Then 5 min later we placed our order. As both of us were very thirsty we asked for tow sweet lime soda which took almost 15 mins & it was served after the food came.
Then the experience went on getting worse as they didn't have what we wanted from the menu.
Once we started with our starter which was chicken kabab. It hard, dry & not well marinated. The onions that came with is had spoiled taste & I warned my friend not to have it.
The main course was equally disappointing as the used "garam masala" in the chicken tikka masala, which we never tasted before anywhere. The Rogan Juice was equally disappointing as the mutton was not tender & we literally had to fight with our fork & knife.
Only good thing was the pea pulao, the Kabuli nan & the fresh lime soda. That is the only thing I can say & we landed up having 3 fresh lime soda each.
Lastly the bill. All the food was overprized & we landed up paying INR 4,000/- for 2 of us, which was not at all the quality what we paid for. If we would have gone to Oberoi Grand next door it would have been a much better choice when you are paying this amount of money.
The place is lacking in trained staff as the service was equally bad.
I'm if Travel business for the last 32 year & I promoted Zaranj a lot for my foreign guests when it was opened initially. Thank God, I checked it out before bringing my groups again.
Today was the last time in our life that we will visit this place.
A very unhappy experience of our life.
Written 23 September 2022
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sandip R
Bridgend277 contributions
Jan 2023 • couples
A rare find in Central Kolkata just stumbled over after coming out of Park Street metro stn. Amazing Afghani cuisine. My wife loved the special dish of scrambled eggs with spices and coriander. I had live Bhetki cooked in Afghani cream sauce- delicious. Service, ambience, real heavy cloth napkins and clean beaming cutlery. Highly recommended. Arup who served was super.
Written 21 January 2023
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milksop
Windsor96 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
We really enjoyed the Indian food here. The ambience is a little over the top with bridges and water features and elaborate furniture but the staff are super friendly and the food is delicious. We look forward to returning here next time we are in Kolkata.
Written 28 February 2020
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Yvonne M
290 contributions
Jan 2024 • couples
We enjoyed our meal so much at Zaranj that we ate there twice and we didn't experience any stomach problems. Both times we had the chicken tikka and the best dhal we have ever eaten. The decor with its streams and fountains was fascinating.
Written 11 March 2024
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Arijit Dasgupta
14 contributions
Jul 2021 • family
I was totally disappointed with the dining. The food quality was not at all good. 5 of us were there for lunch but we were totally dissatisfied. The signature dish Sikandari Raan was not there to order. No lamb items. We were restricted to order from chicken and veg items only. The makhani chicken we ordered was stale. The experience was totally bad. Didn't expect this kind of service.
Written 17 July 2021
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ankan146
Mauritius355 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
located near grand hotel and indian museum .one of the yummiest and finest food destinations.in kolkata, ambience and food both top class visit with family .. sumptuos mouth watering delicacies, available .for rich dining experince. (giv helpful vote if liked)
Written 26 January 2020
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moshk b
Haifa10 contributions
Apr 2024 • business
The best Indian food at Kolkata. Amazing service and nice atmosphere . The variety of dishes is large and the location is authentic - right next to the big market.
Written 11 May 2024
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moshk b
Haifa10 contributions
Apr 2024 • business
Been there for a dinner, and I can say that !!is the best Indian restaurant at Kolkata!
The place is clean and organised, the staff are welcoming and kind and the food was absolutely delicious. I totally recommend to visit , no doubt !
Written 1 April 2024
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TheHedgies
114 contributions
Nov 2023 • couples
The service and food was good, except I vomited 4 hours later and then the diarrhoea started!
My partner and I had the same breakfast, we shared lunch and shared our dinner except he had hula jamu and I had kulfi so I believe it was the kulfi that was bad.
Disappointed but I thought nowadays, in a good restaurant, you should be able to have ice-cream!
Written 23 November 2023
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Aniket Makwana
2 contributions
Aug 2021 • solo
Take care be safe Some of thing we're good but most of the time they are not washing hand this is thing very good though 👌
Written 18 August 2021
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Chris K
Lutterworth94 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Interesting restaurant with fountains in the middle. Food was good. We did order two similar dishes (having been warned that they were) and they were very similar. Overall a decent place to eat.
Written 6 March 2020
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Naresh Sharma
Kolkata (Calcutta)43 contributions
Jan 2020 • business
I been with my business colleague. Have a normal dinner good food .service ok.more i can say this restaurant is on very important section of Kolkata tht is near a busy new market a shopping area.
Written 6 January 2020
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