dada boudir hotel (1956) - Restaurant in Haridwar - Haridwar, India

Firstly, I'd like to point out that regardless of the 12-13 Dada Boudi restaurants that you see there. This one is definitely the first and original one. I can guarantee that as I've met the original founder, Mr. Mukherjee. The current owners and staff are also all bengalis. Never judge a book by its cover... Try the food with an open mind. Secondly, given the fact that they charge only Rs 90 for the unlimited servings of rice dal and subzi. Agar woh fried stuff ki ek limit rakhte hain toh usme kuch galat nahi hai from the business point of view. It is a restaurant, not a Langar. As per the quality and standards of mostly all the food joints available in a place like Haridwar. This specific food joint has maintained a reasonably good level of cleanliness and hygiene inside their establishment. There are no cockroaches, no mosquitoes, no flies, and no stinky smells. The food is prepared fresh and served hot during the peak lunch hours. If you reach early or late. They may heat up the food for your convenience. All you have to do is be nice and request them nicely. I know I did the same. The staff is not necessarily rude but they are very busy... so just in case they don't pal up with everyone, there's no reason to take offence. They are humans. Humans have moods. All in all, it was a great experience for me, with them being kind cordial and respectful about my specific dietary needs. I am grateful to them for their service and hospitality.

The food quality is average, but the behavior of the hotel staff is very bad, and their attitude is rude. They behave like they feed us for free, and the service is also very very poor. I recommend everyone not to go to this hotel. Otherwise, these things might happen to you!

Update as of 15/June/2023 The only issue we found was the rice could've been boiled a bit more. Everything else was just perfect. Unlimited Bengali vegetarian thali at 90Rs only. Tasty food, good clean environment, well behaved staff. There are a dozen restaurants here with similar names. Hence one should refer to Google maps & the picture of the front of the restaurant, while searching for it.

Very good place for pure vegetarian (no onion, no garlic) , most of all restaurant in Haridwar use onion . The foods are very simple, homely. But expect more quality food.

This iconic Bengali restaurant in Haridwar is a life saver for us fellow Bengalees who are on Do Dham/ Char Dham/ Haridwar- Rishikesh tours and are tired of eating spicy arohar daal with rotis for several days. They serve authentic Bengali dishes ( pure veg) as well as other local dishes from Haridwar. It is located near Mansa Devi Temple gate and is inside the bazaar. The staff is very nice and polite.

Not at all upto the mark. They serve rice, dal, ghee, green chilli, 2 vegetables in thali. Papad is limited and chutney is not prepared everyday. Options are very very limited. Very less resources or man power. They won't serve unless the entire previous batch has completed.

Every time I visit haridwar, every time I eat here..

Not a very good place for taking meal. The quality of food is average and not very tasty. The atmosphere is really bad.