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Must-try
We begin our meal with Mulligatawny soup Rs 105. This version is curry flavoured with shreds of chicken and a spoonful of cooked rice. Chicken President Rs 225 is an interesting dish of grilled chicken with a sweet and tangy red raisin sauce. The kitchen, however, specialises in kebabs and curries, no doubt because of the hotel8217;s proximity to the heart of Old Delhi. Their Kashmiri Kebab Rs 205 is impressively done, and The Burra Kebab Rs 225, a serving of spicy lamb chops is another worthy entreacute;e. We also tried Dal President Rs 150, a standard version of Dal Makhni. We finished our meal with a sampling of plain pancake Rs 95 with maple syrup and melted butter. Pancakes are available only in mornings, but if you plead a little the kitchen might serve them at other times as well.

Give a miss
The Pastas at Cafeacute; 23 definitely need more work. We tried Spaghetti Bolognaise Rs 185, an overdone version of spaghetti with mince meat in a sweetish tomato dressing. Most of the other western dishes didn8217;t look too appetizing either.