Hi, I'm autistic and I have a very repetitive diet, with Chicken Fried Rice being my go-to meal. I've ordered from quite a few restaurants on Zomato and Swiggy, so here's my ranking based on taste, chicken quality, portion size, consistency, and value for money.
Prices are approximate totals from my order history, so discounts, combos, and extra items can affect them.
My ranking, best to worst:
- Black Bear Brew | ~₹250 with Zomato discounts
Current champion. Great flavour, excellent chicken, huge portion, and they actually follow cooking instructions. The rice plus dessert deal makes it even better.
- Café Liberty | ₹280–375
Probably the closest to the Chinese-style Chicken Fried Rice I like, with green onions and no overpowering flavour. Great mint sauce, but they kept ignoring my cooking instructions, so I stopped ordering.
- Tibetan Delights | ₹245–350
Fantastic portions for the price and genuinely tasty food. Unfortunately, the sauce was bad, and the rice sometimes arrived soggy, almost like it had been cooked the previous day.
- Lhasa (Dal Gate/Boulevard) | ₹280–352
Tasty rice, but the chicken was tough and bland. Worth considering when there is a good discount.
- A Cube | ₹181–216
Cheap and reasonably sized portions, but the taste is inconsistent and often bland. You get what you pay for.
- Red Chilliz | ₹141–223
Good value, especially the combos with a chicken burger and fries. The taste itself is pretty average.
- The Cafe Cloud | usually ₹150–205
Used to be a reliable cheap option with good portions, but prices went up and the chicken started becoming mushy. It fell quite a bit in my ranking.
- Tokyo Momo | ~₹166
Decent, but there are better options.
- Café Tibet | ~₹280
Also decent, but nothing that makes me choose it over the better places.
- Cottage Inn | ₹134–243
The portion-to-price ratio was terrible in my experience. I haven't ordered in a long time, so I can't comment on its current quality.
- Café Ertugrul | ₹192–306
Mediocre and not worth the money. Honestly, one of the more disappointing options.
- Brew n Bite | ~₹190
Alright, but not good enough for me to order again.
- Café Parizaad | ₹213–256
Bland. Never felt like reordering.
- Khen Chen The Cafe | ~₹228
Bland and a small portion.
- Big Cheff | ₹333–382
Way too expensive for the portion size, overly salty, and they ignored my cooking instructions even after I called them.
- Home Town Cafe and Grills | ~₹221
The portion size was straight-up robbery. Absolutely terrible value for money.
- M.C. Arby's | ₹122–203
Might genuinely be the worst-tasting Chicken Fried Rice I've tried. I haven't ordered in a long time, so maybe things have changed.
- The Garage Cafe | ~₹297
All style, no substance. My order was refunded.
That's my list based on my own orders, not a claim that these restaurants are objectively good or bad. I'm curious whether anyone else from Srinagar has tried these places, especially Black Bear Brew, and what your experience has been.
While putting this post together, I realised I've ordered from over 97 restaurants on Zomato and Swiggy. Covering all of them would be a massive hassle, so here's my top 18 Chicken Fried Rice restaurants in Srinagar, ranked from best to worst, along with why I stopped ordering from each one and how much I paid.
Note: I used Ai to rephrase the Post to make it more comprehensive