For twenty-one years Dawat has fed Lucknow the way Lucknow deserves — dum handis sealed at dawn, kebabs that surrender at a touch, and a host's pride in every single plate, whether we serve one tiffin or one thousand guests.
Dawat began with one degh, one tandoor and a stubborn belief inherited from our founder's grandmother in old Chowk: that a guest is a blessing, and the food you serve them is your izzat on a plate. Our first order was a nikah for eighty guests. The hosts still call us — three weddings, two walimas and countless Sunday biryanis later.
Today we run two five-star hygiene kitchens — a banquet kitchen in Kaiserbagh where ustads seal dum handis the old way, and a cloud kitchen in Gomti Nagar that dispatches hot office lunches and home tiffins across the city by 11 AM. Different scales, one uncompromising standard: taste everything, rush nothing.
From a seven-course wedding dawat for a thousand guests to a hot tiffin for one — the same hands, the same masalas, the same standard.
Awadhi · MughlaiSeven-course shaadi dawats for 100 to 2,000 guests — galouti and kakori counters, dum biryani in sealed handis, and stewards who serve like family elders. Décor-partner coordination included.
Offices · ConferencesWorking lunches, townhalls and conference high-teas delivered hot in insulated cambros, with live counters for annual days. GST invoicing, monthly billing and a dedicated account steward.
Chef at HomeA Dawat chef and steward arrive at your home with prepped mise-en-place, cook a live five-course dinner in your kitchen, plate it restaurant-style — and leave the kitchen cleaner than they found it.
Ghar ka KhaanaHome-style dal, sabzi, phulkas and a Sunday special — cooked fresh each morning in our cloud kitchen, packed in steel dabbas and delivered before lunch across Lucknow. Pause anytime on WhatsApp.
Chaat · Kebab · DosaTheatre for your baraat gate: basket-chaat carts, kebab ustads at open sigris, ghee-roast dosa griddles and jalebi fried to order — each counter staffed, stocked and styled by us.
Mithai · PatisserieKesar shahi tukda, gilori paan mithai, motichoor cheesecake and wedding trousseau boxes — handmade in small batches by our mithai studio, in pure desi ghee, never from a wholesaler.
Four menu tiers, every price per plate and GST-inclusive. Swap dishes freely within a tier — our menu planners will help you compose your spread.
We cater the Lucknawi way — stewards who coax second helpings, hosts' families fed before they remember they're hungry, and nobody's plate ever empty.
Two five-star hygiene kitchens, walk-in cold rooms, batch-coded prep and a live kitchen camera link shared with every wedding client. Come inspect before you book.
Your quote lists every dish, counter and staff head against a per-plate price — GST included, no 'service charges' appearing after the shaadi.
Every banquet booking begins with a free tasting thali for six at our Kaiserbagh kitchen. Change any dish you don't love — we'd rather adjust the menu than your memories.
Forty-two cooks, stewards and planners across two kitchens. Four who set the standard.
Seven hundred guests at my daughter's shaadi, and the galouti counter never once had a queue longer than four people. Old uncles are still calling me about the biryani. Dawat ne izzat rakh li.
They've done our office lunches for three years — 140 meals, hot, at 12:45 sharp, every single working day. When our CEO visited from Bengaluru, he asked for the caterer's card. I hid it.
I moved to Lucknow alone for my first job. The Dawat dabba is the closest thing to my mother's kitchen I've found — Sunday's kheer even comes with extra dry fruit, just like home.
Our menu planner will call you shortly with a per-plate quote and tasting slot. In a hurry? WhatsApp us at +91 93352 40411 — the kitchen replies fast.
Walk into our Kaiserbagh kitchen any afternoon for a tasting — or let the dabba come to you with a no-commitment trial week of tiffins.
Kothi Gulzar Bagh, 14 Ashraf Ali Road
Kaiserbagh, Lucknow 226001
Open all seven days · 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Tiffin dispatch from 11:00 AM sharp
Free tastings above 100 plates · Pure-veg & Jain kitchens on request · Tiffin trial week at ₹899 · We cater across Lucknow, Barabanki & Kanpur