I cannot make this claim on behalf of any other place in the world, but Lahoris are the biggest food lover. I will always remember that throughout the nine years of my corporate life, how serious we all were about our lunch breaks. A phone bell would ring around 10’ish at your friend’s desk and a seemingly harmless question regarding what to eat would be asked every single day. That discussion always brought strange happiness to our work life and it sometimes made me believe that whoever would do food business will never starve in Lahore. This blog is about the food at Arcadian Cafe that I visited and enjoyed thoroughly!

I was wrong a couple times when it came to forecasting the destiny of new restaurants in Lahore as I used to see restaurants opening in the most happening area of the city and then closing few months later. So Lahoris not only love food, they love eating good food. Few years ago, a new restaurant opened with the name of Arcadian Cafe in the heart of Gulberg and I started hearing good reviews about it.

Btw, I’m extremely picky and risk-averse about my food. Unless and until they have written explicitly about what the menu item is about, I will NOT take the risk and order what I have been eating for years. Arcadian Cafe is located on the first floor and the stairway to the main restaurant is pretty dramatic. As soon as you enter, the bluish bar area welcomes you…

Even the seating area is very comfy and trendy. Although food at Arcadian Cafe is towards the expensive side but it is indeed very tasty. I would like having that special date over here, or meeting with old friends after months – it is not for an aimless meet-up.

Now that it is a famous eatery, your friends know most of the dishes already and help ordering you one that may just suit perfectly to your taste buds.

I don’t have sweet tooth but I never mind trying Molten Lava Cake, when offered with good recommendation.

The only tipping point for me about this place is the longest waiting time that you have to suffer in case you land during the rush hours. I have spent good one and a half hour while waiting for the table during lunch hour and this has made me question about my existence especially during official lunch breaks when the time is bound and you are in a hurry to go back. This place has my 8 on 10 in terms of the quality of food, ambiance and overall staff behavior.

This place is surely here for good 🙂