Zao

We dine at Zao everytime we visit Lucknow and this place has consistently delivered superior quality food along with excellent service. During our recent visit there were two large groups dining at the restaurant but they were still able to maintain their high standards for our table which is quite impressive!

Enjoyed a delightful dining experience! The sushi was excellent, drinks were spot-on, and the highlight for me was the incredibly delicious wok-tossed water chestnuts. A must-try for anyone visiting! I ordered: 1. Crispy fried mix veg rolls 2. Wok tossed water chestnuts in hunan sauce Almost overlooked the fantastic touch – the ginger candy mouth freshener was a delightful surprise, adding a perfect finishing note to a fantastic dining experience!

This place came as a pleasant surprise to say the least, especially because I didn’t expect to find above average and affordable asian food in Lucknow. The aesthetics of Zao are spot on. I started off my evening with a prawn tempura roll, which knocked my socks off. The staff suggested that we get chicken Taipei and I’m so glad I listened to them because it was pretty darn good. The chicken basil dumplings were decent too, and so was the pad thai. I am pretty excited to visit them again.

We are visiting Lucknow and for our dinner on Sunday We zeroed down on Zao. No doubt the selection was perfect. Be it the ambience, service or the food. But this review can never be complete without a special mention of the live music. The evening became a special one with the amazing live singing by Mr. Navindra Verma. Whose selection of songs, keyboard playing skills just made the evening really special. His "Yaron dosti....."just melted our hearts. (Pic attached). We were a group of five. We ordered Shitake-chestnut dimsums (very spicy 4/5), Chicken Keffir Dimsums 4.5/5) Crispy Crunchy Spinach (3.5/5) perfect crunch but over powering taste of oil, Thai Basil fish (4/5), fried rice (4/5) All in all a very good experience. Special mention to the lemon coriander chicken soup- very aromatic, flavourful and just perfect.