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Bona Cafe Restaurant & Sala Guest House
Bona Cafe, D32/24 Hathi Phatak Dashswamedh Bengali Tola, Varanasi, 221001, India
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Bona Cafe Restaurant & Sala Guest House
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Al
Review №1

Very good place for breakfast, coffee, or just chilling. Warm, peaceful atmosphere with cosy furniture, beautiful decoration and soft music. Food is good, with some nice Korean dishes additionally to Indian food and all sorts of breakfast, but you can wait for a while after ordering. Nice and friendly staff.

Ma
Review №2

Average food (we had Indian dishes) in a really nice setting (the terrace is a great observational spot). Lots of better tastier food options in the neighborhood.

Na
Review №3

Perfect food. Almost. Natural taste. Good quality. Finally found a place in Varanasi where people does care what they cook.

Se
Review №4

After six weeks of india without any problems this is the only place that gave me an upset stomach! My night was horrible and ruins my stay in Varanasi. It may look clean, but obviously it isn’t even if it was one of the most expensive meals i had in Varanasi.And yes, I’m sure it came from this place. I only had toast in the morning. Careful!

Se
Review №5

Three times here due to it’s location. First meal took a while but tasted ok. Second time we just ordered two drinks - a coke and a bottle of water. Waited over 20 minutes before asking again. The coke arrived but the water didn’t. Asked a third time before it was brought to the table. Quicker to walk to any local shop and buy a bottle! Third time we went for dessert. After waiting 30 minutes for it to arrive, they informed us they don’t have it right now. The cafe wasn’t very busy so there’s no excuse for such slow service. Even slower than usual Indian service. Unless you have a few hours, I wouldn’t recommend.

Lo
Review №6

This is a very nice café with a relaxing inside space and also seats outside facing the street. Its very laid back and was always busy which is a good sign! Service was pretty good and although we only had drinks and snacks, it was all very nice.

Ra
Review №7

A very good place food is amazing. Ginger tea is superb here. Good interior and ambience . But lil difficult to find. As its in a street.

Va
Review №8

We found this place getting lost in Bengali Tola, and had breakfast a couple of times. We fell in love with their veg chowmein, the best weve tried so far! Nice rice pudding and black coffee as well.

Sa
Review №9

The cafe is really cozy and has great inexpensive coffee. Food wasn’t amazing. The owner is so kind and even let me borrow his phone to sort out an issue I was having. Love this place!

Sh
Review №10

My favourite here: Jabchae, the Korean glass noodles dish..The perfect restaurant in Benares. Although it’s an amazing Korean restaurant but serves good food across all cuisines. Location and ambience are just too good! Very comfortable low seating apt for relaxing and chatting with good company.Food especially Korean is amazing, just ask the manager to help you out with dishes and go with his suggestions!

Av
Review №11

Good rooms, good service and delicious food. but closing gates at around 10pm. Also, you better check the bill before paying.

JY
Review №12

It is good Restaurant to chill out.Little bit expensive food rates.Nice seating arrangement.Good quality tasty foods available here.Nice Decoration. Wifi available here.

Ha
Review №13

Its good

In
Review №14

Delicious international food and drinks served by a super friendly family. The environment is warm and inviting. A great place to spend some time and chat with other tourists.

Al
Review №15

Food is delicious, prices are reasonable and the staff is kind and efficient and the wifi works properly. They use filtered water for everything. It’s a safe place to eat a good meal.

G
Review №16

The kimchee didnt taste like it was fermented at all. Which makes about half the menu bad.Edit: I added one star because I went back and the so called kimchee was a new batch.

Fa
Review №17

My fiancé and I ordered two dishes. His cane out first and we waited over a half hour for my dish. Luckily he ordered a salad so his food didn’t get cold while we waited. Other people who sat down after us were served. When I asked about my order, the server cut me off mid sentence and walked away. Then 15 minutes later someone came over and asked what I ordered. We waited over an hour. Won’t come back.

Ka
Review №18

Its a very cool and relax place, the staff its very helpful, they are clean and fast whit the food, and is very comfortable atmosphere. A breath in the Varanasi chaos. The ginger tea is amazing and they also have food continental and corean.

Wa
Review №19

We visited Bona Restaurant twice. Unfortunately we don’t like it since the food is not good and the price is higher than the other restaurant. If you want to have some good breakfast or Korean food, you can go Mona Cafe not Bona restaurant.

PA
Review №20

Authentic n awesome. Coffee / tea superb. Good place to chill out after tiresome tourism/travel

Al
Review №21

Very nice! But long waiting, if you are in a hurry or if its full as usual go to another. If you have time, waiting is worth it! Good milkshakes!

Al
Review №22

Good cafe, lots of both Korean and Indian dishes. My egg curry was very nice. Lassi, not the best. WiFi didnt work. But excellent atmosphere & attractive decorations, probably the best Ive seen in Varanasi on that point.

Al
Review №23

Good food good location, one of the best places to eat in Varanasi

Em
Review №24

The food was really plain.Its a tourists place, no one local spotted inside.Can have tastier food for cheaper prices everywhere else.Not recommended for proper local experience

KP
Review №25

Nice cosy place, mix of different foodsRecommended if you want somewhere to chill out. I think its owned by a Korean, so has lots of Korean & some European food.I recommend going, but dont go there for Indian food, stick to the local places for that.

_J
Review №26

Nice place to chill with friend. Also the Korean cuisine is really good.

Ja
Review №27

Nice place to dine and chill with frnds. Korean cuisine are really good.

PA
Review №28

Few dishes are good for Indian taste.. the Chicken one in picture was good.

As
Review №29

The place has really good vibes ! Its a very cozy cute place, well put up in narrow lanes of Varanasi ! Its a place where you can go with your friends or alone and still have a good peaceful time, it has such great positive vibe. The food is good, the taste, presentation everything is nice. But the drinks are very poor, they brought super sweet coffee smoothie, when got it changed, they brought cold black coffee, than they refused to serve it, when ordered a different drink it was again of very poor quality.A find it a little over priced, for the kind of ambience, quantity and location.

A
Review №30

Presented to us as a nice restaurant, we felt quite disappointed. First, you have to go order by yourself. Drinks (coffee and tea) took 30 minutes to come. After one hour, the staff brings us something we didnt ordered, explaining they did a mistake. We refused and waited some more for our meal. Food was ok, but nothing special. Staff didnt talk at all. We Wanted to give them another chance with dessert but they didnt have what was shown on the menu. Maybe bad luck for us, but still not good.

Ja
Review №31

Nice and cosy place amidst a bustling alley of Banaras. Korean food served here is very tasty. Free WiFi is available. Smoking is allowed in the outdoors and the staff is very amiable.

va
Review №32

The service is really good and the people polite... the food is good too

Be
Review №33

Relaxed place, western/korean style, comfortable atmosphere. You can sit inside or right on the street, watching people. Visited mostly by foreigners.When we had dinner, it was rather busy and we had to wait for more than 1 hour.

Sa
Review №34

Good place to chill , relax , work ur mind , also can enjoy with group of friends, good music , ambeince lovely ,good foood, can as well as read there is a book shelf, also can work on prize a bit 😊

Va
Review №35

Lovely invornment, friendly staff, good menu, delicius food no matter what you demand.Always recommended.

Ro
Review №36

Very central, good food, nice atmosphere but very noisy because of the mopeds which horn the whole time!

Sh
Review №37

Best interior and a music peace sound music backround awsome place to seat an hour

Ju
Review №38

Found better places in Varanasi the 100 rupees thali at the hotel sahi river view was far superior and better value

Do
Review №39

Great food. Cosy atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Ni
Review №40

Bona Cafe in an absolute treat and I found myself here every single day in Varanasi. The atmosphere is peaceful and generally a great place to hang out. There is a good variety of Indian, Western and, surprisingly, Korean food. The paneer butter masala is delicious!

Ko
Review №41

Despite so so reviews, I decided to give it a try (it has a significant cozy ambience helped by the presence of tourists).Surely food is a bit pricier side for Varanasi but seemed not horribly expensive. Around 300 ruppees per dish for Korean food. The portion was not bad, but the food was not very good. Its edible but kind of tasteless, except Kimuchi was not so bad if you could bear spice which might have been slightly influenced by the local cuisine. There seem to be a lot cheaper place around the corner and Im curious to compare the taste.Maybe better for drinks (chai, coffee etc)

Ra
Review №42

Restaurant is good but costly. Food is okay. For coffee or beverage, restaurant is fine.

Ra
Review №43

Authentic Korean food in Varanasi. Absolute gem. A little hard to find, but awesome food.

Al
Review №44

Very nice restorant.Clean & Delicious 👍👍👍

Hi
Review №45

Awesome place for Korean food lovers in Varanasi

Sa
Review №46

Taste and quality is good. Rate is also genuine.

Wi
Review №47

Terrible service: food took 50 mins to come (other customers kindly warned us as we sat down), just a bottle of water took 30 mins, we had to remind them of our drinks orders twice and each time they reacted as if we were ordering for the first time. Inattentive and incompetent.Kimchi fried rice was alright when it came but noodles were too greasy to eat. Definitely not worth the wait.

Am
Review №48

Fine... Can not explain.

An
Review №49

Good place to stay near Dashashwamedh ghaat.. nice service... Cool emoloyees.... Rooms are spacious and clean. It even have a balcony.Clean washroom... Food facility available.... Only thing is that it is located in bangali tola which has narrow streets...

Pr
Review №50

Tangy korean food served in a cosy setting. Tried the popular Chicken Jaeyookbab, decent portion serves two.

co
Review №51

Delicious chicken, Korean style (!!), unexpected indeedBravo

Pu
Review №52

Nice restaurant and budget price

Pr
Review №53

Poor serving but best food

Pi
Review №54

Best place in Varanasi to have Thai food 😊

Su
Review №55

Great food very laxed service 😲. Dont go if ur in a rush.

Da
Review №56

Nice staff and really good food

ke
Review №57

Great case for Korean food lovers

Li
Review №58

Wait 30 minutes for lemon ice tea and get LIPTON. NOT FRESH, NO REAL LEMON.PATHETIC.

Ka
Review №59

Recommended place to eat Korean food in Varanassi especially if you already feel bored eating Indian foods everyday. Korean foods are delicious and authentic although the pricey is slightly expensive. Service was a bit slow as they seems understaffed but this has been compensated with good food.

To
Review №60

Good food but the service is super slow. Took 15 minutes to get me a menu when there were three other people in the restaurant.

Ze
Review №61

Very far from the parking...but okay place to relax. Good Thai food.

Ni
Review №62

Have a variety of oriental food with quality !!

NA
Review №63

The whole world under one roof is called bona cafe. Great food great people great service.

Ju
Review №64

Excellent korean food in varanasi

Ka
Review №65

Its good.But kimchi 😢😢😭

ge
Review №66

Toast with honey and ginger lemon tea, both good.

Ma
Review №67

Nice place, good drinks and a cool atmosphere!

wh
Review №68

Jens went for a simple tea.

Bo
Review №69

Enjoyed 2 Korean dishes, both good

Ga
Review №70

Too slow service, horrible food, no cleaness

אב
Review №71

Routes food no taste bad experience

코린
Review №72

Not Korean food just similar ones!

Ra
Review №73

Great food and Ambience.

Zb
Review №74

You cannot pay by credit card. Long time waiting for food. Dishes OK.

Ka
Review №75

Good place in varanshi.

So
Review №76

Food is awesome

Pi
Review №77

Nice place must try

Pa
Review №78

The most disgusting pakora I have ever tried to eat. I was sitting down for nearly a half-hour before the server even spotted me.

el
Review №79

Good and tasty food...

27
Review №80

A lovely place for foreigners

Sr
Review №81

Best Bulgogi ever

Ay
Review №82

The dishes and place too is fabulous

Fi
Review №83

Nice place, nightmarish service. Waited for more than an hour and half for the food. the place wasnt even full.

Sh
Review №84

Delicious Korean Cuusine

Pi
Review №85

Good food but expensive.

pu
Review №86

Cozy place.

BK
Review №87

Good foods.....

Sa
Review №88

Pretty good.

He
Review №89

Center of sight seeing near ghats

Su
Review №90

A lot of improvement needed in food

No
Review №91

Amazing food!

Tu
Review №92

This is osm place

An
Review №93

Nice food

Sn
Review №94

Great food.

Th
Review №95

Nice please.

Sh
Review №96

Loved it!!

Ma
Review №97

Super restaurant

re
Review №98

Very good restaurant

Wa
Review №99

Average

Ch
Review №100

No

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  • Address:Bona Cafe, D32/24 Hathi Phatak Dashswamedh Bengali Tola, Varanasi, 221001, India
  • Phone:+91 542 245 0031
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