Under the neem tree – Best in Ahmedabad

We have tried the food of almost every restaurant in Ahmedabad from Gujarati thali to unlimited pizzas like Gordhan thal, Mango restaurant, mirch masala, etc. Also, we found many cafes in Ahmedabad to hang out with friends but Under The Neem Tree is one of the Best Restaurants in Ahmedabad which also arranges candlelight dinners and is best for family dining in and meeting place. “Under the Neem Tree” restaurant offers a dining experience.

Under the neem tree - One of the Best Restaurants in Ahmedabad
Under the neem tree – One of the Best Restaurants in Ahmedabad

There are three different restaurants in Under The Neem Tree: Neem Chowk, Neem County, and Neem Dream.

Under the neem tree MENU

Menu of Under The Neem Tree:

Neem Chowk Menu In Under The Neem Tree :

ALPAHAAR

  • NANI DABELI 450
  • SHAAK No HANDVO 430
  • DAAL DHOKLI – VATANA KACHORI SAATHE 475
  • GAJAR NA DAHIWADA – PAPDI CHAAT 450
  • KHICHU MELO 500
  • BE PADI DHOKLA KOTHMIR CHUTNEY 400
  • MARU NA BHAJIYA 425
  • BHAJIYA GALI 455
  • SABUDANA WADA – KOPRA CHUTNEY 450
  • VAGHARELA PATRA  425
  • PATRA MAKAI CHAAT  425
  • CHOWK NA SAMOSA 475
  • BHOJPURI VADA WITH LAL MIRCH TAMATAR 475
  • RAJPUT PYAAJ KACHODI 525
  • PANEER TIKKA JODHPUR MIRCH 650

PAPAD

  • Papad Sukavani Thaal 400
  • Roasted Papad 115
  • Fried Papad 115
  • Masala Papad 150

CНАТРАТА CНААТ

  • LEELI BHEL CART 950
  • LEELI BHEL 400
  • LEELI SEV PURI 425
  • PANI PURI MEHFIL  475
  • WASABI AVACADO DAHI PURI 500
  • SURTI CHATAKO 500
  • KATHOL RAGDA CHAAT 450

SOUTH THI:

  • PAV BHAJI DOSA – PACHAI THENGA CHUTNEY 475
  • MASALA DOSA – SAMBHAR – TAKKALI PUND CHUTNEY 475
  • KAAYAI UTTAPAM – THENGAI MILAGAI CHUTNEY 450
  • MASALA THALICHE IDLI- THENGAI CHUTNEY 400
  • TAMIL IMLI RICE 525

FOREIGN THI

  • BHAKHRI PIZZA 575
  • AMDAVAD NA DOUBLE CHEESE PIZZA 575
  • MARGHERITA  875
  • FULLY LOADED PIZZA 970
  • PASTA IN PINK PONY SAUCE 745
  • HUMMUS 3 WAYS 580
  • MEXICAN cHIP BOWL WITH A TWIST 600
  • MEXICAN CHIP BAR-GUACAMOLE CART 1400
  • HONG KONG NOODLES 735
  • FRENCH FRIES 450

RAJPUT KHANA 650

  • MITHAI PISTA RASGULLA – GULAAB PHIRNI
  • NAMKEEN PYAAJ KACHODI IMLI CHAAT CHUTNEY
  • SUBJI RAJASTHANI PANEER KOFTA LAL PEELI MIRCH SUBJI
  • ROTI-MALAI KOTHMIR SATTA PARATHA

AWADH SE 675

  • MITHAI – SHAHI BADAM HALWA – KERI KALAKAND 
  • NAMKEEN – LUCKNOWI SAMOSA RAGDA CHAAT
  • SUBJI – AWADHI PANEER PYAAJ SUBZ
  • ROTI – AWADHI LAL MIRCH ROTI

PUNE CHI THATLI 650

  • MITHAI – PURAN POLI
  • NAMKEEN – GAJAR NA DAHIVADA  – PAPDI CHAAT
  • SUBJI – MAHARASHTRIAN BHARELI BHINDI RASSA – KUR KUR BHINDI
  • ROTI – THALIPEETH

SAPT SINDHU SE 675 

  • MITHAI – GULAB JAMUN – GULAB PHIRNI
  • NAMKEEN – CHHOLE SAMOSA CHAAT
  • SUBJI – SHAHI PANEER BROCCOLI 
  • ROTI – HARIYALI TANDOORI ROTI 

U.P SE 675

  • MITHAI – BADAM HALWA WITH FRESH KOPRAPAAK 
  • NAMKEEN – BHOJPURI VADA WITH LAL TAMATAR CHUTNEY 
  • SUBJI – SHAHI TARKARI SUBZ
  • ROTI – LUCKNOWI PARATHA 

DAKSHIN SE 650

  • CHOWK NA DOSA – SAMBHAR- TAKKALI PUND CHUTNEY
  • KAAYI UTTAPAM – THENGAI MILAGAI CHUTNEY
  • MASALA THALICHE IDLI THENGAI CHUTNEY

NAAT NU JAMAN 650

  • MITHAI – NAAT NI MITHAI
  • FARSAAN – BEYPADI DHOKLA – KOTHMIR CHUTNEY
  • SHAAK 1  –  RASAWALA BATAKA TAMETA 
  • JAIN SHAAK – DUDHI CHANA DAL SEV TAMETA
  • SHAAK 2 – TINDOLA MARCHA NU SHAAK
  • ROTI – PURI 

KATHIYAWADI BHANU 650

  • MITHAI – KESAR JALEBI
  • FARSAAN – BHAJIYA
  • SHAAK 1 – LASANIYA BATAKA 
  • SHAAK 2 – SARGAVA SING – MIRCH GHEGHO
  • ROTI – BAJRI METHI CHANKI

SURTI THAAL 650

  • MITHAI – KESAR PISTA SHREEKHAND
  • FARSAAN – MAKAI PATRA CHAAT
  • SUBJI – LEELU TAAJU SHAAK
  • ROTI – PURI & LEELI PALAK PURI

PARATHA GALI 675

  • THREE TYPES OF STUFFED PARATHA

AMRITSARI CHOLE – AMRITSARI KULCHA 600

BACCHA PARTY 600

  • BHAKHARI PIZZA
  • NACHOS-FRIES-SALSA-CHEESE SAUCE
  • PAU BHAJI DOSA – KOPRA CHUTNEY
  • KESAR JALEBI

SHAAK

  • TINDOLA MARCHA  525
  • RASAWALA BATAKA 475
  • LASANIYA BATAKA 475
  • DUDHI CHANA DAL SEV TAMETA 475
  • LEELU TAAJU SHAAK  525
  • RAJASTHANI PANEER KOFTA-LAAL PEELI MIRCHI SAAG  525
  • PUNECHI BHARELI BHINDI RASSA-KUR KUR BHINDI  475

SUBJI

  • AWADHI PANEER PYAAZ SUBZ 650
  • SHAHI PANEER BROCCOLI  650
  • PATIALA PANEER LABABDAR 690
  • AMRITSARI CHHOLE 550
  • SHAHI TARKARI SUBZ 550
  • AMBARSARIYA SUBZ 670

ROTI

  • PURI 4PCS, 120
  • MALAI KOTHMIR SATTA PARATHA 150
  • FULKA ROTLI 120
  • THALIPEETH 150
  • LUCKNOWI PARATHA 150
  • BAJRI METHI CHANKI 150

TANDOORI ROTI

  • AWADHI LAL MIRCHI ROTLI  190
  • AMRITSARI KULCHA 290
  • TANDOORI ROTI-BUTTER/HARYALI 140
  • HARIYALI NAAN 235

DAAL-KADHI-CHOKHA

  • DAAL DHOKLI – VATANA KACHORI SAATHE 475
  • VAGHARELA GUJRATI DAAL BHAAT 575
  • KATHIAWADI KHICHDI 525
  • EK TOAP NA DAAL BHAAT 575

 

  • NAAT NI DAAL 450
  • DAAL BUKHARA 545
  • DAAL TADKA 450
  • TAJ-LAVING VAGHAR BHAAT 400
  • JEERA RICE/STEAMED RICE 400

GARAM MITHAI

  • BADAM HALWA WITH KERI KALAKAND 475
  • AKHROT HALWA – NARANGI KALAKAND 475
  • PISTA PURI – FRUIT CREAM  475
  • KAN KOPRAPAAK-GULAAB JAMUN LAHER 400
  • BADAM HALWA WITH FRESH KOPRAPAAK 400
  • GARAM KAKKRI SUKHDI – BADAM SAATHE 425
  • GARAM MOHANTHAAL 425
  • PURAN POLI  400
  • JALEBI JALSO 500
  • KESARIYA JALEBI 500
  • CASHEW COCONUT HALWA 450

ICE CREAMS

  • ROSE TULSI 190
  • KESAR ELIACHI 190
  • WATERMELON LITCHI 190
  • PISTACHHIO KOPRA HALWA 190
  • ICE CREAM OF THE DAY 190

THANDI MITHAI

  • PISTA RASGULLA-GULAAB PHIRNI 475
  • KESAR PISTA SHREEKHAND 400
  • TAJO KERI RAS 475 (SEASONAL)
  • GULAAB JAMBUN – GULAAB PHIRNI 475

Neem County Menu In Under The Neem Tree :

STARTERS ORIENTAL 

  • EDAMAME CART 1100
  • POR PIA CHE 580
  • Tokyo STYLE OYSTER CREAM POTATOES 550
  • CHONG QING MUSHROOMS 625
  • DEVIL CHILLI BROCCOLI 575
  • GRILLED COTTAGE CHEESE-SHANGHAI STYLE 620 
  • Tokyo TEMPURA 575
  • CLASSIC MANCHURIAN AND COTTAGE CHEESE 650

DIMSUM & BAO

  • DIMSUM-CURRY SAUCE 575
  • BURNT CHILLI WATERCHESTNUTS 575
  • CHI CHOW VEGGIE 550
  • COTTAGE CHEESE CHILLI BAO 550
  • YASAI GYOZA 590
  • JAPANESE DUMPLINGS STEAMED & TOSSED, INFUSED WITH
  • PIN-PAN OF DIMSUMS 850

SUSHI

  • FANTASTIC SHROOMS 900
  • YASAI TEMPURA 875
  • AVOCADO & SPICY CARROT ROLLS 975
  • SUSHI MARIAWASE 1400

SOUPS

  • TOMATO CHEESE CAPPUCCINO 450
  • TORTELLINI-TOMATO – BASIL OIL 465
  • CREAMY VELOUTE 465
  • 3 CHEESE BROCCOLI 500
  • THE PURPLE SOUP 465
  • SMOKED PUMPKIN & CHEDDAR SOUP 465
  • CANTONESE CRISPY NOODLE SOUP 450
  • MISO RAMEN BOWL 750
  • RAINBOW SOUP 450
  • Ho CHI MINH HOT POT 475
  • PANCIT MOLO 450
  • CORN BABY CORN POPCORN SOUP 450

STARTERS INTERNATIONAL

  • GUACAMOLE CART 1950
  • CREAM CHEESE BOARD 850
  • SPANAKOPITA 570
  • TOWER OF LOADED NACHOS 690 
  • MEGA NACHOS 540
  • TEX-MEX QUESO 775
  • HUMMUS 3 WAYS 580
  • CREAM CHEESE BITES 515
  • SPANISH PINCHOS 550
  • GREEK STYLE SAUTEED MUSHROOMS 790
  • CUPPA FRENCH FRIES 590

MONSOON SPECIAL

  • WILDBERRY MUSELI SHAKE 435
  • CHOCO-GRANOLA SHAKE 460
  • SMOKED PAPRIKA CREAMY CORN VELOUTE 465 
  • PERI PERI BHUTTE KHEES KE KEBAB 490 
  • ROCK CORN TEMPURA BAOS 525
  • MAZORCA CASSEROLE 700
  • EDAMMAME & CORN KORMA 680
  • MIXED BERRY GHEWAR 525

STARTERS INDIAN

  • PANEER TIKKA JODHPURI MIRCH 650
  • SUFIYANA PANEER TIKKA 600
  • LUCKNOWI GALOUTI 530
  • TEJBAHDUR TANDOORI SOY CHAAP 550
  • TANDOORI BROCCOLI 590
  • PERI PERI STUFFED COTTAGE CHEESE TIKA 650
  • TANDOORI ALOO HARA PYAAZ 450
  • TANDOORI CHEESE STUFFED MUSHROOMS 680
  • CHEF SPECIAL KEBAB TASTING PLATTER 975

NOUVELLE CHAAT

  • GOLGAPPE 4 WATERS 500
  • DELHI CHAAT 500
  • NOUVELLE DAHI PAPDI CHAAT 490
  • JALEBI AUR MIRCHWADA CHAAT 500
  • TEEN PATTI KI CHAAT 500

FROM THE SALAD BAR

  • CAESAR SALAD 550
  • EXOTIC MIX GREENS 425
  • FRESH AND FRUITY 450
  • GARDEN GREEN SALAD 425

STONE FRIED PIZZA 

  • SUPREME 1000
  • FULLY LOADED PIZZA 970
  • PERIPERI 960
  • BURATA PESTO PIZZA 1200
  • EXOTIC MEXICANO 1200
  • MARGHERITA 875
  • EXTRA TOPPINGS 90

AROUND THE WORLD 

  • CHEESE BALLS & VEGGIES BROWN PEPPER SAUCE 780
  • RAVIOLI OF SHITAKE, SPINACH & RICOTTA 800
  • SHAKSHOUKA 800
  • TEX MEX DECK 950
  • BURRATA TOMATO SUGO PASTA 950
  • GUACAMOLE PASTA 1100
  • PASTA AL NORMA 725
  • PASTA AL ALFREDO 745 
  • AGLIO E OLIO 675
  • FOUR CHEESE FUSSILY 765

TIAN & GRATIN 

  • RATATOUILLE 700
  • TRIOLOGY 750
  • CANNELLONI IL FORNO 750
  • MAC N CHEESE BLAST 735

CLASSIC RISOTTO

  • PESTO & STONE FIRED VEGGIE RISOTTO 750
  • GOLD LEAF BLACK RICE RISOTTO 850
  • KALAMATA OLIVES & TOMATO RISOTTO 750

NOODLES SHOP

  • BENTO BOX 1000
  • SOBA NOODLES BUTTER GARLIC STIR FRY VEGGIES 700
  • UDON NOODLES 875
  • PHAD THAI 875
  • CANTO MEIN 735
  • BUDDHA DELIGHT 800

CAULDRONS & CURRIES 

  • WATER CHESTNUT & TOFU IN ORANGE SAUCE 850
  • PANANG CURRY 850
  • MAPO TOFU 900 
  • KAENG KHIAO PHAK 850
  • MANDARIN DUMPLINGS 810
  • CLASSIC KATSU CURRY 900
  • HOME MADE PHUKET CURRY 800
  • THAI PINEAPPLE CURRY FRIED RICE 850

PANEER

  • PATIALA PANEER SHAHI LABABDAR 690
  • COTTAGE CHEESE ROULADE LABABDAR 690
  • JAIPURI PANEER MAKHMALI 670
  • KADHAI PANEER KALI MIRCH 670
  • PANEER KOLHAPURI 670
  • CHEDDAR CHEESE KADHAI MASALA 720
  • DHABA STYLE PANEER BHURJI 690 SHAHJAHANI PANEER PASANDA 690

INDIAN MAINS

VEGGIES

  • AMBARSARIYA SUBZ KADHAI 670
  • TAWA SUBZ ADARAKI LEHSOONI 650
  • SUBZ LUCKNOWI HANDI 670
  • PAHADI SUBZ KADHAI 670 
  • NEW JERSEY KADHAI VEG 680
  • HYDERABADI SUBZ HANDI 670
  • AMRITSARI CHHOLE 550

KOFTA

  • KADHAI SUBZ KOFTA 690
  • AFGHANI KOFTA LABABDAR 690
  • MALAI KOFTA 690

INDIAN  BREADS 

  • TANDOORI ROTI BUTTER/HARIYALI 140
  • MISSI ROTI 180
  • HARIYALI MISSI ROTI 190
  • ROOMALI 520
  • TANDOORI BUTTER NAAN/TANDOORI NAAN 220
  • AMRITSARI STUFFED KULCHA 290
  • TANDOORI AWANI LACCHA PARATHA 250
  • TANDOORI LACCHA PARATHA… PLAIN/BUTTER 220
  • TANDOORI NAAN-GARLIC/HARIYALI BUTTER/OLIVE BUTTER 235
  • TANDOORI NAAN CHEESE CHEESE GARLIC 425

LENTILS 

  • DAL BUKHARA 545
  • DAL DHABA 545
  • DAL TADKA 545

INDIAN RICE 

  • JEERA RICE 410
  • STEAM RICE 400
  • CHURCHGATE TAWA BIRYANI 650
  • LUCKNOWI DUM BIRYANI 670
  • HYDERABADI BIRYANI 670

SWEETS

  • CHEF’S SP. PISTA PURI-FRUIT CREAM 475
  • BADAM HALWA-MANGO KALAKAND WITH ROASTED HAZELNUT 475
  • PISTACHIO INFUSED LACHHA RABDI 475
  • ZAUK E SHAHI 525 
  • KESARIYA JALEBI 450
  • AKHROT HALWA 475

DESSERT

  • BROWNIE & FRIENDS 850
  • HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE FONDUE 950
  • BARRY CALLEBAUT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE 300
  • TIRAMISU 250
  • LOTUS BISCOFF CUPS 300

KIDS COUPE

  • KIDS CHOCOLATE SHAKE AND FRIES 600
  • KIDS PASTA PINK PONY 700
  • KIDS NOODLES ALL THEY WAY 700

Neem Dream Menu In Under The Neem Tree:

  • WATER CHESTNUTS BAO BITES 720
  • URAMAKI SUSHI 1500
  • THAI CORN ON THE COB 900
  • CHEESE STUFFED GRILLED MUSHROOMS 900
  • SPICY CHEESE BURSTS-CRANBERRY REDUCTION 880

 

  • TOMATO BASIL CONSOMME-CHEESE HERB CROUTONS 300/540
  • CORN & VEG CHOWDER 300/540
  • INDIAN GREEN MILLET SOUP 300/540
  • SMOKED TOASTED PISTACHIOS – ASPARAGUS CREAM 330 / 620
  • ASIAN ZOODLE SOUP 325 / 590
  • MUSHROOM CAPPUCCINO 325 / 590

MEZZE & TAPAS

  • BURRATA 1230
  • ASPARAGUS TRUFFLE OIL CURRY DIM SUM 1090
  • GUAC STUFFED AVOCADO SHELLS 1290
  • GUACAMOLE REFRIED BEANS TACOS 900
  • AVOCADO HUMMUS 1420
  • SWISS CHEESE FONDUE 1850
  • EDAMAME GUAC 1550
  • TEPPANYAKI GRILLED MUSHROOMS 1350
  • EDAMAME BY THE PODS 1290

INDIA INSPIRED 

  • APPAM CURRY – LEAF TOFU 690
  • BAJRA VADA FRITTERS RINGAN ODO 800
  • KHICHU BALLS – SPICED SPINACH SAUCE 850
  • SURTI KHANDVI – COCONUT REDUCTION 905
  • CHANDNI CHOWK KI CHAAT 850
  • JALSA CHAAT 950
  • PATRA SEV PURI 800
  • GUACAMOLE PAPDI CHAAT 1250
  • MALABARI PAROTTA QUESADILLA 900
  • SPICED POMEGRANATE MOJITO PANI POORI 590
  • GREEN CHOWPATY BHEL 690
  • TANDOORI COTTAGE CHEESE ROYAL 1030
  • EDAMAME GALOUTI 750

PARMESAN CHEESE WHEEL PASTA

  • CREAMY PESTO 1980
  • BECHAMEL 1850
  • TRUFFLE OIL AGLIO 1980
  • AVOCADO ALFREDO FETTUCCINI 1980
  • PINE NUT PESTO 1900
  • NEAPOLITAN 1550

SPANISH PIZZA

  • BURRATA PESTO 1200
  • TRUFFLE OIL 1290
  • INDIAN OCEAN 1100
  • MARGHERITA 900

ENTREES 

  • GNOCCHI BLOSSOM WITH BURRATA IN PESTO SAUCE 1120
  • SMOKED CHEESE CANNELLONI 1030
  • TEPPANYAKI GRILL 1400
  • HOT AND SIZZLING JAPANESE YASAI NOODLE BOWL 1150
  • CANTONESE CHILLI – GARLIC – VEGGIE NOODLES – SMOKES SESAME 1090

INDIAN MAINS

  • HIMACHALI STUFFED GUCHHI – MAKHANI SAUCE 1490
  • CHEESE & COTTAGE LABABDAR 1400
  • KADHAI VEG HOT POT  1265
  • NIZAMI HANDI 1265
  • MAKHMALI KOFTA 1350
  • SEV TAMETA FEAST 1100
  • AMRITSARI CHHOLE 1100

HANDCRAFTED INDIAN BREADS 

  • BLUE CHEESE NAAN BITES 650
  • CHEESE NAAN 545
  • MINT CORIANDER NAAN 340
  • CREAM CHEESE & CHILLY ROOMALI ROTI 505
  • LAAL MIRCH KI TADOORI ROTI 185
  • SATTA PARATHA 190
  • HARIYALI MISSI ROTI 270
  • MALABARI PAROTTA 270
  • AMRITSARI KULCHA 330
  • BUTTER ROTI 170
  • INDIAN BREAD BASKET 945

GOURMET RICE AND CURRIES 

  • MASSAMAN CURRY TAKIKOMI GOHAN 1500
  • KATSU CURRY TAKIKOMI GOHAN 1500
  • TABLE TOP THAI CURRY 1350
  • HOT TEXAS CURRY WITH MEXICO RICE 1500
  • SLOW COOKED AWADHI DUM BIRYANI BOONDI CUCUMBER RAITA 1325
  • AMRITSARI MATKA KHICHDI 1325
  • DAL HARIYALI TADKA 945
  • DAL BURRATA 1175
  • STEAM JEERA RICE JEERA SMOKE 650

SWEETS & SUNDAES 

  • DOULAT KI CHAAT 790
  • LOTUS BISCOFF CHEESECAKE & BROWNIE SUNDAE 1200
  • BARRY CALLEBAUT CHOCOLATE FONDUE 1330
  • GOLD LEAF SAFFRON JALEBI – RABDI MARTINI 750
  • BADAM HALWA – KESAR GULAB JAMUN 695
  • WARM BARRY CALLEBAUT CHOCOLATE CAKE – CARAMEL WALNUT SAUCE 650

KIDS SPECIAL

  • AVENGERS MARGHERITA PIZZA 850
  • SPIDER MAN NOODLES 890
  • MICKEY MOUSE PASTA 880
  • YOUNG ONE’S NACHOS 850
  • CHOCOLATE SHAKE 450

10 COURSE CHEF’S TASTING MENU at UNDER THE NEEM TREE:

AN ENTHRALLING JOURNEY OF WORLD CUISINE ( 3100 PER PERSON)

  • SPANAKOPITA – SUN-DRIED TOMATO TZATZIKI MUSHROOM CAPPUCCINO
  • TOGARASHI PALAK PATTA – NEEM LEAF CHAT
  • AVOCADO HUMMUS – PITA – PICKLED VEGGIES
  • URAMAKI SUSHI – BAO BITES – DIM – SUM
  • PERI-PERI BROCCOLI & BASIL COTTAGE CHEESE TIKKA – STAR ANISE SMOKE
  • PALATE CLEANSER – POMEGRANATE – CHURAN CHUSKI
  • BLUE-CHEESE NAAN BITES – ASPARAGUS, ZUCCHINI, PEPPER TRIO – YELLOW PEPPER SAUCE
  • PALAK SAAG TART – STUFFED MOREL MUSHROOMS –
  • SIRKA PYAAZ – PARMESAN PAPAD
  • AVOCADO RAITA – DAL DHABA –
  • CASHEW JEERA PULAO
  • PISTA-PURI-ALPHONSO MANGO CREAM
  • DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

Dining in the Under the Neem Tree is an experience with the natural light and shadows flowing in, the acoustic dynamics of this lovely restaurant and open kitchen are enhanced by the gentle music playing throughout. Restaurants will make you realize that Gujarati cuisine can have an International appeal too. Under the neem tree restaurant is something that you can not miss while visiting Ahmedabad.

Location of Under The Neem Tree :

Addressopp. Mahila Municipal Garden, Rajpath Rangoli Rd, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380054
Timings of Under The Neem Tree :

Monday – Friday: 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday – Sunday: 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm

You can Refer to this Video for detailed Information of Under The Neem Tree Restaurant:

 

We have also discovered Megma Restaurant.

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