Rawalpindi’s buffet scene runs from the old favourites of Saddar — a decades-old Chinese buffet, the Pearl Continental’s Marco Polo and a rooftop Monal with folk music — to the newer restaurants of Bahria Town and DHA, where an affordable hi-tea of BBQ, Chinese and desserts is the weekend ritual. In Ramadan, almost all of them switch to iftar and sehri buffets.
These are the buffet and hi-tea spots Rawalpindi rates most highly, from thousands of Google reviews. Rates are per head and change with the season, so check the current price and timings when you book, and reserve early for weekends and Ramadan evenings.
Monal Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi’s Monal is known above all for its buffet, mentioned in hundreds of reviews: BBQ, continental and Pakistani dishes, served on a rooftop with city views and live folk music. It runs hi-tea and a popular iftar buffet in Ramadan; parking is limited, so come early.
Marco Polo
The Pearl Continental’s buffet restaurant on The Mall, praised for one of the best spreads in town. There’s a lunch buffet, an all-day ‘munch’ hi-tea until 5pm and themed dinner nights; parking at the hotel is limited.
Mei Kong
A Saddar classic on Haider Road that has been serving for about 40 years, best known for its all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. Don’t miss the Mei Kong special soup, Dhaka fish and chicken boti, and save room for the complimentary ice cream.
Enchanto Restaurant
A warm, well-run restaurant in DHA Phase 1 whose buffet comes up in dozens of reviews, along with its hi-tea and sehri and iftar buffets in Ramadan. Mutton karahi is the pick from the menu.
Tikka Bytes (Bahria Town)
A Bahria Town food-street favourite whose hi-tea is affordable and generous, with BBQ the star — flavourful and perfectly cooked — plus Chinese dishes and desserts. Regulars say it has stayed consistently good.
Asian Wok (Bahria Town)
Asian Wok’s hilltop branch in Bahria Town, with floor-to-ceiling views over the town. The hi-tea is a varied spread — soup, salads, prawns, fish, chicken gravies, fried rice and chow mein — and it’s far better value than ordering à la carte. There’s a kids’ play area.
Saffron Foodies (Bahria Phase 7)
A hugely popular Bahria Town Phase 7 restaurant for desi food — chicken and mutton karahi, kabuli pulao and generous BBQ platters for big groups — with a hi-tea that’s well worth a weekend visit.
Anarkali Restaurant (Bahria Phase 7)
A royal-styled desi restaurant in the Bahria Town Phase 7 food court with live music, butter chicken and biryani. Its iftar buffet is one of the most talked-about in the area, and there’s a hi-tea platter the rest of the year.
Sufrah Dine (Bahria Phase 7)
A beautifully decorated family restaurant on the Bahria Town Phase 7 food street, with a buffet and hi-tea alongside good-value steak deals, chicken karahi, BBQ and brownies.
Qasr Al Mandi
An Arabian mandi restaurant on the Cricket Stadium food street with a pleasant setting for families. Its iftar buffet is popular in Ramadan, and the mandi and karahi are good value year-round.
Basha Istanbul (GT Road)
The GT Road branch of the Turkish favourite, opposite the Bahria Expressway, serving BBQ platters, lamb chops, hummus and kunafa. Its iftar buffet books up quickly in Ramadan.
Chaaye Khana (Bahria Phase 7)
The Bahria Town Phase 7 branch of the tea-and-snacks café, a relaxed spot for chai, parathas and light bites that also runs an iftar buffet in Ramadan.
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