I have been to Parikrama on five different occasions, with the first being some 7 years ago, and the last as recent as the month of July 2013. Since I work in the city's business center of Connaught Place, I and my colleagues keep looking for good places to spend some of those heavy work-after evenings. My last visit however, was when I and my wife zeroed down on Parikrama after rejecting a lot of other arguably better places, since we wanted to chat and yet be able to withdraw if we wanted to.
Parikrama, being the only revolving restaurant in the city and offering views of New Delhi right from its center, is a soothing place. The views that you can experience out here are unmatched and take you to a state of calm that can be matched by very few other places, if any. The staff is non-intrusive to the extent of being unapproachable. What they lack in their pro-activeness and zeal, they make up for in their knowledge and experience.
The menu is pretty standard and you can have your pick of Indian food along with some Chinese and other cuisines. We ordered some noodles and Manchurian along with daal, one paneer based curry and naan. The food had sufficient portions, was good enough to last us through the conversation but bordered way short of greatness or even goodness for that matter.
What does catch your eye and appreciation however is the decor of the place. With direction signage boards dotting the interiors, one keeps looking out for the next landmark, as the floor keeps revolving and you keep facing a new landscape every few minutes. Conversation is free flowing with majority of it being filled of what you can see outside.
Definitely one of the places to try out more for the experience than the food, Parikrama is a must-visit if you want to have a relaxed evening with decent food and more-than-decent ambiance.
