A tiny, chef-run Mexican-fusion restaurant with outstanding tacos, creative cross-cultural dishes, warm hosting, and real but minority concerns about portions, pricing, waits, and occasional inconsistency.
Garnita's delivers strong food quality anchored by standout tacos, prawns, and desserts, paired with notably attentive service and chef-owner engagement that define the experience. The intimate setting in Meharchand Market carries charm but limited capacity creates crowding on weekends, while occasional dish inconsistencies prevent flawless execution across the menu.
Behind a cheerful yellow door in Meharchand Market, Garnita’s feels more like a stylish chef’s living room than a conventional restaurant: tiny, colorful, intimate, and full of personal touches. Reviews repeatedly describe warm owner-led hosting, an open kitchen, good music, and a room where recommendations are part of the meal. One recurring sentiment is that the place makes diners feel like welcomed guests rather than anonymous covers, though the small footprint can mean weekend waits. The cooking is Mexican-inspired rather than strictly traditional, with Korean, Indian, European, and other global ideas folded into tacos, sandwiches, pasta, seafood, and grills. The strongest consensus gathers around the Macha chicken and prawn tacos, house chips, wings, coffee-brisket, coffee drinks, and churros. The menu is genuinely inventive, but that creativity comes with a premium: several diners found portions modest or prices hard to justify, and a few dishes have missed the mark. Families can find workable choices—vegetarian tacos, familiar fries, burgers, pasta, cookies, churros, and ice cream are on the current menu—but picky eaters may be happier with the simpler options than with the more experimental Korean-Mexican combinations.
Area vibe: Leafy, upscale residential district with cultural landmarks and low-key dining options.
Safety: Generally safe and well-lit with steady evening foot and car traffic, typical of central South Delhi.
What's nearby: Close to Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Road embassies, designer boutiques, and a cluster of cafes and restaurants on nearby streets.
The strongest orders range from punchy tacos and house chips to coffee-brisket and churros.
Expect a tiny, creative restaurant where weekend waits, premium prices, and modest portions are the main trade-offs.
Garnita’s pairs a cheerful chef’s-living-room atmosphere with an open kitchen, personal hosting, and a very small footprint.