Restaurant Week India 2026: Dates, Prices and What to Check Before Booking

Restaurant Week India is running now, but the headline menu price is only the starting point for planning a meal. Before choosing a table for this weekend, check the exact branch, the event menu and the amount your group will actually pay.

According to District’s official event guide, the autumn edition runs from 16 October to 1 November 2026, with three-course menus starting at ₹1,300++ per person. District lists 140 restaurants across 10 cities and directs diners to book through its app. This is a researched booking guide, not a first-hand restaurant review.

How to find the Restaurant Week menu

In the District app, open Dining and look for Culinary Events. Choose your city, restaurant and available sitting. Read the event listing itself before booking: the normal restaurant profile and its usual “cost for two” figure are not the event offer.

Start with the food you actually want to eat. If you have a particular dish in mind, look for it on the event menu rather than assuming that everything on the restaurant’s regular menu will be available. A fixed menu is useful only when its choices suit the people at your table.

What does ₹1,300++ mean for your budget?

District says the “++” indicates that applicable taxes and charges may be additional. Treat the advertised figure as a base price, then inspect the checkout breakdown and the restaurant’s terms.

For example, two people choosing a ₹1,300-per-person menu have a base food cost of ₹2,600. That is simple arithmetic, not a quoted final bill. Drinks, supplements or other separately priced items can change what you spend. Ask whether payment in the app covers the meal in full or whether anything remains payable at the restaurant.

Write down a total budget before browsing. If the final price is above it, choose another menu or date rather than treating the starting price as the amount you will ultimately pay. Compare the cost of the meal you would genuinely order, not an imagined order assembled to make the offer look cheaper.

Check the branch and the dates

A restaurant’s name is not enough to identify a reservation. Check the neighbourhood, full address and whether the selected ticket is for lunch or dinner. Save the confirmation somewhere you can find it when you arrive.

Participation does not necessarily cover every date of the festival. For example, District’s guide lists Aragma in Pune from 27 October to 1 November, while the overall event starts earlier. Availability for your chosen sitting still needs checking in the app.

Five questions to settle before paying

• What is included? Read the course choices, portion format and any supplements. Ask whether each diner chooses individually or whether the whole table must take the same menu.
• Can everyone eat it? Confirm vegetarian requirements, ingredients and any allergy-related questions directly with the restaurant. A cuisine label is not an ingredient list.
• What do drinks cost? Check whether water, soft drinks, tea, coffee or alcoholic drinks are included or billed separately.
• What happens if plans change? Read the cancellation, refund, rescheduling and late-arrival terms before completing payment.
• Does the booking fit the occasion? Confirm seating arrangements and time limits if you are planning a family meal, celebration or longer catch-up.

Is a fixed menu the right choice?

It can be a straightforward way to try an unfamiliar restaurant when the listed courses, total price and timing work for you. It is less useful if you would skip a course, order substantial extras or spend the evening negotiating substitutions.

Make your shortlist from the current menu and practical fit. A place on an event list is not proof that a restaurant is the best in its city, and this guide does not rank participating venues or claim to have tasted their menus.

For more context when reading menus, see our guide to restaurant calorie information in India. If you are considering a group occasion, our explainer on private dining formats helps distinguish a reserved table from a separate dining space.

Event information checked against District’s published guide on 23 October 2026. Prices, menus and bookable slots can change; confirm the live listing before paying.

Featured image: Photo by Rashtravardhan Kataria / Unsplash, used under the Unsplash License. Illustrative restaurant meal photographed in Delhi and published in 2022; it does not show a verified Restaurant Week 2026 menu or participating venue.