Hyderabad, March 9 -- A couple of months ago I came across a raving review of Babai Hotel in Kukatpally while doomscrolling on Instagram. Not one to usually get swayed by blogger reels on food places, I thought perhaps I should give it a chance and travelled all the way from Secunderabad to Kukatpally for breakfast.

Alas, the food was mediocre, the place was barely passable, and the overall experience was 'meh' at best. Nothing personal against the establishment or the food blogger who put it up, but I will not go there again probably. As a Hyderabadi, there are certain food outlets that are gospel for me, given that the city prides itself when it comes to local cuisine, both Hyderabadi and Telugu.

But I'm otherwise very sceptical when ...