About DinerGuru Consultancy
India’s Trusted Partner for Restaurant & Food and Beverage Consultancy
DinerGuru Consultancy is a Delhi NCR-based restaurant and F&B consultancy firm built by hospitality professionals, for budding entrepreneurs. We work hands-on to help you open any café, QSR, cloud kitchen and full-service restaurant across India — managing everything from concept design to vendor coordination, menu curation, menu trials, staff hiring, SOP development and day-to-day operations support.
Our Story
DinerGuru Consultancy was founded to close the gap between a great restaurant idea and a restaurant that actually runs profitably. As restaurant consultants who have worked across cafés, QSRs and fine-dining formats in multiple Indian cities, we understand that opening a restaurant is only the beginning — the real work is in the systems, the people and the cost control that keep it running. That is why our food and beverage consultancy services cover the full lifecycle: from concept and menu to SOPs, staffing and ongoing operations management.
Our Mission
To help restaurant, café and QSR owners across India build hospitality businesses that are operationally sound, cost-efficient and built to last — backed by proven restaurant consultancy services and real on-ground experience.
Voted Best Consultants in India
Pragya Saraf Goel
(Founder, Creative & Strategy Head)
Pragya Saraf Goel ran an Event Management Company in Kolkata and was the founding partner in The Corner Stop Restaurant & Cafe in Lajpat Nagar New Delhi, which had a good run for 3 years in peak Covid times. She is a true foodie, and a fantastic manager and coordinator.
Nalin Goel
(Founder, Culinary Specialist)
Nalin Goel started his career in Pan India Marketing Communication for Daikin Airconditioning India at Gurugram, but left after 3 years to follow his true passion – food. He co-ran The Corner Stop Restaurant & Café with Pragya which they diversified into Catering as well. He has an in-depth knowledge of all things food related, and has an excellent palate to match.
Divya
(HR Head)
An expert in Human Resource Management for the Hospitality Industry, she has successfully procured, interviewed and recruited staff for over fifty restaurants and other hospitality entities. Prior to that, she was a manpower recruiter with freelance project experience in Delhi and Dehradun.
Aardee
(Bar Consulting Head)
A prolific Mixologist and Beverage Specialist, Aardee has conceptualised and executed the bar and beverage menus of many lounges, cafes, bars and restaurants across India. Apart from that, he also has more than half a decade of experience in managing and co-ordinating successful hospitality projects.
Sectors
The sectors where we offer our restaurant consulting in are:
- Cloud Kitchens
- QSR – Quick Service Restaurants
- Cafés
- Restaurants or Bistros
- Lounges & Bars
- Fine Dining Restaurants
- FMCG & Retail
- Malls &Foodcourts
- Hotels
- Resorts
- Franchise Development
Why Choose DinerGuru for Restaurant Consulting?
- Hands-on restaurant consultants with real operational experience, not just advisory theory
- End-to-end food and beverage consultancy — concept, cost, staffing and SOPs under one roof
- PAN India restaurant consultancy services, with strong on-ground presence in Delhi NCR and beyond
- Proven systems for food cost control, menu costing and recipe costing
- A dedicated team for restaurant staff hiring, training and manpower planning