Had heard good things about this place from my Dad-in-Law's visits with
clients and we decided to try it out on a post-Diwali weekday lunch.
Hyped in our heads, yes. We were expecting crowds, parking trouble but
hoping to be compensated with very good food. Not quite the result by
the end though.
After a hassled parking under the flyover on the adjacent main road, we made it in to a full crowd. We asked for a table for five and were directed inside to the other seating area. Vividly different from the first one, this was done up in blue, seemed darker and basically more neglected.
We were given a table in the corner, if the lack of attention to regular tables was evident by no glasses of water or even table runners on half of them yet, the corner table wasn't helping any further. Without much ado, we realised we would have to 'ask' for things specifically, starting with some mineral water and the Menus!! We placed the orders for drinks and starters first and then realised, it was only better to order mains right away as well. There was no hope for when they would arrive.
To start, we ordered in 3 mocktails - The one with Khus turned out to be pretty good, while the recommended green apple based drink was a pity. The strawberry mocktail tasted just like milkshake and I reckon that's how it was made as well. No flavour stood out except the excessive sugar and the strawberry.
The Palak soup however was a 5/5 - For someone who doesn't like Palak also, I took a taste (Long waiting times can make you do crazy things). One sip and I took atleast 5-6 spoons afterward. Beautifully spiced and lovely.
The Malai Chicken I heard was pretty good and at our vegetarian end of the table, the mushrooms were pretty decent too. Serving portions are a little small I reckon and if you're a bunch of 5 really hungry people, two starters alone may not suffice.
For mains, we had some Veg Kolhapuri, a Chicken Gravy and a Methi Malai Mutter. Both the vegetarian curries were good. The Kolhapuri, true to its name was spicy and packed with strong flavours. The Methi Malai Mutter was the soothing calm in the spice mela and worked perfectly for us.
For dessert, we ordered the Casatta ice-cream. Now Casatta itself has the childhood charm of the rainbow colored slices all visible at once. Our casatta was a little poorer cousin of the regular ones and had only three layers - a chocolate, a vanilla and a tutti-fruti. A little let down by the dessert definitely.
Overall, I'd agree the food is not bad. The place needs to work on its mocktails and desserts however. Also the service is slack and slow and can definitely be perked up for a better dining experience. Don't go in expecting fabulous things based on the hype people might create and you might just not be completely disappointed by the end of it.
http://www.zomato.com/review/qLYZl
After a hassled parking under the flyover on the adjacent main road, we made it in to a full crowd. We asked for a table for five and were directed inside to the other seating area. Vividly different from the first one, this was done up in blue, seemed darker and basically more neglected.
We were given a table in the corner, if the lack of attention to regular tables was evident by no glasses of water or even table runners on half of them yet, the corner table wasn't helping any further. Without much ado, we realised we would have to 'ask' for things specifically, starting with some mineral water and the Menus!! We placed the orders for drinks and starters first and then realised, it was only better to order mains right away as well. There was no hope for when they would arrive.
To start, we ordered in 3 mocktails - The one with Khus turned out to be pretty good, while the recommended green apple based drink was a pity. The strawberry mocktail tasted just like milkshake and I reckon that's how it was made as well. No flavour stood out except the excessive sugar and the strawberry.
The Palak soup however was a 5/5 - For someone who doesn't like Palak also, I took a taste (Long waiting times can make you do crazy things). One sip and I took atleast 5-6 spoons afterward. Beautifully spiced and lovely.
The Malai Chicken I heard was pretty good and at our vegetarian end of the table, the mushrooms were pretty decent too. Serving portions are a little small I reckon and if you're a bunch of 5 really hungry people, two starters alone may not suffice.
For mains, we had some Veg Kolhapuri, a Chicken Gravy and a Methi Malai Mutter. Both the vegetarian curries were good. The Kolhapuri, true to its name was spicy and packed with strong flavours. The Methi Malai Mutter was the soothing calm in the spice mela and worked perfectly for us.
For dessert, we ordered the Casatta ice-cream. Now Casatta itself has the childhood charm of the rainbow colored slices all visible at once. Our casatta was a little poorer cousin of the regular ones and had only three layers - a chocolate, a vanilla and a tutti-fruti. A little let down by the dessert definitely.
Overall, I'd agree the food is not bad. The place needs to work on its mocktails and desserts however. Also the service is slack and slow and can definitely be perked up for a better dining experience. Don't go in expecting fabulous things based on the hype people might create and you might just not be completely disappointed by the end of it.
http://www.zomato.com/review/qLYZl
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