24/7 - the lalit ashok bangalore

the breakfast buffet was good. lots of options. however we visited this place recently for coffee. the cappuccino (350++) was 1/4th of the cup - just one gulp . the latte was one big cup,tastepoor though. the south indian filter coffee had undissolved powdered milk.
dessert menu never reached the table to try anything. the absolute worst part of the coffee experience was the tableware ..coffee being served in blue , orange and yellow coffee mugs !!
i thought maybe our coffees got switched with the coffees of their staff. because there is no way a prestigious 4/5 star hotel will serve coffee in those ordinary mugs. no teapots. no cup and saucer.
white plastic side plates and multi colored mugs. not even a cookie accompanies the coffee..

you expect fancy coffee, you get worse than bachelor pad coffee mugs!!

wanted to try the brunch today at lalit and it was a special occasion. so had planned to tryout. went to the hotel and met the legend 👨‍🍳 chef ashish sanyal. he guided us what’s their best and which is more healthy for us. the foodtastewas just yummy 😋 no doubt and the service is an excellent value for this place. the restaurant was almost full with few celebrity and politicians but still the way the service was handled was awesome.

chef 👨‍🍳 ashish sanyal was not well i guess he had met with an accident. praying for his speedy recovery but a gem at this place to take care of his guests with his tons of talent.

the variety of salads were so many that couldn’t try all of them. but super it was.

the 🍮 desserts were endless. the tastes were so wow that had to take it twice.....

so this was an unexpected visit on a sunday for dinner. the buffet spread looked very interesting but definitely couldtastebetter.
the starters were nice and made fresh. special mention for the paneer and fish.
moving to the main course the dishes were quite ordinary. nothing stood out to make you want a second serving. the prawn preparation/ dish of the day was nice and also the tenderloin in black sauce. biryani quite average and so were the other indian dishes.
the desert section was a let down as the pastries had loads of variety but tasted quite ordinary. the staff also seemed quite disinterested except for one man who was trying hard to cater to about four tables.
over all an ordinary experience that lacked the five star feel.

personally i didn’t like thetasteof the food here
variety of vegetarian dishes are really less
the pet brunch is just boiled chicken and water
service is the best though
i like the live music they have here
i really loved the desserts they had here be it the cakes or candies or the marshmallows

the lalit ashok bangalore

a sneak peak in to lavish sunday brunch

for me sunday brunch is a one meal to rule over all blues
brunch well spent with family & friends is week full of happiness ❤️❤️

✔️pet friendly 🐶 brunch ( in love with bernard 🐶)

✔️brunch set by the pool side 🏊‍♂️

✔️add some sparkling wine 🥂 to your brunch

✔️be there with family and friends you will fall in love with this place

✔️live counters for dosa , tawa station , pasta 🍝 added charm ..
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take a dip in the pool 🏊‍♂️ enjoy a relaxed laid back meal 🥘

kudos to entire team lalit ashok
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wonderful hospitality - top notch spread ..


few areas they score high
1. the entire sunday brunch is planned and executed well
2. spread is vast salads mains , desserts , kids section , various live counters of pasta , tawa station , mongolian counters and bengaluru favourite masala dose live station
isn’t that exciting
3. the staff are dutiful and always on their toes
humble cheerful folks
chef and his team deserve an applause
each dish was flawless and tastes great
4. indoor and outdoor seating choices
5. priced reasonably
6. they follow strict norms and hygiene standards

what else can i ask for

would rate my experience as

ambience -5/5
that’s how a sunday pool side brunch should be
food -5/5
be the varietytastethey are top notch
service -5/5
flawless team they coordinate well and make it’s a memorable dining experience
vfm -5/5
priced competitively for what they offer
be there with family and friends you will love this place

by far one of the best sunday brunches to go for !

team the lalit ashok you folks are amazing and deserve a pat in your back

we went for a brunch today and we were really disappointed with the brunch !! indian starters (live counter) for both veg and non- veg served stale super oily tasteless food, i complained as well but they didn't even check back...pasta and mongolian were another set of live counters with again below average taste... most of the spread we felt was stale and dessert section was very limited and sad with no good dessert totasteand all looked very stale... the cake they had there looked like a dummy cake 😂... main course was also average and here we come to an end to the brunch spread !! all in all it was a very below standard buffet !!!

i celebrated turning 24 at the lalit ashok. we had a buffet lunch. the snacks were limited. however thetastewas upto the mark. the main course lacked in options and some of the items were just bland. however the highlight were the desserts, with a wide variety of items on offer. this being a 5 star restaurant the buffet cost was on the higher side, as expected.

during my stay here i got the chance to devour their morning breakfast buffet. though the spread was huge but couldn't find something new and exciting dishes, just the regular things including south indian and north indian cuisines, plus a range of bread and few english breakfast items. well, i tried south indian and north indian cuisines, all of them were okayish intastegiven i was having breakfast in a 5* hotel. the best thing i liked about breakfast was the pancakes, they were so soft and delicious, accompanied with chocolate syrup and blueberry jam. i had it twice and was completely in awe of it. lady chef(unable to recall her name) has really done full justice to the pancakes.

we visited this place on our anniversary for dinner. it was weekday hence hardly any crowd. ambiance is just ok. you don't feel like you are at a star restaurant. firstly there were hardly any staff to guide us there. apparently they had a live burger counter where the chef was not around so we did not know who to ask for. the starters are served to the table which was average. there was some veg kebab which was undercooked. mocktail was really good. their dahi vada below average, chaat had to be assembled by ourselves which had very bland chutney which did not give thetasteof chaat. being a vegetarian, very few options available. their lasagna was really good. most of italian and chinese starters were not like wow. they were very average. believe me we just had one dal, one main course paneer dish with the rotis. dal makhani was really tasty. paneer was not even worth a mention. the salad options were average as well. absolutely not worth the price you pay. you can actually get great food outside for the price you pay here.

visited this place on a wednesday afternoon for lunch. unfortunately there was also a private event in the lawns outside maybe because of which the service and food were of a very substandard quality. the pasta that was made at the live counters was made in the worst possible way, appams from the live counter also came to us cold, the food lackedtasteand was kept out for a very long time and they didn't have something basic like vanilla ice cream. it was quite chaotic as there were multiple people serving us. the hotel should keep in mind that guests should be informed while making a reservation if there is a large private event going on that would hamper the ambience and experience for other guests. as it was my parents' anniversary and we were a group of 12 celebrating, our experience was entirely ruined by all the chaos and the bad tasting food. the staff was trying to be as helpful as possible however, it didn't compensate for the experience being messed up.

service was bad. drinking water served had badtasteand odour. overall not a good experience for its brand!
they need to improve on the service.

this hotel is easily approachable and lot of parking place,, so good place for accessibility and parking, being in center of city. it's a place for nature loving people. they have huge place  and option of sitting in open  or veranda over seeing swimming pool and also have indoor. we decided to sit in varanda/ where we can see large lush green park and swimming pool and cool breeze welcoming you.  sunday brunch is huge  with starters counter in open lawn, main course and desserts in indoor hall.  they serve starters at table. staff were good to serve with fish chicken and mutton starters at table  with soup. they also have kids corner for some special milk shakes and smiley cutlet for kids to have fun. live music and a person for entertaining kids by giving balloons of different shape and for adults reading out cards. that's for hospitality.   spread was really big for starters, with lot of option for chats,rolls and paav bhaji.  hey have pizza and pasta counter. tastewas good and soup tasted really nice.  main course has comparatively less options but that 's ok given number of option for starters. mutton  biryani was good. desserts has again large spread, ranging from pastries,moose, and indian sweets.   hospitality was really nice and staff served  tea after we finished lunch .

needs a lot of improvement, spread is very limited compared to other restaurants, just two starters for veg and non veg respectively .tastewas okay , not much in salads etc ...deserts were not up to the mark . ambience is just okay .no for a date .

5 star view with a no star experience. had the panch phoron prawns and scallops n it was literally the worst prawns n scallops i’ve ever eaten. absolutely tasteless and not at all fresh. gordon ramsay would have a field day at this place. also zero presentation. dishes you make at home have better plating. the bloody mary was served without a stirrer too. thistasteof this was the saving grace. had the samosa platter and although it said on the menu that it would have tamarind sauce, mint sauce, curd and coriander it just had tamarind sauce. just one sauce when you’re paying so much for a plate of samosas. it’s an absolute waste of money. i don’t know how this chef could let such dishes come out of his kitchen. also the people who are rating this place as 4 and 5 have clearly never been to any other good 5 star hotels.

if you really wanted to waste your money, go to this place. throwing your money in dustbin or paying for buffet in this restaurant both are same. i took my cousin to this restaurant for a lunch buffet, not even a single dish was tasty. such a worst food i have ever tasted in star hotel. not even deserve a single star.  i have no idea where did they find the mocktail, i should have run after drinking it. i never recommend this restaurant even to my enemy if he is going to eat food there. waste of time and money.

i asked the chef totastethe fish he cooked, which was actually smelling very bad or malodorous. no sea food option, live starter was really disgusting. there was a main course called briyani, if you eat you wont feel it is briyani, the only way for you to identify it by reading it in the label. 

food really sucks.