i went to the newly launched briyani chef buffet on 30th october at around 8:30 pm. the place was empty and i felt a bit sceptical about it but the staff told me that since the buffet was launched only 2 days ago hence it will take time to spread the word about it.
neverthless, the ambience is really good... it's a spacious and nicely decorated hall will elegant seating. a refreshing change from the seating arrangement of barbeque nation.
the veg buffet is priced at 475/- per person and the non veg at 575/- per person. prices and menu will change daily. we were 4 vegetarians and 1 non vegetarian and we all agreed that the quality and taste offoodis better than that of barbeque nations.
i being a vegetarian can vouch for the taste of 2 types of paneer tikka and soya champ. my non vegetarian friend praised the non veg shammi kebabs of having a excellent taste.
in main course i was floored by the veg kolkata briyani, panner sabzi and veg jalfrezi. there was 3 types of dal (dal makhni, dal fry and dal mughlai) and i chose dal mughlai for a change of taste. it was nice too but it's different from creamy and rich dal makhni. u can try it once for a change of taste.
in sweets we tried out all the 5 sweet dishes and found 4 of them to be really outstanding. these 4 are kheer, phirni, custard and fruit cream. the fifth one was shahi tukda which was as good as u find in other places but the above mentioned 4 really deserve a praise.
the negatives which i found was that:
1) all the table line up was mixed. u have all briyanis at one place, followed by non veg dishes and then veg dishes. since the veg briyani was the only dish kept in between min veg briyani and the non veg gravies, someone can mistakenly put a non veg briyani in his or her plate in rush of things.
i pointed this out to the staff and they said that they will change the order.
2) the staff is relatively new and will need some fine tuning. though i must add that the staff was very polite and prompt to respond to ur request but was a bit short on finesse which i feel is a matter of time and is not a deal breaker.
overall i will say that it's a excellent alternative to barbeque nation considering it's location and taste. a must try. you won't be disappointed. my score is 10/10 onfoodand ambience.