sublime

we've been going to sublime every trip to goa. this time honestly, the food was good but this place just lost 6 of their loyal customers. not only we were served super late but no body was present at the floor to attend us, we had to go inside to ask for plates. the food that was promised to us did not come as expected. the waitingstaffasked us themselves if they should split our steak in six portions and gave us 1 cold steak and then disappeared again. the prawn risotto had only 2 prawns and we're bland.

we visited sublime as i was really craving some great tacos. the restaurant is very beautifully made and is nestled in a lot of greenery. the food lives up to its expectations both on presentation and taste.
the only issue we had (which is big enough that we may not want to go back) is the absence of hospitality in the place. the owner is cold and even comes across as rude.the chef made conversations with guests he seemed to know as friends but not beyond. thestaffgoes around mechanically running between tables. there is no sense of being "welcomed" or "warmth". if anything we felt we were over-staying our welcome and rushed to finish our food and get out.

chris is an excellent host. his menu is inventive, imaginative, and extremely creative. he has a great sense of what might go well with what.

docking a star because hisstaffsometimes fails to execute his recipes properly. definitely visit when in the area.

this place is setup in an old portuguese house. the ambiance is really nice and the food is awesome. thestaffand service is good. the place has a very relaxed vibe.

so we heard so much about sublime and today when we finally got an opportunity, we landed up on a sunday afternoon, but look at our luck, it’s the last day of the season! (15th april? why?) chef chris doesn’t seem to be around. clearly the mice are at play while the cat’s away! radio blaring loud,stafffooling around, screaming, abusing each other... i understand they are excited and looking forward to their vacation but do we have to be subjected to this vibe on our vacation? one of the stewards actually said he doesn’t feel like working since it’s their last day! really! now i wish i were a foreigner who didn’t understand hindi!

the slushes we ordered were lovely and refreshing. but the shiitake mushroom & glass noodle dimsum and the black bean fish fillet with sesame coconut steamed rice were too salty for our liking. it looked like the chef went crazy with the black bean sauce and the soy! but that didn’t make us ask for the bill. it was the steward’s desire to not work on his last day made us ask for our bill and leave.

it’s the last sunday of the season for god’s sake! make it memorable to your customers. play some good music, turn on the charm and create a sunday experience that makes customers return the next season!

rudestaff- unfortunate.
made a reservation at sublime for a party of 10 (all looking forward to some great food as have been here a few times before). on getting into the restaurant was seated and subsequently unattended for 15 mins. walked up to the bar to order drinks as we could tell that the place was under staffed. was very rudely told to sit back down and orders are only taken at the table. sheepishly complied with my tail between my legs. another 5 mins go by with no one even glancing at our table of 10. when i asked the server to help us he rudely shouted across the tables to his manager that the manager should have not taken our reservation as they were understaffed. unable to sit through this humiliation we left for a super evening at bora bora next door. good luck and god speed sublime - you can't survive of great food alone in goa anymore. have to back it up with bare minimum service at the least.

it was a long way to go and eat for us but overall worth it. there wasn't much of an ambience as not many people service was decent butstafflooked scruffy with ill fitting uniforms. also inside kitchen you could see chefs walking around in vests and cooking. not really a pleasant sight.
nevertheless food by itself was very good. the prawn tempura was light and well cooked. the baked camembert with salad was excellent the tuna tartare was also tasty and so was the arabic mezze. the bloody mary was well made and the desserts of chocolate and fried ice cream and bananas was divine. best part. they served decent coffee. so for quality of food. top marks.