the nagpur ashok is a 3 star hotel. you can stay there or you can just go to dine on the top of the building.
ambience:
ambience wise you can't complain of anything. there is a reason it's a 3 starhoteland it delivers. the place is clean, though when we went there it was overcrowded still you can't complain of the cleanliness. there was an option to sit outside but we preferred to sit in the ac hall as it was summer evening. we went on a sunday so thehotelwas tightly packed. i particularly liked the orchestra which was playing on the terrace side. did i mention the pool? yeah, this place has one!
food:
we ordered non veg platter, two pair of mocktails (i got two on two on zomato gold so yeah.. why not 😅) mutton biryani, and masala papad. there were 4 types of chicken starters in the platter and each one tasted awesome. i mean literally the chicken was juicy and delicious. this was the second time i tasted such a nice starter after 'talking hands'. the mocktails were good enough to be recommended. i particularly liked the kiwi mocktail. virgin mary was a disaster for me personally as i didn't know it contains tomato puree before ordering( i hate tomatoes). so it was not the restaurants fault. however what we all didn't like is the good looking, heart breaking, mutton dum biryani. it took the taste of the starters away. it is not recommended at all. that's why i gave this place 4 stars instead of 5. but overall the food experience was good enough to recommend this place.
service:
as i mentioned the place was overcrowded and packed, you just can't imagine how well the waiters (most probably the students ofhotelmanagement) managed the crowd. every one was quick, calm, polite and at the same time attentive enough to listen to your requests. you already feel the service when you enter. so i'll rate 5 out of 5 if only the service is concerned.
budget:
this place is nowhere near cheap. the bill for all the items i mentioned was somewhere near 3k. but it's a 3 start hotel. it delivers the taste, (though biryani was an exception) but it didn't disappoint as 'pablo' did.
verdict:
if you've got the bang, and you don't think about bang for the buck, this place is surely recommend to be visited at least once!
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