it is after multiple visits, with different set of people, to this so called "progressive" restaurant, i am writing this review, so be assured that this review is not some lame attempt to defame a good restaurant, just because they didn't dance to my tunes.
first visit.. the ambience is good. somehow creates an assurance that the we have come to a good establishment, the menu looked good.. very innovative with names and terms of the dishes that supported the claim "progressive." i mean how bad can a restaurant with such legacy get. but oh boy, do they surprise you..
the coffee was burnt, i am talking about heavy roasted coffee beans here..the milk was burnt while boiling it and somehow they imagined that coffee would mask the taste. and the rava dosa served was scraped batter dripping with oil. and the dosa was burnt too. i just dropped a suggestion at the reception to check the milk once and left.
when it comes to lunch, their whole charade goes off limits. the trio of flavoured rices came to our table in a steel carrier box, like the good old times was amusing, what upset us was the contents of it. lacked basic flavours and let's not even talk about taste. when we ordered tandoori rotis at 1.45pm we were told tandoor was not ready, it would be 15 to 20 mins before they can make rotis and naans. so we settled to phulkas. and ordered daal makhani. the daal makhani i had to eat is the reason behind this long narration. it was pathetic. there was no makhan in that for sure. compensating with extra load of cream making it brownish white. diluted to an extent where the beans are separated from the liquids. it looked pathetic and tasted pathetic.
the north indian thali they served us during one of our quick luncheons made us wonder how this restaurant had some 5 star reviews. the finishing touch is even more guffawing. the older chap who waited on our table almost all the 4 to 5 times we visited was upset that we didn't tip him. i was wondering why i was paying the bill in the first place for such horrifying food experience. but the place didn't seem to have a manager or a person who cared about all this. it is a place forsaken for chance. what started as an innovative attempt towards creating culinary experiences is destroyed to shambles that is yet to gwt their basics right. never ever gonna visit the place again. you will not enjoy it. actually enjoy is a far fetched word for this place.
is there a way where i can grab all their stars instead of giving them 1 star. this place doesn't deserve stars.