Dark walls with big framed photographs too high on the walls didn't do much to the ambiance. It was clear that there was no interior designer involved in this exercise. We decided to overlook this. We were there to eat not critique the decor.What about the food?
It was a decent buffet spread. Being a vegetarian, I decided to concentrate on the right side of the buffet table. I started off with an idli, chutney and sambaar. Plus a few onion rings. The onions rings dripped in oil but tasted decent. The other 3 items were tart and over salted. Bhindi (okra) tasted good but then again too much salt. After a bite of the idli and dip of the sambaar and chutney, I decided to abandon the plate. By now the place was packed, people waiting in line outside the entrance. I guess everybody had the same expectations as we did being a Sunday, Father's day, and the newest restaurant in that strip mall.
Took another plate and decided to taste the naan, vege biryani, channa masala and dhal. Biryani was good. The rest were high in salt. Had a few bites of the naan and some yogurt that was supposed to be raita. It had a few slices of onions and nothing more. Took another few spoons of biyani and moved on to the dessert. Dessert was carrot halwa which was decent.
I wasn't too happy, so turned to my husband to get a feedback on the meat items. He had a plate filled with items as you see above - chicken biryani, tandoori chicken, naan and a few crunchies. He rated the food as a 4 over 10, 10 being the highest.
I don't think I will be going to this place for anything else other than their biryani. Quite disappointing. Not sure if the owners will read this review. However, they can turn everything around by being watchful of a few ingredients such as salt for one. I wish them well and hope they succeed. With a few adjustments they can. Standards need not be as high as in India but poor tasting food will just not survive.
Good luck to the owners.
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