I so agree with a Zomato Reviewer, Avanti Singh who rated this place 3.0. After all the rave reviews, my friend and I decided to have lunch here and boy! Did we regret it. The ambience is pleasant enough and the bar section looks like a drinker’s paradise. The tables, however, are far too close to each other though we were early and so were comfortable with our seating.
But..but..but.. the food!!! I am not sure if it’s a bad choice to have selected the set select menu instead of a la carte or if this kind of food is an acquired taste but nothing appealed to us and we aren’t too fussy when it comes to food. Ingredients were fresh. The select menu had soup (awful), Salad (awful), dimsums (veg okayish..non veg awful), main course of rice or noodles (awful), a stir fry (veg was good, non veg awful), dessert (mind blowing!) and drinks (awful)
Dimsums had very thick or slimy covering instead of the melt in the mouth ones that is usually served in the Chinese restaurants. Salad was too sweet. The juices orange and watermelon was thick and tasteless. In the main course, out of the two options of rice and noodles. we asked if we could have a bit of noodles and rice mixed even if it means a small portion but they wouldn’t oblige to customize it. I’m glad because I ordered the noodles and my friend ordered the rice and both were equally bad.
For a “high end” place, service is atrocious! Glasses were not refilled with water. Forks and spoons were not replaced. After each course served, for some reason they took away the salt and pepper shakers and we had to ask for it several times after trying long and hard to catch their attention and this happened every time we wanted something.
Desserts : Thank god for this! The chocolate pebble and red fruit fromage was heavenly and the only saving grace.
Prices are jaw dropping for the tasteless food and bad service. The only good thing at the end of it all was the chef who spoke to us to find out what happened and we gave him this entire feedback and he assured us of a better eating experience next time. Know what? There won’t be a next time. Hahaha!
Overall rating: 2/5 – only for the dessert.
Ratings for reviews:
1 – No! No! No!
2- Just about average.
3 –Good. Can give it a try.
4- Great!!
5 – Yes! Yes! Yes! And I’ll tell all about it.
Details:
Address: 1 Mg mall next to lido, MG road, Bangalore.
Contact: 9222222800
Time: 12 noon to 1 am.
