2 /5 Aljenn 2009: The atmosphere was great. The restaurant is beautifully-decorated. Unfortunately, this is one of those 5-star restaurants because it is very Instagrammable. The aesthetics is the only part that exceeds expectations. The service was inconsistent. When I arrived to meet my friends, the place was empty but my friends had been told to wait for a table to be cleaned. I had to ask again before they finally reluctantly cleaned the one dirty table for us in spite of the numerous empty clean tables. Our waiter was okay. We had to ask to order drinks which was strange. At one point, I glanced over and saw 3 members of the waitstaff sitting on their phones where customers are supposed to wait for tables. The host stand was unattended and messy. I had to signal to the waiter to put his phone away so we could get the bill.
We ordered Pakora, Tandoori chicken, Aloo Gobi, Dal Tadka, & Samosas. I’ve eaten homemade Indian food as well as Indian food from local food trucks and markets. I also know how to cook Indian curries at home. The food was terrible. It wasn’t spicy at all in spite of ordering medium spice. The Pakora was dried out and obviously not served fresh. The sabji (curry) was watery with too much oil. The tandoori Naan was drenched in ghee. My friend barely ate 2 pieces of her Tandoori chicken due to the lack of flavor. I ended up feeling sick from all the butter or oil.
I would skip this Instagrammable place and head to a food truck or a much less fancy Indian food market for tasty flavorful Indian food.
