Aniket G.
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This was our first experience at an Indian Michelin star restaurant, having experienced it across Europe, we were quite clear on what to expect and had a brief browsing of the menu before we booked this place a couple months in advance.
The biggest letdown yesterday was the service and attention and care we received at this restaurant. To start with, the head chef came up to introduce himself and his restaurant to pretty much every table except ours which had an air of the favoritism, we also noticed the service on those tables were a lot more attentive, which unfortunately was not at all the case with ours and started off the experience with a sour taste.
The pacing of the dishes were a bit too rushed when we had taken a multiple course dining menu. The staff rushed through to complete our order and midway our server informed us that she had to leave and her colleague would take over our table (no worries we figured it happens) the new server who took over was relatively overworked rushing and tending to more tables than before. We were left waiting with a table full of left overs for a quite a long time while the restaurant staff prioritized clearing up tables of other guest who had already left.
For a fine dine restaurant with a dress code the music was absolutely disastrous, a mix of Indian upbeat music but also punk rock played in an intimate dark setting, was definitely not sure how the curation was thought about there.
We were also served the wrong deserts at the end and upon enquiring we were told that the menu we had was a different one. After a bit of cross checking the restaurant team realized the error and we were brought our correct order.
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Now for the food, If stars were given for food, this restaurant definitely deserves it's place on the guide. The food was exceptional but where the restaurant really leads with, were ofcourse the inventive Chaat dishes. The main course and deserts were traditionally repetitive but with hints of elegance in an otherwise curated menu. Credit where credit is due for the culinary part, I am hesitant to return again due to what may be our one-off experience yesterday.
If the management notices to actually address any of these comments there is so much more the space could achieve. Having the chef play favorites or miscommunication between the staff may slowly build up on the restaurants reputation in the long run.