Anoushka Sequeira F.
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Looking at the reviews, I’m wondering if we caught them on an off day!
The owner was anything far from humble or hospitable. If anything, he lacked communication skills to the t! Yelling at the staff, not communicating with us on special requests, even though we’re just 15 steps away from him while he yells to his chefs. He lacked basic hospitality etiquettes of greeting your customers or even saying hi?!
As we entered , we sat down, got handed our menus and that’s it. For a good 10 minutes, no news from anyone. There’s one server , Manoj, for the whole place, and it was a busy day. The owner was on his phone, with the least bit of concern to help out and come see us. Nevertheless, we proceed.
We ordered for Jackfuit Chilli (the only thing I’ll come back for, if I do)
Golden Fried Prawns (changed to Raw Fried Prawns as it wasn’t up their alley). Okayish, nothing to rave about. ₹550 for 7/8 medium prawns which is a bit pricey to me, but given it’s in Porvorim and not Aldona, I’ll give in.
Vellyo Rawa Fry (asked for it to be made Kurkurit, but it was as limp as it could be, although fresh). Mighty hit of turmeric.
Squids Rechado - Perfectly cooked squids, lovely masala. Well balanced. On the spicy side.
Chicken lollipop. Looks are deceptive. Crispy outside, but once you reach the inside, they were grey and unappetising.
Butter Poi. No butter. Sprinkles of oil. Not even warm. Just put on the tawa for the sake of it. Complained about it to Manoj our server, & asked him to get another plate with butter, not comped for the first one. Didn’t throw a fit.
Cheese Garlic Poi. A poi sliced in between and cut into quarters. Each quarter has a hunk of cold processed cheese and some garlic cloves that were deep fried. No butter or no meaty cheese to bind it all together. What a crap experience with something so simple. Bread, cold.
Chili Oyster Chicken, absolute disaster. Chicken was so heavily coated. Smelled off like it was in the freezer for a while (freezer burn). Left it back there.
Mix fried rice, saving grace! Loved the fact you could feel prawns in every bite along with the chicken.
We asked if we could get some kind of fried chicken with no masala or chillies and for it be batter fried , like a chicken pakoda. Manoj misunderstood and miscommunicated to the owner. The owner is debating what our order can be, to the chefs. All while we’re sitting 10 steps away from him. They end up making a chilli chicken and I flat out told him what we wanted. And the smile finally comes , asking if we can take this since it’s made already to which I politely declined. I mean, if you didn’t understand something, come back to me, and ASK! Or tell me that you can’t deviate from the menu and I’ll be happy to oblige. They made something , but we already finished main course. We packed it and handed over to a friend. So I cannot say if it was good or not.
Ordered a Green Masala Fry chicken, never came to the table.
The bill: ₹5100 and some odd for 4 people. Booze included.
I’ve never felt so horrible at a restaurant. Apathetic owner always on his phone , overworked server, no ambience but prices worthy of a premium place, only goes to show how deceptive Instagram reels can be.
A smile, a hello and being proactive even if it’s the job of your server/employee, goes a long way. It’s your business. If you don’t put in the work as well when needed , then who will?
People sitting out were agitated as service was slow. But not once did he get out and attend to the customers. He waited for the server to do so… who was already overburdened.
Food : 3/5
Ambience : 2/5
VFM : 2/5
The whole experience was so absurd and disappointing.
