Valimohammed C.
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Went here based on the reviews. I don't know if we went on an off day or if there was a problem in the kitchen but our food experience was not good at all.
Ambiance is nice. No complaints. - 3.5/5
Service is nice. No complaints. The waiter recommended a few things very clearly. Food was promptly brought out. Water was refilled without asking. - 3.5/5
Food - 2.5/5. Subpar experience overall.
We ordered:
Solkadi - 2.5/5
Crab soup - 2.5/5
Crab Lollipops - 2.5/5
Tiger Prawn in Chef's Special Sauce - 2.5/5
Neer dosa - 3/5
Rice bhakri - 3.5/5
Kharvas - 3.5/5
Sol kadi - a lot of ginger in it. It hit too hard and lingered. Good if you have a cold but not if you want to be refreshed. Needed to drink water to be able to enjoy the flavors of the soup we ordered.
Crab soup - not bad; I'd have preferred a soup made of whole crabs and which emphasized the crab flavor. Wish it didn't have strips of imitation crab in it (see pics).
Coconut onion garlic chutney. Was informed what it was when I asked. I didn't quite understand how to use when it was served with the soup. Tried a bit by itself - didn't like it but my dining partner did. I tried it with the soup and it didn't do much for me.
Crab Lollipops. We'd asked if these contained imitation crab meat or real crab meat and were told it was real crab. Looking into the meat we saw flecks of the colored portion of artificial crab meat (see pics - real crab meat is white, not red/pink). Not bad, tastewise, but my mood was soured.
Tiger Prawn in Chef's Special sauce - sauce was great. The prawn body was overcooked and had become stringy. The prawn head (which should traditionally be cooked in the same sauce) was undercooked, bland, and did not taste fresh at all. Also, it is literally one prawn for Rs.1350.
Neer dosa - nice. Regular neer dosa.
Rice bhakri - very nice. Better for soaking up the gravy than the neer dosa.
Kharvas - nice. Regular kharvas.