Sai Pavan Kumar
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Recently, we visited The Gallery Cafe , located in Banjara Hills. First impressions - it's a decent spot , particularly for art lovers who might enjoy the artistic ambience.
Now, coming to the food, we tried a variety of items: White Sauce Penne Veg Pasta, French Fries, Vietnamese Iced Coffee, Brownie Shake, and the Capricorn Pizza. To be honest, except for the pizza, everything was quite disappointing. The Capricorn Pizza was good, though not exceptional. It had a typical taste that you'd find in many Hyderabad cafes—satisfying but nothing extraordinary.
The two most disappointing items were the White Sauce Penne Pasta and the Vietnamese Iced Coffee. The pasta’s sauce was the biggest letdown. The consistency was thin and watery, far from the creamy texture I expected, and the flavor was bland. Additionally, the portion size of the pasta was a bit underwhelming considering the price, which added to the disappointment.
As for the Vietnamese Iced Coffee, it was the most disappointing. We ordered it based on the promising description, which mentioned it as “delightfully sweet, full-bodied, and almost like a dessert.” However, what we received was far from that—it lacked sweetness and tasted more like plain black coffee with ice cubes, completely missing the dessert-like appeal the menu promised.
The French fries were average, but the cheese served alongside lacked flavor and didn’t complement the fries well. The brownie shake was another letdown—it tasted oddly like Cerelac, possibly due to the poor quality of the brownie used, which overpowered the shake’s flavor.
Overall, the food and drinks need considerable improvement. There's a lot of scope for enhancing the taste and ensuring that menu descriptions align with what’s actually served, especially for the coffee options.