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Disastrous Food and Experience at Barbeque Nation, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Part of Almighty

I never thought my 500th review on Zomato after a long time is going to be for such a horrible restaurant. I waited for a long time to write this review for a special place but alas, this is by far the worst experience that I had in recent times.

BEWARE! This is not anywhere close to the Barbeque Nation that you might think. This is surely the WORST Barbeque Nation outlet that I have visited on a special New Year dinner, which is also my dad’s birthday.

This Barbeque Nation has completely spoiled our dinner on a special day. It’s a complete disaster. Stay away from here or regret it later.
They did not serve anything on the grill except Chicken tikka and Fish Tikka. When specifically asked if there are Prawns or any other starters, they gave a couple of prawn skewers otherwise they were all set to skip. They did not have any starters, such as Chapli Kabab, Keema Pav, Palak Patta Chaat, or Gol Gappe.

It looked like we were sitting on an orphan table with literally no one to serve us. I had to ask at least 8-9 times for chicken wings and only then they serve burned wings with horrible taste. It was yuck!

The other staff members serving other tables were perhaps serving others slightly better and quicker. When I asked for Chapli Kababs 5-6 times, they said that they will serve. They only came after multiple other follow-ups at the time when we were done with the desserts. Such a disaster!

We were hungry for the first time after eating at a buffet restaurant in our lives. This is such a shameful place to let go of its customers hungry after charging them fully.

There was no cutlery, no service, and no food. Nobody was listening to us at our table. We did not get many of the starters. In the main course, most of the dishes were over by 8:30 pm and there was no chicken in their super dry so-called shameful chicken biryani. The staff really did not bother at all for not serving us.

They cooked Palak Patta and Chicken Wings in burnt oil and that was so unhealthy to have. I had to spit immediately but 3 members of my family who ate had vomiting during the night including my dad (the birthday boy). And that was the Barbeque Nation experience.

This particular branch is seriously understaffed and they did not plan for the unfortunate 1st January crowd who visited them to spoil their dinner. This was my last visit to a Barbeque Nation restaurant. The best is to avoid this outlet at any cost.

After all this when I rated them 1/5 on Zomato, the unit manager of Barbeque Nation called me and tried to bribe me by offering free Barbeque boxes that he wanted to deliver to my house. I refused the offer and then he offered me to come again with my family and allow them to change the experience. However, after eating food cooked in burnt oil and vomiting, we were all against their offer.

To my surprise, these people probably stooped to another level. When I was editing my Zomato review of this place and was trying to update it with some more insights about the burnt oil experience, the review vanished off automatically after trying to repost. I tried to repost several times but I could not post the review on Zomato anymore. Doesn’t it seem fishy? It certainly looked fishy to me and some sort of teamwork to get rid of honest reviews.

Don’t Miss: Roast & Grill Food Festival at Nook till 25th January

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by Part of Almighty

Aloft hotel at Cessna Business Park, Bengaluru hosts special food festivals from time-to-time. This is a hotel chain which focuses a lot on food variety, quality, and taste. The menu keeps changing to offer all sorts of cuisines to its customers. Nook is a high-class restaurant located inside Aloft, Cessna Business Park. The executive chef and the hotel staff makes sure that we have a pleasant experience with the food and service.

I had been to Nook a few times before to attend their Bohri food festival, cake mixing, and many such events. This time, the hotel invited me to attend the Roast & Grill food festival, which is going on from 15th till 25th January. This is a not-to-be-missed food festival as they have all sorts of grilled dishes in the menu, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian.

For a food lover, it’s a delight to be attend this food festival. The buffet spread is vast and although, it’s a Roast & Grill festival, it’s not just about the roasted items, they also have delicious starters, main course, and yummy desserts! I am absolutely a fan of their desserts.

My personal favourites from this festival are Grilled Fishes, Grilled Prawns, Roasted Paneer, and Lamb Chops. The Spinach Roll and Grilled Broccoli is also worth mentioning. In main course, Murg Musallam and Mutton Roagn Josh is a must-try. In desserts, everything is great, but my favourites are Firni and chocolate cake.

The service staff, PR, executive chef, and everyone is very polite and courteous, and they leave no stone unturned to make it a memorable dining experience for their customers. The ambience is really classy with superb décor. This is a place to enjoy the food and have a leisure time. The seating is comfortable, and you get a choice where you want to sit. This is absolutely one of the best fine-dine restaurant in Bangalore where you get scrumptious food and delectable cocktails and sangrias.

Don’t miss this food festival and stay tuned with me on my social media accounts and Zomato to know about the other food festivals that they host from time-to-time.

Buffet cost:

1099+tax

Operational hours:

Lunch buffet: 12:00 to 3:30 PM

Dinner buffet: 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM

(Excluding Saturdays and Sundays)

Location:

https://goo.gl/maps/tL4nqqfDAxy

Google Maps:

Zomato: https://www.zomato.com/bangalore/nook-aloft-bengaluru-cessna-business-park-bellandur

Bon appétit!

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Sultans of Spice – A Sultani Gastronomic Delight!

Posted on December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 by Part of Almighty

Sultans of Spice is located on the 4^th floor of Hotel BluePetal, which also has another famous buffet restaurant, Buff Buffet Buff. Sultans of Spice is a restaurant, which specializes in North Indian food, particularly Delhi, Punjabi, and Afghani food. This place serves buffet during lunch hours and ala carte during dinner. While I am a regular customer at Buff Buffet Buffet, I heard a lot about Sultans of Spice and wanted to try this restaurant since long. The restaurant is located at a prime location on Jyoti Nivas College road in Koramangala.

I went there with my blogger/reviewer friends on a food-tasting invite. As I entered inside, I noticed that this place has a superb ambience and excellent décor that matches with the concept very well. We were greeted very well, and the staff showed us the seating area. Meanwhile, Mr. Manoj, who is the Hotel Manager and his staff came to meet us. They told us about the concept of this restaurant and the kind of food items they serve. The staff is polite and extremely courteous!

ORDER, TASTE, AND QUALITY:

DRINKS:

I started ordering with the drinks. They have a good collection of cocktails and also, they have some excellent signature drinks. So, we ordered 7 Wonders Of The Bar, Watta ! Melon, and Green Appletini.

While 7 Wonders of The Bar includes 7 different alcohols with lime juice and ice, it is also the strongest cocktail among others. It’s their signature drink and tastes good. A suggestion is to add more ice to make the proportions right to improve the drinkability of this special drink.

Watta ! Melon is also their special cocktail, served in a highball glass and prepared with watermelon chunks, lime juice, melon syrup, and Gin. It is the most refreshing drink I had in the recent past! Absolutely mind-blowing and refreshing, it was also on a lighter side and I could hardly feel any bitterness, which was good.

Green Appletini is equally refreshing as Watta ! Melon. I really enjoyed it. As the name suggests, it was made with Vodka and Green Apple syrup. It was served in a cocktail glass and had a perfect combination of alcohol and syrup.

This restaurant also has a good collection of mocktails, which we couldn’t try this time.

SOUPS:

I tried their Badam Aur Murg Ka Shorba and Dal Subz Shorba.

While Badam Aur Murg Ka Shorba sounds good, it lacked some essential flavours. Although, it had grated almonds added to it, I couldn’t identify any taste of Chicken or Almonds in it. It was just bland and salty.

The Dal Subz Shorba was delectable!

STARTERS:

In starters, I had Dumwala Old Monk Chicken Wings, Murg Taftan, Makai Aur Cheese Ke Kebab, Galouti Kabab, Prawn Lollypop, Amritsari Bharwan Taang, Chatpata Paneer Roll, Triple Seekh Kebab, and Chicken Malai Tikka.

I will give full marks to the Chef for bringing innovation in the menu items. I could really see the hard work to make the regular food items different from others. Dumwala Old Monk Chicken Wings is a signature item, in which the chicken wings are flamed with Old Monk to give a unique bitter and sweet taste. Absolutely innovative!

Amritsari Bharwan Taang was amazing! The chicken leg pieces were stuffed with mutton keema to make it a wholesome experience. This is a splendid combination and worked well.

Chicken Malai Tikka was probably the best I had ever in Bangalore. I remember having such Malai Tikka in New Delhi. It was authentic and delicious. The chicken pieces were tender and succulent.

Prawn Lollypop is also an innovative item where garlic and chilly flavoured minced prawn is served on a small sugarcane stick. It was yummy, and I liked the concept. However, the staff should bring this out more clearly that it is not a regular stick but a sugarcane stick.

Makai Aur Cheese Ke Kebab had the perfect combination of cheese and corn. It was good.

Galouti Kabab was OK and it was close to the authentic recipe of Lucknow. I don’t compare it with the ones available in Lucknow but for Bangalore, it is probably one of the best Galouti Kabab. It didn’t melt completely in mouth unlike the authentic Galouti Kabab, still it was appetizing.

All other starters that I had were delicious.

MAIN COURSE:

In main course, I had Dal Sultani, Butter Chicken, Sarso Da Saag, Nalli Gosht, Sultani Kofta, and breads, which had Garlic Naan, Makke Di Roti, and Tandoori Roti. I am fond of the main course at Buff Buffet Buff and I had the same expectation here. I am happy that BluePetal didn’t disappoint me. They are famous for serving the main course as good as the starters, which is to an extent less seen.

Dal Sultani was excellent in taste and quality. I enjoyed it to the fullest. Butter Chicken was delicious as well. Sarso Sa Saag was an authentic Punjabi preparation, and very close to what you get in the Punjabi families. It was good in taste and reminded me of my visits to Punjab.

Nalli Gosht was scrumptious and I relished it. Being a Non-Vegetarian, I still liked their Sultani Kofta the most! It is a lip-smacking delicacy by the Chef. I really enjoyed the Kofta and its gravy.

DESSERTS:

In desserts we witnessed a lot of uniqueness and innovation again. I had Gulabo and Gajar Halwa Ki Seekh.

Gulabo is basically Rose Phirni, flavoured by Rooh Afza kind of syrup. It was yummy! I absolutely loved it. Gajar Halwa Ki Seekh is a unique dessert, which I haven’t seen anywhere. It’s chef’s own creation. It’s prepared by making a kind of dry Gajar ka Halwa and put it on the skewers to grill it in tandoor. Yes, you read it correctly, they grill the Halwa and it’s presented like a seekh kebab. Amazing creation! By the way, it tasted really good.