Once you enter this restaurant, you'll immediately feel like being in another country (not India or any other country in Asia for that matter). The jazz playing in the background is fantastic. It was on a pay day right before Easter. I was greeted by a seemingly stressed non-Indian waiter. My table was set within 5 seconds with water, table cloth and the rest... but also a small glass filled with crayolas (???) . at first I thought my table was a children's table. I soon realised that all tables had their bunch of crayolas in glasses. While waiting, I was offered a fantastic tiny portion of ginger tomato soup with creamy coconut. I was delighted!
While I was waiting for my main course, an extra spicy hizz frizz (#14 on the menu),a young woman asked "what is Ocra?" to the staff. The waiter invited her to try the soup while explaining. What a great tactic to lure in hungry customers!
Having that soup to begin with, might either be a manipulation or a fair announcement of what is coming next.
Anyways... I was anxiously waiting for my meal. It finally arrived 50 minutes later.
It wasn't bad but nothing special either. And most of all, it didn't taste like Indian food normally does.
So was it worth the waiting while slurping a spoon of soup and playing with crayolas?
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
The reason why this place doesn't deserve a 5 star is mainly because :
- it isn't very clear about being exclusively vegetarian and vegan. As a meat lover I was fairly disappointed when realizing that no meat was on the menu. I regretted on why I ended up there.
- the time I had to wait for having my meal.... Half hour is okay but a whole hour? Come on.
- the size of the portion. It's quite small. A main course isn't enough to quench your hunger. You need several starters to go with it.
- the non-Indian waiter's arrogance. I was treated like air, which I didn't appreciate.
- the price! It's way too expensive. read more