The restaurant looked bright and well decorated from outside and with the name of Jiggs Kalra associated with it, this was one place that could not have been missed. My colleagues who had visited this place before warned me against going to this place but I did otherwise.
The interior decor which looked so attractive from outside, didn’t fell right from inside. The chandelier was beautiful, the outside view was good. But then it lacked the right ambiance for a fine dining restaurant. If I benchmark Afraa in City Center Salt Lake as what a fine dining restaurent should be, then this falls way behind. The dome looked artifical and this spoilt the whole ambience.
The interior decor looked gawdy when it should have looked refined and sophisticated if it wanted to replicate the splendor or Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s dining room. Overall the interior decor was a bit disappointing.
The food could not have been worse. Tabak Maas was totally bland. As my colleague had said, it didnt have any salt in it. Not all restaurant can make good mutton. This too failed miserably. It was so bad that by the end it would leave a bad taste in the mouth. The main course was slightly better. The kulchae and naans are definitely good. Try the stuffed kulchae which is known as Amritsari Kulchae Roadwaley. Kashmiri cuisine here is strictly a no for food lovers.Punjabi cuisine can be tried here. But remember the food is pretty heavey and portion is good.
the only thing that I found has improved is service. service was quick. May be coz it was a weekday night and the restaurant was not too filled up. But on a weekend it would take approx 30-45 mins to get a place during peak hours. Its better to reserve on weekends but not necessary for weekdays.
The prices are bit on the higher side. Thats obvious since the restaurant has positioned itself as fine dining restaurant. But the exp doesnt match upto that of fine dining.