Just back from Umerkot and thought of shooting a review. Well I was very excited as many a people had told me that it is too good but didn’t live upto my expectations. I am a regular foodie and love to enjoy the Food with Wine.
Ok lets get down to business as usual.
The entrance itself was not very impressive and once we entered (I and my heart-throb), it felt like if someone has lent out his drawing room and dinning room with 14-15 plain tables with chairs to sit around. The ambiance was not awesome or one of those types which you see and say, WoW!!!!!
Now if you have read that chefs were from one of the best five stars, you would atleast expect that the Kitchen Staff in their open kitchen wears gloves and a hat to cover their head. Now that was a yuck experience. No gloves while making chapatis/breads.
Ok!!!Anyhow we settled down just in front of the kitchen doors and to our side was the cellar. We ordered Budweiser and Fresh Lime Soda with Murg ki Chaanp. . I will say the food was good but the presentation was not awesome. We ordered Murg E Rogan along with one Gilafi Kulcha and Lahsooni (Garlic) Naan in the main course. The food was good in taste. No doubts about that.
I will rate food 9 out of 10, but the presentation, ambience and other things scores 6 out of 10. But definetly I am not going to give marks in terms of Hygeine. It should score below 2. Also a fine dining restaurant is a place where you enjoy your food in great music not in the clatters of plates and spoons. Now don’t come up with the excuses that it was friday night and the place was overcrowded. I guess with around 30-40 people you don’t say the place is overcrowded. It is normal. A drink served with complementary snacks like warm peanuts or cashewnuts would have been rated as a good gesture.
A fine dining experience is not about good and tasty food. Other things also scores in getting back the patrons. And yes this time with all the ratings I have given I would definetly say that the cost was on the higher side. I got a bill of around 1K. Though I do spend at times around 2K or more than that for a dinner for two people but this was definetly on the higher side with all the strings attached. I hope Sanjay Tyagi is listening. Do read my other reviews as well.