I HATED(
and hate is not a strong enough word to describe my experience)
HATED HATED 100ft in Indiranagar(Bangalore). I vouched myself to
NEVER step into 100ft again or any of its sister restaurants run by the same owner(Bayleaf and F&B).
I used to be a pretty regular weekender at 100ft till this weekend. As usual, I "HIGHLY" recommended the restaurant to my friends and steered their opinions for a relaxing Friday night dinner; we went to 100ft instead of all the options the city had to offer. I ordered my usual dish(a pollo Mediterranean) and my friends experimented with their lasagna and cocktails. The lime margarita that we had ordered came without the tequilla and the waiter insisted that lime margaritas are made with vodka instead of tequilla. Even if I forget the fact of tequilla being a prime ingredient in margarita, I wonder WHY their menu read "tequilla" instead of vodka as being the prime ingredient. Surely there was a disconnect between what they wrote in the menu and what they served. Maybe they were out of tequilla(maybe?) but shouldn’t they tell the diners instead of experimenting on them?
A bad drink can’t be the sole reason for HATING a place to the point of DISGUST. The lasagna ordered by one of my friends had a HAIR in it - YES "H-A-I-R" and when it was pointed to the staff, they just sneered it off. I think even a local "SHANTI SAGAR" has better customer service than that!
The pollo mediterrenean I had ordered came with chicken that was WAY BEYOND ITS EXPIRY DATE. It was RIGID and DISTINCTLYV-E-R-Y V-E-RY OLD!
None of us could eat the DISGUSTING food - we asked for a restaurant review/feedback form and filled it out diligently - I doubt the owner would ever read it and if he does, he should just fire his staff and cook or just SHUT DOWN 100FT! We even tried talking to the supposed manager of the restaurant that night(Dec 7, 2007) - he was dressed like any other waiter to my surprise - the supposed manager without even listening to our HORRENDOUS EXPERIENCE with their meal and service staff blurted out "you have to pay for the meal". We were NEVER arguing about paying!
I REALLY REALLY wish some FDA(food and drug) administration came into action in Bangalore/India and shut down restaurants that serve expired and unhygienic food. My friends and I would NEVER go back to 100ft or any of its sister restaurants. I would any day pay at some 5star Hotel’s restaurant for their service and quality of food and if I can’t afford that, I’d go to a "Shanti Sagar" or Woodys.
Seems like anyone can run a restaurant in Bangalore by calling it a "BOUTIQUE RESTAURANT" nowadays! ** Are Bangaloreans BLIND? How can any restaurant operate after being so un-hygenic? Why are we consumers so downplayed in India?!