Time of Visit: 2pm Date: 12 March 2006 Number of people: 3
Looking at the colourful brochure handed out along the walkway, the food look extremely mouth-watering. The restaurant is divided into two dining areas: on the ground floor, an open-air café concept with glass windows to view the chefs at work and an air-conditioned dining area on the second floor.
We proceeded to the second floor. The ambience was nice. The restaurant sports 2 plasma televisions featuring lively VCD entertainments and a cool environment. There were only 2 other tables occupied.
When the waiter came, the pleasantness dissipated. He was rude and grudgingly took down our orders. He was reluctant to recommend anything and stood motionless while we glanced through the menu.
Served : Appetizers: 2 x Mushroom Soup (S$4.50 each)
Food was served by another waiter. When it arrived, the main course was served first before the starter. When asked for the name of that particular dish, his reply was 'I don't know' before he eventually mumbled 'Green Chicken', simply because the spice in the chicken was green in colour! The dish was called 'Hajrali Chicken'.
Our overall impression of the food was surely a negative one.
The mushroom soup was unappetizing. It tasted like canned mushroom soup and cost $4.50. The Hajrali Chicken was crispy - hard as if it has been re-heated numerous times and the keema was salty. I think the food was pre-prepared in the café below and all they did was to reheat the food and get the waiter to deliver it to you. The saffron rice was hard and inedible. The tomato chicken wasn't as bad and we ate that with the naan. The only saviour in terms of the dishes we had was the cheese and plain naan. At least, the bread was soft and not burnt.
We left the restaurant feeling that we have just gotten robbed of our S$50. We definitely do not recommend this restaurant. Just to cut them some slack, it may be that we just showed up on one of their 'off' days.