This Indian cafe in NEX serves both North and South Indian cuisine.
It is an open-air cafe located in a strategic position in the mall.
Nobody can miss this cafe, given it's proximity to the Level 2 escalator and the almost fully-occupied tables at mealtimes.
One will be spoilt for choice due to the wide variety of food.
There are various rice sets, as well as naan, prata and thosai sets.
The Briyani looked inviting, so we decided to try the Mutton Briyani set that came with - Rice, Mutton Cubes and Gravy, Vegetables ( diced carrots) and Papadum.
The rice was soft, fragrant and not too oily.
However, similar positive remarks could not be made about the mutton.
The mutton did not taste as good as it looked and smelt.
In fact, it tasted a little stale- perhaps because the dish had been prepared using frozen, not fresh, meat. Most of the pieces were tough and rubbery.
The carrots were okay but the other two types of veggies were not.
The long beans had been overcooked, and the tofu was a little undercooked.
I'm not sure how early the vegetables had been cooked, but they should have been kept warm. The veggies were cold when we ate them.
Next, the chicken masala. This was good, but the portion was too big!
Perhaps, the staff should have the initiative to cut it up into smaller pieces - it was really quite difficult to wrestle with this huge piece of meat!
Overall, the service was average as the cashier was not completely well-versed with the different dishes. Price-wise, it was pretty okay, but the freshness of the food should be improved. As it is an open-concept Cafe, it can get noisy on a busy day.
Will i be back Well, would like to try the prata and naan the next time....
Papadum/ Indian Crackers - kids' favourite!
Briyani Rice - soft n fluffy - with carrots
Chicken masala - a HUGE portion
Boneless mutton chunks in mutton gravy
Tofu sambal
Long beans n peas
Chicken curry
Spending per head: Approximately $10.00(Dinner)
Other Ratings:Taste
3 |
Environment
3 |
Service
3 |
Clean
4 |
Price
4Recommend
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