My wife and I visited this restaurant last night, as part of the citibank restaurant week happening across 3 cities in India.
They had a pre fixed menu where some of the items are not part of their regular menu.
The first thing that caught our attention was the lovely decore of this place. It has an ethnic oriental feel without being loud.
They have some terracota statues of chinese warriors on one side, and the black and red overtones create the right feel. The area is quite large with ample seating, and one side of the restaurant is entirely made up of glass and offers views outside.
Right next to it they have small water bodies with artificial lotus in it, which only adds to the ambiance.
Once seated we ordered for a cocktail, which turned out to be very ordinary, and then went on to order from our menu.
I tried the tom yum veg soup, while my wife had the raw mango salad and she fell in love with it instantly.
The salad had a very fresh taste and wasnt overly sour, it also had a good mix of nuts and cherry tomatoes to give a complete taste. The clear soup was not bad, it was slightly spicy and had very large pieces of mushroom in it, which i found difficult to eat and felt it must be chopped finer.
For starters i had the char grilled lamb with basil, and the lamb was sliced thin and had a good spicy flavour to it. I quite enjoyed the soft lamb which had soaked in the taste from the spices.
We also had the crispy babycorn which was a good dish again, not very crispy but the apricot glazing was a good addition.
The main course for both of us comprised of masamman curry vegetables and nyonya style chicken curry accompanied by jasmine rice and phad thai noodles. The nyonya chicken curry was not much to my liking as it was rather bland and was coconut milk based, which along with the jasmine rice was devoid of any flavours.
The noodles were wonderful though, and the veg curry was much better than the chicken one.
The portions of all the dishes were quite large and we were rather full by the time we finished, still we had to go for the desserts.
We chose the lemon tart with white passion mousse and a portion of orange lemongrass ice cream. And the desserts were the pick of the evening.
Both had such fantastic flavours and we finished them in no time. Each of the dish had a lemony flavour, but wasnt sour and not too sweet either. It was an absolute perfect balance of tastes which we really relished.
The service is also top notch, and seldom do you see waiters being attentive without being intrusive. The price is justified by the overall experience and i feel it's good value for money.
The sad part was to see the restaurant almost empty, maybe because most people don't know of the quality of RON. Two thumbs up to the entire team, and looking forward to my next visit.
Rating - 4.5/5
They had a pre fixed menu where some of the items are not part of their regular menu.
The first thing that caught our attention was the lovely decore of this place. It has an ethnic oriental feel without being loud.
They have some terracota statues of chinese warriors on one side, and the black and red overtones create the right feel. The area is quite large with ample seating, and one side of the restaurant is entirely made up of glass and offers views outside.
Right next to it they have small water bodies with artificial lotus in it, which only adds to the ambiance.
Once seated we ordered for a cocktail, which turned out to be very ordinary, and then went on to order from our menu.
I tried the tom yum veg soup, while my wife had the raw mango salad and she fell in love with it instantly.
The salad had a very fresh taste and wasnt overly sour, it also had a good mix of nuts and cherry tomatoes to give a complete taste. The clear soup was not bad, it was slightly spicy and had very large pieces of mushroom in it, which i found difficult to eat and felt it must be chopped finer.
For starters i had the char grilled lamb with basil, and the lamb was sliced thin and had a good spicy flavour to it. I quite enjoyed the soft lamb which had soaked in the taste from the spices.
We also had the crispy babycorn which was a good dish again, not very crispy but the apricot glazing was a good addition.
The main course for both of us comprised of masamman curry vegetables and nyonya style chicken curry accompanied by jasmine rice and phad thai noodles. The nyonya chicken curry was not much to my liking as it was rather bland and was coconut milk based, which along with the jasmine rice was devoid of any flavours.
The noodles were wonderful though, and the veg curry was much better than the chicken one.
The portions of all the dishes were quite large and we were rather full by the time we finished, still we had to go for the desserts.We chose the lemon tart with white passion mousse and a portion of orange lemongrass ice cream. And the desserts were the pick of the evening.
Both had such fantastic flavours and we finished them in no time. Each of the dish had a lemony flavour, but wasnt sour and not too sweet either. It was an absolute perfect balance of tastes which we really relished.
The service is also top notch, and seldom do you see waiters being attentive without being intrusive. The price is justified by the overall experience and i feel it's good value for money.
The sad part was to see the restaurant almost empty, maybe because most people don't know of the quality of RON. Two thumbs up to the entire team, and looking forward to my next visit.
Rating - 4.5/5
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