If ever I wanna try out a new restaurant, I always trust burrp & my fellow reviewers. Thier positive ratings/reviews have rarely disappointed me. However this was one of the rare times when reviews about the Jewel of India (Sunday brunch esp) was misleading.
So i made reservations for a day prior for a table of 5 for the Sunday brunch. I reached at JOI and within a few mins i was taken to a very nice large round table. I was amazed at the size of the restaurant but that also brought in the added chaos and the decibel level being very high. Def not a place you wanna take your date out to.
For 600 pp all incl, they serve you a few appetizers/chats on the table. We were served pani puri (the 1st lot of puris were soggy, when sent back, the 2nd lot was just ok), bhel (good), & masala dosa (ok). Each buffet also comes in with a glass of beer so that was def fulfiling :)
Once ur on the floor for the main course, the disappointment deepens. They had aloo bhajiyas (just ok) & chicken kebabs (v medicore - not fresh), and masala fried fish (good) for some additional appetizers. Thier main course wherein i opted for almost everything a little - paneer buttle masala (pathetic - the worst i have had), methi mutter (again i spoon and i kept it away), dal tadka (good) and chole (v good). I would have thought a sunday brunch to either amaze me in variety and options or in terms of taste and quality. This one didnt hit the spot in neither ways.
For desserts - i had the jalebi which was good. The service was a little tardy, wont blame them as they had over 150 guests to take care of and often by the time we got breads on our table, our veg were cold.
All in all, I'm not saying that my 600 pp were burnt away for nothing, but i can quote 10 different restaurants who can serve the same or perhaps better quality of food for the same price - esp on these 'more popular' sunday brunches. So sorry fellow burrpers, i will give this just 2 stars for added disappointment from the high expectation set by burrp itself.
pratish
