| Locality | Chakala |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Opposite Solitaire Corporate Park |
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Multi-cuisine |
| Timings | 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM |
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first reviewed by rapidsnail
Apr 26, 2008
They have something called 24hour buffet. Tried it a couple of times. Not too happening. However the Bar though small is pretty good. With the Happy Hour & the only decent place around does excellent business. The a la carte menu if pretty good particularly the veg & non veg starters to go with the drinks. A regular haunt on the way home & you see a long line from the flyover, nip in have a couple & reach home at the same time. The live singer tries very hard but makes more noise than music.
Feb 24, 2008
Have been visiting this place often, the menu is a mix match of all cuisines ranging from the traditional Mughlai and Chinese to Fusion Cuisine (Indo Lebanese and Italian). Wish they would concentrate on a few cuisines rather than serve everything under the sun. Food is decently priced for a three star hotel restaurant.
Salads are priced between 80-120 Rs, Starters (Veg as well Non-Veg) are decently priced between 100-170 Rs and main course dishes have an upper limit of 300 Rs (this for the prawns and squid preparations). Would say VFM – but to be honest, the fish preparations suck. The Fish Fingers were a tad soft (I expect all “fingers” to be crispy) and also lacked the zing which FF should usually have. Traditional Mughlai preparations of kebabs and tikkas and hundis and masalas are good enough. So is with the Chinese soups / noodles and rice. Nothing to write home about it.
The Executive buffets @ 225 Rs per person are quite a hit with the corporate offices that lace the Chakala area. The Salads are a hit with the yuppies, so are the Desserts . Dinner buffets are priced @ 400 Rs per person and are a full VFM if you posses the appetite of a Dinosaur. A-la-carte is lesser expensive for people who like to sit and be served, but the staff makes it a pain for you. The staff though cheerful; but is quite inexperienced and service can be a little slow at times. By the card, expect a wallet damage of 600-700 Rs for a meal for two (without drinks), which IMO is a decent price to pay for having a meal in a three star hotel restaurant.
The ambience is good and soothing for a nice lunch or dinner, but the live music introduced to it is a real let-down. The singers are very not very comfortable in belting out popular numbers and the music is too loud – that it drowns the singer’s voice. In short, a thing which can very well be discontinued and we be left alone to enjoy our food in peace. Also though I am not a stickler for cutlery, would prefer not have chipped dishes or glasses at my table to eat through. The cutleries are of a bright orange color which makes it a nice cheerful experience to eat outta them – also is inline with the restaurant name – Tangerine, which represents an orange colored citrus fruit, a type of mandarin orange.
The crowd for lunch is a mix of corporate professional out to eat out the whole buffet. For dinner, it is a fair mixture of Indians and firings – the crowd mostly comprising families and the firing junta who have put up at their hotel.
To sum it all up,
Food – 3 / 5 ( VFM for most of the preparations. Would recommend “Hare Pyaaz ka Murg” (Mughlai) – a mildly spicy preparation of tender chicken along with spring onion. )
Ambience – 3 / 5 (We could give them a point more if they discontinue the Live Band feature and spruce up the decor)
Service – 2 / 5 (Too slow and inexperienced for a three star hotel restaurant, but genuine and friendly. Also a big let down is the "No Home Delivery" tag - which is justified when you see that is a hotel restaurant)
Music ??? – Minus 2 out of 5 ( Aaarrrghhh …!!!! )
Location – 2.5 / 5 (Near the traffic prone area of Chakala)
Overall Rating – 3 / 5 .
Good place to go with family, friends or for a date with your special one.