Wednesday, June 29, 2011

36 Bar-B-Q, Paradise, Opp. RCI, Besides HDFC Bank, Secunderabad

Phone: 040 64593600
Cuisines: Multi Cuisine
Timings: 12:30pm - 3:30pm, 7:30pm - 11:30pm


We went here on an office lunch party and enjoyed the lunch. The BBQ was not too good, but rest of the food was quite good. The only problem with the BBQ was, i think, the temperature of the charcoal was not high enough to cook lot of sticks.

Overall, I loved it. I have been here earlier and enjoyed then also.


Rating: 4/5

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Pakwaan, 3-4-683, Narayanguda, Tadbund Cross Roads, Bowenpally, Secunderabad

Phone: 040 66843022

I went there last Saturday in an odd time of around 5 PM for lunch! Expectedly there was nobody in the A/C section apart from a couple. The waiters were relaxing :-). I could place the order very quickly with their assistance and the food was quite good. I loved it! Also, they seemed to be very couteous! I could see them charging the mobile of another customer....

I recommend Pakwaan for a standard lunch anytime!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Yakshaa Multicuisine Restaurant outlet, 4th Floor, Lumbini Jewel Mall, Road No.2, Banjara HIlls, Hyderabad

Phone: 9246463311
Timing: 12:30 pm - 03:00 pm & 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm(all seven days)


Went here today, 4 of us from office for a lunch Buffet. We saw a deal on this on snapdeal.com where the price was mentioned as Rs. 650. When we reached there and found out that even without snapdeal discounts, they are serving at Rs. 220 +taxes. So, the actual savings was pretty minimal.

We had called up earlier and made reservations. When we reached, we found out that there was no pace and were kept waiting for aound 45 mins. Also, we heard the waitress saying to other people that the buffet is over. When I tried to ask to ask another waitress whether the buffet was over, she was very rude saying saying that since we had not talked to her earlier, she would not respond. She was a Manipuri and others stated her name as Joynila. Anybody going there, beware of her!!!

Finally we got a table and went for the food. It turned out that they had finished salads, sambar, curd rice, and a couple of other dishes. The non-veg main couses were good, but not exceptional. There is nothing to the ambiance other that a bit of darness. A/C was not working and they stationed a cooler beside our table.

Overall not a good experience!!! But due to the food, I plan to visit here on another month so on a rush free weekday to check whether this was a one off day...

Rating: 2/5

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Kolkata House, 110/N/23, Hitech city, Kondapur , Hyderabad

  • Landmark: Near RTO Office
  • Phone: 65986281, 9848275929

  • We were deeply heart broken. They did not have A/C, though burrp.com mentioned they had. It is an open-air, on-the-road dhaba type restaurant. They seemed to be catering to the local bengalis, mostly through home delivery.
    The food was ok. Radhabhallabhis were cold, tables were small. Not a place to take your non-bengali friend for a first taste of bengali food.

    Rating: 2/5

    Calcutta Cabiin, Road # 1, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

    We went there on a Saturday evening, already heart broken from another bengali restaurant. We were badly searching for a good bengali restaurant and thsi one popped up in my mobile search. When we reached here, seemed pretty small, more like stall in a food court. But the food was good. My friend took a bengali platter and I took a helping of Luchi-Aloo posto. Loved it. Even they promptly got a few kancha lankas!!! Apart from the space everything else was ok and the food was good.
    Nothing to add to ambience but comfortable experience!!! If you like bengali cuisine, don't miss it!!!

    Rating: 4/5

    Sampurna Family Restaurant, Medchal Road, Suchitra, Hyderabad

    I am a localite and visit this place quite often at different moods - sometimes with my parents, sometimes after a 3 hour cricket nets session and sometimes just to get packed food for my dinner at home. I do not know why, but i have not seen it ever filled even half. However, never was I disappointed with the food. If I needed just some light lunch, I got it. If I was dying with hunger I came out full. Nothing much to the ambiance other than a LCD TV, but the waiters are well behaved and try to help out people. Once though I wanted some specific South Indian dishes and did not get them.
    Overall this has mostly responded well to my needs.

    Rating: 4/5

    Spicy Planet, Kompally, Hyderabad

    This is a restaurant in a Mall with a multiplex and lot is expected. They fail at the basics. Their waiters can't speak anything other than telegu. Neither are they well dressed or well mannered. They do not accept credit cards. They are very to get the food to the table. The seats are cramped. Not everything in the menu is available. So, by the time you manage to order and have your food, you are already grossed out. And the food is nothing exceptional. Very ordinary.

    However, this experience is 3months old and I would try it out once again in a month or so to check if they have improved at all.

    Rating: 2/5

    Domino's Pizza, Kompally, Hyderabad

    A standard Domino's Pizza outlet, still differ a bit. They read out options to you at a speed that you can understand, they do not want to unnecessarily stuff things down your your throat. They serve fast and they are very courteous.
    Nothing more to the ambience other than 2 LCD TVs.

    Rating: 3/5

    Bahurani Restaurant, Kompally , Hyderabad

    Very average, like a roadside local restaurant. No ambience, no specialities. They have a restaurant's special biriyani which was supposed to be boneless and they themselves could not spell out any other specialties for it. I found very pieces of chicken in it and was not at all impressed.




    Rating: 2/5