Gufha, The President Hotel
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Jul 05, 2007
Decent experience
I had been to Gufha with a couple of friends for Dinner. The following is my review about the place
Ambience: The ambience of Gupha is pretty good and different. The place has been designed like a cave, with stuctures of snakes and flames kept all over the place. The whole restaurant is dimly lit. The people who serve are dressed up like hunters(Reminded me of shikari shambu of Tinkle fame). When thay bring starters to your table, they accompany it with sparklers(yeah! the ones which we light during Diwali) It was a nice ambience, But I dont understand how it fits in, or is remotely connected to the "Afghan" ambience, they claim it is. But for those who dont drink or do not consume non-veg food, the air is full of those scents, beware.
Food quality: The food was decent. Nothing bad or good about it. I felt the food was pretty normal stuff which you can find at most decent restaurants. I was sad that they didnt have anything really different to offer, though their menu card had segments named differently and contain exaggerated explanations about its contents(which every restaurant seems to have started doing nowadays). The tomato dhania shorba was a good bet. Starters were pretty decent. The 'tokri' which was a basket of different Indian breads did satisify the tastes of different people. The gravies were also decent, but had slightly too much oil/butter. We finished off with a dessert called 'Baklava', which turned ou to be nothing but, as my friend quipped, a bakery product which has some kind of a sweet stuffing inside(which ideally costs around 5-7 bucks). We were served the same thing cut into 5-6 small pieces with some jam on top, and charged us Rs 90/- for it, and the same with a small scoop of vanilla icecream cost Rs165/-. But otherwise, pretty decent food.
Value for money: Definetely not total value for money. Pretty expensive for the kind of stuff they offer. I generally never mind paying more, if the food is really authentic, healthy as well as tasty. One could probably pay a little extra for the ambience.