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Restaurant in Museum Road
Rated: Good
based on 3 reviews
Ada Hind Ki
No.3 Home Elegance, Museum Road, Bangalore
40001234, 9844265533
- place added by harisharora
- About
| Locality | Museum Road |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Awadhi |
| Timings | 11:00 AM to 12:30 AM |
| Price |
Expensive
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- Additional Information
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Credit cards accepted
Air conditioned
Kid friendly
- Tags
- north-indian awadhi restaurant
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first reviewed by harisharora
- User Reviews (3)
Aug 20, 2008
Good Indian Food, but not worth the price
We had already decided to meet for dinner, but heavy rains forced us to change location, one one of our friends suggestions we decided to go to Adaa-Hind Ki on a rainy tuesday night.
We reached place at around 9.15 and found parking place for our cars on the busy Musuem Road (luckily it has parking facility within the building and of course they have Valet parking too).
The restaurant is in 1st floor, and the wooden staircase leading to the restaurant is too creeky, actually embarassing. Once we reach we are welcomed by the staff with a proper "Namaste" i.e., vocal and hand gesture. We were greeted by atleast 10 individual staff at the restaurant, a royal tratment, but embarassing too.
We were the first guests at the restaurant that evening, so we could choose just any table we liked from the 30 odd tables in the hall, we also checked the open air section which looked decent but due to weather conditions we preferred to sit in the hall.
I was pretty impressed with their beverage menu which included almost any brand one could think of , though not too many coctails to choose from. The food menu is also pretty impressive, and a lot to choose from, though you dont have options for soup(Shorba). We ordered some coconut water moctail which was served to us within a
We ordered a veg mini platter and a non-veg mini platter, and to our surprise the non-veg platter was served along a tandoori pomfret. The platter was pretty good, not too spicy nor oily, pleasantly flavored. For the main course we ordered a Mutton Raan and some chicken gravy, both were good. And finally steamed rice and Dal Makhani which wasn't great, but acceptable. There was no room or time for the deserts and we got the excess food packed, the maincourse dishes and rice are served in large portions, and it was a little too much for 5 of us. Overall a good dining experience.
Critically speaking , this place might not last too long, since the utilization is just 10%....firstly the embarassment one has to go through with so many Namaste's , then the beverages are priced EXTREMELY high, a Corona costs 275+tax , crazy price, and the coconut water mocktail we had, costed 250+tax , that is dacoity, in my view.
Platter is very expensive again , a piece in the platter costs around Rs. 60 and Rs. 90 for the veg and non-veg platter, surely we'll never take the platter again,,,it makes sense to order individual items. The main course dishes are good and priced moderately.
Final verdict:
Welcome - Good but embarassing
Interiors and Seating - Average
Beverages - Good collection but over priced
Food - Very Good but Platter is overpriced
Service - Good
+point - easy parking, no reservation needed, food not too oily or spicy, not overcrowded or noisy
-point - the price
To go or not to go: One can always go and try out the place, but rarely one would become a regular there. Moreover Samarkand and Sikandar(Garuda Mall) offer a much better dining experience, food quality and definitely at a much better value for money.
Aug 07, 2008
Something Missing
As the earlier reviewer said....there is too much of the namaste stuff that happens. And the staircase is a little too wobbly...Now that I have the grouses out of the way....
Echoing the earlier reviewer's quote by epicurus...was meeting a friend after a long time...a decade and a half to be precise..we had gone through many things together including a bike accident ...had a lot of catching up to do.
We decided to do Ada Hind Ki as I had never been there and the desi in my friend wanted Indian food.
As we arrived we were seated efficiently in the open area...took our orders and lo and behold the drinks were served. The starters arrived soon after.
We did have several rounds of drinks and starters...and that completed the evening.
The food was good without being exceptional. The restaurant was very large and only half full...somehow got the feeling that the people were trying too hard...I would say relax...get your food up a couple of notches and price down by a notch and you should be there...
I think the problem was that the overall package was good without being exceptional on any of the fronts...
Feb 25, 2008
Get Namaste'ed at Ada Hind Ki
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink... ~Epicurus
A few of us friends meet around once in a month to wine and dine ourselves in a restaurants. Usually we try different restaurants everytime we meet, so in that spirit we decided to check out Ada Hind Ki. A new restaurant on Museum Road in Bangalore.
On arrival at the restaurant, the porch is sorta like hotels so one could drive up the door of restaurant and hand over the car to the valet. Three people converged on me to take the keys of the car when I stopped. A bit over-enthusiastic perhaps, but can't be faulted on that.
One has to climb a wooden staircase to reach restaurants upstairs. I am not a big fan of those because they creak with every step and remind me that I need to get rid of that paunch which prevents me from seeing my errrr.... feet. Once I climbed up the stairs two ladies dressed up in traditional attire, probably awadhi because that's the cuisine that is served there, greeted me with a big Namaste. Now, I am all for Namastes in big restaurant but it felt extremely weird. I wasn't sure why that bothered me till I realized that not only they had their hands folded (like it should be) but they bent down by a huge amount. So much so that it felt completely artificial and stupid. I asked for my table and the enthusiastic waiter again did a big Namaste to me and took to the table where some of my friends were waiting but not before someone else did another Namaste.
They have indoor as well as the terrace seating. The decor is contemporary although I liked the terrace better. The table tops are designed like wooden matrix. They look great but things can, and do drop from those holes.
Lets talk about drinks. I ordered Mohito and it was brown in color and it left me searching for a mint flavour in it. A friend ordered Mai Tai and it was more of a pineapple juice than a cocktail. Considering these drinks were priced in excess of Rs 350/-, I would recommend people to stay away from them. After those we switched to good old Smirnoff with lime cordial.
For starters we ordered Punjabi Pakode ki Chaat which was basically batter fried vegetables with curd and other garnish on top. Not bad but nothing great either, worth skipping in favor of something else. The chicken kebab that we ordered was great and so was potato pepper fry (cooked baby potatoes tossed in pepper sauce).
For main course we ordered Paneer and Chicken with assorted breads. A very safe bet as far as North Indian food goes. Usually after a few drinks and starters, main course is but a formality for us but the fact that I liked it means I would love it if I skip the starters.
There was no coffee available and we were way too full for desserts. The bill was around 5K (including tips) for five of us. When we were getting ready to leave we were greeted with, you guessed it right, Namaste!
Overall, a good North Indian place that is worth a visit. They can't replace the wooden staircase but I hope that they tone down on their Namaste. Get more class, instead of their backbone, in it.
This review also at my blog (http://dudespeak.blogspot.com/)