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Restaurant in Jayanagar
Rated: Average
based on 4 reviews
Gufha, The President Hotel
#79/8, Diagonal Road, 3rd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore
41808777
| Locality | Jayanagar |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | North West Frontier, North Indian |
| Price |
Expensive
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place added by Meenakshi
May 03, 2008
Good One
The experience was really nice when we visit this restaurants first time on a weekday night on our aniversary. Service was very good, food was tasty, ambience is one of its kind and looks very nice. Its like a cave as named and give you that kind of feeling only with music of forest animals sound. When we ordered the main course after drinks and starter, the curry was served with small angithi to keep it warm and must say it was working good. So it was really very nice experience first time. 2nd time when we went on weekend night, it was not so good, as was very crowded, service was not good, and had to wait for things to come. No angithi with curry to keep the curry warm. and attitude of food servers was like finish and go. Price is not reasonable so if want to have value for money and wanna enjoy food and ambience, will suggest if anyone planning to go, go on weekdays and not on weekend. Things are different on weekdays and weekends there in terms of service and crowd.
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.
Jun 23, 2007
Pathetic Staff!!!
You go to a restaurant not just to eat, but also to unwind and entertain at leisure. But at Gufha, the story is very different. No sooner have you ordered, the food comes, it is more than "eagerly" served and while you are working on it, another waiter will come and grab the plates or keep bugging with what next! They are eager to throw you out so that they can accomodate those waiting. We were a family of 6 and we finished (according to the waiters, while we we still had food in the plates) in less than half hour. So much so for efficient service. And mind you prices are not cheap! Would not recommend for sometime until they gear up. No cheers!
Jan 19, 2007
Worth visiting
A much needed recent entrant to the dining scene in Jayanagar, Gufha is a kitschy theme restaurant run by the Viceroy group (of Pai Viceroy fame). Guaranteed to be a hit with kids, Gufha as the name suggests, is done up like a cave, with stone-like walls and ceiling, dim lighting, flame torches at nooks and corners and cave paintings on the walls. There is even a waterfall that flows over a carved face, and stuffed bird toys hang from the ceiling. The waiters are dressed like jungle guides with khaki uniforms, safari hats and guns and the tableware is brass.
The restaurant serves Indian and Northwest Frontier province cuisine, a bit on the heavier side, but definitely tasty. Our meal started off with a plate of complimentary sago papads. We ordered some fresh fruit juices – and they were really good. The menu is quite extensive and there are good options for vegetarians as well. The murg lachhadar or the thick chicken soup was delicious. Our starters comprised of achari baby corn (grilled pickled baby corn) and pahadi kebab (chicken marinated in yogurt and spices). I found the corn a bit on the spicy side, but the kebab was yummy. Main course consisted of shahi gosht kesari, vegetable makhani and the roti tokri. The gosht, tender slices of lamb in a thick creamy gravy with a hint of saffron, was delicious, but very heavy. The vegetable makhani was good too, and had a tangy flavour to it. The winner was definitely the tokri – consisting of about 8-10 different rotis and naans, I thought it was a bit much for three people, but my companions dived into it like there was no tomorrow and pronounced it delicious! Obviously too stuffed to order dessert, we had to bypass the firnee, which is supposedly good.
Gufha is extremely popular, so make sure you make reservations well in advance, especially during the weekends. Valet parking is available. A meal for two with some non-alcoholic drinks is approximately Rs.700.