Reviews by batball
Apr 26, 2008
@ Hotel Ista, 1/1 Swami Vivekananda Road, Ulsoor, Bangalore
Excellent
Very elegant and great service
Zaman is a restaurant for the people who like an elegant setting, friendly warm service and of course outstanding food which is very well balanced. Don't expect over the top decor, loud obtrusive music and food that needs to go down with Digene at this place.
I have been to Zaman 7-8 times and it has become my favourite Indian restaurant. It is a 5 star hotel so it doesn't come cheap for sure but then one has to pay for the ambiance and great service. To enjoy the flavours of Zaman one has to appreciate the finer aspects of food - good quality meats or vegetables, fresh spices (probably the hotel mixes its own spices), cooked the right way, eg. their Zaman Daal is outstanding and is obviously cooked over a fire for a while unlike the "express" pressure cooker versions elsewhere. Fine dining indeed.
Also thank you Zaman for going easy on the butter and ghee!! Nothing is more putting off than oil floating on top of your curry.
I was there at Chenab two nights ago. It was wonderful as usual. Nice compact menu of popular Punjabi dishes, fabulous band which thankfully stuck to old punjabi music and not the Daler Mehdi variety. Wine paired with the food would have been a good idea as most of us new wine drinkers really do not know how to do this, but the manager was very helpful in this matter and recommended a great wine. Oh! and good you guys didn't have bhangra happening between the tables....... I noticed that one of the reviewers suggested this, please, please don't listen to him/her!!
For a great classy food experience with Indian food.... stick to Zaman guys. Kudos!