Friday Lunch
This friday, our new venture was the food place "Shriyaz", near Big Bazaar, Patia,Bhubaneswar.
The restaurant is newly opened and has not yet started to publicize itself much.
We, however, were at the place in search of some good food place for lunch, and happened to see this food place. The restaurant is in the second floor of the buiding, to the left of Big Bazaar, Patia.
Interiors:-
The place looked a little congested with all 4 seat arrangements. The hall was narrow and looked a bit shabilly planned. The wall on the right had tiles with the US flag printed on each tile. (The place served All Indian cuisines and Chinese cuisines, but has US flag on the walls of the restaurant... Themeless and Meaningless!!)
The left side had the billing counter, the kitchen and the washroom to a corner and a speaker placed in the other corner. Again this looked very unplanned and did not give a very good impression.
On the left half, I also found an area of the wall reserved for doodles on a green board. That was the only innovative thing that caught my attention.
Overall rating- 2.5/5 for the interior.
Food :_
We started with cold drinks. They keep Thumbs up, Sprite and Coke, which is not much in the list. So we ordered 1 Thumbs up. This was served in a standard size glass with a straw, without much of a fancy.
So 0 marks for presentation
Appetizers:-
Next, we ordered the the starters- Drums of heaven and Golden Fried Prawns.
On asking the waiter about the difference between the drums of heaven and chicken lollipop, he said that we would get medium chicken pieces cooked with sauce and other ingredients for chicken lollipop and the deep fried chicken served with separate dip for chicken drums of heaven. So we ordered The chicken Drums of Heaven and this was what we got to our dismay.
The chicken was soaked in a mixture of maida and cornflour with the flavors of pepper and garlic in it and deep fried. It was soft and juicy and very well fried but did not amaze my taste buds any further. The dip it had, looked yellow and had a gel like texture. It was a fusion of chilly sauce, vinegar, garlic and ginger, all of the flavors very prominent and recognizable in the dip.
We started with cold drinks. They keep Thumbs up, Sprite and Coke, which is not much in the list. So we ordered 1 Thumbs up. This was served in a standard size glass with a straw, without much of a fancy.
So 0 marks for presentation
Appetizers:-
Next, we ordered the the starters- Drums of heaven and Golden Fried Prawns.
On asking the waiter about the difference between the drums of heaven and chicken lollipop, he said that we would get medium chicken pieces cooked with sauce and other ingredients for chicken lollipop and the deep fried chicken served with separate dip for chicken drums of heaven. So we ordered The chicken Drums of Heaven and this was what we got to our dismay.
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| Drums of heaven |
They serve 6 medium size chicken pieces for Drums of Heaven and Chicken Lollipop.
Coming to the Golden Fried Prawns, these were the general cornflour soaked deep fried prawns without any extraordinary or genuine taste. The dish could have been far better than what they served if they had some more flavors along with the plane cornflour fried prawns. These were also served in a 6-piece batch with a serving of extra chilly garlic sauce, this time the sauce being redder, thicker and much better than the previous serving of the dip served with the Drums of Heaven. This sauce tasted similar to the gravy given with Momos.
Overall rating- 2.5/5(not satisfied)
Main Coarse:-
For main coarse we ordered
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| Chicken Punjabi |
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| Plain naan and fried rice |
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| Chicken kadhai |
- plain naan
- Chicken Punjabi
- Chicken kadhai
- mixed Fried Rice.
Naan:The naan was the standard naan, without any extra toppings or ingredients. The naan tasted close to a maida chapati but was soft and moist. Wouldn't call it delicious but can rate it better than the rest of the dishes. The naan was fluffy,soft,moist and had a mild sweetness to it.
Chicken Punjabi: The dish was extremely spicy and was overloaded with all the condiments and Indian spices possible , in the cook book. This was a total disappointment and it literally got the shit out of me , in finishing the one spoon of curry I took to accompany my naan. I can better describe this as a bowl of soft and juicy,well marinated Chicken with lots of chillies and a rich and heavy gravy. The chicken pieces were boneless and you would get 4 pieces in 1 plate of Chicken Punjabi. Spice lovers will definitely love this dish to the core.
Chicken Kadhai: This was a mildly spicy dish with standard spice and a thick gravy. The chicken had a mild sweetness to it and had the flavors of Garlic and butter prominent in it. Like the Chicken Punjabi, these chicken pieces were also well marinated and were soft and juicy from within with the flavors well seeped in. The other flavors weren't very prominent though, yet one can tell that the chicken was cooked on a slow flame and was well cooked for a good 20 to 30 minutes.
Fried Rice: This was the usual fried rice made from the long Basmati rice. The rice was slightly under cooked and also had a sprinkle of spice to it. It had vegies such as finely chopped carrots,finely chopped beans, peas, raisins and few pieces of scrambled eggs and bits of fried chicken in it. Having ordered mixed fried rice, I expected few pieces of prawns as well, as served in most of the other food places, but it was a disappointment here as well. "No Prawns!, less chicken! less eggs! and lots of semi cooked veggies and under cooked rice served in a bowl"
Garnishing
I would rate a 0 on the presentation since there was no presentation nor the slightest bit of garnishing on any of the dishes or drinks.
Price
The dishes ranged from a price of 75 to 300.
All the dishes we ordered were in the range of 120 to 150.
Total Billing amount for us = 810 (for 3 people) which fairly reasonable. The restaurant also doesn't charge any service fees nor does it provide any corporate or other discounts for the time being.
The place is good for people looking for a food place with an average budget of 700 to 100 for a group of 2 to 4 people.
Overall rating- 3/5
Chicken Punjabi: The dish was extremely spicy and was overloaded with all the condiments and Indian spices possible , in the cook book. This was a total disappointment and it literally got the shit out of me , in finishing the one spoon of curry I took to accompany my naan. I can better describe this as a bowl of soft and juicy,well marinated Chicken with lots of chillies and a rich and heavy gravy. The chicken pieces were boneless and you would get 4 pieces in 1 plate of Chicken Punjabi. Spice lovers will definitely love this dish to the core.
Chicken Kadhai: This was a mildly spicy dish with standard spice and a thick gravy. The chicken had a mild sweetness to it and had the flavors of Garlic and butter prominent in it. Like the Chicken Punjabi, these chicken pieces were also well marinated and were soft and juicy from within with the flavors well seeped in. The other flavors weren't very prominent though, yet one can tell that the chicken was cooked on a slow flame and was well cooked for a good 20 to 30 minutes.
Fried Rice: This was the usual fried rice made from the long Basmati rice. The rice was slightly under cooked and also had a sprinkle of spice to it. It had vegies such as finely chopped carrots,finely chopped beans, peas, raisins and few pieces of scrambled eggs and bits of fried chicken in it. Having ordered mixed fried rice, I expected few pieces of prawns as well, as served in most of the other food places, but it was a disappointment here as well. "No Prawns!, less chicken! less eggs! and lots of semi cooked veggies and under cooked rice served in a bowl"
Garnishing
I would rate a 0 on the presentation since there was no presentation nor the slightest bit of garnishing on any of the dishes or drinks.
Price
The dishes ranged from a price of 75 to 300.
All the dishes we ordered were in the range of 120 to 150.
Total Billing amount for us = 810 (for 3 people) which fairly reasonable. The restaurant also doesn't charge any service fees nor does it provide any corporate or other discounts for the time being.
The place is good for people looking for a food place with an average budget of 700 to 100 for a group of 2 to 4 people.
Overall rating- 3/5
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