Looks are Deceptive
Ambience ★
Service ★★★★
Presentation ★★★
Taste ★★★
A nondescript eatery with 4 tables, of which one is regularly used as a chopping board with discarded utensils stashed underneath. That is Rajput for you, at least at first glance. That is, till you muster enough courage to enter and actually sample the food. The chicken kababs are proclaimed to be the specialty, and mostly live up to their name. So does the chicken curry, if you discount the fact that it has far too much oil to be negotiated. The oil, of course, is something to be wary of even with the vegetarian preparations; and the paneer masala is arguably the best vegetarian dish largely because it is not coated with a film of oil. On the Chinese front, the Vegetable and Chicken Manchurians are the standard fare, but Rajput goes far beyond what its name suggests to have Singapore Noodles and Hong Kong Noodles on the menu – both decent to taste but too spicy to sustain that taste for long. Rajput of course takes service to a different level with the prompt stewards, often doubling as delivery men, being quite forthcoming and cheerful. And the service is quick, even at odd hours in the night – an above-average chopsuey dish is prepared from scratch (i.e. cutting the vegetables) in less than 15 minutes (you know it because it is being prepared next to where you are sitting). On shortage of soft drinks, the steward rather sportingly offers to get one from the rival restaurant set up next to it. And it is this quality of service that differentiates Rajput as a home delivery joint, even till 2 in the morning. You order the food and it is there in 15 minutes. Just get rid of the film of oil in the container, and enjoy your sumptuous yet affordable meal. To add to that, you don’t set your eyes on the place and thus do not form any negative impression either.
Ambience ★
Service ★★★★
Presentation ★★★
Taste ★★★
No comments:
Post a Comment