Peshawri

Went for a family lunch on 25th November. Though a Saturday, it was relatively empty at 1 PM. The decor and ambience was nice and quiet. The seating is rustic; on one side of the table, it is without backrest; could become quite uncomfortable if one sits for an hour which is par for the course. It is famous for Kababs, so we ordered veg, mutton and chicken seek kababs and chicken malai tikka. The kababs were satisfactory, not the kind of "melt in the mouth", a bit dry perhaps. The malai tikka was really good, soft and very tasty. Later we also ordered tandoori pomfret, Dal Bukhara, garlic and butter naan. The fish was superb but the dal was disappointing, nothing compared to Maurya in Delhi. I felt it had excess salt. The garlic naan was a bit hard. The portions were quite good, particularly the size of the fish was really big. Most importantly, no item was hot ( chiilies I mean). For desert, we asked for Rasmalai and Kulfi. Both were good. The service was excellent, didn't have to wait for long for the food to arrive and the people were extremely courteous and nice. Overall, I left with a feeling that it is nowhere near the exhaulted standard of Bukhara.

It was good but to be completely honest, if you’ve been to Peshawari at the ITc Maratha in mumbai, you will be disappointed with this outlet. Some of the items on the menu weren’t the same…the non veg sharing platter isn’t on the kolkata menu and that’s a huge disappointment. The waiters are very nice but not trained or well versed with the menu or even communicate effectively. We had to wait to be seated even though it was empty, simply because there was no one at the entrance when we got there. Yes we had a reservation. A tad disappointed since it’s itc.

Love the ambience, the warmth, the environment, the classy feel with extremely hospitable staff. True to its name, you feel royal Peshawri! . Food is excellent. Drinks are good. Did you know, they don't offer cutlery on the tables unlike any fine dine or restaurants. They give copper glasses for water (I really wonder how they maintain it so well and shiny). The only complaint (although not exactly a complaint) is the menu is very limited. You dont find much variety to choose from. They dont serve soups, no rice related items etc here(Seriously...!!!). This part is quite saddening as kids and senior citizens and non alcohol drinkers mostly have these as their obvious choices in dining.