Hard Rock Cafe' | Food Review

It hardly qualifies for any of the basic requirement of a good restaurant. Be it hygiene, taste, service or logistics.

Plates were seated with mosquitoes. Flies were having playtime over the counter. When informed their chef at the live counter, that there are flies sitting at the food, he giggled and tried to scare them. Hard Rock café gave a feel of hard rock street food, and the café was absent.

Taste was playing hide and seek, and we lost against it, couldn’t locate and bang it anywhere in any of the viands. We opted for buffet option, and the food served was sad and bad. Chicken cooked in mushroom sauce could be put to best use if used with catapult. It was so hard to chew that no use other than hitting it as a stone towards your enemy popped up in my mind. Chapati or roti, couldn’t be called them by that name, it was definitely something else.  Starters were served at the live counter; the process of intermediate cooking them was so slow that queue was built up from ground floor going up to first floor.

We made a corporate booking for the lunch, and when we reached they were completely clueless about the booking. Attendants were not aware; they were looking at each other’s face and suddenly one of them rushed for their boss to conform for the booking and came after 5 minutes informing us that he is on some call. And we were standing all this time and nobody displayed courtesy to ask us to sit.

The staff was not aware of what is included in the corporate package we booked and what is not. Someone ordered something and they returned after few minutes informing that this is not for you, and the person has to go through the whole menu once again. On questioning them, what is included they were clueless. Though it was Thursday, but everybody seemed to still having hangover of Monday blues.

Queue for the food can be considered as positive sign for being in huge demand, but what if the queue is due to non-working washrooms. Out of two, one of the wash basins had no water, so each one has to wait in queue for his turn.

No reason to visit next , if and only if some band is performing in the evening and I am die hard fan of that. Alcohol with loud music may be another. However, otherwise a place is a big no for me.

Location: Cyber hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon

Happy Eating…but at your own risk... :)

Go to Rajasthan @ Westin, Gurgaon

Enjoy the ongoing Spice Trail of Rajasthan at Seasonal Tastes, Westin Gurgaon.



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locale | Food Review

Locale means a place where something happens. The place well justifies the name. Dining in a beautiful casual ambiance with delicious food is a good place to hangout. It’s a duplex restaurant on second and third floor connected internally as well as externally with both elevator and stairs.  



Trendy wall art, rustic ceiling, alcoholic quote frames and modern life lessons all around make the place lively, comfortable and relaxing. The place has a soothing lighting, which makes it even more charming. Top floor is an open zone and an option for smokers. Being an open zone, makes the place bit warmer and not very comfortable for summers, however a definite hit in winters.

Ongoing navratras kept me bound only to veg options. Still the non-veg options made all efforts otherwise. 

The aroma was good enough for weak willed person to forget about navratras and savor. They have good variety to choose from starters, and the main course options comparatively lack behind. If you are out for a beer with a friend, the main course 
will not matter you much... :)


 Overall, there is a good variety to choose from Starters, Salads, Soups, Deli, Pasta, Mock tails, Meals, Main Course and Platters. The Meal section comes in very handy when not able to decide from the main course, and each one with you is having a different voice.

The staff is examples of national integration, there are people from different regions of the country and will pronounce the same dish in different accent, which make it very lovable and cute. They are very humble and simple people and will put in all efforts to enjoy your meal.

Why to visit? Nice location, good ambience, moderately priced and tasty food makes it an ideal place to chill with friends and loved ones.

Why not to visit? If you are on look out for some exclusive, high-end formal place serving some exotic taste or and not so common preparation.

Location: PVR Saket, Anupam Complex, New Delhi

Happy Eating :)

Pita Pit | Food Review

Factors	Comments	Score/5
Name:	Pita pit	NA
Variety:	Salads and Pita only	3
Taste:	I had high expectation because of good ratings and fresh veggies involved. But “Kuch mazaa nahi aaya”. May be too much healthy but tasteless.	3
What I Ordered?:	Paneer and Chicken Original and Lemonade	3
Recommendations:	Can have once in a while	3
Ambience:	Simple high sitting, nothing as such which would leave an impression. There must be farm freshness in the place, but it was missing.	3
Hygiene:	Not, up to the mark. The table we were seated had coffee spill stains.  L	2
Staff:	Courteous and humble.	3
Service:	Ok types, actually nothing much to do in this area. It is a small place with few choices to eat from and a simple preparation. So doesn’t require much service skills	3
Price:	No, I won’t say it was value for money. I shelled out 800 bucks for 2 lemonades, 1 chicken original and 1 paneer original for 2 people. Lot of other places in vicinity for the same spending.	3
Location:	DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon. One of the good locations in Gurgaon to hangout.	4
USP:	Pita is the USP, as not many joints serve that. Food is easy on stomach, you will never have that…huuffffhhh feeling…”Khoob kha liya”	3
Why to visit?:	No binding factor as such. People not having an Indian palette may like it. It is a good place for those who don’t like many flavours and like their food simple and easy on Stomach. It is also a good place for those always think highly of antioxidants, raw fruits, salads, nutrition, fiber and blah blah blah… J	-
Why not to visit?:	You want to eat something full of flavours, well cooked and have that full wala feeling	-
Conclusion:	It is all in all a decent place to have a quick bite with friends. It misses on that craving factor, on a hungry day it may even turn me off because of flavours instead lack of flavours. Would take someone who wants to eat light and flavour less.	3