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| - I came here with a group of around 20 people for Winterlicious, and though I wouldn't crave the food here enough to come back (the way I do with Banjara) - it was a decent dining experience for a one time thing.
For Winterlicious, I believe it was around $20 or under for a price-fix lunch, where we could choose an appetizer, entree, and dessert. For my appetizer, I got the vegetarian papadi chaat, which was basically just papadi covered with sweet yogurt and tamarind chutney. There was no red chili powder, channa, or cilantro to spice this chaat up. It was so hard to finish that thing! Then, I got the vindaloo chicken as my entree. The chicken vindaloo was spiced well (very different from tomato-based butter chicken, as it is more spicy and contains palm vinegar, chillies, ginger and spices). The curry came with a side of lentils, which were actually pretty good. The best part of the whole experience, though, was that our whole table got unlimited rice and naans to eat with our curries. Finally, for dessert the server brought out varieties of rasmalai, kulfi, and gulab jamun for the table to share. None of them really piqued my interest or would be worth ordering if I wasn't eating on a price-fixed menu.
Overall, the private dining room made the experience feel a bit more upscale than other Indian restaurants. But ultimately, I care more about food than ambience when it comes to Indian restaurants, and can't say that I fell in love with this place enough to want to come back.
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