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| - After personal recommendations from friends and some reviews online, we tried Adrak this weekend. We happened to be there on one of the busiest nights and coupled with being new to business, there were obvious delays but nothing to turn us off.
Location: GPS directions took us to the back of an office building and we had to phone to find the way to the store front. They perhaps need brighter signage at the postal address entrance.
Ambience: Contemporary modern style of restaurant. Minimal decor. Elegant, inviting, classy which is welcome change from typical Indian restaurants (where you see elephants and other stereotypical indian symbols)
Service: Now, this is where they have some work to do. For a restaurant of this style and image, servers need to be bit more trained and polished. They all appeared to be rushed, hurried with little attention to needs of the customer. Our drinks order took longer than reasonable. Servers didn't quite know the menu to help with suggestions. Bartender was kind to explain the mocktails but not accommodating to some requests.
Food Presentation: A+. Cutlery, plates, accessories were great quality. Plating was superb and so was the overall experience of looking at the food as it arrives at the table.
Food: All items we tried tasted very good. It's on par with the best Indian restaurants in the city. Bharwan Aloo Potohari, Veg. Galouti Kabab, Paneer Tikka from Tandoor were great choices. Rumali Roti, Garlic Naan, Mirch Parantha as breads complimented our main curries perfectly. Special mention for Malai Kofta, taste reminded me of back home. Dum Biryani is a must try. Note that the spice level is calibrated for western customers. So if you like spicy like Indian-spicy, ask for it.
Value for money: Fair. Prices are at par with some of the fine dining Indian restaurants. Portions are slightly smaller but not too bad.
All in all, a very welcome new addition to fine dining Indian restaurants. Definitely worth repeating and worth recommending. With time, I am sure the kinks will be worked out and service will improve.
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