Firangi is the brainchild of Chef Sanjeev Sethi who is also the Chef & Owner of 'The Host Fine Indian Cuisine' near Square One. Just like his previous restaurant this is also as mediocre and over hyped by décor and hiked up prices for his "prized" dishes. We were greeted by the host in front with dirty shoes and were seated at a table with apparently most uncomfortable small chairs that would be for small children. This is mostly due to the owner trying to squeeze in as much as covers as possible in the provided space.
Now the Menu. You shall find items such as "Butter Chicken Fries, chicken tikka taco's, Kingfisher Beer Battered Fish Amratsari"; these are the dishes of a newbie cook trying to fuse Indian food with other cuisines thinking that they have created something amazing (hint hint, this is what you do with leftover food at home or find it at a carnival).
We ordered
Hare Patey Ki Tokri Chaat : I could taste the bitterness of the old cooking oil in the overfried potato baskets.
Nurani Kebab: Chicken Mince with spices wrapped around Lamb Mince served in Shot glasses with basic green chutney underneath. Completely destroyed due to excess chilli's & spices.
Lamb Chops: a 20 year old recipe. I will admit these were half decent and I wanted more than just 4 piece for the price of $25 for this app. But considering the caliber of what they proclaim to be these could have been made by any good chef or a house cook with basic skills and they would turn out as good.
Harey Bhare Kebab: Vegetarian classic that is supposed to be mild yet but they overkilled it with chilli's and sprinkled what I figured was minuscule amount of goat cheese on top (our server nor denied or confirmed this when inquired)
Rajasthani Lal Mass: quite ticked off with this one actually. This was recommended by our server. It was suppose to be a beautiful Mutton dish of Rajasthan yet what I was given was your basic Bone in Goat curry with some Lal mirch spice. Meat itself was not as fresh and clear water kept separating from the gravy
Ambala wala Chicken curry: Just your basic Chicken Curry with boneless chicken. Let me remind you that putting a famous Indian states name in front of your menu item doesn't make it special plus no history was given to backup the name of it. Also the water kept separating from the gravy as well with this one.
Pukhtani Kofta : Beetroot covered Paneer in your standard cashew cream gravy. The kofta itself was good but the beetroot was being spoiled by the gravy which to be honest was more of your standard butter chicken or a paneer gravy. Sometimes its best not to force combine things that don't go together.
Clocking in at over $180 for all this with a bowl of rice and 3 naan's makes me wonder if by reading this review chef Sanjeev will change his course and actually make it worth while to charge these prices and serve up some real good food. Also with a name like Firangi I would have expected a British Inspired Décor and menu.