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| - Sometimes you want fancy. Think of buying McDonalds and bringing it home to put on fancy China, candles, expensive wine and classical music. That was what 259 was for me. I knew it was going to be more expensive than the average Indian restaurant, considering it was located on Wellington (rent high), and that the restaurant was marketing itself as a high-end restaurant.
Despite the atmosphere though, I found the food to be 'meh' and the service average. My bf and I decided to pop in for a Saturday night dinner and we had no reservations. We got a great, romantic corner for two. My bf and I ordered: Lentil Sprout Salad, Lentil Soup for appetizers and then the Boneless Chicken Tikka and Chicken Xouta (white pieces of Chicken with a spicy sauce) for our mains.
Let's start with my Lentil Salad. It was so big I couldn't finish it and my bf couldn't help me because he was busy trying to finish his soup which basically tasted like warm curry. My salad was very healthy I'll give it that but I don't think it's right to charge $9 for basically a can of beans and small pieces of cucumber?!?!
My Chicken Tikka came in 4 pieces. Literally 4 pieces of white meat and a sprig of parsley. My bf's chicken dish came in 4 pieces as well and it was floating in this dark spicy sauce. Nan bread and rice were extra of course.
Total dinner with tax and tip, including a bottle of red turned out to be $160 and change for two people, which is very expensive. I was the one that wanted to come here, knowing full well that it was going to be expensive compared to most Indian restaurants but that being said, I still wanted the food to taste wow!
I felt this restaurant was charging high "Western" prices for food that most realize can be cheaper and more delicious elsewhere. And for that, I felt almost "jipped." I won't be coming back here again for my "fancy" Indian fix. It literally is not worth it.
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