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I've been here twice: first for lunch (without reservation) and again for dinner (with reservation). By the second visit they had vastly improved their service. The first time I came here, our server was an Eastern European looking woman who didn't really know how her way around the menu, or how to answer our questions. The food was still fantastic (we got their equivalent of butter chicken (chooza makhani) and tandoori chicken skewers (murgh tikka), and some paneer dishes) and we were pleasantly surprised by the full-service aspect. We were very impressed and recommended to friends and family. However, a family friend said that they visited on a busy Saturday night and did not get the same level of service, and had long wait times for food and drinks. So, we were a bit nervous about coming back on a weekend evening with more family, as we had come for lunch when there were only 2-3 tables and the food was still took a bit of time to come, so we could only imagine the wait when it was a busy weekend evening.
We came back on a Saturday evening (with reservations) two months later, and they must have worked out their earlier kinks as we had an even better experience! Our servers were super knowledgeable and charming. I think they must pool tips here as we had a few different people coming up to us and they were all incredibly friendly and helpful. We had some vegetarians and some meat eaters at our table, and everyone was satisfied. The food did take a little bit of time to come, and we had to reorder our appetizers as there was something wrong with the system, but we didn't mind very much. As we really enjoyed the murgh tikka and chooza makhani the first time, we ordered them again and had no regrets. Their chicken is the best I've ever had-- so tender, well seasoned and perfectly cooked. I also really recommend the shajahani baadal jaam for meat eaters and vegetarians alike. Overall, the food tasted great, even the papadum that came before our apps was very nice.
We all ordered 2-3 alcoholic drinks each, and the bartender was nice enough to come to our table and explain the drinks to us. I would highly recommend their mango/pineapple margarita. Their Bloody Mary doesn't have much flavour and is a bit watery, so I wouldn't recommend that. One small snag: I ordered 2 margaritas, and the first one that came definitely did not have alcohol in it. I brought this up to the bartender when she came with round 2, but she was quite defensive and insisted the first one had alcohol. I'm 100% certain it didn't as I'm very sensitive to alcohol and couldn't taste it at all in the first one, and everyone at the table tried it and agreed with me, AND I could definitely taste the alcohol in the second one which means it was missing in the first one.
The first time we came, the owner came up to as and we chatted about their renovation work. The second time, he approached our table awkwardly and asked how things were, then started to walk away, then turned back around as if he wanted to say something else, then left. Yikes, awkward. I appreciate when owners/managers visit tables, but please be more confident in your approach!
Our bill came to $280 after tax and tip for five people, so it's definitely not a cheap place, but as someone who likes to eat out a lot and can appreciate it when a restaurant pulls out all of the stops, it's reasonable for the service, food and decor. Not sure if this will replace our regular spot (Avani) as it is so decadent, but we'll definitely be back.
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