I reached there and I was expecting a shabby place on the ground floor, just good enough to order a take away. I was in for a surprise. The restaurant is a slightly overdone place on the first floor and shabby is really the last thing it is. I haven't eaten out alone in 2 years, so much as I was tempted to, I still decided to order a take out.
Their menu is quite elaborate, starting from the Bengali version of Aam Panna - Aamra Shorbot to the rasta food of Calcutta - mutton cutlets, veg chops, and even shingara (samosa, for the uninitiated) and jhal murhi. The maincourse has just as many choices - iliish, prawns, and my favourite - kosha mangsho. And luchi luchi luchi. The place is a foodie's delight!
Not sure if all of it was risking my already depleting account balance considering the place and the crew didn't look AS bengali as 6, Ballygunje, I decided to stick with the safest options - aalu dom, cholar daal, plain rice, and luchi (but of course). Came home, tried the food and turns out it was brrriliant! The daal was as authentic as they get, reminding me of the cook at my aunt's place in Calcutta many years ago, luchis were soft and totally awesome. Not as authentic as daal, but super nevertheless. And the aalu dom was clearly one of the best I have ever had. A little rich, but it's difficult to get ghar ka Bengali khana all the way here in Bangalore. Anyway the owner had told me I couldn't have gone wrong with what I had ordered. And guess what - I hadn't.
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