Diners' dilemma

ronsaik · Jul 8th, 2009, 00:17

Looking for a good eating joint to take extended family out to lunch / dinner (12-15 capitae)
Need to have an estimate of the avg. per head charges (excluding alcohol) for:
1. Sourav's (is it good? I've heard reports to the contrary)
2. Oh Calcutta at Inox (eaten there once, loved it)
3. Some great new (preferably Chinese) joint in South or Central Calcutta (not old Park St. favorites - have already been there too many times previously).

Not looking at lounge bars and the like: diners' ages range from 2 to 83.

Would welcome any information. Thanks in advance.

nayan · Jul 8th, 2009, 00:38

In your place I would go for Oh calcutta or Mainland china.

kausiks · Jul 8th, 2009, 01:00

Avoid Sourav's - its a big disappointment.
Apart from Mainland China, you can try Marco Polo on Sarat Bose Road.
Another good Chinese restaurant is Royal Jade near Ruby Hospital. It is a fairly new restaurant, opened on the day Beijing Olympics kicked off. Run by a Chinese family, the food is very good.

ronsaik · Jul 8th, 2009, 16:19

thanks.
Not too keen on chain restaurants like Mainland China.
Royal Jade sounds interesting: is the decor good and is the ambience nice?
Any other suggestions - any Vietnamese or Sri Lankan or Japanese restaurants - something exotic?
Five star hotels apart.

kausiks · Jul 8th, 2009, 17:38

Royal Jade is good - decor and ambiance, though nothing exotic. You can compare it with most of the Park Street restaurants.
Japanese - I can think of Jong beside Indian Museum. Also there is a resturant 'The Wall' near Deshapriya Park on Lansdown Road. It serves oriental cuisine.

mitzijanell · Jul 8th, 2009, 23:10

I agree with Kausiks about Royal Jade - good food, okay ambience, reasonable prices. It's actually our 2nd fav Chinese Restaurant here. Our fav is Big Boss in Tangra. Not much ambience there.

We like The Wall, also mentioned above. Kinda pricey, though.

No Vietnamese or Sri Lankan here that I know of.

ronsaik · Jul 10th, 2009, 00:47

thanks, gentlemen.

KABAARY · Jul 10th, 2009, 01:05

Ivory restaurant on Camac Street....meal cost for 10 about a year back (no alcoholic barring the two pegs of rum I had on the sly in the presence of stern ancient relatives) was Rs. 5,500 approx.

indracal · Jul 23rd, 2009, 16:42

Wanted to share that I've found a website which stores scanned menu cards of restaurants and food joints in their site with contact details. The site is www.foodiebay.com.

This presently supports Kolkata, Delhi and NCR only though.

Enjoy!

Jul 8th, 2009, 00:17	#1
ronsaik Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 391	Diners' dilemma Looking for a good eating joint to take extended family out to lunch / dinner (12-15 capitae) Need to have an estimate of the avg. per head charges (excluding alcohol) for: 1. Sourav's (is it good? I've heard reports to the contrary) 2. Oh Calcutta at Inox (eaten there once, loved it) 3. Some great new (preferably Chinese) joint in South or Central Calcutta (not old Park St. favorites - have already been there too many times previously). Not looking at lounge bars and the like: diners' ages range from 2 to 83. Would welcome any information. Thanks in advance. __________________ Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it!

Jul 8th, 2009, 01:00	#3
kausiks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 307	Avoid Sourav's - its a big disappointment. Apart from Mainland China, you can try Marco Polo on Sarat Bose Road. Another good Chinese restaurant is Royal Jade near Ruby Hospital. It is a fairly new restaurant, opened on the day Beijing Olympics kicked off. Run by a Chinese family, the food is very good. __________________ The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. Last edited by kausiks : Jul 8th, 2009 at 10:40. Reason: Added content

Jul 23rd, 2009, 16:42	#9
indracal Wanderlust - but bills bug! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 514	Wanted to share that I've found a website which stores scanned menu cards of restaurants and food joints in their site with contact details. The site is www.foodiebay.com. This presently supports Kolkata, Delhi and NCR only though. Enjoy! __________________ Did you wear the other person's shoe today?

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Jul 8th, 2009, 00:38	#2
nayan Forum Leader Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hyderabad/tokyo Posts: 1,930	In your place I would go for Oh calcutta or Mainland china.

Jul 8th, 2009, 16:19	#4
ronsaik Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 391	thanks. Not too keen on chain restaurants like Mainland China. Royal Jade sounds interesting: is the decor good and is the ambience nice? Any other suggestions - any Vietnamese or Sri Lankan or Japanese restaurants - something exotic? Five star hotels apart.

Jul 8th, 2009, 17:38	#5
kausiks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 307	Royal Jade is good - decor and ambiance, though nothing exotic. You can compare it with most of the Park Street restaurants. Japanese - I can think of Jong beside Indian Museum. Also there is a resturant 'The Wall' near Deshapriya Park on Lansdown Road. It serves oriental cuisine.

Jul 8th, 2009, 23:10	#6
mitzijanell Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calcutta Posts: 107	I agree with Kausiks about Royal Jade - good food, okay ambience, reasonable prices. It's actually our 2nd fav Chinese Restaurant here. Our fav is Big Boss in Tangra. Not much ambience there. We like The Wall, also mentioned above. Kinda pricey, though. No Vietnamese or Sri Lankan here that I know of.

Jul 10th, 2009, 00:47	#7
ronsaik Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 391	thanks, gentlemen.

Jul 10th, 2009, 01:05	#8
KABAARY Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: INDIA Posts: 1,262	Ivory restaurant on Camac Street....meal cost for 10 about a year back (no alcoholic barring the two pegs of rum I had on the sly in the presence of stern ancient relatives) was Rs. 5,500 approx.