Spice Market

Located at Select Citywalk, Saket, this restaurant is, least said, a let down. Partly why we don’t even have a picture of it! The only saving grace of the place is the decor. Looks like this will be a quick, short and not-so-sweet piece. Anyway, let’s get the ordeal over with. Here it goes.

The ambience:

‘Nicely done up place’ is probably the first thought that will hit you once you step into this place. Tastefully decorated with ethnic looking furniture and jars, it gives out the feel of a desi dhaba. So far, so good. And the chairs are rather comfortable. This is, honestly, the only place where Spice Market scores.

Rating: 7/10

The food:

Well, once a person discovers a floating fly in the soup, it’s a little difficult to remain impartial, no matter how fine the crockery is. The soup was taken away, as expected, and a fresh bowl of soup was brought in. But it looked like the fly had been thrown out and the bowl brought put back on the table.

As far as the taste goes, there is nothing exceptional. You eat it, and you forget it! Simple. Same thing for the quantity. One portion of one dish can suffice for one person, unless of course, you’re one of those who believe in eating like a fledgling. And though I agree that most restaurants take the liberty of adding colour to the food, this food looks more like it was cooked in Technicolour!

In short, sucks. Though, to give the devil his due, the soup was nice (forgetting the fly).

Rating: 3/10

The pricing:

At this point, I am talking to those who don’t shy away from spending a few extra bucks for good food. Taking those kind of people into consideration, this place is exorbitant. A meal for two can easily run into INR 1700+.

Rating: 2/10

Overall:

Miss it. If you are looking for the right ambience and decor, there are plenty of other places out there but if you’re looking for food, this is definitely not one. In fact, it was rather deserted at 8 in the evening on a weekend. Need I say more?

Rating: 4/10