5/5 Rahul P. 3 years ago on Google
The
dinner
I
had
at
Avartana
was
probably
the
best
meal
I’ve
ever
had
in
India.
That
being
said,
I’ve
compared
it
to
restaurants
in
(the
same
category
in)
India
and
not
worldwide.
I’ve
eaten
at
several
Michelin
3
and
2
star
restaurants,
some
of
the
known
popular
ones
being
Alinea
in
Chicago
and
Gaggan
in
Bangkok.
Avartana
is
a
must
visit
restaurant
in
India
and
is
probably
one
of
the
best
and
has
immense
potential
to
be
great.
However,
if
a
Michelin
star
is
what
Avartana
seeks,
there
is
some
work
to
be
done
(in
my
opinion,
of
course).
Note:
My
review
is
NOT
comparing
it
to
other
restaurants
serving
general
cuisine
but
those
in
the
same
molecular
gastronomy
segment.
The
good:
-The
price
is
the
cheapest.
It
is
an
absolute
STEAL
for
what
you
would
pay
elsewhere
in
the
world
for
a
meal
like
this.
I
mean
seriously,
I
paid
~$65
CAD
(
~
$48
USD)
for
the
‘Anika`
tasting
menu
(because
I’m
not
a
fan
of
squid
personally
that
the
other
menu
had).
It
is
probably
one
third
(at
minimum)
of
what
I
would
probably
pay
elsewhere.
Note:
$75
CAD
is
a
good
bit
of
money
(to
me)
at
a
general
restaurant
but
we
are
talking
fine
dining
/
molecular
gastronomy
here.
I’m
comparing
apples
to
apples.
-
My
favorite
parts
of
the
menu
were:
-
The
Beetroot
&
Black
Pepper
Sorbet.
Simply
incredible.
Whoever
came
up
with
this,
I
salute
you.
-
Lamb
Brain
Fritter.
I
don’t
even
eat
brain
or
internal
organs
normally.
I
make
exceptions
for
restaurants
like
these
and
this
dish
wowed
me.
-
The
slow
roasted
pork
belly
with
a
ghee
candle
(I
know!).
Ghee
(clarified
butter)
candles
and
the
Coorg
vinegar
masala
mix,
genius
idea.
-
Fennel
Panna
Cotta.
I
was
apprehensive
as
I’m
not
a
dessert
person
in
general
but
holy
moly,
this
was
simply
incredible.
-
The
Madras
Mule
cocktail.
A
south
Indian
take
on
the
popular
Moscow
Mule.
It
was
extremely
well
made.
I
enjoyed
this
immensely,
I
would
go
back
to
try
the
other
cocktails
that
sounded
very
interesting.
-
The
ambience.
The
ITC
Grand
Chola
is
probably
my
favorite
in
terms
of
architecture.
It
is
simply
stunning.
The
restaurant
is
bright
(I
prefer
it
that
way,
some
prefer
dimmer
lighting)
and
it
is
exquisite.
Even
the
walk
through
the
hotel
to
this
restaurant
is
gorgeous.
-
I
like
eating
alone
to
savor
certain
meals
and
I
was
offered
reading
material
when
this
was
seen
by
the
staff.
Nice
touch.
(I
am
an
anti-cellphone
person,
apart
from
taking
photos
of
the
food.)
-
That
molecular
gastronomy
is
popping
up
in
India
more.
Couldn’t
be
happier.
Some
things
that
can
be
improved:
-
The
most
basic
thing
I
would
expect
a
restaurant
of
this
calibre
to
do
is,
to
make
sure
that
this
is
an
experience.
People
who
haven’t
reserved
or
aren’t
eating
in
the
restaurant,
shouldn’t
interrupt
diners.
What
happened
to
me
(while
I
was
in
the
middle
of
my
Butter
Chicken
dish)
was
that,
at
the
table
right
next
to
me,
the
relative
of
someone
there
walked
in
to
the
restaurant
and
was
standing
up
and
having
a
conversation.
Then,
asked
me
if
the
seat
at
my
table
was
empty
and
proceeded
to
sit
down
at
my
table
and
carry
on
the
conversation
across
tables
(lol).
I
have
no
problem
with
sharing
my
table
with
people
in
general,
but
I
paid
for
an
experience
which
I
wanted
to
enjoy
and
savor.
This
interrupted
it
and
was
distracting.
I
would
hope,
that
this
restaurant
fixes
this.
-
Since
your
clientele
is
Indian
and
international,
it
would
help
that
the
servers
spoke
slower
while
explaining
the
dishes
(the
content
and
historical
significance).
Some
servers
could
also
pay
more
attention
to
how
the
cutlery
was
placed
around
the
plate
instead
(the
server
named
Kim
was
excellent
at
paying
attention
to
detail).
If
you
seek
a
Michelin
star,
finesse
and
attention
to
detail
are
important.
-
Some
servers
seemed
a
little
over
enthusiastic
and
created
a
slightly
rushed
atmosphere.
One
was
a
little
too
enthusiastic
to
take
my
plate
away
and
I
felt
that
he
was
basically
standing
two
feet
away
and
watching
for
the
very
instant
that
I
put
down
my
fork.
It
is
nice
to
savor
a
dish
slowly
sometimes.