3/5 Lakshmi Narayanan G. 1 year ago on Google
We
went
to
Tea
Villa
Cafe
for
lunch
today
with
a
lot
of
expectations
&
left
disappointed.
Summarising
our
experience:
Food:
Cream
of
Almond
&
Brocolli
Soup:
Great
start
to
the
lunch
-
mildly
flavoured
with
crunchy
almonds
&
creamy
flavour
profile
Cream
of
Tomato
Soup:
The
usual
Pav
Bhaji
Fondue:
Enough
has
been
spoken
about
it
in
Zomato
&
Google
Reviews.
One
of
their
best
selling
dishes
&
for
a
good
reason.
We
loved
the
subtly
flavoured
Bhaji
-
not
spicy,
not
bland,
not
too
cheesy.
Schezwan
Hargao:
Crystal
dimsums
with
Schezwan
Sauce
-
delicious
&
subtly
flavoured
Exotic
Italian
Pizza:
Good
thin
crust
pizza,
not
disappointing,
no
wow
factors
either
Mac
&
Cheese
Pasta:
Delicious
&
flavourful
cheese
sauce
&
perfectly
cooked
Macaroni.
We
loved
it!
Churros:
Didn't
try
but
my
wife
liked
it
Strawberry
&
Chocolate
Lassi:
Good
Strawberry
Lassi,
Chocolate
Lassi
is
for
adventure
lovers
Desi
Lassi
(Salted):
The
usual
Salt
Lassi
Service:
*
Polite
but
inattentive
staff
*
Slow
service
(but
that's
forgivable
since
they
were
running
at
full
capacity
&
they
were
clearly
trying
to
do
their
best)
-
but
Sunday
lunch
may
not
be
a
great
time
to
visit
if
you
need
prompt
service
*
Wait
staff
do
not
have
knowledge
about
the
menu
items
or
their
availability
either.
It
took
a
lot
of
back
&
forth
to
understand
that
pretty
much
90%
of
their
Tea
Items
(&
100%
of
their
non-standard
Tea
items)
are
unavailable.
The
wait
staff
didn't
know
about
availability
or
the
items,
choosing
to
go
back
&
forth
to
check
until
we
asked
them
to
just
let
us
know
what
they
have.
*
Language
gap:
Wait
staff
neither
speak
the
local
language
nor
understand
basic
English
(even
for
short
questions
about
the
menu
items)
In
a
city
like
Chennai,
especially
T
Nagar
that's
frequented
by
expats,
this
is
a
problem
🤷🏼♂️
*
1.30
PM
on
Sunday
(just
a
couple
of
hours
after
the
opened)
&
they
were
out
of
most
of
Tea
varieties
except
a
couple
of
Green
Teas
&
Masala
Chai.
For
a
place
named
"Tea
Villa",
boasting
of
an
extensive
Tea
menu,
this
was
thoroughly
disappointing.
*
We
had
to
keep
calling
the
wait
staff
repeatedly
to
get
water
refills,
to
light
up
the
Fondue
candle,
or
to
place
our
orders.
While
this
can
be
understandable
in
a
rush,
it's
also
disappointing
when
you
see
at
least
1
or
2
staff
standing
idle/staring
at
random
tables
without
checking.
Price:
Paid
a
total
of
Rs.
3500
for
4
people,
averaging
Rs.
875/head
-
the
food
&
service
aren't
worth
as
much
tbf.
Another
sore
point
was
that
the
bill
was
for
Rs.
3407
which
already
included
a
service
charge.
We
paid
Rs.
3500
in
cash
&
they
didn't
return
the
change.
We
were
planning
to
tip
more
anyway
(since
the
default
service
charge
was
only
5%)
despite
the
shoddy
service
but
the
fact
that
they
didn't
even
bother
checking
if
we
wanted
the
change
&
just
pocketed
it
without
asking
made
us
leave.
Overall
Rating:
Food:
4/5
Service:
2/5
Ambiance:
3.5/5
Price:
3/5
Overall:
3/5
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