1/5 GAUTAM S. 7 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
I
was
traveling
solo
to
Delhi
and
was
looking
for
some
authentic
Mughalai
Cuisine,
so
chose
The
Great
Kebab
Factory
(TGKF).
When
I
entered
the
restaurant,
the
ambience
with
live
musician
and
singer
seemed
nice.
When
I
enquired
about
the
menu,
the
prices
were
quite
high,
but
there
seemed
to
be
a
promise
of
positive
experience.
They
served
2
rounds
of
kebabs
quickly...
food
quality
was
NOTHING
EXTRAORDINARY
(not
worth
the
prices),
but
still
decent.
So
far,
so
good.
But,
15
min
into
service,
the
GRAND
IGNORANCE
from
the
service
staff
started
and
that
was
an
absolute
killer.
I
waited
for
15
mins
(after
2nd
round
of
kebabs)
for
someone
from
the
service
staff
to
come
and
ask
for
another
round
or
serve
the
main
course.
Then
I
waited
for
10
more
minutes,
hoping
that
someone
will
notice
the
poor
solo
fellow
sitting
right
next
to
the
musicians.
But
"No
Sir",
the
Managers
and
the
Service
team
was
too
busy
serving
guests
seated
in
groups
near
the
kitchen.
Understandably,
the
chances
of
tips
from
those
customers
are
higher.
So,
I
waited
for
another
10
mins
(what
can
I
say,
I
am
a
patient
guy
😇)
...
And
tried
to
attract
attention
of
the
staff,
but
they
seemed
really
busy
offering
personalized
service
to
most
tables
(except
for
mine
😐).
Interestingly,
the
table
of
6
behind
me
shouted
at
the
Manager
as
they
were
also
feeling
ignored
(no
service
for
last
5-7
mins).
I
was
hoping
that
the
Manager
would
now
also
pay
attention
to
my
table,
but
their
service
standard
were
consistent
for
me
(pun
intended
😉).
By
now,
I
had
lost
my
appetite
anyway
and
was
so
hopeless
of
getting
any
service,
that
I
finally
decided
to
serve
myself
some
dessert
to
close
the
meal.
The
Rasgulla
I
tried
was
stale
(as
a
foodie,
I
have
a
keen
sense
for
smell
and
taste).
So
I
gave
up
on
even
trying
for
another
dessert.
But
then
suddenly
one
new
service
staff
member
was
kind
to
me,
and
offered
me
a
Kulfi.
I
have
a
sweet
tooth,
so,
despite
the
poor
service
experience,
I
decided
to
give
them
one
more
chance.
The
kulfi
was
decent
and
then
I
asked
for
the
bill
from
this
nice
fellow.
Guess
what!
the
GRAND
IGNORANCE
started
again.
For
another
8-10
mins,
there
was
no
response.
Here
is
the
cherry
on
the
Cake...
So,
finally,
I
went
to
one
of
the
Managers
and
politely
told
him
that
I
was
not
enjoying
the
service.
With
VERY
LITTLE
PATIENCE,
he
asked
me,
"Sir,
did
you
get
the
dessert
or
not."
I
was
perplexed.
Here
I
was
sharing
my
feedback
about
service,
and
this
"cool
dude
😎"
was
questioning
me
if
I
got
the
dessert
or
not,
as
if
my
eating
dessert
would
transform
my
experience
of
their
RIDICULOUS
ATTITUDE
and
POOR
SERVICE
STANDARDS.
I
asked
him,
if
he
was
even
paying
attention
to
what
I
was
saying.
And
with
no
answer
to
that,
suddenly
he
felt
the
URGENT
NEED
TO
HELP
ANOTHER
big
group
table
and
walked
away.
Well,
with
that
response,
even
I
thought
that
I
will
only
be
wasting
time
at
this
OVER-PRICED
and
GOOD
FOR
NOTHING
(except
maybe
kulfi
and
the
musicians)
place.
What
a
WASTE
OF
TIME
and
BIGGER
WASTE
OF
MONEY!
My
vote:
TGKF
=
'NAAM
BADE
PAR
DARSHAN
CHHOTE'.
Plain
simple
DISAPPOINTMENT.