Oct 14, 2010 01:10 PM
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We decided to celebrate our second anniversary at the much raved about Thai Pavillion and were all looking forward to having a good time unmindful of the tab. But alas .. read on .The least that is expected of a five star hotel restaurant is comfortable seating. Tables arranged to diagonally abut each other immediately betrays an intention to cram in as many people as possible, while giving the appearance of more room. Sadly such cosmetic sleights are lost on the wily Bombay inhabitant, who probably has such an arrangement at home!! The tables themselves are 3 ft x 3 ft affairs and seat 4. By the time the tables next to you are occupied, you are part of every conversation for four tables around and the waiter is busy trying to juggle his trays and chart the best course through the labyrinth. Very frankly Udupi restaurants have more leg room.
The food that everyone seems to rave about is nothing much to write home about. The fact that you've signed up for an exotic experience by coming in to sample a probably not-much-experienced-before cuisine is no license to assume that you have no concept of taste. The approach seems to be to top-up every dish with oriental flavours like lemon grass and the ilk, to the point that it is almost nauseating.
The desserts were a big disappointment too with some not even being sweet!! Now maybe that's the thai way but I doubt it very much.And to top it all, when you ask for the copious remains of your barely touched meal to be packed (not that you're going to eat it the next day, but throwing it away after a couple of days does not make it seem such a waste), the waiter snootily informs you that all leftovers are given to charity, but, if you insist he will still pack it for you. I think in a roundabout ironical way they know they are running a soup kitchen standard eatery.
