Jun 15, 2010 08:32 PM
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I am writing this review about Bhagat Tarachand restaurant on the Mumbai Nashik highway i.e. NH-3 at village Kasne, near Jindal factory. You cannot miss its peculiar balloon like structure on the highway.
Previously, they used to serve very tasty vegetarian food so on our recent picnic to the Tansa forests, we decided to parcel some breakfast from there. We ordered regular Upma as opposed to Jain Upma. Imagine our disappointment when in the middle of the forest after eagerly opening the food parcel, the Upma turned out to be sweet. For a moment I thought they had packed Sheera by mistake but that was not the case as I discovered a few peas and curry leaves in the concoction. Can you believe, there was not a single sliver of onion nor any mustard seed'bagaar' in the Upma. Even then, based on previous experience, I thought that Bhagat Tarachand had mistakenly packed Jain Upma for us. Never mind. One mistake can be overlooked. At least it was piping hot.
On our return, we decided to eat the Thali meal at Bhagat Tarachand. By this time after a humid walk through the forests, we had built up a hearty appetite and were eagerly looking forward to the meal. In the past, the Thali there has been very good, wholesome and tasty. Alas, it was not to be .
Yet again, even though we specifically ordered regular Thali, we were served a meal devoid of onions, ginger, garlic, infact devoid of any taste. The meal was bland, boring and most unappetising. Onions and pickle were served separately but that is certainly not the same thing.
It became increasingly obvious that Bhagat Tarachand are cutting costs by serving only Jain style meals to all.
Worse was yet to come. The Chaas(buttermilk) did not even have salt, let alone pepper or any other garnishing. The grand insult was that we were billed for additional items we did not order, let alone consume. When we protested, the waiter nonchalantly said, well dont pay for those items, as though this is a regular feature.
Needless to say, we will not be dropping by at Bhagat Tarachand again. At least at truck drivers dhabas, one can expect the food to be tasty, to say the least.
