Stepped into Umerkot after reading couple of good reviews on the net and was totally disappointed. To begin with, the spread if very limited. For the amount of 325 plus taxes, it is not worth the price. Starters and desserts are on buffet, while the main course is served at the table. All well planned such that patrons do not eat much. As regarding ... View More the starters, the amount placed in the buffet counter is very little. For instance, if it is paneer tikka, you will find 6 to 8 tikkas in the serving dish. One feels hesitatant to take when so little is placed in the counter. Looks like all dishes are nearing exhaustion when the buffet has just started. The main course which is served at the table, is again limited. If you ask for rotis, they will serve 3 small rotis for a group of 4. And when you ask for more, the waiters look petrified. Looks like there is a target as to which server will wrap up a table by serving the minimum amount of food. Firstly, they do not educate the customer about the side dishes for the day. And even among them, one needs to take a pick. You cant really try all of them, like in a well organized buffet meal. The rice items are served in a small pot. This buffet is a farce. And the waiters are constantly hovering around the table, eager to clear plates, lest people eat more. Hardly any options for dessert. Kheer...Who wants to have kheer in a fine dine restaurant ? Some lifeless pieces of pastry, the tad too common jamoon and regular vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and peanuts ( no cashews, mind u). Most of the food tastes stale too. Looks like they reheat the previous day's leftover food. Music they play in the background is depressing rather than lively. And the buffet closes at 3pm sharp. The waiters start reminding you at 2:30 itself to wrap up fast, as the buffet will close shortly. If you manage to cross the dot of three, no more food or desserts. Some customer patronizing indeed. At sharp three, the waiters start winding up, music is promptly switched off and lo and behold, the lights too go off. One can sit wondering in the dark as to what the Umerkot buffet experience is all about.... !! View Less
Stepped into Umerkot after reading couple of good reviews on the net and was totally disappointed. To begin with, the spread if very limited. For the amount of 325 plus taxes, it is not worth the price. Starters and desserts are on buffet, while the main course is served at the table. All well planned such that patrons do not eat much. As regarding ... View More the starters, the amount placed in the buffet counter is very little. For instance, if it is paneer tikka, you will find 6 to 8 tikkas in the serving dish. One feels hesitatant to take when so little is placed in the counter. Looks like all dishes are nearing exhaustion when the buffet has just started. The main course which is served at the table, is again limited. If you ask for rotis, they will serve 3 small rotis for a group of 4. And when you ask for more, the waiters look petrified. Looks like there is a target as to which server will wrap up a table by serving the minimum amount of food. Firstly, they do not educate the customer about the side dishes for the day. And even among them, one needs to take a pick. You cant really try all of them, like in a well organized buffet meal. The rice items are served in a small pot. This buffet is a farce. And the waiters are constantly hovering around the table, eager to clear plates, lest people eat more. Hardly any options for dessert. Kheer...Who wants to have kheer in a fine dine restaurant ? Some lifeless pieces of pastry, the tad too common jamoon and regular vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and peanuts ( no cashews, mind u). Most of the food tastes stale too. Looks like they reheat the previous day's leftover food. Music they play in the background is depressing rather than lively. And the buffet closes at 3pm sharp. The waiters start reminding you at 2:30 itself to wrap up fast, as the buffet will close shortly. If you manage to cross the dot of three, no more food or desserts. Some customer patronizing indeed. At sharp three, the waiters start winding up, music is promptly switched off and lo and behold, the lights too go off. One can sit wondering in the dark as to what the Umerkot buffet experience is all about.... !! View Less
Went here with a group of friends and opted for a buffet. Starters were okayish, one of the starters karari gobhi was harder than actual gobhi starters are. Even though it was a buffet and we self serviced with the starters, the main course was served on our table. The main course was decent. Infact I felt it was home like home food. Chicken, Mutto ... View Moren, mix veg, paneer, dal and rotis. And now comes the best part, the deserts, they were quite good. Chocolate rum-ball was awesome and pastry was delightful too. Decent lunch at decent price, not a bad deal.
Food 7/10
Ambiance 7/10
Service 6/10
Cost 7/10
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Went here with a group of friends and opted for a buffet. Starters were okayish, one of the starters karari gobhi was harder than actual gobhi starters are. Even though it was a buffet and we self serviced with the starters, the main course was served on our table. The main course was decent. Infact I felt it was home like home food. Chicken, Mutto ... View Moren, mix veg, paneer, dal and rotis. And now comes the best part, the deserts, they were quite good. Chocolate rum-ball was awesome and pastry was delightful too. Decent lunch at decent price, not a bad deal.
Food 7/10
Ambiance 7/10
Service 6/10
Cost 7/10
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Agree with Hemanth. It is overly priced, overly hyped. Except for ambience there is nothing good to talk about Umerkot. If you want to have few drinks with your foreign client or something, it could work, otherwise it is not worth it.
Agree with Hemanth. It is overly priced, overly hyped. Except for ambience there is nothing good to talk about Umerkot. If you want to have few drinks with your foreign client or something, it could work, otherwise it is not worth it.
After all the lavish comments that were bestowed on this place, I visited with my friends and this place is a disaster.The food is pretty bland and lacks to tingle any of your taste buds if you are looking for that. They are too pricey and they just dont know how to serve good food and make people happy. They end up just burning a deep hole in your ... View More pocket. They are taking advantage of all the IT crowd that will visit this place and pay for the dumb food that they serve.If you ever want to try uncooked chicken dipped in vinegar visit this place and I wish you a happy experience. View Less
After all the lavish comments that were bestowed on this place, I visited with my friends and this place is a disaster.The food is pretty bland and lacks to tingle any of your taste buds if you are looking for that. They are too pricey and they just dont know how to serve good food and make people happy. They end up just burning a deep hole in your ... View More pocket. They are taking advantage of all the IT crowd that will visit this place and pay for the dumb food that they serve.If you ever want to try uncooked chicken dipped in vinegar visit this place and I wish you a happy experience. View Less
a nice family eatout,its not really big or anything but some ingenious seating arrangement gives Umerkot a spacious feel.food is good,booze is expensive nd not that good either,service is slow.
a nice family eatout,its not really big or anything but some ingenious seating arrangement gives Umerkot a spacious feel.food is good,booze is expensive nd not that good either,service is slow.
Dunno if service has improved or it was because my kids were creating a big enough nusance, i did get good service in afternoon. I did order buffet maybe that helped. Food was good and rich but agree it was more suited to phoren guys trying indian food except for Veg Biryani. The best part was that they charged me only for two buffets and my kids a ... View Morete free. There is nothing like a free lunch :)
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Dunno if service has improved or it was because my kids were creating a big enough nusance, i did get good service in afternoon. I did order buffet maybe that helped. Food was good and rich but agree it was more suited to phoren guys trying indian food except for Veg Biryani. The best part was that they charged me only for two buffets and my kids a ... View Morete free. There is nothing like a free lunch :)
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Food was very average fare. Actually very bland for the food type, kind of catering for the foreign crowd. The staff experience was also not very good in terms of their knowledge of the food or recommendations etc. Place is spacious but lacks any special touch or theme. Would not recommend if someone looking for good North Indian food.
Food was very average fare. Actually very bland for the food type, kind of catering for the foreign crowd. The staff experience was also not very good in terms of their knowledge of the food or recommendations etc. Place is spacious but lacks any special touch or theme. Would not recommend if someone looking for good North Indian food.
Excellent north Indian food with good service in evenings. The ambience is pretty good. It is a good place to take your family. Complimentary snack with mango chutny goes very well with your first round of whisky. The service is slow in afternoons. Looks like waiters eat in-house food at 12 noon. Do not expect fast service in afternoons.
Excellent north Indian food with good service in evenings. The ambience is pretty good. It is a good place to take your family. Complimentary snack with mango chutny goes very well with your first round of whisky. The service is slow in afternoons. Looks like waiters eat in-house food at 12 noon. Do not expect fast service in afternoons.