Paradise Restaurant — Restaurant in Assam

Assamese cuisine favour fermentation and drying products as forms of preservation. Assamese cuisine is characterized my minimal use of spices, little cooking, and very strong flavours arising due to use of exotic fruits and vegetables. Assamese cuisine is a bit different than the rest of India but it’s tastes good and rich nevertheless. Parampara Paradise or simply Paradise Restaurant brings out the best of Assamese cuisine and serves it to the city of Guwahati. Situated in Maniram Dewan Road, Silpukhuri, Paradise is indeed a paradise for all the food lovers of not only Guwahati but people from all over Assam. Paradise restaurant is one of the most iconic and oldest restaurants in Guwahati. It has been a hub of Assamese cuisine since 1984. This place is credited for creating a cult following of the Assamese cuisine. You can choose from a wide selection and versatile menu. Duck, chicken and mutton are a must in every Assamese cuisine. This restaurant doesn’t disappoint with its huge variety of non vegetarian dishes. The menu itself looks pleasing owing to the dishes written in the Assamese language alongside English. The waiters welcome you with a warm smile and greet you namaskar in their traditional way. They are dressed in their traditional attire and the atmosphere is warm and peaceful. The interior of the place is very humble and soothing. The walls are adorned with the traditional Assamese showpieces like the japi, a hat made with bamboo and decorated. Various drawings portraying the Assamese lifestyle on the walls takes the feel of the restaurant to a top-notch experience. The furniture is simple but with a traditional hint in them. Coming to the dishes, a safe and enjoyable introduction to the Assamese cuisine would be to start with the Vyanjan thali. It consists of steamed rice teamed up with khar (vegetable preparation with soda bicarbonate), dal, mashed potatoes, chicken curry, fish tenga, kahudi, kharoli, khorisa, mahor guri, payas/curd. The parampara thali is for the adventurous heart as this consists of pigeon or duck curry. The khar is a signature preparation made with the key ingredient, khar. Water is filtered through the ashes of the sun-dried skin of banana producing Khar. There is a strong flavour and aroma of mustard in every dish since it is the signature of Assamese cuisine. The cooking medium is mustard oil. The subtly flavoured fish tenga is a beloved of the crowd. It has a nice tangy taste to it. If you are at Paradise, you got to try their signature dishes. Gooseberry soup has its own fan following. Fish bamboo hollow is a traditional dish in which fish is cooked is a hollow bamboo. The fish gets a nice bamboo aroma and taste to it. Bhut jolokia or ghost pepper is the hottest chilli pepper in the world. It is found in North East India. The chicken cooked with bhut jolokia is a must try to experience the spicy twist to chicken. The restaurant serves a large number of traditional specialities. Fish in banana leaf is the all time crowd favourite. Desserts are a must to give a nice climax to the food experience. Apsoch- a Paradise signature sweet dish is the favourite dessert in this restaurant. It is a dish you must try before leaving the place. You also get to choose some nice Assamese beverage. Belor Sorbot is a must try. Kordoi sorbot, pudina sorbot and gul nemur sorbot are also equally loved. The food is priced a bit on the higher side. But the exotic taste and rich culinary skills on the platter makes the price a true value for the money. If you don’t mind spending a bit more and want to have an experience of the rich Assamese cuisine, Parampara Paradise restaurant is a must visit for your next Guwahati trip. The warmth in hospitality and savoury flavours of the dishes will compel you to visit this place...

Sorry if anyone finds this review rude. But, this is an unbiased review. Assamese senti doesn't work anytime, everytime and everywhere. I have been to this restaurant more than a couple of times so far. The main reason why I don't want to go there is the lack of parking space. They don't have any parking space even for a motorcycle. You will have to park on the side of the busy road itself. Forget about that, lately, they have given me one more reason not to go there again ever. The food was totally tasteless. It is not at all worth Rs 380/- for Vyanajan veg thali (please check the photographs) and 500/- for non-veg thali (3 piece broiler chicken + a small piece of fish). Other than the old classic Assamese songs being played, there's nothing like Assamese vibe in the ambience, be it in the food or the service. (Even that can be ignored)

But, If I had to have 'Gatte ki sabji' ( curry made with besan), I would have gone straight to Ghoomar. Why would I take the risk of getting a traffic challan for parking on the roadside and spend 380/- for a thali that doesn't even have a single dish consisting green vegetables? This is not Rajasthan where you can't find vegetables.

If you are planning to take your friend or visitor from outside Assam to this place to introduce them with Assamese cuisine, then please don't do that. Better take them to a roadside 'Bhat'r dokan'. They serve better Assamese thali than this one.

On top of all, they charged Rs 30/- for a bottle of 1 litre Bisleri water while the MRP on the bottle is clearly written Rs 20/-. For what reason are you taking the Rs 10 extra? Just for keeping the bottle on the table?

It used to be one of the best restaurants in Guwahati serving Assamese thali. But God knows what has happened with them. Totally disappointed with today's food and service. I will never visit this...

Given a chance to name a traditional food serving restaurant, I have always preferred Paradise over others. Sadly, the restaurant no longer holds its name. I had visited the restaurant yesterday for dinner at a little late hour. The place was already dark with only a few lights on. We after taking our seats and spending a little more than half an hour, lights were not put on. We had to specially request them for the lights. Ordered two ilish patot diya and a parampara thali. The taste of ilish is bang on but one of the pieces was a part from the tail bone, which usually is not served in restaurants after charging like 500Rs for a piece. Then the fish in the tenga from the thali had a very displeasing smell which made the tenga smell fowl. A very strange smell it was which. The waiter also admitted about it and said that must be because of the salani fish. And then when we went for the bill settlement, the manager was charging us for the service which we requested to be deducted as we were not at all satisfied with the experience. The manager was reluctant in doing that and said now that he had printed the bill he cannot deduct it or else he had to pay from his pocket. That is not my look out at first place. Why would I pay the service charge for a rotten piece of fish. I had made my kid also eat it before I realized about the smell. Lets not talk about my stress level after knowing about it and realizing that my kid ate it. I have been recommeding and vouching for Paradise to all my known visitors. If such is the service and quality of food being served, I regret now for recommending. It is disappointing to see such an old glamorous place loosing...