Charnock City has been a Salt Lake landmark since its opening. It was one of the first malls to come up in Kolkata with different sections on different floors to cater to people's various needs. It also introduced to the public one of the first capsule lifts. Sadly the mall is no more and the building now houses 2 restaurants, 1 bar, 2 banquet halls and an art gallery. Cutting to the chase, Charnock's - the 9th floor restaurant has survived the ravages of time and has remained an abode of good cuisine throughtout. We reached the restaurant via the aforementioned capsule lift. (I mean how many restaurants in Kolkata have access only by a capsule lift?). The ambience was really good with dim lights and soft music. You should definitely opt for window seats to have a taste of the breathtaking views. I have been there hundreds of times in my childhood and i seem to remember the Continental cuisine more vividly than the others. It was no surprise then, that when i revisited the place, we ended up ordering continental! We had ordered fish fingers for starters and roast chicken & rosemary flavoured lamb for main course with fresh lime soda to go along with it all. The fish fingers were a bit overdone but they went nicely with the tartar sauce alongside. The roast chicken was properly done but it still didn't hit the mark. The crown went to the Rosemary flavoured lamb which had just the right amount of spices. The lamb was tender and the dish came with spaghetti. Do try it. The garlic bread also deserves a mention here as it was really lip-smacking. Definitely would...
Read moreSituated opposite to the Salt Lake stadium, it's on the ninth floor, which gives you a pretty great view if you can get a table by the window. The ambiance was pretty good, alongside the service. The drinks menu is decent. Being a whiskey person, it was surprising seeing the Jameson missing, but they had decent alternatives to make up for it. Coming to the food, we had a butter naan and Jeera rice with laal maas (A pretty hot and spicy lamb dish. And when they say hot and spicy, they mean it.) and a malai murgh. The butter was definitely lacking on the naan, but the jeera rice was good, as were the malai murgh and the lal maas, which went met my expectations of being "hot and spicy". Overall, a pretty decent place to eat at, without burning a hole in your pocket. Would...
Read moreI organised my daughter's first bday in charnok. what I like the most their co operation. I arranged for the party when I was out of country. but they organised so well all out guests were very happy. first of all they invite us for testing the food before 2/3 days of the party. we tested the food and whatever our comments we already gave to Mr. Subhajit and he took all the notes and assure us to incorporate all our requirements in the party food. and not only he took the note he take care all of our requirements on the ceremonial day. all stuff were very friendly and Co operative. they really make my daughter's first bday memorable. food was very good. our guest like special Mochar ghanta very much. mutton were soft and testy. thank you charnok to make my daughter's...
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