Lotus Pond Restaurant — Restaurant in Delhi

Lotus Pond is a classic Chinese restaurant which has been serving delicious food for more than 20 years now in delhi. Their location has always been NFC but after covid sadly they had to shift their restaurant to a smaller space just 3-4 shops down their original location. It was sad to see as pre covid they had really renovated the restaurant big time and made their basement bigger aswell. Now it's a smaller sized restaurant with a cosy feel to it. Luckily good old servers and staff are still retained and are serving the customers like they always used to.

We went on a Sunday afternoon to have their Sunday brunch which is priced phenomenally at around 1000 per person and the amount of food served is massive. They have a set menu which they serve and it comes along with a mocktail or cold drink.

We started with a soup - Hot n Sour Chicken Soup to be exact which was fantastic. Perfect soup base with a heart warming touch and bold flavours. There was loads of chicken and tofu in it. The egg drop was in abundance and really complimented the soup. The tofu was a really nice addition and made the soup delicious.

For starters we were served -

1. Veg Spring Roll - Classic Veg spring rolls with loads of bean sprout filling. It was nice and went well with the chilli sauce or the sweet chilli sauce aswell.

2. Chilly Chicken - Another classic , it was a smashing dish. The chicken was flavourful and really tender and juicy. They chefs really prepared it perfectly.

3. Sliced Fish with Roasted Szechuan Pepper - This was absolutely amazing. Loved this dish so much that we moped it off completely. Lightly fried sole fish cooked with peppers and onions , the flavours were sticking yet delicate which compliment the fish very well. 5/5 and highly recommend

4. Cottage Cheese Fingers with Red Chilli and Basil - This was my personal favourite along with the Fish , these 2 dishes blowed me away. This dish was Thai style inspired and was absolutely amazing. The fragrant basil with a the spicy chilli and a bit of sweetness went along so well it was absolutely amazing. The Paneer was super tender and the outside coating was lightly crispy. 5/5 and highly recommend.

For mains and sides we had -

5. Hakka Noodles - They were tasty but nothing special. Enjoyable with the mains

6. Veg Friend Rice - This was very nice , so much so one can have it by itself . The rice had a ton of corn which was a really nice addition along with the classic bell peppers , carrots etc.

7. Fish in Black Bean Sauce - One of their classic dishes and something we used to order very frequently. Sole fish in a very flavourful black bean sauce gravy which has a good amount of ginger to give it a nice kick.

8. Shredded Lamb in Hot Garlic Sauce - Another cracking dish . Both the main courses were fantastic and paired extremely well with the staples. This gravy had big bold flavours , especially of garlic . The lamb was tender and really well cooked.

For dessert we had -

9. Darsan and Ice Cream - Classic Fried noodles with a sweet honey glaze and almond to top it off along with the ice cream is just fantastic. It's a classic and a dish we regularly order.

For the price this Sunday brunch is absolutely smashing . Really enjoyed the food and their service is...

Your search for the authentic Chinese Seafood in South Delhi gets ended with Lotus Pond. Its decor, subdued ambiance and hospitality of the waiters are the key traits to fall in love with this place. I thoroughly enjoyed these along with the superiority that its food items bear. I visited the restaurant with my close buddies and got extremely amazed and pleased after meeting the mystic chef possessing great culinary expertise. He intended to know our opinion regarding the quality and daintiness of the foods. His modesty would certainly make me visit the place for again and again. Well, as we remarked to the chef, the dishes were premium in standard. I enchanted my taste buds with Chicken Thai Herb Dim Sum, Prawn Butter Pepper Garlic and Caesar of The Oriental Salad to get into the main course. I was astounded with the piquancy of the Pepper Garlic that offered the combined flavor of butter, szechuan pepper, burnt chilli and garlic. The stuffing of the Dim Sum was highly tasty and cooked properly. Hence, I completely reveled in the preparations. My main course obtained Saute Chicken Hot Bean Paste, Exotic Chinese Greens in Superior Soya & Browned Garlic and Chilli Garlic Noodles. All these were simply ravishing in taste. The Garlic Noodles was utterly detectable and the perfect fusion of sauces and other ingredients melted my heart. It was a perfect match with the ordered side dishes. I tried out Chicken Bean Paste for the first time and that was outstanding too. Well, I could never miss the opportunity to relish the heavenly sweetness offered by Brownie with Ice cream. Last but not the least; the mocktails including Virgin Margaritas (Strawberry), Black Beauty and Virgin Lichee Martinin brought completion to my meal. Every sip of Black Beauty, a unique mixture of black grape juice, soda and grenadine syrup, was refreshing. We also tried LIIT and Mojito to enhance our enjoyment. I personally preferred the former one. Moreover, my recommendation is not for a single aspect but for the wholeness that the...

Value is what any restaurant delivers by driving a fine balance between quality of the food it serves, and the price that it charges for the same. Unfortunately, the Lotus Pond restaurant is no longer able to maintain that balance, it seems. This is not the first time I have ordered from this eatery in Delhi's New Friends Colony area. In fact, my family and I have been a regular at the place for many years now. And when the pandemic put a stop to that, we started ordering-in. We have noticed an erosion in standards for some time now, but today Lotus Pond finally crashed into the abyss. Our order was rather simple - Cherry Honey Chicken accompanied by chicken Hakka noodles. Not much that could go wrong, you would think. Well, think again. The Chicken main course turned out to be lumps of hard, over-fried meat dunked in something with the consistency and taste of a sugary cough syrup. If that wasn't bad enough, the noodles were bland to the point of being unappetizing. The Chicken in the noodle was conspicuous by its absence. Seriously? One could forgive if it was the local Chinese van chef having a bad day at the office, but when you have shelled out Rs. 1100 for 2 dishes, the least you expect is five-star quality or at least close enough. Lotus Pond has been around since the time when Chinese restaurants in Delhi were not quite as ubiquitous as they are today, and nostalgia is one reason why people like me keep going back to it. It's therefore sad to see Lotus Pond squander away its hard won reputation and goodwill with loyal customers to make a fast buck. Lotus Pond should seriously start focusing on the food that it serves today, instead of hoping that their past glory will help them navigate the choppy waters ahead. The sailing is bound to get hard when loyal customers...