THE PUNJABIS SWAG GACHIBOWLI — Restaurant in Hyderabad

Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic group and occupations, these cuisines vary significantly from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Almost all states have their unique recipes. Traditional foods are often based on a holistic approach to nutrition, as required by local people. Such food is prepared with locally available ingredients and found to have its own therapeutic and nutritional benefits. However, no fixed National cuisine may not have emerged but some pan-Indian trends are visible. Out of them, one such cuisine style which is very popular is Punjabi cuisine, has been undoubtedly responsible to a great extent for promoting the love for Indian food outside India. It has its roots or I must say influence from the Persians, Afghans, Mongols which has brought about a result consisting of rich & exotic flavours yet earthy as well. Also, you may see, the use of Tandoor is very prominent in the style of cooking & the dishes are really simple & hearty with no unnecessary frills. Although the city of Hyderabad hosts a myriad of cuisines, however, the love for Punjabi food is very close to our hearts owing to the rustic flavours it offers. Situated amidst the IT Hub of the city within Gachibowli area, The Punjabis Swag is an ideal hotspot if one chooses to dine in a place that transports one to the quintessential Pind in Punjab. All of their dishes are curated with the finest of ingredients, fresh herbs & spices, with great attention paid to the recipes to evolve authentic flavours of the cuisine, however, TPS has launched a series of new dishes which are inclined towards providing the patrons with an authentic Dhaba styled experience.

From our visit to TPS, we tried out Bhatti da Murgh, Dhaba da Chicken tikka, Angara chicken & dhaba styled chilli chicken. Talking about Dhaba da Chicken Tikka, tandoor'd chicken chunks tossed in cream & butter with bell peppers & onions, garnished with coriander was an instant hit, packed a truckload of flavours & a highly recommended pick. Even Bhatti da Murgh had a good flavour offering of yoghurt & mustard marination so well infused in the meat layers with the tandoor done perfectly, another recommended pick. Even the dhaba styled chilli chicken was a great one to munch on as it wasn't a regular one, had generous amount of onions, bell pepper, seasoned with garlic, green chillies, ginger and fresh coriander leaves tossed in soy sauce. Onto the Angara Chickken which is a good pick for the spicy food fans, wherein the heat was really well balanced in the marinade on the meat chunks. From the mains, we ordered for dhaba styled butter chicken, dhaba style dal Makhni, Punjabi chicken masala & OG Butter Chicken. Being accustomed to the regular butter chicken, the dhaba styled variant of this dish really amazed us with the spicy, rich colourful gravy with having a hint of the heat from spices with generous amount of butter and their chicken pieces has very smokey flavour paired up with Garlic Naan, making this dish a combo you must not forget to try from the menu. Punjabi Chicken Masala was another star dish which has an influence from the home-styled chicken with onion based gravies, cooked with rich Indian spices till perfection, tasted really good. Even the Dal Makhni couldn't get any better as it took me aback with the flavours it offered. Ending the meal with a glass of Lassi is a tradition which shouldn't be left, this one had a touch of Kesar & Malai topped with generous amount of almonds, thereby making it a happy meal end. Amidst the pandemic situation, TPS is maintaining all the necessary precautions for the dine-in & delivery experience via Swiggy/Zomato with masked personnel all around. Laden with culture, tradition and age-old warmth of Indian hospitality, The Punjabis Swag provides a culinary experience that you will...

The food here is good. Some better than the others but the Service is horrible. It so happened that I visited this place the other day along with my friend for lunch and liked their Aloo Paratha, hence I decided to take my wife and daughter along and visit them for dinner. So today we visited this place and found about three or four table occupied and the rest vacant and it so happens that they have this dhaba kind of cot and table ( 3 or 4 of them), the rest are normal tables and chairs. Since they were occupied we settled down on the normal table and chair and ordered food. While the food was being prepared one cot and table got vacated and my 11 year old daughter wanted to sit there. So we asked the waiter to shift our plates ( empty and unused as food was not served) and we rose up to move there. Suddenly the waiter objected and said we cannot move from our place and the owner of the restaurant ( as was introduced by the waiter) got up from the counter and told us that we cannot change places and that it was their policy in a very rude tone. I asked why we couldn't and he said there is no why, it's just their policy. Since we had ordered the food already and we respect food we stayed at our place and had the food but that experience left a very bitter taste with us. It was easy for us to walk away but since I had brought my family there and didn't want to spoil our evening, I chose to dine there nevertheless. But somehow I felt that this is not the way customers should be treated especially that this is a service industry and the experience is all that counts. Since the owner of the restaurant himself was involved he could have had a better and more polite way of putting it across saying that the cot and table could accommodate more people ( but please note that there was one more such cot and table which were vacant by that time) and hence we could have been requested to remain where we were. And this was when the restaurant only had three or four tables occupied and was relatively vacant. I wish all the best to the establishment but with such attitude and customer service I as a customer would prefer to stay away from such restaurants. We chose to go out dining with family and pay for pleasant and memorable experience and not to be treated like...

----- VEG ONLY REVIEW -----

Located near the HP Petrol Pump below the Gachibowli flyover, this place is easily visible from the main road. People coming with cars might have a tough time parking since there is a no dedicated parking for this.

Ambience : A lot of space to sit, a few cots to sit on and you also have an option of normal chairs and table. There is a live counter where roti is prepared and you will find large posters around which conveys "The Punjabi Things". Good Punjabi music is played. Good and comfortable ambience.

Food :

+++ Starters - - - -

• Phuljari Kebab : A Veg Hara-Bhara kebab with a crispy covering. A bit dry to eat, served with green chutney. Was a bit oily. Can be tried.

• Honey Chilli Potato : Very crisp potatoes emanating a sweet & spicy taste. Not so great. Can be avoided.

• Masala Papad : 3 pieces of small masala papads served with well garnished spiced chopped onions & tomatoes.

• Amritsari Masala Papad : A medium medium sized, little spicy papad topped with chopped onions and tomatoes.

+++ Main Course - - -

• Veg Patiala : A medium spicy, red colored, creamy gravy. Veg Patiala harbours a green vegetable mix at the bottom wrapped in a papad. This is definitely a must try if you are fond of curries with creamy gravy. Recommended.

• Veg Kofta : Yellow gravy, creamy with pieces of veg kofta. The koftas are a bit hard and dry. The gravy is good but koftas can be improved.

• Makke di roti & Sarso da saag : Roti was good, but the saag was a little salty. Sarso da saag lacked the original taste and flavor. Can be avoided.

+++ Desserts - - -

• Gulab Jamun : Like any other gulab jamun sprinkled with finely sliced dry fruits.

• Mango Lassi : Can be tried, it's a normal lassi with a subtle flavor of mango. I liked it.

• Bulu Berry Lassi : Tasted like Blue berry yogurt. Sweet and sour. Not my preference, but someone who likes both of these flavors together, can try.

Overall its a nice place to have good Punjabi food and not so expensive as well. Should definitely visit this place.

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