The ambience was nice for a town like Palakkad. Nothing spectacular. The selection in the menu was simple, very few dishes. It's very crowded during peak hours so you can expect fresh food.
The water didn't taste that great, I hope they use a proper water filter or use mineral water. I asked the staff for what song was playing and he didn't get back to me as promised. Let me tell you another story of what happened.
I ask the waiter if they serve any gravy with the parota (most restaurants serve a plain gravy with any bread item like chappati or parota, like a no frills Kurma). He explains clearly that they don't. So I ask him what gravy fish he recommends with parota. So he suggests chicken masala as a good option, I ask about quantity and he explains that its meant for a single person and since I came with a friend, he suggests I get a Mutton Kurma and a chicken masala. Since we both weren't that hungry we only go for the chicken masala.
Lol the food arrives and it's a dry dish, I have seen chicken masala being a gravy in lots of restaurants! I was wrong to assume it was a gravy dish... But I'm sad the waiter did not connect the dots and warn me that it's a dry item. He seemed to be overworked since there weren't enough waiters for the crowded restaurant.
I ended up getting the mutton kurma since we both wanted some liquid dish too. The mutton kurma was not spicy, had a coconut base I think, lots of potato's and a single large piece of mutton. The chicken masala was actually really tasty, many pieces and is enough for 2 people if they eat to feel that perfect full.
The parota was great, the staff was overall friendly if a bit distracted. The food arrives very quickly. Overall I'd just recommend a single try to...
Read moreI recently visited Kerala from my home in California and I was hungering for some traditional Malayali fare. Hasi's Kitchen was highly recommended to me, so I decided to pay it a visit.
The waitstaff were polite and quite prompt in seating us. The ambiance of the space was inviting and fun. There was a helpful "today's specials" card, along with the menu. The menu was simple, yet somehow extensive at the same time, in a way that was balanced.
I ordered an Arrowroot milk to start, which was just the right amount of sweetness to prepare my palate for what was to come. I was recommended to try the Chicken Biriyani, Chicken Fry and Beef Fry. The biriyani was rich and flavorful, one of the best biriyanis I have tasted to date. The Chicken Fry was spicy and cooked to perfection. The beef was a little chewy but it was quite fun to eat.
The main event was recommended to me by one of the waitresses, the Podzhi Porota. I chose the beef option. I received two porotas with beef curry in between, all wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed. I absolutely loved this dish, and finished the whole thing myself.
For dessert I had a brownie with ice cream, and sampled the tender coconut pudding. The brownie was presented quite well (pictured) and tasted as good as it looked. The pudding was presented quite well also, and was quite tasty as well. I definitely recommend both.
All in all, Hasi's Kitchen was exactly what I was looking for, traditional Malayali food in a welcoming setting. Everything I ate I would absolutely eat again, and recommend others to try. I will definitely be back to try the rest...
Read moreVery pathetic and worst experience I ever had from any of the hotels in Palakkad,I don't know why they are sitting there.Today I ordered an item through zomato they are such a careless and lazy people that they not even bothered to deliver the thing properly to delivery partner such a worst experience I never felt from not even a small hotel in Palakkad,the owner is simply apologizing his mistakes,wasted my money and time there and when I called and informed him about these owner lady transferred the phone to her husband and he was like mocking at customer making fool of us the lady not even had a courtesy in attending the call such an arrogant behaviour I never felt from any place.Very Very Very worst and pathetic experience please do refund my money for your non delivery and the owner told me that if I need the food I should come to hotel for picking it up even after realising that it's their mistakes very bad, pathetic miserable experience especially from the owner lady staff very much irresponsible behaviour, don't know why they are running restaurant like these for mocking at public,we are not fools please realise that and not beggar's to come near to you,a request to everyone please don't choose to order food from online through these restaurant...
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