Palki Restobar — Restaurant in Kolkata

Palki , a multi cuisine restaurant at patuli is an old scool place of this locality . Serving great food for a long time , this place has witnessed a lot of happy customers it has just got a new look but still maintains its quality p. Reaching this place is easy , you can either come via metro to kavi Nazrul and then take a rickshaw upto palki , or you can come via upto 45 stand . It's right in front of the main road .

As soon as I entered the place , i was welcomed by their staff with a smile and found the ambience quite interesting. It's all decked up to celebrate Christmas with balloons , Christmas tree and Christmas lights .This place also serves hard drinks and the bar section looks more beautiful.

Let's get to the food and drinks we had.An array of mocktails arrived at our table first . Which had Cold coffee with ice cream ,Green paradise ,Fruit punch ,Pink panther ,Chocolate horse . Of which the green paradise had a kick from the chillies , it was all dress up in green with mint being the hero . It acts as a palate cleaner while you dig into your meal.

The fruit punch had dominating flavours of mazza , so a mango based drink along with pineapples . I liked it very much being a mango lover .

The cold coffee with ice cream was a classic presented with excellence. The coffee wasn't strong and the scoop of vanilla at the top tasted heavenly together.

The chocolate hourse on the other side highlited the sweetness coming from the chocolates . It was more like a milkshake than a mocktail although it held its flavours quite well

We kicked off with two kebabs from the nonveg section

Chicken Greenland kebab : This one as the name suggests is a take on the chicken haryali kebab . 6 pieces of boneless kebabs served with green chutney. The kebabs are marinated with greens like pudina, chilly and grilled to perfection.

Rajastani Mutton chorma kebab : This is a take on Rajastani minced mutton kebab. Minced mutton mixed with spices, given a round shape , coated in a crumb and deep fried untill turned golden .Served with green chutney this is a flavour bomb although it's very dry and biscuity. You can find traces of crushed papad over this kebab which adds to its presentation.

Keema pao : Pao bhaji served with mutton Keema as the bhaji . 4 piece buttered pao paired with mildly spicy Keema . The mutton Keema was very tasty , i would prefer a little more spice on my Keema .

For the mains we mainly focused on

Chicken biryani : A bowl of fragrant basmati rice with a chicken piece and potato . Quantity is enough for one . Taste is also decent .

Fish tikka masala: One of the best tikka masalas in town. The gravy has a kick from spice mixes . Big boneless fish chunks immersed in the tangy spicy gravy. The fish was so well cooked that it just tore apart with a touch from the fork .

Finally no great meal can ever end without a proper dessert and tutti fruity delivered its role in style . It showcased the perfect marriage between cut fruits and ice cream .

In a nutshell , Palki is a spacious restaurant which can accomodate a good mass of crowd and serves decent quality food at reasonable prices where i enjoyed most...

Palki is a very old restaurant but recently before the puja they have renovated it and extended there menu to North Indian and Chinese.That makes them a Multi Cuisine Restaurant.They also have a Bar counter for both hard and soft drinks.

Location : The place where it is located is also named after this restaurant so you can either take a bus and land on to palki bus stop (if you are coming from EM Bypass) Or you can just take a metro to Kavi Nazrul and then take a rickshaw. The place can be easily located using Google maps.

Ambience : Since we went there before the Christmas, the restaurant was nicely decorated with Christmas tree and lights. The ambience was great with cosy seating arrangements and there was a light background music which made it more beautiful.

Food : Coming to the main part, we went there to try out there Christmas menu so we were served various drinks when we entered.

Mocktails - *Fruit Punch (It was basically a mixed fruit punch ) *Pink Panther (strawberry flavor mocktails served with cherry) *Green Paradise (It was a mint flavor drink,quite different as it had all three tastes sweet, sour and spicy.) *Cold Coffee with ice cream (Served with cold coffee and topped with vanilla ice cream and hershey chocolate syrup) *Chocolate Hourse ( chocolate flavor mocktail, highly recommended for chocolate lovers)

Among these I would definitely recommend food lovers to try out Cold Coffee with Ice cream and Pink Panther.

Starter - *Chicken Greenland Kebab *Chicken Churma Kebab Greenland Kebab can just be a substitution of Hariyali Kebab and Chicken Churma Kebab is quite a unique presentation also,there signature dish so don't forget to try this out.

Main Course - *Keema Pao *Chicken Biriyani Fish Tikka Masala

There fish tikka masala won my heart😍 Also I would recommend people to try out there Keema Pao which was served with 4 pcs of Pao.

Last but noT the least, In dessert we had the Tutti frutti Ice Cream 😍 I don't like Tutti frutti flavor much this had my weakness, classic presentation and taste.

Would recommend people to visit this place,you will like...

Food quality: Okayish... Nothing special, neither bad too. Quantity is also not much compared to price.

Service: Unexpectedly bad. From my own experience - I ordered Mixed Hakka Chowmein, and they kept me waiting and waiting, and finally what they served was Chicken Chowmein. And then they were not even aware that they have served the wrong item, or that the item was wrongly prepared in the kitchen. No excuses about covid time under-staffing, for there was a swarm of uniformed boys, chefs and other employees very much present in restaurant. Again, I ordered a plate of french fries right when I had entered the place thinking to have it as a side with a mug of beer, and I was served the same, almost when I was about to leave the restaurant, and they kept me waiting all the while with "Ei to hoye gechhe sir, aschhe..." (Its done sir, about to arrive now...). Tale of their reluctance does not end here... At the time of billing, no sooner had they presented the first invoice, than they came hurrying back, snatching it away saying, there was an item left out to be included. When they came back with the Invoice V2, I noticed that although they had served Chicken Chowmein, they billed me for what I had ordered initially - Mixed Chowmein. On being alerted, they took V2 away and came back with Invoice V3. Takeaway: If you are in a hurry to have a quick bite, you should avoid this place. This is ideal for those who have all the sweet time of the day to spend on dining or drinking out. Be prepared to have patience once you step inside this restaurant.

Facilities: Not appreciable. Washrooms have latches high up on the top, so that comparatively short people won't be able to reach them, and eventually have to use the washroom unlocked. There is also no separate...