The Whistling Kettle — Restaurant in Kolkata

Ok. I'm in LOVE with this place, period.

I'm just surprised it took us so long to tick this place off the bucket-list. It almost felt like walking into TARDIS today, as the quaint glass door entrance opened up to a corridor of silent kettles and then a spacious eating zone with a guitar to the left! With enough space between the tables for the (apparently) under staffed, yet highly efficient team to run around with your orders, which reach the table pretty quick even with a full house. The sober decor and the ambiance music with the perfect volume invites you for AN EXPERIENCE WORTH ABSORBING. We had tried:

Chicken Jumbo Sandwich (House Special) - 4⭐️ [ITS HUGE! We would have preferred a little more varied taste out of it though; probably some potato wafers to go with it. But, a belly-filler, hands down]

Bacon and Sunny Side Up - 5⭐️ [Ok, this set the standards. The egg was two, not one, and its not mentioned in the menu, so that was a pleasant surprise. And then the bacon...just hit the spot. Not too burnt, neither too raw, perfectly cooked, and without being scalding salty. A delight to recall the first bite even while I'm traveling back home now.]

Vietnamese Coffee - 3.5⭐️ [So, it was milk coffee with sugar, on the rocks. My bad, should have asked for the specifications before ordering it. Well made, but I'm a no milk no sugar dark to the core espresso drinker.]

If you're a tea drinker, I've been told this is the place. If you're a bacon lover, I'm telling you, this is the place. And all this topped with a smiling team; their smiling faces almost makes you feel that they are happy to see you there. They are professional, yet still not being a a bunch of order-noting robots.

A rock solid 5⭐️ for The Whistling Kettle (and a few whistles for the kettles they have on display). A DEFINITE REPEAT...

"The Whistling Kettle' was in my mind from a long time back. Finally, we visited this place a few days back along with my friends.

The cafe is not very big. The decor is pretty simple and the ambience has that cozy vibes. It has a podium for live music. But we were not fortunate enough to listen live cause we visited the cafe at around 3pm.

It is in a walking distance of 2-3 minutes from Golpark crossing by the side of Mouchak. Its a bit difficult to locate via Google maps, but the cafe's manager will definitely help you out after calling them.

So, we ordered the following: Chicken Sausage Salami and Egg : The Chicken sausage(2 pieces) , salami(2pieces) and an egg poach were served with mashed potato, some veggies and a roasted tomato. The taste was not up to the mark. For me, it was overpriced in compare to the quantity served and also some other cafes. Pork Ham Salami and Egg : Same remark for this item also. Its really overpriced. Chicken Salami and Cheese Grilled Sandwich : Finally, these sandwiches were our saviour for the day. The sandwiches were perfectly grilled with good amount of chicken and cheese. It was damn good in taste.

Courteous staffs but very slow service.I hope this will get fixed in time. But still, I want the management to look after this asap. Till then, you have to be choosy wit your order. If you choose right, you...

This tea house is located on the road adjoining saptarshi sweet shop at Golpark. It's well decorated and the food and tea were good. The service is sloppy but inoffensive. The poor rating is over an ethical point. On a visit to Darjeeling in 2013 we had tea and tiffin at the New Nathmulls at the Mall beside CCD at the entrance to C R Das Road. The tea was very good and I particularly asked for 9 packets of that tea for gifting. Also purchased a teapot and a tea service. After unpacking in Kolkata I found only 8 packets and the tea in it was tasteless and flavourless. It was definitely old stock. I felt ashamed to have gifted such bad tea. I e-mailed Nathmulls and related the matter. But they flatly denied everything I said and boasted about their stature as a famous tea exporter. The owner of that Nathmulls shop at Darjeeling who personally packed my purchases that day is the owner of Whistling Kettle whom I recognised immediately upon entering the shop. He is the person with receding hairline and a beard. After 2013 I had been to Darjeeling once but chose to buy tea from the original Nathmulls shop near Darjeeling Inox. You may have tea and food here, but better to avoid the packed tea on sale. And do count...