Punjab Grill Express Avenue Mall — Restaurant in Tamil Nadu

Visited this place yesterday with great anticipation after watching the owner in a Nikhil's podcast. The first impression of the atmosphere is impressive, especially with open kitchen. I liked the chairs. They are comfortable to have good food. We started our order with masala papad to pass the time until we decide on the starters and main course. I expected papad to be hot and crispy but it is not. The masala too doesn't have that punch until you have lemon with it. Next, went with main order, veg kebab platter and half tandoori chicken. Veg platter is hot and tasty as told my family. I am a non veg guy. Now came the tandoori chicken. To my dismay it is cold and I told the same to the waiter. He is kind enough and told he will heat it. He came back after heating it which is not up to my expectation. Anyway, don't want to complain and went ahead to have it. The first bite is utterly disappointing. It is bland, not juicy at all. This is real let down to give 2 stars for food. My family said the vegetarian is good and they loved it. I would say this place is for veg lovers and not for non veg. probably I didn't ordered their best non...

Overpriced and Underwhelming — A Mixed Bag

Visited this fancy restaurant recently, but unfortunately, the experience didn’t quite live up to the price tag. The food leaned heavily toward the mediocre side, especially considering the upscale positioning.

I mainly explored the mutton options. The much-hyped "go-to" mutton soup turned out thin on flavor, with just a few sparse chunks of meat.I gave the mutton ribs a shot — they were well-cooked with a nice texture and a good balance of spices, but sadly, most pieces were bone with barely any meat.

The biryani was disappointing — closer to a pulav in both flavor and texture. It was slightly mushy and completely missed the mark in terms of depth and aroma. Definitely not for true biryani lovers.

One saving grace was the stuffed parathas, which I’d highly recommend. They came with a cup of dal, raita, and a sweet tomato chutney on the side — a well-thought-out and satisfying plate.

The palak panner was blank and lacked any aroma or flavour but the chunks of panner was soft and well done (not so chewy)

As for beverages, they...

The only good thing I have to say about this restaurant is the ambience and the service. The overall food experience was not good and everything was way too overpriced. We ordered gaulati kebab which was not toasted properly and it was very spicy so we sent it back and got another starter. I appreciate the team for taking the feedback and they even took it off the bill. We then ordered roti and paneer lababdar which was sadly not at all good. We barely managed to eat due to hunger. We thought of finishing it off with 2 buttermilk which we then found out was Rs.690. Had we known the rate for a regular sized buttermilk we wouldn't have ordered it. It turned out to be a disappointing experience, especially when we went in hungry and...