NILA Restaurant Kongsberg — Restaurant in Kongsberg

Short version: This place is a gamble with your money since the food can vary a lot, but prices are all high end. Service was below standard. Restaurant cold. No resolution of problem with food. We paid a high price for sub par food and service.

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I have no grudge with the restaurant but the one star review really reflect how we felt after our dining experience.

Long version: We arrived as the first two diners this evening. Restaurant was cold, one of us freezing a bit, the other dining with a winter jacket on. Server took our order... 1 cola and 1 non alc beer, papadums served with the drinks. 2 chicken tikka starters. 1 beef and 1 lamb shank for main with two butter naan. Drinks arrived, no papadums. Startes arrived and then papadums. Starters tasted really nice, but papadums were just cold prefab and tasted meh. Beef main was good, naan very small but tasted good, lamb shank was very tough and served in a very uninteresting brown gravy. I managed to pull two small pieces of meat of the shank, and 80% of it went back out. The server came by and this conversation took place... -is everything ok? -taste is ok but the shank is very tough. -oh it's tough.. Is there anything alse you guys need? -no thanks Server walked away with absolutely no recognition that this lamb shank was too tough to pull/cut apart and eat. Now two other parties come in to eat and now they turn on the heating minutes before we get ready to leave, what?? Went up to the counter to pay and had this conversation with server number two... your colleague came to ask if everything was okay, and I told her about my shank that was too tough to eat, but she just walked away. yes, it's her first day on the job, please verify the items on your bill. No "I'm sorry" , no "is there anything we can do to compensate for that" , no "let me take that item off your bill". I was speechless, paid the bill and left. I'm at home now, full because I had a sandwich when I got home.

1439,- kr. can buy two people a nice meal at a nice warm restaurant, with good service. Sorry to say so, but NILA is not one of those places. NILA is trying to be something special, but does not deliver, still charge premium price though.

Driving 75km and spending good money on this was...

A bit disappointing. The service was well intended, but lacking. Food was OK (I’m being generous) Drinks were slow, the table wasn’t cleared of unused glasses, and being so small, made it necessary for us to clear it ourselves to fit our food. We also eventually cleared the table of the two candle holders with candles that were never lit. Water orders had to be repeated, beer orders as well. Food arrived at different times even though the whole table ordered only main dishes. The cutlery is hopelessly impractical, someone clearly chose style of function, as each piece unscrews itself as you eat. The food was decent, but for the whopping price of NOK 385,- a main dish at an Indian (fusion) place should be stunning. The butter chicken was OK, and the filet of beef was not bad (but too salty, which paired fine with the bland and cold sauce it was served with). The “GOAT” was also just OK and served in a very impractical bowl. The server asked us, when we had received our last dish “was this the whole order?” Which I feel was pretty telling, as they kept asking other tables the same question. They were not on top of things, don’t know how to run a restaurant, got overwhelmed and had to rely on the customers to tell them. For NOK 2157,- for three people, even in Norway you expect a decent meal with professional service, NILA Indian Rendezvous provides neither. A tip: washroom upstairs had no running water in the sink, and even though you lock the door, it isn’t actually locked… If you find yourself in Kongsberg, I’m honestly not sure what your alternatives are, but if you’re in Oslo, practically ANYWHERE in Grønland will give you a better meal at a fraction of the price. There’s a difference between being on MasterChef and running an actual...

"Nila - A Fusion Delight!"

Nila is a truly beautiful restaurant that stands out from the rest in town. From the moment you step inside, you are greeted with a refreshing and contemporary take on Indian cuisine, skillfully curated by Chef Sakirat and the talented team. It's heartwarming to see the integration of regional flavors and produce, giving their dishes an authentic touch. I highly recommend trying the Lamb Nahiri, Blue Cheese Naan, and Butter Chicken for an unforgettable dining experience. The staff at Nila deserves special recognition for their impeccable hospitality. With its remarkable combination of taste, hospitality, presentation, and ambiance, Nila easily earns a well-deserved 5/5 rating. Kudos to the entire team for creating such a...