It’s been
long since I wanted to visit the much heard about ‘The Grill House’ and finally on one weekend of April, 3 of us decided to visit the restaurant for a Tex-Mex
dinner. The restaurant has a very rustic
feel with a lot of wood used in its décor. Thought being located on a very busy
road, being inside the restaurant seems like an escape from the city’s traffic
filled noisy roads.
Menu:
Specializing
in Tex-Mex food, the menu was vast with a very good range of starters, salads,
steaks, sizzlers, Mexican delicacies, burgers, sandwiches and desserts to
choose from. The menu has separate sections of listing and caters well to both
the vegetarians and the non-vegetarians. The Grill House also boasts of a well-stocked
bar which we did not explore on this night.
What we ate:
Our food
comprised of one vegetarian – Cottage Cheese Shashlik, non-vegetarian included
a chicken steak and a king fish steak; both of which were requested to be
served as a sizzler.
All
sizzlers come plated with butter-boiled veggies, Mexican flavored rice and
mashed potato. Both fish and chicken sizzler arrived on our table at the same
time. At first, the lack of/minimal sauce on both the sizzlers took us by
surprise leaving a puzzled look on our faces. The restaurant staff was quick to
answer the puzzle. The very next moment, the pepper sauce for the chicken steak
and an herbed lemon butter sauce for the king fish steak was brought in sauce
boat (meant for serving sauces). Apparently, this is how it is served at The
Grill House.
The
chicken steak sizzler was quite nice. The sauce had a nice flavor, the rice was
mildly flavored with Mexican herbs, mashed potatoes and boiled veggies were
fresh and moist.
The King
Fish steak sizzler was 2 big pieces of sear fish and rest of the works. This
dish was quite disappointing for (1) the herbed lemon butter sauce was quite
tangy to taste with an over powering flavor of lemon, (2) the fish which per
the information from the staff was supposed to be boneless had its fair share
of bones and (3) the fish didn't seem fresh and was also quite dry possibly due
to over cooking.
The
cottage cheese shashlik too failed to excite our taste buds. O.M.G! An overdose
of vinegar in the barbecue sauce smothered over the cottage cheese cubes.
Verdict:
Apart from
the initial glitches in service; I must admit that the service was quite nice.
The staff was quite responsive, attentive and prompt in service. They were
knowledgeable about the food being served and willing to help with suggestions.
While the portions
of food are humongous the taste was fine but far from the WOW Factor!!
Some interiors required attention to address the wear and tear; especially the
sofas we sat on.
With no
sign board visible, we parked the car ourselves. Only after dinner did it come
to our knowledge that valet service existed with the sign board placed on the
side of the building. Poor placement I must say.
For what
we ate; accompanied by a non-alcoholic beverage we ended up paying around Rs.
1200.
Quick Tips:
Go if around Ulsoor.
Address: 8/6 Kensington Point, Ulsoor Road, Opp. Gurudwara, Bangalore
Phone Number: +91 80 40977011
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