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At Mainland China you can have excellent Buffet everyday during Lunch time. Priced at Rs400/- Plus Tax about USD 10, per head it is a steal. You have the choice of menu with Turkey, Crabs, Prawns, Chicken and several desserts to end with. You will surely like it. Sundays and holidays are full with many guests having Buffet spreads at Mainland China.
My Tip is not complete if I dont' mention about the Hostesses Tabassum and Priya and the Crew. Well as in all good places some of the crew here too is not helpful or snob(?), or just indefferent ( can they afford to do do!!), you cant expect much from them. But these two beautiful ladies make your day pleasant by apologising and putting the things in order, when their male counter part is ready to spoil your day!!! You certainly dont' want to spoil your day after spending so much of amount of your hard earned money!!!
I think someday Mr.Chatterjee ( the owner ) will take notice of this.
Many!!
But the price is not included the choice of wine or beer! It is only food price I have mentioned. Leave a Comment Theme: Chinese/Dim SumPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 3A,Gurusaday Road, Ballygunj. Kolkata-700019.Phone: +91-33-22837964/22837965Website: e-mail-mainland@vsnl.net. Other Contact: Tabassum/ Priya for Reservation.
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This Sunday ( today) we treated ourselves at Maachan the latest in restaurant world of Kolkata. A brain child of Mr.Anjan Chatterjee, the owner of Mainland China chain of restaurant. This is the new concept Mr. Chatterjee has given to Kolkata city before Durga Puja ( opened on last tuesday). This is an instant hit with the children. Decorated in pure jungle style the ambience is created as if you are sitting and eating amidst jungle with music from Masai Mara, Africa and India perfectly played to create that jugle living. Even the toilet has been decorated with junle style.The entre space is full of animals ( artificial), snakes, crocodiles and the dress of the stwerts also in Jungle Style. Machan means a tree top house meant for watching animals. In yester years Machan used to be created to hunt for Tigers or other wild animals with the help of a live bait such as Sheep or a goat. The hunter used to shoot as the animal pounced on it's prey.
We met all the crews from Mainland China and Sigree Flame and grill, all the old hand are perfect and professional. A great place to enjoy your outing. It's naturaly drawing lots of Kolkatans who love to eat out on any occasions. Food is exellent created with special Jungle Masala ( ingredients), to give you that taste of rustic Jungle cooked food.
We had Dahi Gosht ( Lamb marinated and smeared in Curd/ Yogurt and cooked in slow fire), Junglee Masale a Murg ( Chicken Tikka cooked in Junglee Masala a slightly spicy but tasted excelent), Jafrani Biryani Gosht portion and Jafrani Biryani Chicken portion ( Biryani cooked with genuine saffron tasted heavenly) I am sure my friend Kashi Mallya of Sydney , who is also an Ex.Taj man like Mr.Chatterjee, would love to visit this place.
We were provided a Beautiful Mocktail, A bowl of Mutton Soup and Aloo Ki topi snack on the house. Another winning touch from the ranch of Mr.Anjan Chatterjee and Mr.Firoz Sadri ( Director Operations Mainland China).
We have liked the place and we know we are going to frequent ths place like Mainlnd China, Sigree, Oh Kolkata ! A great trbute by Mr.Chatterjee to th city e was born!
For more picures please turn to tip no -II.
Manager: Mr.Jayanta Biswas: 9748714140 Leave a Comment Theme: IndianPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Mani Square on VIP Road, Kolkata.Phone: 9748714140Directions: The road towards airport on VIP road there stands Mani Square Kolkata's latest shoppingmall.Website: www.mainlandchinaindia.com
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 Smoked Hilsa boneless cooked
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We used to visit this place for their delicious food but noticed that I have neve built a tip on them. Established in 40s during the tim of Second World war the place was favourite among the Americans and the Europeanswho used to throng every evening to unwind.
Last Sunday we tried to taste their Bengali menu and and participated in Elish festival. Elish is the most tasty and coveted fish for a Bengali. We tried their boneless smoked hilsa as strater and then had Sorse Hilish ( Hilish cooked in mustard paste), Plain rice, Mutton Rogan Josh cooked in Bengali style. For every dish we ordered for Hilish or Illish came a glass of chilled white wine (from our Nasik region) for free! So it was really really worth every rupee spent on food.
The serving boys behaviour is excellent, so is attention of the bar captain and stewart. It was a highly satisfying afternoon with excellent food, white wine and monsoon!
This place requires a little renovation and change of decor. Leave a Comment Theme: Eclectic/InternationalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Park Street, Next to Bar Be Que
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Those who are conversant with Bengali food and culture must be aware that Elish fish is the tastiest and most expensive fish. They taste best in monsoon only and the best quality Elish fish is available in the Ganges/ Brahmaputra and other rivers of East Bengal ( Now Bangladesh). The Bengalies love and freak out on Elish. Yesterday, we also decided to participate in Elish Festival and taste the culinery expertise of the speciality Bengali food restaurant TERO PARBAN. It is said for a Bengali there are twelve months in a year but he has thirteen festivals ( Tero means thirteen and Parbon means festivals). Each is welcomed and celebrated in it's special way. This is monsoon ( July to September) and time of Elish fish so the restaurant is celebrating Elish festival.
Tero Parbon, is brain child of a Bengali businessman Mr. Subrata Ghosh Chowdhury, who also runs a chain of restaurants. Tero Parbon serves only Bengali food compiled from various districts of West and East Bengal as the restaurant manager Mr.Amit Mitra informs. Before opening the place they visited various districts of Bengal, tasted the various dishes preferred by the locals, villagers, collected recipe, trained the cooks, did lot of home work and then launched the restaurant. No wonder it's great success among Bengalies or who wants to taste the authentic, genuine Bengali meal. Everyday at least 40 varieties of fishes cooked here with each fish having several variants or styles of cooking. The Elish fish has at least 30/35 variants see picture of menu in next tip. You shall get Posto Bada ( bada made with poppey seeds) of Bankura district to Joshure Koi ( the original Koi fish of Jessore district of East Bengal/ Bangladesh) on any given day here but you have to be here in time as they dont' keep the fish deep frozen for days. Purchase is done on daily basis with size of the fish, freshness etc. kept in mind.
While Mr.Amit Mitra boasts about all the dishes very tasty and cooked authentically, he rates these dishes very high and very popular among the clients: Bhapa Elish ( steamed Elish), Chital Peti, Sahebi Elish( Elish cooked in European style with less spices), Elish Polao, Basanti Polao, Josure Koi, Aaar Macher Kalia, Aam Shol, Dab Chingri ( Prawns cooked and marinated with Coconut), Mocha Ghanto( Plantain flower cooked with fish or other ingrdients), Shukto, Posto Bada, Bhetki Paturi, Potoler Dolma and so on the list is endless.
Since we were only two and half persons with Munu and Rakhi very poor eater, we tasted only the following dishes. We ordered Elish Bhapa, Bhat ( rice), Chitol Mach Muitha, Kasha Murgi ( Chicken), Parotha, Luchi, Potoler Dolma and Nalen Gurer Ice Cream ( Ice Cream made with milk cream and jaggery made of date palm juice!). I must admit that we enjoyed our food very much as we enjoyed the company of soft spoken Mr.Amit Mitra, who able management and able handling with personal interaction with the customer has made all the difference. The crew behaviour is polite with helping attitude, ambience is great, clean with soft Bengali music playing, you are going to love this place. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 49/C, Purna Das Road, Kolkata- 700029.Phone: +91-33-24632016.Directions: It's very well located place in Gariahat area of South Kolkata near Southern Avenue.Other Contact: email: subratagc@rediffmail.com
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This new venture of Mainland China, mastered by Mr. Anjan Chatterjee, CEO, Mainland China and Mr. Phiroz Sadri, Executive Director, Mainland China, is surely a new milestone and a new feather in their already highly decorated cap. They already have Oh Calcutta a Bengali speciality restaurant in Kolkata, now this new venture," SIGREE Flame & Grill' is a totally new concept to Kolkata. Opened on 25th February at South City Mall, Prince Anwar Shah Road, just next to the all new Mainland China. It's 100% Indian buffet, lunch and dinner restaurant, with changing menu and major stress is given to the specially prepared Bar Be Que. The tables are built with a space in the middle to accomodate a portable Bar Be Que Grill ( see picture), with flaming charcoal( just perfect!). The buffet(? a pleasant surprise for us!!) starts this way, as soon as you settle down, they place the Grill and several Skewers with at least six varieties of Kebabs & grills both veg and non-veg, which is 80% ready. We had Chicken, Mutton, Fish, Paneer( Cottage Cheese), Haryali Kebab, Grilled Potato & tomato, Sheekh Kebab as starter! If you ask for more they will give more!
Then you can go for the main course, they have a generous buffet spread, with Biryanis( both veg & non veg), Mutton, Chicken Curries, Fish, several vegetarian curries, Dal, Several salads and a large and generous spread of desserts such as Chocolate Brownies, Kheer, Ice Cream with Chocolate sauce, freshly cut fruits etc. Above all, this princely treat comes with minus the Five Star price tag! Mr. Chatterjee has surely kept his promise. No wonder this place is always full and food is heavenly! The Calcutta gentry is developing a liking for this place as they have developed for the Mainland China.
For accompaniment they have a large stock of wines and spirits both domestic and imported. You will never be disappointed. Decor is excellent best suited for the occasion.( see pictures in next tip)
The Crew!! One of the best lot we have ever experienced just like Mainland China, extremely courteous, helpful and always smiling. A sure touch of Mr.Chatterjee & Mr. Sadri!
We experienced all the Kebabs of the day, Mutton Biryani,Dal Banjara, Kadai Paneer, Kadai Chicken, Bhuna Gosht ( Fried Mutton), Malai Palak ( spinach) etc. I don't remember all the names. We had Bacardi and Rakhi had a Kingfisher beer. Munu had her usual cola!
For dessert we had , Chocolate Brownies, Fruits, Ice Cream with Hot Chocolate sauce & Kheer! That was more than sufficient and very satifying. A whole new experience and a great experience altogether. Now we will have to make it a habit to visit the place.
This Royal treat comes only for Rs.295/- per head ( believe me!or USD $ 7). For drinks you have to pay extra the regular charges. Leave a Comment Theme: IndianPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: South City Mall,375, Prince Anwar Shah Road,Phone: +91-33-24228502/03/04.Directions: On main Prince Anwar Shah Road, the largest mall of India is there, The South City Mall. Bus route-47B, 37, 234, 240, 223, 17A. South City Mall itself is a great landmark of Kolkata City.
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The Silver Oak is one of the fine dining places of Kolkata. It has emerged recently in Kolkata and located in Lansdowne Road near Rash Behari Avenue and Southern Avenue. This area lacked good quality Restaurants for many years but now almost 7/8 good restaurants have emerged in the last 6/7 years in South Kolkata.
We visited this place on Sunday evening 19th August. We had a whole Beckti fried ( Marinated and to be had with Tarter sauce), Murg Peshawari Special Kabab ( Chicken Kabab prepared in Peshawari style) as starter and to accompany with we had Foster's Beer. Munu had a Soup. All this cost us about Rs. 1150/- plus tips surely value for money. The Beckti Fish and the Kebab was really excellent. The service is fast, polite and efficient.
As soon as you take a seat they give you a cool towel dipped in chilled Cologne water! Very refreshing and sets the mood right.
They also serve wine and all sorts of spirits and also offer Thai, Chinese with Indian dishes as well. A real good place to dine out. They also have a smokers section! Leave a Comment Theme: IndianPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 137, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road, Kolkata.Phone: +91-33-24669356/24646000.Directions: On the Junction of Southern Avenue and Rash Behari Avenue on Lansdowne Road.
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We revisited this place again on 29th July. This time we tried Chicken Tetrazine, Chicken Chiplota, Chicken Pavlograd , Cold Chicken Ham salad and to down it with my favourite Foster Lager. The food as usual was beautiful and tasty.
Chicken Chiplota contains Sausages, cold hams, salads and the sauce makes it very tasty. Just give it a try and you will feel at home. The price is just Rs.168 or about 5 USD. The rest also costs that much about 4-5 USD per dish.
During its hay days they had a dance floor and live band was there. Some of the very famous people performed here like our very own Lois Banks, Pam Crains.
I have seen the great move actor Sashi Kapoor eating his sizzlers in my childhood! Leave a Comment Theme: Eclectic/InternationalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: 25 B, Park Street, Calcutta- 700 016.
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Our liking for Authentic, genuine Chinese food, made by Chinese for the Chinese people took us yesterday night ( 7th June07) to explore the food of Eau Chew, at 12 Ganesh Chandra Avenue, Kolkata 700013. As per the Huang family their Grand Father Mr. Achumpa Huang, started this eatery in 1927 and brought all the brass pots from China. As per Google this is the oldest Chinese eating place in the country. This 80 year old rustles up some delicacies - all Authentic Hakka dishes that not even speciality Restaurants serve. Take Chimney Soup for example. The Huang family has been running the restaurant for four generations. The family members do everything from preparing the raw materials to cooking and serving. They dont believe in hiring cooks and waiters as the recipies are family secret. Currently the place is run by Mr. Joseph Huang and his wife Mrs. Josephine Huang. They are abely assisted by brother sister duo Joel & Jennifer Huang. Jennifer also works with a large construction co of Singapore for their project in Rajarhat, Kolkata. The food is purely of Heritage status.
We thought of trying their best thing first, the Chimney soup. You dont get it anywhere and is totally different from the soup you get elsewhere. It contains, mushroom, broccoli, prawn, fish, chicken, pork and put into a pot that has Charcoal embers below to keep it hot. Then we had Mixed Veg Steamed Rice, Chinese Shop Suey and Schezuan Chicken for Munu. All the dishes we tried are very tasty & authentic. I have decided to take my VT friends out there next time. The prices are very resonable and quantity is wholesome. They dont serve Hot drinks or beer. Two person can ave meal for about USD 10-15 or Rs 500- 800 INR.
We were told that their authentic Hakka cuisine is different from Cantonese ( which relies in deep frying) and Schezuan ( Spicy & Hot) styles that prevails in other Restaurants. Leave a Comment Theme: Chinese/Dim SumAddress: 12, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, Kolkata- 700013.Phone: 91-33-22378260.Directions: Walk down on Bentick Street and take right turn at Ganesh avenue Crossing. It is above Hindustan Petroleum pump. Or just ask any body.Other Contact: 91-9830141857.
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Last night while watching VT I found a new restaurant tip on Calcutta page, INDTHALIA. Started by an enterprising Bengali gentleman who lives in California ( Perhaps the tip was written by him). It was very near to our house in Southern Avenue, in a very posh locality. I cross this place everyday but have never noticed this place seriously. Well at 9.30 P.M. we decided to visit this place instantly though Rakhi had kept the dinner ready.
The decor and the ambience is excellent, the staff are real polite and the Manager Mr.Saha is very helpful and suggests how and what to choose from the menu. Food was very good as suggested in the tip and the price was with in reach for a place like Southern Avenue. They also have home delivery facility within 2KM and gives discount of 10% if the order is more the Rs500/-. The can also accomodate small party crowd upto 40 heads. Shall organize Birthday, Anniversary, Office & farewel party on your behalf all with in a very reasonable price.What else do you want??? In a big city like Calcutta everything comes with a price tag. The speciality of this place is it will not make a hole in your wallet!!!!
We had Mixed menu yesterday. We had Fish finger, Russian Salad, Jai Thai Rice Mixed, Ch.Of sauce Chicken( Dumplings), all these costs less thn Rs. 600/- or USD14. Quantity !!!!! have a look at the photographs! We could not finish the food we ordered. I think I will become an Ambassador of this place if I continue to get this kind of service. I have really liked the place and the ambience. This place do not serve any liquor or beer but have excellent coffee.
I suggest them to add at least Beer in the menu and get the licence quickly. I Calcutta there are some regulations of allowing Beer or Hard liquor to be consumed in Residential Area or near the schools. One has to get the licence. Leave a Comment Theme: CoffeehousePrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: 121/2 Southern Avenue, Kolkata-700 029.Phone: 91-3330964713Directions: From Golpark 3mts walk or from Lake Kalibari 2mts walk Just opp. Najrul Mancha. Southern Avenue is one of the poshest places of Kolkata, where the Rich & Famous stays. Just ask anybody for Southern Avenue. It is also situated opposit Ballygunge Lake.Other Contact: 91-33-24650281
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Since we love Chinese food, during the celebration of Chinese New Year we decided to visit Mainland China again. We too Rakhi's brother, sister in law and their Engineer son ( they live in St.Lois, USA) to taste the food of Mainland China. Compared to our last experience this time it was great experience!! We ordered two starters with Draught Beer and got two Black Dog whiskey on the house, there was one starter on the house too and unlimited supply of Chinese tea. All these came with highly improved service from the crew. Now I feel all of them know me very well as from the greetings it was evident.
After our last visit on 14th Jan, I wrote to their owner mr. Chatterjee at Bombay about the behaviour of the crew( as I felt it was snob), their Marketing Manager Mr. Firoz Sadri called and listened to my feelings carefully. It seems he surely has taken corrective action! We really enjoyed our meal along with our relatives from abroad. My favourite Draught Beer is also back again. We are proud of Mr.Asish Chatterjee a fellow Bengali Enterprenure, for taking his venture to this hight! It was a real great experience! It would have been better if the local manager had given me a call!!
we had seven dishes in all . to be explained later. Leave a Comment Theme: Chinese/Dim SumPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Gurusaday Road, Kolkata.
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