Sigree Global Grill - Amanora, Hadapsar - Review
Having been regulars at the DP road branch, we are always
welcomed here with warm smiles. We went here after a long time and found some
minor changes but the service was just as good as it used to be.
A small glass of complimentary mocktail is served upon
seating (this time it was coca cola but we have had orange, jaljeera flavoured
ones as well), after which a bread platter is served to your table with 4
different types of dips –usually salsa, hummus, flavoured butter and something
else I cannot recall. There are 5 veg and 5 non-veg appetizers, the veg ones
usually being herbed pudina aloo, tangy pineapple, veg tikki, succulent paneer
in either red or green marinade, roasted cauliflower/broccoli on skewers which
are served afresh to your personal barbeque box in the centre of the table
where they get the smoky flavor. Non-veg ones include varieties of chicken,
fish, mutton and prawns. I have always enjoyed the veg ones more but that’s
just me – although amritsari fish and fish cakes were something that I liked
the last time. Three different types of chutneys and dressings are served in
addition to the earlier mentioned dips to go along with these starters. They
also serve the pizza of the day which is surprisingly good, but this time we
found it to be a bit chewy. The taste, however, was good enough.
I remember they used to serve a freshly tossed salad at the
beginning of your meal before offering the starters which they have done away
with as of now. This salad was added to the buffet section instead along with
the other usuals – pasta salad, chana/corn salad, beetroot salad, etc. but the
freshness of the lettuce leaves was not maintained. There were atleast 6-7
varieties here along with a veg. soup but I did not try them all. In the main
courses, veg. section had a much larger variety – with North Indian, Thai and
Continental cuisine. Thai green curry was quite runny – more than what I had
expected and more than what I’ve had here earlier. I’ve been an advocate of
“dal sigree”, their signature dish before they ventured out into Global Grill
outlets – although this time even that was not as rich as it used to be! But it
still remains my favorite preparation over here and I could easily finish a
bowl within no time. Spinach rolls with cheese were quite nice. There were 4 or
5 different types of vegetables of which I had paneer lababdar and methi matar
malai of which the former was good. In the non veg section, I saw crabs for the
first time. Methi murg was delightful, but neither of us tasted the murg dum
biriyani which looked promising. There’s a live pasta station or add-on risotto
station for dinner, and you can choose your own sauce from mamarosa, aglio
olio, pesto, tomato pesto, alfredo, arrabbiata along with your choice of
vegetables and pasta. I’d recommend mamarosa and pesto if you like these
sauces. This time I’d ordered pesto with fusilli after we were done with our
main course from the buffet section but it was a rush hour so we couldn’t wait
any longer and proceeded to desserts instead. They conveniently forgot our
order and we were kind of glad for that!
When we were about to have desserts, the section was crowded
but the re-fills arrived frequently. Malpua with rabri, pineapple halwa, rice
payasam were some of the Indian desserts. Rice payasam was nice, I could see
that it was a hit with the people. Small
portions of red velvet cheesecake looked better than they tasted. Kiwi mousse, blueberry
mousse, banana almond cake were all pretty good but the chocolate cake was
disappointing – it did not seem fresh. The children’s favourite part here was
the ice-cream section – with creamy butterscotch, chocolate, vanilla and
strawberry flavours and a variety of toppings like chocolate chips, desiccated
coconut, chocolate sauce, etc. Cut fruits like watermelon and papaya occupied a
corner.
Service, apart from the insignificant pasta goof-up, was just right.
