Sigree Global Grill - Review

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.