Ever had a meal where water was the best of the delicacies?
That was what was unveiled at the Anjappar Restaurant in
Kuwait.
A vegetarian is almost always a downtrodden sect in food
cycle, be it in the class 5 science textbook or in any restaurant for that
matter. Vegetarian food lacks variety and is often a lackluster course. While
the only vegetarian restaurants do justice on the aspect, the others are a
letdown.
The story of a letdown begins here:
Dining at a restaurant chain renowned for its Chettinad
cuisine, present in almost 10 countries across 3 continents, the expectations
were sky high.
A ride of almost 30 kms, 30 minutes into finding the
restaurant and a parking, what we had was camaraderie of disappointment and
frustration.
Our order: tomato soup, veg kothu porotta, appam, veg kofta
and coffee.
Tomato soup was watered down and a dollop of cream was added
on top of it to mask its awfulness. The veg kothu porotta, a traditional Tamil
fusion dish was absolute mockery to its ancestry, being too salty and lacking
the finesse. The appam had an undercooked center, while the crust was crispy
and kind of tasty.
The dish that topped the comedy of errors was the veg Kofta.
The gravy tasted as if it was made using the second grade Chinese Manchurian
masala available in the markets. The veg dumplings in the dish were nothing to
complain about, but even if it is a cherry on the top of a pile of garbage, it
becomes inedible.
The last straw of the meal –coffee, well, nothing good or
bad would come out of writing about it.
The service was top notch on a scale to 0 to negative
infinity. The waiters were throwing plates to the table with a grudge on their
faces.
Rewind to a year and a half back: I dined solo at Anjappar
in Chennai for lunch. Amazing food it was. The spicy kara kuzhambu complemented
the sweltering heat and chilled water. Reasonably priced with pretty decent service,
it was a good choice to dine there.
The verdict- if you are vegetarian, avoid the place. If that
isn't a possibility, at least avoid eating, just watch them dine.
The bill: KWD 5.100 ($17) for 2
Happiness: *1/2
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