Bon South………..

Perhaps, one of the few South Indian food joints in an area dotted with North Indian and Chinese Restaurants. I had heard a lot about this place, about the cuisine, the contemporary layout of the restaurant. The expectation that I had set from the reviews , the promotions on radio and what I had heard from people who’d been there earlier, turned out to be a complete damper. The only thought, which constantly kept crossing my mind after my first 10 min was, Boy!!!! This place is overrated.
The layout of the dining area is in the form of blocks, this in turn makes you feel claustrophobic as you are generally cramped into a corner. Any dining area should generally have free flowing ventilation and good view of the ambiance. Here, seated at once corner you just do not get a chance to feel the ambiance, in essence you just are not able to make a connection with the food and the locale and the message being portrayed. To make things worse, the air-conditioning is not up to the mark or the ducts are not positioned in the right areas, for a closed dining area, bad air-conditioning is a cardinal sin. The décor too was not particularly appealing, the lights were not turned on in the afternoon, really couldn’t get the visual effect in offer. The only conclusion to be drawn from here is, a design completely gone wrong.
Now, the most important part of the blog, the food! Well, I just have two works to say, sheer pathetic. For the place that boasts of authentic south Indian food, there is something that seems to have gone horribly wrong. After, a initial round of tasting, you are left to deal with a sweet palate. Every dish here has a hint of sweetness to it. Andhra style, Gongura mutton curry was the least bit spicy, to everyone’s surprise in fact. The service wasn’t too great, constantly having to remind the waiter to serve water, gosh!!! All this in your first visit. The misery doesn’t end here!! After each round, the tables weren’t cleared and one had to remind them about it. For a Lunch Buffet priced at 260- 270 per person, taste doesn’t and quality doesn’t do any justice.
The Appam (though sweet again) was reasonable and the kerala parota well made. The Kerala fish curry was reasonable and the Biryani descent. That apart, every other dish had something lacking. The mutton soup (if you can call that so) was outright disgusting (it was more of a flavoured broth). The veg side of the world too wasn’t any bit appetizing.
Overall, Bon South was definitely a letdown for me, considering the fact I had heard so much about it before. It would probably rate it a 4/10.

Bon South…….No Bon Appetite!!!!!