Kochi Kitchen

Visited on a Wednesday @ 2.00 PM. Only a handful of tables were occupied, finding a table was a breeze. Apart from the aglio olio pasta (part of the live menu) nothing was particularly exciting. The chicken was dry in most of the dishes, i had to douse the oven roasted fish in sauce to help me swallow it. The malabari chicken biriyani was a humongous let down thanks to the freehanded use of whole spices. The chinese cauliflower was dry and chewy.

The live menu had chicken 65, squid roast and fish (sardine/mathi if my memory serves me right) fry. Tried the first two which was good to say the most.

The saving grace was their arabic dips and platter & their butter roti which was light, fluffy & truly the best I've had ever. The dessert spread was huge, but nothing really stood out from the crowd apart from a circular coconut-based pastry with pink frosting (can't remember the name). Service was efficient, chef was kind enough to check on us.

Would I recommend you to try the buffet? No, not at full price. If you have a Swiggy One membership, then you can pre-book a table for 35% discount on the total bill, then Maybe Yes. This is what I did & recommend you do the same. Tbh, I'd rather suggest you skip the buffet and visit their stellar restaurant on the 1st floor "Cassava".

PS : Photo is of a not-seen-before "Pineapple Chicken Rasam" soup/ Something unique and much appreciated.