GOOD FOOD BAD SERVICE | RIVERSIDE BAR & KITCHEN

It is quite ironic when a place is named as Riverside Bar and Kitchen, but doesn’t serve alcohol or for that matter even wine. I completely agree with the riverside concept given that they forte (or atleast they claim to) in the sea food genre, but bar? I am still left pondering!

The moment “Riverside Bar and Kitchen” hoarding was put up with a signboard of “opening shortly”, I was waiting for an opportunity to try out this place. Situated right on the Whitefield main road at a mere km walk from Forum Value Mall, this place did manage to gain attention of various foodies that travel this road, me being one from the lot. What got my attention? Well, they do have a fabulous interior, a little sober but attractive one, with lamps hanging from the ceiling and fluorescent sign board at the entrance. One can enjoy the fresh breeze or rain from the seating area if you are lucky enough with the weather. Also this is quite a place to enjoy a romantic dinner with you loved one’s.

I could go on and on describing about their ambience but I am afraid that’s all I can brag about when it comes to Riverside as a whole. If they had worked on everything else just the way they did with their looks this could be one of the best places to go dine at, in Bangalore. Unfortunately they do need to work a lot harder to enter the race.

We ordered for a Tandoori Dum aloo as our starter followed by Vegetable Dum Biryani as our entrée. Dum aloo was perfectly cooked and mixed well with the green, red and pink chatni. Dum Biryani also was commendable. They did manage to capture the biryani aroma and when tasted, the spices seemed to have done their jobs quite well.

Now you must be wondering what went wrong here. Well to start with, they dint serve wine which was quite a disappointment as both of us were looking forward on enjoying a glass of wine. Secondly their service and staff members are quite ignorant and badly managed. It took them a zillion year to get the orders straight and to serve them. We almost waited 30 min to get the attention of one staff member just to place the order, again another 30min to get our starter and then another 30 min to get the Biryani.

A bad service with good food is absolutely not an option if you have to survive in Bangalore. So if the management could try to work on this part, they might do a better job.

When it comes to the VFM, I have absolutely no complaints in the Veg section. But non-veg section, especially the sea food side, the food seems extremely expensive with every dish ranging from 700-800.


RIVERSIDE BAR AND KITCHEN:
ADDRESS: 101 & 45, Main Road,Whitefield, Bangalore 560066
CONTACT NO: 080 49653309