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Location: Diamond Harbour Road, opposite to Mint
Arsalan is
the recent name to eating extravaganza for Kolkata. Having it’s main branch in
Park circus and three outlets in Kolkata, it stands as the scintillating eating
sensation for South Kolkatans’. This
time I had the opportunity of experiencing the culinary delight of this famous restaurant
after getting to know a lot about the irresistible dishes by some of my food
lover friends.
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| Captivating décor |
The First glance: The very concept of Mughal food has
its origin and popularity from Lucknow. The main motive of the team Arsalan is
to rejuvenate the culinary culture of the Mughal period, rich cultural history
of food. In fact South Kolkattans are truly adamant to wait long standing queue
for a packet of biriyani/kebab. I was truly amazed at this scene whenever I
passed by the counter of Arsalan situated near Mint, Majherhat. The location
will attract any passerby although the decor inside is more attractive than
outside.
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| The mesmerizing table art |
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| Kolkata goes crazy for the taste of biriyani |
The service: It’s truly ideal for food lover
Bengalis. The take away counter has a restaurant upstairs. It’s an air
conditioned arena with a capacity to accommodate 50 people at a time. The very
concept of the table mat which was encrypted with a brief history on biriyani
did impress me a lot. The decor was minimum but truly comfortable. We were
presented with a menu card from which we ordered some variety of food items.
The price range of food varied from 100 INR to 250 INR.
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| Busy employees dedicated to serve the best |
The food: The restaurant has a wide range of
food item. Starting from kebabs, chicken
curries, mutton curries, parantha and biriyani, it’s truly a mind boggling
collection. The kitchen was a busy place with raw materials, semi prepared
materials which was roasted to perfection inside a tandoor; it’s interesting
for a customer to see the process while waiting in queue for the food ordered.
The food is truly yummy; kebabs are delicious with a soft centre and melt in
mouth taste. Biriyani is a wonderful conglomerance of meat blended in rich traditional
spice and aromatic basmati rice. In fact the food is cooked to a delicious
perfection that will never leave you uncomfortable or uneasy as all food are
cooked with healthy oil.
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| Kebabs with the melt in mouth feel |
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| Biriyani reminds the nawabi style |
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| Lachcha Parantha- it's too good! |
The verdict: Arsalan has bagged up a number of
awards for excellence in food quality and taste by the customers as well as
some well known establishments who are continuously benchmarking the standards
of restaurants. Telegraph, mouthshut.com
and zomato are some of the organizations that recognized, appreciated and
publicized the food quality and service of the restaurant. It’s said that
festival hours are the most demanded hours in Kolkata where restaurants earn
the most. Might be it’s difficult to step in without a proper prior table booking.
The proudly displayed certificate on the walls stands very much with the
quality of food; I will admit that they maintain the high standards in quality
and service. It’s a suggestion that any person fond of Mughlai food must visit
Arsalan at least once during his stay in Kolkata.
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The burrp certification |
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| Recommended by others |
