Visited the restaurant with a couple of friends to try out the Delhi Street food festival. Finding the restaurant seemed to be a herculean task in itself, not to mention that it's at least 10 - 15 km away from the city, and it's extremely difficult to find without a map, even for someone who stays in Ahmedabad. The manager, the captain, and all the waiters are extremely polite, hospitable, and well mannered. The decor is tastefully done to suit the outdoor seating beside the pool. To celebrate the Purani Delhi Festival, they'd set up counters to serve Pani Puri, Fruit Chat, Aloo Chat, Dahi Bhalla, Ragda Patties, Chhole Kulcha, Gupta Kachori, Stuffed Chilla with Chutney, Rabdi Paratha and Paneer Paratha with Kaddu ki sabzi - Aloo Mutter ki Sabzi - Ghar ka Achar, and Ram Laddu. We tried all of it and I must say, this is the closest to Delhi you'll ever get in Ahmedabad. There were also Purani Delhi themed desserts - Phirni, Sevaiyan, Rasmalai-Rabdi Shots, Mava Peda, Gulab Jamun, and piping hot Jalebis and those of which we tried were exceptionally delicious - not too sweet - just the right amount. There was also Pizza, Pasta in White Sauce and Red Sauce, Hong Kong Fried Rice, Shanghai Noodles, and Vegetables in Black Bean Sauce. We tried all of these dishes and only the fried rice were a bit dry and kind of disappointed me, and perhaps, even the noodles were a tad bit too gingery-garlicky. The pizza was decent, and even the pasta in white sauce was delicious. However, I didn't like the pasta in red sauce too much since they were a bit too sour for my taste. For the main course, there was Paneer Jahangiri, Paneer Rohilla, Paneer Hauz Khas, Vegetable Dwarka, Janakpuri Shahi Kofta, Kusk Aloo ki Masaledar Sabzi, Dal Bukhara, Dal Dhaba, Tehri, Jeera Rice, Roti, and Kashmiri Naan. We tried most of these except the Kofta, Kusk Aloo ki Masaledar Sabzi, and Kashmiri Naan. But all of the curries that we tried were exceptionally good tasting - there was the Delhi-element, the mughlai taste in the Punjabi khana which is usually missing in most of the Punjabi restaurants that I've eaten at. Very few restaurants have been able to justify the festivals that they hold fr time to time, and this certainly is one of those times. Truth be told, I'm usually dreary whenever I hear that a restaurant is holding a food festival for a particular kind of food, because I have been disappointed too many times - but the Purani Dilli Food Festival was a refreshing change. As the manager tells us, just the chats were an addition to the usual buffet menu, and that the main course is available on all days, even without the festival.
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