Good Bengali Food... Quiet Ambience... Little bit costly as per what they served... Overall a good one for having a bengali lunch with friends and family...
Nice place. Ambience is at par and ideal for bengali cuisine. Run all by women. Food was quality. Have lunch with chitol muithya and vetki paturi. Both the item was good.
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I am a regular here - even my table is almost fixed, the 'Didi's (stewardess) know.
Run by all women members - this place is a 'home away home' as far as authentic Bengali cooking is concerned.
Menu is simplistic however essentials of Bengali cuisine - like 'Mangsher Jhol' (Mutton Curry), 'Pabda Mach' or 'Topshe Fry' in Non-Veg items would blow off many so called star 'Bengali Restaurants' false pride & unrealistic extravaganza.
Being a Vegetarian, I prefer ordering a rice (I find their Rotis little coarse), Dal, Aloo Bhaja, a plate from their available Veg-menu for the day - either Phoolkopir Dalna (Cauliflower in thick gravy), Begun Bahar (a tasty prep with Brinjals as key ingredient), Lau Ghanta (Gourd), Dhokar Dalna or just simply Mixed Veg-Curry.
In summer days you can start with a nice coolant like Aam Porar Sherbat while deciding on the main course.
In dessert - 'Gokul Pithe' is a signature one, however at times if you are lucky enough, you may get a taste of their freshly made Patisapta or Chusir Payesh (you may love to re-born as Bengali and be back in Kolkata for this !!!)...
'Didi's' welcome & personal attention will make the experience all the more unforgettably wholesome...
The price is on the higher side but the ambience and the food is good ... The vetki fry will simply melt in your mouth .. The kochi patha r mansho was light less spicy and good .. We had the Ilish thali .. The fish was ok ...
The restaurant serves authentic Bengali food. Being established in 1952 and fully operational from 1972, this was the first one to serve only Bengali food - a pioneering concept indeed. We opted for rice, daal, aloo bhaja, bekti fry (only one piece was available), mocha chingri, ilish bhapa, kochi panthar jhol, pineapple chutney, gokul pithey. All the items tasted really good. The hilsa was fabulous, so was the tender mutton curry.
It is run by women and their warmth and eagerness to serve can be felt easily. Added advantage is watching trams passing by while savouring the food - a touch of pure Kolkata.
As for the food, we rate them way ahead of other fancied restaurants in Kolkata.
a pure bengali feeling....inside the restaurant....taste is gud......
they r having an old age home behind the restaurant....visiting that place......brings peace......to my mind.....
I had learnt about this place thought highway on my plate and had wanted to go there for its authentic Bengali cuisine. It is run by simple ladies . The quantity is less but the food tasted amazing. It was light and tasty. The ambience was plain but nice.
I had been to this place in 2008 and the fact that i still remember the food vouches for how amazing it was.Suruchi was what a quintessential tourist of kolkatta must go to.The rui mach,iilish mach, dal ,rice and the thali is delicious and very satisfying.Huge recommendation if any of my mumbai friends plan to visit kolkatta someday .
After probably 15 yrs I went for Lunch at Suruchi. With Sukto, Dal, bhat, alu bhaja, Ilish mach, Malpoa. One of the low profile home style, standard eateries. The locality is downbeat. Parking is an issue. Pricing is VFM. Serviced and run entirely by Ladies. Amateur homely personal touch can be expected. One of my favourites. 16th October. 2014
This was the best food in our Kolkata trip. Ate the thali with jhujhure aaloo bhaja, parshe, bhetki, mishti doi. Everything was amazing. We got greedy and also ordered motorshutir kochuri. Another divine eat.
I visited this place long back with my husband in a hot afternoon and came satisfied with the food and service.. This place is run by only women.. and they do it with care.. We ordered Plain rice,dal,alu bhaja, pui sag with macher muro, Ilish sorse bhapa, Mutton,chanti,papad and misti doi.. All the items were lip-smacking and so so tasty and light in your stomach in this scorching heat. The prices are also reasonable.. Had a great time here.. Hope to return to this place once I m in Kolkata
This place has changed completely.. They don't serve anything mentioned in the given menu pics.. Don't know how zomato got this totally wrong.. No biryani, no rolls nothing.. But the pics of the inside part as well as the phone number is the same.. Someone pls update..
Amazing varieties of fish dishes. I have become a big fan of illish since i had one here a year back. Really like the ambience as well. Authentic bengali cuisine !
Anirban Paul Chowdhury
+4
Had gone to Suruchi long back , around 6-7 years back and quite liked the place and the food! The fact that its run entirely by women, who do everything from cooking, to taking orders, to manning the cash counter, is quite unique in its concept n execution.
I went there for lunch today and was once again pleasantly surprised to see some of the old staff still there... We ordered rice, masoor dal, pui saag, lau bori, muri ghonto, mutton curry n katla jhol.... Food was simple, npn fussy and had that homely touch., best part was it tasted the same as before... The fish was fresh, mutton soft n tender, lau bori was to die for and the pui saag was cooked without any oil... Really loved the whole experience today.
Spl word for the women staff... Extremely courteous, soft spoken and ever smiling.... Will come back sooner this time for sure!!
Dont let the score of 4.5 fool you. The food (taste and value) deserves a 5. The restaurant needs better maintenence hence the .5 knocked of the overall score.
Delicious home style freshly made Bengali food. You cant go wrong here. The aroma, the taste and the ease on the wallet make for regular trips for lunch (they are not open for dinner). A tip here - order the vegetarian thala (meal) and order the other goodies as extras. Each extra portion suffices for one so dont stinge on that for 'sharing".
Allow for laid back service, these are not professional waiters, but simple girls and women happy to put their cooking on your plate. Enjoy the food :-)
This is an authentic Bengali genuine food place, the aroma is the appetizer on entry.
Because Elliot Road is so congested, I am enclosing some directions to this amazing authentic Bong outlet for heavely Bong food.
Google Map took me half km ahead, so perhaps this will be of help.
After you enter Eliot Road, keep your eyes on the left. After some 15 to 20 buildings you will find the entrance, photo 2.
Photo 1 is the view from the entrance to the junction of Eliot Rd amd AJC Bose Rd.
A picture of some of the yummy food we had and one of the menu. However, only selected items are available on a particular day and not all at once. You can phone and book though in advance.
There is parking available for a limited number of cars. The exremely helpful Security Guard at the gate will guide you.
It's an unique eating outlet, managed and run by women co-operative. Clean environment. They offer nice Bengali cuisine. Price is moderate. One of the best places to take meal in this area. One thing one must keep in mind, it closes down by 4PM!
A very good restaurant for family. The service is very pleasant and the special about this place is food. Food quality is so good that it feels like home.
The place is served by only ladies of self-help group. Ambience is moderate but clean. Most of the served bengali foods are tasty except few dishes viz. আলুভাজা contains lots of oil, ডাল is not up to the mark. First time tried ইলিশ ধোকা here.
After long time found a restaurant serving Bengali food , which will make you remembering the taste you used to relish having the food cooked by your grandmother!
Beautiful food. But I ate it all and didn’t put a photo on.
How many clean restaurant just around the corner from the mother Theresa house and the Baptist missionary Society.
Lovely ladies and a wonderful cause
Tasty and cheap.
Added that you are helping to the essential collective: women.
Must visit for authentic and traditional Bengali cuisine. They also prepare Bengali sweet pies (pithe puli,patisapta, payas ) etc.during winter season (Poush Sankranti). Very tasty preparation but not teeming with oil and spices, and hence gut friendly.
Loved the ambience, totally like home...it's an entirely ladies driven restaurant.Food is very tasty. Price is a bit on the higher side but overall a nice experience.
Journey Through The Earth Chiranjib Sayantani
+5
Excellent restaurant famous for its mouth watering Bengali dishes. The restaurant is run by a self help women group and community. Fish dishes specially are very tasty. All attending staffs are women who are very cordial, amiable and helpful. Ambience is also good and homely as of preparation of food. Prices are moderate. Overall, when leave the place; a self satisfaction, peace and amazing state of mind will be within the inner self.
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