This review is slightly
delayed but, what the heck, better late than never. I was in Mumbai a couple of
weeks back and headed to 5 Spice (Fort branch) for lunch with family. The first
impression was ghastly because we were a tad early and the restaurant was not
set up for service. My impression did not change even after the restaurant was
set for service. Still ghastly! Ambience equals zero!
We began with soup and stuck
to tried and tested soups. Sweet corn chicken and sweet corn crab were our
choices. Both were good, no complaints there. For starters we opted for Steamed
Chicken wontons. The filling was palatable but the covering was doughy and
leathery. We also called for Black Pepper Prawns. They were cooked to perfection!
They weren’t rubbery or chewy. Another starter we tried was Crispy Chicken. It
was average in taste and did not blow me away at all.
We skipped the mains as I
had to head back to Pune the same afternoon but we did share a dessert, Death
by Chocolate. I’ll happily give it a 10/10.
The glass in which they
served Fresh Lime water was sticky. *Urghh!* The waiters were utterly clueless
in regard to recommending food and in general. When I requested for a knife to
eat with, the waiter gave me a blank look. *Sigh!* When I mimed the act of
cutting the prawns on my plate, he gives me a shocked look and said, ‘oh!
chakku?’ I felt like I had asked him for a Rampuri knife to gut him but I politely
said ‘yes’ and left it at that. *Double sigh!* The restaurant needs to be
cleaner and that definitely goes for the washroom too.
We paid approx
1700-something for the meal, with a 100 buck tip. They did not deserve a 10-15%
tip. Did not take any photographs of the restaurant
or the food for this review for trust me, you aren't missing anything.
Food: 5/10
Ambience: 2/10
Service: 2/10 (I’m being
polite)
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