On Monday evening, our family had a dine-out at a newly opened restaurant. "Lemon Tree-The real taste of Arabia" was the place. For starters, my experience with anything with the word 'real' has not been good. With Owaisi's hate speech and Pakistan's intrusion, anything with the Muslim world displayed on the board is trouble. But thankfully, the sleepy town of Mysore rarely bothers about anything that happens outside the city.
In a few minutes, we figured out the place is run by Mallus RETURNED from Arabia. So much for "real taste". The menu was an English teacher's nightmare, with glaring spelling mistakes. I was glad that 'Pot Biryani' did not become "Potty Biryani". We ordered Chettinad fish, mutton chops and chicken.
Being Mallus, atleast they should have been experts in fish. Being Arabia-returned, they should have atleast got the mutton right. Nada. The fish seemed it was caught yesterday, strangled to death in the morning and dumped into the curry for us. The mutton, if served to an Arab, would cause him to draw his sword, AK-47 and kill everyone. It was raw. I'm pretty sure that raw meat, no matter where in Arabia, is not served to guests in name of "real taste".
The biryani was colourful. Yellow rice, brown chicken and it tasted funny. The gravy and raitha were akin to water, with a dash of curd and leftover vegetables. The shawarmas, a dish with veggies and chicken rolled in dough, was like the Arabian oil. Greasy and heavy. The only saving grace was the egg parotha, thankfully with real eggs, though i'm not sure of which animals.
For a place named Lemon Tree, the only piece of lemon that was served to us was in the washing bowl, that too a teeny-weeny one. This place is a must avoid, even if you are from La-La Mallu Land. There are better places on the roadside, quality food at a great price, with all the fun of open air. Or better, cook at home.
TASTE: 4/10
SERVICE: 6/10
VALUE FOR MONEY: 1/10
Pic courtesy; Incogman
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