Masala House - Review

Dear friends arrived from cyclone torn Muscat , and a restaurant caled Masala House on Cunningham Road was brought up as an option to catch up and spend time .

Never heard of it , but what the hell , sounded exotic, thought we would give it a shot . Seems to be a plethora of these old bungalows that have been converted to swish new restaurants , all formal seating and soft cushions. Masala House in a little lane next to Accenture office on Cunningham Road. You could blink and miss it . Nice ambiance , pleasant service .

Ordered three different items, after the arrival Assorted Tikka Platter ( exquisite !) while we waited for our friends to arrive . A brinjal thingy , a Chicken in Coriander and a Fish in Mustard . All the gravies ( when they did finally arrive ) were identical . Thick red tomato base with either coriander or strong mustard. This despite asking for clear details on the dish composition .( my keen gourmet sense veers between - ' so is it a green gravy base or a red one. oh-ohkay its white , hmm right , sorry' ) .

Rotis ( the Indian bread assortment , saw-reee!) arrived sporadically .Most of the time we had a radidly congealing gravy on our plate with nothing to eat it with , and frantic signals to the waiters ( all looking studiously down at drinks menu , or the bills ) were in vain. I do hate that when food arrives in instalments. These tiny restaurants like Aangan and Queens (fabulous home type food - the paapdi chaat and the tangdi kababs have been couriered from heaven ) on Church Street are so quick, and efficient . Side dishes and regular roti updates from keen-eyed waiters ensure a nice meal . Average desserts a Masala House - rasamalai , and hot gulab jamoon.

Dishes were average to expensive at Rs 220-50 a pop , and food apart from being flatly the same, was so-so. Good , not outstanding .

Maybe for starters / or snacky evening next time, but would pass for a meal .