Text by: Tanya Munshi
Hotel Daspalla, Visakhapatnam
Now, Hotel Daspalla has a non-vegetarian and a vegetarian restaurant. Though the non-vegetarian restaurant Dakshin seems to be a popular joint amongst many locals, it’s not such a place that I would like to visit ever again, as personally for me, experiences do count towards making or marring a meal.
Firstly, when you enter this non-vegetarian restaurant it has some kind of an odd phenol smell, which makes you feel as if you are sitting inside a bathroom and eating. The lights are too dim for comfort.
We were once served cold drinks in cracked/ chipped glasses and prawn masala (which were way too dry and stale) were offered on chipped saucers and not even on side plates or quarter plates. I think this non-vegetarian section is famous for its non-veg thaalis and buffet which personally failed to excite the food lover in me.
I have seen gluttony personified in the non-vegetarian restaurant. In the buffet dinner, I have seen people pile up their plates with four to five eggs at a go, while some make their kids share from their plate (to cut the cost of ordering an extra meal). The overdose of eggs once made me exclaim loudly, "Cholestrol!" to a fellow diner, which my husband had to gently sush me down. :)
But the vegetarian restaurant Dharani at Daspalla, is completely worth it. The staff is courteous here and the food is much better. The veg unlimited thaali which will cost you only Rs. 55/- is fit for a king. For the queens, don’t be alarmed when the staff places fresh hot ghee and steamed rice in front of you to mix and eat and the stewards are absolutely stunned if you do not finish off the thaali and have at least a third helping!
Usually, there is a queue for getting a place in this vegetarian restaurant, but like most people waiting there, I am sure you wouldn’t mind the wait.
A meal for two in the vegetarian restaurant will cost Rs. 250/- including VAT and service charges.
Overall Rating:
Ambience - * * * (nothing to talk about especially at the non-veg section - Dakshin)
Service - * * * * * (excellent at Dharani)
Presentation of food & drinks - * * * *
Quantity of food served - * * * * (excellent at Dharani)
Quality of food - * * * (terrible at the non-veg section - Dakshin)
Price - * * * * *
Location:
Hotel Daspalla
Suryabagh
Visakhapatnam – 530 020
Phone: 0891 – 2564825 (6 lines)/ 0891 – 2563141 (4 lines)
Fax: 91-0891-2562043
Email: dspvizag1@rediffmail.com
Toll free number – 1800-425-4225Website: http://www.indiatravelite.com/hyderabad/daspallahotelvisakhapatnam.htm
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