Homeflavour is one of the NEWLY OPENED thali joints for your
regular consumption that is solely based on the home-delivery and take-away
model. So you can enjoy these homemade delicacies sitting right at your home or
office. I noticed that things are tried and kept simple here, the honest fresh
ingredients are being used which always builds the backbone of a healthy meal
and keeps you going in the long run. This place encourages healthy eating
habits which is really nice to discover. For an ardent non-vegetarian like me
it is really hard to be impressed with regular vegetarian meals, but this place
sure has that Midas touch in the ‘flavour’ that surely reminds you of ‘home’ :)
Since I was invited to this place I won’t be able to
comment on their delivery speed, packaging, etc; but I can surely vouch for
their warmth and hospitality which is definitely a key in this industry. The
owner, Mr. Vikaas Verma values this ‘service’ part very much, so I’m confident
they will do their best in this department. You can order food from this place
by simply giving them a call an hour in advance, the time that they demand is
only for your good :) Because they try to prepare the meal freshly after the
order is received and then the stuffs will be foil packed so that it reached
you warm enough to consume. They can keep on delivering you food regularly if
you opt for their monthly packages or you can go for weekly packages, whichever
is convenient. Also the food comes at pretty reasonable rates considering the
quality, hygiene and service.
FOOD - - - - - Let’s discuss the THALI STRUCTURE: Their
thalis come at four different rates – you get the basic thali at INR 59 that
comprises of four rotis or rice along with Dal or some veg gravy dish, along
with this you’ll get some real home-made pickle. The next thali comes at INR 79
which has got both Rice and 4 rotis along with Dal and veg gravy side dish, home-made
pickle and green salad. I believe this thali is an awesome one to have at such
reasonable price. The next thali is for INR 99 that has everything the INR 79
thali has, additionally you get papad and one Veg dry side dish.
The biggest
thali that you can have at this place will cost you INR 149 that will surely
give you more than one wholesome meal! It has got – 4 rotis, rice, dal, gravy
side dish, dry side dish, pickle, green salad, papad, curd and sweets. Basically
it has everything you can ask for and if I talk in terms of Set Theory it is
definitely the Super Set of all the other three Thalis, i.e. there isn’t any
item in those smaller three thalis which is not here included in this big INR 149
thali. So I mainly concentrated on this one big INR 149 thali :)
Now let’s discuss the individual FOOD ITEMS which were there
in this big thali. I was blown away by the taste of their very basic Dal Fry. It
is definitely the best Dal Fry I’ve ever had in my life, and yes I mean it. It
had a flavorful intense aroma, bit sweet yet delicious, goes well with steamed
rice or roti. The rotis were very fresh, fluffy and soft, they were not too
thick so it’s easy to tear and consume. I would like to specially mention the
missi roti which was amazing, bit moist and tender. The rice was well prepared
and was not at all sticky, perfect to go with north Indian veg dishes. Now
comes the side dishes, there were both gravy and dry side dishes. Among the dry
dishes I liked the flavour of the Bhendi masala dish, though I prefer my
Bhendis to be a bit more cooked so that they are tad too soft. The gravy dishes
had two great dishes – the Sahi paneer was prepared with fresh, soft, bouncy
paneer cubes drenched in sweetish creamy gravy, it has a very mild soothing
flavor, so you need to clear your palate with some water before tasting this
one. The star item was the Parwali Aloo sabji, this well prepared dish with an
uniform, super tasty gravy will surely turn out to be one of their signature
dishes in coming days. The sweets were awesome as well, the gulab jamuns, sandesh
and baked rasagolla, all were amazing. In the end you will realize the food is
extremely light on your stomach and easy to digest, kinda revolutionary
realization by a devoted non-vegetarian like me! :)
IN DAYS TO COME - - - - - There are few points which can be
discussed here so that they can be worked upon. As we were discussing with Mr. Verma
they are thinking about bringing in non-veg options in their menu. Maybe they
can introduce separate non-veg thalis with varied values just like the veg ones.
In Kolkata with high Bengali population it is always advisable to keep non-veg
dishes in your menu. One simple fish, chicken thali and mutton thali can do
wonders to your business. Also egg can be kept in the menu since these days we
find several eggetarians around. Also delivering the food hot should be one of
the top-most priorities which I’m sure they do everytime.
SUMMARY - - - - - Here are my granular ratings:
Food quantity: 4/5
Food quality: 3.8/5
Food presentation: 3.8/5
Value for money: 4/5
Service: 4/5
For reasons mentioned above I couldn’t rate the packaging
and delivery speed part right now. Anyway my overall rating comes close to 3.9
out of 5. No doubt home-made food is the best option for everyone, but if you
are not having the same or you are far away from your home, then you can surely
go for ‘Homeflavour’ to get your portion of home-made food!
Cheers!
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