点评:I have had very good food experience in the Govinda's @ Pune Iskon. The food they serve over there is super fresh, with a lot of variety and awesome taste. Based on that expectation I had decided when I am visiting Mayapur I would definitely eat at Govinda's. Also when looking at some of the YouTube videos, the youtubers claimed that the food was super awesome and that one must surely try the paneer items on the menu at this joint.
I visited Mayapur on 6th Jan, 2023. We were staying at Ishodyan Bhavan. Recently the prasadam process has become a buffet service rather than serving at your seat and also they have removed the actual bhog (pulao, brinjal fry) from the menu (people has complained a lot about the recent prasadam quality at Gada bhavan) . I knew about this before coming here so had decided that if its the same case now as well, we will not have lunch prasadam instead eat at Govinda's. Once we confirmed that its still a buffet and the menu was also changed, me and my mother proceeded to Govinda's.
Govinda's is a 7-8 minutes walk from Ishodyan Bhavan, but during winter afternoons you would not feel tired walking that much. Or you also get totos around the bhavans and anywhere in the campus which would drop you @ Rs10/pp if there are 4 people or @Rs30 for a group smaller than 4 to anyplace across the campus.
Day 1 (lunch) : 2/5 | Pocket Pinch - Rs 281 ( 2 people)
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We reached Govinda's around 1.30 PM and it was fairly crowded. We immediately got a seat which can easily accommodate 6 people at a time. Take a note if the place is too crowded, then you might be asked to share your seat as well if you are a small group.
Now began the wait. We saw 2 waiters standing at the cash counter but they did not come to take our order. After waiting for 5 minutes I went up to ask them who will be waiting on us to which the response was we need to wait, someone will come. We waited and waited and after some 7-8 minutes a waiter came to us. We realized that for each row there is a specific waiter. We had thought of having pizza but got to know pizza is only available at night. Dosas and other south indian foods were also only part of breakfast menu. Our next choice was to have dahi vada which we saw displayed at the outside counter. The waiter asked us if there was any dahi vada available at the counter and we were like you should know it better than us. Anyway he said he will check and give if its available. Going by the umpteen Youtube suggestions, we also ordered butter tandoori roti and butter paneer masala. The say since the milk is sourced internally from the cows at Goshala the quality of paneer is extremely good.
After some the dahi vada came. The vada was hard and dry and had not soaked up any of the dahi so it didnt taste good. Next came the Roti and paneer. We had really high expectation from this one. However it was a big let down. The paneer was dry and hard with no taste at all. It seemed like a old paneer. I think I have had better paneer at roadside dhabas. The gravy however tasted still better but a tad sweet. Around 6 pieces of medium sized paneer in one plate which was enough for us. We had thought we will order more based on the taste of the dish, but after both the items were a let down we decided to eat elsewhere if we feel hungry.
Also there was no tissue at the table and when I asked for it the waiter said they are out of it however he arranged a couple of them for us. They do have a wash basin area and washrooms at this restaurant, however the washroom was not so clean.
>>I was still willing to try out their pizza at night but as it was extremely cold at night so we didnt come. But I have uploaded the pizza menu here.
Day 2 (Breakfast) - 4/5 | Pocket Pinch - Rs 281 ( 2 people)
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We were checking out today and not many joints were open for breakfast in the morning. So again we decided to try our luck.
We got the very same table and the same waiter again. This time we got what we wanted. We ordered 2 Masala Dosas and one plate of medu vada. So Dosas are freshly made on order whereas the medu vadas are already made and kept on the outside counter. When they served the medu vadas it was clear that they simply reheated it in microwave and served it. The vada was soft and soggy. So I asked the waiter to pack it up for us instead. The Dosa was really good. Its considerably big and filling. The sambar and chutney was also nice. It definitely gets a thumbs up from me.
Since it was super cold we also ordered ginger tea. The ginger tea that was served was not a milk tea but a black tea which we didn't expect. However the taste was not bad.
Overall, apart from the Dosas I feel the food quality at Govinda's really need to improve much. When you pay more than average food cost around this place, you expect better quality food.
翻译:我在 Govinda's @Pune Iskon 的美食体验非常好。他们在那里供应的食物超级新鲜,种类繁多,味道也很棒。基于这种期望,我决定在访问 Mayapur 时一定会在 Govinda's 用餐。此外,在观看一些 YouTube 视频时,YouTube 用户声称食物超级棒,一定要尝尝这个餐厅菜单上的芝士菜品。
我于 2023 年 1 月 6 日访问了 Mayapur。我们住在 Ishodyan Bhavan。最近,prasadam 过程变成了一种自助服务,而不是在您的座位上服务,而且他们还从菜单中删除了实际的 bhog(pulao、茄子油炸)(人们对 Gada bhavan 最近的 prasadam 质量抱怨很多)。我在来这里之前就知道这一点,所以决定如果现在也是同样的情况,我们不会吃午餐 prasadam,而是在 Govinda's 吃。一旦我们确认它仍然是自助餐并且菜单也已更改,我和我的母亲就前往 Govinda's。
Govinda's 距离 Ishodyan Bhavan 有 7-8 分钟的步行路程,但在冬天的下午,您不会觉得走那么多路很累。或者你也可以在 bhavans 周围和校园内的任何地方得到 totos,如果有 4 人,则每人 10 卢比,如果小于 4 人的团体到校园内的任何地方,则每人 30 卢比。
第 1 天(午餐):2/5 | Pocket Pinch - 281 卢比(2 人)
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我们在下午 1 点 30 分左右到达了 Govinda,那里相当拥挤。我们立即得到了一个可以轻松同时容纳 6 人的座位。如果这个地方太拥挤,请注意,如果您是一小群人,也可能会被要求分享您的座位。
现在开始等待。我们看到 2 名服务员站在收银台,但他们没有来接我们的订单。等了 5 分钟后,我上前问他们谁会等我们,回答是我们需要等,有人会来。我们等了又等,大约 7 到 8 分钟后,一位服务员来找我们。我们意识到每一行都有一个特定的服务员。我们曾想过吃披萨,但后来才知道披萨只在晚上供应。 Dosas 和其他南印度食品也只是早餐菜单的一部分。我们的下一个选择是我们在外面柜台看到的 dahi vada。服务员问我们柜台有没有 dahi vada,我们说你应该比我们更了解。无论如何,他说他会检查并提供是否可用。根据无数 Youtube 的建议,我们还点了黄油唐杜里烤肉和黄油芝士玛萨拉。据说,由于牛奶是从 Goshala 的奶牛内部采购的,所以奶酪的质量非常好。
一些 dahi vada 来了。 vada又硬又干,没有吸收任何dahi,所以味道不好。接下来是 Roti 和芝士。我们对此寄予厚望。然而,这是一个很大的失望。芝士又干又硬,一点味道都没有。它看起来像一个旧的窗格。我想我在路边的 dhabas 吃过更好的芝士。然而,肉汁的味道仍然更好,但有点甜。一个盘子里有大约 6 块中等大小的芝士,这对我们来说已经足够了。我们原以为我们会根据菜的味道点更多,但在这两种食物都让人失望之后,如果我们觉得饿了,我们决定去别处吃。
桌子上也没有纸巾,当我要纸巾时,服务员说纸巾用完了,但他为我们安排了一些纸巾。这家餐厅确实有洗手盆区和洗手间,但是洗手间不是很干净。
>>我仍然愿意在晚上尝试他们的披萨,但由于晚上非常冷,所以我们没有来。但是我已经在这里上传了披萨菜单。
第 2 天(早餐)- 4/5 | Pocket Pinch - 281 卢比(2 人)
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我们今天退房,早上没有多少餐厅开放早餐。所以我们再次决定试试运气。
我们又得到了同一张桌子和同一个服务员。这次我们得到了我们想要的。我们点了 2 份 Masala Dosas 和一盘 medu vada。所以 Dosas 是根据订单新鲜制作的,而 medu vadas 已经制作并保存在外面的柜台上。当他们供应 medu vadas 时,很明显他们只是用微波炉重新加热并供应。 vada 又软又湿。所以我让服务员帮我们打包。 Dosa 真的很棒。它相当大而且很饱。水鹿和酸辣酱也不错。我肯定会竖起大拇指。
由于天气非常冷,我们还点了姜茶。供应的姜茶不是奶茶而是我们没想到的红茶。不过味道还不错。
总的来说,除了 Dosas,我觉得 Govinda's 的食物质量真的需要提高很多。 当您在这个地方支付高于平均水平的食物成本时,您会期待质量更好的食物。