Kobe Sizzlers was the first sizzler restaurant I had visited in Pune. The location of Kobe is great; it’s on ever busy ITI Road, Aundh and it is the reason it got my eyes. It has been 3 years I’m visiting this place and had my ups and lows there. So penning my experience here as much as I can remember.
Ambiance:
This is just a family restaurant in your neighborhood. Nothing great about it and nothing bad about it also. Space seems a bit crampy, especially on weekends when you have to wait for longer time to get your table ready. On weekends you will also face parking problem as they have only 5-6 slots for parking.
Food:
Entrée:
I had tried only Fried Fish & Chips and Fish Bread Rolls from entrée. The fried fish and chips have good crunch and enough fish in the filling. But it is breaded fried fish not beer battered one and also tested more like ‘Bengali Fish fry’. As a lover of that typical fish fry I keep ordering them.
But the big disappointment was Fish Bread Roll which I had ordered expecting fish filled bread rolls. The result was hilarious actually. They stuffed small pieces of fish fry between buttered pav with onion slices. (Seriously!! How could one do that?)
Sizzlers:
As I’m going there for almost three years I had tried many of their sizzlers. In my opinion their tenderloin sizzlers are better than chicken and fish (never tried prawn) so now I’ve settled only with steaks. Steaks are always tender, succulent and beautifully cooked. Specially Steak with Pepper Sauce; the sauce itself tastes great, always. Tenderloin with Schezwan Sauce is also good one but on spicy end. Sizzling Chicken with Garlic Sauce is ‘okay’ in taste but one time the garlic sauce was red (which was better in taste comparatively) and other time it was white.
Fish Shashilk is supposed to be boneless fish with garlic sauce but the fillets were full of bones (yes, I’ve tried twice like stupid and faced same results on both occasions) and again the garlic sauce was white sauce on 1st visit and red sauce on second visit. Not to mention it was kind of weird in taste; couldn’t find anything apart from chunky garlic in it. But don’t try Nasi Goreng; it is nothing but stir fried rice with some veggies. And the worst part is the rice was covered with both garlic and Schezwan sauce which produced some nasty stuff. All sizzlers come with crispy French fries or mashed potatoes. The amount of food is generous; certainly sufficient for two.
Dessert:
The only dessert I had tried so far is Brownies with Ice-cream which comes with a pot of chocolate sauce. The brownie is rich and dense; how a good brownie is supposed to be.
Service:
Staffs are helpful and polite but certainly there is lack of common sense which leads to misunderstanding very often. They don’t understand the importance of time gap between entrée and main. If you place your entire order together, they will bring all the dishes at the same time to you table; if you place the order of sizzler after you finish your entrée you have to wait another 20 mins (apprx) for your food. So I have to place the order of main in the middle of my entrée to ensure my sizzler will arrive on time, piping hot. Otherwise no issues at all, considering you will wait for 15-20 mins for your food after placing the order which is common for sizzlers.
Pros:
Good food,
Great location,
Value for money.
Cons:
Inconsistent quality of food,Service.
Cost:
Cost for two people is 800.
Verdict:
Overall, it can be your weekdays eat out but definitely not anything special. I’ll be visiting this place again only if I’ll be in that neighborhood aimlessly.
Rating: 3/5
Eat, Love, Enjoy and Repeat!
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