Galaxy Grill

Today we visited Galaxy Grill, the rooftop Greek restaurant at Seasons Apartment Hotel in Aundh.

When you step off the elevator, you are greeted by a calm blue swimming pool, looking so inviting in the soft lighting, and a great view of Baner's shimmering lights on the left. A pretty lady in Greek costume welcomes you, while busy looking waiters wearing Greek caps and sashes dart around. Soft Greek music sets up the mood beautifully as you settle into the seat. 8/10 for mood, lighting and ambience.

But the food is a very big disappointment.

We started with the mocktails - both were very disappointing, very ordinary. Nothing more than a mixture of different liquids, with no rhyme or reason. 2/10.

For starters, we ordered deep fried squid, which was the only dish we liked - but given that it was just fresh squid and some batter, there wasn't much wrong the chef could do with it, I guess! Oh, and yes, I don't dare compare it to the squids at Ritz in Panaji! 6/10. The "exotic vegetable" stuff muchrooms were watery, and the vegetable mix did nothing to add to the taste. 3/10.

The chicken, lemon and egg soup came highly recommended by the restaurant, and was passable, if you could ignore the smell of egg. 4/10.

In the main course, the chargrilled kingfish slice was over an inch thick (the chef probably tried to make up for the lack of girth by increasing the thickness of the slice!), and again, absolutely nothing special there. 4/10. But the pasta took the cake! I can make better pasta on my worst day for my worst enemies with my eyes blindfolded. Fussili with tasteless tomato sauce and a couple of pieces of olives. 1/10. No, make that 0/10.

We didn't dare try the desserts.

We came back hungry, utterly disappointed, and poorer by 1850.

3/10 for taste, originality, serving size and 1/10 for value for money and overall experience. However, if you want to impress your girl friend and get some quality time, this might just work! In any case, you won't taste the food much... :)

ps: The Cinnamon Spice restaurant is a little better, but again not recommended for its very limited choice. On the contrary, I highly recommend the weekend buffet spread at Flavours for variety, taste, and definitely huge value for money! (Both at Seasons)