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Absolutely loved this place, ambience and the food. We had been here for Christmas Eve and it was beautifully lit. Charmoula prawns was my favorite. I…
Sharvari Shanbhag
Sidewalk Cafe & Bar – The Paul Bangalore
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Excellent food, excellent hospitality. Puts 7 star hotels to shame. One of my favourite places in Bengaluru. Super chill ambience and very friendly st…
Hari Krishnan
Sidewalk Cafe & Bar – The Paul Bangalore
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The only one word that comes to my mind after visiting this place is 'Classy'. The decor was so classy, i loved the ambience. The food was top notch a…
Debayan Das
Sidewalk Cafe & Bar – The Paul Bangalore
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5 Reviews on “Sidewalk Cafe & Bar – The Paul Bangalore”
Absolutely loved this place, ambience and the food. We had been here for Christmas Eve and it was beautifully lit. Charmoula prawns was my favorite. I will definitely go back here
Excellent food, excellent hospitality. Puts 7 star hotels to shame. One of my favourite places in Bengaluru. Super chill ambience and very friendly staff. Keep it up!
The only one word that comes to my mind after visiting this place is ‘Classy’. The decor was so classy, i loved the ambience. The food was top notch and so do the service.
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The ambiance of the place is very good and that alone should earn 3 stars, and the food, though while not being great, is nothing worth complaining about. So, why does this review have only 1 star? Do read on. As I said at the start, the ambiance is very cozy. Nicely done up interiors, airy and roomy, with well laid out chairs and a very accessible buffet spread – well worth 3 stars.It was all well and good till I actually saw the buffet spread – standard salads, 1 veg, 1 non-veg soup, 2 non-veg starters (1 chicken and 1 fish), 1 chicken curry and chicken biriyani – that is the whole non-veg spread. Dish count wise, this has to be the most stingy spread I ever had in a buffet. But, the saving grace was that the dishes taste good (though not exceptional, which I was hoping for). I was happy to see that there is a good spread of pickles nicely presented and I decided to try the fish pickle – Uh, ho – BIG mistake. There was mold inside the pickle and it tasted dusty and spoiled, ugh. So, 1 Star minus for keeping moldy food, which is a hygiene issue. The next disappointment came when I went for desserts. Jilebi, Chocolate brownie, cut fruits and vanilla ice cream – that is it. Disappointing, and it did really let down the whole buffet. But wait, it didn’t end here. There was hardly any brownies when I went to take them and the plate went empty soon and I noticed that during the whole 15 minutes I was there, no one bothered to fill the empty tray. So, there goes 1 more star.So, what about the 2 other stars? Here is when the story really gets interesting. The whole point of going to a fine place like The Paul is to enjoy the experience and the ambiance, the presentation, the dishes, the texture, the service – every single thing adds up to the whole experience. This is where The Paul failed me miserably. I went with a group to the buffet and the host did host another group on the day before we went there and paid extra for 2 people than the number of people who dined. Today, when the host pointed out that we overpaid yesterday and asked the management that is there a way to rectify it, the first response was there is no way they can rectify yesterday’s bill. Then the host asked that since we are taking the same package today, can they adjust the extra amount in today’s bill and still the answer was no. The management did point out that they have CCTV cameras covering the whole place and we did ask them to use the footage to check the number of people to determine if they have any doubt in our claim, and they responded that ‘there was a lot of movement around the empty seats and because of that they can’t use the footage to ascertain if our claim is genuine’. We let it slide, even though it did leave a sour taste. When we were done with our dining, the marketing manager approached to check how was the experience and when our host related this unpleasant experience to him, he was least sympathetic and kept harping about how they cant help us. We did pose the question that if we came today to say that yesterday they did undercharge us and we are ready to pay for 2 extra plates which we had yesterday, will they charge us and they did not even answer the question – was at their evasive best. The problem is not about money – it was not a huge amount and we were ready to let it slide, but the lack of empathy and lack of understanding what the client is aggravated about – is a BIG fail and here goes 2 more stars.So, we came out from The Paul with our bellies full, but with a sour after taste in our mind, and decided that we will never be taking our business to them again. So long, and thanks for all the fish – you guys failed to deliver what matters more – Service.