The Swig- Raajkutir

Koninika De

4 years ago

5.0

Grill with the chill every Friday and Saturday at The Swig - Raajkutir Feel the winter and it's charm right in the beautiful abode of The Swig. Located inside Raajkutir, a premier boutique hotel, the weekend seems to be providing a much relieved incentive where one can enjoy the live smoky grills while dining right in an open air environment overlooking this majestic property. A variety of options on the offer when it comes to grills, there are a plethora of options for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian lovers along with a full buffet menu. Where? 89C, Narkeldanga Main Rd, Kadapara, Phool Bagan, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal 700054 What you can expect? A full fledged sumptuous affair starting from salads, cheese platters, condiments, garnish, dressings, soup, bread platters, live pizza counter followed by mouthwatering main courses and satisfying dessert options. The grills get made right infront of you and hence you can savour freshly made smoky delights made fresh on order. The main course delights stand up equally good and comprises of a mix of both veg and non veg delicacies. What did we have? BBQ NIGHT Salad bar- Asian sezwan veggies coleslaw Bandel cheese ,cherry tomato&black olive salad with pesto,rocket & pinenut Vietnamses glass noodle salad with tofu and asian greens Olive orange and red onion salad Sauté peppers with olive oil Wilted kale or swiss chard with golden garlic, Gandhoraj lemon dressing - warm Potato dumpling with Garlic yoghurt Roasted Brussel sprouts with cranberries – warm Som tum with papaya & guava Baba ganoush Tzatziki Beiruti hommos Greens & others vegetables – Radicchio, greens, mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes, jalapeno, sprouts, broccoli, olives, carrots, corn, cocktail onions, cucumber, gherkins, red cabbage, sun dried tomatoes, baby corn, beans Cheese Platter & Accompaniments -bandel cheese,proccese cheddar,ementhal,feta. Accompaniments-prunes,cheese cracker,apricot,dates,asst cream cheese balls,marinated olive,grapes,almond,cashew. Garnish - croutons, chilli flakes, capers, pickled chilli, basil oil, garlic oil, chilli oil, zattar oil, sun dried tomatoes, assorted nuts Dressings – olive oil, balsamic vinegar, French, cocktail, honey mustard, sweet chilli vinegar dip SOUP Garlic coriander vegetable soup BREAD STATION Masala cheese sticks / Olive and sun dried tomato palmier / Lavache / grissini / Olive and rosemary focaccia / Hard rolls / Mini baguettes / Multigrain loaf / Zopf bread / Sour dough COASTAL GRILL & BAR Spice Rubs Marinades & Sauces Barbecue marinade / Mushroom jus / Pepper jus / Kasundi tomato dip / peri peri / pesto / mango mayo Selection of Vegetarian Jaimaican spice corn on the cobb Thecha marinate achari paneer Kashimiri chilli & tamarind flavour sweet potato steak Cottage cheese, pineapple, bellpepper shaslik marinated in mixed herb spice. Sizzling charmoula button mushroom asparagus & pickled onion Zattar spiced mix grilled vegetables Tandoor pahari aloo Junglee panner tikka Selection of Non Vegetarian Chicken Piccata in spicy vinadaloo marinade Chicken leg with spicy chilli & coriander marinade New Market masala pork sausage BBQ chicken wings Baby pomfret with green chilli and kasundi paste Bird eye chilli rubbed grilled Prawn Crispy fried bombay Duck Shiracha & thai rub indian salmon PIZZA Jerk spices, Chicken, shrimps, chicken sausages & egg Broccoli, jalapeno, zuchinni, pine apple, chillies. cherry tomato, asparagus, green olives, pickled onions, bell pepper, camelised onions, rocket leaves, capers, pine nuts, feta, artichokes, basil, leeks & sundried tomato COMFORT FOOD Gosht dum biryani Murgh butter masala Egg Kosha Subz tehri Dhaba dal Paneer Dhaniwal korma Malai makki mattar Aloo do piaza Asst Indian Breads in Tandoor - Live DESSERTS Malpua-Hot Bread butter caramel pudding – Hot Fresh fruit savarin White & dark chocolate mousse Oats and walnut fudge brownie Pannacotta with raspberry compote Chocolate orange truffle slice Pistachio entremet Ice cream: 3 types of ice cream with condiments

Dipyaman Basu (whenstomachtickles)

4 years ago

5.0

Lighting up the BBQ at The Swig, Raajkutir.! The chill of the winter breeze, aroma of burning coal and charred meat engulfing the senses, a vibe unmatched at; enjoy the best of cold winter evenings at The Swig in Raajkutir with their grills and Barbecues. Located inside the Swabhumi, Raajkutir stands as a premium boutique property, which offers a luxurious stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city of Kolkata. With winters knocking on the door, the live Barbecue calls for memorable moments spent under the open sky, while listening to live music and looking at the juicy meats being cooked right infront of you. A lavish affair starting from salads to veg and non veg grills along with sumptuous main course will only cost Rs. 1499 AI from Friday to Sunday starting at 7 PM. If you are a true vegetarian, try your hands on Jaimaican spice corn on the cobb, Thecha marinate achari paneer, Kashimiri chilli & tamarind flavour sweet potato steak, Cottage cheese, Sizzling charmoula button mushroom asparagus & pickled onion, Tandoor pahari aloo, Zattar spiced mix grilled vegetables, Junglee panner tikkas and more. The non vegetarian grills will comprise of Shiracha & thai rub indian salmon, Chicken Piccata in spicy vinadaloo marinade, New Market masala pork sausage, Chicken leg with spicy chilli & coriander marinade, Baby pomfret with green chilli and kasundi paste, BBQ chicken wings, Crispy fried bombay Duck and many more. Freshly made breads, cheese platters, greens, salads, live Pizza counters gives this the form of a complete lavish buffet. Try the Egg Kosha, Gosht Dum Biryani, Murgh Butter Masala from the mains, but don't forget to end your meal with the gourmet desserts to the likes of Pistachio entremet, White & dark chocolate mousse, Pannacotta with raspberry compote, Oats and walnut fudge brownie and Chocolate orange truffle slice along with the Malpuas and Bread Butter Caramel Pudding. #buffet #grill #live #barbecue #barbeque #theswig #raajkutir #neotia #swabhumi #whenstomachtickles

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Ankur1_m@rediffmail.com Ankur

2 years ago

5.0

mind-blowing experience. The team under the leadership of Mr. Shamim has rendered the best of service with a smile . starting from ambience, selection of menu and preparation - everything was impeccable . it's gonna be my go to place from now on. Keep up the good work Team.

Sritama Majumder

3 years ago

5.0

So beautiful ambiance ❤️ I loved my food.. Kolkata mutton Biriyani is very smothering taste. I will come again for this. Overall experience is great! Jaydeep assist us .. from beginning to end. Thank you so much ❤️

Ipsita Das

4 years ago

4.0

Time to review the swig a heritage luxurious hotel and restaurant .A beautiful ,well maintained place.Looked amazing the way modern and vintage decor has been correlated.Now Coming to food its just average.We ordered for Pizza, alcohol and non alcoholic drinks and a chicken starter. Its just the experience that worth the money but not the food or drink. Definitely will suggest atleast one time visit to this place ..just to enjoy the beautiful ambience and decor.Gave rating 4 just for ambience and not for food.

Dipronil Banerjee

4 years ago

3.0

'The Swig' situated on the courtyard of Raajkutir(Swabhumi) is magnificent in terms of its decoration.However,the sad part is very few items from the menu are actually available which turns down the expectations of the visitors to be honest. Here's a list of things we could finally manage to order: •Tangra Chilli Chicken(Rs 499). •Baklava(Rs 399) - A well plated dessert item. It is to be noted that the items we ordered tasted good and we received warm hospitality from the staffs.

Madhuparna Dasgupta

4 years ago

1.0

My family of 5 stepped into The Swig amazed by the splendor of its interiors and planning to sit outdoors and have a drink. We came away feeling humiliated and shunned and the negativity of the entire experience created entirely by the bartender and waiter together left an absolutely disgusting taste in the mouth. My elderly parents, husband and 5 yr old son had come for a meal at the adjoining East Indian Room. We had a stellar experience and then walked across to The Swig because my husband felt like a post dinner drink and we really wanted fo check out the gorgeous interiors which was visible from outside. We were stopped at the door by the waiter whose reaction to us entering a "bar" was "but we are serving alcohol!". We assured him we wanted an alcoholic drink, he kept trying to send us back to the East Indian Room which felt extremely strange. Then we figured our minor son might be a problem and offered to sit outside with our drinks. My son of course was feeling upset and confused with this whole exchange because he had been really intrigued by the interior and to cheer him up I was taking him upstairs to check out the chandelier and come back down to our outside table. The waiter and bartender again came in our way and just refused to let us go for our 30 second trip upstairs. The bar was completely empty and it would have cost them nothing to let a child go upstairs and come down. Instead they chose to make us feel terribly uncomfortable and unwelcome. Would urge the Bengal Ambuja team to be more judicious in their choice of staff as the interiors and facilities may be beyond fabulous but the staff who run it create the impressions and mine, very unfortunately and unnecessarily turned out to be an absolutely awful one. The complete lack of prudent judgement, basic decency and sophistication in the bar staff just ruined the entire experience which could've been a top notch one given how hard the staff at the East Indian Room had worked to provide us a great experience. Needless to say we left the place without ordering our drinks.

Nitika Singh

4 years ago

1.0

I wish I could award NO stars to this place. It definitely deserves a zero. We went to the weekend barbecue buffet, which is supposed to have grilled food, a cheese station, main course and desserts. First of all , table booking was such a mental torture. They had some event going on so only Friday was available, and then they told me they’d confirm but they didn’t. So I had to call them up again to ask. When we did go finally, the ambience of the place was really nice , a wintry evening with beautiful lights and warm food , one would expect to have a good time here. But that soon got degenerated because of the amount of mosquitos present. In all the open air/outdoor seating places I’ve been to, I’ve never had to deal with mosquitos or insects or anything. Coming to the food, it was DRY. I don’t think the chefs even know how to grill the food because it was absolutely dehydrated. Now imagine chewing on dry chicken, with little or no marinade. The pizza was still okay. We ordered cocktails which were good , but with no value for money. The main course was simply abysmal. Everything needed seasoning or some more ingredients or simply, better chefs to cook them. Coming to the highlight of my entire experience there , the desserts. There was a particular dessert, the mud pie , which was appealing. I took a generous amount and when I took the first bite , I tasted something weird, it didn’t taste like chocolate. But it was a familiar smell I guess ? Then I felt a crunch. And that confirmed it. I had eaten an INSECT which had probably fallen into the mud pie because of how poorly the staff managed insects in the place. The staff was also sometimes present , sometimes not. We complained too and they decided to do nothing. Very insincere. I was really excited to try this place out because of some bloggers’ posts that I saw. I guess these people cater only to bloggers because the experience I had, I do not wish that upon anybody else. Absolutely disappointing.

Harshvardhan Kariwala

4 years ago

1.0

I don’t know where to begin, absolutely horrible food & ridiculous service. The restaurant manager doesn’t know anything about hospitality! We ordered vegetarian food, and the bill listed non-vegetarian items (basically, the guy was trying to pocket some money and billed us for things that some other customer had paid in cash for). The food was 🤮 very, very salty and tasteless. I am never revisiting this place. It definitely has a lovely ambience, but the abysmal food quality and taste ruin that. You need a new chef & professional serving staff. Oh, and another thing, being part of a 5-star hotel, one would expect that the staff would wear masks but alas! …….

Abhishek Roy

4 years ago

1.0

Probably the worst buffet spread in town. If you consider the exorbitant price then it is definitely the worst buffet in town. The grill items were very poor and mediocre in taste and the main course is even worse. They have a dish called Sufiana mutton biriyani and it's the worst biriyani ever. The mutton was dry and the biriyani lacked any kind of flavour. The food was so disappointing that I skipped dessert and wanted to get away from that place. To put the cherry on top, the place is infested with mosquitoes. An open air seating arrangement with mosquitoes with 5-star prices of items. Avoid this place like the plague.