Priyank Sukhija keeps raising the bar.
ATMOSPHERICS
If you drive by Connaught Place on a Friday or Saturday night, you’ll need double the time to reach your destination. The reason is that many of the arterial roads leading out of the outer circle have prominent bars owned by Priyank Sukhija, a man who is fast earning the soubriquet of ‘restaurant and bar king of Delhi. Certainly, the traffic on the way out through Kasturba Gandhi Marg was held up for an unaccountably long time at 10 pm because of a restaurant called Tamasha. Housed in an existing two-storey building, it is a fairly seamless blend of heritage and modern – the kind that you would see in a world capital. The courtyard is spacious and appears to be where much of the action is: the bar, beer on tap and a state-of-the-art grill, the origin of some of the food in Tamasha. Like many, if not most, of Sukhija’s projects, it is a bar with food being offered, rather than the other way round. It is the second floor with the enormous tree that shades part of the terrace, that is the most hip part of the space.
TABLE TALK
Along with the tried and tested, there is some new, highly promising items. Top among them is the Jack Daniel Infused Dal Makhni (₹695). It is extremely potent and consuming a whole portion can make the unwary a bit tiddly! This menu is filled with items that combine elements from two cuisines, like Bhuna Gosht Sliders (₹375). Baked Butter Chicken Penne (₹355) is a fun dish which has been surprisingly well worked out. Will it give Gaggan in Bangkok sleepless nights? Possibly not, but like all Sukhija’s ventures, this one comes with an unbeatable combination of hip interiors, commercial music and food and drink at a comfortable price. Best of all, it packs in the punters well into the night.
PLUS AND MINUS
The music never becomes too loud and you can have a conversation at a more or less normal decibel level. Service, surprisingly good as it is, is not able to deliver the grill dishes hot to your table on the terrace.
Must Try: Madras Curry Risotto, Meri Maggi Arabiatta, Spicy Pistachio Lamb
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