Asha’s

Tasty Indian in Kahlidaya Mall 4 Reviews

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From Time Out Abu Dhabi Eating Out 2010

The first thing you might wonder upon sitting down at Asha’s is just who the titular restaurateur is. This is shortly answered by a narcissistic array of glamorous pics of the Bollywood singer turned professional gourmand Asha Bhasle that adorn every surface, from the walls to the menu. The lush interior is typical of a chain restaurant, lacking any sense of spontaneity, with the feel that every satin pillow was placed with scientific precision. Still, it can’t be faulted for effort and the staff are quick to deliver fresh trays of roasted and fried poppadoms and dips. The food is consistently good too. It may not be the top of the pile just yet, but shortly after opening it has already established a loyal clientele.

The nizami shorba, a soup of chicken, lentils and apple, is one of the picks on a menu big on comfort, while other dishes such as the hare baingan ka bartha, a mixture of smoky mashed aubergine flecked with seeds and fresh green chilli really hit the spot when scooped up with scraps of warm chapatti. The mall setting of Asha’s may make dining here less of an occasion, but it’s a definite contender in a city which has vastly improved the quality of its Indian restaurants in the past year.

By Time Out Abu Dhabi staff
Time Out Abu Dhabi, 22 December 2009

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Posted by: Badal on 03 Apr ' 10 at 07:44

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Really bad service. They brought our order, kept it on our side table for 10 mins and on complaining, took it back for re-heating. They got it back as is.

The waiters don't seem to care for guests. The Stuarts have been given waiter's work.

They charge you like an class A, but serve like a class C.

Posted by: N.M on 20 Feb ' 10 at 11:34

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

We had been to Asha's before but this time the service was pathetic. we were waiting for more than 20 mins but nobody was bother to come & take the order after calling the waiters. so we decided to walk out...& while we were walking we realized that even the manager is not bother that the customer is walking out. we felt that this time the service was pathetic & racist.

Posted by: Shiva on 22 Aug ' 09 at 19:58

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Asha's seems to be quite okay in terms of food, ambience, service. The waiter who attended our table was quite friendly. Chicken Shorba and tomato shorba tasted leaves tinge in your taste buds with Almond Chicken ( Shahi Murg) & Prawn Masala was quite OK. Prawn Biryani was a big disappointment for our whole group as it doesnt have any flavour and taste with pieces of Jumbo prawns boiled and added to a saffron coloured rice. Cocktails was the surprises with Ginger Tiramsu and Cardomom Expresso at its class. If i have to mention about the minuses then it should be the lack of washroom as when enquired with the staff we had been campassed into the mall's washroom. Then it was the finger bowl .... after tasting naan and masala's we tend to wash the hands when asked for finger bowl we had been handed over with the steamed moist tissue and were asked by the staff to wipe it with the cloth napkin. Being a food safety personal i wouldnt recommend that kind of cleanliness.

Posted by: Emma on 14 Jul ' 09 at 00:19

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• Best for: Romantic
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

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