Riyasat

I am writing this review after my 2nd time visit in Riyasat and ofcourse 1st time after lockdown. During my first time visit (just after opening of the restaurant), I have ordered Murgh Malai Majithia, Gondhoraj Bhekti - Zamin Doz, Mardana Murgh & Roti. All items were excellent except Mardana Murgh. I loved the Bhetki Item. I am recommending Gondhoraj Bhekti,Zamin Doz this dish to everyone. It's Riyasat Signature Dish also.
Now come to my unlock 4.0 experience. Gondhoraj Bhekti Zamin Doz item was not available this time. So I have ordered only Murgh Malai Majithia as starter. Then I have ordered Roti, Naan & Patiala Tawa Kukad. Naan was the best among these dishes. Roti was good as usual. Patiala Tawa Kukad was good also. It was better than Mardana Murgh. So it tastes better to me.
I love their decoration always. This time also I have got the same seat. So I loved it more.
Above all, courteous staffs and delicious dishes are their main USP.

Enjoy the Best of Riyasat – A curated set thali with the finest of royal offerings.!


A fine dining ecstasy, Riyasat transcends all notions of culinary delicacies to portray the picture of royal traditions, a celebration to picture the history of Northwest Frontier. A tribute to the legacy of the erstwhile Maharajas and the royal families, every step here is a staircase to relive the history and charm of the spirited techniques and traditions, with the décor being very much reminiscent of the stately homes of the royal families. Knitted delicately through care and precision, the dishes here are beyond modern day contemplation, with a touch of finesse and perfection, to bring out the healthy way of fine dining, yet using the flavours and nostalgia from the past.

With so many pleasantries to offer, what’s better than a meal, to celebrate the best of Riyasat? Planned carefully by the expert chefs here, the Best of Riyasat brings the finest of all dishes, served as a thali with fixed proportions. Get the experience of a lifetime, with flavours tickling your tastebuds, nostalgia gushing down your veins and a satisfaction clinging on to your palette, the finest of ingredients which are used will rest assured give you an experience that you will never forget. The portion size, more than enough to satiate your tummy, there could not have been a better deal to treat yourself, after a day’s hard work.

A seven-course lunch served from Monday to Friday, both the vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis start with Timatar Tulsi Shorva, a thick counterpart of the delicate and flavourful tomato soup, tampered with roasted country tomatoes, basil and pine nuts. The vegetarian offering gets followed by Aloo Soya tikki, which has pan fried soya potatoes with ginger, chillies and curries chickpeas and Paneer Dhuandar Tulsi, an exotic preparation having tandoor roasted curd cheese with basil-chilli yoghurt, both coming with one portion each. The non-vegetarian thali comes with Fish Kairi, having tandoor roasted bhetki with preserved mango and carom seed nuts.

For the maincourse, the Shab Degh Dal Makhani finds its common place in both the thalis, a delicate and a preparation made with high precision, relish the slow cooked Dal Makhani with a completely new experience on every single spoon. The Paneer Hari Miri upped the expectations, but what stole my heart was Subz Khaas, a fine preparation with mushrooms, baby corn, broccoli, fresh greens, cherry tomatoes tampered with coriander, bay leaves and peppercorns. The non-vegetarian thali did not fall much behind, with Patiala Tawa Murgh having griddle roasted chicken, pickled ginger-onion, fenugreek, hand-pounded spices, coriander roots and yogurt.

This was accompanied with Ambada Alu Roast, a delicate prearation with pot roasted baby potatoes and a spicy and tangy version of pickled roselle leaves. Both the maincourse in each of the thalis came with Roti or Naan, cumin peas pulao, green salad, roasted lentil papad and a Balushahi Balai Tukda to end the meal. The dessert, a royal ending to a fine meal, this dish is inspired by Bahadur Shah Zafar’s favorite sweet toast, and comprises of delicate rabdi, topped on Balushahi, with almonds and pistachios sprinkled on the top, and a gold leaf to surmise the royal notion. With a price point of Rs. 695/- + tax, there wouldn’t be a better offering, to take you to a trip to the royal land.


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Glance through the glorious royal past of India & savour delectable North Indian dishes with a modern twist @ Riyasat, South City Mall.!


With its literal translation meaning to estate or kingdom, Riyasat situated in South City Mall is the newest addition in the culinary scenes of Kolkata. With a sprawling area, which leads to almost 3000 sq. ft, this place is all about tasting the finest food from the different ‘Riyasat’ across the length and breadth of the country. Expect a gourmet experience like no other place, the food served here is on ala-carte basis, unlike some of the counterparts of Speciality groups like Flame & Grill and Sigree, where the food is available in buffet style.

The décor here is noteworthy. As you enter, you seem to realize the elegance and subtlety of this place, including the comfortable velvety sitting and the elephant work on display. The food here is carefully crafted, mostly in collaboration with Chef Surjan Singh Jolly. The improvisations or the personal touch attributed to the dishes served here are quite subtle, so as to retain the originality of the dish. We started off with a tomato-based soup, named here as Timatar Tulsi Shorva Chilgoza. Chilgoza is a pine nut, loaded with antioxidants, which helps improve the good cholesterol levels in the body.

Native to the north-western Himalayas, the health benefits of these nuts are immense. The country tomatoes used here were first roasted, and then flavoured with basil and chilgoza pine nuts. Just like Shorba, the soup served here was slightly thick. For starters, we tried the Murgh Malai Majithia, which was basically boneless chicken roasted and grilled in tandoor oven, with a margination of cream cheese and carefully selected aromatic spices. The highlight here was the use of coriander root, which is a specialty from the Majithia region in Punjab, and hence the name.

Next to come in starters was Fish Kairi, which had tandoor roasted fish with preserved green mangoes and a rub of carom seeds. The use of carom seeds attributed a slight bitter taste, with this being balanced by the tartness from the green mangoes. The taste here was complex, creating ripples of different flavours in the mouth. This place has good offerings for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian, and in a few cases, we preferred the vegetarian preparations more. The Kachchi Haldi Phool had cauliflowers mixed with greens like spring onions ans others, turmeric, sundried pomegranate and pickled ginger.

For those sinned with their immense love for potatoes, the Ambada Aloo Roast was a sheer delight. This had roasted baby potatoes, with a sharp lemon taste. This was due to the presence of pickled roselle leaves, which imparted the strong lemony taste. The pickling added a slight acidity to the baby potatoes, and paired well with the green peas cumin pulao. For non-vegetarian, the highlights were the Patiala Tawa Murgh, which had griddle roasted chicken, tossed with fenugreek, coriander roots, hand-pounded spices, yogurt and pickled ginger-onions.

Those who prefer fish, can try the Bhetki Zamin Doz, which was a wonderful and delicate preparation of baked fish with chillies and gondhoraj lime. All these delicacies were coupled and paired with lachcha paratha, naan, warki parathas and green peas cumin pulao. The desserts here deserve a special mention, with the likes of baked yoghurts, served with fresh fruits and Nolen Gurer Sondesh puff. The last one is a killer, with soft, warm and crispy pastries filled with gooey and flavourful nolen gur sondesh, and served with nolen gurer ice-cream. A sheer gastronomy, this one single preparation is enough to bring me back to this culinary wonderland.


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Excellent food
Each item was of great quality and extraordinary taste!!

Riyasat has recently introduced with their "Best of Riyasat" seven course lunch menu. The price of the brunch is 695+GST for both veg & non-veg option. This menu is available on Monday to Friday at lunch time only.
This restaurant has the touch of royalty and hints of rich heritage of india. This place has a glamorous interior & elegant decoration that impressed me. From the elephant painting done on the wall to The antique style wall mirrors reflects the royal ambiance of this place. This restaurant is located at the 3rd floor of South City Mall.
Murgh malai majithia was so tender and juicy are bursting with flavor. This Dal makhani was so delicious, this dish gets its richness from the use of huge amount of butter. Another creamy mild spicy Patiala tawa murgh perfectly paired with cumin peas Pulao. Balushahi is a Indian sweet made up of using flour, ghee, and yogurt. This sweet is crispy from outside and has a soft and flaky texture from inside. This balushahi topped with rabri and I loved it most among the whole brunch.

Riyasat is all about the taste of royalty ,worldliness, deliciousness and fulfilment. Speciality Restaurants has gifted the city of joy 'Riyasat' , which is located at the 3rd floor of South City Mall. The aura of this place is absolutely astounding.

Riyasat has come up with their 7 course Veg/ Non veg meal for one person which is available from Monday- Friday lunch at only 695+ taxes.

Timatar Tulsi Shorva :- The preparation of Shorba dates back to Persian times. It is basically a spiced Indian tomato soup , served with crispy croutons .

Murgh Malai Majithia :- Murgh Malai Tikka is chicken marinaded and cooked and covered in yoghurt, cheese, coriander and chilli. It was really good.

Fish Kairi :- Perfectly cooked fish kebabs served with green chutney and salad. It was very soft.

Shab Degh Dal Makhani :- Shab' means night and 'Deg' means a large cooking vessel. In local parlance, 'Shab Deg' means a special dish that is cooked through the night to bring it to the right flavour and thickness. Dal Makhani is one of the most popular lentil recipes from the North Indian Punjabi cuisine made with whole Black Lentils. Here it was outstanding. Had it with a piece of Naan.

Patiala Tawa Murgh :- A perfect side dish to have with roti or naan. It was terrific ! The chicken pieces were very soft and the gravy was outstanding.

Ambada Aloo Roast :- It was good. A good veg side dish after a long time ! Whooah !!! 😍😍😍

Cumin Peas Pulao :- (Peas Pulao) - Basmati rice cooked with green peas and whole spices like cardamom, cloves & cumin seeds. I had it with Patiala Murgh ! ❤️❤️❤️

Balushahi Balai Tukda :- A perfect ending of this beautiful meal. Balushahi is a traditional dessert originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is basically made with ghee , maida and sugar.

Please do visit Riyasat and experiece the royalty of this place.

We enjoyed the food a lot. Subtle flavors with great taste.. There New Year menu has some great new additions. Our Fav was Aachari Murgh Kalmi, Dahi Kala Miri ki Gosht and Ghewar. Beautiful and cozy ambience. Perfect for dinner date or family dinner. Staff is also pretty helpful and courteous. Lovely experience.

A truly royalty inspired dining experience 🍽 Went here for dinner with my family on the occasion of my mother's birthday! Firstly, the interiors are well designed, giving off the royal ambiance vibes! One great thing that must be mentioned here is the menu card. It had all the information regarding ingredients being possible allergens(glutten/milk products). It would a help a lot for people with specific food intolerance. Coming to the food, all the recipes are royal cuisine inspired, and so were their names! We had chicken, 2 types of bhetki, and lamb for starters, and Riyasati Mutton biryani and Warki paratha for the main course with a couple of chmutton sides. The bhetki preparations stood out for us, particularly the aam ada bhetki, it was so soft and white! Service was great, the waiters were courteous and intimated appropriate wait times while ordering itself. Had an amazing experience overall, would recommend checking this out if you're hunting for a good dinner experience in town 😀

A high class dining experience, the food served is very delicious, staff behaviour is good, there are not enough chicken main course items, however various starters and dessert options to choose from. Also the mocktails are good and refreshing. Price is high but the quality is very good.

Lovely restaurant to have authentic Indian food, with absolutely Professional chef making the food authentic and tasty. Paneer quality is out of the box here. And all dishes are really tasty, with minimal amount of oil used in all dishes including butter naan. Plus they also give complimentary whole grain nachos. For non veg Laal maans and yakhni is recommended

Riyasat is famous for the royal delicacies of Indian cuisine it is full pact with 11 dishes which are serve during your visit for one person and that is quite enough at the same time they serve lots of starters which are really scrumptious which you can't miss actually then there is main course with consists of mutton chicken along with that this serve salad and in rice this serve pulao and I got peace pulao which was really tasty and in the in red they have butter naan and garlic naan along with that you can I will so many mocktails from their range and those mocktails are really tasty the Bartender really knows how to make good mocktail the Ambience is really Posh and classy IMO enjoy your find and experience in riyasat which is situated in South City Mall. And this delicacies will cost you 995 for non veg and 795 veg option