Review Gaylords - Kolkata (Calcutta)

The restaurant inside the Lytton Hotel. We do not go there anymore because it is away from our neighbourhood and because it is somewhat costly (being inside the somewhat costly Lytton Hotel--even more expensive than the Fairlawn Hotel).While I did not like the selection of foods available through the menu, Caroline always liked the biryani. Moreover, she appreciated the manager who turned out to be a Christian. More reviews can be found at my Sept 2014 post at mickyandrani[dot]blogspot[dot]in

Hot and spicy fast food centre

Nice regular restaurant

Good

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One of the most economical restaurants in the city. I love their noodles, the Chopsuey and the chilli chicken. i love their chilli chicken and everytime I go there, I ask them to make the gravy a bit spicy. Reasonable rates and great food. Don't miss to get some special home made chutneys and chinese sauces whenever you visit this place.

The food and the presentation here, needs some improvement. The plating doesn't look attractive and the food is below average. I might just recommend you to try this place because I liked a few things about this place.

Located at Lytton hotel , this restaurant offers dishes from North Indian and continental cuisine. <br/><br/>Beginning with the ambience, the place is nice and calm. It was completely vacant during lunchtime on a weekday & we were the only guest there. <br/><br/>Coming to the food we ordered prawn cocktail, Grilled fish & Chicken stroganoff. The food was excellent in taste and exquisite in presentation. The only thing that mildly ruined a perfect sumptuous lunch was the time taken for preparation, they took around 45 minutes. <br/><br/>So one area of improvement can definitely be the excessive time taken for food preparation. <br/><br/>Overall the experience was decent. Would recommend people to be patient in case anyone decides to visit the place.

What happens when you get hit by Chinese food craving in the middle of shopping in New Market? Well, there are two options: you can either walk into Jimmy's Kitchen, or walk to Sudder Street and into Gaylord at Lytton Hotel. <br/><br/>I'm getting a little bored with Jimmy's frankly, so I walked into Gaylord after a very long time and decided to settle for a soup and main course. <br/><br/>The chef recommended Creamy Chicken soup and true to its name, it was quite rich and creamy with generous amounts of shredded chicken. Crisp and non oily French fries and cola were perfect accompaniments. The soup was enough to serve two people. <br/><br/>I wrapped up dinner with Mixed Chowmein with pork and Lemon Thai chicken. The Chowmein was prepared in the chopsuey style and was quite spicy. The Lemon Thai chicken was excellently prepared. From the aroma (subtle hints of lemongrass) to the taste, it had me craving for more. Soft pieces of chicken nestled on a creamy gravy, it can be devoured all by itself as well. <br/><br/>I'm certainly going to walk into Lytton more often.

Today my friend told me that I should visit gaylords restaurant to have the steak so I decided to come down here for that.<br/><br/>The location of the restaurant is in Lytton hotel. The Watchmen told me to enter through the back door and take the stairs directly to the restaurant which I did.<br/><br/>On first look the Ambience looked like it was peaceful and a bit dated. There weren't many people around so it was peaceful. I ordered a Singapore steak.<br/><br/>It took them around 20 minutes to bring it out. I has specified the steak to be cooked to medium and it was according to my wishes which was a fear of mine because in Kolkata people always serve well done Steak instead of medium.<br/><br/>It was served along with a side of french fries boiled and sauteed vegetables and gravy. the meal was decently priced also. I would recommend everybody to visit this place and enjoy.e 4 star thanks a lot<br/>

Located in a really nice place, it is a good option for a meal. I headed there with my family for a dinner after tiring ourselves in New Market. The staff is really very friendly and welcoming.<br/>Food : 4/5<br/>Ambience : 3.5/5<br/>Service : 5/5<br/>Value for money : 4/5

So, I entered this hotel because it was close to the museum that I wanted to visit. I went in hoping for a quick lunch before exploring the museum. <br/><br/>The looks and environment were exactly not what you'd expect in a normal dine out restaurant. The seating were mainly arranged for 4 or more guests per table. It was quiet with no background music or any sort of entertainment. The staff were friendly and polite although they lacked the professional standards of a well established restaurant. <br/>I had ordered an onion steak which didn't take much time but then there were slight adjustments that were called for in terms of its preparation. They forgot to ask me how I would like my steak cooked and therefore they served me a well done steak instead of a medium rare doneness as I would have preferred. The fries on the sides were good, the mixed vegetables however, had thier broccoli over sautéed which caused it to lose its color and crunch and resulted in a greasy and soggy mess. The sauce of the steak was too salty for my liking but the presentation of the whole dish wasn't too bad. It was adequate. Anyway, if any of you ever go and visit this place my suggestions are : It's not a place for a romantic dine out nor is it suitable for celebrating an eventful occasion. It's just another hotel cum restaurant where the restaurant just exists as a requirement for the hotel.

Gaylord hotel.....it was situated in suddar street...we had drinks and kebabs....food was preety cool, service too good....but when we ordered for tengri kebab service person said that it will take to make atleast and minimum 1hours-its dissapoint us at that time i thought may be they made with some special ingredients 5 star hotel or other restaurant doesnt take 30mints more than that....overall good experience

The food was good- tasty and ample. Very Few vegan options available.<br/>The atmosphere was nice and relaxing, but not the romantic kind.<br/>The service wasn't prompt and the staff appeared to be almost racist.<br/>

Gaylords ( quite a queer name though ) mainly serves Indian and continental food. We got to enjoy our lunch. It is a small place with relaxed ambience .<br/>We started with ' cream of chicken ' soup and found it average, but had good stuffing.<br/>Chicken Tikka kebab, they served 8 pieces which is good, was served fresh , succulent and tangy. It was just fantastic.<br/>For main course , we had chicken butter masala , veg polao, masala kulcha and green salad.<br/>Chicken butter masala was good, veg polao had a lot of veggies in it and was fantastic. Masala kulcha was above average.<br/>At last, we had tutifrooti as dessert , which was enjoyable.<br/>Service is bit slow but staffs were well behaved.<br/>A reasonable place for satisfying your appetite.

We had a veg sizzler, (through a groupon voucher), which was average. The service timing appeared a bit long. The veg au gratin, was a little underdone, and the upper cheese layer was not very crusty.

The place hasn't changed itself much..so it quite catches my minds to find that old calcutta charm which I'm so fond of. Quite a relaxed atmosphere with slow service;one sit and chat with no one to disturb.<br/><br/>The a-la-carte isn't much extenive,but has quality stuff.It was the place where I always liked the Veg Biriyani and still do so.@

Away from the huss and buzz of park street a very calm and quite place to hang out with friends in sudder street. Food is good but takes too much time. Alcohol is reasonably priced though situated near park street and new market area. 15% discount was given on alcohol. Went with a friend in the evening and it was more or less empty. Service is ok. Ambience is decent. One can visit there with his date. Has vallet parking since its a hotel. Dynasty the Chinese resto in the 1st floor opens at 7 p.m but they serve u Chinese in Gaylords before that time. Would definitely visit once more to try their indian and conti menu. Next time I will upload the pictures too.

Gaylords restaurant is located on Sudder Street and serves mainly Indian and Continental food. Today we went there to enjoy our lunch. At a glance its feel like a quaint, small place but the ambiance is fairly relaxed. We started off with ‘Cream of Chicken’ soup and found it average, nothing extraordinary but good stuffing. Then we ordered ‘Chicken Tikka Kebab’ as starter. It served hot and chicken pieces they used were fresh. I was bit surprised to see eight pieces in a plate, normally all restaurant’s serves six pieces. Chicken Tikka Kebab was marinated in the right amount of spices before they are cooked. Soft-juicy chicken pieces were just melting in our mouth, just fantastic. I was planning to try another one but my friend reminds me that we have to go back to the office. We also noticed that service was bit slow, though the server was extremely polite. <br/><br/>For main course we like to have pretty simple menu ‘Chicken Butter Masala’, ‘Veg Pulao’, ‘Masala Kulcha’ and ‘Green Salad’. Chicken Butter Masala had the flavour but it’s not perfect. Its taste ok but I have tasted better in many places. Veg pulao was quite interesting; we found it really had lots of vegetables in it. Masala Kulcha also tastes just above average. As we were in a hurry to come back office, we could not experiment much with dessert section. We had plain and simple ‘Pista’ ice cream. To me it’s an average low cost lunch.

Intro : Gaylords is the Indian restaurant of Hotel Lytton.<br/>Decent ambience, nothing extraordinary<br/>Had buffet breakfast.<br/>Food:<br/>Decent Spread - I had the following:<br/><br/>Paw bhaji - Really liked the bhaji, paw was also decently butter toasted -4/5<br/>Idli, Upma , Sambar,Alu boondi -Upma was very good,idly and Sambar were fine 3.5/5<br/>Fried rice - Decent 3.5/5<br/>Stir fried Vegetables -Decent 3.5<br/>Saute Mushrooms - Found too much of Sauce used -3/5<br/>Chicken Sausages - Didn't like them at all , though I love sausages , something was badly wrong- 2/5<br/>Two varieties of juice - Had Mango juice 4/5<br/>Fresh fruits - 4 varieties of fruits 3.5/5<br/>Service - Friendly staff 3.5/5<br/>Overall : <br/>Decent breakfast spread, I would have preferred a live counter also.<br/>Overall good stuff 3.5/5

The Food is decent. The hotel takes you to the 80's. The interior is very dull plus the lights are kept very dim. Well no complains with the staffs. Only thing with this place is it need renovation.

Good enough food. very quiet ambience. However it reminds you of the old kolkata. Pocket friendly. Loved the chinese cuisine. Light food. Also liked the club sandwich n cold coffee. Good for hop in on a hot summer afternoon.

Food is decent enough. The service is pretty ordinary, nothing worth mentioning. The ambience is what needs to be told. The interiors and the decors in not just the restaurant but actually the entire hotel sends u back to the 70's. Its not that the interiors have been decorated in such a manner, the place has just not upgraded/redecorated itself. The chairs are actually so old enough that a few actually do shake. Even the people working there are so old, seems the hotel management never recruited anyone for the last 30 years.<br/>Well except for the ambiencence the rest all is ok. The place do really need some redecor.<br/>Really wouldn't recommend this place.<br/>And yess the cost is very fair.

Worst food I ever had. Highly priced. Quality of food poorer than street food available in Kolkata. Service is also poor. Not to visit again in my lifetime.

Gaylords Restaurant is still one of the best kept secret in Kolkata. The crowd consists of mostly the mature in-house guests and foreign nationals and the ambience is laid back. The decor and interior is old n out-dated, even though it gives you an impression of the 80's. The servers are nice and again give you the feel of the old servers we use to find in various restaurants around the 80's and 90's. The food is awesome, if you want me to put it in one word. Their chicken salad, kebab platter, pepper steak and shrimps cocktail are to die for. They even have a whole range of Indian cuisine but I personally prefer the Continental offerings, although I'm sure the other food on the menu is equally appealing. Great work guys. Keep the grill sizzling... Cheers.

Must try their Sizler !!!! The wait time is a killer though, but it's definitely worth it!