Comments on: Ten out of Ten! http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/ In celebration of offbeat Delhi food Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shashank Kumar http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Shashank Kumar Mon, 18 May 2009 20:43:45 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-537 All: And then comes the dawn, or so it seemed when yesterday I read one of Mr. Rahul Verma's posts on the "Royal Court" [ http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=18880 ], which opened in place of "Ten". With the next mission in sight, I headed straight out for lunch today to the Court. Now, for all the people who've been to Ten, the progress of this comment may seem like the wait for an exam result, however, its essential, hear me out. It's got one of those generic "Enjoy Coca-Cola" boards advertising it's presence outside the YWCA compound. What was the lush green in front of Ten with the white beach chairs has been ripped off, and, at least till today afternoon, there were only scattered shrubs trying to out-do each other at making the place look rather unwelcoming, or even ugly. That, the restaurant retains Ten's front glass wall doesn't help the brilliant view. The ambience has, Im sorry to say, become "crap". Really, metallic paintings with faux-wood plastic frames adorn the not-so-well-patterned walls. And - I remember reading about a similar experience on another thread as well - expectedly there was the quintessential plasma display with CNBC TV-18 blaring out loud over my head. The furniture has been handpicked from the cheapest of restaurants with the over glossy white look and brown-tinted glass topped tables. Lets move on to the menu, it contains spelling errors, now I know how adorable those mistakes can be on roadside dhabas, but considering the shoes this place was trying to fit into, I was completely pissed of with "meals" being spelt as "maels" or something similar. The prices, and I wonder how Mr. Verma considers a bowl of daal makhani for Rs. 200 as reasonable, are unreasonable and irrational, to say the least. Paneer Tikka is for Rs. 140, Daal makhani for Rs. 200, Arhar Daal for Rs. 150 (!). Again, this should not be compared to other peer establishments, but Ten? C'mon. A total of two waiters man the restaurant. So I ordered the staple-tester mughlai food (daal, a "butter" dish, tikka and naan). After having had waited for about half an hour, one of the waiters came over and told me that they were out of daal makhani. I, naturally, was quite upset at that, and being short on time could not try anything else. On asking him why I was being told now, I was told that they had just started cooking my order (a half hour is a little late, I think, considering I was there on a monday afternoon for lunch). Of course, this may possibly mean that the daal makhani may be insane and therefore was in short supply, who knows? However, the food better be utterly delicious and out of this world for it to reclaim even a percent of what Ten stood for. So please, get out, get to YWCA and inform about the food, someone? Regards Shashank All:

And then comes the dawn, or so it seemed when yesterday I read one of Mr. Rahul Verma’s posts on the “Royal Court” [ http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=18880 ], which opened in place of “Ten”.

With the next mission in sight, I headed straight out for lunch today to the Court. Now, for all the people who’ve been to Ten, the progress of this comment may seem like the wait for an exam result, however, its essential, hear me out.

It’s got one of those generic “Enjoy Coca-Cola” boards advertising it’s presence outside the YWCA compound. What was the lush green in front of Ten with the white beach chairs has been ripped off, and, at least till today afternoon, there were only scattered shrubs trying to out-do each other at making the place look rather unwelcoming, or even ugly. That, the restaurant retains Ten’s front glass wall doesn’t help the brilliant view. The ambience has, Im sorry to say, become “crap”. Really, metallic paintings with faux-wood plastic frames adorn the not-so-well-patterned walls. And – I remember reading about a similar experience on another thread as well – expectedly there was the quintessential plasma display with CNBC TV-18 blaring out loud over my head. The furniture has been handpicked from the cheapest of restaurants with the over glossy white look and brown-tinted glass topped tables.

Lets move on to the menu, it contains spelling errors, now I know how adorable those mistakes can be on roadside dhabas, but considering the shoes this place was trying to fit into, I was completely pissed of with “meals” being spelt as “maels” or something similar. The prices, and I wonder how Mr. Verma considers a bowl of daal makhani for Rs. 200 as reasonable, are unreasonable and irrational, to say the least. Paneer Tikka is for Rs. 140, Daal makhani for Rs. 200, Arhar Daal for Rs. 150 (!). Again, this should not be compared to other peer establishments, but Ten? C’mon. A total of two waiters man the restaurant.

So I ordered the staple-tester mughlai food (daal, a “butter” dish, tikka and naan). After having had waited for about half an hour, one of the waiters came over and told me that they were out of daal makhani. I, naturally, was quite upset at that, and being short on time could not try anything else. On asking him why I was being told now, I was told that they had just started cooking my order (a half hour is a little late, I think, considering I was there on a monday afternoon for lunch). Of course, this may possibly mean that the daal makhani may be insane and therefore was in short supply, who knows? However, the food better be utterly delicious and out of this world for it to reclaim even a percent of what Ten stood for.

So please, get out, get to YWCA and inform about the food, someone?

Regards
Shashank

]]> By: invertedmoron http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-117 invertedmoron Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:36:21 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-117 I just went to YWCA yesterday. Unluckily... TEN is closed now. Period. I just went to YWCA yesterday. Unluckily… TEN is closed now. Period.

]]> By: subbo http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-116 subbo Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:10:42 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-116 Guys, is the Ten officially closed now?? can anybody please update. Guys, is the Ten officially closed now?? can anybody please update.

]]> By: reeta http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-115 reeta Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:35:58 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-115 Wow I am finding so many MUST GO places on this blog that I am feeling SAD. I need to quit my job, rob a bank and set out day and night for these culinary adventures! Thanks to Deepak for guiding me here yet again, though i've been here before... Wow I am finding so many MUST GO places on this blog that I am feeling SAD. I need to quit my job, rob a bank and set out day and night for these culinary adventures!
Thanks to Deepak for guiding me here yet again, though i’ve been here before…

]]> By: Shashank http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Shashank Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:57:53 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-114 Since 02nd September,. They've demolished the place. I am shattered. There is no other place like Ten (or is there?). Please, please, please lemme know if you know of anyplace similar to Ten. Since 02nd September,. They’ve demolished the place. I am shattered. There is no other place like Ten (or is there?). Please, please, please lemme know if you know of anyplace similar to Ten.

]]> By: Hemanshu Kumar http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Hemanshu Kumar Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:14:54 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-113 Shashank: You can't be serious! Since when?!! I was there just last week! Shashank: You can’t be serious! Since when?!! I was there just last week!

]]> By: Shashank http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Shashank Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:20:23 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-112 Ten's closed. RIP. I feel awful. Uhun uhun uhun... Ten’s closed. RIP. I feel awful. Uhun uhun uhun…

]]> By: Harneet http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Harneet Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:15:37 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-109 The lamb chops, I tried, this time. Good, stuffed. The Greek Salad is a good choice too. Dijon Chicken, must try. The lamb chops, I tried, this time. Good, stuffed.
The Greek Salad is a good choice too.
Dijon Chicken, must try.

]]> By: puttukutty http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-110 puttukutty Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:19:23 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-110 oh...and the best item on the menu, thousand-trip-wise me can say now, is the Grilled Fish in lemon butter sauce. The best in the city. oh…and the best item on the menu, thousand-trip-wise me can say now, is the Grilled Fish in lemon butter sauce. The best in the city.

]]> By: puttukutty http://eoid.org/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-111 puttukutty Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:14:56 +0000 http://eoid.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/ten-out-of-ten/#comment-111 Hey, am Ten regular since boyfriend works nextdoor, and I agree with you on much of the above (though am not quite sure about the service charge being totally justified). What I also discovered is that they have a fab breakfasts for 75 bucks awnly - choice of eggs, cornflakes, pot of tea/ coffee, toast and butter/marmalade - So if you ever find yourself hungus the fungus (my term for ravenous) in CP at 7.30 am, good to head here! (Psst...no brunch though - they shut betweent 10.30 and 12.30); when I say I'm a regular, i really mean it, okay) Hey, am Ten regular since boyfriend works nextdoor, and I agree with you on much of the above (though am not quite sure about the service charge being totally justified). What I also discovered is that they have a fab breakfasts for 75 bucks awnly – choice of eggs, cornflakes, pot of tea/ coffee, toast and butter/marmalade – So if you ever find yourself hungus the fungus (my term for ravenous) in CP at 7.30 am, good to head here! (Psst…no brunch though – they shut betweent 10.30 and 12.30); when I say I’m a regular, i really mean it, okay)

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