Restaurants keep puja menu at same prices

Food lovers can heave a sigh of relief as restaurants, which will be offering mouth watering dishes during Durga puja, have decided not to hike prices.

Mocambo, which specialises in continental dishes, and Petercat, famous for mughlai food, including kebabs, will serve regular dishes without any increase in prices."Things are very bad. Everything is costly, but we are trying to avoid any price hike during the puja days," Nitin Kothari, who runs both the restaurants, said.

"We target the middle-class and our rates are moderate. We have an elaborate menu throughout the year," he said.

‘Mishra’s’, a joint at Salt Lake which has been decked up with special lighting for the festivities, has also decided not to increase the prices but will prune its menu.

“We have decided not to increase the food prices but out of 150 items on our menu we will cut it down to 75 to make it more economic,” Rajesh Mishra, owner, said.

Also, during the Durga puja festivities some restaurants have enhanced their menu to cater to every section of society. Amber, which specialises in serving mughlai food, will have a special menu.

“Tandoori dishes and special kababs will be available as also the regular chicken bharta and so on,” S K Khullar who runs the restaurant said.

For those with a taste for Bengali cuisine, 'Aheli' restaurant in Hotel Peerless Inn or any outlet of 'Bhojohari Manna' should be a destination. There will be special chicken, mutton, prawn and fish dishes. People could order thalis or al-la-carte at 'Aheli', but advance booking was advised by its owner. At Bhojohari Manna, another favourite Bengali food joint, customers can order four kinds of thalis. The non-veg thali was priced at Rs 400 and the vegetarian at Rs 250. Orders for home delivery were also available.