Cousin sisters-in-law (nanads & bhabhis) and brothers-in-law (jijajis and bhaiyas) planned a post-Diwali get together at the Village restaurant in Inorbit Mall at Hitech City.
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| Village Restaurant, Inorbit Mall, Hitech City, Hyderabad |
In the last decade, of all the restaurants I have visited anywhere, Village Restaurant fascinated me like no other (apart from Rainforest Cafe). Right from the entrance, I started to feel like I was walking into a completely different city - oops, I mean a village. The ambiance of this "theme restaurant" left me flabbergasted.
It was a very reasonably priced all-you-can-eat restaurant with a wide range of food. They even had a guy perform the Rajasthani horse dance, a puppet show, and there was LIVE dhol and dandiya. Along with the kids and the in-laws, I think it was about 25 of us at the Village restaurant and we totally enjoyed the activities while munching on food once in a while. The taste of food was average, but I would give 6/5 for the ambiance. And really, the ambiance always takes the experience a level higher.
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| the view after you enter... |
Here is a virtual treat of this restaurant with a village concept... where there are intentional spelling errors, vibrant atmosphere, different setups, and most of the things that a village could possibly have - a circus, an underground well, a train station, a police station ........ what else can you spot?
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| "muneem ji" (which means "cashier") at the entrance |
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| wall art as you would see in villages |
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| welcome drink...rose sherbat and jal jeera |
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| appetizer, start off with some chaat |
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| those who have lived in India during childhood will be able relate to this |
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| ample seating provided |
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| different setups |
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| spelling errors - intentional and cute |
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| vibrant atmosphere |
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| there is a small bangle shop - choodiyon ki dukaan (not for sale, of course) |
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| ceiling decor...made with vegetable graters! |
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| funny posters and idioms around the place |
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| Rajasthani horse dance |
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| all-you-can-eat buffet with variety of food |
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| a railway station setting |
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| live dhol for people to dance away |
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| "theka" = bar for beverages but alcohol was not sold |
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| a circus setting, how fun! |
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| puppet show, dancing on Bollywood item numbers |
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| fancy a paan after the meal? |
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| ... or tea from chotu's chai ki dukaan? |
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| that was not it; some more setups to see |
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| you can wear the police or prisoner uniform and click photo in that jail |
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| the group enjoying dandiya |
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| "cycle wali chai" - tea on bicycle |
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| another interesting ceiling decor, bulbs inside tea kettles, hanging from a bicycle tire |
This place was fantastic, I think. What do you think? Have YOU been to a "theme restaurant"?
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