ZK’s is all set to introduce the Oriental dishes. FoodProwl team was invited for the food tasting. Chinese is a cuisine hardly anyone wouldn’t love. And Chef Mukesh give these dishes a delicious flavour. All oriental food lovers, this is definitely worth a try menu for you.
Photo Courtesy: Chinmayi Bhambure
Recommended Dishes: Manchow Soup, Sichuan red oil wontons, Schezwan chicken lollypop, Shredded lamb dry in oyster sauce, Chicken teriyaki with broccoli, Khao Suey
Food:
Soups:
Chicken Manchow Soup: Just the right amount of cornflour thickening flavoured and coloured with soya sauce. Finely chopped vegetables, small pieces of boiled chicken garnished and with fried noodles and scallions. The best thing about this soup was its consistency. It wasn’t too thick unlike most of the restaurants. It was served piping hot and was flavourful. I liked the start.
Chicken Wonton Soup: Clear soup with a piece of carrot, cabbage, mushroom and broccoli and a chicken wonton. Though the stock used in soup hardly had any flavour, the wanton was good. Thin covering and good amount of mince chicken stuffing. The vegetable pieces added could have been bit smaller.
Dimsums:
Vegetable and Chicken Dumplings: Covering of dimsums were thin. But slightly less moist than required. Stuffing good. Chicken was properly minced and the accompaniments given with the dimsums were very good. They complimented these dimsums very well.
Appetizers:
Sichuan red oil Chicken wontons: You should definitely try this. It was amazing in taste and presentation was equally good. Steamed chicken wontons topped with chilli red oil sauce and garnished with sprinkled scallions. The taste was amazing. Wontons were moist, hot and perfectly steamed.
Sichuan chicken lollypops: Another brilliant appetizer. Crisp coating on very tender chicken drumsticks and tossed in delicious hot and tangy Sichuan sauce. I simply loved this preparation. I could not resist myself finishing almost the entire serving plate by myself.
Sticky garlic chicken balls bites: Minced chicken balls fried and tossed in spicy sauce. Taste was okay but it lacked the tenderness.
Satay kai: Chicken satay with peanut sauce. Skewered and grilled on a pan. Perfectly basted with fat which helped it to retain the moisture. Peanut sauce was also delicious.
Shredded lamb dry in oyster sauce:. Shredded lamb with shredded bell peppers and spring onions. Oyster sauce was perfect. But lamb was bit tough.
Sichuan dry prawns: Batter fried prawns tossed in a spicy sauce with garlic, bell peppers and onions and sprinkled with scallions. Prawns were of good size. Sauce was delicious. Batter layer of prawns was thin and crisp and that crispiness was retained even after tossing in the sauce.
Mains:
Chicken teriyaki with broccoli: Chicken chunks were tender. Broccoli had retained it’s color. Teriyaki sauce was also good. I was served with buttered fried rice. Quantity of the sauce could have been more but the taste was good.
Chicken in black bean sauce: Again chicken was tender and cooked perfectly. Button mushrooms added in this preparations were also good and slightly crunchy. Veg hakka noodles were served with this gravy. The combination tasted very good.
Thai red curry chicken: Ceamy and had less basil, just the way I like. I was served with steamed rice. Thickness was perfect. Hint of galangal with Thai red chilli gave it a desired spice level.
Khao Suey: Best among the main course dishes we had. Wok tossed noodles served with creamy coconut based gravy and traditional accompaniments on the side. The gravy was perfect. Perfect creaminess, Perfect thickness, perfect flavour. Wok tossed noodles tasted out of this world with this gravy.
Prawns Phad Thai Noodles: Flat noodles tossed in spicy sauce with peanuts. These tasted okay but could have been better.
Pan Fried noodles: Just the right crispiness of noodles and gravy was also flavourful. Chicken with exotic vegetables in thick gravy. The crunch of the noodles while eating was good.
Desserts:
Sizzling brownie: Soft brownie kept on a piece of aluminium foil and topped with vanilla ice cream and lots of chocolate sauce. It was good.
Fruit Cream: Fresh seasonal fruit cuts topped with whipped cream and mint served in martini glass. It was decent.
Service: It was very good. All the guest requirements were attended to. Servers seemed courteous and efficient.
Ambience: Good. Spotlessly clean. Walls with photo and quote frames related to cricket. Aptly bright lighting.
Value for money: Yes.
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