RESTAURANT REVIEW: TROLLEYS, KHAN MARKET

For absolutely no reason. Don't go.



The highlight of the meal



There's one advantage to bad restaurants. Their reviews are easy to write. Trolley's is going to be a breeze.

 

 

The place opened in the middle of 2013 and it's testament to my survival instinct that I resisted the plaintive wailing of the waiters in the middle lane asking me to try out their happy hour specials. One day, early in January 2014 I couldn't put it off any more and I walked into the place for lunch. My friends have still not forgiven me.



Bog standard Mezze Platter



Looks Like

I think the place is supposed to look like some kind of .. I don't really know. Swanky living room? The décor isn't bad, it's a sort of typical clean lines, bright colors kind of scene but the insides are strangely dark and result doesn't add up to much.

The inside was dim and not very inviting so I sat out in the balcony which seems to have slipped the interior designer's mind. The plug points were exposed with wires drearily dangling out and the upholstery tattered.

 

The half decent pizza

Tastes Like

Let me get the good things out of the way first because that won't take much time. I quite appreciated the little platter of papad and assorted chutney - I always think it's very considerate of restaurants to offer patrons something to nibble on while they navigate the menu.

Now on to the bad, the "classic" Mezze Platter was uninspiring, the dips too tame and the pita, cold and store bought. The Pizza with Grilled Chicken, Sundried Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella and Pesto Tomato Sauce was equally bleh. I mean we ate it but that's because we'd anything hot and cheesy. The Red Wine Sangria's a syrupy mess with too much sugar and too little wine or fruit. The Grainy Mustard Glazed Chicken was inedible, cold and made with obviously stale meat. The only reason we didn't send it back was because we refused to stay a minute longer.

 

The inedible chicken

Feels Like

The staff is fine but uninterested, who can blame them?