With a very Bengali-food-craving-hungry stomach I went to this place for an early dinner at 8pm on a Sunday of last week of September 2021 . The main items we ordered were Aam-Channar cutlet, Luchi, Bati Chorchori, steamed rice, Chingri Potol er dorma and Pabda Tel Bori . Except the Aam-Channar cutlet which tasted mediocre, all the other items were horrible in taste. It seemed that all the dishes were halfheartedly made and they tried to forcefully push-in a lot of spices and other ingrediants to make the dish tasty . I was very dissapointed after eating the Potol Dorma and Pabda Tel Bori . Come-on , these are some of the trademarked Bengali dishes and you failed to make them . The price they charge for the food is very high. You will feel cheated after paying the inflated price for the bad-tasting food. Except Rosogolla payees no other dessert was available and thank god we didn’t order that .My excitement for a Sunday bhuribhoj was shattered, and I was utterly disappointed with the food.

1) Ambience is ok2) Food was bad... every food felt like dessert...too sweet.. not for people who likes spicy food3) service was ok..less staffs4) in terms of cleanliness... not upto the mark

Had been 3 times. First  2 times at their old location and last time visited their new location. Both times their interiors are an awesome and full touch of Bengal. So, whenever we feel like want to have some Bengali food in Bangalore, we used to went Esplanade. I like their each and every dishes. From Starters to Desserts all. May be for my Bong Connections. But I would like to recommend my Non-Bong friends to go Esplanade and explore Bengali food :)

Wonderful ambiance. Though only one staff, he was amazing. I cannot say anything about good as this is my first experience with Bengali food, a must try in Namma Bengaluru.

A must visit place.. very delicious authentic bengali food, dessert was yummy yummy..

Food is amazing. Its little expensive, but again, there are very few food joints where Bengali cuisine is within a normal budget range. The ambience is awesome. For a Bengali College student far away from home, the taste of the food and the soft instrumental Bengali music playing in the speakers, takes you right home.

Excellent Bengali food, Excellent and authentic taste and ambience. Good collection of vegetarian and non vegetarian foods. Good place for family and get together.

This place will serve you authentic bengali cuisine and the taste is delicious. However I found the price little on higher side.. Aerated water for 95 INR is way too high believe. Tried mutton kosha with luchi and rice which was amazing in taste. Fish kobiraji is the must try I must say... For two people it will cost you around 1600 easily.Keep eating and keep smiling 😊

The ambience, food quality,quantity, service all are very well. Nice old bengali theme stirs up ones nostalgia of North calcutta aristocracy. Just one thing, the portion of the rice is too less rather than the other dishes. This needs to be changed. We ordered dab-chingri, why we were not served it inside the tender coconut? It was a big minus point.

Best bengali cuisine in the city. Covid has impacted the maintenance of the place but thankfully food remains authentic and delicious.

Seems badly effected by COVID19.Staffs are very slow, foods are not good. Prices are very high.

The food is really good and rich, and truly reflect the real taste of authentic Bengali food.I really like the hospitality and ambience of the place, the assistant are really polite can guide you over selection from menu in case you are having confusion.The rest room is covered with small photo frames telling about different type of ghost found in West Bengal telling about their origin and everything.

Ah!!! Mind boggling food-ambience-hospitality-decor.Conditions applied: not a pocket friendly butauthentic by taste.

Food quality and quantity both are good.We ordered veg chop, chanar chop ,basanti polao, mutton,dav chingri,dav murti , and jaggery ice cream but we ordered basmati pulao but they served karmiri pulao... And we also odered dav murgi its also not teasty the use poppy seeds too much. And also service was not good we are waiting for water minimum 10 minut .

Awesome place to have authentic Bengali Food. Mutton with luchi was simply awesome. A must visit place if you love Bengali food.

U will get authentic bengali cuisine but little costly...

Love the authentic taste of bengali cuisine.

If you are looking for a place to have proper Bengali cuisine then this is the place to go. Tried few items and all were lip smacking.

Rating is because of long waiting(more than 1hr 30 min) .if you have patience to wait more than 1 hr 30 min for food you can definitely try.here is my story..I called to resturant around 1:15pm to book a table where they said we can directly come.we reached there at 2:00 p.m.after 10 min of waiting receptionist came ,we asked for table and also asked how long do we need to wait.he said he will check and let us know.around 2:30 we went inside restaurant and asked if it is taking long we can come some other time.he then replied it would be max 10-15 min waiting.we again waited .around 2:50 he came and said just 2 min and after 5 min he called us and showed table.within 5 min we ordered food and guess what 3:10 one waiter came and kept small plates.now we thought wait is over..but no...around 3:20 again another waiter came and kept big plates on our table.this time I was actually had no patience left so asked is food ready?again 10 more minutes no one turned up so around 3:30 pm we decided to leave without food.guys if cant manage please say when people ask.there is no point to keep customer waiting for 1 hr 30 min.

Nice place with beautiful lightings,but poor service. Takes ages to bring food. Could have been better!Although food ordered was from Pot-o noodles which is just below as they werent offering dine in!

A friend brought me here for dinner and i was floored. being a mallu, basic bengali cuisine does appeal to me. but i was in a for a pleasant shock as this restaurant really knows how to rock those flavours! truly authentic bengali food cooked and served with class. tried the kasha mangsho ( mutton curry) too , but forgot to click a pic. was already high from the food! the eggplant was so juicy and succulent that it just melted away while the outer skin remained crispy! the gravy accompanying the stuffed gourd was just as delicious as the stuffed gourd! no words to explain the tender meat of the mutton curry. totally an amazing experience which i would surely repeat and whole heartedly recommend to someone interested in bengali food!

One of the better restaurants in the city for your fix from the shores of East India. The food is delectable and the ambience is pretty good too. They have uplifted the place a lot since I went in the last time. The one complaint though is that they do not serve a thali which means that one has to order a lot of portions, taking the price of the entire meal through the roof! I will still recommend this place for the flavors that it comes up with

You will get the best and authentic bengali cuisine here. Ambiance is great, food was great. Nice music and service was quick and good.price is reasonable.

We asked to pack the remaining food (pulav) as we could not complete the food, it was almost one full plate, to our surprise when we arrived home and opened the box, it was almost 20% of the food which we ordered to pack... Pure cheating...

We thoroughly enjoyed all the dishes including the deserts! Lovely taste, well done to the team.

Amazing food. Didnt dine in so cant comment on the ambience or interiors but food was awesome. Opted for a navami special menu during durga pujo and man o man! Every single dish of that outrageous 16 course meal was lip smacking!

Nice hotel for Bengali food. Ambience is soothing and food is awesome. The staff are very courteous. Overall nice dining experience. Looks like the restaurant does not have parking space, you may have to park your vehicle in the lanes nearby. Price is justified by the quality of food.

Great ambience and delicious food.Be sure to check out the loo. While youre doing your business , there are ghosts checking you out ;)Filled with interesting posters and witty captions in the menu, the mouth watering dishes makes this place a must try for anyone.Dab chinri - prawn curry served in a coconut is bound to tickle your taste buds.Be sure to book a table as the place does get crowded during weekends.Servers are polite and ensure you have a nice meal.Ambience - 4/5Food - 4/5

By the look and feel of it, this is a nicer family type, quiet place to enjoy Bengali cuisine. I found the seating could be more spaced out. Service was quite slow and layed back. Food was tasty but the beta part were their desserts. More than the mains desserts are more interesting. One time visit place. Slightly on the higher side, cost-wise, but overall an okay experience enjoy Kolkata cuisine in Bangalore.

Food quality and service, both are commendable! 💖

For any kolkata loving guy.. this is fun😍❤️

Best ambiance.. they maintain covid protocol and cleaniness.. karaisotir kochuri and mutton kosha is amazing.. for staters mutton chop and golden fried prawn can be awesome

The Rasmalai was absolutely delicious! Loved the presentation and quality of food served. Though the service is slow, its a great place to try out Bengali Cuisines.

One of the best places in Bangalore for authentic bengali cuisine. The ambience is really nice complimented by the cordial staff and prompt service.The mutton-kosha is a must try along with aam-porar-shorbot.You cant visit just once. :)

Excellent service and superb behaviour of the staff. Great food quality and nice ambience

Food was tasty and delicious, I had visited after seeing a review. Wanted to try the Bengali food from a longtime, finally my wish was fulfilled. Staff was very courteous and polite in helping us out in deciding the Menu and infact their chosen menu was perfect and we enjoyed it. More info - Car needs to be parked in the by lanes near the restaurant as they dont have a dedicated parking area.

Got to experience authentic Bengali taste here. 3 cheers to the staff. We ordered Fish Kabiraji, Mochar cutlet, Bhapa bhetki, Phulkopir Roast, Kosha Murgi, Mishti Doi. The food was amazing, and the taste authentic.

Best place, best food and best ambiance. Coolest place ever

Bengali food is good. Not great though! But its decent food if you like Bengali. Gol drink is really well prepared. Poori and aloo sabzi is okish for the price. Presentation could be improved.

Food was good. Surely recommended 👍

If you like Bengali cuisines & in Bangalore, then must try this. They serves extensive menus from Bong recepies.The ambiance is awesome and ve feel of Bong style Balcony.Its walkable from Indiranagar Metro station.They provides vallet parking.Being a favourite place, suggest to book table prior.

Awesome Bengali Food coupled with a great ambience. Not to mention even the valet parking personnel was helpful enough to get the punctured tyre of my car fixed

For bengali khana , we tried veg stuffs tastes good

Awesome experience, had great food, perfect ambience, taste was mouth watering and good service.. What else needed.. 😘

The Best place to have Bengali food in Bangalore. I visited this place with my better half on the occasion of Jamai Sashti ( Bengali Traditional Festival) and we had the opportunity to have Buffet Lunch and my God all the good items were simply mouthwatering. They server Buffets during Poila Baishakh (Bengali New Year) and Durga Puja days...If you are visiting on any Saturday-Sundays, please pre book and visit else you will need to wait for more than an hour to get a table. A must visit for all Bongs craving forAuthentic Bengali Cuisine in Bangalore..Cheers !!! Will keep visiting again and again...

Food was okay..nothing great specially golden fried prawn..however was disappointed when the staffs didn’t allow us to sit in the balcony as they kept on saying it was reserved.. we were there till 11 pm and no one turned up until then..Service was good..Also wanted to highlight Fish kabiraji and chicken rezala was pretty good.

Awesome ambience for a bengali cuisine.. Food is very tasty, but selective foods..

Non-veg was average . I tried batti chochori and paneer crispy in veg options ,and they were average in taste. What we loved here were the desserts and especially baked rosho gulla. Apart from that we had aam Panna and a mint soft drink, and they were as expected and nothing heart melting about them. Staff was pretty welcoming.

Whats not to love. Honestly an amazing experience. Try calling in before hand to get the table booked. It wont be available on zomato. You need to call and book. They will hold the table for max 5 minutes since its always full. The food is amazing. You can try anything and you wont go wrong. The baked Rasgulla for dessert was the cherry on top.

The restaurant is really nice. You will get the gill of Kolkata in Bangalore for sure. Prices seems little high but its fine for occassional visit.

Such good service and authentic bengali food! Extremely kind staff and best place for the perfect bengali cuisine. I went during the puja days. So it was a combo meal with a lot of bengali favourites put into one meal. Theres kosha mangsho, begun basanti, chanar dalna, chingri malai, to name a few. Its the best place for non-bengalis to explore bengali cuisine. Highly recommend!

Great taste, great ambience, great service !! I would have given the 5 star if the prices werent that steep. Its quite expensive. Its a perfect place to have Bengali cuisine.

Bengali food lovers, here is your heaven! This is the first time Im giving 5 star to any restaurant. I have all good reasons for that! Talk about food, service, ambience... everything is upto the mark. I ordered two main courses and one dessert. Im not a big fan of desserts so cant say much about it. But luuchi n mutton was crazy! And mustard fish (check exact name on the bill) was just phenomenal! Sorry I couldnt take nice photos since it was too tasty 💓

Good and homely food, specially I love the beguni Tava fry

Ok food. Nothing like the authentic Kolkata cuisine.

After leaving Bengal,this was my first venture into Bengali food and boy was I surprised!!! One bite and its takes you back to the streets of Calcutta.The food is so delicious that you keep going back to it. The mochar cutlets, the chingrir malai curry and the daab chingrir is my favourite and its absolutely delicious!! I need a separate stomach for the dessert cause they are so yum!!Must visit!!

Authentic Bengali food with a Bengali Ambience. Good place to hangout with family and friends. Located in Indiranagar.

If only the food was as good as the interiors.....

Contemporary Bengali restaurant with ambient environ. One of the very best. Very clean and well maintained. F&B Service can be a bit better. Overall a great place for family and kids.

We went to have lunch , we ordered 2 things 1. Pachforan Grill fish , 2. Fish oslay .Its really different taste ..We enjoyed.The only thing is its costly.

Good food. Nice service. Try kausha chicken or mutton.

Best place for Bengali food at Bengaluru

Very nice ambience. The quality of food is also very good. But the price is on a definite higher side. For just two fish fry pieces u can expect to shed off 400 bucks. But if you want to experience fine bengali cuisine visit to this place is definitely a take.

Fabulous food and lovely ambience

When this restaurant got recommended to us as the best Bengali fine dining option available in Bangalore, we were a little sceptical until we actually got there. From the word go, the mocktails of typical kolkata flavors, starters like mochar & aamer cutlet, the main course unfolded with more authentic options such as aloor dam, luchi, tomato chutney and several more delicacies. The crowning glory was their dessert that included mishti doi, nalen guder ice cream, rossogolla in paayesh. Hope by now you guessed it right, we are vegetarians but grew up in Kolkata and Esplanade did total justice. The portions were filling, served promptly and hot and well left promising to return soon.

Bengali food? So far, this is the best restraunt for Bengali food in Bangalore. Taste of food 4/5. Staff behaviour 5/5. Ambience 4/5.Value for money 4/5.

Had a sudden Bengali Food Craving so visited there for todays lunch. The ambience is perfect. Liked it very much. The staff is also good and quick in their service. In food we ordered Steamed rice, karaishutir kachori, kasha murgi, katla machher sorshe and in sweets we took chhoto rosogolllar chenna payash. Everything was mouth watering and delicious. Only that i expected the payash to be a little more proper in terms of softness.

Extremely unhappy with the quality of cooking and the ingredients. Had ordered Chitol macher peti for 16th June 2021. Not only had to throw it away but my wife, after eating it, felt nauseated for the rest of the day. The quality of cooking, for rest of the items, were quite poor, but had to be reluctantly consumed, having paid a princely sum. Never expected this from Esplanade.

Ambience was good.. behavior was good.. food quality was good... Youll get that retro feeling.. overall liked the place

Good food, cost is some what very expensive for few the items, which could be revisited by management to attract more customers satisfactions

This place is known for Authentic Bengali Dishes. Taste is really good. Price wise bit high.

The ambience is quite good , its suitated in a prime location. The food is taste ,but a little pricey.

Yummy food. Great ambience! Great service!

Nice food....Pure bengal.....

The restaurant has a great ambience with both indoor as well as outdoor seating. Its a Bengali cuisine restaurant named after the famous area in Kolkata where the main bus depot is located. The food is yummy though I felt that the salt was a bit less. We ordered Kasha mangsho with loochi basket and Karaishutir kachori which were amazing, however the items are a bit pricey. The service is good and I would recommend visiting this restaurant at least once to enjoy the food and the ambience.

Tried Bengali food. Entered with zero expectations and came out with taste of Bengali spices and masala. Place was not very crowded when I went on a weekday night in December and The service was very good. I hope it remains same other days too. Must try restaurant Indira Nagar. They also have a Japanese cuisine of pot noodles along with Bengali..

This was the closest Bengali place from my home and decided to try it out. The entire staff speaks Bengali, which was kind of a surprise in Bengaluru (or I dont know this city well enough yet). Service was great, and all the dishes remained true to Bengal. Definitely, more than recommended.

Nice place can seat 35-40 diners. Wait staff is courteous. Manager is very helpful. Good variety of food. Taste are ok. Biriyani portion is excellent, two can easily eat a portion. While we did not wait for a table, you can expect a wait for table as this restaurant is pretty popular. Worth a meal specially with family.

Every dish has their own taste..menu having ample of option..food taste is great..had a awesome experience...visiting again for sure.

The ambience sets the mood and the food is delicious enough to satisfy a Bengalis appetite. Dishes like Dab Chingri, Rosogolla r Payesh, Paturi are a must try. Good service. A great experience overall.

Nice ambience... Courteous stuff...Plus awesome food..... Feel like having home food in restaurant.... Fish fry, sukto, sarse pabda, mung dal, fried bringle.... Darun(awesome)..... And last not the least mango chutney and misti doi... Wow....

Ambience and decor are nice..food is good in both quality and quantity.. remains very busy during lunch and dinner.. better to make reservations..

Extremely bad experience of ordering from this place. They took an order but did not deliver and stopped picking calls as well.

Perfect place. Mouthwatering Bengali cuisine

Food has always been an important component in every Bangalis life. Rabidranath and Satyajit Ray over a delicious bangali meal is what it takes to reconnect the broken links from far off distance.Esplanade is just the perfect place for all probashi bangali down south to rekindle the childhood memories of growing up... growing up with begun bhajaa on a rainy afternoon, aloo posto and tok dal on the scorching summer days.With its new location and a whole new look and feel of the place the restaurant has taken yet another notch up. The place has a wonderful casual outdoor seating for long Adda over kabiraji and chop... while a very colonial and bright formal seating for the serious food connoisseurs. Music low and soothing rabidra sangeet and posters of legandary Satyajit Rays masterpieces adorn the walls.We attended the Hilsa Festival last weekend and there was no regret in eating food worth of three days. There was no stone unturned when it comes to picking the right ingredients. Each fish is handpicked from Gariahat bajar and flew down here coz for a bangali a good fish is either a deal maker or a deal breaker.The preparation of each dish was unique and a mouthful of flavor. A Hilsa is best eaten with white rice. The sweet soft fish melts in your mouth while the gravy with the rice leaves behind a trail of lingering goodness.My most favorite dishes were the tel jhal, bhappa illish, boneless illish patura - shorshe aam achar and tetul illish jhol.No meal is complete without Misti doing and baked Sandesh.

I am a foodie and i went to this place craving for Bengali food. First disappointment is the waiting time. The person at the door is not able to manage the crowd. There are ppl coming in with booking who are given preference and people waiting outside have to wait for more than an hour. Secondly being from kolkata i went to this place with really high hopes. Not much of a charm with the food. It is a very normal or rather very average taste. They did not have aloo bhaja and apparently blamed the crowd for low stock. I mean keep aloo bhaja in stock. Its everyones favorite. The aloo dum was way too spicy as per Bengali cuisine. Then comes our epic cholar dal which was not at all upto the mark. It wasnt sweet as it shud be was very bland. The daab chingri and mochar chaap were really good. The rice pulao was also decent. Overall not worth the hype.

Food is good but Price is very high...

Nice bengali food. little expensive but worth it.

Food is a bit over priced. Must put more efforts on Cleanliness and hygiene of table and serving plate especially.Ambience is nice and calm. 👍

Dishes tastes good, but little bit sweet. If you are looking for something spicy, even if mildly, this is not the place to go. But if you want to taste some authentic Bengali dishes, you may visit esplanade.

I am frequent visitor to Esplanade being Bengali. Food is good but at times feels they don’t have different taste. Gravy is same only the interior chicken or mutton changes.Also careful. Few rates of fish won’t be written. And they charge you at very high price. With that price you can go kolkatta eat and come back.But no good much option so ppl go there. After last time visit and not informing rate before serving made a very bad impression.Be careful guys.

Best place to have Bengali food in town. Bengali fish fry, kobiraji, kosha mangsho, luchi, nolen gur er ice cream are must try.

Amazing food..I am a pure vegetarian and had alur dum..dhokar dalna..kodaishutir kochri with Vegetable pulao which was delicious.. Would love to visit time and again

It was good.. Lovely food.. slightly overpriced but nonetheless they serve tasty food

Good place for Bengali food!

What a wonderful place to eat dinner. This is the first time I was here. The occasion was Diwali dinner.The restaurant is on the first floor. The stairs were decorated with traditional lamps.When I entered the restaurant, it was empty except for one occupied table.So, I had a rare opportunity to shoot an empty restaurant without the customers in it.It is divided into two sections, one is indoors and a smaller outdoors section. The outdoor section has the main street view.The lighting in the restaurant is very nice, bright and not blinding at the same time.It is a medium sized, fine dining restaurant.We had aam channar cutlet, rice, dal, vegetables, kachoris, pompfret kalia (Fried fish) and a type of Bengali jamun.Each dish was good and as per my friend who is a foodie the dal was awesome. I loved the dal, too! But, I was stuffing myself with the fish fry and rice.The service is good. They take cash and card payment.Disabled friendly? : No. There is no lift and it is on the first floor. Only way to reach the restaurant is to walk up the stairs.Landmark : Diagonally opposite HDFC bank, near Indira Nagar Metro station, CMH road.Tip : since this was a Bengali restaurant and we both are not Bengalis, we requested the waiter to help us choose the dishes. We told him what we prefer and he suggested some dishes and we picked one of them.

Great Bengali good.... slightly expensive

Lovely place with tasty food.

Tasty food and good quantity also, good ambience,

Awesome Bengali food and staff was very friendly and caring