Concept: Sahib Sindh Sultan, situated on the top floor of the City Centre Mall, is a different kind of theme restaurant which is becoming popular these days. The setting in this case is like an old pre-independence train with the waiters all dressed up as railway personnel.
Ambience: The restaurant is a tribute to a bygone era and everything from the interiors to the culinary experience is reminiscent of a mix of the traditions of Indian royalty and the British Raj. The restaurant will take you to 1853, when the first Indian train made its run from Bori Bunder to Thane. Much care has been taken to recreate the feeling, with the beautifully done décor, silk tapestry and exquisite silverware. From one end of the wall to the other, there is a Pullman-style carriageway which makes you feel like you're dining inside an actual train.
Food: If you want to eat like a king or be treated like a queen, then this is the right place for a unique dining experience. Sahib Sindh Sultan is one of twin city's finest north Indian restaurants. The food too reflects this rich past and is an interesting mélange of the cuisines of several States, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab. It also serves a great variety of Anglo-Indian dishes. For starters, try the vegetarian Lady Canning reshmi paneer tikka or makai mothia seekh (corn seekh kebab). For non-vegetarians, there are roti ki boti (mutton-based), murgh ka soola (boneless chicken) and Lord Mountbatten lobsters.
The main course ushers in bread or rice with keema meat a-la-rara (Punjabi), murgh peshawari (Kashmiri), Rajputana lalmaas (Rajasthani), Havelock fish mussalom (Kolkata) and such other delicious items. You might consider teaming your meal with some fresh sugarcane juice or sweet lassi. Make sure you save some appetite for Sahib Sindh Sultan's fabled desserts-gulab jamun with brandy, litchi ki tehri and apple walnut phirni to name a few. The desserts are as exotic as the rest of the meal. Tuck into a litchi ki tehri or a flambéed gulab jamun or a pineapple halwa, and end your experience on a sweet note. Wash down your meal with a fairly exhaustive wine list or opt for favourite cocktails such as margaritas, mojito or the caiprioska.
Choose to dine at the platform (smoking zone) or walk into the ornate carriage (non-smoking zone) to get transported to a period you have only read about in your history books.
Turn on:The restaurant remains open from 12 noon - 3.15pm (lunch) and 7 pm - 11.15 pm and has valet parking facility. Two can have this exotic dining experience for just Rs 1000 - Rs 1500.
As you walk out, don't forget to tug on the station master's copper bell which will help you to remind that you are still at the City Centre Mall in Hyderabad. Enjoy the experience! An ideal place for, maybe, a first date!!!
—Anubha K Singh
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