A Posh Affair

                                                     

Posh, located inside the Hotel Regency Inn is, as the name suggests, one of the more upscale establishments in Rourkela. Located near the railway station, right opposite Central Park (Blogpost : http://rourkelaeats.blogspot.com/2016/09/lunch-at-central-park.html), it’s approximately 7~km from the campus.

Posh was one of the very first restaurants I visited when I first came to Rourkela. Being one of the best places to eat in town, the ambience was, as expected, excellent. There is tasteful art on the walls, decorative dividers to separate the various diners seated along the walls of the restaurant and decorative soft lighting on the ceiling. The restaurant offers booths similar to diners for guests to sit in for privacy. The lighting here is provided by hanging ornaments with lightbulbs inside and instead of chairs, there are 2 sofa benches to relax after a large meal.

We were seated at a table at first, before being shifted to a booth as soon as one was available. The menu at Posh offers a wide variety of food, ranging from Russian Salad to various Indian Kebabs. They have a separate menu for Alcoholic beverages, cocktails and mocktails. My only complaint here is the lack of diversity on the desert menu – they mainly had ice cream based deserts and half of them were sold out!

We ordered a Kebab and Mango mocktail for starters, followed by Traditional fried rice and Hunan chicken for the main course. The Kebab was succulent and perfectly cooked – it wasn’t underdone, the meat was completely white through and through and it wasn’t burnt to the point where it was a lump of charcoal either. Every bite was a pleasant explosion of flavor, the meat complementing the tangy taste of the various spices used. The Mango mocktail was flavourful and refreshing. I would like to say that Posh serves good mocktails but a member of our party ordered a blue lagoon, which was promptly labelled as trash after drinking it so I’m going to reserve judgement here – some drinks are done very well and others are borderline undrinkable.

The main course arrived shortly after. There was nothing special about the fried rice it was good but nothing memorable about it. The curry, on the other hand, was very special indeed. Hunan chicken is julienne chicken prepared in a savory and sweet sauce along with vegetables. The curry was one of the best curries I’ve had in Rourkela – it was that good. There was plenty of chicken, the gravy was delicious and it was full of vegetables and bell peppers. I would definitely visit Posh again, solely for this dish, it was that good.

As I mentioned earlier, Desert was a slight disappointment. Compared to the rest of the menu, the desert section is sorely lacking in options. I ordered an ice cream sandwich (a favourite of mine) only to be told that they didn’t have it in stock, nor did they have any fruit salad left. In the end, we split a Tutti Fruity – another ice cream based desert that has strawberry and vanilla ice cream over tinned fruit, topped off with strawberry sauce and a wafer. The waitress mentioned that they were out of fresh fruit but the tinned fruit stood out like a sore thumb in an otherwise brilliant meal.

The service provided was impeccable. Our order was taken promptly and the food was served in an acceptable amount of time. Unlike my other experiences, there was no food spillage on the table or on me. In terms of service, I would rate Posh very highly.  

Unlike the Central Park, which has taken a sharp dive in quality as of late, Posh still shines as bright as it did when I first went there over a year ago. A combination of classy ambience, divine food and sublime service make Posh the place to go if you’re looking for a night out. Just remember to curb your expectations when it comes to desert.