ZEST by Southern Star Bengaluru - North Indian restaurant in Bengaluru - Bengaluru Urban, India

The best thing about this place is that the food tasted excellent. The spread was great and the service was amazing. There was a good amount of spread for vegetarians considering the fact that it offered both veg and non-veg options. The desserts were excellent. The only catch here is that the special buffet price of 599 rupees is just during the 12 PM to 1 PM time slot. It is worth remembering this as I was not able to find this info anywhere else. The regular price is 899 rupees. Also, this place needs an advanced booking. It is a place worth visiting if money is not a bar for you.

The ambience of the place is really nice. Well designed open floor plate. However we weren't very happy with the menu. They can definitely improve on their menu items and the quality of the food when they serve it. Be it making sure that the food is hot or be it making sure that all the items are served to everyone even when they are running full. There's room for lots if improvement Which the management needs to look into.

Starters are freshly cooked and served on the table, tasty and quantity and varieties also more, for younger kids they even cooked non spicy on request which is great. Coming to the main course it is buffet, all good items seems yummy because it was not possible to taste all the dishes as the spread is more, veg and non veg are appealing and the display also clutter free. Foods are kept on the induction stove, some used earthen pot. Just feeling good having dine out in this place. Salad displays are visually so appetizing and lot of varieties of course, if u are salad lovers this is the best place. And at the end for the sweet tooths, deserts are the best, fruits tart, pudding cake, Indian sweets, fresh fruits, payasam etc. What else you need. Just visit this place ,I am sure you are gonna loved the food, and service. Hospitality is great. Last but not the least, washroom is neat and clean, well maintained, waste wet tissues are removed immediately from the trash, big thumbs up to the HK team. Smells good even in the washroom, thanks for maintaining the hygiene.

I visited zest for dinner on a weekday, it can accommodate around 70 people, luckily when we went, we got the last table, we went at 7:45, it was already filled. We tried calling them to reserve a table but the phone was switched off. AMBIENCE is good, would liked some good music, but they didn't play any, all I could hear was loud giggles, people shouting as there were lot of group gatherings. FOOD - I would like to give 4 stars, as mentioned there were lot of dishes, but not sure if it was 65+. Starters were served to the table, there were almost 8 varieties including veg and non veg. There is live chaat counter, the main course is served at the buffet counter. Everything was good except for the mutton curry, it was not cooked properly and was very hard. The salad spread was great. DESSERTS - Indian sweets were great, but the pastries were very dry and I was disappointed. There are different options for drinks (alcoholic and non alcoholic)with additional charges, but found it little expensive. The staff were friendly and active.

It was a really good place to have a peaceful afternoon lunch with a nice ambience. The staff there were also really helpful and responsive to all our needs. Especially, Rahul was one of the main servers who catered to us. When it comes to food, they have good starters, chaats, soups, main course and superb desserts.I felt the flavours could be a little better and stronger. In half the dishes it had a flat taste, some could have used more salt whereas others more spice. But overall the food was decent. There were a plethora of dessert options from jamun to pastries to pudding and but personal favourite goes to the "Milk Mysore Pak". Later, the restaurant had a big group of foreigners visiting for lunch and that could be one of the reasons the food had a flat taste (you know how they are sensitive Indian flavours) The place itself was pretty clean and I hope this helps you to make a good choice.

Wonderful buffet experience. Loads of dishes. We had a good family time. But book before planning to visit through Zomato or calling them.

The food was good. Starters were great but only 3 varieties were offered. They were extremely understaffed and forgot half our orders. The desserts ran out and they promised to bring more but forgot about it. The main course was good and the ambience was great, but definitely not worth the price.

Went there for a group party and found the amazing yet affordable buffet place right in the Center of the city. Spice bazaar is super clean and hygienic place with amazing food available on the platters. The staff was courteous and always smiling with an attitude to help the customers have a pleasurable experience. The starters were good and served on table by the staff. Rest of the food was marvellous too, hats off to the chefs and catering staff.