Chicken makhani with fried rice and bruschetta: India’s multi-cuisine restaurants survive and thrive
- Indian restaurants started offering global cuisines in an effort to attract more customers
- A staple of India’s food scene for 50 years, multi-cuisine restaurants offer diners the choice to eat different cuisines yet still dine together
At least once a week, Satish Mishra, 54, and his Delhi-based family of five dine in a multi-cuisine restaurant that offers not only South Indian and Mughlai food on their menu, but also pizza, Chinese, and Continental cuisine.
Service is quick and efficient and the food is tasty. The marketing professional’s teenage children choose fast food like pizzas and burgers, while he and his wife have their comfort food of rotis and curries. Mishra’s elderly mother is happy with her dosas with chutney.
Multi-cuisine restaurants have been a staple of India’s restaurant scene for more than 50 years, and even though foodies may turn their noses up at establishments that claim to be able to cook a variety of cuisines, such restaurants have maintained their appeal among diners.
It allows family and friends with varying taste buds and inclinations to dine together and eat what they like.
Said Shweta Rao, is a software professional in Bangalore: “Often a group of friends or family can’t agree on one particular cuisine and results in a meal that is eaten grudgingly by at least one person. But multi-cuisine restaurants offer an opportunity for everyone to be happy.”
This is also because waiters at multi-cuisine restaurants are generally long-time employees who know their menu and guests well. Most are also open throughout the day.
