The Boston Butt 1/5
Address: 1st
floor Rampart Row 30 K Dubash Marg Opp. Max Mueller Bhavan, Near Rhythm House
and Jehangir Art Gallery, Kalaghoda, Fort, Maharashtra 400023
Specialty: Smokery,
Charcuterie, Bar and Cafe
Type of Restaurant: All day bar
and restaurant
The details above are from the
restaurant/their website and are subject to change at their discretion
Price Range: 3000/- for two
Exclusive of Drinks and applicable taxes and charges. They levy a 10% service
charge
They
call themselves Indias first Smokery. What it really is is a mockery of
a smoke house. The Boston Butt is the American name for a cut of pork that
comes from the upper part of the shoulder and is usually used for pulled pork.
With a name like that, we can only
assume the meat would be fabulous. This experience is like that of a
blockbuster Bollywood film with a top of the line cast that goes on to bomb at
the box office. Our first look at the menu told us we’d have to return to do
justice to the vast variety. By the end of the meal, it was clear we’d return
for one reason only, to get our money back.
Ambience
With the exposed pipes and
leather upholstery, they are clearly trying to re-create the vibe of a pre-Prohibition era restaurant
in the US. Also creeping in there is the hint of the New Orleans French Quarter.
The restaurant is spread over 2 floors, the upper one has a better feel and
yes, the bar.
Life’s Good, but its not
perfect
They
make us think of teenagers on their first trip to Amsterdam. They’ve tried to
smoke everything. Sadly there is an inconsistence in cooking and more often
than not, you feel the only smoke, is in the pipes overhead.
Starters. from the “raw bar”
To
start we ordered what they call the house-cured cold-smoked sushi grade blue
thread fin Indian Salmon, cream cheese, shallot oil and mini bagel. Quite a
mouthful, right? And a mouthful that we couldn’t swallow. To make it simpler
for everyone, they should re-name the dish “Salt”, because, quite frankly,
that’s all we could taste. Once we got over the pale grey slices of fish (with
the skin on) that looked like it was undergoing a second rigor mortis and
developed the courage to pop it in our mouths, we instantly wish we hadn’t. The
salinity had our blood pressure surging. Needless to say, we had it sent away.
Good Old Smokies:. We ordered the smoked barbeque
Mains or Full plates : We were recommended the seafood
gumbo. We expected a medley of seafood; all we got were some very overcooked
morsels of fish and prawn. Gumbo is
one of dishes that helped make the Creole-Cajun cuisine of Louisiana so
famous. This dish inspires competitions and festivals. Gumbo is
usually identified by its dark roux, cooked until it is a color "a few
shades from burning". The one we got was more like a tomato sauce, devoid
of flavour. This was served with butter parsley rice. We have to take their
word of it. We couldn’t taste the butter.
Having eaten and made a few in our time, this was grossly disappointing.
Dessert: We were informed that dessert would
take 20-25 minutes. By now, we had no inclination to spend any more time.
Drinks: The menu looked interesting, save for
the Curry scented bitch, which seemed more like a racial slur, than a cocktail.
All we had the patience for was an Americano, which took 20 minutes to arrive.
And when it did, tasted like the slurry that Starbucks discards after making
their coffees.
Service
wise, they are couldn’t care less and spent long periods of time lost in
conversation amongst them selves. There were long spells wherein there was no
staff at all.
Insider tips You are best off on your own. If you
are in the area and have nothing else to do and loads of time to kill, drop in
and order a coffee. They’ll take 10 minutes to confirm they even have it.
Value for money Our wallet refuses to accompany us ,
in the event we return
What to wear Anything with large pockets, to stash
away something to nibble on while you wait for your food.
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