Baisakhi

Baisakhi Overview

Baisakhi restaurant on the front of Paseo Maritimo in Palma has been delighting guests with its Indian cuisine for over 10 years.

We noticed the restaurant immediately from the traditional Indian looking exterior and from the wall that Bhupendra Gupta, the owner, has dedicated to his collection of excellent reviews he has received from various publications over the years. As you enter the restaurant the combination of traditional decor, the smell of incense, Indian antiques and rose petals strewn over the floor and the tables creates a fantastic atmosphere really taking you away to another place altogether.

The restaurant serves a set menu of Indian cuisine; we first received a tasty basket of starters with numerous dips from tasty to burning hot. Next came my favourite dish of the night, baby chicken cooked in a rich creamy sauce, onions and raisins. The chicken was so soft falling off the bone and the sizzling onions and sauce was just amazing.

For mains we had a selection of five curries with rice and different types of bread. The curries included a beef curry, chicken curry, a banana curry, a lentil curry and an ostrich curry. All of the curries were delicious in particular the ostrich curry and it really brought me round to the set menu concept. So often do I go to an Indian restaurant and order the same thing over and over again, this way you get to try something new and enjoy numerous different flavours. The menu changes from day to day so you never know what curries are going to come out of the kitchen.

The meal finished with some fresh green and mint tea with a selection of tasty desserts and a shot of coconut liqueur all for the reasonable price of only 32.90€ a head (red wine and water included). Maybe next time I will see my review on his wall of fame, as I like others before me have certainly been taken in by Baisakhi.

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2 Visitor Reviews

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  Posted March 2008

  Style over substance

  Michelle Bush

  A dark interior with atmospheric music,incense, large carved statues and liberally sprinkled rose petals certainly set up our expectations for a great meal. Unfortunately this restaurant is long on theatrics and short on quality. As soon as we sat down, and without acknowledgement, the waiter filled up our glasses with a poor quality red wine and water. The unique feature of this restaurant is that it serves the same “taster” menu to all customers and the courses change each day. During our visit the main course consisted of 5 small dishes with rice and bread. 3 meat curries and 2 vegetarian. The meat curries each had two pieces of meat (1 piece per person!) and the quality of the meat was poor - the venison was gristly and the lamb was tough. The courses were served and removed so rapidly it felt like being on a conveyer belt – at one point we had to ask for the plates back as we had not finished the food! Despite lingering over the main course our dining experience was over within 45 minutes. As the wine was only begrudgingly served after the main course it was clear there was nothing else to do but leave. A restaurant that relies on so much hype and theatre is clearly trying to divert attention from the food. If you want an excellent meal with a concerned host try the Namaste further up the road.

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  Posted August 2007

  best overall culinary experience.

  Frank Polad

  One of the best Indian Restaurant experiences worldwide when considering total culinary experience including ambience and service. Suited perfectly for the Western palate.

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