Vintage Asia

I went there with a lot of expectations and excitement, but i was really disappointed. First of all the food was pretty pretty average for the price they are charging and the portions are also very less. Yes i understand its a 5star hotel and things will be pricey, but neither the quality nor the quantity was upto the mark. If you are charging so much please increase the quantity and to be very honest I have had much better pork ribs and lobster in Kolkata. The ambience or interior was also pretty average. For such a high end resteraurnt the entire dining area looked very bland and old designed. The interrior should be much better. The only good thing was the bakery counter in the ground floor. The cakes were amazing 😍😍. Overall i wouldn't recommend this resteraurnt for Chinese cuisine in Kolkata unless they better themselves. There are many other options like Asia Kitchen available for fine dining with Chinese cuisine.

It was birthday yesterday and my partner decided that he wantsu me to treat him at Vintage Asia. So he booked a table for 2 at 8:30 pm. He was asked by the restaurant reservation lady if there was a special occasion and he mentioned “it’s my wife’s birthday” Next we arrive at the restaurant, the guy at the front desk greets us and shows us in. We sat down and started looking at the menu . Someone pops up immediately for the food order. We tell him to allow us sometime. After 10 minutes we order 2 drinks - one whisky sour & 1 martini. They both were great. However while the guy served the drinks we told him to send someone for the food order. Remind you, it was 30-40 minutes by then and no one bothered to come for our food order. My husband called for the nearest employee and told him about the issues after 40minutes have passed. The restaurant wasn’t that crowded to make the employees forget about our existence. Next we place our food order and the food arrives fast. The highlight were the prawn & chives dimsum ,burnt creme & the nigiri sampler platter. The fried calamari was way too oily for a 5 start restaurant. However I would want to mention about one staff here , her name is Remrem, she is smart and professional but lacks communication skills a lot. We had a very hard time explaining to her that we were looking for dry diced chicken item with lots of chillies but without sesame. All she heard was “rice” and then sent a a manger. I told her , I don’t need a plate , still she gave me a plate, I told her “not” to light the candle , still she did it. I told her I want regular water but she kept on asking me if I want in-house water or packed water. I really don’t know what exactly does she understand. Coming back to the dry chicken item, we asked the restaurant staff if they can make the chicken item without sesame, they said “No”. Having worked with big brands like Oberoi & ITC I know that if the customer requests for a modification in an item, that can be done , but here it seemed like there is no room for negotiation. Also, all this time NOT A SINGLE person wished me when the booking was done on the pretext of my birthday & it was mentioned when the booking was confirmed. A wish would have made a lot of difference. Overall the service was way too bad The food was ok given the price point.

The only thing which is average is the ambiance, which should be decent as this place is ridiculously pricy compared to the food they prepare. I went on a special occasion , and it completely ruined our mood when the food came. The chicken was very chewy, the lamb dish was excessively salty. You don’t expect to pay 10,000 Rs. for 2 in Marriot and then get served bad food. Never coming back! And would highly recommend to go to other places. In kolkata, there is no shortage of good Chinese restaurants.

Luxury is served here in an amazingly humble way. The ambience of the restaurant is exquisite. I rarely give 5 stars but this place deserves it for both food and services. The restaurant is meant to bring the best of East Asian cuisines on your platter. We started with the Siu Mai. It had a good blend of textures (recommended with soy). It was served with crisp fried kaju which tasted really great. This was followed by a lobster, fried with butter and garlic, which ended up becoming my favourite; creamy with a lingering taste of butter. Then came the beverages. Petal talk and exotica were both great and refreshing but you should order them in the beginning (and not in the middle, like us). For the main course we decided to go with black miso ramen and Nabeyaki Udon. The tempura was crisp and delicious. We asked our desserts to be packed to go. Now this is where service of the highest order was delivered. The chef customised the desserts so that it wouldn't melt much. I came back home several hours later and the desserts hadn't melted even in this absurdly hot weather. The dessert was one of the best I've ever had. Marriott definitely gave us a memorable time.