Rated: Good
based on 3 reviews
The Waterfront
Next to Eat Street, Necklace Road, Hyderabad
23308899, 65278899
- place added by khushnaz80
- About
| Locality | Necklace Road |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Next to Eat Street |
| Place Type | Bar, Restaurant |
| Food Type | Chinese, Coastal, Indian, Pan-Asian |
| Price |
  Expensive
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- Additional Information
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Kid friendly
Air conditioned
Credit cards accepted
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first reviewed by khushnaz80
- User Reviews (3)
Sep 02, 2008
great view
The Waterfront is exactly what the name leads you to believe. Its a lounge/bar/restaurant with an al fresco option by the lake. Avoid sitting outside as they have mosquitoes.
The interior is very upmarket, loungish, international. The service is friendly and fairly quick. While the menu covers Indian, Chinese & Thai, we dined on Chinese both times we were there.
Honey chilli potatoes, pan fried noodles were fantastic. I tried the Indian appetizer platter which was crap.
The place is not very expensive, the entrees priced at 175-250 and a vodka tonic for 200.
worth a go.
Mar 19, 2008
Breathtaking View and Thai Food
Waterfront is bang next to Eat Street on Necklace Road. The place has an enclosed air conditioned restaurant but the best part is the open air seating next to the Hussain Sagar lake. The place provides a breathtaking view of the lake, the tank bund opposite, the Buddha statue and is easily the most scenic place to have your dinner in Hyderabad.
Another USP of this place is the great Thai food it serves (it also serves Indian and Chinese). Try the satays with peanut sauce and coconut based Thai Chicken soup (Tom Yam Phak...). For the main course I recommend the Thai Fried Rice and rice noodles along with Khao Phad Chicken (Chicken cooked in cashew nuts and red chillies).
I found the service fairly quick (though given the great view I would not mind a slower service. The place gets pretty crowded by 8:30 PM so book in advance and while booking reserve a table next to the lake. There is a cover charge of Rs 350 per person, but as the place is quite expensive a meal for 3 will cost you upwards of Rs 1200.
Sep 04, 2007
A Great Experience
We visited the Waterfront twice in May 2007.
Though the prices are a bit stiff for Hyderabad and you have to pay a cover charge, it's good value for an occasional special dinner (or lunch) due to the cool ambience and lovely food.
It's rare to find a restaurant where not only the main course, but also the beverages and dessert are simply superlative - well, the Waterfront is without doubt, one of them.
Though I don't remember the exact names of the dishes we had, we tried their fish, lamb and chicken dishes between two visits, all of which get full marks on taste and presentation.
First, the beverages.... All too often, we find restaurants having mocktails with fancy or outrageous names enticing customers into trying them, with a lousy final product which is too sugary and has added artificial colours. Thus, we debated a bit on whether or not to have mocktails here, especially at those rates, but the adventurous spirit in me won out and we tried two fruit based beverages.... Well, we needn't have worried - they were fabulous! It a great start to an absolutely blissful meal.
For starters we had a lamb dish and main course was river fish prepared Chinese-style, both of which were very good. The desserts were nice too.
Service was prompt and attentive, much like everywhere else in Hyderabad. The servers even recognised us on our second visit and gave us a nice table.
Lest I forget to mention, it's the perfect place for a date as well as a family outing, with indoor (air-conditioned) and outdoor seating. The location adds to the charm of the restaurant, as it's situated right at the edge of the Hussain Sagar lake, across the water from Tank Bund Road. It would be ideal to opt for the outdoor seating in the evenings.
There are even comfortable sofas and low tables to lounge around with a group of friends.
Overall, a great place, with a rare combination of good food, drinks, location and service.
The only (very minor) negative point is that it's very difficult to get rickshaws or public transport from here at night; oh well, you might as well walk, it'll make you feel less guilty after gorging on a 3-course meal at the Waterfront!
Enjoy yourself!
K