Being in the business of giving readers the real deal on the food industry, especially when it comes to anonymous reviews of newly-opened restaurant, pubs, bars and lounges, there are occasions when we end up revisiting places only to discover that things have changed swiftly, and at times, for the worse. It’s a barometer to separate the A-listers with the average Joes.

Take for example, this well-priced Asian eatery that earned sufficient curiosity and promise when it opened last year. Its menu, with sake bombs and a live sushi counter, was drawing in the crowds, and soon with two suburban outposts, it seemed to be making its way to lists of the city’s foodies. Alas, over a year later, we had to eat some of our words. Our first few minutes inside their Bandra outpost should have offered sufficient warning; for one, despite it being half-full, we had to wait for over five minutes for an attendant to arrive at our table, and this after much gesturing, hand-waving et al. Our table was positioned directly under a strong AC draft, and so on noticing a few empty tables around, we requested for a change only to be told that this wouldn’t be possible.