Sizzling Shack, Lajpat Nagar 4, New Delhi

Restaurant Name: Sizzling Shack, Lajpat Nagar 4, New Delhi
Phone: +919999069841
Address: 1-2, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar 4, New Delhi 110021 India
Time: 01:00 Noon – 11:30 PM
Meals for two: Rs. 1,500
Cuisines: North Indian, Mexican, BBQ, European, Asian
Facilities: Home Delivery, Takeaway Available, Full Bar Available, Outdoor Seating, Smoking Area, Indoor Seating, Table booking recommended, Wifi

Sizzling Shack, Lajpat Nagar 4, New Delhi: Decor

Right by the Moolchand Metro Station, is Park Inn by Radisson, where the Vikram Hotel of bygone years used to stand. The courtyard has recently become Sizzling Shack, an open-air diner with a few tables under canopies and the rest under the stars (visible when the pollution clears!) Despite being in south Delhi, Sizzling Shack has a singularly unpretentious feel, due in part to the Moolchand paratha sellers whose dhabas are across the road and in part due to chef Sushmit Daniels, a Kolkata lad who is the chef, maitre’d and host of the place, who imbues the courtyard with his warm, homely brand of hospitality in a way one does not usually get to see in our la-di-dah city!

Sizzling Shack, Lajpat Nagar 4, New Delhi: Food

This menu includes something for every taste, even two lone north Indian offerings: seekh kebab (₹555) and cottage cheese steak (₹725) for die-hards. The rest of the menu is small plates and main courses. All the main courses are served on metal sizzler plates and both the starters and the main courses include an imaginative variety of Oriental, Mexican and western tastes, all a little familiar to our palates yet with an unusual twist. It is quite extraordinary to encounter fish that is not basa on a menu, that too, cooked to absolute perfection, as my mustard fish and chips (₹525) was. Coated in crumbs and fried, the fish managed to be moist yet perfectly cooked all the way through. Eaten with a drizzle of lime and a smidgeon of mustard, it was a high point of the meal for its split-second timing in the fryer. It was the same with the other starter: baconwrapped prawns (₹625), where the bacon was well fried and the prawns were cooked to juicy perfection. Classic chilli chicken over Oriental rice (₹825) was that rare breed: Chinese food served on a sizzling platter. Would I order it again? Perhaps I would opt for a western preparation served as a sizzler, like the chicken steak stuffed with minced chicken (₹825). Rice is lost on a sizzler, unlike chunks of meat and firm vegetables. The other dish, mixed grill (₹875) was the classic meat overload that a sizzler is all about: chicken, lamb, sausages, fried egg, bacon, signature sauce hits the spot.

Plus & Minus:

The bacon and fries never managed to be crisp but the vibe is pure ’80s.