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What is the culinary portfolio that is offered at your chain?
Barbeque Nation offers a wide variety of barbecues. The eat-all-you-can buffet at Barbeque Nation showcases an array of vegetarian and nonvegetarian spread with the choicest of beverages – alcoholic and non alcoholic. About 90% of the food is cooked in the kitchen and the rest by diners on their tables. The menu is drawn from Mediterranean, American, Oriental, Asian and Indian cuisines.
Customers can grill starters in a range of marinades and sauces and enjoy them right off the skewers, at their own tables. Apart from offering a delectable menu, the ambience at the restaurant radiates a contemporary and vibrant theme with sizzling skewers on tables that double up as a live kitchen. Guest can also try out a wide range of buffet, starting from soups, salads, main course, live counters, desserts & kulfis.
This story is from the May - June 2019 edition of foodService India.
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