Bar-B-Q

Bar-B-Q is a long-established restaurant at 43 Park Street in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving a broad menu of Indian tandoor, Chinese and Continental dishes with a bar. It belongs to the group of Park Street dining rooms that built the street's reputation as the centre of the city's restaurant life, and it continues to attract families, office groups and regulars who want a menu with something for every taste in the party.

The dishes most often ordered reflect its mixed repertoire. Tandoori kebabs are the staple from the Indian side of the menu, fried prawns represent the seafood tradition that runs through Kolkata restaurants, and chicken in chilli sauce is the Indian-Chinese order that has been a local favourite for decades. The breadth of the card is the main attraction, since a group can combine tandoor, Chinese and Continental plates in one meal without compromise.

The dining room is traditional and busy, with a comfortable, unpretentious atmosphere that suits group meals and family dinners. The noise level can be high at weekends, when tables fill early. Service follows the old restaurant style, quick and practical. The bar is part of the offering, so drinks accompany meals more than at the neighbouring tea rooms, and the venue works for an evening out as well as a standard dinner.

Prices of roughly 1,000 to 1,900 rupees per person make it one of the more moderately priced sit-down options on Park Street. It is open daily for lunch and dinner, generally from about noon to 11PM, though timings can change around festivals such as Durga Puja. Reservations are advised for groups, and booking a day ahead is normally sufficient. Its address at 43 Park Street places it within walking distance of Flurys, Peter Cat and Mocambo, so it is easy to combine with a heritage food route along the street.