Ganga is an Indian restaurant with a few locations
scattered across Seoul, mostly focused south-east of the Han
river. The restaurant was rated in 2010 by Zagat – a US-based restaurant guide.
Upon entering the restaurant,
you soon notice it sports the kitsch Indian interior with wooden elephants and
sculptures of various goddesses. Not only do the waiters and waitresses greet
you with a positive demeanor, even the Indian-looking chefs say hi from within
the kitchen. The kitchen is fully visible from inside the restaurant, a
testament to the cleanliness and confidence that Ganga beams of.
The menu consists of every
single item you can possibly imagine from the Indian cuisine, and I am sure the
menu itself was longer than 10 pages. However, the staff is more than happy to
help and explain what the dishes consist of, how spicy they are and what most
people like to order.
Our choice fell on an array of
lassis that would make any fruit salad jealous. Together with the lassis we
feasted on some scrumptious potato samosas that were fried to perfection.
Crispy on the outside and hearty on the inside, served with a lean mint sauce.
Soon the main dishes took over
the spotlight. We opted for chicken tikka, chicken butter curry, lamb tikka,
lamb curry, garlic naan and plain naan. The chicken tikka was your standard
run-of-the-mill dish, which in this case means it was finger-licking delicious!
It was served with pickles and pickled onion rings. The lamb tikka is actually
a totally different dish with succulent lamb meat, peppers and onion all in a
thick, cumin-tasting sauce.
The chicken butter curry works
wonders together with the naan bread. The chicken has just the right texture
and the sauce the right thickness. Our favorite dish in the end was the lamb
curry with that stringy lamb phenomenon that you can only get from lamb meat in
stews.
One thing I liked about the
naan bread was that it wasn’t dripping with butter like naan in other
restaurants usually do. You could actually touch it with your fingers without
needing a roll of tissue to clean your fingers after every touch.
The Lotte World Mall is a new department store in
Jamsil just by the new Lotte Tower. Every time I see the tower I am still in
awe, and at after a meal at Ganga I recommend you to step outside and stand
just a few meters from the tower. Don’t hold me responsible if you get neck
injuries from looking up! Worth mentioning is also that Ganga is on the 6th
floor, overlooking parts of Jamsil with an incredibly beautiful view. If the
window screens are partly down to keep the sunshine out, just ask the staff and
they’ll be happy to wind them up to show you the view.
Info
Address: 송파구 올림픽로 300 (월드타워점),
Jam sil 6 dong, Seoul, Seoul, 138-240, South Korea
Tel: +82 2-3213-4635
Business hours: Mon-Sun 10-midnight