Rotten meat, expired milk: Skyye Lounge shut after Bengaluru food safety raid

5 min learnBengaluruUp to date: Aug 10, 2026 03:40 PM IST

The kitchen of Skyye Lounge at Bengaluru’s UB Metropolis was shut down after Karnataka meals security officers discovered 45 kg of rotten meat, mouldy meals, and expired dairy merchandise throughout a raid Sunday, as authorities stepped up inspections of high-end eating places throughout town.

Officers from the Karnataka Meals Security and Drug Administration (FSDA) mentioned 132 kg of meals articles and 15 litres of used cooking oil have been additionally seized or discarded throughout raids at 5 institutions.

In line with officers, Skyye, the Sixteenth-floor rooftop restaurant, was discovered to have an unhygienic kitchen, with rotten meat, expired milk and curds, and different meals gadgets which have been unfit for consumption.

Throughout the inspection at Skyye, officers discovered 45 kg of rotten meat, 6 kg of rotten vegetable cutlets, and 15 litres of used cooking oil, all of which have been discovered to be unfit for consumption. “The meat and beef have been rotten with fungus. The milk and curds had expired 10 days in the past. The meals articles have been discovered unfit for consumption and discarded or destroyed as per process,” an official mentioned.

When The Indian Categorical contacted Skyye for a response, calls went unanswered.

Different eating places

The Sunday inspections have been a part of a wider particular drive by FSDA, together with civic officers, to test meals storage, kitchens, and different amenities operated by meals enterprise operators throughout Bengaluru City district and areas beneath different metropolis companies.

In addition to Skyye, officers raided Royal Chain Lodge, Madras Kitchen, Tescon Lodge, and Sanchez Lodge Sunday.

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Officers mentioned they discovered critical lapses in meals storage at a number of institutions. “The meat in a number of the resorts we visited was in a rotten state. In a single place, it had been stored in chilly storage for greater than six months. Fish could be saved for as much as a month, however at one restaurant, it had been stored for greater than a 12 months,” an official mentioned.

Notices have been issued to institutions discovered violating meals security norms, whereas samples of expired meals supplies have been despatched to laboratories for testing. Many of the seized gadgets have been destroyed, officers mentioned. Additionally they mentioned that some institutions tried to hide manufacturing and expiry dates through the inspections.

At Royal Chain Lodge, 50 kg of duck and 5 kg of fish have been seized. Madras Kitchen was discovered with 5 kg of inexperienced peas, whereas 5 kg of mushrooms have been seized from Tescon Lodge. On the Sanchez Lodge, 3 kg of fish was seized, and seven kg of cake, potatoes, and tacos have been discarded.

Earlier crackdown

The most recent raids observe an analogous FSDA crackdown on August 7, when officers seized and destroyed giant portions of meat, greens, fish, bakery merchandise, and milk from a number of outstanding resorts in Bengaluru.

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At LaLiT Ashok (South Annexe), officers seized 76 kg of meat, 200 kg of greens, and 32 litres of expired milk. One other 15 kg of meat was seized at Shangri-La, 19 kg at 4 Seasons, 3 kg of expired bakery merchandise at Vivanta Whitefield, and 72 kg of meat and fish at Taj Yeshwantpur. At Radisson Blu Lodge, officers seized 50 kg of rooster, 25 kg of meat, 23 kg of fish, and seven kg of greens.

Nonetheless, LaLiT Ashok Bengaluru disputed elements of the findings. In an announcement, the lodge mentioned the meat and frozen meals merchandise cited in reviews have been frozen and “weren’t discovered to be spoiled or unfit for consumption”. It additionally mentioned the milk was in the future past its “Greatest Earlier than” date, had already been recognized for withdrawal and was not supposed to be served to company.

“The LaLiT Ashok Bengaluru takes meals security, hygiene and high quality requirements with utmost seriousness. We’re totally cooperating with the authorities and have already reviewed and bolstered our meals storage, stock administration and product-date monitoring processes in step with the observations made through the inspection,” it mentioned.

Total seizure and disposal

Meals articles seized or disposed: 132 kg

Used cooking oil: 15 litres

The meals articles have been discovered unfit for consumption and discarded or destroyed as per process.

Skyye, UB Metropolis

Rotten meat – 45 kg

Vegetable cutlet – 6 kg

Used cooking oil – 15 litres

Complete meals articles: 51 kg

Royal Chain Lodge

Duck – 50 kg

Fish – 5 kg