B CAFE SHANGRI LA VASANTH NAGAR

. B CAFÉ AT SHANGRI LA After wanting to visit this place for the past decade, I finally got to have the much talked about buffet lunch at B café in Shangri La – Near to Mount Carmel College in Vasanthnagar. Buffet reviews are the toughest to write for me because usually it has so many items and one cannot taste them all in one visit and it also keeps changing. What works today may not appeal to me tomorrow and so on. So I’m keeping this review short and yet trying to cover as much as one person can eat. Mood: Peace and quiet. Variety of food. Place: B Café - Shangri La Ambience: What I wanted...no crowd, good spacious seating and can eat in peace. Service: Good. Not great. Food: This is for vegetarian food only. Totally spoilt for choice. Salads and Starters: Good. Everything was fresh. Some unusual stuff like quinoa and some vegetables salad and not your usual cutlets and pakodas kinds. Chinese: Vegetable Chowmein and mixed exotic vegetables in schezwan sauce. This was good. Italian: Except for cheese balls and brinjal rolls and the Risotto, nothing really great. Nothing stood out. Some vegetables were undercooked and chewy, especially the Baby corn. North Indian: Did not go for this because it is quite common and easy to prepare but nothing on display that made me long to try something. Usual staples of rice, rasam, curd rice papads pickles etc was available. Desserts: Really good. I ate about a dozen. What really was mind blowing was the coconut kiwi pudding. A good mix of chocolaty and other desserts too. Lots of live counters and DIY options so you can customize any cuisine to your liking. Even Salads had a make your own salad options. Would have liked a chaat counter. Prices: What is expected in any high end hotel so go loaded. I also feel it caters more to the guests staying in Shangri La or maybe the day I went wasn’t my day! What appealed to me most were the ambience and the desserts. What wasn’t satisfactory was the overall food – despite having such a huge variety to choose from. I preferred the buffet lunches from other outlets I have had. Less items but tastier. Would I go again: No. One time visit only. Would I recommend to others: Yes, worth visiting once maybe with a small group of friends so more varieties to try from the vast menu. Overall Ratings: 3/5. 1-No! No! No! 2-Just about average 3- Good. Can give it a try 4-Great!! 5-Yes! Yes! Yes! And I’ll tell all about it. Details: Lobby Level, Shangri-La, 56-6B, Palace Rd, Abshot Layout, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001