For nearly a year, my friend and I have been planning to visit this place and we finally got around to it this month. Also, I thought a break from reviewing places only in Indiranagar would make a pleasant change.
This review would be description and ratings for different categories
Ambience: This is such a lovely place and so quiet on weekdays. It is very airy and if you are by yourself you can drift into a dreamy state. This is one place on a weekday to catch up over a long chat with a friend. 5/5
Seating: Quite comfortable, cosy chairs. – 4/5 rain droplets from the side windows did get on to the chairs.
Service: Efficient and attentive in all the right doses. 5/5.
Presentation: Top notch. Creative, visually appealing, (we sure eat with our eyes first), and colorful. Even the bill come in a quaint typewriter. 5/5
Food: Cooking is love made edible and my friend and I sure were in love today. 5/5.
We were given mango shots in little bowls as a welcome with dry ice. I so love the dry ice fumes.
Vada pav farsified – This was a lot like the aloo bondas I make at home with spicy powder and green and sweet chutney and lots of sev. Very tasty though and on rainy days.. best choice.
Varathathu fried fish and chakka chips that my friend had was crumb fried and tasty. This was served with jackfruit chips.
Just before the main course, we were given a palette cleanser a sort of tamarind kulfi kind of lollipop which was different.
We went with the hop hoppers next, farsi version of the appam. Now I love Appams and love the visual of fluffy white boat shaped dosa but this was black! Yes, it was made with charcoal and while I was skeptical initially, it tasted very good with asparagus and water chestnut kurma (these looked more like sambar onions but when eaten was so crispy and crunchy that I ate the chestnuts and my friend ate the gravy my friend had the appam with mutton kurma.
Rounding off the lunch with the inevitable dessert, I went in for the flourless chocolate cake while my friend had the peanut butter mouse. We had to stop short of licking the plate clean. Both desserts get a thumbs up and are recommended.
My only wish is that they continue to maintain the high standard of quality and creativity.
My friend had told me about the paan they serve at the end of the meal which we dint get and later, much later at bedtime was when I remembered it. Wish I had gotten to taste that too. Heard a lot about it.
Good food = Good mood and that’s what we walked out with at the end of it all.
Overall rating: 4.5/5
Ratings for reviews:
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
Level 2, UB City, Vittal Mallya Road, Lavelle Road, Bangalore
Contact: 91 7259400900 /+91 7259600900
Open from 12 noon to 1a.m.
