KONARK KANTEERAVA

KONARK KANTEERAVA What does one do when no main food seems appealing? I did not want rice, south Indian meals or tiffin, north Indian food, no pizzas, salads, sandwiches, dint want to visit a Chinese restaurant – nothing was enticing. I decided to go on a snacks only binge. Headed to Konark Kanteerava located in Kanteerava Stadium. I used to haunt their commercial street outlet, which is closed now. I like the atmosphere here better – surrounded by trees in the stadium. It is more airy and welcoming. And then I began the snack fest! Started with masala papad – which looked and tasted good. I could have had two or three of these alone, followed by dragon rolls – spicier version of spring rolls with garlic sauce, followed by golden fried baby corn (which is a lot like baby corn bajjis), followed by cutlet (which is easily the best I have tasted in ages, followed by hot badam milk with cardamom powder in it – I just indulged and ate and ate and ate….:) We all need these days once in a while I suppose. To assuage any feelings of guilt, I ordered boiled vegetables as takeaway for dinner. I don’t know how they make this, it looks just ordinary boiled vegetables but it is truly delicious and healthy. Service is quick though I had to wait for the cutlets for quite a while. Prices are in the medium range though depends on what you order. Quite an easy ambience with no one to disturb you or breathe down your neck. A lot of what I ate is available only after 12 PM so one needs to time the visit here well, though their south Indian fare may be available earlier. It did start getting crowded after 1 p.m. What I loved most about everything is that after eating in the commercial street outlet (now closed), residency road and now the kanteerava stadium Konark –the food tastes exactly the same – all delicious. This is easily one of the best places for vegetarian snacks both in terms of variety and taste. I had the most satisfying snack binge after a long time and curbed the restless feeling for food that was present that morning. Waiting to try more of their dishes. Verdict: Highly recommend and would definitely revisit. Overall rating: 4/5 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: 8 am to 10 pm - Sree kanteerava outdoor stadium, Next to main gate, Kasturba Rd Nunegundlapalli, Ambedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagara, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001