AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE | TANDOOR

A couple of months back i met one of my oldest and closest friend after a very long time. She was just back from UK after her MSc and we were meeting may be a year and a half later. I must say i was quite excited to listen to her drunk stories and boys and her experience in detail in addition to the goodies she got me. **wide smile** **wink wink**.

Since she was always surrounded with non- Indian non-spicy cuisines she was desperate for some lip smacking biryanis and rotis. After careful browsing of the food apps we finally settled for Tandoor in MG road. The ratings for this place was above par and everything seemed perfect. As we drove past this place the outer ambiance was just a 'meh' and this made us rethink. We were just going to find another place when the food aura from the restaurant made us change our opinion once again and we ended up driving to tandoor. 

The interiors of  this food joint was something similar to being inside a palace, i mean not exactly as rich as a palace interiors but something similar. Slowly we started enjoying the rustic look and once we were settled in we perused through the menu and decided to go for a Masala Papad, Veg pakora and Paneer Pudina Tikka. This was followed by rotis, Paneer Lababdar, Mutton Shahi Kurma, Veg Biryani and Yellow Dal. 

Little do i experience a place where i have nothing to complain about and i keep a smiling face with every dish that i taste, and this was one such place. I loved each and every dish they served to the fullest especially the starters. Little did i know that i would recommend this place to everyone looking for a north indian restaurant on MG road. A must try!

TANDOOR:
Address: 28, Centenary Building, MG Road
Contact No: 080 25584620, 080 25596961

OVERHYPED ATLEAST IN FOOD GENRE | RASTA CAFE

Right from the first time i heard about this place i had been quite thrilled to pay a visit here. Wanting to go to this place from quite sometime i always made plans with my friends and it always failed drastically. Like i say sometime Karma is a Bitch. Luckily to my luck we finally made it to Rasta Cafe one fine night. Is still remember, it was the last day of my MS class, and we all were quite bummed about it but thrilled too. So to celebrate this vivacious moment of mixed feelings we decided to ride onto the Mysore road at night click some pics, enjoy what Rasta cafe had to offer and then drive back home at mid-night.  

To be completely frank i was quite happy and enjoyed the night thoroughly except for the food Rasta Cafe had to offer. After listening to people brag and brag about it for months together my picture on rasta Cafe was quite different from what i actually experienced. Was I happy? May be. But all that drained when I tasted the food. All of us ordered for a Veg/Non-Veg burger with some mocktails.

The mocktails was sugary and tasted like tonic and the burgers were quite bland too. 

I guess over the passing months Rasta Cafe received quite a lot of fame which directly effected their food quality, and this is one thing that cannot be forgiven or forgotten about any restaurants.  

Would i go again? No way! I shelled enough of money on my first visit here, i dont plan to shell more.

RASTA CAFE:

Address: Mayaganahalli, Ramanagaram-, Mysore Road

Contact No: +91 9900072782

A ROMANTIC DINING SPOT IN KORAMANGALA | CHIANTI

To be frank, the place pretty much borders on perfection. Flawless on all accounts and totally impressive in every way imaginable. Intimate and relaxed with impeccable cuisine that is both intricate yet simple at the same time. It has a certain delicacy and mystique. They know what they’re doing without trying too hard; the kind of place you start planning your next visit before you’ve even finished your first meal. And, as the title suggests, it is a great place for a date (or any other occasion for that matter).

CHAINTI:
Address: 12, 5th A Block, Koramangala, Bangalore
Contact No: 080 49652600

IN FOR A QUICK LUNCH WITH A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS IN POCKET | AANGAN

If you are looking for not so expensive north indian food this is one option available to you in Bellandur. Popular among quite a lot of bachelors for quick food this place serves decent North Indian food. The other day after a rejuvenating shopping at Central me and my mom hopped into this place for a quick lunch. We ordered for a masala papad and roti's with kaju masala. Masala Papad was ok types, it could be made better though. All tehy did was toast a Lijjat papad and tossed in some tomatoes and onions over it. Roti was like roti's and Kaju Masala was eatable. 

One issue i found here is parking. While i found bike parking difficult i wonder what cars would do. 

Would i go here again? May be if i were to grab a quick lunch and had only a couple of hundred bucks in my pocket.

AANGAN

Address: 457/32, Next to Cafe Coffee Day, Opposite Bangalore Central, Outer Ring Road, Bellandur

Contact no: 080 40932442, 080 40932441, 080 40932443, +91 9916406071, +91 9845030301, +91 9845029456

ANOTHER GREAT PLACE FOR VEG BUFFET | RAJDHANI

My trip to Rajdhani has been numerous times. I had been to there 2 outlets and every time i place my foot here I fall in love with Rajdhani all over again. They have this humongous spread of veg buffet served right at your table. The staff is very courteous and friendly or i must say sometime over friendly by pushing your stomach barriers inch by inch to make place for the ever flowing food. The one thing i admire about this place is the Mr washer (i named him this for my convenience, no offense intended ;) ) helping us wash our hands with luke-warm water in the traditional fashion right at our table. So in short all you need to do is drag your butt to the near Rajdhani and place yourself on the sofa, be rest assured that the staff will take care of everything else, offcourse except for the bill :p Although the buffet could cost you 400 change per head i prefer going on tuesdays when they offer buffet for 225 per head, common guys its definitely a worthy offer. Also one thing i am yet to try here is the tiffin they provide on working day for 100 bucks.

Since I am registered at Rajdhani they keep sending me offers for the buffet menu so dont forget to sign up. 

The only con i could anticipate from these visits are the ambiance. I believe they could work on this aspect a tad bit more to give it a more Rajdhani look. 

RAJDHANI:

Address: Central Mall Jayanagar/ Orion Mall Maleshwaram

There are few more branches in Bangalore.

GREAT PLACE FOR VEG BUFFET | VILLAGE

Its been a while since i had been wanting to review this place. An excellent choice for buffet if you want to escape your city life and just get a feel of village life. Great ambiance, good food, and fun activities that also includes Dandiya. I had a ball when i visited this food hole.
The only con i could think of is they serve pure veg food thus reducing few folks to not choose this place.

VILLAGE:
Address: 1st Floor, Total Mall, Sarjapur Road
Contact: +91 9741238282

SLIGHTLY OVERARTED | ANJAPPAR

A couple of my friends decided to meet up on a weekend after a very long time and I must say I was excited. As usual the task of picking a restaurant was assigned to me, alas they do it always, like I am their restaurant browser, and while I am on it complaining let me tell you its not an easy task to pick a restaurant that fulfills all the criteria's  and ticks off the entire checklist I am handed over too.

So after an hour of brainstorming we settled for a simple meal at Anjappar; ratings pertained to this food hole is good, its serves the basic south indian food and above all it wouldn’t mark a huge hole in your pockets.

Alas don’t I regret it!

The paneer starter we ordered was saltless, the veg biryani that I was so excited on tasting was bland and again tasteless with the only high note that the meals my friends ordered was quite alright. All this with a couple of lime juice and lime soda cost us a whopping 900/-; not that the bill was high but spending 900 on dreary food was kinda sad. 

For vegans this place is bad option although it seems pretty good for non-veg folks. My ratings for this place is solely based on veg food.

ANJAPPAR:

Address:  4, 17th Main, Near BDA Complex, 100 Feet Road, 4th B Block,Koramangala, Bangalore

Contact no: 080 49652645