Food... food... food

I wanted to write about some restaurants we have visited in the last few weeks:

• Barbeque Nation: I have been to the Bandra and Thane outlets. Finding the outlet in Gurgaon was a major pain. It is located in a residential area so my GPRS could not locate it correctly. And asking for directions is not an option here since most people do not belong to Gurgaon. After searching for 45 mins, we found it and it was full. There was some private party and waiting was for atleast an hour. Starved and pissed, we turned back. But some other day. Btw, it is located 15 mins away from my house
• Crazy Noodles: I had seen the board at Galleria but never tried it. The place is quite different... it has a glass exterior. The walls are all glass and the view is quite good since it is located on the 1st floor. They have these funky glasses which stay tilted. For a place called "Crazy Noodles" there is very little variety in noodles. We had stir fried noodles and liked it. A place we will visit again 'coz it cost less than 500 bucks for 2 people
• Choko La: I have walked by this place many, many times 'coz I thought it sells chocolates. I entered it in Subhashnagar mall and ordered the tiny, expensive cup cake- cream, cheese and cherry cupcakes. It has a cherry stuffing and cream cheese topping. Lovely. Pricey at 90 bucks. This Sunday we went for their all day b'fast. Good part is that the b'fast is not till 11 am... but all day. We ordered omlette, scrambled eggs, toast, muffin, croissant, tea and juice. Omlette was great... scrambled eggs were served with a parmesan wafer on top and mushrooms on the side... masterchef quality. The muffin was nice and warm. We had a filling b'fast and it cost less than 500 bucks for 2 people. We will go there again... maybe, every month.
• Asia 7: This restaurant is located in Ambience Mall. The first time we went there, we had the buffet and it sucked. The problem with most buffets is that most items are mediocre and the menu has items which will appeal to most. In Gurgaon, we stay away from buffets after 2-3 bad experiences. This time we went a la carte, we had Thread chicken with cherry dip. It was masterchef quality... a really, soft juicy chicken was covered with threads of wheat batter. The dip was a good complement. For main course, we had Pad Thai noodles. It was genuine with the bean sprouts and peanuts. Please don't try the cocktails there- we didn't finish ours and wasting liquor hurt our pocket bad. Cost is 1700 for 2 people with liquor.

All in all, a good food experience in the last one month.

Restaurant Reviews

Hey people.... I have been meaning to blog about the recent restaurant visits but have not had the time:

Punjabi by Nature: On my b'day we went to this place for lunch. It is in DLF Cybercity in one of the office buildings. I had heard a lot about it and was excited. We ordered for Galouti Kebab and some chicken gravy dish. The kebabs were huge... 8 huge pieces... we could finish only half of it. Somehow, I still prefer the galouti kebabs in Great Kebab Factory. The chicken dish was sort of sweet and good but I had wanted to eat something spicy. We finished off with a gulab jamun... again, HUGE. The meal was ok kinds... not bad, but not rave worthy. It cost us 1500 bucks. I wish they would have given smaller servings (for a lesser price, of course). Only a group of 3-4 people could have finished the food.

Barrique: It is located opposite to Punjabi by Nature. It was empty on a Sunday night.. maybe 'coz Gurgaon people do not venture around the office areas on weekends. We ordered a stuffed mushroom and veg lasagne. The lasagne was better than the one at Earth lounge but not Little Italy. The lasagne in Little Italy does not have veggies... only spinach, tomato sauce and cheese.

Pretty ok place.

Pind Balluchi: KC and I met up for lunch on the weekday at this restaurant. We ordered a chicken gravy and rotis. It cost us only 200 bucks. Not kidding... the food was delicious. We will be going there more often.

Kobe Sizzlers: I have been to Andheri East outlet couple of times and liked it. The one at Ambience Mall is the black sheep. The food was the same... but chairs were dirty and the place had a weird smell. Not a good place.