Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Branto, Hong Kong



Location: 1/FL, 9 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 2366 8171
Specialty: Indian vegetarian food
Cost: > HKD 100 for 2

Keep your eyes open for this place. You may cross the street and yet not be able to locate the restaurant. Yes, it's a pretty small place on the first floor of a non-descript building in the otherwise busy street of TST, Kowloon… and yet always busy! Branto is definitely an-Indian-vegetarian-caught-in-HK's dream come true! Undoubtedly, the best pure veg restaurant in Hong Kong. You get a variety of vegetarian dishes, but the best part of Branto is the south-Indian food… Try the Idli, sambhar and dosa there and you will get a feel of being back in India!

My Recommendation: Go, try this place out when you want to have food outside, at a vegetarian place… A must visit place, the day your taste buds are cravin the South-Indian delicacies…!

Koh-I-Noor, Hong Kong


Location: 34 D'Aguilar St, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Specialty: Indian food (Both Veg and Non-veg)
Cost: > HKD 150 for 2

Good, delicious, Indian buffet for a fairly decent price. Nothing special about the ambience, but a fairly quiet place, as it seats only about 15 people… so, a great place to have a good conversation while having a simple meal. The meal doesn't have a lot of variety, but the food tastes great…!!

Due to less number of people around, the service is good and you have an Indian lady greet you with a warm smile as soon as you enter!

My Recommendation: Go, try this place out when you want to have food outside, but at a place where you can get food that tastes like the coveted Ghar ka khaana!!

Friday, December 14, 2007

Tandoor, Hong Kong


Name: Tandoor
Location: 1/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, HK. Tel (852) 2845 2262

Specialty: Indian Cuisine (Both Veg and Non-Veg)
Cost: >150-200 HKD

Tandoor is located in the Lan Kwai Fong area, popularly known as LKF. This area is one of the hot-spots of Hong Kong and always bustling with activity. It is right next to Central, where most of the offices are located. So, if you work in IFC or near by, chances are that you can walk down to this place.

The ambience from the inside is soothing… The interior is done very tastefully, in pucca Indian style!! There are paintings and sculptures of Indian men and women in ethnic Indian dresses all over the place… The icing on the cake is the live performances, with artists on Tabla and Harmonium, giving the place that much-needed ethnic touch!!

My Recommendation: Come for a lunch Buffet. It will blow you over! The food is delicious, or I would say, as delicious as it gets in Hong Kong… right from the various chats (had bhel puri today), you can expect both North Indian and South Indian culinary in the buffet! So, if you missing Indian buffet in HK, Tandoor is the place to be!

Make sure you book a table in advance. If you get a place without prior booking, you should bless your stars that day! This is coz this place is always jam-packed, as most of the Indian people around (and there are many) like to come here for lunches during office hours, thanks to the proximity of the place to the various offices…

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Roomali with a View

Location: 100 feet Road, Indira Nagar
Cuisine: Rajasthani
Speciality: Lunch Buffet
Cost: >600 for 2
An interesting name... An even interesting ambience. This restaurant is famous in Bangalore for its Rajasthani Delicacies. The ambience gives you the feel of Rajasthani Royalty... Bilkul wahi andaaz!!

For the souls who have been craving for Daal-Baati for some time, this is the place to go. You will get to taste Authentic Rajasthani khana in this place and some soft music combined with an elegant ambience. What more can one want :)

My Recommendation: Try out the place on a lazy Saturday/Sunday afternoon. The delicious food is bound to make you ready for the afternoon siesta! :)

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Popsies


Location: Koramangala 5th block, On the road parallel to JNC
Cuisine: Chinese
Speciality: American Choupsey
Cost: >100 for 2

This is a small, elegant, ethnic place right in the heart of Koramangala. The place is not well known, and in a little diversion from the main road. But, its hard not to notice the shining Green board that says "Popsies" - Font in chinese dragon style ;)

The ambience is sooo good... Not very flashy, but at the same time, very quiet - so much so that you would love having a quiet, private dinner there!

My Recommendation: First time going out with someone!? I would say a great place to have that first special date ;) Would be really light on your pocket and whats more important is, u wud get to spend some time together :)

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Lalitha Parathas


Location: Commercial Street
Cuisine: North Indian
Speciality: Makke di roti and Sarson da Saag, and ofc Parathas :)
Cost: >50 for 2

This is a small Parathas place in the start of Commercial street. They serve excellent parathas. Not to mention, makke di roti and Sarson da saag.

My recommendation: Grab a paratha here while shopping at Commercial street ;)

Friday, August 3, 2007

Queens

Owned by: A punjabi couple
Location: Church Street, Opposite to Three Quarters Chinese
Cuisine: North Indian
Speciality: One of the best Punjabi khana available here
Cost: >250 for 2

Queens is a very plain looking place on church street, which boasts of some of the best known restaurants of Bangalore. But, you go there on a weekday or a weekend, you are bound to stand there in waiting. This is a tesimony enough of the popularity of the restaurant amidst North-Indian-food-loving population.

At all times, you will find owners sitting right there. Uncle taking care of the accounts, while aunty coming back and forth from the kitchen. This ensures that quality is never compromised on. You can always count on great punjabi food...

My Recommendation: If ur office happens to be near MG Road and you are bored of office food daily, Queens is the perfect place to try out some great punjabi food, like Makke di roti and Sarson da saag... Ummm... Slurrp! :)

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Sahib Sindh Sultan


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Owned by: BJN Group of Hotels
Location: The Forum Mall, Koramangala
Cuisine: Multicuisine, with royal culinary and royal treatment
Speciality: Great food combined with Great Ambience
Cost: > Rs. 1000 for 2

Sahib Sindh Sultan is one of the most exquisite restaurants of Bangalore. It is owned by the BJN Group of hotels, who are famous for coming up with new theme-based restaurants.

The Speciality of this Restaurant is that it takes you back in time, when travelling by train was a luxury, which only the Royalties could afford. You have the entire restaurant in the form of Train compartment of the 17th century. The Restaurant captains are dressed at Ticket Collectors.

What makes the experience perfect are the old hindi movie songs picturised on trains, playing softly in the background. They gel so well with the rest of the ambience that you are drifted back in time!!

The vegetarian dishes are particularly luscious! And the desserts to die for!

My recommendation: You should visit this place on a special occasion, to have a quiet, romantic dinner, with your special someone! Spending a little extra wont hurt then ;) And yes, if you have a shaukeen-mizaz, then I would also recommend you to try their Meetha Paan! Ummmm.... :)

Why this blog!?

I am a connoisseur of good food. I love visiting new food eat-outs and love experimenting with new cuisines (has been quite a disaster, I must tell u!!! :( )

So, here I am. Since, I have been in Bangalore for quite some time and have frequently visited the eat-outs, I am now going to start reviewing Restaurants of Bangalore.

This blog will tell you which cuisine is good where, which restaurant is a visual delight... and the likes!!

Hope you like it :)

Cheers
Nova