Jun 09, 2008
Thats right. You read the title. You will run out of breath burping away if you indulge in the buffet on offer here.
Cafe Masala is located on the 5th Floor (BJN FLOOR) of Eva Mall. As soon as you exit the elevator, to your left will be the entrance of Cafe Masala, Directly opposite the elevator is Aromas of China and to your right will be the Vayu lounge.
There are fat cushion benches in the centre of this all, where you can sit and make your decision of choosing a place out of these three!
Since me and my fiancee had already planned on taking advantage of the buffet at Cafe Masala, in we went.
We were welcomed by a rather stiff moody man, and we were led to the AC room. Apart from the AC indoors, you can opt for the false open air spaces (false because there are rexin sheets acting as ceilings, but the ample light it allows makes you feel its an open air place).
We settled in the AC room and the waiter showed us the Spirits Menu. As usual, I opted for a 650 ML KF beer (Rs.155). Then the effervescent(?) waiter started pestering (almost) my fiancee to buy a Sugarcane Juice. After a stern comment that she is happy with the food, the waiter left us to plunge. Later we asked to shift to the open air tables as its a good 15 seconds walk from the AC room to the buffet area (not a second to waste when you want to gorge, you see!)
Since I am finding it difficult to write a Movie-Ticket Winning review, I will just list the dishes that were on offer:
Two soups (Veg & Non-Veg) & crackers for company.
Two types of bread (I call them buns).
Three types of veg salads and Two non veg salads.
Lettuce bowl.
Some meat slices (which looked just like cucumber and carrot slices)
Pizza.
Two veg starters. Two Non veg starters (do fried fish and hara bara kabab qualify?)
Another Two non-veg dishes (I'm a vegetarian so didnt give much time to observe non veg stuff).
Veg Pasta.
Veg Biriyani.
Do-it-yourself chat counter.
Two veg gravies.
Two non veg gravies.
Another two veg dishes and two non-veg dishes.
White Rice.
Dal or something to accompany white rice.
Choice of bread (roti, kulcha etc. made after you ask for it)
Chocolate fountain.
Marsh mellows (sticks provided to poke them and dip into chocolate)
Fresh fruit bowl.
Three types of Mousse.
Two types of cakes.
Chocolate chips and raisins for garnishing your desserts.
Soft brownies and chocolate cakes(apart from the cakes mentioned above).
Two flavours of icecream.
Kulfi.
Avocado Gelato.
I am sure I have left out few more dishes but hey, thats all I can remember after bombarded with so much choice!
On a saturday afternoon, two buffets+One KF+tax = Rs.731/-
Good food (not great). Good ambiance. One heck of a fat stomach!
Definitely worth trying.