This place is one among the countless new restaurants that seem to have popped up in Indiranagar recently. We wanted to try out a new place in the area, and after looking at the reviews, decided to land up at Medici for dinner. We had reserved a table, although it might not be necessary. The place was reasonably big, and had quite a few vacant tables on a Sunday night. The ambiance is pretty neat, although the lighting could have been a bit brighter.
We started off with a portion each of the Veg Spinach and Non veg Chicken and Bacon quiches and a few mocktails. The quiches were just perfect, the crust being particularly good, not hard at all. The mocktails were pretty decent, and some of them came in huge glasses. A few of us ordered soup, while the rest of us nibbled on a green salad. The french onion soup comes in both a veg and a beef broth, and both were pretty good. The chicken and leek soup was clear and light, but didn't score much on taste.
For the main course, our orders ranged from a basic pasta, to ravioli, risotta and fillet mignon. The pastas come in two sizes, the smaller one probably best for someone who would like to have multiple courses in his/her meal. The spaghetti carbonara was amazing (this from someone who hates spaghetti), while the risotta and ravioli weren't too bad either. There was a bit too much of cheese in pretty much everything we ordered though, and that diluted the taste and made the food heavier than it should ideally have been. That's probably the biggest gripe I have with the place. The tenderloin dishes though were pretty well done, no complains there.
We were stuffed by then, but still couldn't resist dessert. The chocolate mud pie was predictably good, but I was more impressed by the creme brulee. It was the simplest of desserts, yet extremely delicious.
They take good care in presenting the food, and clearly know their stuff. I was particularly impressed by the service, extremely attentive and knowledgeable. They even made us a custom dish. Vegetarians have limited choice on the menu, but on the other, hand non-vegetarians will have a field day. They serve seafood, chicken, beef, pork and duck! As with any restaurant with similar offerings, the food does not come cheap, and the dinner cost us close to 600 per head. Medici is definitely worth a try, and when you do visit, I'd suggest you to try out the not-so-standard fare that they offer.
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