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Rated: Excellent
based on 6 reviews
The Egg Factory Newly Opened
Ground Floor, White House, St. Marks Road, Bangalore
42110041
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| Locality | St. Marks Road |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Behind Dewar's Wine Store |
| Place Type | Cafe, Restaurant |
| Food Type | American, Asian, Coffee, Desserts, European, Indian, Mexican, Parsi, Pasta, Snacks, Sri Lankan |
| Timings | 8:00 AM to 10:30 PM |
| Price |
  Moderate
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Kid friendly
Air conditioned
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first reviewed by justforkix
- User Reviews (6)
Oct 05, 2008
Eggcellent. Sorry I couldnt resist that one...
Bangalore has another new eatery with personality , it seems. Friends mentioned this interesting new place off St Marks Road and we had planned to go there a couple of Sundays ago for breakfast but couldn’t as it was just too tucked away , and during a rushed chore-filled morning, you wanted something familar..
I looked through the reviews on burrp.com and thought wow, quite a few people seem to have liked it as well as commented on the value for money concept. Moreover , I love eggs. I honestly think I could survive on omelets ! Another reason to go .
So here we are on Sunday at 11 am , trying to find parking on the little by lane off St Marks Road. The building ‘White House’ is visible from the main road , and the attractive board saying Egg Factory tells us we are in the right place . We walk in and discover friends we know – they live close by . They greet a few others who walk in , so I gather this is popular with people in the St Marks/Richmond/Residency Road area.
I like the logo and concept – they have chosen a niche and made the best of it . Spartan interiors, but brisk and businesslike and windows that look out on some greenery. Wooden benches trimmed with iron rail, and bench like tables. The factory like setting also is reflected in the speakers hidden in the sirens. Nice music- upbeat and not too intrusive. Air-conditioning worked- always something that I check out , as I hate to feel warm and sweaty while I eat . The semi open kitchen , where you can see white clad chefs tossing an omelet or two , and racks upon racks of eggs, was nice. I liked the menus – on brown paper like in school , and great fun to read .
Lots of stuff available , starting fro the humble bulls eye, omelets , scrambled eggs, and its infinite variations. Its amazing how much can be done with the humble egg! The scrambled eggs start at Rs. 49 and come with two slices of toasts , butter and jam. VFM for sure . I ordered the tomato and mozzarella bruschetta ( they have 5/6 mini garlic bread pieces ) at Rs 49 , and though a teeny soggy , as I kept it waiting for 10 mts while I finished my simple cheese omelet ( mmm and Rs 59) was terrific. The spouse loved his Akoorie (Rs 59), although he did not like my side swipes at his plate since I made it obvious I liked it too. The Akoorie was neither too runny nor too firm , and with a substantial smacking of ginger . Very good. There are a hundred ways to do the perfect Akoorie, but I liked this one.
The coffee (Rs 29) my husband had was machine made but robust , and great with the scrambled eggs. No demerara sugar though ..I tried the Pink Lady a banana , cherry , almond and yoghurt smoothie at Rs. 49. Good but the bananas should have been more ripe.
Since we wanted to branch out this brunch, we ordered another item each , even though we were quite full . The hot sub ( Rs 79) - with scrambled egg , petiole chili and feta served with a side of cole slaw was good. My zucchini , potato and feta frittata – topped with a spicy cilantro sauce , served with garlic bread was fluffy and fun. Keen as I was on the famed Merry Kings of Windsor as a dessert, I realized I had some limitations on tummy elasticity and reluctantly declined . The two of us paid about Rs. 450 in all.
Yogesh the owner , popped by to our table to chat as he realized we were newbies. We had a pleasant chat , trying to understand his shift into the food business, his choice of cuisine etc. A senior corporate guy who has succumbed to the entrepreneurial bug, he seems to listen very hard to his customers , and is obviously keen to make this work . Me, I think it will .Service is pleasant but thankfully they leave you alone. Its got a good structure , its unfussy , and it has character .I would come back – there are too many items on the menu lying unexplored .
I kind of expected Seinfeld to emerge from the corner with an attendant Kramer and George trailing. I look forward to bumping into them the next time we are here.
Sep 13, 2008
Special Place
This was a follow up visit...Had to take the family there. I checked up on burrp and The Egg Factory seemed to have made quite some impressions.
Taking cue from the earlier reviewers we did order the stuff which was referred to. The Crostini's were nice and a good starter. The Mota Special (what a name...whoever thought of it) was eggs scrambled in milk with spices and served with buttered toast..was refreshingly different.
One of the group tried the Canelloni Alforno and that was delicious...on par with any specialty Italian restaurant and at a fraction of the prices....
The food was definitely delicious and the whole ambience was so comfortable and unpretentious.The group felt that all the elements to become a classic Bangalore place were present .
Hope they do....we need more places like this in the generally overpriced Bangalore market.
Rated: Good
Sep 01, 2008
Super concept!
I was referred to this place by a friend who said that she'd had some fabulous food here - and she wasn't exaggerating! Some of the stuff on the menu was really novel. The Egg Factory took some tried-and-tested recipes (for example: pasta) and conjured up several interesting egg variants.
Yogesh, the proprietor was very friendly and more that willing to explain the concept since it was my first time there. The music (slow lounge, nu-jazz) was the perfect accompaniment to a rain-drenched Bangalore afternoon. Between the two of us who went there, we put away some Masala Pav from the section of the menu dedicated to Manipal. I couldn't resist ordering the Akoorie to see if they could get it right; the Parsi way - and they outdid themselves. All this accompanied with the egg crostini and some fruit punch made the afternoon worthwhile.
I plan to hit this spot over the weekend again to try out some Ceylon Egg Curry and try some of the dessert. Good job with the place Yogesh!
Aug 25, 2008
Simply wonderful
I didn't want to use any of the almost cliched expressions of 'eggcellent' or 'eggstrordinary' in the title 'coz I'd be using a lot of it in the body of the review :) As the previous two reviewers have mentioned, this place is just amazing and needs to be visited. Tucked away in a small lane opposite the head office of SBI on St Marks road in a building called white house, this place has an almost rustic appearance to it, but the comfort levels inside are, well, very comfortable. The ambiance is fantastic, and the food is wonderful at very affordable prices, and the service is quick with no hassles. They also make the egg dishes without the yolk upon request.
The owner, Mr Yogesh, had a chat with us during our lunch (he was tucking away too on an adjacent table) about the idea and his plans. We started off with the tomato & mozzarella crostinis and a mushroom pepper crostini, before moving onto omelettes: an Irish omelette, a Spanish omelette and a broccoli & mushroom omelette (yes, there were 3 of us). All the dishes were excellent, and really, if you screw up an egg, you shan't last long in the restaurant business.
Since we were trying to sample one from each section (we almost succeeded, missed one section), we then had a garden frittata, 2 rice-curry combos (spicy onion egg curry and a son-in-law curry, which was golden boiled egg with tamarind and roasted peanut sauce) and a 6 inch egg & mushroom sub. The use of tamarind in the son-in-law curry was a little aggressive, but not to the point where you wouldn't wanna continue eating. Nonetheless, it was a nice dish if you like the spicy and tangy kind of food. My only regret was I couldn't try the pasta, which I wanted to since there was a line in the menu that said they serve Italian pasta at Indian prices. But what the hell, there's certainly going to be a next time for me here.
For dessert, we had a "poor knights of Windsor" (bread stuffed with raisins, fried in butter and jaggery with cherries on top) and a caramel custard. The Windsor was very nice, served sizzling on a plate, while the caramel custard was, normal, nothing great. So all in all, it was great, fantastic, eggcellent, eggstrordinary, eggstremely gratifying, and yes, it was tasty too. Credit Cards aren't accepted at the moment, coz from Mr Yogesh told us, the guys who issue these have become strict and expect the business to have stayed open for at least 6 months before they issue the machine to swipe, so for the moment, cash rules, although they do accept Sodexho food coupons. And did I mention this place is affordable? Well, the bill after everything we ate, including a coffe and an orange juice, came up to Rs 780 only!!! Usually, at most places, the bill is never short of a 1000, and invariably around the 1500 mark, and so, like I said, this place rocks on all counts.
For pictures, visit http://gastronomicalgspot.blogspot.com/2008/08/egg-factory.html
Aug 24, 2008
Niche place to eat out
Tucked away in the ground floor of White House is this nice little cafe with an amazing variety of dishes all having egg has the main ingredient !! What I like most about this place after the food is the ambience with smooth jazz mixed with new age music playing in the background and simple yet robust interiors borrowed from the looks of a fire station !! Oh yeah !! Certainly Mr Yogesh , one of the partners has an exquisite taste.
After visiting this place a couple of times , have become a regular here on weekends for breakfast ! So far no complaints !