Listed as...
Nearby Places
- Bouquet
- Restaurant
- Ice & Spice
- Cafe, Fast food
- Rim Naam
- Restaurant, Bar
- Monsoon
- Restaurant, Bar, Cafe, Dessert
- Mojo
- Bar
Rated: Excellent
based on 4 reviews
The Egg Factory Newly Opened
Ground Floor, White House, St. Marks Road, Bangalore
42110041
- place added by foodyfoodpecker
- About
- Photos
| Locality | St. Marks Road |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Behind Dewar's Wine Store |
| Place Type | Restaurant, Cafe |
| Food Type | Parsi, Asian, Snacks, European, Mexican, American, Pasta, Sri Lankan, Coffee, Indian, Desserts |
| Timings | 8:00 AM to 10:30 PM |
| Price |
Moderate
|
- Additional Information
-
Air conditioned
Kid friendly
- Write a Review
-
first reviewed by justforkix
- User Reviews (4)
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 !
Jul 21, 2008
Eggxtraordinary
Who would have thought that a simple ingredient like Eggs could be so versatile and someone Eggccentric enough to use this to base a whole business on.
The Egg Factory- An all day diner was a revelation. Came across this quaint place by accident. Had a lunch time appointment with my doctor who practices in the same building as this restaurant. As is wont the doctor was running behind schedule and decided to catch lunch. I had seen this place while on my way up to the doctors and decided to go there.
The interiors are very earthy- brick flooring, wooden tables and those folding steel chairs which seem to be out of fashion.
The menu was presented and lo and behold the world of Eggs opened up. There were many many omlettes , Frittatas( apparently Italian Omlettes), Submarine Rolls, French toasts, Curries offered as combo with either rice or pav, pastas etc etc.
I could not decide what to order and was suggested that I order a Eggs in Spicy onion sauce. The curry was served with plain steamed rice, a small helping of a salad and a papad. Absolutely fresh flavours, non oily curry with steaming hot rice. Relished every bit of it. Was full but was still intrigued by the concept and a second round of ordering happened. I ordered for a Mexican scramble Sub. The Sub arrived . It was just the right blend of soft sub roll and a full bodied flavour of mexican scrambled egg with crunchy spicy jalapenoes, tomatoes and onions. Enjoyed every bit of it.
Though there were many items on the menu that sounded interesting there was no way I could eat anything else.
I will definitely be back soon.
Till then "good luck to the Eggxperts".