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Restaurant in MG Road
Rated: Good
based on 2 reviews
Graze
Taj Residency, MG Road, Bangalore
66604445, 66604444
| Locality | MG Road |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Italian, European |
| Timings | 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. to Midnight |
| Price |
Very Expensive
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Air conditioned
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place added by swarna_05
May 17, 2008
Ooohhhh real sirloin.....
Probably the best thing about Bangalore for us is the choice of restaurants, we've had some wonderful meals here and are looking forward to having more, but just sometimes, as a Western ex-pat, you get a hankering for a nice bit of rib-eye or sirloin, and an identifiable pudding. So when we heard of a restaurant that didn't entail travelling right across town for, we couldn't wait to try it.
We were not disappointed. This place reminds you of some of your favourite 'posh' restaurants back home, from the excellent menu full of steaks, lobster and seafood, down to the big wine cooler in the middle of the room, we loved it. I had my first sirloin since arriving here, perfectly cooked and served with excellent mash (I could have eaten a plate of that on its own), and crisp fresh veggies. The grilled prawns were lightly seasoned and came with a good salad, though my husband envied the steak I was served so didn't comment much further on these. We had a lovely bottle of wine - not cheap, but wine never is here, and a wonderful honey panacotta for pudding. Service was excellent too.
I appreciate that this sort of restaurant isn't to everyone's taste, catering fairly exclusively to the Western palate, but in a city with so many other restaurants to chose from I'm sure there's room for at least one that's this good...
Sep 12, 2007
"Graze"-ing is acquired taste
After all, we aren't cows! Lame jokes apart, Graze is the new address in Bangalore for "dining on the lighter side of European cuisine".
We are somewhat resentful of the place, because it replaced our favorite bar in town - Jockey Club in Taj Residency. Graze is a minimalist and smaller place - not as spacious and plush like good old Jockey Club. When we got there, it was full - a considerable number of them were foreigners - maybe folks staying at the hotel.
Anyway, we were shown in and asked to occupy an extremely cramped table. By then, we found ourselves seating at the dining bar facing the bustling open kitchen.
We were the only people at the bar counter. That pretty much set us up for the evening and we had a great time looking at the chef and his staff create some extremely good looking dishes.
As for eating them, well - that’s a different story. For me at least.
Basically this meant that I couldn't enjoy the foie gras and some shell fish based appetizers at all.
The main course was better. I safely ordered roast spring chicken that was done a tad too dry. My friend had some excellent lamb chops. The dessert - more than anything was stunningly pretty. I had a chocolate mud cake with 'crème Anglais'.
The service was brisk and non-intrusive.
Through out, we had a great time watching the kitchen staff at work. Especially the 'make up man' - I think called the Expediter or Announcer, who finished the dishes. He was a delight to watch - working away diligently at the most sparkling and spotless table of the kitchen.
When we were done eating, we had the Chef saunter across to where we were sitting asking us how we liked the meal. I told him about how the chicken was dry and he said, "Yes madam, I too like my chicken juicy and tender but our Indian guests keep asking for it to be sent back to be over done. Also because of my fear about Chikungunya, bird flu etc, I have instructed for the chicken to be well done. Next time you come by, I will take care to have it made to your liking".
!! Fears of Chikungunya after a Rs 4500/- meal and veiled racist comments about Indian dining preferences!
The conversation actually went on to the foie gras and the chef remarked about what an exotic delicacy it is, how it is his personal favorite and that I didn’t have "the tongue for it" - meaning taste for overfed goose liver.
You know, I wish waiters and chefs didn't indulge in small talk - at least with me!
Well, Graze is a smart looking place and expensive. The service and ambience has the usual quality of a star hotel.
As for the taste, I would like to reserve my judgment. I didn't enjoy the meal as much as I expected to.
Who knows? Like the chef said, may be I don't have 'the tongue' for it. Or maybe, we just miss our good old Jockey Club - a place where many an evening was deliriously well spent.
Then again, we eat out a lot and maybe we are right.