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Reviews by abhishek
Dec 16, 2007
22 Puttanahalli Main Road, JP Nagar, Bangalore
Rated: Average
Refreshing Feel, not that great food
I am sometimes really amazed by the placement of restaurants in Bangalore. You walk through the dusty lanes passing behind Nandhini at JP Nagar where it seems you wont even find a proper idli-wada shop and all of a sudden you bump into Inchara. Finding it was some task as I was with my school-pal and it seems she generally didn't enjoy the walk. But when you reach Inchara it is a much different world.
The place is amazingly refreshing, the garden like closed interiors with that khal-khal of water gives it the feel of a surahi(an earthen pot which makes water quite cool). So if a eat-out in Bangalore can offer you visual ambiance, this place has the smell of freshness to offer you. Near-Perfect setting for a lunch, quite good for couples. Although from what I have heard its mostly occupied by mid-aged drinking fellas, but still the flora of the place makes it a quite a pleasing retreat.
Coming to food, although I didn't have much of it, eating at Bangalore restaurants seem to give the similar feel nowadays. The things we ordered were veg and quite OK. There was nothing in food which stood out, but there was nothing to complaint either.
Service is quite good at Inchara, but I think its a bit over-priced (a simple meal for two around 650), could have gone with the same things with low cost given the area. Anyway go for the feel of the place, for food there is nothing great to talk about.
Aug 21, 2007
20-21, 7th Block, Raheja Arcade, Opposite Vodafone Showroom, Koramangala, Bangalore
Rated: Good
Grameen is Good
Limited Space, long waiting time on weekends and a staff which always seems in a hurry to get you out of the place. Move over all this and if you like good food and you are somewhere around Forum then Grameen is the place to be.
Food is quite good here, the tambe ke bartan , woven mats on the table and overall decor give it quite the grameen look and feel. The food is quite good, although fultu vegetarian.
The regular Paneer, Kofta and Curry dishes are quite tasty. Move over to Aloo-Gobhi which was extremely delicious. Although I should mention that Makke ki Roti and Soup were quite a big time disappointment. Also a Paneer Platter which we ordered as starter was not that good. My reco, its better to stick to vegetables here than Paneer.
After meal (or have it between meals or before it) drinks are quite simply GREAT!!! Try out the Aam Panha, Shikanji and the Jaljeera ( I had 1/3rd glass of each, followed by another half glass of Aam Panha). Simply Awesome!
There is thali option too, which I have heard is quite OK(taste wise and cost wise).
The staff could be a bit more responsive and friendly though, will do a lot to make this place a big time hit.
Prices are quite in the not so high range, considering Koramangala its not too much.
Aug 21, 2007
Museum Inn, 1 Museum Road, Bangalore
Rated: Good
Perfect Buffet Destination
Angeethi is the near perfect Buffet Destination. For a Perfect buffet outing one needs to wear a Gourmand's hat, and Angeethi not only gives you that hat but gives that to you in quite a desi style.
The decor reminds you of a Dhaba but its nothing new, every other punjabi food destination tries to emulate a dhaba, but one thing I like are the movie posters, reminded me of the dialogues while eating. The place is cramped and is mostly overcrowded at lunch time, so its good if a prior booking for a table is done. Or another workaround can be coming around 12'o'clock.
Now the food, Buffet Lunch offers everything you can think of, Non-Veg items include-Fish,Chicken and Mutton in some form or the other. Fried Fish was quite tasty, with the Chicken gravy good too. By the way I don't eat mutton but my friends said that the Mutton-Biriyani they served that day was quite good.
Rest you will be served, couple of Paneer items, another Veg item here and there, good veg starters in some Chana Tikkis, Papdi Chaat and Dahi Vadas. Overall quite filling if you look at it in totality. The desert is usually GulaabJaamun with icecream, of which the GulaabJaamun was really hot and soft.
From what I have heard the menu remains more or less the same, but if you want a day out which involves fun while eating and you just want to eat your brains (or rather stomach) out
visit Angeethi.
Prices are around Rs. 150-160 plus taxes for a buffet lunch. About regular course I have no idea.
P.S- Do take a fresh lime soda after the meal, it would be quite necessary :)
P.P.S- Don't buy a paan ( a necessity after such a meal) here its too over priced, just go down and you would get a cheap and good enough Paan shop.
Aug 21, 2007
Beijing Bites, Opposite Food World, Kathriguppe Circle, Kathriguppe Main Road, Bangalore
Rated: Good
Nice Crispy Chinese stuff
Located at Kathriguppe Circle Beijing Bites enjoys the advantage of being a good quality restaurant in a relatively restaurant-deficient region of Bangalore. It counts Chinese and Thai cuisine as its speciality, atleast Chinese satisfies the speciality tag. Actually me not much interested in Thai Food, its mostly the Chinese stuff which I have tried out.
The Chinese food is quite good, my favourites include- American Chopsuey(Crispy), Lung Fung Soup and the Tofu dishes served here. Tofu is fresh and quite well made in the couple of dishes I have tried out here. For the not so veggies Chiken is quite good, right from the regular Chili Chicken to fried one, perfectly crisp. Another Crispy starter which they serve here is Cripy Veggies which are quite good.
The food is not oily, but it ain't a calorie saver too. I tasted Kothai in Thai which was OK. Go for Chilli-Butter-Garlic noodles along with all the stuff, they go along well with most of the stuff.
Decor is Simple, with a few Chinese Chilly info posters on the wall, and neat and clean sitting. The staff is quite friendly and responsive. They offer a Home Delivery service too.
All in all a good enough Chinese eat-out, costs a little lower than Chung but I really found the food to be better than Chung's.
Aug 21, 2007
Near Brigade Residency, Padmanabhanagar, Banashankari, Bangalore
Rated: Good
Good Food at a Good Price, nothing else matters!!!
Located in a not so good locale (chuck out he Brigade Apartments nearby) Massala is some kind of nice retreat for people of Padmanabha Nagar. The ambiance is quite normal, nothing bashy or loud about it, infact everything looks like a huge hall from your home. At night the seating arrangement outside looks good with some nice lighting arrangement. Things which stand out at Massala are the lighting at night, the guard on entrance(amazing moustache), great paan shop (makes good magahi paan) and a good pub alongside the restaurant.
About the main things the food is quite good. I am quite a regular visitor to the place and have tasted most of the starters, vegetarians and some of the non vegetarians items on offer. From the starters the Tandoori Platter , both veg and non-veg are worth trying. Both are quite similar in flavour but you get a choice of Paneer vs. Chicken. Also other Paneer and chicken starters are quite nice. In the main course I cherished Veg-Do-Rangi quite a lot, a Veg gravy dish with two gravies served as one, along with that the Paneer items are quite regular. I like Kacchi Mirch ka Saalan but here its not upto the mark, could have been better.
For Non-Veggies Chicken gravies are quite good, with regular dishes like Butter chicken quite consistent in their taste. For me the favourite is Dal Makhani, which at Massala is quite good to go along with all the Tandoori Rotis and naans.
The thing which stands out at Massala are the prices which quite not so in Bangalore mode. The prices are quite OK when compared to other restaurants in the city, without any setbacks in the taste of the food and time spent while eating it. That makes it a good enough hangout for people who want to have a nice full meal.