Wednesday 30 January 2013

Gabbar's Kitchen


Location : Thubbarahalli, Whitefield, Bangalore

Quite a small place but something about it struck me. Very modestly arranged and decorated.Bollywood themed. The walls have framed reminders of famous Bollywood dialogues. The table mats are dedicated to the villains of Bollywood! I personally loved the idea.




Missi roti, chicken goli mirch and a sumptuous plate of Chicken Achari! The chicken achaari took me by surprise because of the generous size of the portions :-) The chicken was well cooked and the missi roti was my first ever :-) A very small place.  This place will definitely evolve .Prices of all dishes range from 100 to 300. A bit highly priced for a new and small place.
A special note about the service - Excellent!
While dining at the place i noticed a lot of calls being answered continuously for home delivery continuously. 

Average price for 2 : Rs. 500
Ambience : 4/10
Food : 6/10
Value for money : 6/10


Chutney Chang


Location : Museum Road, Bangalore


Im certain most people have visited this "paisa vasool" place. I have been here 3 times for lunch.
Once with my husband. Once with the extended family and another time with my team.
The place has 2 floors which are replicas of each other. There is an enclosed area which i prefer due to its distance from the buffet table.

The spread is as good as 2 buffets - a veg and a non-veg spread
There is a live chaat counter OR a live dimsum counter. I haven't seen the live grill counter on any of my visits here.The chutney assortment served on the table is a very good accompaniment  for the starters. You can start your meal with either a veg soup or a non-veg soup.There are 4 veg starters, 4 non-veg starters, at least 10 salads and desserts (if not more). Apart from this there are the main course dishes. Humongous is the word!


Ambience wise the place is actually good, but the heavy crowds can put you off.
Heavily packed at all times, his place requires a reservation to be made at least a week in advance!
Definitely worth a try.

Buffet price : Approx 500 (varies on weekends)
Ambience : 7/10
Food : 8/10
Value for money : 9/10

Tuesday 1 January 2013

La Franza

Location : Anjuna, Goa

La Franza is located very close to the flea market in Anjuna and just 10 minutes from the Anjuna beach. It serves Seafood, Indian, British, Chinese, Coastal, Continental, European. Dimly lit like most restaurants in the place. They have a rooftop and ground floor verandah, both opening out a view to the road. 
On the ground floor, they have a tv inside and a pool table outside. To use the pool table you would need to shell out ₹ 30 per game .

We ordered a beef steak and a chicken steak.  Both were yummilicious. We chose to have it with fries and vegetables though there was option of mashed potato with it.We ordered a beef steak and a chicken steak.  Both were yummilicious. We chose to have it with fries and vegetables though there was option of mashed potato with it. The meat was tender and looked like the meat from a whole chicken.




We had a long an relaxed dinner.  Good food, great view, soft music turned out to be a great experience finally.
The service is very friendly and cordial. This was the only place we ate at "twice" while in Anjuna :-)

Average meal for 2 : ₹ 750
Ambience : 6/10
Food : 7/10
Value for Money : 7/10


Kobe Sizzlers


Location :
                  CMH Road, Indiranagar , Bangalore
                  Garuda Mall, Magrath Road, Bangalore
                  5th block, Koramangala, Bangalore
                 

Yes, i have visited Kobe's at all these locations. My favourite sizzler joint.
The most amazing chicken sizzlers/steaks available here.


 Sizzling chicken with pepper sauce. Served with vegetables and fries.

 Chicken satellite (my favourite) . Boneless chicken, mushrrom and cream. Served with vegetables and fries. You can opt for fries or mashed potato.

And not to forget a glass of fresh lime soda to go with these absolutely delectable dishes.
I also recommend the sizzling brownie to finish your meal here.

Average meal for 2:  1000
Ambience : 6/10
Food : 8/10
Value for Money : 7/10