I HAVE A NEW HOUSE!
I HAVE A NEW HOUSE!
I HAVE A NEW HOUSE!
Caravan Serai
Attended an office dinner last night at a restaurant called Caravan Serai. It’s a part of Golden Orchid located on a turn on Wakefield Road in Bandra.
Somebody said it served good food. That person must be killed.
The food is grossly over-priced (lucky me, I wasn’t paying).
Warning for mere vegetarian Pooh: This next few lines will not be easy for you to digest.
They serve all sorts of kebabs. The jumbo sized prawns were far from fabulous, but the very idea of devouring mammooth size prawns is exciting. There was some lobster too, but it was invisible under a pile of vegetables, I think.
The decor is very Arabian – curtains of baubles hanging about the place, miniature figurines placed strategically in front of soft lighting, concrete walls in beige — nice but predicatable.
I’d say you could give this place a miss for its lack of unique character in terms of decor, forgettable food and ridiculous pricing.
Crepe Station
Yet another place which I think is very overated is Crepe Station located just off Carter Road. Popped over with a friend. I ordered some sort of pasta which had — ‘exotic’ vegetables – as mentioned on the menu. These consisted of mushrooms, zucchini etc.
However, the exotic veggies were all buried under a debri of pasta, which had just a smidge of dressing/sauce. I put dollops of tomato sauce to liven up the taste – but that’s not a healthy practice, culinary-wise.
I started eating and felt like I was downing a pitcher of carbohydrates. What I would have preferred is more veggies (exotic or not) and a little less pasta and maybe more herbs.
Mae Be
Crepe Station is sandwiched between Baskin Robbins and Mae Be, a cosy little joint, which serves continental food. Mae Be is reasonably priced and serves a decent spread. I have a sneaky feeling, though that all their dishes are conveniently Indianised.
They even have a low-calorie steak, which is not bad at all.
Kareem’s
On the right side of Mae Be is Kareem’s (after skipping the DVD store), which serves decent kebebs, though the gravy dishes are pretty greasy.
Kwik Wok
Next to Kareem’s is Kwik Wok, a Chinese place and every foodies nightmare. They have very few people serving, so you need to wait eons before getting anything on the table. Besides, they don’t bring out the main course at one shot. There’s a trickle of dishes – very infuriating for any ravenous person. The only time I have ever been there, I wanted to make a kwik exit. Surprisly, the same people run Kareem’s and Kwik Wok. That should explain the ‘K’ fixation.
Toss & Grill
Coming back to Baskin Robbins, you have Toss & Grill, which serves a bit of everything. A forgettable shawarma, roasted chicken, biryani, etc.
Brownie Point
Just in front of it is a tiny food kiosk which sells brownies. It is called Brownie Point and serves THE MOST DIVINE brownies ever, along with variations, which involve such fattening, but delicious things as chocolate syrup, dollops of ice-cream, hot chocolate and more.
Tangy Tamarind
On the left (when facing the road) is Tangy Tamarind, which serves lots of snacky stuff. The chicken wings are very crispy and priced at Rs 50. Not sure if they serve chicken any more. Was surprisedthat it was empty the other day. They also served lots of Mexican stuff, which I hear is a weight-watchers nightmare, since it is loaded with cheese and mostly deep-fried, often at least two times over!
Congrats on the house! Was it one that you mentioned before?
I had great kabobs at a restaurant inside a Raddison Hotel in Gurgaon…. if you’re ever there.
So, how was the Baskin Robbins?
Well the one in Margoa, my home town in Goa is rather odd. They had many pics of exotic looking sundaes pasted on the wall.
“Could I have blah-blah-blah,” I said.
“We don’t have ma’am,” said the girl at the counter.
“Okay, then could I have blah-blah-blah,” I said.
“We don’t have that also ma’am,” said the girl at the counter.
“What? Okay, then could I have blah-blah-blah,” I said.
“That also we not having ma’am,” said the girl at the counter.
So I settled for a single dollop of some very cliched flavour. Sigh!
Heh heh. You need to seriously go back to food writing girl! You enjoy it and its fun reading your reviews.
Well, being a vegetarian is so tough in the States. Every freakin restaurant I go to has a huge three-four page menu filled with exotic sounding dishes. But alas! There is probably one or two or three (if I am lucky) vegetarian options to choose from. And this number usually includes starters as well. Sigh.
Oh I miss Indian food so much.
I’d say you could give this place a miss for its lack of unique character in terms of decor, forgettable food and ridiculous pricing.
That was well put
Pooh, you should probably write about it, as many people are turning vegetarian in the States.
And hey Freegeek, thanks
What about the Sizzling China review? I hope you have already started writing it.
Hey girlie… that was an exhaustive “run down” of joints off carter road
Suprisingly, Toss ‘n’ Grill does a great crab meat soup! But the rest of the Chinese fare is no good
You know what! We should do breakfast at Juhu Mocha! They have this special breakfast menu. Avi and i had tried the ‘Bob Marley Jamaican Omelette’ which was fab and came with baked beans, toast and potato wedges…!
Gosh, i miss eggs… *sniffle*.
Looking forward to the first of *hopefully* many parties at the new place!
Hey gal! Of course there will be parties!
And, that Mocha breakfast sounds VERY exotic. Also, let’s have crab soup at T &G soon.