The Delhi Food Blog

Rent A Bartender

2009-08-11T23:32:00.001-07:00

Just got an e-mailer from Tulleeho about bartender renting services. Haven’t checked it out, but just posting the contacts here for future use.

Call at +919819842625 for more details or email party@tulleeho.com.

Lots of Online Resources for Foodies

2009-07-14T00:59:00.001-07:00

Links to several useful sites in this TimeOut article.

http://www.timeoutdelhi.net/food/eating_out_details.asp?code=220&source=3

Sancho’s, South Extension II, New Delhi

2009-05-24T04:50:00.001-07:00

Sancho’s is a new Mexican joint that’s opened up in Delhi at South Ex. II.
We ordered Fiesta Nachos (Veg.), Spicy Chicken Quesadillas, Cheese Fajita and Churros with Chocolate Sauce for dessert. For drink we ordered Watermelon Mojitos.

Before we get to the main course, let me say the dessert was awesome with a capital A. Churros are apparently mexican donuts – crispy donut sticks with delicious chocolate sauce.

The food was nice, though a bit bland – had definitely expected the Nachos to be more spicy.

The place is nicely done and the music was great (for me especially since they played a few songs which I often hear at Salsa nites).

The service is exceptional – we had ordered Veg Enchiladas which we did not like and they promptly replaced those with another dish.

One visit recommended, if nothing else, at least for the the Churros.

Additional reviews and contact details here:
http://delhi.burrp.com/listing/bar-restaurant-lounge/156886653_sanchos

Total kharcha: 1000 per head. Rating 3/5 [5/5 for desserts]

Menus for Nizam's, Open Oven and Colonel Kebabz in Gurgaon

2008-10-02T04:12:00.001-07:00

Heylo all foodies. It's a holiday - a perfect day to order-in (or dine out) - which also explains why I managed to steal away some vella time and do this.

Menus and contact numbers for some awesome foodie places in Gurgaon.

Nizam's

Open Oven

Colonel Kebabz

For reviews and contact numbers you can check out Burrp.com!

Sartoria, Vasant Vihar

2007-08-30T12:43:00.001-07:00

Really good Italian food, but the decor needs improvement. Detailed review on Burrp Delhi.

Colonel's Kebabz, Defence Colony

2007-08-30T12:38:00.001-07:00

Review on Colonel Kebabz at Burrp Delhi. One my favorite places to eat.

Rajinder Da Dhaba, Safdarjung Enclave

2007-08-30T12:35:00.001-07:00

Everyone, the new goto place for food reviews is Burrp! Delhi: http://delhi.burrp.com

Read the review on Rajinder Da Dhaba. Arguably the best Malai Tikka in Delhi.

Sweet Obsession, DLF Ph-I, Gurgaon

2007-06-18T05:25:00.001-07:00

Not withstanding the somewhat corny name, this small shop in the DLF Ph-I market appears to have an interesting mix of Italian food , Mexican food and desserts. I haven't tried much - but one thing that I have had time and time again is their Chocolate Truffle cake - everytime someone's birthday is round the corner - this is one we order. Snapshots of their menu below. Click to see larger versions (apologies for the flashlight). Contact number: 0124 4061615, 9810267333

Romi Da Dhaba, Old Delhi Road, Gurgaon

2007-06-18T04:38:00.001-07:00

Romi da Dhaba happens to be one of the oldest and the best places in Gurgaon for Non-Veg food. They serve some of the best lachcha paranthas in Gurgaon and the keema is absolute yum! Don't be surprised if you have to wait before being seated. The service is fine.

They also deliver, and infact that is one of the reasons I am writing this review. The other day I wanted to place an order at Romi's, but I didn't have their number. I googled, found a number, ordered which I then planned to pick up on my way. Now once I reached it turned out that there was another Romi da Dhaba, masquerading as the original - whose number I had found and not THE Romi the Dhaba's. (When I mentioned that to the owner - he innocently said - ki Sir unke contacts honge). So here's Romi da Dhaba's menu and their contact number - so that you might find the correct one if you google (click on the images for larger versions). Contact number: 9312228186, 4082455.

Tandoor, Green Park

2006-11-25T12:33:00.000-08:00

Whoa, I am writing after a long time. Anyway, never too late to get back into action.
Order: 1/2 Tawa Chicken, Chicken Biryani, Raita, Breads. Bill: About Rs. 350. VFM: Totally, as always.

This place used to be one of our favorite haunts back in IIT days. Went there again today. This place serves some of the best Mughlai Non-Veg food in Delhi. The portions are HUGE, and the prices very reasonable. The Veg menu is also decent and equally good, so don't rule this place out even if you are a vegetarian. Remember to try the Mirchi Roti at the place. Even the saunf is nice.
During afternoons you can select from dishes like Rajma Chawal, Amritsari Chana and Kulcha (The owner of the place hails from Amritsat btw), and Matar Paneer chawal.

Service: Mostly okay.

Ambience: Well, it's like a dhaba, and you are sitting on plastic chairs in the open. Even though the guy has expanded now and you can enjoy your meal in a nice air conditioned section, we still prefer the rustic style better.

How to get there: take a left ahead of the Grand Sartaj Hotel on Aurobindo Marg and a right from Scorpion Moon.

Sports Bar, Shangri-la (Delhi)

2006-07-09T05:33:00.001-07:00

What we ordered: German Platter (cold sandwich, sausages and salad and 3 pint of Foster's beer) and a pint of draught beer
occasion: 3rd place play-off Soccer WC 2006 - Germany vs. Portugal (3-1)
Bill: Rs. 750/- (Awesome value for money)

Menu: Since we were watching the game, we just looked at the Drinks Menu which was quite exhaustive. Variety of wine, whiskey and beer.

Service: The head-waiter asked us to fit in a couch when we told him three people. He then provided a grand stool (on which I could even sleep) after some hassling. Luckily, the third guy didn't turn up and we enjoyed the grandiose couch. All speakers in the bar are BOSE with terrific sound. They take last drinks order till 12:45 am ONLY, this is a bit surprising given the fact that the match could have gone up till 3 am.

Crowd: Very 5 star crowd but few out of place. I don't know how many of you watch Headlines Today but Jujjhar Singh (their main news-reader) was there to enjoy the game.

Ambiance: HUGE screen, which I would say is not exactly strategically placed. Anyhow, there are 3-4 Sony flatscreen TVs in different corners, which aint bad either. Couches were extremely comfortable.

Location: Right across the Le meridian. Parking is never an issue in such a place.

Final Verdict: This is a hit place to watch any sporting action on TV. The German platter (and a few more platters) is priced @ 500 bucks which is a NOT TO BE MISSED deal. Not sure, but this deal is on only for WC 06.

Citrus Cafe, The Lemon Tree Hotel, Gurgaon

2006-03-30T04:30:00.000-08:00

4 People, Beer & Main Course; Bill: Rs.1500

Location: The Lemon Tree Hotel, near Signature Towers

24 hr. multi-cusine eatery, seeming in the middle of nowhere. Been there twice, at different times and the place doesn't seem to attract too many people. The service is pretty good and food's half decent.

What We Ordered: Salad, Soup, Sizzler, Pasta, Khichdi.
The sizzler was by far the most pathetic excuse for nutrition I have ever had. “Shit happens, shit happens to be on my plate!”, I said. The others dishes, fortunately, were good and surprising the khichdi was great.

Ambiance: Clean and crisp décor. Strange words to describe a place, but that’s the first thing that came to mind.

VFM: Yup!

Bernardo's, Leisure Valley Area, Gurgaon

2006-02-27T22:00:00.000-08:00

What we ate: Vindhalo De Porco with Rice and Fish Curry with Rice
What we drank: Fresh Lime (without soda) thus slightly bland
What we had for desserts: Chocolate cake with ice cream
Bill: Rs. 461/-

Menu: Fish, Chicken and Mutton dishes served with Rice/Pao (Bread). For desserts - cakes with vanila ice-cream.

Service: Okayish. This guy who was serving wasn't well versed in Hindi or English. I am sure he would be the same in Goan (if he is from Goa). Perenially confused.

Ambiance: Seating arrangement for 20 people. Goan music. Neat and clean. There are a lot of photos depicting goan lifestyle on the walls. Table has a round bottom, so no room for leg space. Menu is plain and simple.

Food: Food was real good. I enjoyed my Vindahlo De Porco and the Fish Curry was good too. Authentic Goan cuisine I must say.

Crowd: Very goan.

Location: In the middle of no where. Parking is no hassel. It's like a visit to the countryside, no charges for parking too :)

Comment: They don't accept cards except Amex because they dont have a telephone line there. So, while paying the bill I turned my wallet upside down and found Rs. 390 only. But the manager was co-operative. Asked me to come and give it back at my convenience. When I went back there monday dinner time to pay back, there were just two people eating in the restraurant.

PVR Europa Lounge, Metropolitan Mall, Gurgaon

2006-02-22T21:18:00.000-08:00

2 people, Beer and starters. Bill Rs.328.

Walking around the third floor of Metropolitan mall, you probably won't even realise that there is a restaurant next to PVR's entry. And thats probably with good reason because there isn't a more dodgy looking restaurant in the mall. We walked in to see several customer hungry waiters...One lone man sitting on one table smoking his sadness away (probably the manager).. and another table had a lone filmi looking woman waiting.
The Cheese sambousek (lebanese appetiser) was okay.
Food: Indian, Thai and Lebanese all mixed up.
Ambience: Shady to the hilt. As said before, dodgy's the word. For deco they have put flat TVs vertically on the walls, out of which only n-1 work at any point in time. On these they play random movie star images of what seems like 70s actors taken from a very bad camera and made worse in Photoshop. Dont be surprised to find the red sofa you are sitting on partially torn and having cigarette burn holes.

Dine//Esty, Times Square, Gurgaon

2006-02-17T00:24:00.000-08:00

4 People. Drinks & Main Course; Bill: Rs.1500

This place is relatively new and consequently I didn’t expect too many people there on a weekday; was surprised, the place had quite a few oriental looking execs. The décor is excellent; the restaurant has a ‘Chinese formal restaurant in Hollywood movies’ feel to it.

The service is good, except that our table seemed to have the chattiest waiter around, who only realised that we weren’t impressed with his humor after my deep frown.

Menu: They have a decent set of Chinese/Japanese dishes and the waiter recommendations seem to be admirable.

A good place to take your woman or a client for dinner.

New Town Cafe, Hotel Park Plaza, Gurgaon

2006-02-07T23:19:00.000-08:00

5 people. Drinks: 1 Bavaria, 1 Amstel, A couple of cocktails. Five Buffets @ Rs.575 each. Bill about Rs. 4300. VFM: No

This place is quite popular among night birds for their late night biryani buffet for Rs 111 - which given its price is pretty alright. However this one was bad - though incredibly extensive - salads, soups, sandwiches, like 8 dishes for main course (combo of Italian and Indian) , 10 dishes for dessert - which infact makes it all the worse. Except maybe a couple of dishes which were okay, almost everything felt as if it was a day old - including the desserts (and they probably use the leftover biryani from this one for the biryani buffet later). The cocktails were nice however.
I have a feeling that aren't any better if you order dishes separately - the one time before I have been there for a late night snack - they could not get chilli potatoes right - I mean which kind of a (5 star?) restaurant does not get that right?

Menu: Multicuisine, drinks menu is not very extensive - though they do serve a good collection of beers (don't be surprised if some of them are not available though), If you ask for wine, they will show a tray with like 5 bottles to choose from.

Ambience: Nice, Service: Really good - but that cannot make up for the bad food.

NOTE : They have their annual celebrations going on - Happy hours 24/7 12pm to 12 am (1+1) till the end of Februaury, apprently will go on for a bit - great place to get a drink - but remember not to order any food.

Saffire, JMD Regent Plaza

2006-02-06T01:27:00.000-08:00

2 people. Just a few beers and fries - About Rs. 1200
Well, since I can't review the food let me just round up the offerings -
Menu: Lebanese mostly, Good drinks menu - house some imported beers - around 300 bucks apiece.
Ambience: Built on two floors, the lower floor has a fairly pubby ambience(similar to Q'BA ground floor minus the lounge area, replace purple lights with blue). However, the floor above called, Saffire under the stars, looks really nice and looks like a good place for an office party. (The most heavenly 'under the stars' ambience is a at retaurant in Mumbai near the Gateway - I am forgetting the name)
Service: We sat by the bar, and must say that the service was exceptional. Whenever we asked the question "What do you have?" we were asked "What do you want?" instead, and its not rhetorical - we got fries even though they arent on the menu, and a 1+1 budweiser (Of course one of my skeptic friends would read that quite differently.)

Mist, The Park

2006-02-06T00:58:00.000-08:00

3 people for a late night snack. Veg Kebab Platter, A bottle of Sula white wine. Bill about Rs.1700. VFM: Hmmm...yes.

The Hmm...yes is because though the prices are typical 5-star, the portions might be huge - our veg kebab platter had the equivalent of 2 dishes with generous helpings of paneer tikka, til aloo, shammi kebab and moong dal seekh kebab. Everything was good (except for the seekh kebab), so am guessing the rest of the food might be promising as well.
Menu: Multi-cuisine - there are separate sandwich and pizza sections, besides appetisers/main course has Indian dishes, Lebanese dishes, Italian dishes even some Thai ones I think, along with what looks like a rather delectable list of desserts.
Ambience: Unique to say the least. After you successfully manage to get past the pink stuff around Park's reception and turn left, you are greeted with the pleasant blue hue of Mist, with its space and nice loungish seating. Park seems to have a thing for the kotha style beaded curtains. One can also sit outside near the pool.
Service is fine.

Chic Fish, Corner Market, Malviya Nagar

2006-01-30T11:36:00.000-08:00

2 people. Dal Makhni, Butter Paneer, Breads, Rice, coupla soft Drinks. Bill: About Rs. 350(No alcohol, but open till 12am). VFM: Not quite.
Butter Paneer was sad, both in terms of taste and the stinginess with the paneer. Dal was nice. Smallest rice portions ever. We left with a hungry feeling.
Ambience: Standard sasta cafe ambience (cast iron chairs and tables, half white-half marbled(or whatever its called) walls).
Menu: Though we didnt try much - some of it looks quite promising esp the Fish Basket. Good collection of Veg/Non Veg. appetisers as well as main course. As per past experiences - the portions however are small, especially the Non-Veg. Its a popular food pick up joint.In the past there even used be waiting for the dine-in.
How to get there: A few meters ahead of Cafe Rendezvous.

Kebaberie, The Lemon Tree Hotel, Gurgaon

2006-01-30T11:20:00.000-08:00

4 people. Drinks: 7 beers (Castle/Kingfisher); App.: Masala Peanuts (Good, watch the green chillies though); MC: Veg Biryani, Non Veg Biryani, Veg Thali, Non Veg Thali. Bill - About Rs. 2500. VFM: Only if you order the thali.

Food is reasonable, though the biryanis were fairly average. What is especially good is the thali - quite uncommon in fine dining restaurants otherwise. For about Rs.275 bucks (Non Veg Thali minus taxes) you get to order 2 kebabs and 1 veg dish from the whole menu. My thali had Dal Makhni, Diwani Handi(Mixed Veg), Reshmi Kebab, Peshawari Kebab along with the usuals. I found all of them to be pretty good (including the Dal - acid test for any Indian restaurant).
Otherwise the food seems quite expensive for a place which is clearly very non-happening.
Menu - Indian, though surprisingly, this was one restaurant where I could not find a Veg. Paneer Dish. Alcohol selection seems limited with the standard beer trio(SBT) being served.(Fosters/Kingfisher/Castle)
Ambience - Nicely done interiors, pleasant lighting, bar stools legs are stockinged women's legs. The tables are bit higher than the sofa so you have to sit up to have food.
How to get there: Take a left from NH8 before Signature towers. Drive down for a few meters to see Lemon Tree on your left.

Coriander Leaf, Gurgaon

2006-01-25T04:50:00.000-08:00

Coriander Leaf, Gurgaon
9 people, Drinks: 2 large bottles of Foster, a couple of mocktails; Appetisers (you can pick 3 appetisers for the combo dishes): Non veg combo - Shammi Kebab, Malai Tikka, Veg Combo - Corn Paneer Seekh Kebab, Some (Channa?) Tikki, Paneer Tikka; Main Course: Dal Makhni, Dal Arhar, Hyderabadi Paneer Lababdar, Qadi Korma (has potatoes), Chicken Tawa, Chutney Rice, Mixed Nans/Rotis. They serve paan and a delectable selection of saunf. Bill: Rs. 5125. Value for Money : Definitely.

Really good food overall, the appetisers were awesome and chutney rice was also really good. The veg dishes for the main course were average, the paneer lababdar a bit too bland and the the qadi korma just not great. Our brit colleagues especially liked the food.
Menu: Indian-Pakistani as promised, reasonably extensive, too long to remember well. Probably go there again and try something else. Drinks menu is also good, they serve wine and a few imported beers.
Ambience: Went there for lunch, and there were qawwalis playing with didnt vibe with the surroundings. Otherwise the surrounding are quite nice, glass walled so you can see the sporadic grass outside, tastefully done interiors- nice.
How to get there: Take a left ahead of DT City Centre Mall to reach the Times of India Building. Thankfully away from the mall mess.

Dum Pukht, ITC Maurya Sheraton

2006-01-25T04:22:00.000-08:00

5 people, Drinks : 2 bottles of red wine (don't remember the name), 2 vodkas (skyy, romanov), 1 beer (fosters's), bacardi and a couple of others; Kebabs - Jhinga (prawns), chicken and kakori; Main course - chicken bemisaal, pomegranate chops, dal makhni, mutton biryani, rotis/nan. Bill Rs. 17,613 ! (Since in this case a total amount won't suffice, the break-up is as follows - Food about 6-7k, drinks 2-3k, wine about 5k, tax remainder, Thanks to Ashwani for the break-up).Value for money: SO TOTALLY NOT (Manyu has some excellent comments on the topic here.)

Went there with my office colleagues for a team dinner (which is why I didn't have to pay thankfully). Easily the most over-rated and over-priced restaurant in Delhi (e.g. Kebabs are Rs 850, probably Bukhara is more expensive, but will have to wait and see if it is overpriced too). The Pomegranate chops were really good and the prawn kebabs were quite awesome. Some of my friends liked the kakori kebabs for the finely minced meat, however, personally I think they were quite ordinary. Other than that everything else was sub-standard fare.
Menu: Have an extensive (and expensive) wine list. Food - Indian with some niche dishes (atleast a lot of names sound pretty unique), runs into 5-6 pages - one page dedicated to awadhi and rajsi preparations.
Ambience: Well-lit, tables are large so you dont need to elbow each other while eating, nor move stuff to keep the dishes(although that advantage was taken away by the sheer clutter of plates, glasses and unnecessary cutlery on the table), overall pleasant. the pianist was REALLY loud, and when I asked the waiter if it could not be turned down/stopped, I was curtly told that the best pianist in India Brian Silas was playing.
Service. Bad. Wonder if that was because King Abdullah was also eating at Dum Pukht on the same day, but bad. Took forever for the food to arrive, and more than once when I was looking around for a waiter, they would look me in the eye and ignore me (I am not that ugly, wasn't dressed in rags, plus we had two brits in the group)! Although once the food arrived, we were served well.
Never again.

Italiano, Gurgaon

2006-01-22T09:08:00.000-08:00

4 people, went there on a Sunday evening.
Order: Appetisers: Cream of Chicken Soup, Tomato Brouchette (Day's special, Bread with some tomato topping); Drinks: Sula White Wine, Two mocktails - One Ginger based and something called Seventh Heaven(latter not good); Main Course: Biancaneve Pizza (Potatoes, Spinach), Ravioli in tomato sauce, Chicken breast with cheese and asparagus(Day's special), Fusilli with mushrooms and bacon. Bill Rs.1766.Value for money: Definitely

Finally, I get to review one of the better italian restaurants in Gurgaon.Been there before, but not since starting this blog, until today.
The food, as a rule, is good and very reasonably priced for an Italian restaurant. The chicken breast was really awesome, pizza and ravioli - pretty good. The only dampener was the fusilli - I think it was the cheese (gorgonzola), it had a slightly pungent taste which did it. Also, the person having it has a rather butter chicken friendly palate, so perhaps it was a bit bland as well.
One might consider trying the Indian wine Sula - Rs 225 for a glass.

Service: The service is fine, the waiters seem informed about the dishes, but can't communicate well.
Menu: Drinks - Standard selection of Whiskey, Rum, Vodka. A few common cocktails, mocktails and Sula wine. Food - (the right sized menu in my opinion - runs into four pages) - Appetisers, soups, pastas, piatta forti (?),pizzas, desserts.
Ambience: Don't let the exteriors and the painted restaurant name outside put you off, its nice atmosphere inside, Candle-lit tables. This one is not bad even in the afternoon. A petite bar rounds up the place well.
How to get there: The full address is Italiano, Crossroad Complex, Nathupur, DLF Ph-III. When coming from Delhi, take a right from the first red light after crossing the Delhi-Gurgaon border on MG Road. Drive down to find the Crossroad supermarket on your left and Italiano is on the first floor.

Donut Factory, Metropolitan Mall, Gurgaon

2006-01-19T01:56:00.000-08:00

Pack of 10 donuts - 70-80 bucks (depending on which flavor you order).
Unlike any donuts you have usually eaten. Warm, cripsy bite sized donuts prepared on an assembly line in front of you topped up with a variety of flavors - cinnamon sugar and dark chocolate are particularly awesome. (Vanilla is passe. Butterscotch doesnt taste like butterscotch). Wish it was more accessible and you wouldn't have to contend with the parking hassles at Metropolitan everytime you wanted a bite o' donuts. Apparently they have opened another outlet in GK(I or II, don't know). I get a pack almost everytime I go to this mall.

TGIF, Gurgaon

2006-01-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

5 people, Drinks: Ultimate LIT and Lynchberg Lemonade, 3 Margaritas, 1 Tequila Sunrise, 1 glass of Satori red wine (Happy hours, so multiply all by 2 except the wine).Appetisers: Friday's Nachos; Main Course: Veg Chimichanga, Chicken Chimichanga, Twisted Chicken Pasta, Tomato Basil Pasta, Veg Club Sandwich, Veg Fajitas. Dessert: 2 Chocolate Malted Turtles. Bill: Rs 5,100. Value for Money: This time, yes,(see below to learn why). Food (main course dishes) is otherwise definitely overpriced. Appetisers are usually VFM.Drinks VFM in HH's.

First the important stuff: Late night happy hours from 10:30 onwards and you can order till about 12 (Sunday to Thursday). Usual happy hours till 8:30 (dunno when they start), 50% off on desserts (late night) - wonder how long that lasts.(Some special offer on the southwest menu was going on, not any more however, where you could pick anything else from the menu upon ordering a southwest dish for the same price or less)

In my opinion TGIF is one of the best places to go for a drink (esp the LIT - my acid test for any restaurant). The music is usually good (not this time however), the drinks are well made, and as long as you are going there in happy hours, you dont feel looted (okay a little).(The wine was not appreciated however). The appetisers are pretty good as a rule esp. the Friday's Nachos (As an aside, they are better than the ones I had at the Hard Rock Cafe in Berlin which were too salty) , mozzarella sticks, onion rings, chicken fingers (all actually)

Food is overall average, I mean there is nothing that would make you specially wanna come back to TGIF. Desserts are another story - The Chocolate Malted Turtle is the best dessert in Delhi.(Therein lies a poll - which is the best dessert in Delhi (Non Indian)?)

Ambience: TG-iffy = Good
How to get there: Next to MGF Metropolitan Mall

Earth - Italian Lounge Bar, Gurgaon

2006-01-15T10:45:00.000-08:00

2 people, Rice with Asparagus and Mushroom, Chicken Steak, Some Soup; Bill Rs. 796.(Other: Alcohol served, open till 12pm, Part of Moet's in Sec.15).
The food was average, the chicken could have been more tender, and the rice could have had a little less salt, plus strangely they serve bread with mint sauce. The ambience is really nice and loungy - cushy red and white sofas, comfy chairs, nice lighting, a small bar; and the service is reasonable. The restaurant Italiano kicks ass in the food department.

Paranthewali Gali, Chandni Chowk

2005-12-29T11:13:00.000-08:00

3 people, paranthas - gobhi,paneer,matar,rabri(rabri parantha - almost like a sweet dish),mixed; lassi; dahi. about Rs 150. Value for money: What do you think?
Can't possibly say anything bad about it can I? The good thing is, with the Metro its easy to get to, just take the Metro from Rajiv Chowk in CP to Delhi Main on the Vishwavidyalaya route, its within walking distance. Paranthawalli Gali appears to have two main parantha shops, we went to the one on the right of the shop which says 'The power of paranthas' (this parantha power shop is also the onewhere Indira Gandhi ate once, they have framed photos as proof), am wondering why I didnt go the one whose name I remember. Anyway, nice parantha menu and really good food. Although the parantha are very different from the traditional Punjabi paranthas, more like stuffed-khasta-poori. Should also try the Rabri which is a few shops down.

Cafe Morrison Hard Rock, South Extension

2005-12-29T11:09:00.000-08:00

3 people, couple of beers (Castle, Happy Hours), Some corn appetiser, Rs.300.
Obviously can't say much about the food, though they seem to have a rather extensive menu. The appetiser was pretty ordinary. The music was alright, though it could be a lot louder, perhaps it is later in the evening. The seating, as one of my friends pointed out could be more loungish with lower tables and more couches. Can't say will go there again.

Cafe Chinese and Thai, Gurgaon

2005-12-27T11:32:00.000-08:00

Bar and Restaurant. 11 people, a lot of appetisers, a lot of alcohol, bill about Rs. 7000. Been there a few times, the food is good the alcohol is good,music's good(lot of modern and classic rock) when a DJ is around, but this time, discovered what a DISHONEST place it is. One of our friends got drunk, we had to leave fast, and we did not have time to check the bill. Afterwards, we found out that they had turned 3 large Bacardi's into 10. Its a pretty popular place but with stuff like that definitely NOT RECOMMENDED.

China Club, Gurgaon

2005-12-27T11:18:00.000-08:00

2 people; Order: Bean Curd with Black Mushrooms, Garlic Onion Fried Rice, A bottle of Foster's; Bill Rs. 750. Pretty good food. Really good service, they keep an invisible eye on you and are ready to serve you as soon as you finished your helping.The ambience is pretty nice, though they could improve the music.

Why?

2005-12-27T11:00:00.000-08:00

Where do we go? This is a question which has consumed precious time (to decide), expensive fuel (because of last minute decision changes) and a lot of peace of mind. And it pops up everytime we want to go out for a drink/dinner/whatever. So here, a record and reviews of places I have gone to, to perhaps make the question less formidable.