Malaka Spice
Rated: Good
based on 5 reviews
Virdavan Apts, Opp, Sanas Residency, North Main Road, Koregaon Park, Pune
26136293, 26141088
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May 02, 2008
reverberating the palate
A visually appealing menu card; one which entices a patron to actually dissect the varying options - is a job half-done. This one an Malaka Spice is neatly embedded with general trivia about the locations of whose food they cater. Knowing your food definitely did no-one any harm :)
They proudly exhibit themselves as an outfit enabling a 'culinary journey through southeast Asia'. This ensemble of varying cuisines incorporating flavours from Malacca, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia China, Indonesia ensures a neat (read as 'non-comprehensive') mixture of starters, stir-fires, soups, mocktails, rice, noodles, salads, curries and deserts.
A cosy-eatery, frequented by connoisseurs of good food, tucked in a by-lane in Koregaon Park offers both -open-air and air-conditioned seating. Drinks include wine and chilled beer.
Neither the service, nor the food (portion-wise and taste-wise) falter; be it any weekday or any weekend - the place almost always has a queue of patrons lined up.
I have had a range of dishes on numerous visits, the most frequently ordered being:
1) Lotus stem tango (Rs. 140/- for sliced crispy lotus stem stir-fried in a tangy sauce)
2) Chicken sausage satay (Rs. 190/- for 8 sausages on skewers and sauted to perfection, accopmanied with peanut sauce)
3) Stuffed musshrooms (Rs. 140/- for 8 big mushrooms)
4) Chicken in pandanu (Rs. 190/- for tender kebab chunks accompanied with a sweet sauce)
5) Malaka veg thai red curry (with oodles of veggies)
6) Roti jhala (Rs. 40 for 4 nos. - crepe-type roti interspersed with holes)
7) brown rice (perfect accompaniment with the curries)
8) chicken kari kapitan (Rs. 155/-)
9) Chocolate sin mouse cake (Rs. 70/-)
'Brilliance' is an understatement whilst describing the various flavours inseminated in every dish. 'Huge' is another understatement whilst describing the quantity of portions served.
It is not always about the grandness of the ambience, nor is it about the number of dishes that your chef purportedly manages to conjure; sometimes its just about the perfection that a joint exudes - be it the innovative menu, the attentive staff who 'know' their food, the minimalist decor heavily laden with paintings-for-sale adorning all their cemented ramparts - there is a definitive class statement about this place.
My Advice: Guzzle down chilled beers along with starters to enjoy a comprehensive laid-back evening, and rest assured about any item off the menu that you wish to order.
