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- Burrping since Aug 04, 2008
Reviews by Namzy
Aug 10, 2008
Range Hill Road, Ashok Nagar, Aundh, Pune
Average
Too Cramped
With the thought of traversing half of Pune to get to the food district, we decided to hang out around Aund, which was convenient to all. Being a Saturday night and taking a clue from a friend who had advised that we book ourselves a table, we did and thank god we did. We arrived just in time for our reservation and were led to our table immediately. It was a small corner in the lowest level of the lounge with low seating, dim lighting, lots of pillows the works, making the ambience near perfect. The not so prefect started when the tables close to ours started filling up, leaving us packed like sardines in a tin.
The food was good for a place that’s a lounge and decently priced as well. We treated ourselves to Fried wontons (nice and crisp; Rs. 165), Chilly Potato (basically French fries doused with some sweet sauce, no chilly at all; Rs. 75), Chin Mai Chicken (Chicken tossed in ginger garlic sweet sauce; Rs. 165), Schwezan style lamb (Very good; Rs.180) and lastly some Murgh Chatpata (Chicken Tikka but with Chat masala; Rs. 165). The portions can easily feed a group of 4. The menu also boasted a smallish dinner section, one that we didnt try out. The combination of cigarette and sweet Hooka smoke had left us with the need for some fresh air...
The drinks menu is elaborate with the usual shots, mocktails, cocktails, hard liquor, beer and juices. What did seem missing was wine, a shame since India now produces good quality wines. We started off with a pitcher of Mojitos (Rs. 799), followed it up with a pitcher of Blackcurrant Margarita (Rs. 799 and way too sweet), followed it up with a pitcher of Abra Ca Dabra - a cocktail with Vodka and Blue Curacao, and ended the night with a flourish with a round of B52.
As deadlines go, Kiva's DJ played the last song around 11.20 and it was time for us to bid adieu
Would I go there again? I guess I might. I do hope though that next time around they have wine on the menu.
Aug 08, 2008
The Ozone Club, Rang Sabade Marg, Siddharth Nagar, Billabong/Vibgyor Lane, Goregaon (W), Mumbai
Good
Good Italian food
After reading numerous reviews on Burrp - my new guide to food in mumbai, we decided to try out White. I'm a regular at Don Giovanni and hence a visit to any joint claiming to be Italian was almost blasphemy. But the need for some good Italian food (what with Don Giovanni in Juhu under renovation) found us at White.
We were the first ones to arrive and had the restaurant all to ourselves for quite a while, something that’s rare nowadays. The Sunday brunch didn’t disappoint altogether. The buffet consisted of appetizers, mocktails, soups, salad, breads and a variety of accompaniments, a live omelet station, entrees and dessert, quite a spread.
The starters both vegetarian and non-vegetarian seemed like they had been waiting to be devoured for quite a few hours...the result in some, soggy bread, topping with a bit of a dry edge...But then there were a few gems – The Zucchini starter was melt in the mouth and so was the spinach Bruschetta.
The made to order salad was good - Leafy greens, different dressing, cheese – Gorgonzola, Ricotta & Scarmoza and of course a choice of cold cuts.
After gorging on the appetizers, we had little room left to venture into the land of P&P and decided to go with just the classic Margherita Pizza. The pizza was cold when it reached the table and was a tad too dry for my liking.
Always save the best for the last and that’s exactly what the last course was - The dessert spread was good. A good balance of chocolate and fruits – pastries and tarts. I’m always on the look out for good Tiramisu, which since missing in the buffet was something that we ordered and I must say it was good with the right balance of mascarpone and coffee.
Overall I must say that the service was very impressive. Among the best I have seen. The manager was friendly and happy to chat.
Damages: Absolute value for money. Its Rs 450 incl taxes per person plus Rs 450 if you want unlimited beer/ wine.
I look forward to many more satisfying Sunday brunches at white which with time can only get better.