Cringing, craving, bingeing, braving... you always have an opinion on what's hot and what's not in your city and we just love to hear it. Besides, there's no better place to satiate that itch to bitch!
Park Square Mall is one of the recent malls to open in the Whitefield area. While the other shops seem the same run-of-the-milll...ooops run-of-the-mall types, there are a few interesting eateries here. Habaneros (for not-so-great Tex Mex food), Shitakke for reasonably good oriental food, Swenson's for American supersize portions of ice cream and then Twenty.21 for European Italian food.
I dragged my husband and his sister here for a quick mid week lunch given that I had heard good things about their set menu. There's a set 3 course meal for Rs.375 and 4 course meal for Rs.475.
The lift took up to the restaurant on the top floor. The inside section was nothing noteworthy. And then we were ushered to the outside dining section. The view of the HUGE tree bang outside the dining space, its branches covering the entire area, even in the dark, was quite something! That immediately took the outdoor ambience up by several notches.
We were 4 adults and a 3 year old, seated at a round table that could well seat 8. So we started off playing musical chairs to be able to have a conversation as the table distance was far too much to talk without making it look like some of... read more
I mainly go to this place to buy seeds for salad greens and vegetables. The lettuce seeds I bought from here grew into beautiful greens. That apart, the tiny containers in which they grow stuff and sell is outrageously expensive. The lady who works there is pretty unhelpful even to return change. My biggest problem with this store is unreliable work hours. I drive 5 km from my house to buy some seeds, and there's a padlock on their glass door on a working day at 12 noon. Now, I don't know if 12 noon is lunch time in Bangalore. This has happened with me twice, what a waste of fuel, time... read more
Replied by: Potted Paradise, on Mar 10, 2012Flag this
Dear SaffronTrail, I am happy to note that you like our seeds. Yes, some of our ceramic containers are expensive, but kindly consider that they are not locally obtained and are exclusively obtained by us from overseas markets to give our customers a large variety to choose from.
Regarding working hours, we work 7 days a week from 10:30 - 7:30. We dont close for lunch. But if it is closed at any time, it is for a few minutes for a nature break for the employee. Please note down our number 9241655141 - so that whenever you come in next, you can always call before hand, so that you dont...read more
Replied by: saffrontrail, on
Mar 17, 2012Flag this
Thanks for the response. I shall give it another try by calling ahead!
With a name like Oriental Blossom, which is just like any other name for a Chinese / SE Asian restaurant, you don't go in expecting to be wow-ed. But the last five reviews here all giving them five stars surely made it easy for us to decide to come here for dinner last night.
The restaurant is inside the Savannah Sarovar Premier Hotel. It's done up beautifully in striking shades of green and purple and yet maintain an understated chic look.
The menu showed a range of interesting options, other than the done to death Hakka- Schezuan-Ginger garlic saucy things. For the starters... read more
After driving around in circles looking for a place to eat, with parking space in the streets of Bangalore, which by the way is harder to spot than an alien, in this city, the husband drove inside The Gateway for two reasons. A. Valet Parking B. Past experience with the Karavalli restaurant that served some great food.
I did not regret going in for the first reason. The valet did a good job of parking our car and getting it out when we were done. It is the food that was a big dampener.
I'm not going to comment on the entire menu, because we are vegetarians and also,... read more
Replied by: Potted Paradise, on Mar 10, 2012 Flag this
Regarding working hours, we work 7 days a week from 10:30 - 7:30. We dont close for lunch. But if it is closed at any time, it is for a few minutes for a nature break for the employee. Please note down our number 9241655141 - so that whenever you come in next, you can always call before hand, so that you dont...read more