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Sawai Veg Restaurant Pune | Special Indian & Chinese Food

July 23, 2019

I recently visited Sawai veg restaurant in Pune and tried out a wide range of their menu specials.

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A restaurant is not only known for their food ingredients and taste, but also for the uniqueness in their dishes. And especially now, in timed of social media, we all want to witness something different. So I decided to try all the new Special Dishes at Sawai veg restaurant.

In terms of appetisers, they have a range of Indian tandoori and Chinese starters. Here is what I tried.

Spinach Malaysian

This felt like spinach manchurian tossed in a delicious sauce. The generous amount of cashews and garlic on topped gave it an amazing flavour.

Rozali Kebab

Paneer cubes, with paneer stuffing and topped with lots of cheese. This is one heavy duty dish.

Shanghai Paneer

Paneer and veggies tosses in a hot and sweet kind of sauce. This dish also had a very generous amount of veggies including bell peppers, onions, cabbage and lots more.

Aloo Ki Nazakat

Potato shells, filled with shredded vegetables and generously topped with cheese.

Cheese Soneri Kebab

These boat shaped kebabs were nothing like I’ve ever seen before! Crunchy on the outside and a delicious filling inside.

I also tried the Sawai special Soup, which was a delicious sweet corn soup. Very creamy and comforting!

In terms of main course too, I stuck to trying out their specials. The gravies here not only had a unique name, but were also quite different in their ingredient combinations and presentation.

Kasturi Moti Masala

A delicious methi flavoured gravy. It also has a fried kofta of sorts, made from mixed veggies and is topped with lots of veggies.

Sawai Sev

This was a slightly spicy gravy with a sweet tikki inside. Very good alternating flavours from the sweet and cruncy tikki and the spicy yet tangy gravy.

Sawai Special Veg

A sweet yellow gravy topped with a generous amount of raisins, cashews and tutti fruiti bits. A lot of vegetables in this one – french beans, peas to name a few.

Paneer Rasida Masala

A rich paneer dish! Delicious tangy onion gravy with paneer cubes that were stuffed. This is actually more of a semi gravy – not too liquid, but absolutely lovely in taste.

Lajjatdar Tikki Masala

Another tikki and gravy combination. This tikki however was savoury and also went really well with the gravy, which is super creamy and thick. And the tikki also has a generous amount of methi, which is toned down by the creaminess of the gravy.

I recommend trying out Sawai veg restaurant in Pune. Apart from their specials, they also have regular gravies, snacks and a wide variety of desserts. You can know more about them on their website.

Shiv Sagar Kamala Mills

Casual Dining Multi-cuisine

December 16, 2017

Shiv Sagar at Kamala Mills is the newest one in town.

All through college, Shiv Sagar at Churchgate used to be a common haunt. And I do have a lot of things that I love from their menu.

The newest outlet of Shiv Sagar at Kamala Mills is quite spacious. They have 2 levels of seating area and the upper section actually is even rented out for private parties and gatherings.

Here is everything I tried from my last visit to Shiv Sagar:

Pav Bhaji

Any visit to Shiv Sagar is incomplete without indulging in their delicious Pav Bhaji. Everyone has their favorite ones in the city, and this does feature in one of mine. Their Bhaji is n’t too spicy – in fact it is the right kind of flavor and the Pavs are buttered to perfection.

Paneer Makhmali Tikka

This is a new addition which is part of their specials menu called KamalaKaHamla. It’s a deliciously soft Paneer Tikka starter.

Paneer Albela

Another one from their KamlaKaHamla menu, this one is a tad bit different than a regular Paneer Tikka – it has a khatta-meetha kind of flavor and is actually quite an interesting dish.

Triple Schezwan Rice

I also indulged in their Triple Schezwan Rice which comes in a ton of quantity. It is fairly good and if you like Indian Chinese then you will enjoy this.

I also like their South Indian fare including idlis, dosas and uttapams. They even have decent subzi roti. It’s a good place if you are looking for a multi-cuisine, vegetarian, mid-range restaurant in Lower Parel.

That was it from my visit to Shiv Sagar. I hope this review was helpful. Stay tuned for more reviews and videos.

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SUDAMA Pure Veg Restaurant | Review

Casual Dining Multi-cuisine

November 30, 2017

Sudama Pure Veg is located in Krishna Palace Hotel in Mumbai.

Known for it’s creamy gravies and masala chai, Sudama Pure Veg definitely gets a lot of things right from it’s vast menu.

I recently visited Sudama Pure Veg and tried a whole bunch of things. Here’s what I had:

Oriental Soup

This was from their Asian menu and had a mix of tomato and hot chilli flavor to it. It also had some veggies inside like baby corn, cabbage and broccoli. It’s a bit on the spicier side.

Broccoli Almond Soup

It’s got a very raw taste from broccoli. And is strictly for someone who enjoys that vegetable! It is super creamy in texture, but the taste didn’t quite work for me.

Chilli Cheese Toast

This was perfection! It’s been a while since I had such good Chilli Cheese Toast and I highly recommend this to anyone visiting the place.

Dragon Paneer

Fried paneer chunks coated with a delicious sauce. It also had loads of garlic and that along with the sauce made for a very tasty dish.

Veg Tava Roll

A fried vegetable roll in a spinach and mint gravy. Quite a different dish! It almost feels like hara bhara kebab with creamy spinach gravy over it. It does taste quite nice.

Subzi Chilli Milli

Mix veggies in 2 gravies – one is more on the sweeter side and the other is spicy. I personally loved the sweet gravy.

Birbal-E-Paneer

Paneer chunks in a rich and creamy, onion tomato gravy. Neither is it too sweet nor too spicy.

I relished the subzis with an assorted bread basket of rotis, kulchas and parathas.

Chocolate Bomb

Finally for dessert I tried their Chocolate Bomb. This isn’t just delicious to eat, but also fun to watch. It’s basically a whole ball of chocolate which totally crumbles right in front of you.

I also tried their Masala Chai. Very strong and good flavor. And in mocktails I tried their Blackcurrant Pop and Yuzu Tree.

I recommend trying out Sudama Pure Veg. Their food is quite good and so is the quantity.

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Sapphire Vegetarian Restaurant

Casual Dining Chinese Italian Mexican Multi-cuisine North Indian

November 28, 2017

Sapphire vegetarian restaurant is located in The Emerald hotel in Juhu.

You will find a wide variety of dishes across cuisines at Sapphire Vegetarian Restaurant. This includes Mexican, Italian and even Greek food!

I recently visited this place and here is what I tried:

Manchow Soup

For me a good manchow soup is one that has the intense hot flavour from garlic and ginger. This one kind of lacked that. Also the fried noodles served with the soup had a slightly off taste – the kind that is when you have when the items are a little beyond their shelf life.

Veg Crispy

This is an extremely appetising Chinese starter. It’s fried vegetables coated with maida and sweet and spicy sauces. Again this lacked that zingy taste and honestly the vegetables weren’t crispy at all.

Hara Bhara Kebabs

These made up for everything! The Hara Bhara Kebabs at Sapphire are a must have.

Sugarcane Juice

They actually serve really good, fresh sugarcane juice. It’s got some ginger and lime which I love in a sugarcane juice. A welcome change from the over sweet fruit juices and artificial syrups that everyone serves.

Masala Papad

Nothing like deep fried, crunchy papad with tons of tomato and onion and chilli powder!

Veg Subz Biryani

Fried onion, carrots, peas, french beans, paneer and corn – all of these and the fragrant rice made for a pretty decent biryani. It’s served with some vegetable raita.

Gulab Jamun

These were indeed delicious. The perfect texture and taste.

If you visit Sapphire Vegetarian Restaurant, I’d recommend trying Indian versus Chinese food. I personally preferred it more. And definitely indulge in their Hara Bhara Kebabs. They are perfection!

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Sahara Star Mumbai celebrates 10 years

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November 24, 2017

Sahara Star Mumbai is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a special menu everyday.

Sahara Star Mumbai has been around since 2007 and to celebrate this, they have a special dinner buffet.

All through November, you can enjoy the dinner buffet at The Earth Plate at Sahara Star Mumbai for a special price of Rs.2007. This includes the regular buffet and also their daily anniversary specials. Their buffet includes Salad, Live Counters, 6-7 varieties of main course dishes and a wide range of Dessert selection. Add to this, a special section to commemorate their 10th anniversary.

You can check out this LIVE video from my visit to The Earth Plate at Sahara Star Mumbai and get an idea of the menu.

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When I visited The Earth Plate for their 10th anniversary celebration, I got to try their Rajasthani menu. This included Undhyu, Gatta Curry, Mutter Puris and a few more dishes.

I also enjoyed the rest of their buffet spread. I tried out various items including this veggie Pizza and Pasta.

They also had a Corn Chaat counter and this was quite tasty.

You can see the wide variety in their main course selection here. From soup to breads, to different subzis. And this is just the vegetarian section. They have an equally indulgent non-vegetarian section as well.

And here’s what I tried from their huge dessert spread.

So that was it from my visit to The Earth Plate at Sahara Star Mumbai. You can visit them to check out their anniversary special celebrations until the end of this month. You can check out their Dinner Buffet priced at Rs.2007.

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An all Apple dinner at Theory Mumbai

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July 1, 2017

Very recently, the FBAI got us to try out an all Apple menu at Theory Mumbai.

It was so interesting to see the special preparations done by the Chef of Theory Mumbai, to incorporate apples for a sit down, 4 course dinner.

The US Apple Commission represents America’s finest apple produce, from various states. Apples are known for their health and nutritional benefits and I was super excited to try out a meal that was done with Apples as the primary ingredient.

So here the special Apple menu, that I had at Theory Mumbai.

Sangria

This had to be a first! Sangria did set the right tone for the evening.

Apple and Cinnamon Sparkler

This felt like apple and probable more fruit juice, with a hint of cinnamon.

Poached Apple with Goat Cheese

A salad with poached apples and a drizzle of red wine reduction. And some greens and goat cheese. It was really sumptuous.

Curried Carrot and Apple Soup

Warm, thick and comforting. The soup had a nice consistency and was actually really flavorful.

Apple Gnocchi with Butternut Squash and Sage Butter

Quite an interesting flavor.

Apple Cheese Cake

The cheese cake was good, but the burnt butter ice cream with it was even better.

Apple Baklava

It wasn’t shaped exactly like Baklava. And honestly, I didn’t care for this much. However, the vanilla ice cream with this, again was really top notch.

All in all, I was pretty impressed with the Apple-oriented dinner. It was amazing to see the kind of things the staff at Theory Mumbai came up with. And a lot of them were actually quite delicious. And of course, FBAI events are always a lot of fun.

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Shakahari Marriott Pune

Fine Dining Multi-cuisine North Indian

June 8, 2017

Royal Indian Experience at Shakahari Marriott Pune

I was so excited to visit Shakahari Marriott Pune – a restaurant in JW, that serves specialty Indian Cuisine. They cater to food from different states of India, and have dedicated specials for each of these as well.

When I visited Shakahari, they had a North Indian and Rajasthani menu. I quite enjoy both the cuisines so I had a great time. You should check out this video, that shows you everything from my visit here.

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If you saw the video, you know the ‘Royal Indian Experience’ at Shakahari isn’t an understatement.

JW Marriott Pune is a very well done property. It’s boasts of a different vibe to each of it’s restaurant. And the fact that the property does have a lot of space is an added advantage. I took the steps to head up to the restaurant and I could see their staff, dressed up in Indian attire, ready to welcome us.

The minute you walk into Shakahari, that same sense of space kind of comes back to you. Sometimes you walk in to a restaurant and all you see around is hustle and bustle. Dishes all around, meals being served, large families – this is a typical scene that I have encountered many-a-time. However, the way this place is designed, conceals that very well. Larger dining area, a wider kitchen, which is still partially visible to guests give this place a more elegant feel.

In the thali I had, there was a mix of Rajasthani and North Indian dishes. Starters included Dahi Wada, Rajma Salad, Palak Patta Chaat, Besan Chilla to name a few. I absolutely loved the Dahi Wada. Main course included Puris, Gatta Kadhi, Dal Baati Churma and many more items.

And the dessert was a whole mishthan bhandar – a sweet shop! There was so much variety in the kind of barfis available to motichur laddoo, to Kulfi and lots more.

And we finished the meal with some Paan.

I would definitely recommend you to try out Shakahari and experience this Royal Indian Meal.

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Vortex South

Bar Casual Dining Multi-cuisine

May 18, 2017

Vortex South is yet another name in the all vegetarian bars that South Mumbai seems to be buzzing with.

The interiors are pretty interesting. It kinda seemed to me that Vortex South could even be a cool co-working space during the day- at least it seemed that way from their design. I came here for dinner recently and was quite happy with my food. Here is a sneak peek of everything I tried at Vortex South.

Tomato Basil Soup

If I see this on the menu, chances are that I’m trying it out! And it wasn’t a let down at all. Good consistency and flavor.

Assorted Kebab Platter

The staff at Vortex South was kind enough to serve an assorted kebab platter to me, so that I would get to sample the most. And i liked a lot of these.

The Cornobell was amazing. It was a seekh kebab with corn and bell peppers.

Cheddar Babies were delicious too. Basically baby potatoes with cheese and a heavy basil flavor.

Kaveri – this was paneer tikka with a massive curry leaf flavor.

Khatta is the new spice – a mildly sour kind of twist to paneer tikka.

There were more too. But the ones listed above were the best.

Cheese Burst Pizza

You can see the cheese burst right here – it was a total overdose of cheese.

And the amount of veggie toppings was seriously generous! The sauce was slightly home-style, but honestly I didn’t mind it.

Masala Pasta

I’ve never really enjoyed a white sauce pasta. And call me Desi, but this one with all the right masalas totally worked for me 🙂

Triple Schezwan Rice

This was amazing – that proper old-style Indian-Chinese flavor was so spot on!

Sizzling Brownie

The brownie didn’t feel old, but in fact was perfectly warm. And the sheer size of the brownie chunk – it was enormous!

Berry Mist

This is an all berry drink – different berry juices and slushes together. So it has a very tarty taste – something I love.

Lava Flow

This is like a Banana and Coconut Cream drink. If you love these, then you will enjoy this.

So that was it from my visit to Vortex South. Do try out the place if you are in the area.

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TRE Lounge – Video Tour and Review

Bar Lounge Multi-cuisine

April 5, 2017

TRE Lounge is a cool new place to hangout in the Lower Parel area in Mumbai.

Here is a quick tour from my visit to Tre Lounge

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I hope you enjoyed this little snippet from my visit to TRE Lounge. Here’s everything I had when I visited the place.

LebMex Nachos

Pita bread topped with some cheese. A Lebanese twist to Nachos.

Tre Tandoori Platter

Paneer, potatoes and brocoll – Tandoori style.

Margherita Pizza

Thin crust. Basics done well.

Stone Grill Rice

I highly recommend this dish – it was like schezwan rice with veggies.

New York Cheese Cake

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As delicious as it looks!

Flourless cake

Warm flourless cake served with Vanilla Ice Cream

Drinks
Cinova

Pineapple juice and vodka with a heavy ginger flavoring.

Peach and basil

Light peach with a lingering basil flavor.

Green Mango and kiwi slush

A margherita flavored with green mango and kiwi – so refreshing

Mojito

A mojito that was mostly made of citrus. Perfect for summers.

Sheesha
Dubai special

It was a nice minty and fruity flavor. It was interesting to see the colors changing on the sheesha.

So that was it from my visit to TRE Lounge in Mumbai. The place is huge – multi storeyed and also has an open air are serving sheesha along with food.

I hope you enjoyed watching the video and reading about everything I ate. Have you visited TRE? Let me know your experience of the place in the comments below.

Also if you want me to review any particular places in the city, then let me know and I will try and visit them for you.

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Ticca Tikka Restaurant Review – VIDEO

Multi-cuisine North Indian

March 22, 2017

Ticca Tikka Restaurant is a gem in the Oshiwara area. Amazing food, with a nice cozy Indian Bistro kind of ambience.

Check out my review of Ticca Tikka Restaurant in this video!

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I hope you enjoyed watching this review of Ticca Tikka Restaurant.

Here’s a look at each of the items I tried there.

Masala Papad Rolls

Super crunchy and delicious

Tomato and Basil Soup

Slight hint of basil. It does feel a little greasy for me.

Malai Paneer Tikka

Super soft
Ticca Tikka’s signature dish – Paneer Tikka Bunny Chow

A bread bowl with a paneer tikka filling.
Chole Paneer Adraki

This would make for excellent chakna.
Chura Paratha

Perfection

Blue Cheese Naan

My first ever!

Dal Makhani

Sinful.

Makke di roti with Sarson da saag

Who doesn’t love some good Punjabi food!

Kheer Sevai

Not the biggest fan of kheer or sevai, but for those who love it, this would be divine.

Litchi Panna

Litchi and kacchi kairi drink.
Watermelon Caiprioska

Watermelon juice and some lime and mint.

Pina colada Lassi

Such cute servings.

I absolutely recommend this place. Their food quality is really good. And so is the service. And as far as I know, they even do home delivery. Since I’m a vegetarian, you could easily rely on all the options I’ve provided here.

I quite enjoyed my meal here and would definitely be back to get some more.

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Category: Multi-cuisine

I recently visited Sawai veg restaurant in Pune and tried out a wide range of their menu specials.

Shiv Sagar at Kamala Mills is the newest one in town.

Sudama Pure Veg is located in Krishna Palace Hotel in Mumbai.

Sapphire vegetarian restaurant is located in The Emerald hotel in Juhu.

Sahara Star Mumbai is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a special menu everyday.

Very recently, the FBAI got us to try out an all Apple menu at Theory Mumbai.

Royal Indian Experience at Shakahari Marriott Pune

Vortex South is yet another name in the all vegetarian bars that South Mumbai seems to be buzzing with.

TRE Lounge is a cool new place to hangout in the Lower Parel area in Mumbai.

Ticca Tikka Restaurant is a gem in the Oshiwara area. Amazing food, with a nice cozy Indian Bistro kind of ambience.