Ayub's - Fort Outlet

Visit Day Date and Time:- Saturday 28-December-2019, 19.00 p.m.

"Ayub's" one of the popular food outlet of Mumbai specially for it's rolls and kebabs.

Ambience:- It's a compact outlet with limited seating option and basic ambience. 

Menu:- This place is totally a non-vegetarian dominated place which has few options for vegetarians on the menu.

We tried out following from the menu:-

Chicken Baida Roti:- It's stuffed with well cooked meat and perfectly spiced. Simply awesome.

Mutton Seekh Kebab:- One of the best seekh kebabs which i had recently. It was soft, moist and filled with flavours. It is served with green chutney and onions on the sides.

Recommendations:- Chicken Baida Roti and Mutton Seekh Kebab

Service:- Quick Service and Courteous Staff.

Plus Point:- Open till late night, Serves in your car as well since they have limited seating options

Experience:- Overall it was lip-smacking experience as always. Surely must visit place for the non-vegetarians to try out delicious kebabs and rolls.

Taste:- 4.5/5
Ambience:- 2/5
Service:- 4/5
Value for Money:- 4/5

Note:- Visit to this place was on own and review is based on personal experience.

Rolls Mania

Invitation Order Day, Date and Time:- Thursday 26-December-2019, 16.00 p.m.

"Rolls Mania" a pune based QSR chain serving rolls as their primary product. This place started its journey by opening their first outlet in Magarpatta City, Pune in the year 2010. Currently they have more than 135 stores in approximately 35 cities.

Menu:- This place offers variety of options in rolls for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian along with fries, munchies and beverages.

We tried out Paneer Chilly Roll, Chicken Kheema Roll, Chicken Bhuna Roll with Egg and Cold Coffee from the menu.

Paneer Chilly Roll:- It's a good option for the vegetarians who want to stick to the basic and don't want to experiment other options.

Chicken Kheema Roll:- Kheema stuffing in this roll was bit dry and had hardly any raw onions. Overall taste was average. 

Chicken Bhuna Roll with Egg:- One of my personal favourite from the menu. It was loaded with chicken chunks mixed with bhuna masala. Tasty and perfect to satisfy your hunger.

Cold Coffee:- Loved it. You can give it a try trust me it won't disappoint you.

Recommendations:- Chicken Bhuna Roll with Egg and Cold Coffee

Packing:- Perfectly packed.

Experience:- Overall it was good experience and value for money place.

Taste:- 3.5/5
Packing:- 5/5
Value for Money:- 4/5

Note:- Food was send from this place for tasting but review is based on my personal experience.

Sam's Bohri Zaika

Visit Day Date and Time:- Saturday, 2-November-2019, 13.00 p.m.

"Sam's Bohri Zaika" a home delivery kitchen located in Chandivali which is well known for serving authentic and traditional Bohri food. This place is purely home delivery kitchen which has option of  seating but need to make advance booking for the same.

We were invited to try out their traditional Bohri Thaal which included Mazedaar Chicken Samosa, Masti Mutton Kheema Samosa, Lajawab Shami Kebabs, Shaandaar Mutton Haleem (Khichda), Bohri Kaari Chawal, Nawabi Kheer (Phirni) and Meetha Pan.

Our experience with the Bohri cuisine started with tradition of tasting pinch of salt before the meal, which is considered to enhances our taste buds as well as cleanse it.

We started off with crispy and appetizing Mazedaar Chicken Samosa and Masti Mutton Kheema Samosa from the thaal. In addition to that mutton samosa had bit smoky flavour.

Lajawab Shami Kebabs, basically mutton kebabs which are well marinated and coated with egg further fried to perfection. One of my favourite from the thaal.

Shaandaar Mutton Haleem (Khichda), a delicious combination of meat, wheat, dal, caramelised onions and ghee. It is served with imli chutney on the side. This traditional Bohri dish is must try one from this place.

Bohri Kaari Chawal, it's coconut and cashew based curry served with basmati rice garnished with caramelised onions. It is available in both chicken and mutton option.

Nawabi Kheer (Phirni), a perfect combination of rice, milk, dry fruits and rose water essence. It was less sweet and not at all heavy on stomach. 

We had Meetha Pan at the end of our meal.

Recommendations:- Thaal

Service:- Full marks for the service. You will feel as if you are eating at your own house.

Experience:- Overall it was soul satisfying and flavourful experience. Surely a must try out place for the non-vegetarian foodies to experience the Bohri cuisine with family or friends.

Taste:- 5/5
Ambience:- NA
Service:- 5/5
Value for Money:- 5/5

Note:- Visit to this place was on invitation but review is based on my personal experience.

"Namak - Sahara Star" (Written by Guest Blogger:- Ms. Suhasini Jha)

Namak; named after Mahatma Gandhi’s famous Dandi or Salt March, is Sahara Star’s quintessential fine dine  known to serve the best North Indian and Hyderabadi cuisine.

Ambience: The interiors are highly inspired by both modern and medieval period in the Indian culture. You can spot a few vintage looking fans, switches and artefacts in here while your food is cooked in the half open kitchen. Dim lights and soft classical music playing in the background, gives the place a royal and classy feel.

Menu: They have a preset menu ready for the invited bloggers that consists of a selected number of starters, main course items and mocktails.

We started with the welcoming drink which was a mixture of pineapple and mint.

Shimbi Paneer ki Seekh: A soft cottage cheese seekh kabab served with some lemon and onion on the side made for a starter with an overwhelming punch of mustard and crunch of beans.

Chenna Palak ki Shami: Unlike the Shami Kebas that usually have lentils, this one had fresh spinach, green chillies and a layer of creamy cheese and onions. This green fish-resembling dish is as soft as cake and will melt easily in your mouth.

Tandoori Malai Paneer Roll: This one was a small block of mildly roasted paneer, stuffed with cream and served with onions on the side. Although it looked appealing, it lacked the tempting smoky texture and taste of tandoor.

Thikri Dal Makhani: This dish is a popular North Indian favourite. It had the right blend of whole spices, tomatoes, onions and ginger/garlic. Whole lentils never tasted so good before.

Tripoliya Subzi: Mixed vegetables in a thick gravy blend with an exorbitant amount of ghee made this dish the holy grail of the entire meal.

Sua Dakhani Saag: Spinach topped with garlic and dill leaves, gives this dish a look reminiscent of another popular North Indian dish; sarson da saag’. It tastes no less than that.

Tarkari Biryani: It lacked the flavor of biryani even though the rice and vegetables were well cooked and garnished with mint and saffron. Served with vegetable raita, papad and a few slices of onion, this dish was a total let down.

Desserts: 

·    Malai kulfi and Gulab Jamun

Malai kulfi -,a popular frozen dairy dessert similar to ice cream, carries the flavor and creaminess of Indian sweets.

Gulab Jamun was served hot and garnished with almonds. This milk based sweet shaped like a mini ball had the right kind of sweetness and softness.

At the end of our meal, Meetha Paan was served as a mouth freshener.

Recommendations: Thikri Dal Makhani and Cranberry Colada (Mocktail).

Service: Prompt.

Experience: Visit for a royal and lavish dinner that can take you back in time. If you’re not a big fan of that, give this place a miss without a second thought.

Fullfills - Gateway to Europe

Visit Day Date and Time:- Sunday 15-July-2018, 16.00 p.m.

"Fullfills - Gateway to Europe" a newly opened place located in the famous khau galli of Ghatkopar (East), serves freshly baked Chimney Cones in sweet and savoury delights. A Chimney Cone is an Hungarian delicacy having cylindrical shape which are soft crunchy from outside and fluffy from inside.

Ambience:- It's compact outlet having bright and pleasing interiors with few inside and outside seating options. 

Menu:- This place offers Chimney Cones in sweet and savoury flavours along with Pizza, Pasta and Milkshakes.

Tried out following:-

Mexican Fusion (savoury), herein freshly baked cone is stuffed with sweet corn fillings with red, yellow, green bell peppers topped with chilly sauce. It is bit spicy and my personal favourite from the menu.

Paneer Chilli (savoury), herein freshly baked cone is filled with soft paneer cubes which are marinated with dark soy sauce, green chillies, bell peppers and black pepper powder. 

Cool Oreo (sweet), herein fresh baked cone is rolled in crushed Oreo and filled with chocolate ice-cream which is topped with Oreo crumbs, Oreo cookie and chocolate syrup. It's must try one for the chocolate lovers.

Recommendations:-  Cool Oreo, Paneer Chilli and Mexican Fusion

Service:- Quick

Experience:- Overall it was an amazing experience and must visit place with family and friends to try out this appetising and innovative chimney cones. Special thanks to Mr. Adnan for the invitation.

Taste:- 4/5

Ambience:- 4/5

Service:- 4/5

Value for Money:- 4/5

Note:- Visit to this place was on invitation but the above review is based on my personal experience.

Peco Peco

Order Day Date and Time :- Thursday, 15-February-2018, 8.30 p.m. 

"Peco Peco" a newly opened delivery kitchen based in Powai serving lip-smacking Chinese and Thai cuisine.

Menu:- The menu overall offers variety of options in Chinese and Thai cuisine for both vegetarian and non-vegetarians.

Recently received an invitation from Peco Peco to try out few dishes from the menu and give feedback on the same. So decide to try out following from the menu:-

Paneer Hot Garlic Dry:- Soft paneer chunks along with garlic, onion, spring onions tossed in hot garlic sauce. Perfect starter to start your meal with. 

Chicken Green Garlic Gravy:- It's one amongst the best chicken gravy i had till date. It had amazing taste and was loaded with chicken chunks. The gravy complimented the noodles were well.

Chicken Hakka Noodles:- One of the basic and popular noodles in the Chinese cuisine. It was well made with lot of chicken and egg.

Recommendations:- Paneer Hot Garlic Dry, Chicken Green Garlic Gravy, Chicken Hakka Noodles

Packing:- Food was perfectly packed in a good quality containers.

Plus Point:- Less oily, Good quantity and On-time delivery.

Experience:- Overall amazing and tempting experience and kudos to team Peco Peco.

Taste :- 4/5

Packing :- 4.5/5

Value for Money :- 4/5

Waffles & More - The Ultimate Belgian Experience

Visit Day Date and Time:- Saturday 2-September-2017, 15.30 p.m.

"Waffles & More" a newly (one month old) opened cute and attractive waffle station which serves delicious freshly baked eggless waffles in desserts as well as savoury options.

The ambience is soothing with well done interiors and few seating options.

The menu of this place includes waffles along with some munchies (i.e nachos, fries) and variety of thick shakes. 

Started off with my favourite Mexican Amore which is savoury waffle. Here in the waffle is stuffed with thick tomato sauce cooked with bell peppers, jalapenos and american corn which is topped with grated cheese and chipotle sauce giving it bit of spicy touch.

Oreo Bomb Waffle is a newly introduced and top selling on the menu. The crunchy freshly baked waffle is stuffed with whipped cream and oreo crumbles was totally sinful. If you are oreo lover then this one is for you.

Loaded Nachos, a popular tex-mex dish. Here in the crispy corn chips along with finely chopped fresh bell peppers, jalapenos, corn are topped with cheese sauce, grated cheese and salsa sauce. The salsa sauce is made to perfection and it really takes taste to the next level.

Belgian Dark Chocolate with Chocolate Ice-cream, a freshly baked waffle stuffed with lip-smacking chocolate ice-cream and topped with chocolate sauce. Drool-worthy.

Lastly tried out the Kit Kat Monster thick shake topped with cream and Kit Kat chocolate. It has perfect sweetness and was really yummy.

Recommendations:- Mexican Amore, Oreo Bomb Waffle, Kit Kat Monster, Belgian Dark Chocolate with Chocolate Ice-cream.

Service was quick and staff are friendly.

Overall it was fantastic experience and surely must visit place to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings. Kudos to the team Waffles & More and special thanks to Mr. Vinayak for the invitation.

Taste:- 5/5
Ambience:- 4.5/5
Service:- 5/5
Value for Money:- 5/5

Woodside Inn, 10th Anniversary Beer & Burger Festival

Visit Day Date and Time:- Friday 18-August-2017, 18.00 p.m.

"Woodside Inn" the place which originated the legendary Beer and Burger Festival recently celebrated the 10th Anniversary of it's Beer and Burger Festival from 20-Jul-17 to 27-Aug-17 in all it's 3 outlet i.e. Lower Parel, Colaba and Oshiwara.

They had designed special menu for this celebration which offered 10 Burgers (included 8 popular burgers from the earlier years) with 2 limited edition beers by Gateway Brewing Company along with some International beers.

Overall the place was designed colourfully along with some good music which gave it good feel of festival.

We started off with Crab Carnival Burger along with light and refreshing Dr. Jekyll Beer. The burger had tempura fried soft shell crab stuffed between squid ink buns along with togarashi spices, sriracha mayo and pickled asian veggies which was served with red cabbage slaw and prawn crackers. It was treat for crab lovers like me.

After that we tried out juicy and tasty Gluttonous Pig Burger along with dark and flavourful Mr. Hyde Beer. The multigrain bun was stuffed with ground pork patty, emmental cheese, apple compote, garlic aioli and crispy pork ears which was served with kale and pomegranate slaw and fries.

Service:- Service was excellent and service staff were enjoying the fest.

Experience:- Amazing and unforgettable experience. Eagerly waiting for it's next festival.

Taste:- 4/5

Service:- 4.5/5

Ambience:- 4/5