Mangal Sweets, New Delhi

I had an opportunity to taste the delicious food from Mangal Sweets in New Delhi. It was a home delivery order. The first thing that impressed me was the packing. They have packed the food in such way that the taste is maintained even after delivery. 

Masala Dosa 

We ordered masala Dosa and Chat for snacks. The packing for Dasa kept the crispiness intact. The tomato chutney was delicious. Sambhar was slightly spicy (not with chilly) for my taste. I found that the Coconut Chutney was sour. It may stem due to extreme weather in Delhi or may be due to Chef's lack of knowledge about South Indian delicacies.

Bhalla -Papri Chat with Aloo Tikki

Veg Biryani

 Veg biryani and Veg Noodles were quite tasty. They may not be representative of excellent Biryani or Chinese Cuisine, but they were definately far better than the food you get in pure-vegetarian joints.

Chilly Garlic Noodles

 We ordered dry Gobhi Manchurian but by the sheer look, we thought that we are provided with gravy version. The thick gravy of onion was tasty but cook could have done more justice with this delicacy.

Gobhi Manchurian

 This place is definately worthy for a second visit. Overall, the place is nice to have vegetarian food delivered.

Le Meridian

Cheese n Bread

Veg Salad

Non-veg Salad

Starters

Grilled Sea-food

Grilled Veggies

Main Course

Desserts

Pesto Pesto

Pasta with Vegetables

Lasagna

Cafe Mocha

Potato Pizza

Bounty Sizzler

Chicken Special Sizzler

Steak Burger

Oye Pape, Amanora Mall, Magarpatta, Pune

I recently visited "Oye Pape" restaurant to have a corporate lunch. The restaurant is located at Amanora Mall near Magarpatta, Pune. It serves lunch buffet on weekdays. The settings of the restaurant is like a North Indian village. The ambiance was a bit smoky due to adjoining kitchen.

Chilly Chicken

 There were two vegetarian and two non-vegetarian starters. For non-vegetarian food lovers, they severed roasted chicken and chilly chicken. Chilly chicken would have fared better if served boneless. The taste was okay. I was surprised to see a Chinese delicacy in a restaurant that advertises of being authentic restaurant for North Indian food. The roasted chicken did not taste good because the chicken seemed inadequately cooked.

Roasted Chicken

Veg Kebabs and Crispy Potato

The vegetarian starters included Kebabs and Crispy Potatoes. Both of them tasted great, way better than non-vegetarian food. The butter-milk served was also great, giving a nice touch to buffet. The soup and salads for the buffet were okay. 

Soup n Salad

Vegetarian Curries

 The main course had some vegetarian and non vegetarian curries with Ice Cream and Gulab-jamun as dessert. There was nothing out of ordinary. The vegetarian food tasted better than the non-vegetarian food. The North Indian feel and taste was amiss. The cook should concentrate more bringing out the authentic flavors that are wide spread in Northern India.

Meal

Spaghetti Kitchen, Amanora Mall, Pune

Last weekend I visited Spaghetti Kitchen at Amanora Mall. I received some positive reviews from my friends so I was expecting a lot from the restaurant in terms of taste and flavor.

Assorted Bread

The ambiance is soothing with nice music. The complimentary assorted breads were a nice touch but they did not fare well on the taste buds. The restaurant could provide some freshly baked Italian bread instead of assortment and it would do wonders.

Bruchettas

 For starters, we ordered Bruchettas and Parmesan Cream Cheese baby Potato. It is nice as they provide English name and description for the dishes. Both of them tasted well. But I was still waiting for something extraordinary.

Parmesan Cream Cheese Baby Potato

Sicilian Garlic Chicken

 Later we ordered Sicilian Garlic Chicken with Fries. The quantity for both these dishes was way better when compared to other vegetarian starters. The taste of Garlic was missing with Chicken but it was flavored with lots of tomato as popular in North Indian cuisine.

Fries

Fettuccine with basil Pesto

 For main course we ordered Lasagna and Fettuccine with basil pesto. Both the dishes were great but lacked in quantity. I preferred Lasagna over pasta because I have had better pasta in many a places. I found the dishes lacking in cheese contrary to my beliefs of Italian cuisine.

Homemade Lasagna

All Vegetables Pizza

Finally we summed it up with an All Vegetable Pizza. They only serve pizza with thin crust. The pizza looked very nice but tasted very bland. There was not even anything ordinary, leave alone extraordinary with this one. Overall the ambiance is nice but food lacks the luster. There are far better places if you want to have a slice of Italy.

Pollo Campero, Phoenix Mall, Pune

Last weekend I visited Pollo Campero at Phoenix mall, Nagar Road, Pune. This Latin American chain provides cuisine similar to that of KFC. The ambiance is nice and we did not find it crowded.

Buffet Meal

We opted for the ongoing buffet which was available with Fried Chicken. For vegetarian's, the staff traded unlimited Fried Chicken with single vegetarian burger. But the important thing to note is that soft-drink is also included in buffet.

The buffet included Fries, Salad, Rice, Fried Chicken, Soft-drink and bun. The taste was not at par with KFC but considering the price (199 + taxes) it fared well.

Vegetarian Options

So if you are in mood of enjoying Fried Chicken with friends in some nice environment with lower prices, this one is a good option.