Friday, August 2, 2013

Published in Delhi Food Magazine-August Issue.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013



Published in Delhi Food Magazine-July Issue.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Gola Wow: Simply Wow

Posted by:  , June 20, 2013
Gola Wow, located in Connaught Place is a good restaurant to hang out with friends or enjoy a good meal with your family. The place is spread across two floors with comfortable seating options. There are large couches present all over the restaurant. Gola Wow has dim lighting offering a cosy and relaxed ambiance and environment to their guests. The interiors are down up well and are classy.
The menu of Gola Wow is nicely done and well thought of. There is something for everyone to have from in their Chinese menu. They have starters, soups, rice bowl meals, and main course. They offer their guests good meal options to choose from. They have a great variety of dishes on offer. Try the Stir Fried Chinese Greens with Roasted Garlic at Gola Wow.
The Chinese Greens are cooked in a wok with different spices. They are crunchy and are cooked well. The roasted garlic brings in a new flavour and taste to the dish. The dish is a spicy preparation and has some interesting flavours due to the roasted garlic and other spices. The dish is really nice and the burnt garlic brings in a smokey flavour to the dish. Apart from the taste, the dish has an amazing aroma too. Diced Chicken in Spicy Garlic Sauce is another wonderful preparation.
The dish is lip smacking and just exquisite. The Spicy Garlic Sauce is just wow. The sauce is thick and has an appetising aroma. The sauce has some interesting flavours and one can taste different Chinese spices that have been used in the dish. The sauce is rightly spiced and is right for the palette. The chicken is diced and then added to the sauce.
There are chopped vegetables too that are been added to the dish. The vegetables bring in a bit of crunchiness to the dish. In totality, it is a well prepared and a well presented dish. The service at Gola Wow is good. The staff is polite and courteous. They know their job well and efficiently serve their guests. The dishes priced at Gola Wow are average. They are similar to any good Chinese restaurant that is there in the city. The bill comes out to be more or less reasonable and is definitely worth the money spent here.

Zen: An Oriental Dinning Experience

Posted by:  , June 20, 2013
Zen has a whole old world feel to it and is one of the oldest restaurants in Connaught Place. Zen is a wonderful restaurant which gives you an all rounded dining experience. It is a spacious restaurant and the interiors will remind you of old times. You are transported to a different era when you visit this place. The restaurant has wooden furniture and old cutlery which resemble the ones that were used in the earlier times. The ambiance of the place is comforting and will definitely charm you.
Zen is a Pan Asian restaurant serving scrumptious Chinese and Japanese cuisine. The menu is interesting and offers a variety of choices to its guests. There are some interesting dishes available at Zen which is authentic to the region. The Chicken Steamed Dumplings served here are well prepared. The stuffing of minced chicken and vegetables is nice and well flavoured.
There is also a flavour of soya sauce in the stuffing which gives it a balance. The Chicken Steamed Dumplings are served with a spicy sauce which goes well with the amazing dish. Try the Sautéed Green Beans at Zen. They are nice and crispy.
The beans are cooked in a wok with different spices. Even with all the frying there are light and have a great taste. The spiciness of the dish is just right and it has some interesting flavours. It is a well seasoned and a well presented dish. The portion size of the food served at Zen is good. The servings are good enough and you won’t leave this place without getting your stomach filled. The price of the dishes is alright. It has more or less the same cost that any good fine dining restaurant would have. The food, service and ambiance made up for the money you will spend at Zen and it is definitely worth it.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Moksha: Beautiful flavours

Posted by:  , June 18, 2013
Located in New Friends Colony, the place has a comfortable ambiance. The decor is done up in a combination of brown and black which gives it a classy look. Moksha is a sophisticated place and will charm you. There is dim lighting in the restaurant giving it a beautiful look and will make you fall in love with it. Moksha offers delicious North Indian food.
The menu is in detail and there are extensive options to choose from for everyone. From starters, main course to desserts there are good number of choices to choose from. There is also a bar available at the restaurant. They have nice collection of drinks to have. It is impressive to see that they have mentioned in their menu about what wine will go with each dish. It is a great effort and will help you decide the order accordingly.  The Mutton Korma served here is delicious and will tantalise your taste buds.
It is a spicy preparation and is seasoned well. The mutton pieces are marinated well with yogurt and other variety of spices. The marinade acts as a magic and makes the mutton pieces succulent and juicy. The Mutton Korma is a wonderful preparation and is a must try here at Moksha. Dum Aloo Kashmiri is another lip smacking preparation. The potatoes have a stuffing of cottage cheese and dry fruits which gives it a great texture. The Dum Aloo is cooked in tomato gravy which has exquisite flavours due the addition of Kashmiri Red Chillies in it. The portion size of the food that is served at Moksha is good. The quantity is generous and you will be stuffed by the time you finish your food. The restaurant is a complete value for money.
The dishes are priced reasonably and the bill will come out to be nominal. If you are looking for a place to have a good meal with your family and friends, you should give Moksha a try.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Ardor: Dine in Style

Posted by:  , June 14, 2013
Ardor is a classy restaurant. Being a fine dining restaurant, it goes out of its way to treat their guests to royalty and style. Located in the heart of the city, Connaught Place, the place is done up beautifully. There is seating available inside as well as outside. The interiors are done up in bright colours making the place come out alive and much livelier.
Ardor is a multi cuisine restaurant serving some delicious food. They have Indian, Mughlai, Chinese and Continental Cuisine on offer. They offer the best of the dishes from the cuisines. They have a nice sought out menu serving to both the vegetarians as well as the non vegetarians. There are lots of choices in all the cuisines that they serve. Ardor also has a bar available. They have an impressive bar menu with detailed choices in cocktails, mocktails and wines. They surely know how to spoil their guests for choices.
Try the Tandoori Chicken served at Ardor. The chicken drumsticks are a delicious preparation and have a wonderful taste. The chicken pieces are marinated in couple of spices and curd for a long time and then are roasted in a clay oven. The mixture of spices and curb bring out a different taste. The hotness of the spices and the softness of the curb create a perfect amalgamation of flavours. The chicken dumplings are really soft and juicy. The meat comes off easily from the bones as it is so tender.
The Tandoori Chicken preparation indeed is delicious. The Mutton Dum Biryani is another royal preparation and is just amazing. The rice is cooked to perfection and has some interesting flavours going on for it. Each strand of rice comes out separately and is seasoned well. The mutton pieces are soft and are cooked well with the rice. It is impressive to see that it does not get dry even after being cooked for long hours. Also, the chef makes it a point to season the mutton as well which makes it even yummier. There is saffron added into the rice preparation generously. It not only gives it a great taste but also a wonderful aroma.
The slit chillies bring in the spiciness in the Biryani. The Mutton Dum Biryani is served with raita and onion salad. It is a great combination. The service at Ardor is good. The staff does a good job with their service. Having a good staff and a quick service, goes a long way in making a restaurant successful and a favourite amongst the diners. Ardor is an expensive restaurant. The dishes are costly and the bill will come out to be on the higher side. The delicious meal, good service and great ambiance make up for the money that we is spent at the restaurant.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Aanch: An experience


By  on June 13, 2013


Aanch
Aanch is a beautifully done up restaurant. Located in Rajouri Garden, it is a huge restaurant with outdoor as well as indoor seating. There is a huge canopy placed outside with proper seating. The indoors are done up well too. The interiors are sophisticated classy. The ambiance of the restaurant be it, inside or outside, is perfect and cosy. A lot of thought has gone in doing up Aanch and it definitely shows. Aanch is a multi cuisine restaurant. The variety available on the menu is impressive.
They have North Indian, Chinese, Continental and Arabian food. They offer amazing dishes in each of the cuisines. There is also a bar available at the restaurant. Even the bar menu is huge with some interesting drinks listed. The Galouti Kebab served at Aanch are yummy. The dish comprises of minced mutton patties that are marinated in a variety of spices.
The dish is amazing and delicious. One can taste each and every spice that is used in the marinade. Each spice has got its own flavour in to the dish which creates this beautiful dish. Bhuna Gosht is another well made preparation. The lamb preparation is cooked for a long time on slow fire. The spices work their charm on the mutton pieces in order to create an exquisite dish.
The gravy in which the mutton pieces are cooked is made with onions, tomatoes and capsicum. It is a hot and spicy. It has a wonderful aroma which gets your taste buds to work. The portion size of the food at Aanch is good.
The food is served in bowls and the helping is very generous. Aanch has a good service staff. They are efficient with their work and make sure their guests are comfortable and are looked after well. The server serves food on time and is kind enough to serve it on plates. Aanch is definitely an expensive place. The dishes are priced on the higher side but it offers a complete value for money experience.