We tried the dinner thali at the canteen inside Rajasthan House on Prithvi Raj Road, Near Khan Market. They served home style roti, rice, salad and quite a few side dishes. The dinner ended with sewaiyaan in milk as dessert. The food, while high on chillies, was simple and palatable otherwise. Plus the unlimited servings ensured that no one left hungry. They only serve vegetarian food and thankfully this place is open to outsiders.
We visited The Grub Fest (23-25 October 2015) on a Sunday afternoon that happened to be the last day. The organisers had assembled popular eateries, food, drinks, and some live performances under a single event. In fact, we saw the popular comedian Vir Das performing and singing as well! Given the myriad eating options, we tried bits of a lot of things and liked whatever we had.
We visited the daylong street food festival Zaika-E-Dilli at Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri where the organisers Thelewala brought together brought an assortment of street food mostly from Old Delhi. Consequently, got to have some simple but hidden pleasures like the fruit kuliey and the Rabri waali Kulfi in Rose flavour. While there is room for more variety, this was a great starting initiative by the Thelewala.
The Potbelly is a restaurant serving Bihari cuisine in their outlets at Shahpur Jat and Bihar Bhavan in Chanakyapuri. The Chanakyapuri outlet opens out to a lawn and greets one with pleasant artistic décor. They take Bihari cuisine out of the litti-chokha zone and the stylised cooking alongwith the aesthetic plating makes a visit to this place a fine dining experience . But without burning a hole in one’s pocket.
Delhi NCR foodies have a reason to rejoice. A number of food festivals are happening in Delhi Gurgaon back to back and the festivals have a lot to offer more than just food. The organisers have included live performances, games, music etc along with already promised gastronomical delight that is provided by several restaurants, new start ups and theme based food joints.
B Bar at Select Citywalk mall, Saket, serve Asian food from Japanese, Chinese, Malay to Thai cuisine. It is an impressive looking place and the food is nice. We were particularly impressed with Maki Rolls and prawn dimsums. It may be a little over-the-top for regular meals but is apt for celebrations.
QD’s Restaurant at South Campus is a popular food joint. Their most celebrated dish perhaps is the tandoori momos. These are grilled dumplings with chicken / vegetable filling. The filling is spicy and the dish should be had hot. Try this if you are up for experimenting with food.
The Maharashtra Food Stall at Dilli Haat (INA) is one of the most popular state food stalls. They serve a variety of snack, meal and sweet dishes. The snack and the meals are high on the chilly factor. However their Puran Poli is something to die for.
The Contemporary Arts Week is an yearly arts festival organised by Friends of Art. Their programs cover music, theatre, paintings and other visual arts etc.) It is on from 3rd to 10th October at various venues across Delhi. The inaugural evenings were at Nehru Park and had a moderate entrance fee.
Cafe Lota serves a variety of common as well as off beat dishes from various states in India. They cover the whole gamut of starters – main course – dessert. The cooking style is creative and everything that we had tasted awesome. The serving size is however small and parking can be an absolute torture over weekends / peak dining hours.
Imperfecto is a resto bar at DLF Cyberhub and Hauz Khas Village. The Hauz Khas outlet is right at the entry (literally). The cuisine is a mix of Mediterranean, Italian and Continental. The food is decent but nothing to go gung ho about. However, the staff is nice and we had pleasant experience always.
A zomato meetup invite for Pakistani food festival Daawat-e-Maghrib at Singh Saheb, Hotel Eros gave us an opportunity to taste authentic cuisine from Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore and Multan. The cuisine was familiar yet different. Just like how a neighbours food taste different even if they use the same ingredients.
The next Grub Fest would be held during 23-25 October at Ambience lawns, Gurgaon. During the recent curtain raiser, we are told that the focus would be on food from various states of India. Additionally they have a variety of entertainment programmes lined up for the visitors.
Smoothie factory’s outlet at Cottage Emporium, Janpath looks very promising but disappoints with their overpriced food and bad service. Though its a good option for people looking for health food like grilled sandwiches, salads and fresh fruit smoothies, it can’t be visited frequently given the food prices. Moreover the seating space is very limited.
Yes Minister is a sports bar in Essex Farms (off IIT Flyover). They have amongst others snooker, ice hockey and about four bowling alleys. The food and drinks require some improvement. However the place is spacious and given the convenient location (bang opposite Hauz Khas Metro Station), this is a fun-do any weekend.
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