100 Ft Boutique - Sunday Brunch!!!

I had just filed my first two patents at the USPTO and I wanted to celebrate with my regular gang - Pavan, Prathap and Prassana!

With a strong recommendation from Prassana, we decided to try out the famed Sunday brunch at the 100ft. boutique restaurant on ---- 100ft road of course! Duh!

They have a nice seating in the open with some live music. The day was perfect, not too hot but sunny.


Its a buffet which includes a choice of cocktails, mocktails and beer. Unlimted!
The food is divided into four broad sections, if I may say so.

There are the starters in the buffet spread, which has a huge choice ranging from assorted cheeses, salads, breads, soups, hot and cold mezzeh, fish fingers and stuff like that.
 
This is what I piled on my plate for my first tasting! :-)
Loved the bacon wrapped prunes and the pungent Brie cheese in particular.

Trying the red and the white wine in the pic below.

 A champagne based cocktail!



 A white wine based cocktail.




Then they have the hot grills which is served on the table and has vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.
They have a choice of lamb chops - lightly marinated and grilled to perfection, prawns, chicken and mushrooms.
Please note the lamb chop that Prathap has so proudly displayed!



 You can order for a custom omelet if you wish to. We of course ordered the cheesy omelet!




There is the main course - which is a choice of rice or pasta with a couple of gravy dishes. But I do not remember anyone going for it given the vast choice and other interesting items we had.

Finally there is a choice of desserts. Red velvet cake, Chocolate mud pie, brownie and stuff.



Oh and did I mention they have some custom made pizzas and pasta. We ordered a classic margarita pizza.

A three cheese ravioli in (surprise surprise) a cheese sauce! Damn Pavan's love for cheese! :-)


If you are game for it, you can flex your vocal cords to karaoke.

We just had a great time there.  Catching up, eating, drinking and some more eating.


At 1500/- per person this is a good deal, if you just want to have a really lazy Sunday brunch spread over 2-3 hours.

Chinita - Authentic Mexican fare!

This new mexican place had opened in Indiranagar and we were reading some rave reviews on Zomato. They had a staggering rating of 4.8 out of 5!
Had to try this place out - but the day we chose was also when the heavens decided to open up. It was raining like crazy but it actually worked in our favor.
The place is small and remains very crowded and going without a reservation is not recommended, but due to the rains some of the reservation folks did not turn up.

Their menu is nice and clean and we ordered even before getting a place to save on time.

The service is quick and the food very very authentic. I have had lots of mexican stuff when in Dallas, so I guess I know a thing or two.

Well the below is what we ordered.


Started off with a veg Quesadilla - crunchy on the outside and  cheesy on the inside. It was phenomenal.

Braised pork soft tacos. Soft corn tacos with some spices rolled into it. The pork was slow braised and then pulled. Soft and juicy and a bit spicy too. The pork is accompanied by some lettuce, sour cream, jalapenos and salsa. Wow!


Wifey took the burrito bowl - which is basically is herbed rice with beans,cheese sour cream  & salsa, with a topping of spinach and caramelised onion. Wholesome meal this one.


Pavan chose a similar bowl with some other veg stuff in it.

Rashika ordered the veg enchilada. Its is basically veggies rolled in corn tortillas and soaked in tomato salsa and baked. It was good too.



Oh BTW, did i mention the drink that Pavan ordered. It was an almonds and rice based drink with Cinammon. Well let's just say, it was pretty awful!



The meal cost us ~1500/- which I guess was a decent price for the food.
Recommended if you wish to try some real mexican food, but please call up before heading out to avoid a long wait.

898 Steaks and Grill

Now that is an interesting name for a restaurant. Who the hell cares for the name - All I care for is the quality of the food and it is top notch! Situated in the 3rd floor right behind Taco bell at Sony Signal in Koramangala, this place is not readily visible unless you actually look for it.

It has a terrace seating with some quirky decor and seatings. I love it though. Have always visited it in the evenings, when it has been very pleasant, since it is cool and you can enjoy a beautiful and relaxing dinner.

Ok. Now on to the dishes. If there is one thing that you have to try here, it has to be the Veg Lasagna. Yup!, you heard it right, I recommending a vegetarian dish, but I am sure that is the best lasagna I have ever had in Bangalore. Soft, creamy and cheesy - heavenly!!

 Mozzarella cheese sticks!!

Vegetable Ratatouille!!

I love the grilled fish sizzler in a butter lemon sauce. We have tried various other things on the menu such as ratatouille, grilled chicken and burgers and they have all been good.
















They also serve steaks. Although I have never had it, one of these days, I plan to.

Below is a chicken thigh that we ordered. 















Very recently you can also order from a host of desserts, which I guess they previously did not offer.


The prices are decent and thankfully there is not too much of the taxes and other charges. You pretty much pay for what you eat. A meal for two with a soft drink each, main course and dessert would cost ~1500/-

One note though - please mention if you would like it to be a sizzler, since the default option is a plate unless mentioned.