YE DELHI HAI MERE YAAR…!

 

 

 

 

Hello Folks,

So many random thoughts in my mind. So many cravings every now and then. You guys won’t believe I changed my whole post last night. Just because of sudden cravings.

So, today I am gonna take you to Delhi ki sawari!

Ye Delhi hai mere yaar….!

No! No! No! I wasn’t in Delhi. But when you have good restaurants in your city itself, which serve good cuisines, why go to Delhi? 😛

So, I am gonna give a review on PIND BALLUCHI and DELHI DARBAR.

I have been to these places many a times so I am gonna give a combined review.

 

PIND BALLUCHI

 

Pind balluchi restaurant at DB City Mall is one of the awesome restaurants serving north Indian cuisines. I absolutely loved there interiors. A totally different world. They have tried to give it a village look. They have a Tree inside! Imagine (Tree on the 3^rd Floor DB City Mall) 😀

 

Basically it’s there to give that apt look of a village and people having food under the tree. Plates were of heavy steel and they play some Punjabi songs which are quite good.

So, I had heard a lot about the kebabs over here and I ordered DAHI KEBABS.

 

DAHI KE KEBAB

Dahi ke kebabs were one of the most delicious dishes I could have over here. It’s way too yummy. It’s made up of hung curd and bread. It’s the best starter you should have over here.

 

 

 

PANEER TIKKA

Next, must try starter is Paneer tikka. It’s Punjabi restaurant, how can one not have paneer over here? 😀  I am not a panner tikka lover, but Pind Balluchi has one of the most finely cooked paneer tikka that you should not miss.

 

 

Main course

PANNER MAKHNI

Next, I ordered paneer makhni. It’s a lil sweet and spicy paneer. Paneer was soft and served well. I could easily smell the spices. It was really good and it becomes all the more yummier when served with Tandori butter roti.

DAL MAKHNI AND RICE

Yes, this is all time favourite dish of almost everyone. Who doesn’t love dal rice?! 😀

Specially, when you are at a north Indian restaurant, this is A MUST!

Dal was freshly cooked and when it is garnished with butter on it, I swear it becomes so damn tempting! 😀

 

GULAB JAMUN

I was full by that time. But, there’s always a room for dessert. 😀 So, Gulab jamun was next.

It was an instant gulab jamun which they might have purchased from some other place. The issue was they heated it slightly more than the limit. It lost all it’s worth just because of this and I ended up with having a pastry at a coffee shop!

 

 

PIND BALLUCHI: I would rate it 4/5.

Loved having lunch over here. On my next visit, I would like to try Parathas and Cholle khulche.

 

 

 

DELHI DARBAR

 

Day before yesterday only I visited this place with my buddies. It’s situated at E-4 Arera colony.

The interiors of this place are really good. But when we visited, there were hardly 2-3 people who came here for lunch. Most of the tables were empty.

We were starving like anything. So we quickly ordered the starters.

Worst issue we faced was that, we had to wait 45 mins. Forget about hunger, it made us angry! 😛

We were extremely hungry and waiting for this long especially when the restaurant was empty. It was such a pain!!

 

 

CRISPY VEGETABLES

Before ordering I rechecked with the waiter that is it like Veg Kothey? He said yes and they are a lil crispy. But as soon as they were served, I was pretty shocked. No sauce?!! Tasted it, even more shocked. It tasted as if I am having bhajiyas.   Why would one order bhajiyas?!! It was extremely oily , we just gulped it just because we were starving. Terrible experience!

 

A Big NO to crispy vegetable.

 

PANEER LABABDAR

I have had this dish many a times, but over here it was the first try. We were just praying that the main course is fine just because our starters experience was bad.  Finally, it came. Seemed Yummy and Mind it, it was actually yummy. 😀 It was spicy. One could actually spot green chilly in the dish. But the taste was just unforgettable.  Absolutely brilliant it was.

 

Butter Naan and Tandoori Butter roti added more brilliance to it. Just loved it!

 

And yet again I ended up eating sweet dish at Bake ‘n’ Shake just because I had a bad experience with starters and had to wait for so long.

 

DELHI DARBAR: I would rate it 3/5

Suggestions: Please work upon your kitchen. It’s annoying to wait for so long. Also, the starters are not that good.

So, this was short Delhi Food visit in Bhopal itself.

Hope you enjoyed reading it.

Make sure to drop in a comment. I love reading your feedback.

Thank You in anticipation.

 

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Cowboy Resto Lounge

 

Hello Folks,

I know I am posting really late but, like every other human being I would like to specify some dumb reasons for being late. I have been really busy since past 3 weeks. Family Business, Mom Dad’s Wedding Anniversary, events, friends’ birthdays, office work, and month end pressure.

One of the main reasons for being this late was that the restaurant I visited, I asked the owner to send me the pictures of the food they serve. I mailed them and even texted them on facebook but I guess they were that darn busy to not even check mails.

So, I visited this new restaurant called “Cowboy Resto Lounge”

I liked this place; it’s been like my 3 visits over here. So I am going to give a combined review.

Cowboy Resto Lounge

 

The first time I visited this place was with my friend during our work breaks. I quiet heard a lot good things about this place. As soon as we entered, it was an absolutely different world. Wooden interiors, American flags, Cowboy statue etc. A typical Mexican look.

I just loved the way they have come up with this restaurant. The waiters were very co-operative enough. Mind it; you can click loads and loads of pictures over here. They will give you hats, guns and even click it for you. 😀

The first thing everyone does over here is a PHOTO SHOOT. (Truth)

After getting loads of clicks and starving like anything I had a quick look at the menu.

 

Mexican Potatoes:

 

The first thing that caught my eye was Mexican Potatoes. The Mexican potatoes were the most brilliant dish I had over here. It was absolutely yummy. The potatoes were crispy and were cooked in schezwan sauce and garnished with sesame seeds. It looked just mouth watering and was a fabulous dish.

 

We order two mocktails that were: The Valentine and Orange Strawberry Twister.

 

The Valentine:

The name says something in red and lovable. Expectations were too high from this mocktail. As soon as it was served, it was a tiny glass with pink color drink. Not able to recover from the shock that why was it such a tiny thing?! We tasted it. It was good. It was a blend of Rose and Cranberry juice with vanilla ice cream. It costs Rs.225 per mocktail.

 

Orange Strawberry Twister:

This looked absolutely yummy. The way it was decorated and the blend of red and orange color were just awesome. But I didn’t like it. It wasn’t that good. The Valentine was way better than this.

The moment I saw the main course I was pretty shocked. Most of the dishes they had were Indian.

Mexican restaurant serving Indian food! 😀

I asked the chef why so? He said, Bhopali’s are not that aware of the international food. Very few actually know about it and they have just started up. With time they would try and add up more Mexican food. So, then we ordered Indian.

 

Vegetable Kothey:

 

This was the other starters that were ordered by us. The presentation was nice. The quantity was huge enough for us, but I personally didn’t like it. There was only capsicum and cabbage in it. What about other vegetables?

 

Paneer Butter Masala:

Yes, I agree paneer is my favorite dish and I just can’t ignore it. In my first post I said, there are very few places that serve good paneer dishes. One more added to this number. 😀

The paneer was absolutely brilliant. Soft and fresh. Finely cooked and garnished very well.

 

Mexican Rice:

 

To be very frank I never had Mexican rice. So, I asked the waiter what it is like. What he said was that it is sweet yellow rice with dry fruits. What sweet?!!

I had a talk with the chef and he told me it was brown rice which is spicy. Two opposite reviews. ?? Confused Much!

Finally I ordered it. It was good in taste. It was spicy and was finely cooked. It was my first try so I liked it.

In my next visit I would like to try are Tacos, Mexican Penne and Bean Burrito. 🙂

So here comes an end of my review for Cowboy Resto Lounge.

Suggestions:

1.       The waiters need to be trained a lot.

2.       The staff was unaware of the dishes. The management needs to work on that.

3.       They need to check feedback from the customers and work upon that. Like I mentioned earlier I mailed them so many times. But, No response. They need proper management for that.

4.       Also, they should add more Mexican dishes.

 

 

I would rate Cowboy Resto Lounge 3.5/5

 

Hope you all enjoyed reading my post and feedback is appreciated. 🙂

 

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Thank You in anticipation.

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