Category: Restaurant Reviews
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Mekong – Marigold By Green Park, Hyderabad
Mekong – Marigold By Green Park Before I start reviewing Mekong, I’d like to talk about two separate entities- Burrp and Marigold Hotels– the former is a local food and restaurant recommendation engine and the latter, a brand of 5-star luxury hotels. How did I find out about Burrp? While checking-in to numerous fine-dine restaurants in…
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China Bistro, Hyderabad
China Bistro I have always been a fan of Pan-Asian cuisine with a special admiration for Thai cuisine– I totally love the strong aromatic elements of the dishes and the not-so-apparent level of spice. Ever since my visit to Phuket an Phi Phi Islands– the former cuisine is now my most favourite. Frankly, I haven’t tried a…
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Kaficko, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
As the Hyderabad chapter of my life comes to an end, so does the number of days at my disposal to visit the restaurants currently bookmarked on my Zomato profile. This, sort of puts me in a sticky situation- to short-list a list of already short-listed restaurants. So, it was a Sunday and after a lot of thought we decided…
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WOFL, Hyderabad
WOFL, Hyderabad After a pleasant experience, munching on waffles last week at an outlet in Hi-tech city, we (Herwin Abhilash Kandoth) were eager to visit WOFL. It wasn’t difficult to locate WOFL- located on Road no 3, Banjara Hills, behind the TV 9 office.. Well! What do you know? The same lane where Hotel Shadab…
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Eat India Company, Hyderabad
Eat India Company- is located on the first floor of a building that also houses popular restaurants- Via Milano and Urban Asia. Once you walk in through the darbar-like door, the first thing that you notice is the scintillating interior décor. We visited Eat India Company (heron will refer to as EIC) for dinner- after hearing about the visually…
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IHOP
‘Love for Pancakes’ Woke up to a somewhat heavy head on Day 2 of our visit to Sin City. First on the agenda was to quickly head to Stratosphere and purchase tickets for the famous adult show- Pin-Up. After purchasing the tickets we decided to have some breakfast- the answer was right in front of…
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Fog Harbor Fish House, SFO, CA
Fog Harbor, SFO, CA Let me kick start my short but incredible 1 month food experience of disparate and popular restaurants across 2 states– California and Nevada. We decided to catch the Caltrain to San Francisco(from Sunnyvale) about 8 am in the morning so that we could return by evening- the intention, to cover most…
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United Kitchens of India, Hyderabad
United Kitchens Of India I heard about this place for the first time when a good friend and food lover- Nazeef was invited for a Zomato foodie meet up to UKI. He sat for some time explaining the ‘no-garam masala‘ food experience.
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Souza Lobo, Calangute
Souza Lobo, Calangute If your crazy about fish and if that’s the only thing you can think about when you reach Goa.. Then You Gotta Eat Here ! What an amazing place ! Located at Calangute beach, this places serves the best sea food in Goa… Goes without saying, when you have the produce, you have to…
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Hotel Shadab, Hyderabad
“It is in our nature to want more, especially when it comes to food. We don’t know when to stop and frankly I don’t think we should either.“ Some of the most embarrassing times are when your loved ones narrate stories about your childhood- possibly an incident that pretty much establishes that you were a…
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The Kallu Shop Experience
The Kallu Shop Experience Toddy (in English), Kallu (in Kerala), Sur (in Goa), Kali (in Tulu), Thati Kallu (in Andhra Pradesh), many names, but all point to the same- an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of coconut palms and palmyra trees. It is first extracted (process called Tapping) and then distilled to give…
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4 Seasons, Hyderabad
Yousuf Tekri – Located at Tolichowki, this commercial complex needs no introduction; every foodie in Hyderabad knows the nexus of restaurants housed here. All the restaurants located here- besides being legendary are unique in the varied dishes that they serve. The very same day that I arrived in Hyderabad, my brother Amithesh took me here and told me-…
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Ci Gusta – The Burger Festival
Ci Gusta, Ci Gusta, Ci Gusta– heard a lot about this place from fellow foodies and food bloggers but failed to pay a visit to this restaurant; many have claimed in their review- Ci Gusta has been consistently delivering quality Italian food experience. I must admit that the plan to visit Ci Gusta has always slipped through my mind,…
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Giri Manja’s, Mangalore
Giri Manja’s, Mangalore A food-frenzy homecoming to Mangalore aka Kudla, is never complete until you have experienced the best- and when I say best, I mean a heavenly union of incredibly fresh produce and lip-smacking masala to cook it in. Most of my friends have been talking about this place for ages; I end up getting mocked for being…
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3B’s – Buddies, Bar, Barbecues
We have all been to Absolute Barbecues and their close competitor Barbeque Nation– both restaurant chains have no doubt given birth to two different concepts in the food industry. The former represents itself as India‘s first ‘wish grill’ restaurant, whereas the latter has taken the idea of DIY (Do It Yourself) cuisine to a whole new level. Both restaurants…
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For the love of Chef Inam’s Steak house
For the love of Chef Inam’s Steak house 2012- OK! I am not here to prophesize the end of the world (something Roland Emmerich did with his movie 2012), instead I am here to tell you about a narrative. ” To me no foodie becomes what he becomes without having at least one chef influence him. ” (my version of…
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Jonathan’s Kitchen, Hyderabad
Gulp ‘n’ Munch says You Gotta Eat Here! Period! I had visited Jonathan’s Kitchen early in 2015 on the basis of my good friend and foodie- Nazeef’s recommendation. Jonathan’s Kitchen is Holiday Inn Express’s in-house restaurant specializing in Italian, Japanese and North Indian cuisine. Holiday Inn Express is located away from the hectic and crowded ISB Rd-…
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Komatose, Hyderabad
Little over a year ago, I had visited Jonathan’s Kitchen with my good friend and foodie Nazeef Nazir. He learnt about Jonathan’s Kitchen from Zomato, as a restaurant notable for serving North Indian, Italian and Japanese cuisine. We walked in to JK (Jonathan’s Kitchen) for dinner and had an amazing experience- for more on that,…
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Tim Tai, Kondapur, Hyderabad.
During the last two #zomato foodie meetups, over foodie-talks, the name of this deli came up often- everyone spoke about the amazing Pan-Asian food served here. Ever since, I had been planning to visit this place- it remained that way for close to a year until now I finally decided to check in.. Tim Tai…
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Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hyderabad.
Flying Spaghetti Monster Whenever we decide to have lunch on a Sunday, the first thing that comes to mind is ‘Sunday Brunch‘. But then again, most restaurants that claim to specialize in ‘brunch‘, typically deliver this experience through a quality buffet. Personally, I hold the opinion that a restaurant’s finest and delectable food is best experienced in their à la…