Attic Attack

I along with my entire Food adda team attacked Attic in a new quest for food.

The Attic is located in Viman Nagar, Giga space. Considerably new on the block, we decided to try out this eye catching place.

Whenever I passed by on this road, I was always fascinated with this restaurant looking at its ambience from outside.

Let me tell you, no sooner than I entered this place I was pleasantly surprised as the ambience exceeded my expectations. The place is quite bigger than what it appears from outside.

Its like a cabin or a shack in an oasis of greens. Complete laid back vibe.

The service is really very good, warm and polite and I was really impressed.

The music in the background was really nice and they have a good collection of tracks, which compliments the ambience perfectly.

 

 

A huge plethora of food awaited us ..

and the stage is set ..

 

Attic serves a vast variety of food comprising -North Indian, Continental, Persian, Italian, Café.

 

We were presented with

 

 

My drink - Cool mint

 

MUSHROOM ROSEMERRY CHICKEN VELOUTTE

 

Warm creamy soup , would be perfect for winter.

 

Recommended

 

 VEG TACOS

BBQ Chicken wings

 

Recommended

One of the best chicken wings I have ever had. Juicy, tender, spicy, tangy, soft and completely flavorful.

I couldn't help my self and devoured a tad too many.

Must try. Just come here and hog their Chicken wings, if you are a wings fan like me.

You will fall in love with this place only with this one dish.

 

Cheese chilli toast

 

I was not very happy with this one.

Chilly and salt was missing, found it too bland for my taste.

The bread could have been better toasted(a bit soggy)

I will give this a miss.

 

Chicken Farcha ( Parsi )

 

 Recommended

Crispy, crunchy yet juicy and soft from outside.

Very less uses of spices and very mild flavors. Perfect Parsi food.

They do serve some really good Parsi cuisine .

Must try

Mexican Bean salad

 

It was nice and fresh.Crunch vegetables and a well balance of it.

A little less olive oil would have made great wonder.

 

GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

 

creamy, succulent, well done with fresh and crispy lettuce.

I could keep on having this. 

Recommended

 

Chicken Dhansak

 

Don't compare their Dhansak with Dorabjees and you will enjoy eating it.

It was really good and yummy.

They can, may be change the way they serve, (though it really was well crafted) as the dhansak gets absorbed in the rice and its little dry to eat later on. Though they immediately filled us on the dhansak on request.

The rice can be caramelized more( then again, I like my rice sweet with dhansak)

The flavors were perfect, not too spicy or anything. They do a good job on this dish.

Must try.

Recommended

 

Mutton Rogan josh

 

Nice and tasty

 

Cheese Butter Masala

 

Hot chocolate shots

 

Bread Butter Pudding

I used my hot chocolate shot to drizzle the bread butter pudding result was really good.

The bread pudding itself was soft, still giving you the perfect texture on every bite.

 

A very heavy weekend dinner indeed. Time to party, lose some calories and shake some booty, that's exactly where the Food adda team headed too ;p

 

The Attic

3, GigaSpace, Air force Road.

Viman Nagar, Pune.

Tel – 020 40027755

 

xoxo

Bhakti

 

Chakhna Menu Launch at Punjab Grill

Chakhna a true Punjabi word for appetizers served along with drinks and beverages(snacks or finger food). Savory , spicy, easy to eat and yummy to devour along with drinks alcoholic or otherwise.(alcoholic mostly ;p). Chakhna is a Punjabi version of Tapas or Bar food.
I love Chakhna, drinks, good music and long chats with friends and family, that's how life is supposed to be enjoyed and lived according to me. Chakhna is for Indians what chicken wings is for Beer lovers across the globe.
Classic Chakhna being Masala Papad, Kebabs, spiced chana and nuts, chips the list goes on.
Desi Chakhna and Videsi Daaru does wonders known alone to the Indians now ;p
How could I ever in my wildest dreams turn down the invitation for the Chakhna Menu Launch at my favorite Punjab Grill by Lite Bite group. Straight from the motherland of Chakhna Punjab itself.
If there is an evening filled with Chakhna and Drink at the finest restaurant who would want to have anything else at all.
I along with my co Food adda team members marched to Punjab Grill in full attendance for the mission Chakhna devouring.
Let me tell you I was really transferred immediately to a laid back Punjabi evening at the fine dining Punjab Grill.
Must say Chef Gurpreet Singh really set some serious Punjabi Mood going with his awesome creations and outdid himself.
It was a small gathering at the terrace seating, along with other food bloggers and connoisseurs.
The setting was charming, Honey Singh's Punjabi tracks charged up the ambience and left me wondering about an amazing fun filled evening waiting ahead.

 

The table mats had a design of deck of cards which added further to the laidback ambience.

 

The Chakhna Menu Card waiting to be explored

 

A never ending journey of some Chakhna delights and Drinks.

Can anything else top this ? I think not.

 

Our Foodadda table all set for a long crazy night.

 

The Classic arrives first --

Papad Peanut Masala Platter

Simple and classic Chakhna at its best.

I nibbled on it all through till the end.

I loved the way it was presented, like the small chana jor garam available at the street side in paper cones.

 

Jheenga Chowk ki tikki.

Not my kinds, found it bland.

Alu tikki stuffed with prawns mixture and deep fried.

 

 

Here comes the drinks.

 

Pineapple Thandai.

Very nice Mocktail, refreshing and cooling served in style in a brass lota

 

Food adda enjoying the Band Baja Te Whisky.

Ringing in the bhopu when you receive your drink.

Fun!

 

I loved my drink -

Rasbhari Margarita

it consisted of

Cape Gooseberry, sugar syrup, black salt, Tequila.

made an amazing concoction.

You could get a nice sweet salty flavor along with your tequila.

Recommended,

 

Ganne ka Juice Margarita

Sugar cane juice, mint, black salt, ginger, lemon juice, tequila.

Must for sugar cane juice lovers.

 

Ambarsari Machchi with Desi Aloo chips

served in authentic desi style.

Full of robust desi flavors, nicely marinated, soft and spicy. loved this one.

Recommended.

 

Fondue with a twist.

Cheese Fondue with Mathri

The combination was really tasty and went very well along with drinks(any kinds)

Recommended

 

Kurkuri with imli chutney

My favorite

crispy spring rolls on the outside filled with cheese on the inside.

so very comforting

Recommended.

 

Mutton ki boti served in olden istri.

Mutton marinated in khada masala, well cooked and juicy.

I liked

Recommended

 

 

Tandoori Kukkad wings

This was the best. I love wings. the best accompaniments to drinks.

These were perfect. Juicy, a little spicy and tangy. Crispy and just too yum.

Highly recommended.

 

 

Chicken Kheema with fryums.

Childhood revisited.

 

 

Anda tawa rice

right from the street side menu.

The anda tawa rice was flavorful and juicy topped with sev chiwda.

It was perfect.

Recommended

 

nothing else could have completed this meal other than

Mele Ki Chuski

Vodka with different flavors.

 

A platter of chuskis with different flavors

 

My favorite.

The best of all.

Orange chuski

 

Me slurping on the vodka chuski and enjoying it thoroughly

Vodka orange chuski recommended

Punjab grill got the streets of Punjab right at Phoenix market city for us to enjoy.
I had awesome Punjabi time. Loved it all. A big Jhappi to Punjab Grill and Food adda India for the invitation.
The festival is still going on, so all you desi at hearts like me .. enjoy the desi food along with some videsi daru and steal some moments of laidback fun with your near and dear ones. I guarantee you wont be disappointed.

Last but not the least - cheers to Punjab Grill and the entire team for such an amazing concept, food, fun , presentation and an entire power packed Punjabi Punch in all the dishes and drinks. They sure make you revisit childhood with fond memories.


Punjab Grill
S-51, Phoenix Marketcity, Phoenix Boundary Rd, Viman Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra
020 6689 0610

 

xoxo

Bhakti

 P.S - If you would like me to visit your property to review and write about it, I would be happy to do so (restaurants, travel, hotels)

 

 

Zambar - Hyderabadi Food Festival

Zambar - a name synonymous with the South Indian Coastal cuisine.

An all day fine dine restaurant serving authentic and mouth watering southern specialties taking you on a culinary experience through India’s four Coastal states - Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh, serving traditional home-style food. Zambar is a popular restaurant in Pune and has made its mark in being one of the gastronomical pleasures in the city.

It is definitely one of the favorite restaurants in the city to devour authentic coastal cuisine from down south.

After conquering hearts with delectable cuisine of these 4 states, Zambar now has incorporated and launched royal dishes from the culinary delight - Hyderabad with the Hyderabadi food Festival to the Menu of the restaurant.

We thus jumped with joy on being invited to enjoy Hyderabadi delicacies added to their menu.

Chef Arun has brought selective connoisseur Hyderabadi dishes with the influence of the Nawabs from Lucknow to Pune on our plates.

Chef Arun Kumar ( cuisine and brand head of Zambar)with flavorful Hyderabadi Biryani.

P.S The Hyderabadi Biryani is really mouth watering, must have. 

Wall of Fame, a picture speaks a thousand words.

I love the interior and setting of Zambar, it is rustic and ethnic. I feel connected to the roots. A feeling of calm settles all over. The classical south Indian instrumental music going on in the background, the ripples of waves covering the walls, being seated in big ships with lanterns and soft glowing lights, metal urns and pots, Diyas, plates in the shape of banana leaves. It certainly wouldn't be wrong to say that Zambar does take you on a journey to the southern coast. I felt as if I was seating in a Kerala houseboat having my lunch reminiscing my Kerala vacation.

Just a part of the Menu

I am not a big fan of Rassam, but I always look forward to this welcome drink at Zambar along with Papadam.

The Rassam shot. different and nice.

I enjoyed all the cocktails

Chicken Tikka on tawa.

This beautiful and equally mouth watering dish was not grilled but cooked over the Tawa.

It left us craving for more.

Was done perfectly, well marinated, the chicken was tasty, flavorful, juicy and succulent.

Must try!

Shikhampuri Kebabs.

Flavorful minced mutton Kebabs.

Alu ke Garlay

though tasty its basically Puneri Batata Vada with extra ginger.

Achari Murgh

This dish was really tasty and nice, but it wasn't achari. You wont get the pickled sour taste.

It was good. Must try!

Machi ka Salan

A mustard based gravy consisting of Rawas.

Its like an explosion of flavorful mustard.

Must try for fish and mustard lovers.

Enjoyed this with appams.

Nawabi Kofta Curry

Perfect soft Koftas in Hyderabadi curry we enjoyed it with Malabar Paratha. The base is creamy though not sweet at all

Must Try!

Mirch ka salan

Authentic, a little salty must try with Hyderabadi Biryani

Shahi sweets to complete a meal served to the kings.

Qubani ka Meetha

A dessert made of puree of dried apricots.

It was flavorful, very rich in apricots, not very sweet.

Double ka Meetha.

Deep fried Bread with flavored with sweet syrup and rabdi on top.

I loved this one. Though the bread could have been a little soft. The overall taste was mind blowing. It was a finale dish for the meal.

Must try !

Zambar is always the name and place where I am heading to satiate my southern coastal cravings.
Thanks to Food adda and Zambar, for introducing me to their newly launched Hyderabadi Cuisine state from the kitchens of royal kings and Nizams.Thus Zambar will now be my preferred choice for Hyderabadi cuisine as well.

Rush to Zambar for some mouth watering Hyderabadi cuisine and fall in love with it completely.


Zambar
020 66890606, 020 66890607

Table Reservation: Recommended                                        

Address:

2nd floor

Phoenix Market city,

Viman Nagar,

 Pune                           

xoxo

Bhakti