Italia calls at Toscano

Sunday lunch saw us back at UB City for an Italian meal at Toscano. I had been here in November and loved it so it was very much on my food list. Toscano is an outdoor indoor restaurant with a nice dark wood and black and white pics ambience. But it isnt a great choice in sweltering May for lunch and believe me Bangalore is also sweltering in May.

My drink was a delicious non alcoholic grape sangria.

I ordered a Penne Gorgonzola pasta- Blue cheese, radicchio, cracked pepper, and parsley with my usuals of mushrooms, jalapenos and sundried tomatoes which was super delicious. Their complimentary bread basket comes with a herbed butter and a chilli dip. I think my fave accompaniment is still Olive Oil & Balsamic vinegar though.


The dessert was a beautifully presented creamy Tiramisu. Dont miss the mango & strawberry syrup eyes. Lovely food presentation for most dishes. I think this is a firm favourite and will hopefully be on my list every time I am in Bangalore.

Not too much masala at Masala Klub

Saturday Night saw us dining at Masala Klub at Taj West End: another firm favourite for my bro and sis in Law. We originally planned to check out Blue Ginger for Vietnamese cuisine but changed our minds and hopped across to Masala Klub with a little help from our friends at the Taj as it was close to the last order.

Masala Klub is a concept by Chef Hemant Oberoi to reinvent Indian cuisine: Using masalas judiciously to complement rather than overshadow the other ingredients &  to recreate flavors in international cooking styles using olive oil. The food is delicious, light on the stomach & flavourful.

I ordered Spring Onion Kulcha & a Button mushroom dish which was really delicious. Dessert was a tasty kulfi though personally I didnt like the rose syrup they served it with. To drink, I dediced to try a Spicy Martini with vodka, capsicum and chilli. Very interesting flavour. My bro and sis in law had their favourite Apple Jacks (whiskey based cocktails)

The ambience is nice because its outdoor seating amongst many leafy trees.

A toss of the trunk to Rogue Elephant for the great food

I am in Bangalore this weekend spending time with my bro, sis in law and their dog. Along with spending time with them, am also checking out some of Bangalore's nice food places. My first discovery was a cute Italian  restaurant called The Rogue Elephant: The Terrace Bistro. Located on the first floor, this open air place serves starters, salads, pastas and has a wine menu.

Friendly service from waiters who can actually make reccomendations, delicious food and a pleasing ambience makes this place a sure fire spot on a foodie's trail. We ordered Sun Kissed Ice Tea (They let the tea brew in the sun), Innocent Mojito (delicious and minus the alcohol) & a Barman's special to drink and each was quite delicious.

Our starters were Mushrooms Burgundy Style, delicious, mildly flavoured and presented with 4 toasted triangles. My bro ordered the Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese & Dill  which he says is delicious and the Fig Salad (a firm favourite for the two of them).

My main course was Pasta A La Rogue, mushrooms & sundried tomatoes in a tomato based vodka sauce. They didnt have any Jalapenos though which the staff pronounced with a J. My bro and sis in law ordered a Hummus and Pita Veg platter.

The staff continued to check on every dish to see if we enjoyed it, asked us if we needed drink top ups and see to our comfort thru the meal. Nice as in many restaurants, you lose your waiter once your order is served. and when I told them I want to blog about it, they took down my blog url.

We went to the Koramangala branch but there are a couple of others. Do check it out on your next visit.