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This is the first edition of the SaffronTrail Food Times, where I’ll try and share food news in and around Bangalore- be it new restaurants in the city, food workshops that enthusiasts can participate in, food festivals hosted by restaurants and so on. I’m thinking of having this a fortnightly or monthly column.
If you have anything interesting for me to share here (Bangalore based), do mail me at saffrontrail [at] gmail. Please understand that I shall use your information at my discretion and cannot promise to post everything that comes my way.
SAFFRONTRAIL FOOD TIMES EDITION-01
Weekend Breakfasts in Bangalore
We found two breakfast places which couldn’t be more different from each other.
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One serves up the Full English Breakfast, cocktails you can feel less guilty about over drinking in the morning, absolutely sinful Red Velvet waffles and thick French toasts. I don’t know if you’ve guessed, we’re talking about the ‘Breakfirst’ at Monkey Bar.
Apart from eggs, waffles and toasts, vegetarians have a few other choices like the Handwo, Chilli Cheese Vada Pao and a really big croissant called the Mobar Maxi Croissant.
There’s a Big Bang breakfast specially for vegetarians called the Garden City which comprises of gratinated vegetable crepe, feta stuffed mushrooms, hash browns, grilled tomato, baked beans and jumbo toast.
Mobar has tied up with theindianbean.com to serve up a specially formulated single estate coffee blend, so you can be sure that you’re in for some good coffee.
Expect to be put behind by INR1500 for two people. There’s good music and the company of breakfast loving enthusiastic morning crowd and one must give them points for innovation (Red Velvet Waffles, Pita with Pandi etc.). The good part is you can skip lunch altogether and have a long snooze after filling up here.
Monkey Bar, 14/1 Krishna Manere, Wood Street, Richmond Road, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru – 560025. Phone: 080 41116878/ 79 | www.mobar.in
Weekends 9 am-12 noon.
The other breakfast we loved was the all you can eat spread at Kamat Yatri Nivas (Hoodi). The South Indian breakfast serves all the usuals. The Masala dosa, vada, kuzhi paniyarams are freshly made in small batches. The other items served are masala idli, puri-chana, khara-baath, bisi bele baath, mangalore buns, akki rotti, watermelon juice, fruits, rosogulla, coffee/tea.
They also had bread, butter, jam and some other things I may have missed. The buns were delicious, and our friend said that the kuzhi paniyarams were as good as the ones he had eaten at a small eatery in Coimbatore. I don’t think there’s any other breakfast in Bangalore that can beat the ‘VFM-ness’ of this one.
If you live in and around Whitefield, don’t miss this. It is a steal at INR 125/adult, 75/child.
Kamat Yatri Niwas, Graphite Road, Hoodi Circle, Whitefield. Phone: 080-28459075 | kamatyatri.in – Weekends 7am-10am, no reservations required
CBTL celebrates 50 years with a new menu
Coffee Bean Tea Leaf has introduced a new menu with more focus on healthy and gourmet options.
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We liked their Japanese Cherry Green Tea and Swedish Berries Tea, both made using loose leaf tea bags. These are a perfect choice for those who want to spend time in a cafe without loading up on calories.
For those who like their high calorie drinks, they also have a Hot Double Chocolate with Caramel Swirl and whipped cream 🙂
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Among their healthy eating options, I liked their Roast Vegetable with Hummus. Their Greek salad however was a disappointment because of tons of fake feta. Even if it was paneer, it was a stale one.
Their muffins are the giant American size, I’d recommend it be shared between 3 people! Their Chocolate Chunk muffin was loaded with chocolate chips. Try their signature Ice Blended coffee in your favourite flavour.
http://www.facebook.com/TheCoffeeBeanIndia
Branches: Koramangala, 1MG Rd Mall, Inorbit Mall (Whitefield), Phoenix Market City
A cozy cafe inside a mall- Plus 91
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Photo courtesy: Aravind Balakrishnan
Newly opened at the buzzing Phoenix Market City mall at Whitefield, they are the modern upmarket version of a multicuisine restaurant with a bar. From chaats to steaks, they have it all on their menu, along with an extensive alcohol and drinks menu.
Theirs is a cozy ambience of a street corner cafe, with a little outdoor section. The indoors nearly makes you forget you are in a mall. The fact that they have a jukebox gives them extra points from my side. We were invited for their pre-launch Sunday lunch and they were playing vintage disco for which I’ll give them two thumbs up.
We tried the_ radga patties_, a modified version of sev puri (using baby papads instead of puri), paani puri, frankie, paneer tikkas and the sizzler. While the penne pasta in tomato sauce was perfectly made, the chaats needed some help from the roadside chaatwala in terms of textures and flavour.
The feedback was passed on and I hope they’ll get better in that department. As they have an extensive appetisers menu, I think this will be a good place for a couple of after work drinks and small bites, for those working in and around ITPL.
Their dessert menu is limited to three items. In case you’re wondering about the origin of their name, it indicates India’s phone code 🙂
Plus 91, Phoenix Market City, 1st Floor, Mahadevpura, Whitefield Road, Bangalore-48
Phone- 80-65995666 | https://www.facebook.com/Plus91India
Hours: 12 noon-11.30pm, walk-ins welcome
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