Persian Flavours

WHAT BRINGS ME HERE :-
Cuisine :              Persian cuisine
Timings :             Tuesday to Sunday 11:30a.m-10.30pm
Non-Veg/Vegetarian Option :  Available
Take Away :        Available
Bar:                     Not Available(BYO possible)


HOW TO REACH HERE : 338 Springvale Road, Forest Hill, Vic 3131.On the left as soon as you cross Canterbury Road Signal .
Phone:
 (03) 9878 3087
 (03) 9894 3830
Website : http://www.persianhalalbutcher.com.au/Restaurant.htm


HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST : 20 AUD /per person

1) Samosa - 6 dollars for 2 piece (Must be on wish List)
2) Chicken Kebab - 16 AUD (Awesome)
3) Lamb Kebab - 16 AUD ((Awesome. Must be on your wish List)
4) Akhbar Mashidi - Desert , if you do not like dishes which are too sweet .
Do not go for it .
All main couse dishes comes with a Side Salad and choice of Rice or Bread.

HOW ABOUT OVERALL EXPERIENCE :-

I am regular visitor to the restaurant since its too close to my home .
Every time , I have been here . It has been a treat .
Not even a single time its short of its levels .

Positives :-
1) Lovely kebabs
2) Good Quantity
3) Every main course  Comes in choice of Small and Standard .
4) Lunch and Dinner Available
5) Authentic Taste

Negatives :-
1) Sitting is limited to 6,7 tables  .
2) Bar is not available .

RATING OUT OF 10 for FOOD : 9
RATING OUT OF 10 for Ambience : 6
RATING OUT OF 10 for Overall Experience : 8

Soul Curry

Soul Curry

WHAT BRINGS ME HERE :-

Cusine :              North Indian
Timings :             Tuesday to Sunday 5.30-10.00pm
Non-Veg/Vegetarian Option :  Available
Take Away :               Available
Bar:                     Available

HOW TO REACH HERE : 382 Springvale Road (entry via service lane),Forest Hill, VIC 3131
Phone - 03 98941081
http://soulcurry.net.au/
 

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST :25 AUD /per person

PANEER HARA MASALA -  16 AUD(Must be on your wishlist )
MALAI KOFTA - 16 AUD
(A very good quantity for 2 with wholesome gravy)

Nan and Tandoori Roti - 4:00 AUD
Have Glance at the Full Menu :-
http://soulcurry.net.au/menu/

HOW ABOUT OVERALL EXPERIENCE :-

Positives:-
USP - Not very spicy and coloury,yet gives an authentic feel.
Lovely Curries .
A very Nice Location .
Parking Available .
Party Space Available .
Ambiance is very nice .

Negatives :-
Nan is made up completely from Plain flour .I would expect a mix of plain and wheat flour .





RATING OUT OF 10 for FOOD : 8
RATING OUT OF 10 for AMBIANCE :  8
 RATING OUT OF 10 for OVERALL EXPERIENCE :8

Bharawan Da Dhaba

WHAT BRINGS ME HERE :-

Cusine :              North Indian
Timings :             Sun 11:30a.m to 11:00 pm , All Days(Check on the website for Wednesday)
Non-Veg/Vegetarian Option :  Available
Take Away :               Available

HOW TO REACH HERE : On Spring wale Road .2/31 Springvale rd, Springvale VIC
Phone - (03) 9547 8632
http://www.bharawandadhaba.com.au
 

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST :15 AUD /per person

Lamb Seekh Kebab 4 pc-  8 AUD(Must be on your wishlist )
Butter Chicken - 10.90 AUD
(A very good quantity for 2 with wholesome gravy)

Nan and Tandoori Roti - 2:00 AUD
Have Glance at the Full Menu :-
http://www.bharawandadhaba.com.au/bharawan-da-dhaba

HOW ABOUT OVERALL EXPERIENCE :-

Positives:-
Best Indian Style Seek Kebabs in Melbourne up till now .
Butter Chicken was also good .
A very Nice Location and timings which stretch untill 11:00 to 00:00,gives you more time to chit-chat.
Lovely Breads .
I would like to give this restaurant a nice TAG as - "Cheap Prices and Best Taste"

Negatives :-
Less space to accommodate high number of guests.
Do not have BYO or In-house bar

RATING OUT OF 10 for FOOD : 8
RATING OUT OF 10 for AMBIANCE :  3
RATING OUT OF 10 for OVERALL EXPERIENCE :6

Nando's

Nando's near Flinders Station

Here I introduce you to the King of spicy chicken in Australia . I proudly announce the award to NANDO's .Nando's is famous for its Portugese style flame grilled peri - peri chicken.

Nando's near Flinder Station Melbourne

WHAT BRINGS ME HERE :-

Cuisine :                  Portugese
Timings :                 11:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m
Bar Option :            Not Available
Vegetarian Option : Available
Take Away :           Available
Outside Dining       : Available at Outlet in Punthill Hotel

Nando's in Puntill Hotel 

HOW TO REACH HERE : Nandoo's has several outlets . I tried in 2 of them , 1 near Finders Station and one near Chadstone Shopping centre . It tastes exactly the same .Just click the links below for a better idea on directions :-
Nandoo's near Flinders Street 
Searching this outlet gives a different result in Google Maps . Please search by below mentioned address .
Address : 166 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Phone: 03 9654 9399
Nandoo's near Chadstone shopping complex
It is in the ground floor of Punthill Hotels . It is on the cross-section of  Dandenong  and Warrigal Road .
Click the link alongside to check out your nearest Nandoo's Outlet .

BBQ Peri Peri Chicken

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST : It seems to be an average restaurant in terms of budget .Meal for one person would cost around 14 AUD - 20 AUD .
1/2 BBQ chicken - 10.95 AUD
Dinner rolls - 0.95 AUD / each
Pequeno Mini Burger - 4.95 AUD
Mini Coke(390 ml) - 3.10 AUD
Please click the link along side to have a look at the Generic Menu of Nando's

Pepqueno Mini Burger

HOW IS THE DINING EXERIENCE : Overall dining experience was outstanding .
I love spicy food . For this reason , I liked it above all other restaurants .
The table placement was average in Flinders Street Outlet , but the Puntill Hotel Outlet is really nice
BBQ Chicken - The BBQ chicken is something which you should not miss at all . The chicken is served with peri-peri sauce which makes it really tasty .
Dinner Rolls - The rolls are little harder . Since hardness is same at both the outlets , i expect it to be prepared that way .
Pequeno Mini Burger - Its like a filler to complete your meal . 1 piece of BBQ chicken along with some vegetables and peri-peri sauce .Though pretty ordinary in preparation but tastes really good .

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Food : 9

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Ambiance(Flinders Street Outlet) : 5

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Ambiance(Punthill Hotel Outlet) : 7

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Overall Experience : 7

Flora Restaurant and Bar

Flora is an Indian Restaurant and houses a Licensed Bar as well  . It was introduced to me by a family friend even before I landed  Melbourne . Since then i was determined to visit and review it.

WHAT BRINGS ME HERE :
Cusine :              North Indian , South Indian
Timings :             Sun 10a.m to 10. pm , Mon- Fri : 10 a.m to 11 p.m
Bar :                            Available
Vegetarian Option :  Available
Take Away :               Available 

HOW TO REACH HERE : Flora is in the heart of the City of Melbourne . It is right opposite to the "Flinder Station" .If you walk in the direction of Melbourne Aquarium after coming out of Flinder Station , you would find the restaurant on the right hand side just 50 steps away .For better directions follow below mentioned link : Find Flora Restaurant On Google Maps
Phone : +61 9663-1212

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST : I would consider this restaurants in category of Budget Restaurants .
Snacks Items such as Chats were in the range of  : 5AUD - 9AUD
Main Course was in the range of : 8 AUD - 14 AUD .
Deserts were in the range of : 3 AUD - 7 AUD

HOW ABOUT THE AMBIANCE : I would say ambiance is pretty average .However the table placing is quite well . Being close to each other , they do not seem to be conjusted .Bar is also pretty average .

HOW IS THE DINING EXPERIENCE : It fully met my expectations on a higher side .
1)We took 1 plate Samosa Chat : 5 AUD .
Quantity was good .Taste was awesome .
It has 2 scrambled potato samosa with accurate quantities of Curd ,Chutneys or Sauces
2) 1 Plate Papdi Chat : 5 AUD
Quantity was good . Taste was awesome .
3) 1 Plate Vegetable Small Curry : 10.50 AUD .
Quantity was good and enough for 1 person with average apetite. Taste was also good .
It has 1 Dal(lentil) , 1 Paneer and pumpkin curry along with 2 Roti(Indian Bread made in Mud Oven) .


RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Food : 7
RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Ambience : 5.5
RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Overall Experience : 7

Punj-aab - Cuisine From Land Of Five Rivers

PUNJ-AAB - A new restaurant in Town which offers Cuisine from the Basin Of Five Rivers . The restaurants offers authentic "North Western " Cuisine .

HOW TO REACH THERE : The Restaurant houses on the ground floor of RMZ Infinity on the OLD Madras Road .While coming from Ulsoor towards KR Puram you will find a Big Bazar on the Old Madras Road . RMZ Infinity is just Opposite to Big Bazaar .

PHONE NUMBER : +(91)-80-66491235

ADDRESS  : Rmz Infinity, Opp. Big Bazar, 3, Old Madras Road, Old Madras Road, Bangalore - 560016


HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST :-

Buffet Lunch Costs Rs. 300 + Taxes per head on Friday , Saturday , Sunday
and 250 + Taxes per head from Mon-Thurs .

HOW WAS THE FOOD : Food was excellent .You may glance at the Overall Menu for the Buffet The Menu changes every day , but the variety is almost similar :-

DRINKS : Restaurant has a good Bar . Though I have not checked the Rates , but rates seems to be pretty descent . A standup table advertisement displays :-

1 beer pint + 1 Plate Kababs was around Rs. 300 .

STARTERS : It had 4 starters 2 non-veg and 2 veg .

Non- veg Starters Include : Fish Pakoda , Tandoori Malai Chicken which was Excellent .

Veg Starters Include : Vegetable Kabab , Paneer Tikka - which was also authentic Punjabi Style .

SALAD BAR : Like all other Buffet , this one also has Wide Variety Of Salads .Salads are generally good and so i didnot find anything special in its Salad bar .

FOOD : Main Course is placed along with the Starters .Though they have limited quantity of Main Course Dishes . They have about 8 dishes in Main Course,and I must say all dishes were awsome especially Mutton Roganjosh .

BREADS : I could only recall 2 varities , normal Wheat Roti and Nan .

They serve breads on Table .

RICE : There were 4 preperations of Rice .

DESERTS : Deserts were also tasty . It had Rasagulla , Watermelon , Halwa , Ice creams , Mouses and Pasteries .The green Rasagulla is something you should not miss at all .

HOW WAS THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE : My past experiences with Buffet is not that good , so I always prefer Alacart.But Punj-aab has proved me wrong .If you compare the Price - Food - Ambience - Service , i think this is the Best Buffet Restaurant Of Bangalore for People who like Punjabi Cuisine.

A nice place to treat family and friends .In true sense "Value For Money" .

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Food : 8

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Ambience : 6.5

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Overall Experience : 7.5

COCOA-NUT

Street Restaurant

Thai cuisine is known for being spicy. Thai food is known for its balance of the five fundamental taste senses in each dish or the overall meal: hot (spicy), sour, sweet, salty, and (optional) bitter . Cocoa-nut is a street restaurant on Bangla Road (Phuket) . It was bright , colorful , clean , and the most important part was Service . Service was Zuper .

Though there was very less time to explore restaurants in Phuket since all our day packages were booked along with complementary Lunch . However , I was left with only Dinner to serve my apetite  to explore .

After completing our City Tour , which was very well organised we came out for Dinner . I wanted to eat Vegetarian that day and hence arrived at COCOA-NUT .

Fied Rice With Chilli Sauce

HOW TO REACH THERE : The restaurant is on Bangla Road , which is the most happening place of Phuket .
We came out of resort "Deewaana Patong Resort" and walked about 200 m . The street restaurants spans for about 2 km . One among them was COCOA-NUT .

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST - Street restaurants are quite fairly priced . They are not at all costly .
I think our first day Dinner would have come around 175 -200 baht for both of us .Being hygiene conscious We took only 2 vegetarian dishes the first day .

1) Fried Rice with Chilli Sauce - 59 baht
2) Stir Fried Morning Gloride (which mean Rice Covered with Vegetables) - 100 baht 
3) Coke 

Stir Fried Morning Gloride

Rest of the days we took a variety of dishes , but I forgot the cost factor for the same .

HOW ABOUT THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE :-


I am a big Foodie . I and my wife liked most of the Thai Food we had during our stay :-
First day Dinner was chosen very carefully .We didnot wanted to be disappointed with the Thai Food and Hence I tried ordering those dishes , which has very less margin of Going Wrong . In that sense I fully met my Expectations .Chili Sauce, which we got with the Fried Rice  was awesome .
Even the other Dish - Stir Fried Morning Gloride was very nice .

Second Day Dinner was quite experimental :-
We first had a look on all sort of Sea Food available and then we finalized 
Chicken Soup - which was good in taste and Jumbo in Quantity .
Barbecued  Tiger Prawns  - which I must say were awesome 

Shells Curry - We were suppose to take out the Worms from the shells and Eat them .I found the dish interesting but quite average . However my wife found it tasty .

Third Day Dinner was also quite interesting - 
We had stuffed our stomachs in our resort ,in the evening after returning form James Bond Island . When we went for some shopping at night , our stomachs were tight . While returning we felt little space in our stomach .To our surprise , after buying some beverages we found "Make Your Own Burger" in the General Food Store.They have kept 1 Chicken Salami and Unlimited Veggies for the same .We packed 2 Burgers and came to our Resort .

RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Food : 7.5
RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Ambience : 2
RATE THE RESTAURANT OUT OF 10 in Overall Experience : 7