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Village style Hookah Lounge We were invited to the launch of a new restobar, ‘La Cabana’ in sector 29 Gurgaon. With four main sections – a complete open sitting for over 200 guests, 2 small covered seating for love-birds or small group in the lawn, Hookah section done in a Village Nautanki style…
[Rated: 4/5] Asking someone for a coffee is now a passé. The Beer Café is now open with an innovative concept, and it is only matter of time when asking someone for a quick beer would be the in-thing among the socialites. It would come as no surprise to anyone to learn that Beer is…
Burrito [Rated: 3/5] On my way to Delhi from Mumbai Airport, I stopped at Burro’s Burritos for a quick bite of an English Burrito (Rs 79). The Burrito was overloaded with Mayonnaise but the filling of a freshly fried egg, chicken sausage and sprinkling of cheese, topped up with mustard makes it a…
Much has changed since I shifted to Gurgaon over five years ago. The high rises have multiplied, Offices are much swankier, Roads are much crowded and there is no dearth of good eating out places. Earlier, a good restaurant would have taken us on the roads to Delhi. Not anymore. Nor does anyone w…
[Rated: 3.5/5] Unpretentious in its décor and honest for its price, Route04 immediately strikes a chord with its guests. The prototype of cars hanging from the roof, huge airplane and car stickers of Mustang and Hummer, beside some old hip music gives it a retro effect. Music is loud enough to gi…
[Rated: 3.5/5] Having read some not-so-good reviews of Jakoi on internet, our foodie group was in two moods to visit the place. Luckily, Gautam and Sneha suggested that we should go and check why it has been rated so low, and hence we all set off to Jakoi on a cool Saturday afternoon, which is…
Some time ago we organised a contest on our facebook page for members to share their household tips. The response was very encouraging. We were left with a treasure of ideas not easily available but only passed from one generation to another, and hence are sharing the same with all of you to use…
KFC Spicy Zinger Chicken Burger Life can become so complicated on simple things, especially if one has to compare two legends. McDonalds and KFC have both launched their spicy variant of burgers and we checked them out to give our verdict as to which one is better. Since it was a difficult decisi…
[Rated: 4/5] Gurgaon took the lead and became the first city to have a micro-brewery in India, once the policy was introduced. Hops N Brew, spread over two floors, is one of the few such brewery-pub in the city. Offering four variants in beer – Lager, Strong, Wheat and Dark, and varieties of cuis…
[Rated: 3.5/5] In India, when the specialty restaurants were not a common sight, most of us would have tasted the early days of Chinese cuisine which was much influenced by Indian palate. We enjoyed the adopted flavors of Chinese food and now have moved to authentic Chinese fare at the leading re…
[Rated:2.5/5] No prize for guessing one name that doesn’t require any introduction in India or globally, and Kids and grown-up love it alike? It’s McDonalds. None other global food chain has caught the pulse of the nation as well as McDonalds, who offers its innovative hygienic products and menu…
[Rated: 3.5/5] As a foodie I keep trying different eating joints throughout the city and at times miss the most obvious of places. I am a member of Nirvana Patio club where we (me and my family) are regular at the swimming pool. Since we were not impressed with our initial visit two years ago…