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Pintxo, (Basque name for tapas, pronounced as ‘Pincho’) the new and first for Gurgaon, predominantly Spanish cuisine restaurant has set shop in the fashionable Galleria market, DLF 4. A small but cosy place, with warm, no-nonsense interiors, Pintxo tries to stand out from the numerous other resta…
Nooba has been a part of Gurgaon’s culinary scene for a long time, but it is only now that I get to visit the restaurant in the underbelly of building number 8 at the Cybercity labyrinth in Gurgaon. I am here at the invitation of Anuj Gupta, the General Manager of the interglobe group which…
The new ‘galleria’ style mall ‘Baani Square’ catches attention, and with the ever growing population in nearby areas this mall will undoubtedly soon see some good footfall. The Chinese cum Thai eatery Big Wong is easy to notice in an otherwise relatively empty mall. So when the owner, Raghav ment…
A lovely Sunday afternoon have my wife and me heading towards recent addition to Gurgaon luxury hotel scene for brunch; Hilton Garden Inn. The entry into the hotel is simple without a porch or high wall fenced boundary, but what impresses is the 24 hour world cuisine restaurant, Glasshouse. Doubl…
Even though it was a Tuesday, my friends wanted to go out for a drink. So though they prefer to be a vegetarian on Tuesday, somehow liquor consumption is considered okay. I am a foodie to the core and treat all days as equal, still given my friends preferences I decided to stick to their…
The other day saw me venture out on the “luna”tic scarface, also known as MG Road, Gurgaon with a keen sense of purpose. I was heading for Senses, the coffee shop at Pullman’s Hotel, Gurgaon to try their Angus Burger that was much talked about on the Indian food Freak/Gurgaon Food Freak Facebook…
The concept of Restaurant Week India (RWI) is interesting. Popular restaurants & hotels come up with a set menu (with options for both vegetarians & non-vegetarians) at a special pricing. It is an inducement to those who haven’t tried a place to check it out. Of course, there would also be value…
Café Fresco located at Super Mart-1 is yet another small café however with a difference. It serves only vegetarian dishes in Italian, Thai, Chinese and Indian cuisine. The owner, Parul Singal, says “I always felt non-vegetarians are spoilt for choice in other restaurants while options for vegetar…
Scene 1: A railway station (Gurgaon Junction), with passengers who have just come out from a train and looking for eatables. Just that this railway station is much cleaner than any other I have seen in India. Scene 2: A hawker selling certain drinks from a small box he is carrying. Here is anothe…
I wasn’t expecting much from a restaurant located in Sapphire mall, Gurgaon. And rightly so, the mall that is located in a narrow road facing Orchid Petals apartment with no inside parking facility (as yet) and in case you plan to take escalators instead of a lift, you will have to roam around th…
At times I feel I overdo myself, and when I accepted an invitation to a dessert festival at Mamagoto, I knew this is another one of them. Not having a sweet tooth, I can barely finish a dessert…okay two at best, and going to a dessert festival meant I shall be going overboard. I have…
[Rated: 3.0/5] With so many eating out outlets in Galleria, restaurants can hardly afford to slip on the quality. Rather they have to come up with something new every time to excite their guests. Café 9, a new Mediterranean restaurant is trying to do just that. A small 12-seater outlet with open…
