Showing posts with label nightlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nightlife. Show all posts

Friday, 30 October 2015

Restaurant Review: Rockville Bar and Diner, CBD Belapur

Rockville Bar and Diner, CBD Belapur is one of the many cool pubs which are in Belapur. My visit to this place happened when I was in search of a good place to celebrate my first anniversary. As usually, I was browsing Zomato to find the same. After reading good reviews about the place decided to make a visit.This review contains only a few pictures as the lighting of the place was not supporting it much.

Ambiance: I visited the place around 7 pm ( to avail the most out of the "Happy Hours" :P), so the place was empty. We decided to sit in the area near to the big screen. The have three sections I suppose, one was an open area near the bar, the second had a sitting area like normal restaurants and the third was a cozy area with a big screen. The ambiance was nice, dark with blue lightning. The music was at very less volume( as I guess there was no crowd at the moment), so we asked them to volume up the music which they did after asking for it twice, but the good part was it was not very loud so that you can't even hear another person.
Rating : 4/5



Service: Service according to me was a bit slow. As we were sitting there for 10 minutes in the starting but no one came up to attend us. The staff who attended us was not very aware of there own menu and gave confused looks. Since, in the "Happy hours" they offer some complimentary drink to the ladies, therefore I was offered one but was told that I can't share it with others ( some rules they have !). The waiter was literally keeping an eye on us till the time I didn't finish the drink, which was a bit irritating but rules are rules and I guess he was just doing as instructed.
Rating: 3/5

Food: Ok, so the important part food. We ordered a tandoori non-veg platter which had many variants of chicken tikka which was good, tasty and fulfilling. The next thing which we ordered was Chicken Amritsari in which they had stuffed minced chicken pieces in  an Egg Omelette and that was served in tangy tomato gravy which was good to eat. The Rotis were warm and crisp. 
Rating: 4.5/5

Things I tried: Non-veg platter, Chicken Amritsari, Tandoori Roti, Cosmopolitan Cocktail

Will I visit again: Hmm, Not sure ( as there are many other pubs also in the area to would like to explore them first)

                                              Noooo, I didn't have it.. It is just a decor :P
                                                                    Cosmopolitan

My opinion and words are not biased and the review is totally based on my experience at the restaurant. But rightly said, “Food is subjective and everyone has own taste” so kindly exercise your own discretion, with the understanding that this is reviewer’s personal opinion.
Rockville Bar & Diner Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Monday, 26 October 2015

Restaurant Review: Bademiya - Colaba, Mumbai





                                                             Image Courtesy: Google

Bademiya is more than a restaurant, it has actually become a landmark of that area. One of the famous veg/non-veg restaurants of Mumbai, which actually started from a small street stall. It is one of those restaurants which are part of Mumbai's nightlife. I have been to Bademiya twice, one was at normal time around 8:30 pm so the place was crowded as expected, but the next visit was at 2:30 pm and to my surprise I was unable to park my car. The area was so full and everyone was there to taste the divine food offered at Bademiyan. Okay, so let's talk about the experience:

Ambiance: It is an open street kind of restaurant where people take the food from the counter and enjoy it in open. Now, they have arranged an area where they have put some chairs descent enough to sit and eat. Frankly, not at all fancy, but worth the food you actually taste.

Service: In both my visits, service was excellent. Right from the time you order food, it is served and at last when the person comes to offer you water to wash your hands (which touched me the most). The service was quick, the staff was courteous. Even, that late at night they were on their toes, smiling, running after orders which was really awesome. This kind of service lacks, even in most of the high end restaurants. So, I am very impressed with the service, they are really doing good work here.

Food: Ahhhh... Bademiya is one of those restaurants about which people say "Colaba gaye and Bademiya mein nahi khaya". I tried non-veg both the times. Kebabs always win my heart. They are just superb. So, I would highly recommend to try their kebabs. As they are well cooked, rich in flavor and full of taste. I tried chicken bunna which was disappointing, not at all up to the mark, so not my recommendation list. Rest, seekh kebab roll was a hit. Rumali rotis are good in size and fulfilling. I tried their Chicken Baida Roti, which his staff suggested us, it was nice crispy, big roti filled with minced chicken, but some garam masala was very prominent in taste which was not very pleasing  but it was ok overall.

Things I tried: Chicken Reshami Tikka, Seekh Kebab roll, Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab, Chicken Baida Roti, Chicken Bhunna and Rumali Roti.

Will I visit again: Yes

Total rating: 4/5
                                                    Chicken Reshami Tikka
                                                    Chicken Seekh Kebab Roll
                                                      Chicken Seekh Kebab Roll
                                           Chicken Bhunna and Rumali Roti

My opinion and words are not biased and the review is totally based on my experience at the restaurant. But rightly said, “Food is subjective and everyone has own taste” so kindly exercise your own discretion, with the understanding that this is reviewer’s personal opinion. 


Bademiya Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato