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| Drunken Brie |
So the name itself suggests the Mediterranean city and hence the cuisine should follow, but in fact its a much broader scope of cuisine ranging from the Middle East and the countries we associate Mediterranean food to, to the less known countries surrounding the Mediterranean such as those of the African subcontinent. I'm also sure I saw the word 'Kimchi' on that menu somewhere which didn't make sense but I'm just going to look past it. Located in Phoenix at Lower Parel, they could have definitely chosen a better location for their restaurant, nevertheless, once you enter and the doors close behind you, the world gets zoned out and you take your seat.
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| Chicken Roll-up |
For a Saturday night, it was quite empty at 9 pm but by 10 it was pretty much full. The décor is elegant and yet the ambience forces the occasion to a much more chilled out experience. Its not a place one goes to hush and eat decently but a place one goes to eat well and make a lot of noise doing so. The garlic butter accompanying the complimentary breads( served in a half cut Sula wine bottle) was delicious. We ordered the Drunken Brie for starters. It came baked and yet not runny, just the perfect amount of gooey with a whiskey reduction and caramelized onions and more bread accompanying it. It was just to die for. For mains we ordered Jamaican curry dip + Shawarma stuffed Tafnoon ( Iranian Naan), Chicken Roll-up, and the Fish Fifelchuma. The Shawarma stuffed Tafnoon didn't really make me reminisce any Shawarma I've had in my life and without the Jamaican dip it was subtle bordering on bland. The dip was a rich and thick curry, as delicious as curries get. The fish was flaky and cooked to beautiful perfection. No spice rub detected on the fish but the lemon accompanying it had it all. One little squeeze and it was perfect. This coming from a person whose not a huge fan of fish. The Chicken Roll-up was easily the highlight of the meal. It uses the concept of a roulade but I think each little piece was rolled individually rather than cut from a single roll and cheese oozed delicately from the top and bottom openings of each pretty roll. It was absolutely stunning and the combination of well cooked chicken, mint and cheese went brilliantly. The mains were served like starters, but it only made it easy for us to share and the plate presentation was spot-on. There was a lot of bread and cheese throughout the meal though and portions were more than expected so a little food went waste. Dessert was 'Oops I dropped the lemon pie' and was ideally a de-constructed lemon tart with a tiny jar sleeping with lemon curd made to look like it spilled out of it, little meringues and a short-crust spoon. I personally would go back just to try out their remaining desserts because they all sounded delicious as was the one we ordered. The bill with service charge and service tax was around 2800 for 3 people and we found it totally worth the money.
Am I going back? Soon.
