Spice Klub - Vegetarian Molecular Gastronomy
Affordable Appealing Tasty Vegetarian Molecular Gastronomy. That would pretty much sum up my review of this place, but since you've taken the trouble of clicking the link to get here, I'll elaborate a bit.
This restaurant uses the concept of Molecular Gastronomy. Mostly it is the starters, desserts, and drinks that have some "wow" factor to them. The mains do not look unappealing, but they're mostly served the regular way.
A good thing is that the place is Pure Vegetarian, and I do not know of any other vegetarian restaurant with the concept of molecular gastronomy (apart form their Italian counterpart next-door).
When I say affordable, I do understand that some of the items may come across as expensive, but if you compare it to other restaurants with molecular gastronomy, this isn't as expensive. Also, the appeal is perhaps the primary factor of going here. If you are going just to eat (and not take pictures / video for your social media), then yes, it is pretty expensive; in fact I would suggest you to skip it altogether.
I say tasty, since the food tastes pretty good. I wouldn't say delicious/irresistible overall. Part of it is also done by the visual appeal, since you're mentally already liking the food. The food could have tasted a bit better though.
An all-time favourite chaat item is the pani puri and so we called for one. The pani is served in test-tubes, and the tamarind chutney (sauce) is served in a pipette. The test-tubes are kept in a glass form which smoke is bubbling out.
The taste of this one was not bad.
Then we had the papdi chaat. Over a papdi, they keep a sphere of yoghurt which is then topped with chutneys and foam. A fantastic presentation. The taste is pretty good, but as a papdi chaat, I want it to have more flavour to it.
A street food item which everyone likes is the pav bhaji; they've made a fondue of this. The pav is broken into small pieces, and the bhaji is served in a bucket. Dip the pav in the bhaji and relish. This one tasted very good.
We were in the mood for some kebabs and ordered the galouti kebab. These were really soft and almost melted in your mouth. They have some onions on the top which really add to the flavour.
For the drinks, we had a Coconut water with rose caviar. I really liked the way this was presented. It is served in a frosted glass sphere that has water that is built into it which gives a nice effect. Caviar is usually fish eggs, but lately, anything that looks like small spheres is called caviar; this one has rose caviar. The coconut water also tasted nice and fresh.
The other drink was the ice sphere. They mix a few citrus juices and freeze it in the form of ice. While serving, they break it with a hammer and add soda to it. An interesting drink worth watching. It wasn't as cold as expected, and hence it was just okay for me.
For the mains, we had a soya kheema lifafa. It is a roll made of minced soya wrapped inside a roomali roti and served in a creamy orange gravy. This one tasted really delicious. It was soft, flavourful, and quite filling despite of its small size.
We ended our mains with the veg dum biryani. I really liked the aroma of this and it had a generous amount of vegetables inside, which made it all the more enjoyable. The masala also was just right and was semi-dry.
They have some really interesting desserts. The first one was the bubbling kulfi. The kulfi is frozen to dangerously low temperatures; while serving it is in the form of mini rocks. Along with it you get an assortment of sweet sauces - Chocolate, raspberry, malai etc. You need to wait for the frozen kulfi to.. mmm... warm down a bit before you take a bite. The dessert is full of drama and worth a try.
Last but not the least was a flower pot. This is a "flower pot" made of Belgian chocolate; inside is ras malai and saffron mousse. The flower pot is topped with chocolate "soil". You get a choice of two spoons to have it with - chocolate and caramel. I'm not sure if I actually liked the Indian desserts with the chocolate flavours. Also, I've had a "flower pot" that was irresistible; this was not it.
If you're looking for food with a gram-worth appeal to it without spending a bomb, then this is a good option. In general though, for most of the items that I had, they were either appealing OR delicious, not both.
This restaurant uses the concept of Molecular Gastronomy. Mostly it is the starters, desserts, and drinks that have some "wow" factor to them. The mains do not look unappealing, but they're mostly served the regular way.
A good thing is that the place is Pure Vegetarian, and I do not know of any other vegetarian restaurant with the concept of molecular gastronomy (apart form their Italian counterpart next-door).
When I say affordable, I do understand that some of the items may come across as expensive, but if you compare it to other restaurants with molecular gastronomy, this isn't as expensive. Also, the appeal is perhaps the primary factor of going here. If you are going just to eat (and not take pictures / video for your social media), then yes, it is pretty expensive; in fact I would suggest you to skip it altogether.
I say tasty, since the food tastes pretty good. I wouldn't say delicious/irresistible overall. Part of it is also done by the visual appeal, since you're mentally already liking the food. The food could have tasted a bit better though.
An all-time favourite chaat item is the pani puri and so we called for one. The pani is served in test-tubes, and the tamarind chutney (sauce) is served in a pipette. The test-tubes are kept in a glass form which smoke is bubbling out.
The taste of this one was not bad.
Then we had the papdi chaat. Over a papdi, they keep a sphere of yoghurt which is then topped with chutneys and foam. A fantastic presentation. The taste is pretty good, but as a papdi chaat, I want it to have more flavour to it.
A street food item which everyone likes is the pav bhaji; they've made a fondue of this. The pav is broken into small pieces, and the bhaji is served in a bucket. Dip the pav in the bhaji and relish. This one tasted very good.
We were in the mood for some kebabs and ordered the galouti kebab. These were really soft and almost melted in your mouth. They have some onions on the top which really add to the flavour.
For the drinks, we had a Coconut water with rose caviar. I really liked the way this was presented. It is served in a frosted glass sphere that has water that is built into it which gives a nice effect. Caviar is usually fish eggs, but lately, anything that looks like small spheres is called caviar; this one has rose caviar. The coconut water also tasted nice and fresh.
The other drink was the ice sphere. They mix a few citrus juices and freeze it in the form of ice. While serving, they break it with a hammer and add soda to it. An interesting drink worth watching. It wasn't as cold as expected, and hence it was just okay for me.
For the mains, we had a soya kheema lifafa. It is a roll made of minced soya wrapped inside a roomali roti and served in a creamy orange gravy. This one tasted really delicious. It was soft, flavourful, and quite filling despite of its small size.
We ended our mains with the veg dum biryani. I really liked the aroma of this and it had a generous amount of vegetables inside, which made it all the more enjoyable. The masala also was just right and was semi-dry.
They have some really interesting desserts. The first one was the bubbling kulfi. The kulfi is frozen to dangerously low temperatures; while serving it is in the form of mini rocks. Along with it you get an assortment of sweet sauces - Chocolate, raspberry, malai etc. You need to wait for the frozen kulfi to.. mmm... warm down a bit before you take a bite. The dessert is full of drama and worth a try.
Last but not the least was a flower pot. This is a "flower pot" made of Belgian chocolate; inside is ras malai and saffron mousse. The flower pot is topped with chocolate "soil". You get a choice of two spoons to have it with - chocolate and caramel. I'm not sure if I actually liked the Indian desserts with the chocolate flavours. Also, I've had a "flower pot" that was irresistible; this was not it.
If you're looking for food with a gram-worth appeal to it without spending a bomb, then this is a good option. In general though, for most of the items that I had, they were either appealing OR delicious, not both.
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