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 This is an Asian restaurant in Oud Metha where I was invited to try out the food. It has a nice décor with an Oriental feel to it. We went for an early dinner on a weekday and it was quite empty. By the time we were getting done, the place had almost got full. We started with the chicken satay which was served with peanut sauce. It tasted good although it had a flavour of coconut to it which I wish was mentioned beforehand. The next appetiser was the fish in honey chilli mustard . It tasted really delicious although it was a different than expected and also looked different from the picture in the menu.  We were expecting it to be something like this: Whereas it had a semi-gravy to it and had a bit of a creamy texture too. For the mains, we had the Thai lemongrass rice with chicken. This tasted great; the flavour of lemongrass could have been more prominent though. I could taste the flavour in only some of the bites. The other item dish we had was the prawn Pad Thai . This ...

 I recently visited this newly opened restaurant in Majestic Hotel. They invited me to try out their food and drinks. It has a nice ambience which is brighter than the previous restaurant which was there and they have more seating space too. They have a live band playing on certain days; there wasn't one when I went (Thursday) but there was a live DJ who was playing some great music. They have some interesting cocktails and their mixologist Rocky does some great work with the beverages. We started with the Rock-key ride to Himalayas which is their version of the long island ice-tea. It was kickass.  Then we had the  Be Mine  which is a vodka based drink and was great.  The next one was the forbidden pleasure which is a whiskey based drink and has burnt orange in it. This was fantastic too.  Another vodka based drink was the Sparkling city which we really liked. We loved their cocktails so much that we asked for 2 more drinks (that we paid for) towards ...

 I've dined at other outlets of chaat bazaar, and I was invited to try out this newly opened one. We had one of their chaat combos - the Chaat Bazar in a box . It contains masala pav, batata vada, bhel puri, punjabi papdi chaat, delhi dahi bhalla, goan basket, kolkatta ghugni chaat, gulab jamun. The masala pav tasted good but was more like a pav bhaji itself. The dahi bhalla was average. I loved the kolkatta ghugni. The bhel puri had become a tad bit soggy. We also had their kashmiri pakoda rolls . These were cheesy on the inside and crispy on the outside. We totally enjoyed them. One of their fusion items is the dabeli tacos . As the name suggests, it is the dabeli masala inside a taco. It is an interesting combination to try out. Something that made me pleasantly surprised was the karak mojito . It is basically iced karak tea. I personally loved it. If you're a fan of karak chai and like experimenting, then this might be your cup of tea !

 This is a Jordanian restaurant where I was invited to try the food.  It has a nice décor and seating for about 25-30 people. They have some interesting dishes on their menu and we were spoilt for choice.  We started with the chicken Mexican saj . It had a delicious filling of chicken with lovely Mexican flavours.  Then we tried their stuffed falafels . They have various kinds. My favourite was the one stuffed with cheese. The cheese just melted as I took a bite. They also have the one stuffed with nuts which was nice.  Musakhan is another Jordanian item that I like. I've usually had it in the form of rolls but here they had one as a meal. It is served on a big plate with chicken on top. This was really flavourful. It has a bit of a crispy texture to it and was maroon in colour Looked appealing too. It did have quite a bit of oil / fat on it though.  One of my favourite dishes here was the shami fatteh . It has hummus mixed with beans, bread and their spec...

 This is a small but nice mandi restaurant in Silicon Oasis. They have a nice majlis style seating. I was invited here to try out the food. We started with some salads like tabbouleh and fattoush which were really fresh.  The mohamarra was good enough too. Then we had the mixed grill . I especially liked the lamb kebabs in this. They were very flavourful. We then tried their chicken mandi and chicken madhbi . I liked the madhbi more. The grilled chicken had a nice smoky flavour to it.  chicken mandi chicken madhbi There was the lamb madfoon too. The lamb was really soft and the meat just fell off the bone. It tasted really good. This is a nice place, and the food was nice overall.