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The Pet-Friendly Brunch at Lalit Ashok

Sunday, February 11, 2018ruthdsouzap

Over the years I have come to like a good Sunday brunch and recently we were invited to a special one at the Lalit Ashok. Sunday brunch is all about family and friends and your furry pooch definitely counts as one of the family. If you have been looking for a Sunday brunch spot, in the city to take your four-legged member of the family, well the lawns of the Lalit Ashok are where you want to be. Of course the good food and the music as well as being set around the pool are plus points, and the star attraction is the mascot of the hotel - Berny - the rescue St Bernard.

Here is fellow who has his own airconditioned space, can proudly say he lives next to the CM's house and has the many sprawling acres of the Lalit property to call home. Adorable does not begin to describe him. Very lovable, he makes sure all his guests, young, old and four-legged are comfortable and is always up for hugs.

Berny with Anoushka

Visiting the property was Chef Chris Trapani on this particular Sunday. He is the first transgender Chef on American television and was in town for the first time, courtesy the The Lalit Group . Whipping up a storm in classic Tex-Mex style, he had his counter set up right in front of the Lalit Food Truck Company. He served up prawns in a typically Mexican sauce served up with wilted greens, and – biscuits! With these biscuits were three sauces/jams all of which gave the biscuits a whole new profile each. They were quite in demand that afternoon. Also on his menu were some indulgent tacos.

The Lalit Food truck

Chef Chris Trapani

The very in-demand biscuits

The Tacos

The bar has a good selection and you are sure to find a tipple of your choice

Do make sure to do a recce of the dessert counter before you start your meal to know what to leave space for. Rest assured there is a lot to choose from.

The music will keep you well entertained as well

The buffet set up of the Lalit is an elaborate one and you will find all popular cuisines and dishes making an appearance.

Lalit's Sunday Pet Brunch is a great way to end a week or begin a new one - no matter which way you look at it. Do make sure to make your reservations in advance. The space is limited and is always in great demand. Your pooch and your family will love the experience. The brunch is priced at Rs 2450 plus taxes (with alcohol), Rs 1795 plus taxes (without alcohol), Rs 1000 plus taxes for Kids (3-12 years).

Address: The Lalit Ashok, Kumarakrupa road, Highgrounds, Bangalore

Phone: 080-30527777

Cuisine: Multi-cuisine

Cards Accepted: Yes

Parking: Valet

Bangalore restaurant reviews Japanese Kumara Krupa Road

OKO

Friday, July 16, 2010Me! In words

It was my birthday and I wanted Sushi... For the indulge it was a toss up between Shiro and OKO. Having heard tons about Shiro, we decided to go the unexplored way - OKO. All that seems to be publicized about the place has been its decor with occasional rumblings about its food. And so we made the reservations and headed there for dinner. While in the process of making the reservations Sudhakar was asked if it was an occasion and he mentioned that it was my birthday.

We drove up, valet parking, a lift ride and we stepped into the corridors of OKO. We were told there were three seating areas to choose from - the restaurant, the lounge and the outdoor. We decided to check the outdoors and found it nice and airy. It was divided into a deck and canopy styled seating. We opted for the deck hoping to catch a glimpse of the fabled view. Hmmm... all I got to see was the white wall that ran all the way... Those seated under the canopy too did not have much of view besides looking at us. Not sure if there is another way around... but so much for the view. There was also a live teppanyaki counter which did not have much activity for the duration of the time we were there.

The wait staff had wireless headsets on and handed us thick menus. A Thai festival was in progress but we requested for the Japanese menu. Since sushi was the only thing on my mind I was really happy to see sushi and sashimi sets available for a reasonable Rs 545 - Rs 645. Each of the sets had around 6 varieties listed in them. I wanted to start with the sashimi set and progress to two others of sushi. As we were giving our order, the host informed us that of the 6 or so options in each set we could select only 3!!. I looked at the menu again... no where was it mentioned that a choice had to be made. Now that majorly put me off. The host suggested we have the sushi platter which again was a chef's selection of 14 pieces of sushi and sashimi. And that's what we finally went for considering that even in a place like this you look for value for money.

As we were waiting for this we ordered a Cosmopolitan for me and a Blue Curacao something for Sudhakar. I think it had a bit of white rum in it. Both the drinks were nothing spectacular. The bartender made a sudden appearance a few minutes after we were served, went down on his knees (the tables are really low) and asked us with all the plastic quality of Tupperware on whether we liked our drinks. Didn't have anything to say really.

Cosmopolitan

The Blue Curacao based drink

And then came the sushi platter. I still had the Harima sushi platter in mind. It cost approximately the same but had more fullness to it than what was put in front of us. Now when I am paying Rs 2000 for a platter I am not expecting Nyotaimori, but what I expecting was something that didn't make me feel cheated. Here was a plate with a three bits of norimaki, and three without it, three varieties of nigirizushi (prawn, red snapper and salmon). We asked for unagimaki (eel sushi), well if it was there, we ate it without realizing that we did. There were 5 thinly sliced sashimi pieces, all stuck together in a lump. On the side was the gari (pickled ginger) and the wasabi.

The soya sauce for the sushi

I know sushi is considered a delicacy, but when you are paying so much, you should at least come away feeling you have got your money's worth. I felt that with Harima and with the sushi brunch at the Leela. But here we felt plain cheated. There was no Gunkan maki, the choice of nigiri may have been exotic by OKO standards, but it was plain boring. Though not exotic, even a few nigirizushis in tuna, cucumber and even egg would have made the platter have a feel good factor to it. The presentation did not help in any way. In fact, we actually thought for a while that another plate would be served. I don't hesitate in spending money where it is called for, but this hurt bad. While the sushi itself was fresh and good, it was done in less than 5 minutes.

The OKO sushi platter (plate!)

The sushi platter, the two drinks and plain steamed Jasmine rice for Anoushka set us back by almost Rs 3500. It would have been money well spent if the experience was worth it. But it wasn't. We also happened to notice another family voice quite strongly that they were totally unsatisfied with their Thai meal. As we were leaving... a member of the staff decided to try and play cute with Anoushka and said, "Hello baby, I won't open this door for you... you can't go!" and that was enough to trigger her. I mean! if you don't know what to say to children, why don't you just shut your mouth and open the darn door? Yeesh.

The decor is pleasant enough and believe it or not, the restrooms are highly spoken of. Yes I do have photos of them, but I don't think this is the place for them. They are a neat piece of work though. But just having good decor doesn't cut it... you need to have food that will have one coming back for more. I, for one, will definitely keep driving past.

And one final thing, even the staff at Pizza Corner break out into a jig if they know one of their patrons is having a birthday. Not that I expected diamonds and fireworks, but why were we asked if it were an occasion when making a reservation if it didn't matter?

Address: Lalith Ashok, Kumar Krupa Road, High Grounds, Bangalore

Phone: 30527777

Cuisine: Japanese, Thai

Cards Accepted: Yes
Parking: Valet

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