A tiny,
new, one week old cafe was our destination this Sunday afternoon. The owner had
been kind enough to extend an invite to the ‘Food Prowlers’ and so ‘The Fat
& The Sexy Chef’ it was for all of us.
The
cafe is small and compact with an open kitchen, two tables on the ground floor
and three on the mezzanine. The owner and chef Ravi hails from South Africa and
has more than 20 years of experience in this field of work.
They served
us some amazing Barbeque Chicken Burgers, regular American style Chicken
Burgers, Bratwurst hot-dogs, Currywurst hot-dogs and Russian Sausage hot-dogs. We
also tried their Three Cheese Pizza, Chicken Overload Pizza, various types of
waffles and banana fritters with Ice cream.
The
bread used for all the burgers and dogs was soft and fresh. The chicken in both
the burgers was not overcooked or dry. Also, the barbeque sauce for the
Barbeque Chicken Burger was delicious! I, of course, got rid of the cucumber
slices and the lettuce before putting the meaty delights in my mouth. (Do I
even need to tell you guys why? :P )
The
sausages used for the hot-dogs are the imported variety and the dogs are served
with caramelized onions and jalapeno slices. The sausages by themselves were
delicious but when partnered with those sweet caramelized onions and jalapenos
they ran riot in my mouth in a wonderful kind of way. I’m going to be greedy
and mention that I would have loved a more generous helping of those onions on
my dogs. That was not just me; it was the general consensus around the table. Chef
Ravi, I hope you are reading this. ;-)
Both
the pizzas were freshly made. The Three Cheese Pizza was a tad bland for my
taste but that’s what a Three Cheese Pizza is all about so this is more as an
observation than a complaint.
The Chicken Overload, though, was a carnivore’s dream
come true. Loaded with various kinds of chicken and a spicy base sauce this
pizza had the ‘oomph’ that I so look for in a dish.
We also
tasted a couple of glasses of Fresh Lime Water and Iced Tea. They were well
made but they both lacked one very vital element: Ice! These were served warm,
at room temperature. I wish they had served them cold.
We finished the meal with various kinds of waffles: served with Honey, with
Chocolate sauce, and with Chocolate sauce with Ice cream. We also tried waffles with Strawberry and Blue
berry compote, again, served with Ice cream. The first batch of waffles that
came to our table were not as crisp as we would have liked them to be as the
waffle machine probably hadn’t heated enough. The waffles that came to the
table after that, however, were all crisp. I personally prefer a lighter batter
for waffles. These came across a tad doughy. The toppings were all delicious though, so if the doughy aspect of the waffle can be worked upon, these waffles
would be a delectable treat. The banana fritters were made with sweet ripe bananas
and the sweetness of the fruit fried in hot batter combined perfectly with the Ice
cream served with it.
We were
informed that the cafe does not use any preservatives or artificial colourings
in their food. This ought to be music to the ears of people who are allergic to
such products. The portions served are not stingy and having checked the menu I
can say the cafe is a good ‘VFM’ place.
Chef
Ravi, soon, plans to start an American style barbeque in the evenings. He also
plans to introduce various other mains in the menu. I hope the chef also brings
the famous Durban Bunny Chow to our city. In spite of the cafe being tiny, I
feel this place has a lot of potential to grow into a bigger cafe as the food
served is really good.
Address:
24 Ashwini Palace, Kedari Petrol Pump Lane, Wanowrie, Pune.
Tel:
+91 9860793058
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