Sanoli's Kitchen: Restaurant Review
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Showing posts with label Restaurant Review. Show all posts

Sunday, September 29, 2013

A PREVIEW ON FOUR SEASONS WINE PAIRED MENU AT 'THE WALL'

The Wall

31, Dr. Sarat Banerjee Road,
Opposite Russa Telephone Exchange,
Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata - 700 029.

Contact Nos: (+91) 33 24649041 / (+91) 33 24640280

Cuisine: Boutique Chinese Food

Hours: 12.30 PM to 3.30 PM, 7.00 PM to 10.45 PM

Gaurmate Indulgence Package: Rs. 999/- + taxes
(Per person for 3 course meal paired with Four Seasons Wines)
Rating: 4/5 

A Food and Wine Fiesta - The Gaurmate Indulgence organised by Four Seasons Wine is going arround Kolkata city. Team Gingerclaps invited a group of food bloggers to demystify sample menus and share about our experience. Me and my fellow blogger Poorna Banerjee who blogs at Presented by P decided to go together at The Wall.

This is the very first time I visited that place. At the entrance we were greeted very warmly by their manager Dibyajyoti Chaudhuri. After welcoming, we started to discuss on Wine pairing event, menus, drinks and what we were going to be served that day. The choice between vegetarian or non vegetarian 3 course of meal, me and Poorna jointly decided to go with levish 3 course of non vegetarian meal.The first course served with 2 glasses of Four Seasons Sauvignon Blanc (red wine), a plate of kimchi and cucumber pickle. Dibyojyoti explained us very nicely that we were going to taste the South Easten Cuisine (Indonesian), which is designed by their chefs according to taste and flavour of the wine.

As both of us are meat lover, so we choosen Satay Babi (pork satay) in peanut sambal dip as a starter. Soft boneless skinless tasty spicy pork pieces arranging in a skewers with a small bowl of peanut sauce, were really very yummy and mouth melting with a glass of red wine. At that time Poorna Banerjee shown me how to swirl wine enough to release its actual flavour. It can be an appetizer, snack or a side dish when part of an Indonesian Rijsttafel. Personally I cherished this flavour of spicy soft pork with sweet and tangy Sauvignon Blanc. Where as our host Debojyoti ordered for a light salad based on lettuce with a spicy chili sauce and mayonnaise.

After the first couse of meal, we opted Khaw Pad Ching Kai (non veg rice) & Kari Kapitan (Gulai / lamb curry) for our main course. 'Kari kapitan' was a harmonious blend of aromatic spices and coconut milk in boneless lamb pieces. Without a doubt, it was awesome taste, aroma, flavor, burst full of yumminess in every bite. Khaw Pad Ching Kai is also very delicious platter of rice. We asked for plain rice and with plain rice that gulai curry was just fabulous.

We had no other choice, so we opted Cantoni Appali as our dessert. I was not very fond of South Eastern dessert but this time it was really a fantastic dessert with quarter of a green apple crust, filled with date and almond paste, smear with a fine caramel layer and one side was sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds (black and white). When I bite it, it was just mouth melting apple dessert as I never tasted before. 

We cherished our experience in 'The Wall', the prices are affordable, good seating arrangement.Thanks a ton to Team Ginger Claps for extending the invitation. The staff is well behaves. Both quality and quantity of food is very nice. Worth a visit for some great Pan Asian food.

Disclaimer: This was an invited review and no monetary transaction was involved.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

ZOMATO FOOD BLOGGERS' MEET AND SOME MALAYSIAN FOOD AT 'STRAITS'

I am a part of Kolkata Food Bloggers'. Our 'admin' told us about zomato.com before 3 months back, since then I was keenly interested on Zomato meet. After long wait, finally we met with a mirthful and very friendly Zomato group on 22nd June, 2013 at 'Straits', 105, S P Mukherjee Rd, 1st Floor, Kolkata-700 026. They were a group of 6 energetic young, professionally groomed and having expertise in explaining things. We were 9 food bloggers and very excited, as it was our first formal meet up with a professional group. 
This was the first time I visited 'Straits', the restaurant of Singaporean and Malaysian cuisine. As per our schedule, I reached there on time, but Zomato group were present there before us and they cordially invited us as and when we reached there. The main section of the restaurant was very decent and well decorated too. Straits conveyed their welcome to us by offering "Sugarcane with Grenadine Syrup". Our discussion started by Zomato team as they discussed on the importance of food bloggers and restaurant reviewers. They also explained us 'what is Zomato and its functionality'.

We were served with starter 'Popiah'/chicken spring roll (for non-veg option) and 'Gado Gado'/roasted vegetables with peanut sauce (for veg option). There is a certain difference in taste between popiah and ordinary chicken spring roll. In popiah, peanuts are blended with minced chicken to make its filling. Anyway, it tasted not so delicious, crunchy and crispy from outside and more nutty from inside. With a very friendly and jovial atmosphere, as requested by Zomato team, we formally started to introduce ourselves, after that they also did the same spontaneously.

Straits started to serve lunch platter with traditional Malay food, 'non-veg Nasi Lemak' (Coconut Rice served with Chicken Rendang, Samsal Egg, Anchioves and Peanuts) and for vegetarians the option was 'vegetarian Nasi Lemak' (Coconut Rice served with Paneer Rendang and deep fried Mushrooms with Kung Po Sauce). As I felt the dish was drier and lighter too. but flavourful and tasted good. Zomato team was wonderful. We started chatting, clicking snaps, exchanging our opinions. Zomato team suggested about top restaurants' and/or food chains in different location of Kolkata on different cuisines.

The dessert served to us named, 'Sago Gula Melaka'. It was coconut creamy sago pudding topped by a scoop of ice cream. As per me, sago pearls were not well soaked and coconut cream used more here. It was not justified according to taste buds. It is my opinion, Straits should pay more attention on their dessert section. Here my advice is, 'Straits' should strengthen themself regarding the authenticity of food, as they failed to meet that expection.

Zomato team was excellent; their warm smiles still remain with us. At the very end of our lovely meet, they presented each food blogger "The Connoisseur's Guide to Eating Out in Kolkata", a restaurant guide book and a very cute coffee mug. Lastly, recieved a lovely chocolate pack from our co-blogger friend 'S', thanks dear..relished it in every munch. Thus I left an afternoon with full of sweet and wonderful memories, which will remain forever.
To know more about 'Straits', please visit: 
http://www.zomato.com/kolkata/restaurants?q=straits  

More reads on Zomato meet:
By - Poorna Banerjee
By - Kamalika Chakraborty
By - Archita Chanda Ray
By - Sarani Tarafder
By - Sayantani Mahapatra