A hidden Italian gem in the backyard of New BEL Road : Scirocco

Scirocco, a well thought name for an Italian restaurant situated on a foreign soil. This is an absolute hidden gem in New BEL Road. If I hadn’t found it on Zomato, probably I wouldn’t have visited this place ever.

It is located on the first floor of the building which is opposite to Cafe Coffee Day in 80 Feet Road which connects to the MSR Junction. Due to trees and poor sign board it makes difficult to find this restaurant. You can depend on Google Map if you get confused.

AMBIENCE 

Elegant and cozy. They have branded their restaurant well right from the ground floor by mentioning appetizers name on stairs. It’s basically a cafe theme with an uniformity all around the place. Whether it is comfortable upholstery or the wall decals everything matches up to the theme. Especially the seating next to large window facing towards the road is enough to make your evening memorable.

SERVICE

I don’t know how long ago this restaurant opened, but the staff seems to be new and inexperienced. I’m not saying that they are rude, their hospitality is too good and I admire that. But when things come to handling the cutleries, right time to intervene the guests and prioritizing the order should be taught to the stewards. All staffs generally gang-up in a corner near service desk and when guests needs them, they should literally stand up or raise their hands to call the stewards. At least if one or two stewards present in dining area, service part can get better. 

FOOD

When you look at the menu it really surprises you by their huge collection of pizza, pasta, beverages, appetisers and desserts. I took around 15 minutes to order as I found it very difficult to choose from such great collection. However I narrowed down to 4 items and here is my experience with them;

Sparkling Strawberry: The fizz in this drink was just outstanding. And the pinching flavour of strawberry was really good. I just loved this drink and gave great start to my evening.

Garlic Bread Sticks: Compared contemporary pizza places of Bengaluru,  Garlic Bread was quite nice here. They have used very less cheese as per my request and the spices sprinkled on it gave a lovely texture and tasted good. It justifies the price tag.

Nawabi Pizza: Honestly I didn’t wanted to try any Indian version of Pizza in a restaurant which had true italian essence in it. But since my friend insisted on this, I had no other choice than ordering this. This was 10” thin crust pizza with the topping of juicy corn, well sliced capsicum, tomato and onions with the combination of spicy tomato sauce and  mozzarella cheese. The cheese over here had slightly superior taste compared to other pizza place.

Pizza Mellino: Since the foodie inside me was craving for true Italian pizza I order 6” Pizza Mellino and it tasted delicious. This was topped with some of the true Italian toppings like spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, green olives, pickled onions, roasted red & yellow capsicums and Jalapeno. The toppings were overwhelming and the taste of such great toppings with the fresh tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese was just awesome. It felt like the pizza came directly from a kitchen in Paris. It’s just fantastico!

EVERYTHING ELSE: The whole floor is air conditioned and when it comes to hygiene factor, it’s spotless. Instead of sauce dispensers they keep sachets on the table which is more hygienic but gets messy when you try to tear it with cheesy hands. Parking wouldn’t be a problem as there is ample parking space opposite to the restaurants. As per my observation, it’s not too crowded and makes it a perfect place to have long conversation. The price on the menu are inclusive of tax and there is no additional charges. The entire menu was priced very moderately. 

FINAL VERDICT: Value for money and a lovely place for Italian food lovers. I strongly recommend this place for its ambience, quality and for pizza.

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4.0 / 5

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A raving Pub with a Rusty Ambience: Bottle and Glass, Indiranagar

The pub life is all about drinks… What else can sound better than “Bottle and Glass” for a pub which is located in the heart of Pub Capital of Bengaluru - Indiranagar. Competitive Pricing, Delicious Italian, Mexican and continental cuisine, bar with the decent collection of drinks and a rusty ambience totally gives Bottle and Glass a stand out appeal.

AMBIENCE

Your group suddenly feels like a gang, your dining experience appears to be like audition for roadies and conversations surely will go deep & true with the drinks. Yes! Bottle and Glass offers such an unique raw ambience. As soon as you enter the second floor a series of art made out of rusty metals will welcome you. The huge metal door made up of various metal parts gives you the feel that you are entering a fortress. The interiors wouldn’t stand different. First thing grabs your attention is their furniture made of metal. For the record they are equally comfortable as raw as they look. They also have high chair dining area for large crowds and an unique wooden dine-table setup which seems like reserved for a king & queen. 

The Bar on the other hand looks very classic with the decent display of the drinks, some of the famous wacky lines written on the black board at the counter will make you to think again. DJ console is located right next to the bar and it hangs from the roof with support of chain.

Dance floor is ideally located near the bar and it’s perfectly low lit. You just can’t avoid yourself by entering dance floor as the music pumps up!

I personally liked the open air balcony kind of setup they have, it genuinely feels relaxed as you watch the traffic passing so quickly while your life is paused out of those hassles for a moment.

SERVICE

Stewards and managers know their job very well. But I feel they need to be trained more in the hospitality aspect. However, they never missed any orders and delivered everything precisely in time. But some of us found it’s easy to get new drinks from bar counter itself instead of ordering from table. I think vigilance fact was quite low to the stewards and it is completely acceptable as this place is just few months old.

DRINKS: They have a good collection of cocktails. I tasted most of them and I felt some drinks needs to be improved. During the dining session most of the time I sticked to Beer as their food paired well with Beer itself.

FOOD:

STARTERS:

Babycorn Schezwan sauce: A crunchy version of Babycorn which was just irresistible. Though the menu stated that it was tossed in Schezwan sauce, the trace of Schezwan was very less and more over some of the chunks were too raw. However I liked it with the combination of sweet pudina sauce. 

Sesame Paneer: It was just brilliant, texture was worth prising. Chef has managed to bring the perfect balance of spice and sesame taste. Liked this starter to the core.

Lajawab paneer tikka: Paneer was well marinated but the balance between different spices were lost. This is the only dish I didn’t liked that much.

Mucho Nachos: Peculiarly this starter was served after Main Course. Many of my friends who are big Nacho fans were eagerly waiting for it. And when it arrived the bowl was emptied within minutes. The Mexican Corn chips were crispy and appeared like freshly fried, the veggies well mixed with cheese and served with tangy salsa and cheese. It was good.

PIZZA: 

To my surprise, Pizza in here can easily compete with any major Pizza serving restaurants. They have limited pizzas in their menu, but they are pioneers in those. All their pizzas are thin crust and prepared using wood fire. We tasted three varieties in their veg selection; 

Mushroom, Peppers and Olives Pizza: The speciality of this pizza lies in its base… Because the base is made up of Naan Dough. Yes! You read it right, naan dough… An unique fusion of Indian & Italian delicacies. It was topped with carefully chopped mushrooms, olives and light sprinkle of peppers. The Naan Dough was infused so well that finding the difference between true Italian base & this was really hard. I really appreciate their experiment as it tasted delightful.

Vegetariano: This was feta cheese pizza which had tantalizing toppings like Zucchini pepper and tomato. It tasted delicious as the toppings were fresh and it blended well with feta cheese.

Mexican Paneer and Capsicum Pizza: What’s Mexican Paneer!? Its nothing but desi paneer marinated with true mexican spices and cheese. Finely chopped capsicum stood as a great combination with the Paneer. I loved this pizza more than any other.

MAIN:

Subzi Matka Biriyani: The presentation of this dish was an absolute surprise! As it was served in a leaf bowl just like temples serve ‘prasadam’. At the beginning I thought someone bought it from nearby temple and it took me a minute to know that it was this restaurant’s way of presenting this dish. 

And about its taste, Mmmm… It was the best Matka Biriyani I had in recent times. It’s really hard to believe that pub like Bottle and Glass can serve such a great Biriyani. Because, many biriyani oriented restaurants has failed to provide an awesome biriyani.

Since the portion they served was very little, I ordered one more again. It was a wonderful combination of vegetables, well marinated paneer and fried onions which just trapped my foodie soul for a moment.

DESSERT:

Chocolate Mousse Shooter: They have very few dessert option and I think this was their USP. Though the caramel taste was over seeding the chocolate taste, for those who want to experience sugar rush it was perfect. Personally I think it was good enough to end your dining session.

EVERYTHING ELSE: Since it is located in second floor, they done the outer branding on the second floor itself which makes bit difficult to notice this place from fast moving vehicle. So, its better to depend on Google Maps. Limited parking space is available around this restaurant. I’m not sure about the valet parking facility.

Even though it has ambience of rusty metal, they have not compromised on hygiene factor. Each and every corner is spotless. They do have smoking area near balcony.

FINAL VERDICT: If you want to unwind yourself in macho style, the raw ambience of this place suits the purpose. Delicious food is an added advantage. I recommend this place for its food and ambience.

BAKASURA RATING

3.5 / 5

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