Bloggers Table Safrron, Park Plaza

The Park Plaza, Marathahalli has introduced a menu focusing on North West frontier food. Some of us were invited for a tasting of the menu so here is a picture essay on what we eat that day

Dry Cinnamon Martini to clear the palate, cinnamon was an interesting twist to the standard olive considering it was served at an Indian restaurant. Also one of the most potent martini’s I have had outside my house

the condiments served in an earthen tray. the raw papaya relish (which was outstanding), hung curd dip, lemon pickle, coriander chutney with pomegranate seeds
and turmeric

the vegetarian appetizers : bhune chat a mix of grilled pineapple, potatoes, pears, apples and bell peppers, I loved the flavors in this one a lot.
Panch Rattan Subz Seekh – nothing very great about it, I found this one ordinary
Mutter aur Corn ki shammi – the flavours in this one were fab however I think it was overgrinded and was very pasty

The indian papads… I love these anywhere I eat an indian meal

 

Blueberry Surprise : It was a great cocktail, enough vodka and the tartness of the blueberry complimented it very well
Cosmo : a good one at that

Gilawati – big thumps up, everything about this was good. The flavour, the texture
Amristati Tawa Meat – the dish of the day for me. I could make a whole meal out of the this

Chicken Sheekh the highlight was the crunch of the onions in this one
Peshwari Jhinga – A good meal till now, this is where it started the other way around for me. The prawns were over cooked something I find very hard to forgive

With this we moved to the mains, and here is the bread basket. The missi roti was very good

Oh before I forget, we paired the starters with an outstanding white wine

 

Sabji Abri – frankly this one was a huge disappointment for me, I didn’t get any taste in it
Dal Makhani or Maa Ki dal – a good one not the best I have eaten but certainly good. I would give it a 6/10 if I had too

Kofta Malai Motia – beautiful kofta, not so good curry
Bhutte Aur Tamator Ki Sabji – as a dish in itself not bad but the problem here was both the gravies looked and tasty the same

Bhuna Gosht – good gravy, well cooked meat
Methi Chicken – very very very good dish again

I absolutely loved the menu, so royal and so apt

And we ended the meal with rasmalai which frankly for me was more of a miss than hit. The milk was good in flavour but it was the rasmalai itself which disappointed me, chewy and hard as compared to the soft melt in the mouth it should have been

 

All in all, a mixed meal. Some things very good and some ordinary. We did give the feedback to the chef and hopefully all is sorted now and they are ready for a great meal experience

Address: Saffron, Park Plaza, 90-4, Marathahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore

Phone: 49094909

Cuisine: Indian

Cards Accepted: Yes

Parking: Valet

Meal for Two : Rs 3000++