After my fabulous dining
experience at California boulevard Rajouri
garden, I decided to explore their outlet in the millennium city. Located
conveniently close to Iffco metro station, this place just can’t be missed. As
I entered, I couldn’t help but notice the bright red tram which also doubles as
a bar. They received their liquor license recently, which reflected in the
footfall. The ambience boasts of high backed leather chairs, and sofas. A
bigger walk of fame, those LCD screens dishing out trivia, were the welcome
features from its sister branch at Rajouri garden. For a burst of glitz and
glamour there’s also the Harley Davidson, parked at the entrance as a beacon
for visitors smitten with all things Californian.
The evening commenced with “old bastard” that helped us kick-start the meal with a punch. The
Brazilian national drink caprioska came
next and the addition of fresh cucumber slices elevated the flavours of this
refreshing cocktail.
Chef Karen has successfully managed to engineer a
curiosity rousing menu which encompasses dishes from various parts of the
world. The best way to savour these global delicacies is by trying the world on
a platter. We started with the Peri Peri
crispy chicken from Portugal that knocks you off with its flavour. The
chipotle mayo dip balances the tender juicy chicken cooked in fiery red chilli
sauce. The national dish of Britain was devoured next. Soft and flaky Beer Batter Fish served with good old homemade tartare spells
comfort food. We moved on to the Grilled
Lamb Skewers from Italy next. The lamb was succulent and bursting with
flavours. We trailed along on our global tryst and encountered Sushi Rolls .The sweetness of crab,
saltiness of soya, pungent wasabi and pickled ginger complemented each other
wonderfully. The platter ended on a Chinese note. The golden brown Spring Rolls stuffed with prawns and
shitake mushrooms were delightfully crispy. I was tempted to try Peanut Butter Paneer which sounded
intriguing but sadly didn’t taste anything out of the ordinary. The TCB Greek Vegetarian Mousakka, however,
was layers of ecstasy. The spongy eggplant, smothered in light tomato sauce and
enveloped in the right amount of cheese is highly recommended.
My successful experiment with Kulfi gazak the last time around made me try it again, and reinforced
my belief in the awesomeness of this dessert. Flambé
bailey’s gulabjamun stole the show again. The gulab jamun has an
interesting gulkand filling, and the addition of baileys’ helps balance the sweetness.
It was served with coffee cream which was light and went with the rich, bailey
flavoured gulab jamun. I loved this combination. The flambé did succeed in
sizzling it up visually.
California boulevard is a blow to doubting Thomases,
those who feel that a restaurant’s culinary assertiveness dips when it opens
new branches. There’s no factory churned uniformly tasting fare here, instead
what you get is more creativity, risks and successful experimentations that
will very soon carve a niche for itself on the foodie trail of Gurgaon.
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