Sunday, August 15, 2010

BBQ Nation and Esca

Two great restaurants in town that I wanted to invite my readers to try out soon...


BBQ Nation isn't really new to Pune, but I had never managed to go there in all these years. BBQ Nation has a fantastic concept - a live grill on your table, with unlimited veg and non-veg BBQ starters including some absolutely delicious fish and prawns, followed by a sumptious buffet.



And make sure you have ample space left for the outrageously irresistable desserts. If you don't believe me, check out my plate below.


BBQ Nation has one branch (the one I went to) near Aga Khan Palace off Nagar Road, and another one in Wakad (I believe somewhere near Sayaji).

The other wonderful new place in town is Esca, a fine dining restaurant with excellent service, which recently opened beside Pulse in Aundh. We've been there twice, and have been super impressed with just about everything.


Try the Watermelon with Ginger mocktail with the Kali Miri Lamb starter (absolutely succelent pieces of lamb with a wonderful spicy crusty layer on top), crispy Calamari (squid) with mango sauce, or simply the perfectly-done tandoori pomfret. If you love soup, you will absolutely dig the smoky flavours of the chicken and mushroom soup.

If you prefer Indian food, there's a nice spread, whether you like simply veg, chicken, prawns or lamb. And yes, the duck and some other creatures too :)

4 comments:

Meghana said...

Blog entries like these should be banned during Shraavan. LOL!

Meghana. said...

Esca is a beautiful name for a restaurant. I wonder what it means.

Siddhesh said...

Blog entries like these test your sincerity and commitment to Shravan :)

I don't know what Esca means, but found this on google :)

http://www.esca-nyc.com/

Pretty relevant, don't you think?

Meghana said...

Relevant, yes. Convincing, no. Because, honestly, the food on your blog looks way better than the NYC website which has pictures.