Floating Lunch Buffet at Nimisserie with Dineout

Office goers have limited lunch time and would want to save time by going for a-la-carte, hence lunch buffet's are quite in demand. Now Nimisserie have started a floating lunch buffet to satisfy everyone around central Bangalore. Located off wood street, next to Show-off, you can't not just miss seeing this place.

Chef Nimish Bhatia and team reinvents some of the finest Indian dishes for the floating lunch buffet. Diners can savour the buffet delicacies from Monday to Saturday at INR 650+ taxes.

Last week, Dineout had arranged a selective bloggers table to experience the lunch buffet at Nimisserie. Dineout has revolutionized the dining experience where one can book a table at restaurant of his/her choice and get cash backs, rewards, discounts and vouchers. Recently, they launched 'Dineout Plus', an exclusive dining programme which allows its members to dine at more than 175 restaurants in 4 and 5 star hotels across Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata and provides them with a 25% discount on their total bill. I am aproud ,member of dineout plus and utilise their service as often as I can :)

The variety of the buffet spread is good, esp vegetarian. The veg spread impressed me more than non veg spread. Salad's, floating starters on the table, main course and desserts make sure you are never hungry when you leave the restaurant. The non veg starters were tastier for me and my favorite section was salad's, I have my favorites from the counter which I make a point to try them everytime like the cucumber prawn salad, raw mango salad, watermelon salad etc. Nimisserie always makes a point to experiment with the food, can you imagine Watermelon Pani Puri. I am a golgappa fan and this surely bought a smile on my face and filled my tummy to an extent.

 

Desserts have always been my weakness so I relished every possible dish my tummy could allow. Overall, it was a good experience and they have improved a lot from my last lunch visit which makes me visit this place again.

Lingering Lunch at Shiro with GourmetItUp experience

Mid week blues hit me and I wanted some change in my routine. Shiro was at my rescue service. I was invited by GourmetItUp for a review of the Lingering lunches at Shiro. I have been to Shiro many times and I knew my afternoon is going to be good with Chef Priyank taking care of the menu.

A little bit about GourmetItUp, it creates and curates customized food experiences. They are in their third year currently and have a strong hold in Mumbai, Delhi and Pune, entering the Bangalore market. They help in creating unique and exclusive dining experiences for its members, from off-menu meals to tasting experiences.

You must be wondering on how GourmetItUp works? Here is the answer: Diners register at GourmetItUp.com and browse through an extensive set of exclusive dining experiences. Diners can make a reservation at the click of a button and payments are made directly at the restaurant. Each experience clearly displays the menu, pricing and table availability and the GourmetItUp concierge can be easily reached via a call or live chat to answer any questions about an experience or to suggest experiences that best fit the occasion. 

I starter my meal with a refreshing mocktail names Orange and min virgin mojito. This is also Chef Priyank's favorite and has been on my order every time. It is refreshing and pairs my food well. During my meal I also had a mocktail with watermelon and soda.

The lingering lunches have 2 options for unlimited food apart from ala carte service. One can choose from Unlimited dim sums special and Unlimited Sushi and Maki special, both priced at Rs.850 plus charges and taxes. 

I started with the assorted veg dim sum platter which had Zucchini and coriander dumpling, spinach and corn dumpling, celery and pepper mushroom dumpling and chi chow dumpling. Can you believe that I enjoyed all the veg dim sums? I was very amazed with the taste and authenticity of the dim sums that I loved every bite. Without any dip, I enjoyed all, you can try with soya sauce or chilli paste which is served with it. Even I find it hard to believe that I enjoyed a veg platter more ;)

Next came the assorted non veg dim sum platter which had Celery and prawn dumpling, sui mai, hargau and chicken gyoza along with steamed chicken and shitake mushroom. I personally did not like marinated steamed chicken and shitake mushroom much. But the dumplings were amazing. As a prawn person, I loved hargau which had marinated prawns and steamed inside a translucent wrapper. While Sui mai had minced chicken and prawns and shitake mushroom steamed in a wonton wrapper. Given any weekday, I would prefer a dim sum special and have unlimited dims sums which floored my taste buds.

Steamed chicken and shitake mushroom

Next was Sushi and Maki Special. Starting with Veg sushi, I tried the cucumber, asparagus and shitake mushroom. I enjoyed the cucumber and asparagus sushi more than shitake mushroom. In non veg, I tried the red snapper sushi. I do not have taste buds for non veg sushi so I was hesitant to try tuna, spicy tuna mayo and salmon sushi.

Veg Maki and Veg Sushi (Left to right)

Non veg Sushi

Then came Maki. I have had Maki many times earlier but nothing tasted as good as Shiro. In veg, Crispy spicy avocado, vegetarian spicy California and Kappa maki was served which tasted exceptionally well. In non veg, california maki, tuna maki, prawn maki, new york maki, spicy chicken with shitake maki was served. I have developed a strong taste for Maki. I never knew they could be tasty especially when Chef Priyank has got his innovations too.

Non veg Maki

Ended my meal by having a cup of green tea which was very refreshing. I rarely have enjoy a good cup of green tea but Shiro did a fabulous job in bringing this lunch together. 

I had an amazing lunch taking my mid week blues out and raring to enjoy the weekend.

You can check the menu below for lingering lunch (ignore the spelling error in my name)

Celebrating Oktoberfest with a Brewery Tour at Barleyz

Oktoberfest is the world's largest funfair held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the original Munich event.

Fun-dining at Bootlegger

Bangalore enjoys fun-dining and the lookout for another fun-dining pub or restaurant took me to Bootlegger. Bootlegger is a clandestine little hangout on Vittal Mallya road, Lavelle road managed by Sazerac Hospitality pvt ltd. It is a small hangout place with dim lights which also has a smoking area outside. I really like the interiors of the pub. They usually serve continental cuisine. I have been to Bootlegger many times for some lip smacking food and also have a fun time with friend's so I wanted to share my experience with everyone so that they know what to expect from Bootlegger.

Unwind at District 6

Bangalore has always been welcoming, let it be people, pubs, restaurant or brewery. This march Bangalore welcomed District 6. Food is fuel and Eat to live is what they believe in, which matches my motto too so I was very grateful to review this restaurant. It is located on the ground floor of the Sheraton Hotel.

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