Elephant-Naila Bagh Palace

Elephant is a new place in town opened in Naila bagh Palace. The place which offers you the great ambience and servers you the best wood fired pizza with wonderful musical evenings. The thing which i loved about this place is the different packages they offer you every day .

From Monday – Wednesday ( happy hours with 1+1 on alcohol)

On Thursdays they have ‘ladies night’ where they offers complimentary drinks for ladies

Weekend is the best time to visit this place because of they offer the best deals here.

Friday- they call it “candle light eve” with amazing live band performanes believe me they have the best artist line up.

On Saturdays there is a party night with new dj artist Every week 9pm to 4 am

And Sundays is to refresh yourself with the music and the pool party.
Coming on to the food

Pepperoni pizza – filled with cheese  over the crispy base and pepperoni toppings.

Paneer tikka pizza – The best pizza with the spicy paneer which satisfies your taste buds and your craving for both pizza and paneer tikka.

Hummus with pita – Crispy pita  bread served with levantine dip which is made up of mashed chickpeas when  combined creates the best appetizer the dip is amazingly creamy . 4/5

Malai broccolli – baked broccolli rolled in the cheese 4/5

Vegetarian cheesy nachos- Tortilla chips served with bell pepper  jalapenos  and kidney beans topped with melted mozzarella cheese and sour cream.
So this place offers you the best combination of music food and ambience a must visit place to hangout with your friends.

Choco cheri , best place to satisfy your taste buds

Everyone says that diamonds are best friends of girls. But for me, chocolates replaces diamonds!! Chocolates are forever love. And when these chocolates are served in form of desserts then it’s heavenly!

My undying love for desserts took me to Divya Shekhawat’s dream dessert cafe “Choco Cheri”. It’s been only 3 months since she opened up this heaven of cakes and desserts. As I entered, it is beautifully designed small cafe. But you will definitely find ever smiling Divya, who loves to serves her customers. I asked her for the chef’s special preparations.

I tried Hazelnut bliss, Hazelnut caramel, Raspberry mousse cake, Baked cheesecake and Cake on stick.

Hazelnut bliss is chocolate hazelnut cake, which is gluten free and served warm. Perfectly flavoured cake with a soothing taste.

Baked cheesecake, I don’t know what to say about this. A mouthwatering cheesecake topped with blueberry sauce, it is light and melts in just one bite. No other place in Jaipur serves cheesecake better than this one, believe me you all. Highly recommended from my side.

Hazelnut caramel has brownie at the base and chocolate mousse on the top with caramel and nuts in middle which makes this dessert super delicious.

If you are a mousse lover then you are going to love the uniquely flavoured raspberry mousse cake. The taste of raspberry is there in every bite you take and the raspberry topping makes it totally worth having it.

Cake on stick, this something new that I have seen. Chocolate cake on ice cream stick dipped in chocolate sauce just like choco-bar. For me it was heavenly because, Chocolate!!

They also have an array of freshly baked breads. So if you’re in search of a good bakery and wish to have some amazing desserts then Choco Cheri is your place to go.

 

FASTING: The Happy Way To Detox

Navrartri, the festival of 9 days is celebrated all over the country. This festival symbolises victory over evil. 9 forms of goddess Durga are worshiped with great devotion and faith. 

The best part about this festival is the traditional dance form of dandiya and garba in western part of the country. In the northeastern part, it is celebrated as Durga puja which happens to be the biggest festival in that region.

The nine days of Navratri are considered to be very auspicious and also an opportunity to surrender in “Sadhana” or seeking god with purity and grace. 

People observe fast during 9 days, which otherwise is a great way to detox and reboot the system by allowing body to take a break and cleanse itself from within.

While observing fast, we cannot consume cereals, salt, non-vegetarians food items and alcohol. But there are certain other things that can be eaten. 

Lets have a clear view over what we can  eat during fasts and how we can sustain this detox therapy in the healthiest and happiest way.

Firstly, fasting does not mean starving yourself. Many of us stay hungry all the day thinking that we might reduce some kilograms, but that doesn’t really happen. It is better to eat small and frequent meals to keep up the metabolism and blood sugar in control.

The key to healthy fasting is to keep the body hydrated. Drink plenty of liquids as they will keep flushing the toxins out of the body. Coconut water is the best to have. Unsalted chaach and lassi can also be a good option.

But avoid taking tea and coffee as they may cause acidity. Similarly oily and fried vrat items should also be avoided.

Also, please try to eat instead of juices as they will give a fuller feeling and ofcourse the fibre content is important. 

Some fun ‘fast’ foods to try can be fruit yoghurt, sago (sabudaana) khichadi, milk shakes etc. A bowl of salad or mixed fruits and a handful of dry fruits (except salted pistachios) can be a wonderful option.

My personal choice during fasts is fruit yoghurt, a big bowl of salads and lots of milk shakes. You can skip sugar if you wish to keep it healthy.

At last all I would say is that keeping fast is not difficult at all. It not only detoxifies the body but also helps us to strengthen our will power.

 

So here I wish everyone a very Happy Navratri and lastly,

                  Keep calm and Happy Fasting!!

The Penthouse Cafe…

After meeting with a minor accident and two week long bed rest, last Sunday I went to much hyped The Penthouse Cafe. With beautiful interiors and an amazing view of city, this was a much talked about place I was longing to visit. It’s a nice place to visit with friends to have a good time.

They have put frames on every wall which makes them look attractive. Two things that attracted me the most are the beautiful colourful chairs there on rooftop and the oh so pretty lights on the ceilings.

I decided to start with drinks and ordered Green Mint Mojito and Lemon Iced Tea.

Green Mint Mojito is a recommended drink. It had a refreshing flavour of mint and the presentation was also good.

But on the other hand, Lemon Iced tea was utterly disgusting. It was nothing but a sugar syrup with a hint of lemon.

 Later I ordered Chilli Garlic Noodles, Chilli Paneer and Pink Pasta.

Chilli Garlic Noodles was good in taste with light flavour of garlic. The presentation of dish was also good and can be tried if you’re Chinese food lover.

The best thing that I had at this place was Chilli Paneer. I am a Chilli paneer lover and from so long time I was craving for a good Chilli paneer. And my craving was satisfied at the penthouse cafe. Perfect taste of chilli, amazing flavoured gravy with perfectly cooked paneer and veggies. Its a highly recommended dish with full five stars from my side.

Coming to Pink Pasta, it was an okay okay preparation. The pasta was ‘al dante’ but the sauce was bland in taste. 

Overall I will say that, except for green mint mojito and Chilli paneer, I didn’t like anything much here.

So here are the ratings of The Penthouse Cafe;

Ambience- 3/5

Food- 2.5/5

Service- 2/5

Overall- 2.5/5

Ambience

Wall of Frames

Pink Pasta

Chilli Paneer

Green Mint Mojito

Chilli Garlic Noodles

Lemon Iced Tead

wowful…

In the plethora of cafes in jaipur, its much important to stand out. Experimenting with dishes and flavours is the need of the hour. Desserts is something which is loved by all and can’t be resisted. Wowful is one such place which has successfully experimented with desserts, giving a fresh and unique varieties of waffles and shakes.

Its a new place opened up in vaishali nagar which serves varieties of waffles with twists and turns. Indeed a wow place to visit with friends and have fun.

I tried Berry blast waffle and ferrero rochers shake.

Berry Blast Waffle, is one of my favorite thing at wowful. It has a thin waffle as base and vanilla ice cream on top with topping of strawberry and blueberry.

Because my first love is chocolate so I couldn’t resist myself to try ferrero rochers shake. The shake was thick and smooth with the added crunchiness of rochers. Totally worth it!

So I rate this..

Ambiance : 3/5

Service : 3/5

Food: 3.5/5 

Overall : 3.5/5

Berry blast waffle

ferrero rochers shake.

wowful

Berry blast waffle

Berry blast waffle

ferrero rochers shake.

Ever thought of eating||FRIED ICE CREAM || in jaipur ?

 

So, this week’s pick was Broadway Jaipur. As I entered this place, it seems like fine dining restaurant.They made us so comfortable and that’s the thing I liked the most about this place. But the story doesn’t end here, when you go upstairs, they give you the feel of a cafe too, yeah fine dining as well as cafe.

Coming to the food, I started with mocktail and starter plate.

Spicy Guava Mocktail, a refreshing drink which is really yummy. A tasty combination of guava juice  and orange juice with some Tabasco sauce and black salt added to make it spicy. A must try mocktail here.

Dahi ke Kabab, Corn Pea Kabab and Spring Roll, they called it a starter pack. They served it with green chutney and schezwan sauce. A good start before having your meal. Dahi ke kabab were so yummy I ate it at once and so were the spring roll, crispy and tasty.

Cottage Cheese Florence, a thin crust pizza. Finally after so many months I had a perfect, mouthwatering and yummiest thin crust pizza. The crust was crispy, stuffing was full of veggies, cottage cheese, basil leaves and dripping mozzarella cheese. A pizza everyone should must have when there in Broadway.

Ravioli Marinara, what should I say about this. One of the best ravioli in Jaipur I have tried. Yeah it’s true, it is really good. Ravioli filled with mozzarella cheese and spinach and served with delicious red sauce and garlic bread. A highly recommended dish.

Fried Vanilla Ice-cream, they served a fried vanilla ice cream ball in the middle topped with a cage of caramelized sugar around it. A different desert, you can try.

All thanks to chef khushal who is true genius in his field.

Overall I can say that this place can become a heaven for foodies like me in coming time. You get a true value for money spent over there. Being close to my home, I’m definitely going to visit this place regularly to satisfy my taste buds.

So I rate this,

Ambience – 4/5 

Service – 4.5/5 

Food – 4.5/5 

Overall – 5/5

For further review click here

Spicy Guava Mocktail

Dahi ke Kabab, Corn Pea Kabab and Spring Roll

Cottage Cheese Florence

Ravioli Marinara

Fried ice cream

fried ice cream

Coffee Culture..

The beautiful monsoon evenings calls for a beautiful company with some good food. This took me to Coffee Culture. The ambiance of this place is good and one can spend a good time with friends and family.

Coming to the most important part, that is food, I tried fresh veggie pizza and cosmopolitan mocktail.

Pizza is something which is liked by all, but here I was utterly disappointed . Topping and seasonings were less and taste was okay okay. The sauce applied on base was not properly seasoned. So I personally won’t recommend this one.

The cosmopolitan mocktail though was a relief. A refreshing drink served with liquid nitrogen with beautiful combination of flavours. Highly recommended drink to have. 

I rate this, 

Food – 3 (-1 for pizza)

Service -2.5 

Ambiance – 2.5 

Overall – 3

fresh veggie pizza

cosmopolitan mocktail

me

Thirsty Owl, Rooftop Cafe-Lounge

These days weather is beautiful out here in Jaipur. Cool winds, light drizzle and lush green views. And this weather increases my appetite. So, my quest for good food took me to a place that is heaven for both vegans and non vegetarians. Thirsty Owl, a rooftop cafe-lounge, is located in Vaishali Nagar, which is now becoming a hub of eating joints.

The cafe is based on the theme of ‘an owl family’ having names like sassy owl, tipsy owl, thirsty owl and more. The colourful walls painted with owl motifs gave a very fresh and lively atmosphere. Coming to the food, I tried, LAAL MAAS BURGER – INR 219/- , HANGRY IS MESSY – INR 189/-, DARSAN & VANILLA ICE CREAM – INR 249/- , and OREO SHAKE – INR 169/-

Laal maas Burger, a perfect fusion of burger and Rajasthani laal maas. A rich creamy yogurt gravy cooked overnight with crushed red chillies. The subtleness of this fluffy burger with a twist of spiciness makes this a special dish for foodies who crave for such fusions.

“Hangry is messy” is named upon hangry owl. French fries covers with five dips – tandoori mayonnaise, mayonnaise, cheese dip and rest two house special chilli dips. Mouthwatering french fries goes best with these dips and is a must try dish at thirsty owl.

Darsan & vanilla ice cream is an in house specialty. Crispy flat noodles covered with honey and topped with vanilla ice cream. A different dish which can be liked but only if you wish to try something different.

Oreo shake, mixture of Oreo cookies, milk and ice cream and pinch of mint flavour, gave a unique taste to buds. They serve it in small mason jar which looks cute.

I rate this 

Ambiance – 4/5

Food – 4/5

Service – 3.5/5

Overall – 4/5

For further reviews here

bucket oreo shake

laal mass burger

laal mass burger

bucket oreo shake

laal mass burger

hangry is messy

darsan and vanila

darsan and vanila

GoodPapacream..

Papacream..
A new place in Jaipur where you’ll find most delicious and amazing icecreams. Yes.. Papacream serves us some unique flavour of icecreams like panipuri sorbet , bubblegum ice-cream, very berry red velvet waffles and many more. They use liquid nitrogen for making them and serve us fresh and chilled. Located at MI road and it’s worth visiting. I have tried panipuri sorbet, Belgium chocolate sundae and red velvet cake icecream.

The panipuri sorbet, you can guess the taste from the name itself. They use tarts in which they fill potato mousse making it look like a panipuri and make sorbet mint flavoured water with added chaat flavours using liquid nitrogen.
The best and different thing which we can have anytime.

The red velvet cake icecream, Red velvet cupcake icecream is for all red velvet lovers!! Red velvet cake at the base topped with amazingly flavoured cream and whipped cream sprinkled with red velvet. A must try thing at Papacream.

The Belgium chocolate sundae, is another delicious ice-cream. Chocolate waffle is used as it’s base and on top Belgium chocolate icecream, drizzled with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. A heaven for chocolate lovers.
I rate this

Food- 4/5

Service- 4.5/5

Overall 4.5/5

for further reviews – zomato

 

pani puri sorbet

Belgium chocolate sunday

red velvet cake

 

On the way, Rooftop cafe, Best city view

So monsoon is on here in Jaipur and believe me this is the best time to explore this city while walking around. Recently while exploring the city, I found a rooftop cafe on diggi palace road. As I entered it started raining providing me the best view of the city from the roof top. The roof top of the cafe was colourful and the service was also good. I ordered a ” BBQ COTTAGE CHEESE PIZZA-INR310/- ” and a ” KHUDKHUSHI CHILLI MOCKER-INR140/- ”

Pizza was fully covered with the layer of cheese and tasted super good. It was filled with fresh raw paneer, veggies and was garnished with basil and green olives which made it a yummy combination. The serving size was enough for two persons, hence strong recommendation for this pizza.

And the mocker was a super cool combination of lemon and green apple mojito and the best part was the texture of green chilly which made it different from regular mocktails. The original chill mocker is a cocktail served with vodka in it, but this one is for the sober one’s, So you should definitely try this one.
I rate this

Ambience – 3/5
Food – 3.5/5
Service – 3/5
Overall – 3.5/5

Read further reviews here

BBC Pizza

Ayeee Mouth watering

Chill Mocker

Rooftop View

City View

Lounge and Restro

Outside View