Laajawaab
Krishvi Aspire, No 516, 1st Floor, C M H Road, Indiranagar, Opposite To ICICI Bank, Bangalore, 560038
Phone:
+91-80-42173232, +91-80-42183232
We decided to check out Laajawaab because we were yearning for some good butter chicken and an assortment of indian breads. Burgers, pastas and sandwiches are all well and good but nothing beats a hot roomali roti and chicken cooked in Indian spices and curries. Thanks to Zomato's gift vouchers for the write for a bite contest, we finally got the opportunity to satisfy our need for some good Indian food.
Laajawaab is a fine dining restaurant. You will figure that out pretty much as soon as you step foot inside. I felt a little under-dressed when I entered and noticed the seating and decor. We went there for a Sunday lunch and the restaurant was bright and full of life with people munching away while conversing and couple of cute kids running around. The interiors were tastefully furnished with comfortable sofas and glass tables with beautiful curtains adorning the window overlooking the main road. The ambiance is exactly what you expect from a fine dining restaurant, classy with a touch of elegance thrown in.
The design of the menu was more interesting than the food offered at Laajawaab, but that is to be expected. It offers all your typical veg and non-veg main course and curries that a usual restaurant with an Indian cuisine offers. To somewhat deviate from the norm, we started off with the a couple of salads off the menu, spicy murgh chaat and spicy aloo chaat. I don't know if our appetite was affected by the lack of spicy Indian food, but we found both salads to be way too salty and spicy. I guess we should have taken the name quite literally. Unless you are having this with a cold beer off an extensive alcohol menu that Laajawaab offers, I wouldn't recommend either of these dishes. We had to cool down our senses a bit. So we opted for the piña colada from the mocktail menu, which was perfect for our stomachs at that moment. Beautifully put together with the most important fact being that it was cold.
Spicy Aloo Chaat
For the main course, we ordered the Murgh Lababdar along with an order of butter naan and two orders of roomali roti. The butter naan was crisp and buttery while the roomali roti was soft and flakey. One order of butter naan comes with 3 pieces of naan and one order of roomali roti has 2 pieces of roti. The roti was too good for me to just stop with one order, especially with the beautiful and creamy tomato gravy on the side. So I had to go for seconds. The chicken, as I mentioned, was very good and was a perfect accompaniment to the rotis. For dessert, I really wanted to try the famous paan flavored ice-cream but, unfortunately, they were out of it. So we opted for the typical Indian dessert, the rasamalai. It was a good finisher for our meal, although a bit on the sweeter side.
We didn't find the portions to be less than what we usually get at places like this. The salads and the chicken dish was perfect for two people. In fact we were unable to finish the chicken because it was rich and filling. The price was average and what you can expect at fine dining restaurants like Laajawaab, not too expensive or cheap.
The service was pretty good. Very pleasant wait staff and they recommended a few dishes for us to try as well. The one thing we could do without is the constant serving of the food. I understand that usually happens in restaurants like this but I can move my hand a couple of inches for the second serving of the chicken. At one point, I actually thought they were going to physically feed us. It interrupted the flow of our conversation and was slightly annoying.
Overall, Laajawaab is a solid fine dining establishment. Although nothing really stood out for us and the food was average, it is a decent option if you are entertaining a few guests or for that lazy Sunday afternoon lunch where you just don't feel like cooking at home.
Items ordered -
Salads - Spicy Aloo Chaat and Spicy Murgh Chaat
Mocktail - Piña Colada
Main Course - Murgh Lababdar, 1 order of Butter Naan and 2 orders of Roomali Roti
Dessert - Rasamalai
Total cost - 930
Krishvi Aspire, No 516, 1st Floor, C M H Road, Indiranagar, Opposite To ICICI Bank, Bangalore, 560038
Phone:
+91-80-42173232, +91-80-42183232
We decided to check out Laajawaab because we were yearning for some good butter chicken and an assortment of indian breads. Burgers, pastas and sandwiches are all well and good but nothing beats a hot roomali roti and chicken cooked in Indian spices and curries. Thanks to Zomato's gift vouchers for the write for a bite contest, we finally got the opportunity to satisfy our need for some good Indian food.
Laajawaab is a fine dining restaurant. You will figure that out pretty much as soon as you step foot inside. I felt a little under-dressed when I entered and noticed the seating and decor. We went there for a Sunday lunch and the restaurant was bright and full of life with people munching away while conversing and couple of cute kids running around. The interiors were tastefully furnished with comfortable sofas and glass tables with beautiful curtains adorning the window overlooking the main road. The ambiance is exactly what you expect from a fine dining restaurant, classy with a touch of elegance thrown in.
The design of the menu was more interesting than the food offered at Laajawaab, but that is to be expected. It offers all your typical veg and non-veg main course and curries that a usual restaurant with an Indian cuisine offers. To somewhat deviate from the norm, we started off with the a couple of salads off the menu, spicy murgh chaat and spicy aloo chaat. I don't know if our appetite was affected by the lack of spicy Indian food, but we found both salads to be way too salty and spicy. I guess we should have taken the name quite literally. Unless you are having this with a cold beer off an extensive alcohol menu that Laajawaab offers, I wouldn't recommend either of these dishes. We had to cool down our senses a bit. So we opted for the piña colada from the mocktail menu, which was perfect for our stomachs at that moment. Beautifully put together with the most important fact being that it was cold.
For the main course, we ordered the Murgh Lababdar along with an order of butter naan and two orders of roomali roti. The butter naan was crisp and buttery while the roomali roti was soft and flakey. One order of butter naan comes with 3 pieces of naan and one order of roomali roti has 2 pieces of roti. The roti was too good for me to just stop with one order, especially with the beautiful and creamy tomato gravy on the side. So I had to go for seconds. The chicken, as I mentioned, was very good and was a perfect accompaniment to the rotis. For dessert, I really wanted to try the famous paan flavored ice-cream but, unfortunately, they were out of it. So we opted for the typical Indian dessert, the rasamalai. It was a good finisher for our meal, although a bit on the sweeter side.
We didn't find the portions to be less than what we usually get at places like this. The salads and the chicken dish was perfect for two people. In fact we were unable to finish the chicken because it was rich and filling. The price was average and what you can expect at fine dining restaurants like Laajawaab, not too expensive or cheap.
The service was pretty good. Very pleasant wait staff and they recommended a few dishes for us to try as well. The one thing we could do without is the constant serving of the food. I understand that usually happens in restaurants like this but I can move my hand a couple of inches for the second serving of the chicken. At one point, I actually thought they were going to physically feed us. It interrupted the flow of our conversation and was slightly annoying.
Overall, Laajawaab is a solid fine dining establishment. Although nothing really stood out for us and the food was average, it is a decent option if you are entertaining a few guests or for that lazy Sunday afternoon lunch where you just don't feel like cooking at home.
Items ordered -
Salads - Spicy Aloo Chaat and Spicy Murgh Chaat
Mocktail - Piña Colada
Main Course - Murgh Lababdar, 1 order of Butter Naan and 2 orders of Roomali Roti
Dessert - Rasamalai
Total cost - 930
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