Nawab Asia, Bund Garden Road, Pune

IMG_20150805_201759FoodView: Nawab Asia
Location: 1st Floor, San Mahu Complex, Bund Garden Road, Opposite Poona Club, Pune
Contact Person: NA.
Cuisine: Awadhi/North Indian

Nawab Asia is located opposite Poona Club. The restaurant lift takes you directly to the Varendah which is a tad dimly lit and a indoor restaurant seating that is much brighter. The restaurant does great business even on weekdays with guests streaming in as late as 11:00 P.M.

FOOD SYNOPSIS:

Appetizers:

Shorba E Gulzar: Tomato Soup, not very sweet thankfully.
Kandhari Nalli Shorba : My colleagues tried this out and was decent enough.

Starters:

Frontier Mix Grill Large: Assorted Non Veg Platter with chicken and lamb kebabs. The platter would be sufficient for 3 people.

Vegetarian Mixed Grill Medium: Sufficient for 2 people. Paneer, Baby Corn, Mushroom and Aloo Tikki

Murg Zaqand: Pieces of Chicken Tikka with medium spicy marination. Okay.

Lazeez Murgh Angara: Soft chicken pieces marinated in spices and yogurt. Good.
Main Course:

Lazeez Murgh Angaar: Very Well Prepared, Medium Spicy Brown Gravy with soft tender pieces of Chicken. Good.

Main Course:

Murg Lababdar: Chicken Tikkas marinated in red onion masala with capscicum and tomatoes. Nice.

Murg Punjabi Masala: Tender Chicken marinated in spices. Medium Spicy. Yummy!

Kadhai Paneer: Very Well Prepared. Medium Spicy.

Cocktails:

Leechi Mojito was interesting, tasted good. The Classic Mojito was a flop. Too sweet for my liking.

Desserts:

Nutty Brownie with Ice Cream: Pretty Ordinary. Nothing really to write about.

Gulab E Gulkand: Gulab Jamuns with Rabdi and hint of Gulkhand

VERDICT:

Food and Drinks are reasonably priced. Taste was good. They have a long list of Kebabs to explore. Service department needs improvement. Pretty slow at times.There should be more lighting in the Varendah.

Yet, overall a nice experience.

Definitely Two Thumbs Up

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