It was one of those days when we got bored of the mundane
lunch in office and decided to eat out. Now where is always the question? Our usual
craving would be for andhra meals or biriyani at the nearby Nandhini, but this
time we wanted something different. Quick search on Zomato and Outback
restaurant in the Ascendas mall nearby was zeroed in.
We were amongst the very few customers there, probably it
being a weekday.The ambiance looked cozy and rustic, great for a gang of friends
to unwind.
We were offered a drinks menu but turned it down –
it being a weekday and all ;) .
We were stumped by the menu, and kept changing our minds on
what to order – which is a good sign isn’t it.
We skipped the starters and went straight for the mains.
We ordered a grilled chicken sizzler, chicken burger and a
chicken risotto.
Let’s start with the grilled chicken sizzler – it was a nice
portion of chicken breast served with mushroom sauce and veggies.
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| Grilled Chicken - sizzling away! |
You have a
choice of having it with rice, fries or mash. We tried the potato mash. The
chicken was heavenly – absolutely right – none of that stringiness associated
with overcooking the chicken. The mash was fabulous as well, no lumps and
nicely flavored. It remained hot and steaming till the last bite – it was a
sizzler after all.
The chicken burger was the unexpected star of the day.
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| Chicken Burger |
Perfect
and juicy, with all the right amount of fillings, which doesn’t overwhelm the
burger patty. The fries it came with were awesome. We just couldn’t stop taking
huge bites of this burger.
The chicken risotto was a let down – not bad but not great either.
The chicken risotto was a let down – not bad but not great either.
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| Chicken Risotto |
I felt it was a little too dry for me although I can’t complain about
the quantity.
We were really full at this point but couldn’t leave without
having a bite of dessert. We ordered a sizzling walnut brownie to share amongst
the three of us.
A combination of walnut butter brownie and vanilla ice-cream topped with hot chocolate sauce just can’t go wrong can it.
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| Sizzling Walnut Brownie |
A combination of walnut butter brownie and vanilla ice-cream topped with hot chocolate sauce just can’t go wrong can it.
Overall we all were very satisfied with the meal. The
service was quite friendly and I would love to come back and try the other
options on the menu.
Location – Ascendas
Park Square, Ground Floor, ITPB, Whitefield, Bangalore
Price (for 3) – Rs 1400
Yum-O-Meter – 3.5 / 5
