Romance on your plate
Wanna let your hair down? Hit this chilled out lounge in the city to do just that!
People often ask me if I am romantic. I tell them that to be in love… with that every breath of the air breezing across your face, even if it's 12 degrees cold, to balance yourself on the trickiest slopes of the weirdest mountains and spread your arms to some mushy lyrics, or prance around like a happy puppy on the scorching beaches with that moony expression on your face… you ought to be a romantic, or you're just loony in the head! So every actor I believe is a core romantic. I definitely am. I recall I was out with some friends recently and I turned my head up 90 degrees and said, "Wow the moon looks so awesome!" My friends found my romanticising the moon almost ridiculous and started teasing me. I defended by saying, "If losers don't have the time to enjoy simple pleasures of life, I do!"
For those of you who think my friends were right, you could very well exit this part of the page and go do your own stuff, and those of you who agree with me, come along, as I take you with a smile to a place that's a luxury in the heart of the city where you can in fact stretch your legs, loosen your nuts and bolts, hang your shoulders down and set your spirits free.
Gadda Da Vida is a chic sea-facing lounge bar at the Novotel hotel in Juhu where you can enjoy the finest sunsets, fresh breeze, a variety of munchkins and, of course, the ever-flowing seductive drinks from the bar coupled with some great music! The USP of this place is definitely its ambience and the drinks. So if you want to make your evening truly special, work towards it and book yourself a reservation for the lounge's best sea-facing couches.
Though it's not a dinner place, it's more of a drink and snack place. On a full moon night and for the killer ambience, I'm sure one could just chill gorging on a variety of snacks and sipping on life! For vegetarians, you could start with the Nachos with salsa sauce or bite into the Mozzarella cheese fingers — with Mozzarella crumbed and fried till crisp. It melts in the mouth while leaving a taste behind, which lingers on. It's slightly heavy in the tummy, but it's definitely worth a have at least once.
You can then graduate to the Hummus and pita bread, which when combined with the perfect blend of olive oil and chickpeas, provides enough protein to go for the day and pita could either be plain or a multigrain. My favourite is the classic Margarita pizza. Here I learnt that a simple tomato combined with cheese and pizza bread can be your shortcut way to heaven!
My non-vegetarian friends tell me that the fish here can give the chicken a run for its score. The Fish Acra — Crisp fried bekti with green chili finish — crisp and spicy is their signature. Grilled Fish and grilled prawn are also truly awesome to the health conscious taste buds. But if you believe that no meal is ever complete without chicken, then you must try then Bukni Murgh Tikka — Chilly garlic toasted chicken morsels whirling in the special aroma of the clay oven. Or, the more wholesome Chicken Fajita Wrap — flour tortilla stuffed with chicken and pepper julienne. It is HOT, tangy and cheesy! To gulp down rich slices of awesomeness, you definitely need a refresher and that's when you ask for the company of some of the most interesting drinks. The Virgin Mojito is my favourite, while The Green fantasy — litchi squash, khus syrup, fresh cream topped with lemonade is a stress coolant. For those who need extra pampering to get them high in life, go for the Cocktail Mojito. If not, the Peach iced tea will certainly be your elevator. So the next time, you look at the moon and it's promising to be at its blossoming best tomorrow, call your romantic date and say, "Dinner tomorrow just you and I?" And then you know whom to call next…
Meal for two: Rs 2,500
Wanna let your hair down? Hit this chilled out lounge in the city to do just that!
 | |
People often ask me if I am romantic. I tell them that to be in love… with that every breath of the air breezing across your face, even if it's 12 degrees cold, to balance yourself on the trickiest slopes of the weirdest mountains and spread your arms to some mushy lyrics, or prance around like a happy puppy on the scorching beaches with that moony expression on your face… you ought to be a romantic, or you're just loony in the head! So every actor I believe is a core romantic. I definitely am. I recall I was out with some friends recently and I turned my head up 90 degrees and said, "Wow the moon looks so awesome!" My friends found my romanticising the moon almost ridiculous and started teasing me. I defended by saying, "If losers don't have the time to enjoy simple pleasures of life, I do!"
For those of you who think my friends were right, you could very well exit this part of the page and go do your own stuff, and those of you who agree with me, come along, as I take you with a smile to a place that's a luxury in the heart of the city where you can in fact stretch your legs, loosen your nuts and bolts, hang your shoulders down and set your spirits free.
 | |
Gadda Da Vida is a chic sea-facing lounge bar at the Novotel hotel in Juhu where you can enjoy the finest sunsets, fresh breeze, a variety of munchkins and, of course, the ever-flowing seductive drinks from the bar coupled with some great music! The USP of this place is definitely its ambience and the drinks. So if you want to make your evening truly special, work towards it and book yourself a reservation for the lounge's best sea-facing couches.
Though it's not a dinner place, it's more of a drink and snack place. On a full moon night and for the killer ambience, I'm sure one could just chill gorging on a variety of snacks and sipping on life! For vegetarians, you could start with the Nachos with salsa sauce or bite into the Mozzarella cheese fingers — with Mozzarella crumbed and fried till crisp. It melts in the mouth while leaving a taste behind, which lingers on. It's slightly heavy in the tummy, but it's definitely worth a have at least once.
You can then graduate to the Hummus and pita bread, which when combined with the perfect blend of olive oil and chickpeas, provides enough protein to go for the day and pita could either be plain or a multigrain. My favourite is the classic Margarita pizza. Here I learnt that a simple tomato combined with cheese and pizza bread can be your shortcut way to heaven!
 | |
My non-vegetarian friends tell me that the fish here can give the chicken a run for its score. The Fish Acra — Crisp fried bekti with green chili finish — crisp and spicy is their signature. Grilled Fish and grilled prawn are also truly awesome to the health conscious taste buds. But if you believe that no meal is ever complete without chicken, then you must try then Bukni Murgh Tikka — Chilly garlic toasted chicken morsels whirling in the special aroma of the clay oven. Or, the more wholesome Chicken Fajita Wrap — flour tortilla stuffed with chicken and pepper julienne. It is HOT, tangy and cheesy! To gulp down rich slices of awesomeness, you definitely need a refresher and that's when you ask for the company of some of the most interesting drinks. The Virgin Mojito is my favourite, while The Green fantasy — litchi squash, khus syrup, fresh cream topped with lemonade is a stress coolant. For those who need extra pampering to get them high in life, go for the Cocktail Mojito. If not, the Peach iced tea will certainly be your elevator. So the next time, you look at the moon and it's promising to be at its blossoming best tomorrow, call your romantic date and say, "Dinner tomorrow just you and I?" And then you know whom to call next…
Meal for two: Rs 2,500
No comments:
Post a Comment