TheChubGrubsAndTravels

I've realized after so much eating out that places that we just stumble upon or randomly walk into are the ones that take us by surprise and satiate our quest for good food. Cafe Mangii at Orion gave my friends and me one such amazing experience. On a rainy Diwali afternoon three of us walked into Cafe Mangii with the hope of grabbing some quick bites and getting on the move.  But instead, we saw a small thing on the table that said 2 course meal for Rs.399/- and three course meal for Rs.499/- and we stuck ourselves there. The ambiance was perfect. It was an open air environment with an amazing view of the Brigade Promenade. It was raining and breezy that afternoon and it was just a pleasure for us to sit there and dine. There was water in the premises because of the rain which needed some cleaning up. The staff was prompt and served the food quite fast. To give our lunch an amazing start we were served with a bread basket. The best part was eating the flu

Move on from "Holy Cow" and "Holy Sh**" . Holy Flames is the new buzz in town. We all know that Bangalore is a Cosmopolitan city and people from different parts of India and the world are coming here in large numbers. In such a situation, clearly there is a lot of demand for good food and a variety of food to choose from. There is a lot of competition between existing hotels and restaurants in the market and the fight continues. Bangalore is slowly (and surely) warming up to the culture of relishing meat and veggies cooked and served on a Barbecue. Therefore, every time there is a new Barbecue place is town people get excited and run ahead to go try it. Holy Flames is one such restaurant on the Premises of the Cartier Hotel in Marathahalli,Bangalore. They have an elaborate buffet spread inclusive of a welcome drink, a cocktail/mocktail, veg starters, barbecued meat and veggies, wish grill, live chaat counter, main course and the dessert section. One can