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 fluffy bread with the amazing side of salted/spiced butter.
We decided on ordering the three course meals each with a different combination of food.
Salad : We ordered the Peached Pear Salad(Pieces of pear tossed with walnut and some leaves, my friend wasn't too impressed with it), the Greek Salad and the classic Caesar Salad (Mine,The best one of the lot because of the cheese,olives and croutons)
Appetizer : Jalapeno and Cheddar Poppers (similar to the South Indian Masala Vada but only more cheesy and exotic) and Buffalo Wings (An amazing version of Chicken wings that was coated with spicy and tangy sauce. Perfect!)
Main : Barbecue Chicken Pizza and Peri Peri Chicken Pizza-Since the pizzas were to be a part of a combo we conveniently assumed that the size of the pizza would be as small as our palm. But we were SO wrong. The pizzas were full sized thin-crusted wood fire. Both of them were beyond delicious with the most generous toppings of chicken on them. The thin-crusted beauties were topped with a lot of veggies as well.
Spaghetti Ala-Bolognaise Chicken : My friend who isn't much of a stickler for spaghetti loved this dish. The spaghetti was freshly made and non-sticky. There was a good amount of chicken in it. This dish was presented really well with spaghetti rolled neatly into a lump topped with a basil.
Mocktail : We ordered 3 mocktails to go with our food. Strawberry and Guava Cooler (More on the lines of a healthy smoothie this drink had prominent flavours of strawberry and guava much to our delight) , She is A Peach (A rich peach flavoured cooler) and November Breeze ( A refreshing drink whose flavour or taste I do not remember).
A 3 course meal is definitely TOO much for someone with an average appetite. We literally had to take multiple breaks in the middle to avoid wasting ANY of the food. Almost everything we ordered made our taste buds happy!
We had an extremely satisfying meal and went out with super full tummies. (You will literally "burst" with happiness)
I would suggest this place mainly because of the Value For Money factor. Their prices do complete justice to the quality and quantity of food served.
Super impressed!
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 fluffy bread with the amazing side of salted/spiced butter.
We decided on ordering the three course meals each with a different combination of food.
Salad : We ordered the Peached Pear Salad(Pieces of pear tossed with walnut and some leaves, my friend wasn't too impressed with it), the Greek Salad and the classic Caesar Salad (Mine,The best one of the lot because of the cheese,olives and croutons)
 |
| Pear Salad |
 |
| Caesar Salad |
 |
| Greek Salad |
Appetizer : Jalapeno and Cheddar Poppers (similar to the South Indian Masala Vada but only more cheesy and exotic) and Buffalo Wings (An amazing version of Chicken wings that was coated with spicy and tangy sauce. Perfect!)
 |
| Jalapeno and Cheddar Poppers |
 |
| Buffalo Wings |
Main : Barbecue Chicken Pizza and Peri Peri Chicken Pizza-Since the pizzas were to be a part of a combo we conveniently assumed that the size of the pizza would be as small as our palm. But we were SO wrong. The pizzas were full sized thin-crusted wood fire. Both of them were beyond delicious with the most generous toppings of chicken on them. The thin-crusted beauties were topped with a lot of veggies as well.
Spaghetti Ala-Bolognaise Chicken : My friend who isn't much of a stickler for spaghetti loved this dish. The spaghetti was freshly made and non-sticky. There was a good amount of chicken in it. This dish was presented really well with spaghetti rolled neatly into a lump topped with a basil.
Mocktail : We ordered 3 mocktails to go with our food. Strawberry and Guava Cooler (More on the lines of a healthy smoothie this drink had prominent flavours of strawberry and guava much to our delight) , She is A Peach (A rich peach flavoured cooler) and November Breeze ( A refreshing drink whose flavour or taste I do not remember).
A 3 course meal is definitely TOO much for someone with an average appetite. We literally had to take multiple breaks in the middle to avoid wasting ANY of the food. Almost everything we ordered made our taste buds happy!
We had an extremely satisfying meal and went out with super full tummies. (You will literally "burst" with happiness)
I would suggest this place mainly because of the Value For Money factor. Their prices do complete justice to the quality and quantity of food served.
Super impressed!
Comments