Zoe

Zoe is a restolounge on 7th Main, Indiranagar,a  Bistro Mediterranee, according to the menu. We’d been hearing about it for quite a while now, so since we were around the area, decided that now was as good a time as any to check it out. Zoe, here we go. 🙂

To get there, turn left on to 7th Main from 100 ft Road Indiranagar (after 12th Main, when coming from the Koramangala side), and you’ll find it on the right. Parking isn’t much of a problem at all. And from what we saw, you don’t need to reserve in advance. Its got both indoor and outdoor seating. Since it was a nice breezy evening (as it usually is in our centrally air conditioned city) we decided to sit outside, though they had some nice sofas inside, where you could lounge about.

In addition to the main menu, they also had a special menu for the day, and we ended up ordering most of the stuff from that!! The main menu has a whole lot of stuff that you could lounge around with  – espressos and derivatives (no, don’t think finance!!) , cappuccinos, lattes, chocolate drinks, brewed coffees, teas, iced lattes, milk shakes, smoothies, sodas, mocktails, dessert coffees and fresh juices. And then there are soups, veg and non-veg, priced between Rs.95-115, starters at Rs.145-185, sandwiches and wraps at Rs.135-165, burgers at Rs.150 (only non veg options) and salads at Rs.135 -195. The main course has pasta options among other things, but the options are a bit skewed towards non veg, and are priced between Rs.240 -290.

We started with a Lung Fung soup, “cubes of chicken along with fined (sic) chopped carrot, green chilli, garlic, onion, ginger, egg white, spring onion, corn floor (sic) and seasoning”. The soup was very good, notwithstanding the spelling errors in the description. A bit spicy, moderately thick and hot, all of which made it a delicious start to an evening that was getting chillier. We then decided to try a starter and settled for Barbeque Chicken Wings, ” marinated fried chicken wings toasted  with mild spicy barbecue sauce served with garlic mayo”. This was also quite good, though the chicken was slightly under cooked, the sauce was excellent. The mayonnaise had only a mild garlic flavour and complemented the sauce very well.

For the main course, we asked for a Chicken Venetian, “stuffed chicken with salami and fresh mozzarella cheese along with grilled shiitake mashed potato served with tangy venetian sauce and grilled vegetables”, and a Chicken a la brace, “sicilian style grilled chicken stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese served with pesto rosso fries and salad” The latter was the only dish we ordered from the main menu!! The Venetian sauce didn’t impress me much, mostly because it was too tangy for my taste, but the shiitake mashed potatoes more than made up for it. D said the chicken a la brace was good, and if you’re a Popeye-like fan of spinach, you should like it too. 🙂

All of the above cost us over Rs. 850, which though a bit pricey, was well worth it, in terms of the quantity and quality of food. We skipped dessert, though we did take a parcel for someone else. The ‘Black Out’ we ordered was charged an exorbitant Rs.152, I hope it tasted really good, because the quantity wasn’t much!! Meanwhile, the service was quite prompt, there wasn’t any delay in serving the dishes, and they gave us a complimentary drink too. There are quite a few of those chocolate and coffee stuff that I need to check out, so we’ll definitely be back.

Zoe, 3790, HAL 2nd Stage, 7th Main, Opp Ambedkar College, Indiranagar. Ph: 42115257

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