Cafe Masala - Everything good except the name

Last Sunday, it was a friend's treat and he did not know much about Bangalore's restaurants. There were only 4 of us and he had set a limit of 500 per head for the dinner. One of my room mates asked for my suggestion for a place not tried before. So, I suggested the 3 restaurants located in the Eva mall. We finally decided on Cafe Masala. Little did I know that their buffet would cost us 490 Rs, but my roommate insisted that it will be fine and then we are only 4.

There was no reason for me to say no now. Although there is this Vaayu Lounge right in front of it, but it is more suitable for a nice evening with a date. We wanted a wholesome dinner type of place. And I would say that Cafe Masala did not disappoint at all. If you see the price, then you would definitely say the opposite, but then most of the good restaurants in Bangalore cost more than 300 Rs nowadays. We sat down and the starters were served on the table. We did not have a look at the main course before munching on the starters. I wish we should have. So, the starters were very impressive and they were of all kinds. There were even prawns for people who like them.

We were quite full with the starters. Then, after some 15 mins, we decided to go and have a look at the main course and the deserts. On first look, it looked as though we should not have given so much importance to the starters. But what the hell, the starters were so good. We decided to take very small quantities and hence taste everything. There were around 6 or 7 varieties of vegetables, Pulao, 3-4 dishes of Non-veg, biryani and different varieties of Salad. We tasted almost everything and they were all delicious.

The deserts were the best part. particularly the moong dal ka halwa. Again, there was almost everything that you can think of. From jalebi to ice cream to gulab jamun to rasogulla to cake to jelly to fruits. All in all, a nice place if you sometimes have this itch of splurging. The only thing not good about the place is its name. It should have been something else. Cafe Masala does not sound like a place serving such delectable dinner.