I picked up the Spinach Pide last night for my dinner. Great anticipation to enjoy the meal.
Oh! What a let down. It was not good at all. No comparison to what I had eaten the first time. How could they go so wrong? The pide comes parceled in a box that says that no two pides are the same but one would savour them nonetheless – I differ – and I differ big time. I am definitely not going to order the pide again.
Pani puri
I love chatpata stuff and Pani-puri definitely forms a part of it. Available across Mumbai, street food and restaurants alike, its many a persons favourite.
I made this today for evening snacks. Turned out awesome! Its makes taking all the trouble to make the pani, the sweet chutney and the puri filling at home absolutely worthwhile. With just the right amount of khatta, sweetness, and spicy-ness, it satiated our taste-buds. Purely chatpata. I actually gave myself a pat on the back. YAY
I love this dish. Its a staple of Punjabis and in Delhi its even served for breakfast.
The surprising thing is that whenever I have eaten in Delhi, I’ve had it for breakfast, followed that with a glass of sweet lassi. Trust me – the glasses there are quite large (often I’ve not been able to finish off the lassi). The chana is served with bhatura / kulcha or puri. I love the kulchas and bhatura there. After such a meal, I always have said NO LUNCH. But come lunch time and I am ready to eat! Can’t do the same in Mumbai – dunno why.
Below is the snap I took of my chana-bhatura. Made it for dinner. Served and eaten Punjabi style – with sliced onions and green chili – yummmmm……….
chana bhatura
Went to Leo’s recently in the evening with hubby for a quick bite.
Ordered the Chicken quiche, Veg. croissant and a cappuccino.
Chicken quiche
Looked really good but was very average on taste. Priced at Rs. 55. Will not order it again.
Veg Croissant
The croissant has a spinach and cottage cheese stuffing. Nice. Priced at Rs. 50.
Veg croissant cut open
The cappuccino-
Cappuccino
Its a tall mug of coffee but not very high on taste. Passable at Rs. 70.
Below is the pic of the Chutney n cheese sandwich I really like. Priced at Rs. 70.
Chutney n cheese sandwich
lemon syrup cake
I really like this at Theobroma. Its the Lemon Syrup Cake at Rs. 90. Its got no creamy topping, just the lemon syrup seeped into it. Its yummmm….
chicken panini sandwich
I made this for my hubby this morning, for breakfast. It was a wholesome morning meal. The panini was atleast 7″ long and he had it all!
chicken panini sandwich sliced
Sai bhaji tikkis
These tikkis are made in all Sindhi homes. When Sai Bhaji (see post dated 9th October 2013), is left over after a meal, the bhaji is made into tikkis. This is the first time I made them. Turned out good. My left-over bhaji was converted into a breakfast fare.
This is as nutritious as one can get as the bhaji has spinach, fenugreek leaves, carrots, french beans, onions and a few more veggies.
A BIG LET-DOWN.
I had vouchers for this place. Decided to use it tonight. Went there with hubby for an early dinner.
The menu looked amazing. I wanted to try out so many dishes, as the pictures of their food were just too tempting. I decided that, with so much to want to eat, I would have to come back here a couple of more times.
However, once the food started coming, my liking for the place started diminishing.
As a starter we ordered the Spicy Supreme garlic bread. 4 pieces of bread, topped with cheese, onions and green chilies. What we saw in the picture is very different to what we were served. The cheese amount was just passable. The onions and green chilies were so badly cut – the sizes of each piece differed for the other. The taste – NOT HAPPENING.
Spicy Supreme Garlic bread
I make better cheese toast at home!
Next as a main course, I ordered a So Cheezy Classic Cheese pizza and my hubby a So Cheezy Super Chicken Twist – each sized a personal pan.
For the Super Chicken Twist, hubby dear played with himself ‘spot the chicken pieces if you can’. Finally I think he counted 5 pea-sized pieces of chicken! He did not enjoy the pizza which was priced at Rs. 299.
Super Chicken Twist – personal pan
Classic Cheese – personal pan
At Rs. 179, luckily one cannot really go very wrong with a cheese pizza – I was saved. Decent but nothing great. I would have preferred a Domino’s Cheese Burst pizza anyday to this.
After not-a-good-meal, my hubby decided not to venture into ordering anything more for himself. I decided to continue the meal by ending it with a Banoffee pie (the picture of it is so inviting in the menu). Price Rs. 125.
Banoffee pie
Looks quite good but tastes just about ok. It would be a very good attempt if it was made by a home-cook. But to expect this from a leading restaurant chain? Unacceptable.
Overall not a good experience. And they charge a 10% service charge 😦
I love this place. During a period of 1 month, I would have visited this place about 5 times!
I have the pics of all the food I have eaten there except their Chutney n Cheese sandwich. Its really good. The sandwich reminds me of the one you get at NCPA when attending the theatre there. Only difference is that the sandwiches at Leo’s are bigger with more chutney and cheese. Priced at Rs. 60.
Recently for dinner, I had their Danish Croissant and Veg. Quiche. The Danish croissant has a corn and cheese filling with corn sprinkled on top of the croissant. I loved picking out the burnt corn and eating it and then I dived into the croissant. Its a lovely croissant.
Danish croissant
the Danish cut open
The Veg. Quiche is a spinach, mushroom and cheese person’s delight. Its got a lovely texture and is almost a melt-in-your-mouth savoury. It looks like a medium sized quiche but it packs a load of taste. For its size, its quite a tummy-filler.
Veg Quiche
Finally, the Chocolate croissant – obviously : )
Its a nice big-looking croissant. Looking at it makes you salivate.
Chocolate croissant
However, it flattens on pressing it slightly and fits well into the mouth. The chocolate flavour is good but find the layer too thin. I would have preferred if the chocolate layer was a tad bit more. However, I would still pick it up as an after-meal dessert if my meal has been a light one.
the Chocolate croissant with chocolate inside
All the three savouries above are priced at Rs. 50 each.
I’ve eaten the veg pizza twice. The first time, I liked it a lot. However, the second time, though the taste was the same, it had a strong flavour of garlic, which I didn’t like – so will be hesitant to pick it up again.
Yet more things to try at Leo’s !
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