Heaven is a place on Earth

5

Reviewed Earth - Sector 15 - Gurgaon

Dec 19, 2007 9066

I try to visit as many restaurants as I can and, more often than not, never visit the same place twice. There have been some exceptions to this rule and EarthRead more...

An affair to remember!

5

Reviewed Casa Piccola Indiranagar - Avenue Road - Bangalore

Feb 21, 2006 5716

Casa Piccola... I’d heard the name many times when I was in college. I thought it would be a very fancy restaurant that I’d never be able to afford.Read more...

Too much of a good thing... impossible!

5

Reviewed Fusion 9 - Banjara Hills - Hyderabad

Oct 10, 2005 11018

Hyderabad... the foodie’s paradise! If I’d picked a different restaurant each time I wanted to eat out (which I tried hard to do), I would still havRead more...

Cosmo? No... Village? Maybe!

3

Reviewed Cosmo Village - Ashok Nagar - Bangalore

Oct 10, 2005 4505

I am back after a long break with yet another restaurant review. I was busy moving cities and while I did eat out a lot, I didn’t find the time to write Read more...

No no to Coco's

1

Reviewed Coco's Bar & Grill - Banjara Hills - Hyderabad

Feb 28, 2005 6435

Friday night and I was stuck at work until late. I was in no mood to come home and cook. A friend told me about this restaurant just down the road from the JuRead more...

This is the One... CafeOne

5

Reviewed CafeOne - Alwal - Secunderabad

Feb 25, 2005 3428

My 20th review here :-) Ads announcing the launch of OneStores were all over the place. The first time I visited the store, I wasn’t impressed too much.Read more...

Happy citizen of the Spice Republic

5

Reviewed Spice Republic - Alwal - Secunderabad

Sep 23, 2004 3384

I had heard a lot about Raj Bhavan Road even before I moved to Hyderabad. It seemed to me that everyone’s offices were there and as were all the apartmenRead more...

Healthy hair through the years

5

Reviewed Ramtirth Brahmi Oil

Sep 22, 2004 45044

I didn’t think I’d ever write about hair oil. Writing about restaurants seems to be a pastime. I tried writing about some other things and this is oRead more...

Pickles that didn't tickle my taste buds

2

Reviewed Pickles Coffee Shop - S D Road - Secunderabad

Sep 22, 2004 3756

What good advertising can do to a not so good product! Pickles, the coffee shop attached to Hotel Basera, is a clear example. There were ads all over the plaRead more...

Great Expectations indeed!

2

Reviewed Great Expectations - Alwal - Secunderabad

Sep 22, 2004 2660

I’ve hardly been trying out new places these days and so I had nothing to write about. This afternoon I met up with a friend who was visiting Hyderabad. Read more...

Rearranged Marriage?

4

Reviewed Hyderabad Blues 2 - Rearranged Marriage

Jul 07, 2004 4032

Having watched all movies of Nagesh Kukunoor’s except Bollywood Calling, I just had to watch this one. I didn’t want to miss a Kukunoor film...and IRead more...

On the way to great food

5

Reviewed On The Way - Alwal - Secunderabad

Jun 23, 2004 3554

As the name suggests, On The Way is literally on the way home from work for me. It was one of the first joints that I noticed when I moved to Hyderabad. At thRead more...

A room with a view

4

Reviewed Harah's - Alwal - Secunderabad

Jun 23, 2004 5242

Harah’s is a multi-cuisine restaurant located within the Lumbini Amrutha Chambers at Nagarjuna Square, Banjara Hills. This restaurant is on the fourth flRead more...

When hunger strikes...

5

Reviewed Sree Swamy Bhavan - Ashok Nagar - Chennai

Jun 22, 2004 4402

Am I justified in writing a review for a restaurant that I have never visited? I thought about it for a long time and decided that I ought to do so. While I mRead more...

Nightmare of the worst order

1

Reviewed ICICI Bank

Jun 14, 2004 5066

In July of 2002, I applied for a home loan from ICICI HFC Ltd. A home loan utsav was going on in Chennai and I went in for a spot sanction. I also saw an ad iRead more...

Theatrical debacle - IMAX size

2

Reviewed Prasads IMAX - NTR Gardens - Hyderabad

Jun 14, 2004 26769

India can boast of only a few IMAX screens and one of them is in Hyderabad, as part of the Prasad’s Multiplex. Everything about this place is big. And itRead more...

An unusual sizzle!

5

Reviewed Lautre - Alwal - Secunderabad

Jun 04, 2004 2931

My first visit to L’autre was the result of a sudden decision. Though I’d seen the sign several times during visits to My Home Tycoon (the LifeStylRead more...

Simply the best

5

Reviewed The Cascade - Nungambakkam - Chennai

May 20, 2004 4402

I’ve been visiting The Cascade for 8 years now. My affair with this wonderful restaurant started when a Thai food festival was on at Cascade way back in Read more...

Surprise!

5

Reviewed Haridwar Hotel - Koti - Hyderabad

May 19, 2004 4755

I came to know about Hotel Haridwar through my parents who read the Times Food Guide for Hyderabad and Secunderabad from cover to cover while I was away at woRead more...

More than just coffee

4

Reviewed Minerva Coffee Shop - S D Road - Secunderabad

May 19, 2004 3880

I have been to two of Minerva’s restaurants, the one close to the Salar Jung Museum and the one in Amrutha Mall, Somajiguda. I had taken a friend to the Read more...