" I Love Delhi" - so many new eateries , new concepts , so many let u b u type of places , people are loving experimenting with Palates , interiors , experiences it is just amazing ... wonder where these guts came from al of a sudden ... it is a pleasure to see chef run business's chef entrepreneurs .. i believe this is the way to go for the future .. Innovate in every which you can -may it be food , ambiance or service - doing it differently is paying off now .
Monkey Bar a well tried and tested baby of my old buddy Manu Chandra (Manu and i share the Love for OLD MONK and thats our connect besides bumping into each other at food forums ) - supported by none other than Mr A D Singh of Olive Fame . Eventually have come to meri Dilli . Manu being a delhi boy understands what delhi wants and has delivered a well tailor made solution of a Pub and Dine in - Monkey Bar or Mo Bar The 'Gastro Pub ' to a city which does-not receive concepts easily . Located in Vasant kunj inside a pyramid which used to be Ministry of sound couple of years back- all glass pyramid is beautiful as you can see below. Those who don't know Manu - he is a wizard with food , loves Old monk , and relishes Ghar wali arhar kee daal .
Mo Bar as i would like to call it is comfortably done , distressed look on the walls , funky posters and coasters to keep you smiling , comfortable seating ,pool tables , very airy wonder what will happen in the summers as the roof is pure glass and nothing else - though the glass is coated with a reflective sheet but still dilli garmi is dilli kee garmi penetrates through anything lol - Mo Bar is like a perfect hangout for the gen X and convincingly a gourmands delight like me .
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| The Glass Pyramid of Monkey Bar |
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| Diverse Menu |
The Menu is very interestingly divided into catchy sections like the Big Bang , Morning Quickie , Gluteny etc etc it has the Originals , the originals with a twist , the fusion dishes and the wacko dishes like what i had French toast with eggs and bacon . Trust me you would need to visit Mo Bar 8 times to try all the items it not more . I didn see any weight watchers section which was awesome - the menu is for people who love weekends and love to eat on weekends ,Like Tiger - i wait for weekends to pig out - thats one day i get to eat what i want to eat besides being on a controlled diet for the rest of the week .. its like kick ass time with food on weekends . I was actually so excited when i saw the menu each dish was my favorite and a reall droooooool . A very diverse yet affordable menu , well thought about , researched - hats off .
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| How cam you be serious in Place like this .. Its all about Monkey Business |
Confession : Being a saturday morning was a bit hungover , groggy etc gulped down three cups of Cutting style masala chai's to figure where i was and what iwas doing LOL .
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| Eggs Benedict |
My favorite Egg in eateries because making this at home is not possible . The history of eggs Benedict goes way back when a gentleman walked into a plush five star and asked for Buttered toast , Poached eggs , Bacon and Hollandaise becos he has an hangover and wanted to get rid of it - BTW so did i , so i made the right choice - the chef got so impressed by the combination that he replaced the toast with English muffin and the bacon with ham - to make the famous Eggs Benedict - my favorite part of the dish is the braking of the yellow watching git ooze out and then dipping every bite into it - its just yum , egg fans delight - I think i shud make a eggs droolers club hahahahaha. MO Bar has done it nicely . The Hollandaise sauce again made with egg yolk ,butter and a bit of acidity of lemon was really well made . Super Duper .
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| French Toast , Bacon and Fried Egg |
The googly dish - Manu played a googly on me by serving me a delicious Mind Blowing perfectly cooked french toast sweet made from a home baked extra large slice of Challah bread ( A jewish bread eaten on Sabbath only difference was that the jewish bread is braided)- i loved the slightly burnt look and feel of it - gave it more texture . Topped with a Sunny Side up fried egg and in between sausages and crispy bacon - i think he over heard my conversation about my love for bacon and ensured i got the same . Well a well balanced dish the flavors merged beautifully specially the drool of the egg hahahaha , the combo of sweet , salt and egg was too cool . On a serious note it was custom made as i didn see the dish on the menu .
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| Eggs in a Blanket |
Eggs in a blanket - a rather this crisp blanket to cover my eggs - hahahahaha, Unda Parontha as we know it , served with three choices - Coorg Pork Curry (Pandy Curry) , Mutton Keema or Steak Galouti. The Pandy curry was well made with vinegar and park - perfect tinge went well with the parontha , The mutton keema amazingly was good , well ground keema , perfect masalas yet again went well with the parontha - the Steak Galouti - wah wah - i have been off galouti kebabs ever since they have become a standard commodity in the Desi Wedding spreads - but this one a bit tight n hard on the bottom to give it a steak type feel - the mince was well ground with just perfect masala's - went best with the unda parontha .
I mean a Chilly sauce called Pure Death , hey bhagwan whats life coming too- i just smelt it and remained happy - then on the left is yet another chilly sauce directly from Kolkata from the famous Tangra . The two small bottles infront has freshly made marmalade and aam kee chutney - both were nice ,full of flavor .Backed by the yellow bottle of original Kasundi and my all time favorite Ketchup - now this was surprising at home i have never eaten breakfast without ketchup but at Mo Bar must have been the first time i did not put ketchup or anyother sauce on the food .. that speaks a lot about the engaging flavors .
I have not been to many breakfast places in Delhi because they al offer the standard English breakfast of eggs bacon beans etc , but my first love is five star coffee shop breakfast layouts - thats where i kill my self eating ,trying all cuisines and that too while im travelling . I tried only three dishes at Mo Bar and was impressed to the fullest , bas only three half eaten dishes filled me up. Each dish was a marvel.
All i can say is that Mo Bar will see me more often for sure . They convert into a Pub in the evening which i believe is rocking with its amazing cocktails ... this place has the buzz.
Tigers Overall Experience : Fantastic Going Back for more breakfast and also trying out the lunch ,dinner menu soon .Some of the amazing dishes to go and try next time are : Brie Omellete, Pizza Omlete ,Goa Churizo Scramble ,the pull apart buns and ofcourse the misal pav .
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