Because it might be some time before this restaurant finds its place under the sun
Because it might be some time before this restaurant finds its place under the sun
It's easy to be dazzled by the snazzy interiors of Le Soleil, which translates to The Sun from French. The gold and black colour scheme might scream Bollywood movie star home, and the shamianaish ceiling might be more Arabian (nights) than French, but if you believe in admiring things from a distance, there's little reason to complain.
That is, of course, until you do have reason to complain. Around the same time, you're done playing innocent customer, and exactly the time you realise that their "table for three" is really a "table for two" where the 'lucky' third diner has the chance to make his acquaintance with a flat screen television. If he's luckier, he gets to meet the wall. And no, that's not a clever moniker for the new wrestler in town.
What's for dinner?
Skip the Cajun Spice Potatoes Salt 'n' Pepper (Rs 375), which is an answer to every diner who has ever wondered aloud, 'how wrong can you go with potato starter?' Turns out, very wrong. Dead wrong. The dried herbs imparted the potato skins an unpleasant taste that lingered on the palate long after we were rattled all the way home in an autorickshaw. Clearly, it's time for the chauffeur driven car. Either that or a change of menu.
The Mango Curried Cottage Cheese (Rs 275), marinated cottage cheese cubes rolled in mango sauce and coconut shards and pan-fried borders on sweet, and reminded us too much of Aamras than might be considered respectable at a restaurant that draws its influences from worlds beyond.
We soldiered on, being the brave women we are, and were more than suitably rewarded with the Angel Hair Pasta with Cottage Cheese Addition (Rs 375). The cottage cheese chunks, bathed in a tangy tomato sauce lay in a sumptuous heap over tangled strands of pasta, so good that we were willing to overlook the desi addition of paneer. Wise culinary addition.
Perhaps we should have been wiser and requested for the cheque, instead of hoping for the "perfect end" to a perfect dish. Alas! The Blueberry Mousse in a Chocolate Cup (Rs 120) was not mousse, just cream whipped into submission and then soothed with gelatine. Shame. The only way to deal with a tragedy of this size is to get alcohol in your system (they got their police permissions in place just three days ago), because a place this pretty is worth stopping by.
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Le Soleil didn't know we were there.u00a0The Guideu00a0reviews anonymously and pays for meals.
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