Entrance of Zaffran

Zaffran, means saffron in Arabic, a fine Restaurant serves Mughlai, Lucknowi and Awadhi food in Bristol Hotel, Gurgaon. A faultless blending of wooden furniture, muted lights and luxurious carpet on the floor gives a feeling of Luscious and Royal expenditure. To add more charm into this, they have Live Music chairing with two mesmerizing singers Kumar Bappa and Madhavi Bose  singing Ghazals, Indian Bollywood songs and some requests made by their customers. Zaffran undoubtedly offers flavorsome Mughlai cuisines along with heart touching Live Music. Zaffran is located on the 4th floor of the Bristol Hotel with the capacity seating of 40 showcasing the Live Kitchen at one end and Live music crew on another corner. I personally loved the wooden incense and the carpet as part of the interiors. Definitely something to talk about.

 Over to the Cuisines, to be honest being not so crazy for Indian and Mughlai food, I and especially my wife really enjoyed having the meal at Zaffran. For the starters we ordered Achari Fish (Roasted Basa Fish served with chopped spiced up onions and tomatoes) and  something newly added into the menu Dhoodhiya Kebab (made of milk products, coconut and spices) and accompanied by the complimentary Munchies (Bhelpuri spread over Papri). Dhoodhiya kebab was not so spicy and of our taste though it was rich in tastes and might impress the vegetarian folks, but we admit it as one of the rare and different vegetarian starter all together. Achari fish was typically the taste we like to have when it comes about the non-veg starters, something roasted, juicy and crispy. Fish was perfectly cooked maintaining the crispiness of it which makes it a good choice to have. 

                                                                                                         

With Maincourse we ordererd Nalli Ghost (Lamb cooked in Awadhi gravy with Chef's secret spices), Paneer Khurchan (Julliennes of cottage cheese, capsicum, tomato, onion in masala gravy), Dal Zaffran (Whole black lentils simmered overnight with traditional spices and finished off with butter and cream) escorted by the Butter Naan. Nalli ghost was a complete example of chef's mindfulness and respect towards it, because it was super fine in term of spices, tenderness and taste, it impressed my wife to a certain extent but for me Dal Awadhi was the show stopper and I couldn't stop my self spooning it. Not to forget about the Paneer Khurchan which was again an exclusive dish and can be recommended for the Vegetarians. Zaffran's menu offers variety of Awadhi, lucknowi food, some of the recommended would be Nawab-e-tastari kebab, Galouti kebab, Murg Baltee.

Talking about the Service would again going to fetch more points for Zaffran, servers were very attentive and always there to assist you. Service was quick and remarkably professional. We intensely enjoyed the food and will hold the memory of Live Music and the good time spent at Zaffran.

Now coming to the last but very important factor when we dine i.e. price. Price of Zaffran will be considered expensive by some (Doodhiya Kebabs were 650/plate with 6 kebabs in plate and so on!) But wait! we are dining at a restaurant of a 5 star hotel which has been there for long enough.

If you are feeling generous, want to take someone special to a peaceful restaurant to enjoy scrumptious meal over romantic or on-demand Bollywood music, go there once.They are also running a Punjabi Food Festival in Zaffran  in case you are die hard Punjabi food fan.

We also covered other sections of The Bristol Hotel like their coffee shop, bar and night club. And more on that in separate posts.

fOOD aur mOOD's Verdict: Must visit place to enjoy Mughlai Food and the Live Bollywood Music.

TIME TO RATE THIS PLACE

 

Food: Excellent
Ambiance: Royal with Lucknowi Touch here and there
Service : Good
Rating: 4/5
Next Visit: Will be visiting again soon
Recommend this place: Yes, absolutely! because of two reasons food and music.
Tips: Must try - Nalli Gosht

Disclosure: fOOD aur mOOD was invited to Zaffran and meal was sponsored, but our commitment is to you find the place where you can have good time like we do, hence an honest review!

Thanks,
Varun

Yeti, an ape like man/snowman found in Himalayan region of Tibet and Nepal, unusual with the name but offers some great delicacies of Tibet and Nepal. A small restaurant at the end of the Hauz khaas village lane and beside the Hauz-e-elahi park, is certainly a place to visit and enjoy north eastern food. Not much places around offers Nepali cuisine which doubles the reason to make a visit out there. Second visit to Hauz khaas village, has now become one of my favorite food zone. Sharing my experience in Yeti would start with its interiors first. Not so big, stylish and fancy, just giving you a feel of a resto bar in a beautiful small town located somewhere in Nepal or Tibet. 

Coming over to food, not familiar with most of the cuisine which were there in the menu. I ended ordering Non-Veg WaiWai Sadeko, Chicken dry fry with peanut and pepper,  Crispy pork with Honey, Ice Tea Lemon and Cold coffee.

                           Noodles were not the regular one, rather it was crispy sprinkled with onion, small chicken pieces and coriander and accompanied by a small bunch of grated salted salad. Along with with we had Pork coated in a red thick gravy mixed up with honey and definitely created with a fine taste of sweet and bit spicy. Pork pieces were properly cooked and crunchy making it a good choice dish. But to add more to spice we thought of trying something spicy and ask for Chicken dry with peanuts and pepper. Nicely flavored, the taste as expected and completes our food journey with Yeti.

Non Veg Wai Wai Sadeko

Crispy Pork with Honey

Chicken Dry Fry with Peanut and Pepper

I would admit a nice experience at Yeti, not an over rated place but certainly can be experienced with friends and family and enjoy North East Indian delicacies.

TIME TO RATE THIS PLACE

Food: Good
Ambiance: Simple
Service : Good
Rating: 3/5
Next Visit: Not sure, lots of options to try in Hauz Khas Vilage.
Recommend this place: Yes, didn't found expensive.
Tips: Try out the Nepali Thali Set - Thapakali

OTHER OPTIONS NEAR THIS PLACE:

• The Pink Room