La Casa - Continental fare in Bangalore
Sunday afternoons are usually the normal time when all of us feel lazy to cook at home (we are no exception) and so today found us heading out in search of another restaurant to satisfy our cravings. Against all my inner voices, wildly protesting, I drove in the same direction that I do everyday to work, to a restaurant called La Casa. Now this restaurant has multiple outlets, the most famous being in Jayanagar but this one has a better ambience, being a old bungalow converted into a spacious restaurant with hanging gardens. We went to the one on Jail Road, near Sarjapura, the address being Amruta Engg. College road, Kasavanhalli, Bangalore - 560035. You can reach them on +91-80- 64535930.
The fare out here is claimed to be simple but has food from all major cuisines worldwide and then some unusual ones like Peruvian, Korean, Bhutanese :-) The way I look at it, its decent continental fare to be had as you have a few drinks - yes, they do have a well-stocked bar. Having sat down, we quickly ordered the starters. We were a group of four and 3 of them being vegetarians, making me a rare minority species. First up were the classic French fries, Chilly cheese toast and Mexican Bisque veg. soup.
The fries are good - thick, crisp and not too much oil on them and the mayo dip provided is a perfect foil. Chilly cheese toast passes muster - its just plain bread toasted in oven with string cheese on top and chopped green chillies. No great shakes considering you are paying 200 Rs. per plate. The soup was really good - a thick creamy tomato base with a salty touch and lotsa veggies boiled in it.
These were polished off in minutes while we placed the order for the main course - Indonesian Mee Goreng (chicken noodles) and Russell Market vegetable steak. Orders usually take their time here, at least a 20 min wait but the place is nice and cozy that you don't mind the relaxing wait. A word of caution... the portions are huge and if you fill your stomach with starters, better start reaching for the doggy bag early on.
First up, the Mee Goreng... its a spicy noodles preparation, very greasy with a well done egg on top. The chicken was dry and shredded in the noodles while the chicken on skewers were a little too big in size and harder than what I would have expected. Presentation is pretty good and it makes an appetizing picture. The dish is served with crisp rice wafers and kimchi salad. Overall, decent fare and quality. Same goes for the vegetable steak. The creamy sauce was a little too much and masked the taste of the steak completely while the veggies / fries were soggy due to prolonged exposure to the steak. Taste wise, it was ok and decent fare. As I said before, great place to drink.. have nice starters and huge volume of food at decent quality and price.
Quickly polishing it off (was a revelation that we were really starving:-) we skipped the dessert since we were just too full but have had the chocolate mousse on earlier occasions and its good. All the above came to around 1300 Rs. for the four of us. Not too shabby but not inexpensive either. All in all, you are in the mood for a few drinks, a relaxing atmosphere to sit and chat with friends with a wide range of decent continental fare, head to La Casa. You won't be disappointed...!!!
Sunday afternoons are usually the normal time when all of us feel lazy to cook at home (we are no exception) and so today found us heading out in search of another restaurant to satisfy our cravings. Against all my inner voices, wildly protesting, I drove in the same direction that I do everyday to work, to a restaurant called La Casa. Now this restaurant has multiple outlets, the most famous being in Jayanagar but this one has a better ambience, being a old bungalow converted into a spacious restaurant with hanging gardens. We went to the one on Jail Road, near Sarjapura, the address being Amruta Engg. College road, Kasavanhalli, Bangalore - 560035. You can reach them on +91-80- 64535930.
The fare out here is claimed to be simple but has food from all major cuisines worldwide and then some unusual ones like Peruvian, Korean, Bhutanese :-) The way I look at it, its decent continental fare to be had as you have a few drinks - yes, they do have a well-stocked bar. Having sat down, we quickly ordered the starters. We were a group of four and 3 of them being vegetarians, making me a rare minority species. First up were the classic French fries, Chilly cheese toast and Mexican Bisque veg. soup.
These were polished off in minutes while we placed the order for the main course - Indonesian Mee Goreng (chicken noodles) and Russell Market vegetable steak. Orders usually take their time here, at least a 20 min wait but the place is nice and cozy that you don't mind the relaxing wait. A word of caution... the portions are huge and if you fill your stomach with starters, better start reaching for the doggy bag early on.
Quickly polishing it off (was a revelation that we were really starving:-) we skipped the dessert since we were just too full but have had the chocolate mousse on earlier occasions and its good. All the above came to around 1300 Rs. for the four of us. Not too shabby but not inexpensive either. All in all, you are in the mood for a few drinks, a relaxing atmosphere to sit and chat with friends with a wide range of decent continental fare, head to La Casa. You won't be disappointed...!!!
