Hiral Amodia (www.theheebee.com)
+4
WHAT THEHEEBEE SAYS ABOUT VILLAGE THE SOUL OF INDIA
Note: I visited the Village restaurant before the corona crisis. This review is based on that visit.
Village - The Soul Of India is a restaurant located on the sixth floor of Central Mall, J P Nagar. It is situated at a walking distance from the popular Ragigudda Temple. I would say that this is the perfect use of the place that one could have done right in the middle of a chaotic and busy locality of Bangalore.
The village is truly a 'village' themed restaurant and I appreciate the promoters who have ensured that the ambiance and experience would look as close to village life as possible. They have a big artificial banyan tree right in the center where people can sit. The table and chairs have been made artistically from most humble and simple things. A horse cart, small shacks, etc light up the ambiance further. Astrologer, air-rifle counter, puppet show, etc adds to the charm.
There is a fixed cost per head and all food and beverages are unlimited once you are inside.
Food mostly consists of Rajasthani and Gujarati cuisine along with North Indian dishes and some native South Indian 'must-have' dishes like curd rice, sambar, rasam, etc. Food counters are spread across the premises and that makes all the counters free of the rush. Chaat counter seemed to be the most favorite of all the guests. They have also made a small 'jail' like enclosure which is again a big attraction among guests. The buffet is the only option here and you have hours at your disposal to enjoy the food and experience. Food was good in taste, but this place is more about enjoying the overall experience than the food.
Once the majority of guest has arrived, the staff would start interesting activities like - musical chair, dance, Garba, ghoomar Rajasthani dance, juggling, etc
I feel that this is a perfect place to visit with a group of friends or family members. It is a good place to organize small parties. Bigger the group, more fun would be at Village - the soul of India.
Signing Off
Hiral Amodia
(TheHeeBee)
I loved sweet special gulab jamun. I loved bhel Puri and Pani Puri. Food is avarange. everything was also good. service was good.
Best place for a large group of people! Such a wonderful place. The ambience was rustic. The staff is excellent! They are sweet and made sure we were having fun.The whole thing was very entertaining there was a puppet show followed by Rajasthani folk dance, Dandia,musical chair and DJ hour. Everyone from the old to the young ones participated and it was an amazing experience. There was a wide variety of tasty food. All in all a great place to wind down with family and/or friends.worth every penny.
Good for a family get together. Enjoy your time with unlimited food and fun.
Food was good and specially cheese ball mini samosa khichdi and you can enjoy folk dance musical chair garba dandiya
Mohammad and shree kumar-Hotel Managers are simply amazing... Had come here for team dinner, and we were treated very well !!♥♥♥😀😀😀
We were happy nice experience over all. Very helpful mr mohd mukeem awesome place to enjoy with family over all nice experience
It's a great place to be around
Good music, food, service, staff
Ambience is good.
Cheers to Mohammad 👍🏽
Awesome ambience. Dj puppet show was nice. people out there were so polite and humble. Celebrated my niece 1st year birthday and i think we made a right choice at last moment.
Best place to spend time with family
We went on thursday night. They have ample space and you can choose to sit anywhere. Nice place to spend time with family. I'll visit again.
Best place to enjoy eating😍😍
Excited to visit Village again and again.
Mr. Sree Kumar - The Manager is quite friendly and down to earth person.
Young crowd will enjoy a loooooaaaaad.
Complete village style and food is amazingly delicious 😋 they serve you only got food. Worth trying once..
I went to Village..Soul of India after a long time. The place has improved. It was very crowded due to the festival holiday.The staff is polite though there were very few people to clean the tables. The starters were good, hot and fresh. The ambience is quite good. The staff there are more interested in the dandia and musical chairs rather than serving the guests. We had to call the waiters to get us glasses for water etc. Food is average. The chole were very spicy and plain rice were under cooked. Other items are just average not really great. But over all Village is a nice place to spend time with friends. We really had fun. Mr Mohammed is a polite and very courteous manager. Place is real value for money.
Good restaurant to go with friends...along with food we can have of fun here ..but food is bit ok ok kind...they should improve the quality.
Good place for a family outing.
Food is ok. Pure vegetarian food with traditional Indian dessert like kheer, halwa, jalebi are best.
Indian village Street food like pani puri, chats are good but not great.
Dance arena is nice where we can do Garba, Dandiya, Bhangda etc..
Good place for entertainment and food both.
Good place to chill out little bit crowded on weekend but the staffs are very polite to handle the customers. Tottaly a nice experience I got this place on Saturday evening.
I like them of restaurant and interiors are design accordingly.
It was my first visit to village soul of indian and it was value for money.
They have good variety of food with buffet system also.
A nice place to hangout with your family and friends.
If you want to Dance, want to have fun, with good food and have some Rajadthani ambience, no one can close to Village - the soul of India.
We had planned my daughters birthday party in it and booked half of restuarant for it. It been the best birthday celebration for her because of the way they helped to organize it. Everyone who came was just overwhelmed with their experience with restaurant.
Excellent staff, excellent decorations, variety of dishes, and space to dance is unbeatable.
Would definitely recommend this restaurant if you are going with group to have a wonderful evening
The place is good to spent 2-3 hrs and food is also nice.. Md mukeem was polite and good service was provided.
The dandia and musical chair was entertaining. And starter were avg and desert is nice.
I am a pure non veg .. So was little unwilling to try this place.. But to my astonishment it turned out to be a wonderful experience.. There ambiance specially makes it worth.. Food also is quite good.. overall a great experience.
Had a birthday party booked for my child with nearly 30+guests at the Venue. Very impressed with the venue, kids events, overall atmosphere, courteous friendly and professional attitude of the staff. The food, choice, layout was awesome too. Personal Thanks to Prakash Dawade, the manger. He made the whole experience for my kid and all the guests a memorable one. We will surely cherish this occassion for a very longtime to come. Highly recommend this place . Just AWESOME. Thanks “THE VILLAGE”-will visit you again shortly
Awesome staff and flexible manager who helped us arrange for movement of my grany who is an octogenarian. Overall had a wonderful time with family and cousins. Thank you and keep it going.
It’s one place that I would never get tired off. A typical family place and you can enjoy the experience more than the food. The staff makes sure that you try different dance styles and play games as well. There was a kids playing area, airbrush tattoo, astrologer, puppet show, balloon shooting, dancing and games. The food was good especially the chat counter.
Good food and ambiance. Soda was amazing. Overall nice concept. Special thanks to ikram, rizwan and kuldeep for being our private photographers and serving food on table. Well done guys. Three cheers for the service.
The place offer not only food but also entertaining acts, folk dance and fun game. Freshly made and tangy as it has to be. A nice place to hangout with your family and friends. Nice place to visit with kids.
Had been here with family The restaurant is basically North Indian village thened.Not only is good food and deserts you can enjoy playing dandiya and puppet show when it's hot jalebi is not a miss to here. Good only for the ambiance and experience It gives you the right.I guess it would not be a South Indian's choice since there are only 5 - 6 dishes of South Indian cuisine.
I was here to give treat to my friends and teachers.. And it turned out to b a masterstroke to choose this place.. This a a must visit place if u plan a family reunion.. There r many activities like dancing, musical chair, dandiya,. Etc.. The theme is of a village and they Hav pretty much nailed it.. U need to visit the place to experience it.. Can't explain in words
Different ambience and village theme... variety in foods was good... Starters were from multicuisines, North Indian cuisine tasted great..Entertaining performance were interesting part of lunch....Though it was a mela kind of ambience, one get privacy too
Great place, good food, nice atmosphere, and sweet staff members :)
Fun activities, a great place to chill with friends. You wouldn't wanna miss this place
This was a good place to go , and there r offers up here sometimes,and if there was non-vegetarian it would have been good . And environmental as usual good and best
Love the whole theme, environment, food and service of this place.
Ambience was quite good.
Service was good
Food was just great. Each and every item offered was just delicious.
We went on Monday when they have 1+1 offer. The crowd was quite good. Entertainment through dance and everything was good.
I loved sweets specially gajar ka halwa and gulab jamun.
Chaat counter was superb. I loved bhel puri.
Everything else was also good.
Sumukh Vishwanath(Tummy On Fire)
+5
This is one of the best place to experience the Village environment with some entertainment to play with along with having your food. Especially the dhol, musical chairs and few entertainment shows by their staff is really amazing.
Coming to food, this place serves only buffet and no Al carte available here. Quality of the food is really good and its a unlimited meal, so quantity depends on you.
Pricing for the varieties of food you get over there along with the unlimited meal is really affordable.
Ambiance is completely of the village style and with their traditions.
Chaats had amazing taste and flavor which gave a very nice feel to the taste buds.
Deserts were amazing and main course had a very large menu including south indian and north indian delicacies.
This is a must try place in bangalore if you are planning to experience the desi style village environtment.
Visited this place for lunch. It was fun there with various props like Rajasthani headrobe, dhol, dandhya etc. There was even musical chairs to play. Started with welcome drink then direct to food. Starters were very few in number hardly 2-3 but good in taste. Main course desserts we're good. It's a nice place to have some fun with good food. Not to expect great variety but limited and hot food is served. Nice ambience . Worth the money.
Nyc place.. food was good n after renovation the place has great ambiance.. friendly staffs n great fun.. perfect place to spent a perfect evening
It's a decent place for having a good family time. Food is average.. nothing great about it. They have good amount of activity like Dandiya and other dance where they teach you. They also have puppet show.
Excellent place to come with family and friends for a fun filled and overwhelming experience great food good music and well hygiene and well treated and served by gopal pandey😀
Enjoyed with food and dance nice place to enjoy and had a good time especially ghoomar dhandiya dance is too gud gopal pandey and sonu das thank u for teaching dance
Very nice ambience and food. Gopal pandey and sonu Kumar das were really welcoming and thought us dance very well. Would definitely come back.
Superb ambience and worth the money. We thought that the money is just for the buffet but the extravagant shows by artist and dancers were superb. Food was no doubt at its best
Great place for catching up with friends for some quick lunch/dinner, this place is situated on the top floor of Central Mall, JP nagar.
I was here for dinner with my friends and were bowled over by their vegetarian fanfare.
Starting with the chats, specially the Alu tikki one, to the panipuri, and moving to the starters like paneer kurkure and chaps, we were already feeling full.
Since I wanted to have the main course, therefore got myself small portions of methi malai matar, daal makhni, baigan bharta, naan, a helping of their biriyani, chole and shahi paneer, loved it all.
Though not a big fan of methi, but this one definitely changed my mindset for methi. After this, we moved towards desserts.
They had gulab jamun, live Jalebi counter and phirni. My favorite was the phirni.
They also have a paan counter to cater to your various likes for paan, and have folk dance arrangements apart from bollywood songs being played. Staff is well trained and service is pretty good.
Definitely recommended.
Village - The Soul of India is a unique buffet experience with an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT spread of delicious traditional Indian dishes. To top it off, they've got dhol, bhangra, garba, puppet shows, games and loads of fun for the entire family!
The spread boasts of Rajasthani, Punjabi, Gujarati, South Indian and Chinese, The buffet also has a number of live counters, where the chefs bring classics like Bombay Chaat, Pav bhaji, Dosa, etc alive for the guests.
The staffs are super hospitable. We were welcomed, shown around the restaurant and how the whole concept works. It is one of the most pleasing north fooding experience you can have in Bangalore.
Food wise review -
Gajar ka halwa : 4.5/5 (must try)
Rasgulla : 4.2/5
Starters : 4.3/5 ( a lot of variety)
Buffet : 4.4/5 (a true north indian meal in Bangalore)
Priyanka Jagaty(priyankafoodfuntravel)
+4
A vibrant colourfully decorated place with family friendly environment, that's not the only things they offer, they have a fabulous spread of vegetarian food mainly focusing on North Indian food.
Went with couple of friends for dinner, was really surprised that they are offering so much with pocket friendly prices.
From salad section, to variety of appetizers, chaat section to main course which includes indian, Chinese , tandoor and few Italian dishes, the place serves it all. They have wide variety of desserts too.
With Punjabi music in background, rural village decor and lovely food, it makes for an ideal place to bring your family here for some fun time.
Apart from food, they have sections dedicated to some serious fun activities like shooting balloon game, palmistry and varies other stuffs.
Coming to food, their menu changes all the time. I loved what I ate that day. Started off with se chaas, went to the chaat section for some tangy Pani Puri and some aloo tikki chaat. Then tried some paneer kurkure, veg momo tossed in Szechuan sauce, dal wadi and soya champ.
In main course I loved the dal makhni, methi matar malai and baigan ka bharta.
For desserts I only tried the jalebi because I couldn't eat anything else, I was very full.
Loved the entire experience, danced with my friends on some Bhangra Dhol beats. True value for money. Do try this place with your family and friends specially if you love vegetarian affair.
The village, as the name suggests is a mash up of everything india.
Right from the entrance where a dhol welcomes you, the interiors are mashed from that of an old cafe to a dhabba.
There are hints of the indian cinema, entertainment truly in all punjabi folk songs and circus stunts.
One couldn't stop smiling once they enter.
The food here has a wide variety. There around about 3 starters and chats separate. I would recommend this section.
Their main course has some fantastic dishes. Their paneer and the biryani pulav is amazing.
Even their pasta has a good taste.
They have a live tandoori roti section and live jalebi section as well.
Truly a good option for vegetarian family dinners.
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If you are looking for a timeout with family or friends in an ethnic setup, Village- The soul of India is a must visit. Nested on the 6th floor of JP Nagar Central Mall, it can be a little confusing getting there. So go upto the 4th floor, follow the footstep stickers to the escalators on the other side to go up to the restaurant. The ambience is very soothing and puts you at ease right away. There are bits and bobs all over for one to look around before you settle down to your meal. Kids play area, puppet show, on the spot entertainment, it's all happening here!
Coming to the food, being a vegetarian, I was very happy at the spread. The Chaat thela with the usual fare of Pani puri, dahi puri etc is a sure shot winner. Do try the Palak pakoda chaat. There are other assorted starters like Honey Chili potato, Pan tossed momos and such too. My personal opinion, they can stick to the one cuisine that they represent here rather than trying to please all palates. After all there must be a reason why people visit a Rajasthani/Gujarati restaurant! That said, everything tasted really good.
There is a separate live kitchen where you get your hot breads and piping hot jalebi. Followed by the buffet area with a bit of everything for everyone. Food tasted good. Jalebi was my personal favourite in the dessert section, second favourite, hot Gulab jamun with ice cream. Oh and there's a separate Mocktail counter where you get beverages like Jaljeera, juices etc. Ice creams are served at this counter as well. Rasgulla was a bit of a let down as it wasnt its usual spongy self. Overall, a good place to enjoy food with family and friends.
Ambience - 4.5/5
Food - 4.5/5
Service - 4.5/5
Ignatius Francis (Engineeroffoodonomics)
+5
The village is an village concept restaurant located over three outlets in bangalore .
I visited the jp nagar one at central mall and i wasn’t disappointed.
Being a hard core meat eater i was astonished with the veg food options and the way it tasted.
The ambience is very so meticulously done resembles an Indian village marked by a banayan tree, the waiters are dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire, the cutlery and the entire setup of the place and live dhol music added more charm to the place. They levy an entry charges at the starting, once we entered we were served by welcome drink consisting of jaljera, buttermilk and rasna. I can totally vouch for the taste of buttermilk and jaljera.
Another key attraction for me out here was the live chat counter serving unlimited portions of north indian style chats like pani puri, dahi puri papdi so on and so forth i was also love with their starters like kurkure masala papad paneer the freshly made veg momos and the delectable soft soya tikki’s. There was also live salad counter serving an array of salads freshly cut veggies and fruits.
The main course is what stole the show for me, it had a wide variety of vegetarian options for me the clear winners were dal makhani, jaipuri dum aloo, baigan bharta and veg biryani.
The desserts had a wide array of some freshly made Jilebies along with lot of Indian varieties consisting of Gulab jamun, rabri, balushahi so on and so forth. The service was quick and prompt as the food items were constantly being replaced leaving no one hungry.
Also to keep the kids entertained there wer an araay of games and also a live candy floas counter
If you come here with larger groups , they also arrange games section which is super fun .
If your craving for some pure veg food with great ambience give this place a try and you wont be disappointed.
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Village- Soul of India - it lives up to the name and gives you authentic village feeling in heart of the city in JP Central Mall.
Ambience gjves you a perfect feeling of the village, the Owners have ensured that they bring in very element of the village and it does not disappoint you on any aspect.
Had been on a Saturday evening for a buffet. Apart from food they also had live shows performed by the artists from different regions and along with that they also played games involving the customers which was actually great fun. It is a great place for family get together.
It is a vegetarian buffet but does not disappoint you with the taste at all. They had live counters for chats serving Dhai puri and pani puri. They also had welcome drinks-butter milk and jaljeera.
Starters
• Rawa Paneer Wada- was perfect
• Potato Wedges- Loved it
Main Course
• Hot Roti/Naan(Butter Optional) - perfect with all the gravies
• Paneer Kadai- have had better ones
• Aloo Masala- was very good,must try
• Punjabi Chhole- Loved it
• Dal Tadka- star of the main course .one of the best I have tried of late
• Veg Pulao- Good
• Steamed Rice-ok
• Baigan Bhartha- Must try too. Loved it
Desserts
• Jalebi- hot and juicy
• Gulab Jamun- very Good
A buffet is priced around Rs 550/-and taxes.
Service was just amazing. Warmth of place even better. Staff were top of their game. Good Job Team!!!
My Ratings
Food 4.5/5
Service 5/5
Ambience 5/5
Value for Money 5/5
I will definitely visit this with my family and would recommend others too. Great place to spend quality time with family.
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The name justifies the concept and the foundation of this restaurant.
Yes its a complete village in itself. That too in a mall!!
This place implies a entry charge which includes food, welcome drinks and desserts!!
The ambience of this place is superb, resembles a typical village with seatings made up of wooven jute , khatiyas , a central banyan tree something very native to our rural India!
The food fare here is mostly North Indian and it's delicious.
The welcome drinks consist of jaljeera, buttermilk and orange cooler.
The jaljeera and buttermilk is worth a mention
Also they have live chat counter which makes unlimited servings of Pani Puri, dahi Puri, aloo tikki and papdi chat!
I was also in love with the love starter counter consisting of momos, masala papad crumbed panner, soya Tikkis and lots more
Also you will find salad counter for the health conscious.
The main cource spread was something that was worth mentioning.
Loved the Dal makhni and Jaipur aloo dum .all of the main cource dishes were done right.
The elaborate spread of desserts was a classic way to end the night .gulab jamun fabric, balushahi name it and they have got it!!
Also they host some fun musical events likes live dhol , games for a huge crowd .
The kids can keep themselves busy with some fun games on board.
The live candy floss counter will surely keep them going!!
Verdict:
Pure vegetarian bliss!
No alcohol served
Ideal for families and larger groups
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Ever planned to get out of the Crowded life into a peaceful rural area?? What if I say we got a Village in this crowded Urban setup. Village the soul of India is a perfect paradise to get out of the busy Urban life and have a peek at the ongoing Village carnival. Located at the 3 places, this is a place where they provide a unique experience of Village life. It is located on the 5th floor of Central Mall JP Nagar. They serve Vegetarian Indian cuisine which I loved it.
Ambaince: as I suggested, the complete theme is of the Village, with trees, carts, carnival, cotton candy, Kulfi, puppet shows, Pan shop, and a village well. The seating looks good. Spacious for 100-200 people. And also there will be regular live performances and also there is a kids zone.
As it is a buffet system, We had to explore every counter for Drinks, Starters, Chaats, main course, and desserts.
We started with the drinks - I had masala Chaas which was a refreshing drink for me. Loved it.
I had some fruit salad and Chana Aloo Salad which was good.
I reached Chaat counter and explored the Dahi Puri, Masala Puri, and Pani Puri and I loved them all. Was Nostalgic by the taste.
Then tried Soya Chap which was good. Honey Chili Potato was amazing. (recommended)
I got some crackers and papad and I went to the Live Tandoor Counter.
You wish what type of Assorted bread you want you will get it. The best part is you can apply ghee there as much as you can.
I tried Dal Makhni, Chana , Paneer , Veg haandi Kurma and a kulcha and Naan.
I loved the taste. Best Indian meal with the heart full.
Then I had the Veg Biryani, Bisibele Bhaat, and Noodles.
Biryani was good, but I felt Bisibele bhaat was a disaster. Please work on it or remove it from the menu.
For Desserts, I had Balusha, Gajar ka Halwa and Jamoon. I loved them.
I would love to bring my family and friends to the place again. I would say it was a worthy experience for INR 450.
Verdict:
Food: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Ambaince: 4/5
Adios
Akhilesh Math,
This place actually makes me feel nostalgic about my childhood time. the environment is kind of a village ceremony time. the best thing about the place was the puppet show, dance show and they even involve the guests also which was really good. it was like they are so welcoming that they want the guests to have a good and lot of time in the restaurant. i really liked the concept.
if we talk about food is was pretty good and fresh. i felt that the options in snacks and starters are too less. they could also increase the number of dessert.
i would love to visit the place again but they should really work on the number of items in starters, snacks and desserts.
i gave four because the food whatever they had was good and loved the time i spent at that place.
This restaurant is there from quiet a long time now and recently they have revamp ambiance and food. They are famous for Rajasthan and north Indian foods. Need to pay money before entering into dining area. There will be stalls like salads, chats, thandai, starters, tandoori, desserts and many more. Nice place for kids to hangout for games and entertainment they arrange.
This place is wonderful! Reasonably priced, courteous staff, super tasty (only Veg) food with a variety of options to chose from! They even have entertainment arranged for the guests like puppet show, games, dance, temporary tattoo artist and so on. The interiors are designed to ape a village and it's pretty unique. They've reused a lot of metal from vehicles and automobiles to decorate the place. It's impressive :)
I am surprised to see just a low review for this place . The prices are affordable and the intermix of culture is brilliant. I have been here twice , once just with my cousin and second time on new years with friends and it didn't disappoint me at all. The Variety in food is good and the ambiance is bewitching. Perfect place for photo enthusiasts like me.They also have puppet show for the kids and they play dandiya in the end. Must go
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This rating is not only based on food, it includes the experience which you gain when you visit the restaurant. This place offers not only food but also entertaining acts, folk dance and fun games.
The restaurant is located on the top floor of JP Nagar Central Mall. The setup is more like local village but clean and neat with sufficient seating. They welcomed us with Jal Jeera/ Orange juice/ Masala Chass in small glasses. Jal Jeera was slightly salty but other two were perfect.
The buffet has wide variety of dishes- salads, chats, appetizers, fried items, North Indian main course, live counters and desserts. The reviews differed from every person, as few items were not as expected.
Starting with vegetable salad, it was well marinated but it was not fresh or was made way to early. All vegetables were dull and soggy.
Chaats on the other hand were good; Hot, freshly made and tangy as it has to be.
In Appetizers we liked only Pan fried momos. Fried paneer crisps, soya chaap (more like soya tikki) and honey Chilli Potatoes were surprisingly not as expected. It didn't taste as it was named.
Without any delay we moved to the main course and started with some North Indian curries and hot tandoor rotis. The best part was the rotis or Kulchas, which was being prepared hot and served as required. Jhodpuri Aloo and Baingan Bharta were the two dishes which were in limelight. Methi mutter, Paneer Lazeez, Panchratan Dal and Punjabi Chole were just ok.
In rice Veg Biryani surprised us. It had good flavors Making us not to comment on it. They also had Bisi Bele bath, which was not really it. Regular white rice n rasa were also turn down.
Coming to dessert section, Gulab Jamun (dry n regular ones) both were soft and delicious! On the other hand rasgulla was rubbery and hard
Our suggestions to management-
- Bisi Bele bath should be changed to some other dish or remake it in a better way.
- Even veggies and salads can be made as and when required.
- Honey Chilli Potatoes need more of chilli and honey.
If you are planning to go with your family then this is an apt place!
Do try this place and let us know your thoughts and feedbacks!
Cheers!! #BurpOutLoudly
This is a cozy place. Restaurant has a theme of Rajasthani village.
Good place to visit there with family and friends. We took buffet service here. It has ample items to fill our tummy with good taste.
Both vegetarian and non vegetarian menu was available.
For children some playing place and accommodation is here. Over all I enjoyed my time with my friends there with variety of foods.
It is an excellent place for dine, dance, entertainment and excitement for family with kids and group of friends with family who love vegetarian and fun. It is placed on the 6th floor at Bangalore Central Mall at J P Nagar, Bangalore. The ambience is good and a theme of a village is artistically created. There are fun games like puppet show, gun shoot on balloons, tattoo stall, make up room with artificial wig, astrology prediction, jumping balloons for kids, paan stall, Rajasthani folk dance, dance floor, musical chair and variety of snacks and food in veg. So, in all your family and friends can enjoy unlimited food and timing from 6pm to 10.30 PM. We had really good time so I would really recommend others to enjoy this unique environment.
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As the name of the place suggests, they are completely designed keeping the village theme in mind. I honestly loved the ambience. They have separate sections, a khatki section for seating, space in between where most activities happen, separate area for kids to play, a bouncy castle, and plenty of live counters.
Food & Drinks:
It’s a really good place for vegetarians. They have varieties from chaats, to tandoor, some Chinese variety, and lots of desserts. It’s very interesting how they’ve placed everything perfectly. There’s a theka section where they serve chaas, orange juice and jaljeera. The spread is pretty good too.
I personally loved the baingan ka bharta with their fresh tandoor rotis. Their spread varies from time to time. Definitely recommend this to people who’d love to have a good time with fun activities and have a buffet spread. Definitely have candy floss, and pop corn as well. They have a pan booth at the exit.
Service and activities:
Since most of everything served here is self service, there isn’t much to talk about service. But they have lots of fun activities, they play musical chairs, they have a couple of shows by people, garba and dandiya as well. It’s super fun for sure.
Head over to the village for good food and a great time!
Pretty good place for family outing and food and fun. With various themed counters, kids and elders can enjoy the puppet show, garba, Dandiya dance and makeovers. Recommended for birthday and anniversary celebrations.
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Village is a themed restaurant which is located on the 6th floor of Bangalore Central-JP Nagar. As the name suggests, Village blissfully displays true soul of India. Being a themed restaurant, the Village represents an actual village setting of the northern India.
Coming to the ambience, they have totally revamped the interiors and made it way brighter than it was earlier. Some of the highlights of these interiors are the old Village styled pushing carts for chat, popcorn and cotton candy, the tent style sitting areas.
Coming to the food part, Village serves some really good North-Indian food except for one thing, that is Dosa and Bisibelebath. Basically you start of with pineapple sharbhat, chas or Jaljeera. Then I shifted to my favorite part of the buffest, the chats, panipuri, dahi papdi chatcare a must try, but some how the portion of the dahi papdi chat served was small, as it's a buffet you should take another serving.
Coming to the main course, tried their Butter Kulcha ,dal tadka, baingan bartha, paneer curry , Kulcha was soft and was made fresh in front of your eyes on the tandoor, loved the dal and bartha. They had some Chinese and north-east asian twist given starters, like kajun fries and Momo's in grevy. Coming to the desserts, they have some classics, like gajar ki hallwa, gulanb jamun and rasagulla, the first two were quiet good but the rasagulla I feel was bit to hard for it was meant to be. The milk pudding the phirni was too good, one can eat two servings of it.
The kids have plenty to enjoy here with an air inflated jumping castle they can have their cotton candy and popcorn. There is no less of an entertainment here, the staff is full of energy and have their daily puppet show, musical chairs and also the dandiya sessions when diners are dining. One can spend a couple of bucks more on the astrologer sitting there to know their fortune or to play a shooting game.
Overall Village captures the soul of India with some good food, but being a buffet they have a lot of things to improve, the variety was pretty less, especially in the desserts. They used to have mehendi artists before which were not found this time I went there.
Taste-4.5/5
Quality-4.5/5
Quantity-5/5
Ambience-4/5
Price-4/5
Worth it ? - Yeah, the food is pretty good, if like some good entertainment with some real good north Indian food, Village is the place to be.
Whether I would visit them again ? - Yes, but I feel they could improve.
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The Village:-Village in the city...Yes:-In A Mall...Why Not??
A beautiful picture perfect village ambience created on the 5 th floor of the busy Central Mall in J P Nagar.The rustic environment takes into picture all the setting such as a cot,walking stick,a well,the old carts to name a few.
The place however serves only Vegetarian food and is a Oasis of sort for the vegetarians.They serve from Chaats,and a wide spread of Vegetarian Starters,Main Course and Desserts.
A Self-Service, buffet restaurant model with live artists performing here.Musical Chair game and Live dances by the patrons adds a twist in the monotonous way usually all restaurants operate.
There is a LIVE CHAAT COUNTER which served good Dahi puri,Masala puri and Pani puri to name a few.
The Starters
1.Rawa Paneer Wada- great on taste.
2.Potato Wedges-the humble dish just done right.
The Main Course
1.Hot Roti/Naan(Butter Optional) -a separate section where they prepare on demand in front of you.Perfect...
2.Paneer Kadai-one of the best have ever tried of late.
3.Veg Kheema Masala-Good
4.Punjabi Chhole-Oh My Food,Excellent...MUST TRY & HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
5.Mushroom Mutter-Could have been better.
6.Dal Tadka- the humble dish has been perfected by the chef and you just crave for more
7. Veg Pulao- bit dry...average
8.Steam Rice-ok
9.Bisi Bele Bath- a disaster and just should be taken off the menu.Please Chef...learn it right,taste in a couple of places and then serve it to the patrons
The Desserts
1.Jalebi-crunchy,Juicy,hot and tasty prepared in front of you on demand
2.Gulab Jamun-easily one of the best
3.Seviyan Kheer-Best avoid
A buffet is priced around Rs 450/- and taxes.
Kid friendly and very relaxing.
At the end,there is also a Kulfi Corner included in your dinner.Also a PAANWALA to polish off your dinner which is minimally charged of Rs 15/- only.
A great place for get together with family and friends.A much required short break from the hustle and bustle of the city life.
As of me,would definitely go back on any given day for the hot,lip smacking food they serve.
engineeroffoodonomics francis
+5
The village is an village concept restaurant located over three outlets in bangalore .
I visited the jp nagar one at central mall and i wasn’t disappointed.
Being a hard core meat eater i was astonished with the veg food options and the way it tasted.
The ambience is very so meticulously done resembles an Indian village marked by a banayan tree, the waiters are dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire, the cutlery and the entire setup of the place and live dhol music added more charm to the place. They levy an entry charges at the starting, once we entered we were served by welcome drink consisting of jaljera, buttermilk and rasna. I can totally vouch for the taste of buttermilk and jaljera.
Another key attraction for me out here was the live chat counter serving unlimited portions of north indian style chats like pani puri, dahi puri papdi so on and so forth i was also love with their starters like kurkure masala papad paneer the freshly made veg momos and the delectable soft soya tikki’s. There was also live salad counter serving an array of salads freshly cut veggies and fruits.
The main course is what stole the show for me, it had a wide variety of vegetarian options for me the clear winners were dal makhani, jaipuri dum aloo, baigan bharta and veg biryani.
The desserts had a wide array of some freshly made Jilebies along with lot of Indian varieties consisting of Gulab jamun, rabri, balushahi so on and so forth. The service was quick and prompt as the food items were constantly being replaced leaving no one hungry.
Also to keep the kids entertained there wer an araay of games and also a live candy floas counter
If you come here with larger groups , they also arrange games section which is super fun .
If your craving for some pure veg food with great ambience give this place a try and you wont be disappointed.
It was nice visiting here. There is by 1 get 1offer on every Monday and Wednesday. Pakodas and chats were there for starters. Taste was not bad. Salads were tasty. Main course was also okay. Not so good.
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WHAT THEHEEBEE SAYS ABOUT VILLAGE THE SOUL OF INDIA
Note: I visited Village restaurant before corona crisis. This review is based on that visit.
Village - The Soul Of India is a restaurant located on sixth floor of Central Mall, J P Nagar. It is situated at a walking distance from the popular Ragigudda Temple. I would say that this is the perfect use of the place that one could have done right in the middle of a chaotic and busy locality of Bangalore.
Village is truly a 'village' themed restaurant and I appreciate the promoters who have ensured that the ambiance and experience would look as close to village life as possible. They have a big artificial banyan tree right in the center where people can sit. The table and chairs have been made artistically from most humble and simple things. A horse cart, small shacks etc light up the ambiance further. Astrologer, air-rifle counter, puppet show etc adds to the charm.
There is a fix cost per head and all food and beverages are unlimited once you are inside.
Food mostly consists of Rajasthani and Gujarati cuisine along with North Indian dishes and some native South Indian 'must have' dishes like curd rice, sambar, rasam etc. Food counters are spread across the premises and that makes all the counters free of rush. Chaat counter seemed to be the most favorite of all the guests. They have also made a small 'jail' like enclosure which is again a big attraction among guests. Buffet is the only option here and you have hours at your disposal to enjoy the food and experience. Food was good in taste, but this place is more about enjoying the overall experience than the food.
Once majority of guest have arrived, the staff would start interesting activities like - musical chair, dance, garba, ghoomar rajasthani dance, juggling etc
I feel that this is a perfect place to visit with a group of friends or family members. It is a good place to organize small parties. Bigger the group, more fun would be at Village - the soul of India.
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Hiral Amodia
(TheHeeBee)
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