I loved the people, food, ambience, service ( in short everything) My first experience was the best experience. I would love to come again and again. Friendly people around you. The restaurant is so nicely renovated. I enjoyed dinner wid my friends
The chicken egg roll was really amazing and made a really good evening snack. I mean in life what else you need when you have good food and good people around.
Dipyaman Basu (whenstomachtickles)
+5
When Christmas mean Cakes @ Grill N Café, New Town.!
The onset of chilled weather and cool breeze denotes two things. One, the arrival of Christmas, and another, the procurance of Christmas Cakes! As the wind sets in, and gives one goosebumps, a bit of shiver and thrill, the bakeries get to celebrate a festival, something which is more like a tradition and ritual than anything else. With the hymns and carols going on in the background, you would have candies, dry fruits and alcohol of different kinds, textures and colors. The alcohol is poured over the mixture of dry fruits flavored by aromatic spices, and this mixture is then preserved until just before the Christmas and New Year, when the cakes are available to the masses.
Grill N Café, a quaint little café in New Town, was all set to enjoy this ritualistic ceremony a couple of days back. Trays of dry fruits, including the likes of raisins, plums, figs, cashews, black currants, apricots and others were lined up one after the other, and along with various spices like cardamom and mace were put inside a mixing container. Booze of various kind was then poured into this unadulterated mixture, and carefully mixed and nurtured to perfection. This mixture is now going to sit, until the end of December, till it soaks up all the alcohol to produce the finest of fruit cakes and plum cakes.
This experience is heavenly and hard to put down in words. Beyond the very sight and pleasure you receive while mixing the dry fruits, spices and the alcohol, the other thing which takes you aback is the sheer aroma which emancipates from the mixture. More like mesmerizing you and taking to a dreamland, you would feel intoxicated with the aroma and ecstatic with the joy of mixing all the goodness. Post the joy and fun of cake mixing, we feasted ourselves on some of the food from here to feast our bellies.
We started off with a Chicken Roll, which had a flaky paratha lightly fried in least amount of oil, covering up chunks of chicken, and finally layered with onions, cucumbers and drizzles of the traditional tomato ketchup. Moving on, there were kebabs of two kinds; first the tikka flavored Murgh Kebabs, and second was the Murgh Reshmi Kebab, with malai layers covering the kebabs. Last but not the least, there was the amazing Keema Pav, perhaps the best one I have had. With chunks of meat cooked in low oil and least amount of spices, the Keema nevertheless tasted rich, without the appearance of seeing heavy.
This was accompanied with two in-house buns, which again was a sheer treat to devour upon. We ended our meal with their lovely brownie which literally stole our heart. Having the perfect amount of softness, crisp and gooeyness, there was hardly any doubt relating to the popularity of bakery products at this café. With the minimal décor, complemented by the healthy food, this café deserves a must visit on everyone’s list.
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Fruit soaking ceremony at Grill n Cafe
Do you feel the chill hitting you on when you sit in with your coffee cup by the window? The fall leaf conveys to you, winters is approaching. We are in the first lapse of December. As the month of December gets underway, everyone is getting ready for Christmas celebrations. In order to have a sensational experience, we were invited to a quaint, little cafe off New Town - Grill n Cafe for their exciting annual cake mixing ceremony.
Where? The address reads Shop No:007, Hiland Cedar, Action Area IIB, Newtown.
What's the history? History of cake mixing dates back to the 17th century as the harvest season arrived. Basically, it involves tray decoration and fruits soaking as Christmas decorations and playing of Christmas carols throughout. During this period a lot of fruits and nuts were harvested and prepared to go and make traditional plum cake. The cake mixing ideally involves preparing and mixing dry fruits such as apricots, figs, cashew nuts, raisins and black currants with wine, rum, brandy and whiskey.
What's just happened? The fruits were laid out and then spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg are sprinkled into the mix. Next came in the boozy alcohol, which is poured on the mixing table. We mixed this up. The color and aroma started to surface the surrounding which was heartwarming.
As the drinks were flowing, the spirits in the atmosphere got high and memorable. The soaked mix are then put into jars and left for a few weeks for the fruits to soak up the alcohol to give a moist cake juicy dried cakes.
What you can't miss?
Well the fruit cakes, plum cakes over here is to die for. A must try during Christmas - the smooth, spongy cakes is surely going to sway you on.
What's unique?
Grill n Cafe boasts of its amazing desserts. Not only that, they have an innovative chef who can cook 30 plates of Biryani in 30 minutes. Unbelievable! Well there is an artificial intelligence machine which can actually sensitise and respond to your culinary skills with nothing a single drop of oil to grill in.
Tried on their -
Murgh Tikka B/L
Murgh Malai Reshmi Kebab
Kheema Pav
The soft and supple feel of smooth kebab is all set to reign your taste buds.
The Chicken Roll was done equally intricately with the minimal use of oil and taste, fantastic as ever.
Coming to the Brownies, the soft gooey spongy brownie with chocolate sauce and a crunch of walnut and almond stole the show complety.
The rustic cafe with amazing music and the aroma of bake and grill absolutely made me nostalgic. The cake mixing aside, Grill n Cafe is one of the cafe which keeps into account health and taste quotient simultaneously. Drop in today.
Cheers!
The place is nice. The red velvet cake is to die for! I was worried about it initially but now it's one of my favourite places.
The red velvet cake isn't very expensive comparatively, and though it's not very expensive - they haven't compromised on its taste. The cake was mouth watering.
A beautiful Cafe to spend your free time by having delicious Cakes and other available food items. My personal favourite is Winter Fruit Cake. So this Cafe should be a must visit place for everyone who are true believer and interested in quality food.
A nice and comfortable cafe. Very reasonable. I loved their chicken cheese roll. My family had other items. They too enjoyed. The desert section is fresh and mouth watering. It's a must visit in New Town.
Lovely place.I went there few days back.Nice ambience.Descent food with moderate pricing.Their bakery items are really delicious.Will go again
Great place. Very much reasonably priced. Staffs r polite and cooperative. My favorite is Chicken Steak. Interior is very good. Will definitely go again.
This is the best cafe I have visited in a long time. The ambiance is good and the cakes are lovely.
Last time I had brownie and it was absolutely delicious.
Well one of the best places to hang out if you are planning an escape from the chores of the city. You will experience an amazing, top of the world treatment by the manager/host which will make you feel at home.
I had enjoyed more sitting in the open air arrangement.
All you need is a pack of smoke, an espresso (double shot, mind you), a newspaper (in case you are sitting alone) and winter sun.
I love coming back to this place for some fresh air.
The most comfortable place for hangout and relaxation after a hectic schedule. With great hospitality and obviously serve a good quality and hygienic food.
Love to hear Grill n Cafe has opened up in Rajarhat....I myself a resident of Mumbai have tasted mostly all their recipes in their cafe outlet at Lake Market and they were awsome, mouthwatering.....But now I am really thrilled to hear Grill n Cafe n Rajarhat. The service is awsome &North Indian food- kebab, Bakeries-choclates & cakes are their delicacies......Overall I must say Friendzz do visit & really you will have homely touch as well as professonal outlook. I am waiting to taste their mouthwatering recipes.....:)
I am shocked to see the review of Mr.Sanjit Paul & Mr.Atul Bhatt as I have myself tasted their food specially Kebabs & they were awsome......they really make authentic kebabs...Sorry friendzz they are in this industry for long and this false statement wont effect them...as they are famous for their specialities....!!!
I found the food to be excellent, the folks running the place to be very friendly and the overall ambience to be excellent..small but excellent.
The food is awesome here. Ordered for non veg meal it was really delicious. Further ordered for tea that too also enjoyed. One must try once.
Grill n Cafe is perfect for those people just looking for a small, comfortable place with quality food .A manager cum chef who churn out dishes which will make you wanna come back to the place everyday. ;) . She loved the placed which made my day. The brownie was just out of the oven and it was delicious.
WOULD LOVE TO VISIT IT AGAIN.
We ordered watermelon shake and chocolates. Amazing taste and pretty good ambience. The only negative is that they lacked a good savory snack to go along with the drinks. Overall the place is definitely worth a try.
Being a resident of mumbai...i would say one of the best cafe i ever visited...run by a lady who has a very tender heart...and whichever food i ordered was super tasty...i would love to visit this cafe every time i come to kolkata....it has been a must to me...i would say taste every thing available there..especially the kebabs it really makes your mouth water..it is situated at cedar, beside hiland society, New Town ,Rajarhat. It has made a decent name for itself and assortment of delicacies seem to be too good..prices seem to be justified.. the place i found to be bustling with energy and vibrant with enthusiasm of the young crowd..overall had a wonderful experience here :)
Grill N Cafe is a quiet peaceful retreat in the vast opens and greens of neatly designed New Town, that provides you with many delicious edibles and beverages and with a great gesture.
I bought a Christmas fruit cake from this shop and it was excellent . The flavour was very good and the cake was soft. The fruits within the cake was evenly distributed .After my first buy I took many cakes from this shop and I have become a regular customer.
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What you can't miss?
Well the fruit cakes, plum cakes over here is to die for. A must try during Christmas - the smooth, spongy cakes is surely going to sway you on.
What's unique?
Grill n Cafe boasts of its amazing desserts. Not only that, they have an innovative chef who can cook 30 plates of Biryani in 30 minutes. Unbelievable! Well there is an artificial intelligence machine which can actually sensitise and respond to your culinary skills with nothing a single drop of oil to grill in.
Tried on their -
Murgh Tikka B/L
Murgh Malai Reshmi Kebab
Kheema Pav
The soft and supple feel of smooth kebab is all set to reign your taste buds.
The Chicken Roll was done equally intricately with the minimal use of oil and taste, fantastic as ever.
Coming to the Brownies, the soft gooey spongy brownie with chocolate sauce and a crunch of walnut and almond stole the show complety.
The rustic cafe with amazing music and the aroma of bake and grill absolutely made me nostalgic. The cake mixing aside, Grill n Cafe is one of the cafe which keeps into account health and taste quotient simultaneously. Drop in today.
Christmas Cake from this beautiful shop which not only made this year special on the auspicious day but also continue to do the same in upcoming days for sure. Please have a visit to get and taste the true quality of Pioneer creation !! :)
@Dimpi Saha, Comment you shared againt Grill N Cafe stating that its a Muslim National Biryani center and they provide beef is completely wrong. You are trying to defame a popular cafe whereas you can be sued against defaming a popular cafe joint. For information I like to put down this is run by purely Bengali Brahman Ethnic family and cow is worshiped as God so such type of wrong comments please dont share for gaining negative popularity. Action might be taken against you. You are giving wrong input to people trying to falsely defame a regular joint.
Nice and Cozy place to hang around alone or with friends over a cup of hot coffee and freshly prepared snacks. They make the best gulab jamoons in town, i always make sure to pack few for my son...
@ dimpi saha ...i dont know what's the issue regarding your experience...but such comments can definitely put you into trouble ... The owner of this hotel is a brahmin and all the food served here is completely tested and verified before serving the customers.. and no such food products are even available at the restaurant I would further want you to explain in detail about the experience in personal..or else the owner could sue you against the comment.. kindly ensure before putting down any allegations..Thankyou 🙂
Beautiful ambience & garnishing. Good food. Best is the homely & friendly behaviour of the owner.
Very good home cooked food also the rate and portion size is very reasonable.
Really nice place and a calm environment. Food is also really good.
Awesome food , nice food quality , nice cakes. A must visit place.❣️
Really nice place to chill out. Great food 💕
Nice cozy place that will enrich your tastebuds with delicious food
Great endeavour to provide satisfaction, and to some extent they are successful. Good luck
Nice place for casual groups. The muffins are really delicious! ;)
Homely atmosphere with custom made food is avalable.
Underfull food quality.... Very tasty .....i love it 😋😋😋😋....
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