Cinco is a really beautiful, funky, awesome new restaurant at The Mills, which is just exploding and becoming the hippest and coolest part of town. Cinco means '5' in Spanish is named so because of the extremely passionate 5 people who came together to open this place. The open air section is beautiful and has a Mediterranean vibe. The indoor section is pretty rad, like being in a super exclusive club in Ibiza or something. Funky crazy interiors, velvet lines sofas and soft lighting makes you want to party all night. They even have their own dedicated Patisserie for lovely bakes and cakes.
I was invited to Cinco for their Sunday Brunch and I was quite looking forward to it! Only problem was it didn't start till 1pm, making it more of a lunch but the vibe of the place and drinks kept us going.
Drinks
Green Apple Sangria and Tomatina Sangria was soothing and super tasty.
Their cocktails, though, just blew my mind.The B-Annanas, a cocktail with banana infused rum, passion fruit etc was absolute smashing! Looked so beautiful in the brass glasses and it was sweet, fruity, potent and super fun!
The biggest surprise were the 'Tea Cocktails' which were exactly as mad as it sounds, but let me tell you, were really nice, especially if you're a fan of high-end teas, black tea or green tea. Not everyone may like it, but really worth a try as they have a really soothing, sweet and mature flavour. They are even served in a specially designed exquisite cup on a glass stand!
Jasmine Tea Cocktail - Sweet with great flavour of rosemary!
Camomile - Milder, slightly less sweet with litchie and such a pretty rose on top!
Oolong Tea - Amazing litchie and lemongrass flavours.
Speciality Cocktails - These were a bit mad, utterly beautiful and really interesting. With these cocktails, the whole restaurant is gonna be looking at you.
The Honeybee Comb was the maddest. Specially designed glass and metal contraption made to look like a bee. It contained Turmeric flavoured Tequila which was super innovative and it tasted delicious.
The Kiwi Mist and Smokey Pokie were amazing too! The latter was given a wonderful smokiness with a smoker. All these cocktails took us back to chemistry class from school!!
The Food
We started off with some Crispy Chicken which was fantastic. Really crispy, juicy flavourful chicken inside, tasted amazing with the dip! The Wok Tossed Vegetables too was crispy and had a great garlicey caramelly taste.
The pizzas were fantastic! Cheesy, really great sauce and toppings with a thin crust. The BBQ chicken and the Margherita were my favourites.
The Middle Eastern starters of lavash, pita and bread with Hummus (plain, green peas & beetroot), salad and pickled vegetables gave a wonderful light healthy addition to the starters.
Mains
Not all the mains were as great as the starters, though. Some of them had the generic 'buffet' food taste.
Desserts!
Desserts are an essential part of a sinful Sunday brunch and there was a decent spread. Belgian chocolate pastry was gooey and really nice. The Mix Fruit Pastry and Swiss Roll were creamy soothing and nice, though nothing exceptional. The brownie unfortunately was hard and pretty much uneatable.
I ordered their baked lime cheesecake, as I'm a huge fan. It was nice but not that great. There wasn't enough lime flavour and it had hard sugar crystals in it which made the texture a bit weird. The actual cheesecake, though, was quite good, so there is potential, just fine tuning is required.
Verdict
Frankly, I think place is amazing and some of the food is really nice, but I personally wouldn't go back for the brunch. Their cocktails on the other hand were fantastic. I really want to go back and try their ala carte menu before I can give a full blown verdict about the food.
Another great addition to Rajbahadur Mills. Cinco. I visited this place for Sunday Brunch, we had an outdoor sitting. The outdoor sitting was perfect to chill and hangout with friends. I went inside just to check interiors and I was awestruck!!.
I heard this place serves really good Sangria
And Green Apple Sangria is my new Fav.
There Sunday Brunch Menu is really good.
1. Make your own Salad 🥗 - Tossed salad
2. Three types of Hummus- Green peas Hummus, Beetroot Hummus and Humnus
3. Pickled veggies
4. Lavash Bread and Assorted Bread
LIVE Counters:-
Nachos- you can add you toppings and sauces you want
Wok tossed Vegetables
Feta and Caramelized Onion Potato Pizza
Mushroom and Mutt Lasagna- it was layered really well with greeen veggies at base
Pasta Counter- Red sauce, pink sauce or white. These three were amazing
Main Course
Thai red curry Veg and Steamed Rice
The curry tastes really well.
Desserts
Belgium Chocolate pastry
Chocolate Brownie
Mixed Fruit Pastry
Swiss Roll
Make sure you ask them to warm Belgium Chocolate and Chocolate Brownie, it tastes sinful.
We also got chance to try their new range of Cocktails
My top picks :-
Jasmine Tea Cocktails- This is tea based cocktail. The taste was really mild and I loved it.
Oolong Tea Cocktails - Another tea based cocktail, served in beautiful tea cups.
Kiwi Mist - If you love Kiwi based drinks, this is your must go.
Smokey Pokey- Whatttaa Drink it was. The presentation 5/5. They infused orange based smog in a beaker with drink inside
Honey Bee Comb- well this is served in a Bee shaped beaker. The unique thing about this drink is one of the mixer is Turmeric Based Tequila
All in all it was a great experience.
Visited the place on a sat night . Group of 6. We visited the bar located inside. Nice place. Good DJ and amazing songs. Loved the food and the drinks . The staff is good and helpful. Nice place to hang out with Friends. Definitely recommend.
Raja Bahadur Mill area AKA The Mills has become a new party destination for all the puneites. Among many restaurants at this area, Cinco stands out for many reasons like it's offering, uniquely designed interior with a rustic look which turns completely different in the evening as it's get lit fully, indoor and outdoor seating, the only one who offers the patisserie items, and huge space. Cinco means 5 in the Spanish language.
They prepare Cocktails and mocktails with fresh juices and not using syrups and crushes to maintain the unique and fresh taste.
The food is fantastic and different than we usually get it in any other places. And soon they starting the breakfast menu and will be the one who offers some good breakfast in this area.
Drinks:
• Masala LIIT
• Pina colada
• Lavender Fizz
• Vanilla and Pine Mojito
We had the following dishes:
•Spicy tomato soup: As the name suggests it was spiced up with garlic and other spices like pepper etc. served thick with a slice of garlic bread. Perfect for this cold weather.
• Fenugreek salad: Though the name sounds unappealing but the taste was good. Made with Fenugreek leaves, carrot strips, and coconut.
• Mezze platter: A traditional platter of hummus, pita, falafel, and pickled onion.
• Raw banana croquettes: This was made with Raw banana but you get surprised that Raw banana can be this good.
• Crispy sweet potato, caramelized onion, and feta pizza: This is something different, as you can imagine the unique combination it has. Onion and feta cheese pizza topped with caramelized onions and crispy sweet potato. This is not spicy pizza, it's one sweeter side.
• Cottage cheese rosti with caponata: Made with grated paneer patty at the base and a medium spicy preparation with added vegetables. A perfect combination.
• Coined Paratha with Spicy Mushrooms: This was my most favourite things. Mushrooms prepared in pure ghee which smelled unbeatable. Marvelous creation. And it's not too spicy even though the name says it spicy. #HighlyRecommended
Desserts:
• Hazelnut torte: A combination of Dark chocolate, caramel and hazelnut and served with blueberries to balance the taste.
• Black sesame cake with lemon cream: This was again sometimes uniquely prepared dessert. A cake made with black sesame and served with lemon cream and scoop of vanilla ice cream. #AMustTry
The place is definitely rocking and stands out uniquely. Here you can go for having desserts, to dance, to chill and what not. The same place offers what you want as per your mood. Spend your weekend here and thanks me later. Cheers!
Cinco has various meanings, it actually means 5 in Spanish and it also highlights the celebration the Mexicans made on their victory over the French on May 5th.
Residing in the extraordinary property called the mills, Cinco is added to the growing list of party places in Pune!
This idea behind Cinco was the genius brains of 5 wonderful people with an amazing motto and focussing the majority on drinks.
The menu predominantly has European and Hispanic influences with a hint of southeast Asian and Indian fusion.
Good news for all the people who love taking their pets when they go out to eat or drink.
Cinco is pet-friendly!
I tried in drinks their signature cocktails.
Honey bee comb - the presentation of the drink was out of the box it is a drink infused into gin and turmeric added to the string of lemon and comfort of pineapple, honey, jasmine tea. Highly recommend.
B- ANANAS-banana infused rum, almond syrup, agave nectar, citrus, passion fruit purée, tasted very good and is a good addition to the wonderful menu.
Smokey pokey
As the name says the Beetroot and orange infused gin, Martini Rosso, citrus, served with orange smoke was poky and smoked me with the flavor.
Guava gang
It consisted of Malibu guava, orange liqueur Served in different glass
Tomatino sangria -infused with tomato, fresh orange juice, basil, white, ine, and fresh fruits, and orange liqueur this one was wonderful and surely got us starting.
House sangria-an, their sangria which mainly consisted of red wine, tequila and gold spice infusion with poached fruit juice, orange juice, and brandy. Warnings!
This can get you tipsy!
Jasmine tea cocktail -based with Gin, jasmine tea and rosemary syrup it was topped up with some citrus and garnished with seasonal berries and fruits.
A different cocktail with very good flavors
Chamomile tea cocktail-finding tea cocktails is a rare phenomenon but Cinco pulls it off with ease, chamomile mainly consists of white rum, angostura bitters, chamomile tea syrup blended with citrus and egg white garnished edible flowers.
At a tipsy evening with these scintillating cocktails, there won't be fun if we miss out on bar bites. Tried these Nachos (Salsa and queso), Chilli cheese naan, tangy methi paneer tikka.
I judge places on their nachos and Cinco turns out to come out with awesome positive judgments. The other bar bites were also good.
In Desserts tried Fig pudding in a toffee sauce and Tres leches which were made of Vanilla bean sponge soaked in tres leches.
The USP of the place is the amazing interiors and drinks. The lights and the bar are absolutely ravishing with a Latino vibe which perfectly goes In hand with the Spanish resemblance.
The decor is fabulous and I will recommend this place for groups, couples for an amazing time to party, drink and have lots of fun.
They will be starting brunches and Latino nights as well.
Once you visit Cinco you will want to visit it again and again!
Adios and see you at Cinco!
Amazing place with a beautiful Ambience, amazing cocktails and a wide range of beers . The food here is super amazing and especially the deserts . It's a must visit place if you ever go to Pune or reside there . You must try the Sangrias and the pork ribs as per my personal opinion , they are mind boggling.
This is a good place , it serves delicious food and amazing drinks . It's pretty lively with good music and live shows. You must definitely visit this place.
An amazing place with good food ! Great ambience and good music . Also all sports matches shown. You should definitely go to this place .
The food quality is decent. The food is not so stomach filling, also it's pricing is moderate. Expect at least 400/- to be the bill for one person.
This is an amazing place , with good music and really good food . The mocktails here are a must have . Would recommend this place 100%
Good place but the menu is quite expensive
It's an amazing new place...
With 3 different types of seatings available...
Music was best..
Amazing place and amazing food ,with good lively music. I would definitely recommend this place .
The place has lovely ambience and good food. A bit expensive but a great night out.
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