Olive Wheat Grape is one of those really awesome places which serves excellent food, with equally amazing service and a great classy / family vibe and ambiance. Best part is they are on Prabhat road (5 minutes from my home) and have dedicated parking in front of the restaurant with valet, which solves the biggest issue there.
I definitely think they do the one of the best hummus, and middle eastern cuisine this side of town, hands down. They have slowly added a few more cuisines and those too continue the same trend.
DRINKS - We ordered a bunch of mocktails and beverages and they were really good. The Vanilla Black Current, Fruit Punch and Cherry Coke Tail were amazing and refreshing. The Kokum Fizz, especially, was excellent with a hit of green chilli and bit of salt. The Cold Coffee is one of the best I've had in a restaurant, strong and creamy with the Ginger Tea perfect for this cold-ish weather!
STARTERS
Pickled Veggies - Typical Middle Eastern styled pickled vegetables, beets, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower etc. A perfect accompaniment to the dishes as well as a healthy snack! The whole green chilli, though, had almost no pickling, so it tasted raw and spicy. It needs to be cut into pieces or needs gashes / holes in it so that the pickle juice can enter inside and do it's magic.
Potato Broccoli Tots - Deep fried, crispy, starchy little balls of heaven. Just incredible!
Harrisa Prawns Salad - Even if you hate salads, you're gonna love this. Absolutely beautifully cooked, soft, smokey spiced prawns in a salad of charred vegetables, croutons topped with the most delicious creamy mustard sauce. It's presented beautifully as well.
PIZZA - The veg, Pizza de Fantasia was just so good. Fresh vegetables with loads of cheese and tangy, flavourful tomato sauce on a crispy smokey base. It has pineapple (I can already feel a fight brewing) and it definitely suits the flavour combo. If you don't like pineapple on pizza (which many, including me, don't like) you gotta try this one. It really works.
The non-veg one, Hawaiian, was another good pizza with loads of bacon and pineapple. This one, though, didn't taste as amazing as the other. More of the smokey, meaty bacon and another flavour element, like caramelised onions or balsamic sauce would definitely add another dimension and make it better.
SIZZLERS - Now I'm not the biggest fan of sizzlers anymore (my younger and gluttonier self used to love them, though) but these were pretty good ones. Especially as most ingredients retained their freshness and weren't just a burnt mess.
The Arabic Mutton Sizzler blew me away! Succulent, juicy mutton pieces with an excellent sauce aromatic with bold spices! The crisp wedges and rice just a perfect combo. I could have this anyday, it was my favourite of the bunch.
The Crispy Chicken Breast Sizzler too was nice with a flavourful brown sauce. The Veg Mediterranean Sizzler was decent, with falafel, fries and a really nice tangy tomato based rice. The Cajun Cottage Cheese Sizzler, wasn't that great, it just lacked flavour, it was too bland.
DESSERT - The Blueberry Cheesecake was excellent! The sweet, cheesy tangy flavours were just great and a great combination. Middle Eastern dessert Omali was amazing too. Creamy and a nice rose syrup flavour.
VERDICT - Overall the quality and taste is just great and most of the new dishes work really well! A couple of dishes need improvement, but nothing major. Definitely loved the food and would love to go back for more!
Minced Chicken Spinach Lasagna is definitely a must try
Mr Rohan is nice Manager. Hawaiian pizza is really good. Olive wheat grape Restaurant is best place in Pune. Service staff ( Biswajit) is really good server in this restaurant. Mocktails are awesome. keep it upπ
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