Ninja Food

Went to Shiro, Bangalore at UB City last weekend with family. I'm not too much of a Japanese/Korean food fan but in India, probably, few restaurants offer that kind of authenticity, much to my pleasure. Thankfully, we had booked a table in advance (and ofcourse arriving there at 7 30 pm helped), coz despite the reasonably high priced menu, the restaurant was packed with people by 8 30.

Since we had arrived early, we indulged ourselves in snacks. As always, my family prefers to try something 'different' - a policy I rarely follow coz, as you might have guessed by now, I do not like to be disappointed in these matters. Anyways, the starters we did enjoy were the Korean barbecue pork and chilli prawns. My Thai The 'different' items included 'Crispy Aromatic Duck', served with 3 supposedly special sauces and a plate of assorted Sushi for my bro. The first, I would not recommend for a person who likes something 'solid' on their plates. It was a well presented dish, a set of wraps with duck pieces and veggies (including cucumber) rolled in rice paper. The 3 sauce dips would have tasted great if the wraps would have been a lil more....again, solid :) The qty, too, was a let down for this one.

We kept the main course simple - Chicken Hot Pot with shitake mushrooms, Domburi with Udon noodles (thick,flat) and Hibachi Rice. Udon noodles were really good, just simple stir fried noodles with a good tangy tomato based sauce which was thankfully not sweet. Although the other 2 dishes were fairly good and in decent qty, there din't seem anything Japanese about them, but what do we know...will find out only when I visit Japan.

The desert menu is a fourth of a page...nothing really to look forward to.

All in all, a good experience. For me, the shortfalls in the food were overshadowed with the great pleasant ambiance this restaurant has - an unbelievably high roof, equally tall curtains, an amazing view from the lounge, huge statues of South East Asian goddesses/princesses (in line with the name Shiro - meaning 'castle') and really good & fast service. There is also an open air lounge.

Recommended for a quiet, once in a few months, outing with family or for any special occasion when you don't mind shelling out a few grand (with drinks).

A Note before we start

Fellow foodies and everyone else,

It took me quite some time to get down to starting my own blog. Frankly, I am hardly what one would call a versatile writer and I am definitely the last person to blabber about the philosophies of life. But if the President of the US of A finds time to write one, what the heck.

So I setup this blog with the one topic I CAN go on and on about...and that's FOOD. Since my chubby toddler days, this is the one thing that can give me immense happiness when I'm low and something to look forward to towards the end of a long hard day.

A word of caution: The posts on this blog are strictly my own opinions and suggestions and that of my family and friends. If you are looking for professional reviews, this is not the place.

Here's to my latest venture! Hope you all enjoy the read. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.