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2019-01-18
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I have a monthly dinner date thing with my cousin, in which we do a bit of food hunting to try out new (and hopefully good) restaurants, while catching up with each other, even though we text every day. This time, we decided to try out Chaiwala, after so many expat colleagues of mine have spoken so highly of it and introduced it to me. Also, my cousin has never tried any Indian cuisine before, so Chaiwala seems to be a good start for her.We really love the vibrant ambiance of the restaurant and
I have a monthly dinner date thing with my cousin, in which we do a bit of food hunting to try out new (and hopefully good) restaurants, while catching up with each other, even though we text every day. This time, we decided to try out Chaiwala, after so many expat colleagues of mine have spoken so highly of it and introduced it to me. Also, my cousin has never tried any Indian cuisine before, so Chaiwala seems to be a good start for her.
We really love the vibrant ambiance of the restaurant and bar. We were led pass Hugger Mugger, which is the bar area, and then into Chaiwala, the restaurant. I was definitely amazed by the Indian style interior design and decoration! The sacred elephants, the lights, etc. I wish I could have more time to adore them but the restaurant was too busy…
We were seated in the inner most part of the restaurant, which is quite dark and noisy. I would definitely love to take a seat in the middle area, where you can see the chef cook.
I adore the menu sincerely! A crash course on Indian food with this Chaiwala Glossary. Definitely very useful for first timer, or someone like me who have tried Indian food before but don’t really know much about it except naan bread, samosas, dosa, curry and chicken tandoori.
Pompadous
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We were treated with a complimentary pompadous, something we could nibble on while waiting for our order to be prepared. The peppery pompadous was so crispy, and the sauce was so so delicious! We couldn’t actually stop eating it!
Cheese Chaska
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Food was served when we were half way through the pompadous, and all 3 dishes were served at once, which was out of our expectation. We thought it would take quite some time. And, we struggled for a bit to shift our attention from the pompadous to this Cheese Chaska, which is a vegetarian friendly gluten-free dish. Listed as chef’s favourite snack on the menu, this Cheese Chaska are actually amul cheese spiced and deep fried in balls. We did know why the chef like it so much! We do too! The fried balls were so crunchy! And the content inside was so cheesy! Make sure you dip the balls to the ketchup and other sauce to eat.
Suez Patlu Samosa
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Another small plate we ordered is this vegetarian friendly Suez Patlu Samosa. It was simply so yummy that we actually closed our eyes to savor it! Make sure you try the minty sauce and the pomegranate with the samosa! They are very refreshing! The sweet lotus stem crisps were very nice too! I wish there were more of those…
Classic Chicken Tikka
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The Classic Chicken Tikka blew our mind with its delicious hung yogurt with cucumber raita. I fell in love with the cucumber raita immediately as it was so refreshing, and it made a perfect dip for the chicken tandoori. The chicken itself was fantastic! It was so tender and rightly flavoured with chilli, cinnamon and mint chutney. We were told that Chaiwala made their tandoori every day with two massive stoves. I wonder if the stove picture on the menu is a photo of the one they use?
We were already planning to visit again to try out their tasting menu, so that we could have a bit of everything! You can’t have too much great food right?
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