1600 Hours. Receive bbm from Pranav Kalluri. Speaking about an irresistible dinner buffet offer at the Courtyard Marriot at Chakala. I had heard good things about this buffet, pretty steep price wise but if you snapdeal it, its well worth the money. But after a rather nice home made lunch I wasn't too hungry, not nearly hungry enough to go do full justice to a dinner buffet worth 800 bucks. Well whats life without a challenge? Off to the gym I went, possessed with the need for meat, I did a few extra crunches and ran a little longer on the treadmill. 2000 Hours. Meat deprived brahmin was hungry as all hell, the plan was on. The Marriot Buffet was about to be conquered. As everybody would be aware the EURO 2012 has begun and one can't ask for a better way to spend your evenings/nights. Two brilliant games everyday for about a week now, but sadly for me I had to chose between a Portugal vs Denmark game and a delicious dinner buffet. The game ended 3-2, probably the best game of the tourney so far but I will still stand by my decision and say the buffet was better. A million times better. Here's why.
Lavish. That's the word to sum up this buffet. Absolutely ridiculous spread they have here at the Cafe Momo. Sadly for me no TV's anywhere but if the food is this good I don't think anyone would care about missing a game of football. My partners in crime: Kalluri and two of his lovely lady friends. You would think women can't do justice for such a sumptuous buffet but I was proven wrong, our entire meal lasted only 2 hours, we missed the entire Portugal game because we were almost comatose with the amount of food we had just eaten. To start you off there's a amazing Salad bar. Now for a vegetarian, the salad bar is kinda lame with their broccoli and soya beans and all that crap, but for us the story is a little different. Here's a sentence I thought I'd never say, I made 3 trips to the Salad Bar, the salads were incredible. Well who wouldn't when you have Bacon and Cabbage, Chicken in Apple Sauce, Lamb and Asparagus, Beef, a Seafood platter, Egg Salad, about 5 different kinds of bread, only the most delicious Chilli Butter and Oregano Butter, 2 soups and gourmet cheese to indulge yourself with. Bacon isn't something that any sane person would miss out on, its easily one of the best kinds of meat that there is and we all know how much me and Kalluri love our Apple chicken. Top drawer salad bar. The bacon and Chicken in apple sauce were exemplary, possibly my favorite items on the menu. Special mention to the Lamb in Asparagus, didn't look too inviting, but delicious nonetheless.
Usually one just gets the ball rolling with the Salad bar, but we went ahead and belched ourselves with the salads, so obviously we had to slow down and think about our next mode of attack. We went straight to the Pasta station. Like all 5 star hotels, a neat little pasta station, chef with the hat and everything. Fusili and Penne as usual in red and white sauces but the toppings were what won me over. Bacon again. Must have been my lucky day. Not to mention the chicken sausages. Add a little mushrooms and veggies, that makes one delicious pasta. One that I finished all by myself. No sharing because it was just that good. The big guy chose the Pizza instead, bad decision. Very average pizza, thin crust and freshly made dough but absolutely no toppings or spice. Kinda like those plain cheese pizzas they make for kids. The girls got us some Tacos and Enchiladas, yup they had a taco station too. Good combination with the pastas. All in all round two was more than wonderful. Great pastas, just the right quantity too.
Moving on to the maincourse. Well to be honest I barely could. I was almost full and the only thing willing me on was the delicious looking dessert selection, but I did go and have a look at the maincourse. Good call I made to eat sparsely here, not the greatest selection of Tandoori food. The dry items were brilliant to be honest, the Mushroom Tandoori, two types of Chicken kebabs and a jazzy make your own raita counter. The gravies weren't that great, they did have a fish and a chilli chicken but I guess I was too full to care too much about it. My eyes were on the main prize but then I had to make a small detour. Enter Dum Gosht Biryani. For those who don't follow, Mutton and Lamb biryani. This took the cake for me. Filled my plate up with lots of pieces, raita (my very own preparation) and my maincourse was underway. I've grown fond of Lamb thanks to these lavish buffets I'm having, its a very tasty form of meat. When cooked right I can gorge myself on it, and this biryani was just the way I like it. I would have definitely had a second serving but then my new Podolski jersey wasn't the best attire for such a buffet so I had to step back. And now that the maincourse is over, ladies and gentlemen we shall take a break. 30 minutes of chatting and texting because we were too full to even look at the desserts. And since we have a little time why don't I sneak it a little bit of some more British rock ??
Sticking with the British rock theme, today I give you The Police. Not one of the most fancied bands in the world, but a good band if you are patient enough with them. 3 man band formed in London featuring popular vocalist Sting (the Desert Rose dude). They introduced us to a new genre of music in the form of New Wave. Peppy, catchy songs they had, the kind that just randomly makes you wanna start moving to the music (if you know what I mean). I had to listen to the 5 albums atleast 3 times over to get some sort of liking towards the band, don't get me wrong they are good, but not the greatest band to have come out of England. Luckily they have only 5 albums. Funky names too with Reggatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta and all. Wouldn't rate them too high, I'd say they would feature sparsely in my top rated songs but I would definitely listen to them once in a while. Some songs as always just stand out and I think the best ever Police song has to be "King of Pain". Love the lyrics. Love the song. Love Sting. Great vocals on this song especially, and overall too, he's done a fairly decent job and I think he deserves a lot of credit for getting the Police to where they are today. "Roxanne" is another top song. Some of my other favorites include "I Can't Stand Losing You", "Message In a Bottle", "Deathwish", "Every Breath You Take", "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic", "Synchronicity I and II" and "Murder by Numbers". These songs are all brilliant but the rest of the discography is one of a kind, with wacky songs like "Tea in the Sahara" and "De Do Do Do. De Da Da Da". You have to have such a discography, its not something you are going to listen to everyday, but once in a while, The Police are a brilliant band to listen to. Here's there discography (no preference really)
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Lavish. That's the word to sum up this buffet. Absolutely ridiculous spread they have here at the Cafe Momo. Sadly for me no TV's anywhere but if the food is this good I don't think anyone would care about missing a game of football. My partners in crime: Kalluri and two of his lovely lady friends. You would think women can't do justice for such a sumptuous buffet but I was proven wrong, our entire meal lasted only 2 hours, we missed the entire Portugal game because we were almost comatose with the amount of food we had just eaten. To start you off there's a amazing Salad bar. Now for a vegetarian, the salad bar is kinda lame with their broccoli and soya beans and all that crap, but for us the story is a little different. Here's a sentence I thought I'd never say, I made 3 trips to the Salad Bar, the salads were incredible. Well who wouldn't when you have Bacon and Cabbage, Chicken in Apple Sauce, Lamb and Asparagus, Beef, a Seafood platter, Egg Salad, about 5 different kinds of bread, only the most delicious Chilli Butter and Oregano Butter, 2 soups and gourmet cheese to indulge yourself with. Bacon isn't something that any sane person would miss out on, its easily one of the best kinds of meat that there is and we all know how much me and Kalluri love our Apple chicken. Top drawer salad bar. The bacon and Chicken in apple sauce were exemplary, possibly my favorite items on the menu. Special mention to the Lamb in Asparagus, didn't look too inviting, but delicious nonetheless.
Usually one just gets the ball rolling with the Salad bar, but we went ahead and belched ourselves with the salads, so obviously we had to slow down and think about our next mode of attack. We went straight to the Pasta station. Like all 5 star hotels, a neat little pasta station, chef with the hat and everything. Fusili and Penne as usual in red and white sauces but the toppings were what won me over. Bacon again. Must have been my lucky day. Not to mention the chicken sausages. Add a little mushrooms and veggies, that makes one delicious pasta. One that I finished all by myself. No sharing because it was just that good. The big guy chose the Pizza instead, bad decision. Very average pizza, thin crust and freshly made dough but absolutely no toppings or spice. Kinda like those plain cheese pizzas they make for kids. The girls got us some Tacos and Enchiladas, yup they had a taco station too. Good combination with the pastas. All in all round two was more than wonderful. Great pastas, just the right quantity too.
Moving on to the maincourse. Well to be honest I barely could. I was almost full and the only thing willing me on was the delicious looking dessert selection, but I did go and have a look at the maincourse. Good call I made to eat sparsely here, not the greatest selection of Tandoori food. The dry items were brilliant to be honest, the Mushroom Tandoori, two types of Chicken kebabs and a jazzy make your own raita counter. The gravies weren't that great, they did have a fish and a chilli chicken but I guess I was too full to care too much about it. My eyes were on the main prize but then I had to make a small detour. Enter Dum Gosht Biryani. For those who don't follow, Mutton and Lamb biryani. This took the cake for me. Filled my plate up with lots of pieces, raita (my very own preparation) and my maincourse was underway. I've grown fond of Lamb thanks to these lavish buffets I'm having, its a very tasty form of meat. When cooked right I can gorge myself on it, and this biryani was just the way I like it. I would have definitely had a second serving but then my new Podolski jersey wasn't the best attire for such a buffet so I had to step back. And now that the maincourse is over, ladies and gentlemen we shall take a break. 30 minutes of chatting and texting because we were too full to even look at the desserts. And since we have a little time why don't I sneak it a little bit of some more British rock ??
Sticking with the British rock theme, today I give you The Police. Not one of the most fancied bands in the world, but a good band if you are patient enough with them. 3 man band formed in London featuring popular vocalist Sting (the Desert Rose dude). They introduced us to a new genre of music in the form of New Wave. Peppy, catchy songs they had, the kind that just randomly makes you wanna start moving to the music (if you know what I mean). I had to listen to the 5 albums atleast 3 times over to get some sort of liking towards the band, don't get me wrong they are good, but not the greatest band to have come out of England. Luckily they have only 5 albums. Funky names too with Reggatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta and all. Wouldn't rate them too high, I'd say they would feature sparsely in my top rated songs but I would definitely listen to them once in a while. Some songs as always just stand out and I think the best ever Police song has to be "King of Pain". Love the lyrics. Love the song. Love Sting. Great vocals on this song especially, and overall too, he's done a fairly decent job and I think he deserves a lot of credit for getting the Police to where they are today. "Roxanne" is another top song. Some of my other favorites include "I Can't Stand Losing You", "Message In a Bottle", "Deathwish", "Every Breath You Take", "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic", "Synchronicity I and II" and "Murder by Numbers". These songs are all brilliant but the rest of the discography is one of a kind, with wacky songs like "Tea in the Sahara" and "De Do Do Do. De Da Da Da". You have to have such a discography, its not something you are going to listen to everyday, but once in a while, The Police are a brilliant band to listen to. Here's there discography (no preference really)
- 1978 - Outlandos d'Amour
- 1979 - Reggatta de Blanc
- 1980 - Zenyatta Mondatta
- 1981 - Ghost in the Machine
- 1983 - Synchronicity
Now coming back to the Courtyard Marriot and the desserts. After about 30 mins of small talk, we finally decided to hit the desserts section. 12-16 items to choose from, it doesn't get better than this. Black Forest cakes, Mixed Fruit Pastries, Chocolate Mousse, Passion Fruit Cheese Cakes and many more such delicacies. Indian sweets too they had. Mango Sandwiches, milk pedas. But we stuck to the cakes and pastries. I was the only one to finish my plate and didn't waste anything, something not even the great Pranav Kalluri can say. The big guy was too full to finish his maincourse and dessert, although what he ate that night was probably what the girls ate all week. Such is his "healthy" appetite and one can't help admire his commitment to eating. Thanks again for the buffet invite bwouys!! Next time a little heads up before we feast like this would be much appreciated! And obviously make sure it doesn't clash with any football games. Too stuffed to eat or blog anymore, next update only during the quarter finals of the EURO 2012. Goo Germany.
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