Keeping up with the culture of eating out and mingling with
friends (wide circles you tend to make when you switch ample jobs), my friends
and I went to a recently opened food restaurant by the name of SattarBuksh. What
bought on the visit (for me) was the advertising and promotion of the place,
specially the issue with the "Starbucks" (something to do with the
logo =p).
For those of you who don't know, "Sattar Buksh" is
located just off the roundabout of Abdullah Shah Ghazi's shrine, hidden behind
a row of ample trees, within a bungalow with only a big "mooch"
(mustache) billboard as a sign that it's there. Once inside the walkway, we had
the option of sitting outside (with the sheeshas) or inside with the bright lights,
music and somewhat comfortable chairs.
Since we were in no mood of sheesha, we chose to sit inside.
Well once in, we were lead to a nice secluded corner with a book shelf on one
side with games and nice frames on the other. The sofa's were comfortable and
the tables unique (had a crate look with wheels for ease of moving).
Once we decided to order, the menu was flipped and flopped,
read, reread and starred at, the funny
unique names admired and giggled on. Ultimately my diet conscious friend ordered
a salad, another ordered the bara gosht bun kabab and me and another ordered
the same (a pasta). Since I am a true and seriously addicted tea junkie, I also
ordered an elaichi chai.
My tea came first that I managed to sip off first, the taste
was good with the right amount of taste for elaichi to make the taste blend in
with that of the tea. When the food arrived we were so hungry that we didn't
stop to admire the presentation but dug it. Well, the pasta was a bit of a
disappointment to say the least. The pasta in itself was well boiled but had
started turning mushy mid way through the dish, the red sauce was lacking
something, some flavor that was either forgotten or missing behind, however,
the salad and the bun kabab was good.
About the bun kabab, it was just right with the patti well
cooked and managed and the sauces added were finger licking good, tongue
sloshing good, BUT, the damper was the dangle of a hair right in the bun! Well
my friend called the owner and after profuse apologies we were given a slice of
a decadent cheesecake that was so devilishly good that we were licking the
spoon even when the plate was proudly cleaned off. The cheese cake was such
that it melted in your mouth, with the right crunch of in the base and touch of
cinnamon too!
When you go to Sattar Buksh, their food
(regardless of the hairy infestations) is good, the humor portrayed all over
the place is notable and keeps the mood light, but the place is sort of (well
quite) expensive and does give a slight dent to the pocket!
