My rendezvous with the French culture began way back
when I was in the second year of college, when, in order to beat holiday –
boredom, I decided to enrol myself in French classes at Alliance
Francaise de Bangalore. In the two months that I spent learning the language, I
was also introduced to oh-so-romantic French culture and simple, yet filling
French cuisine. The first time my taste buds got an inkling of the French food
was when we celebrated the French Independence day at the venue. Baguettes and
Crepes marked the culinary side of the celebration, and
thus fuelled an interest in the French cuisine.
Cafe Noir first
set foot in Bangalore sometime in the year 2011, in UB city. Since then, it has
spread its wings and established two more cafes-
one in Orion mall and the other in Phoenix mall. This blog post is written
after I dined at both, the UB City and the Orion mall cafes.
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| Veg. Lasagna |
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| Crepes |
Food: When it comes to food, the French believe that less
is more The crepes with pear and vanilla were simply out of this world.
They are served with a generous amount of maple syrup and give the balanced
nutrition of fats, carbs and proteins. The taste of the egg white could get a
little too heavy at times though. Cafe Noir is most famous for its sandwiches and baguettes.
Those of you with strong jaws and teeth can opt for the baguettes because they
are probably the hardest variety of bread you will ever find. I opted for the
much softer veg sandwich. I was a tad disappointed. The
veggies are fresh no doubt, but the dish as a whole lacks taste. The
veg lasagne was exactly the size of my wallet - the smallest
portion size of lasagne I have ever had. Nothing great about it either. The brownie shake (well that's the English name for it, I do not
remember the exact French name) hardly had any brownies any it. I had to literally
poke and prod the drink, hoping I would find some brownie pieces.
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| Brownie Shake : Where is the brownie? |
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| Latte art! |
Ambiance: Cafe Noir strongly resembles a street side
Paris cafe. Whoever designed it has indeed done a great job. The place was
especially nice during Christmas time with a huge, well decorated Christmas
tree. The waiters are absent minded. Make sure you check your bill twice
because chances are that you might be charged for something that you
haven't ordered.
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| All decked up for Christmas ! |
Prices: The Cafe caters to only a niche section of the general public.
The prices are high and how many us would be willing to shell out 500 bucks for
a dish whose name you cannot even pronounce? I would give this place a 3/5. A
good European restaurant can be chosen over Cafe Noir any day.
