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Rated: Good
based on 5 reviews
Malaka Spice
Virdavan Apts, Opp, Sanas Residency, North Main Road, Koregaon Park, Pune
26136293, 26141088
| Locality | Koregaon Park |
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| Landmark | Opposite Sanas Residency |
| Place Type | Restaurant, Bar |
| Food Type | Vietnamese, Oriental, Indonesian, South East Asian, Thai, Malaysian |
| Timings | 11:00 AM to Midnight |
| Price |
Expensive
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Credit cards accepted
Offers home delivery
Air conditioned
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first reviewed by waterduckling
- User Reviews (5)
May 02, 2008
reverberating the palate
A visually appealing menu card; one which entices a patron to actually dissect the varying options - is a job half-done. This one an Malaka Spice is neatly embedded with general trivia about the locations of whose food they cater. Knowing your food definitely did no-one any harm :)
They proudly exhibit themselves as an outfit enabling a 'culinary journey through southeast Asia'. This ensemble of varying cuisines incorporating flavours from Malacca, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia China, Indonesia ensures a neat (read as 'non-comprehensive') mixture of starters, stir-fires, soups, mocktails, rice, noodles, salads, curries and deserts.
A cosy-eatery, frequented by connoisseurs of good food, tucked in a by-lane in Koregaon Park offers both -open-air and air-conditioned seating. Drinks include wine and chilled beer.
Neither the service, nor the food (portion-wise and taste-wise) falter; be it any weekday or any weekend - the place almost always has a queue of patrons lined up.
I have had a range of dishes on numerous visits, the most frequently ordered being:
1) Lotus stem tango (Rs. 140/- for sliced crispy lotus stem stir-fried in a tangy sauce)
2) Chicken sausage satay (Rs. 190/- for 8 sausages on skewers and sauted to perfection, accopmanied with peanut sauce)
3) Stuffed musshrooms (Rs. 140/- for 8 big mushrooms)
4) Chicken in pandanu (Rs. 190/- for tender kebab chunks accompanied with a sweet sauce)
5) Malaka veg thai red curry (with oodles of veggies)
6) Roti jhala (Rs. 40 for 4 nos. - crepe-type roti interspersed with holes)
7) brown rice (perfect accompaniment with the curries)
8) chicken kari kapitan (Rs. 155/-)
9) Chocolate sin mouse cake (Rs. 70/-)
'Brilliance' is an understatement whilst describing the various flavours inseminated in every dish. 'Huge' is another understatement whilst describing the quantity of portions served.
It is not always about the grandness of the ambience, nor is it about the number of dishes that your chef purportedly manages to conjure; sometimes its just about the perfection that a joint exudes - be it the innovative menu, the attentive staff who 'know' their food, the minimalist decor heavily laden with paintings-for-sale adorning all their cemented ramparts - there is a definitive class statement about this place.
My Advice: Guzzle down chilled beers along with starters to enjoy a comprehensive laid-back evening, and rest assured about any item off the menu that you wish to order.
Apr 08, 2008
Inventive menu, youthful vibe!
I was really looking forward to trying this joint after hearing good things about it on burrp! and from friends who frequent Pune more than me. The wife and I planned on spending a good 2-3 hours, taking it slow, and trying as many small things as possible to get an expansive flavour of their menu. The menu itself is a well-crafted, witty piece of work, with "did-you-know" type facts and other tid bits littered throughout. This place is a self-proclaimed South East Asian joint, and boasts representation of most all South East Asian countries, ranging from Indonesia, to Vietnam, to Thailand, to Singapore, and everything in between. I must say that while I have not been to most of these countries, and cannot verify the authenticity of the cuisine, it tasted damn good!
We started our meal with a bottle of Ivy Malbec by Chateau Indage - not bad for an Indian wine. You're dealing with wine snobs here, so I can't give kudos to a vintner who is not yet at a level where they can compete with quality labels internationally (albeit a big difference in consumer tastes and expectations in India). We ordered a few starters, one a peppery grilled kingfish and a more traditional chicken skewers served with peanut sauce. Both were excellent, especially the spicy grilled kingfish. For main course, we simply opted for a fragrant basil rice, along with Green Curry Vegetables. I've had better Green Curry here (Seven Spices in Park Plaza, Goregaon); but it was still a valiant effort, and we enjoyed our meal.
We finished off with a few glasses of Muscat (white dessert wine) along with some light chocolate mousse (not the deep, dark, dense mousse, if that's what you're looking for). All in all, a great dining experience. There was a lack of continuity with respect to service (we had three different order-takers during the course of the meal), so I subtract some points for that. Also, the staff wasn't terribly helpful in suggesting the more popular stuff, even when we were very specific about what we like and what we don't like. All in all though, we had a very pleasant experience, and would definitely go to this place again the next time I'm in Pune.
Nov 24, 2007
MIXED EMOTIONS
I dined here and had a mixed reaction as the TOM YUM soup was off and totally not what a genuine TOM YUM is. But having said that, the Pad Thai and the Kafir Lime Chicken dish was pretty good and the wine was really good. The trick was to ask them which bottled was opened today itself. For the record I had the Chantilli Cabernet and it was ..ss...mm..oooth!
Sep 12, 2007
Excellent food and ambiance
Small restaurant but outstanding food.
To start of something i remember very well is an interesting dish: sugarcane skewers. Padh-thai is my favourite. Nevertheless the Green Thai Curry or the Red Thai Curry are great. Pair them up with either the herbed rice or brown rice for a great combination.
They have an outside sitting and within the gallery. Sometimes the gallery gets too cramped. But sitting outside is nice as most of the times pune weather is very pleasant.
Also check out the menu card, its done up very nicely.
Its one of the nicest place in pune to have a long and a great meal.