THE LITTLE DOOR
Review
We were here for the Sunday Brunch, so my rating is based
solely on this experience. They have completely transformed Trois, where
I remember having had some amazing pastas, into a bright and cheerful
place. The outdoors seemed more appealing to us, so we chose a table
right next to the play centre, which was stacked with a collection of
old school games.
We were the first ones to enter, so we started off
with
mocktails, mini appetizers and a game of scrabble. The appetizers were
arranged beautifully on tables inside - there were atleast 15 of them.
There were 4-5 salads, cold cuts, sausages, varieties of cheese, mini
bites on sticks and various other anti pasti, sadly I do not remember
the names of all. Almost everything that I had I loved - even the
mocktails. The watermelon basil mocktail was super refreshing and virgin
mary (a perfect brunch mocktail) was absolutely tarty and complementing
the food; sweet lime soda, margarita were good too. They have Karaoke
at brunch and I was the one chosen by the host to inaugurate it that day
- so I obliged. It was fun doing it, and I appreciate the patience
of the others who were listening to me :D Complimentary shots were being
served to anyone who performed. Everyone soon joined in, but the host
was splendid at the job, so it was kind of a bonus live performance for
the brunch.
You have a choice of one from each - breakfast
staples/appetizers/main course. If you do not wish to have
anything from
breakfast staples, you can choose any two appetizers instead. We had
the wholesome experience by not skipping the staples and I must say that
the plating was pleasing, for all of the preparations. The
nutella-crushed peanuts pancake ('Sweet Buttermilk Pancake') had the perfect amount of sweetness - as
you would like for breakfast (not too sweet) - served with caramelized
bananas on the side.
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| 'Sweet Buttermilk Pancake' |
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| Pesto cheese scramble |
The pesto cheese scramble (don't remember the exact name) was an innovative preparation, something with the texture of scrambled eggs -
but made with cheese, something which I had never had before and I liked it.
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| 'Strixxi Mimli' |
Among the starters, the chicken rolls ('Strixxi Mimli')
were brilliant, both in
appearance and taste. By this time, we were completely satisfied but
proceeded to the main course where I had champagne penne - the mushroom sauce was creamy and fkavourful.
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| Champagne Penne |
I feel bad because I could not fully explore the desserts counter because of being full, something which rarely happens. Anyway, it was a surprise that I liked the red velvet cake - a first for me. I have had it numerous times at famous establishments and I had come to the point where I despised it openly; here it changed my opinion about it! It was an elegant, moist cake with a subtle chocolatey taste and gloriously creamy frosting; served its purpose as a perfect end to a first-rate brunch.
Service was relaxed but attentive.
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| Pollo Verde |
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| My favourite mocktail - Watermelon Basil & Mint Cooler |
The Little Door - Pune
Sunday: 12:00 – 4:00 pm (Brunch)
(After a long hiatus, I have decided to kick-start this old blog. Please co-operate with the contentless-ness)