Carrots N Celery - Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Carrots N Celery,

Sun n Sand, Pune

One of my friends always used to suggest how he used to frequent this place when he was a kid and had fond memories associated with it. Back then, there were only a handful of star hotels in Pune and this hotel was a major landmark. Because of his stories, we made an impromptu plan for dinner one day. A complimentary drink was served to us upon arrival.

They had two soups – 1 veg and 1 non-veg, of which I tried the murg dhaniya shorba. They served us a basket of bread rolls to go along with the soup. There were 3 starters, 2 veg and 1 non-veg, which were served to us on the table. The chicken hariyali kebab was really good but they took a long time to serve it the second time. The salad section was amazing – there were atleast 7-8 different types of preparations. The egg salad, aloo chaat, pasta salad and the grilled prawns were good. There was also a section with snacks like fried mushroom stuffed with cheddar, crispy fried vegetables, etc but I really liked the mushrooms – I think that was the only preparation for which I helped myself to a second serving.

About 12-14 preparations for vegetarian main courses and 3-4 non-veg main courses represented  Continental, Chinese and Indian cuisines so there was something for everyone. We ordered herbed naan to go along with the paneer makhanwala, corn palak and enjoyed veg au gratin later. Butter chicken was nice and so was the biriyani. I'm not a fan of hakka noodles, but I tasted it and it was good too.

The best part about the buffet was the dessert counter – there were 2 Indian sweets, 7 or 8 bakery products with 1 eggless preparation and three choices of ice-cream. The moong dal halwa was the highlight from the Indian section as I found the gulab jamun to be too sweet for my taste. We had fun cutting the fresh pineapple cake as we were the first ones to have it. I noticed that the portions of the desserts were quite good, much better than what they serve at regular buffets these days. The red velvet cheesecake was fine; it had more of a mousse-like texture. Blueberry pie was good and so was the caramel custard. We were so satisfied with the desserts that we didn’t even bother to have the ice-cream

The service was flawless – right from the beginning they made us feel at home and constantly pampered us with attention. It’s a good place to enjoy a quiet meal with your family or friends, where you don’t have to worry about what to order!

Carrots N Celery,
Sun N Sand,
Pune