A very quick one to share my dosa and coffee joy! Yesterday I tripped into the Brindavan Hotel off MG Road, as an impromptu decision...was hungry, with limited time on hand, yet was in a mood to explore (thankfully!). So pop came the idea as I neared the hotel and the sudden shower added to the romanticism I guess.
Friendly staff helped me park the car and asked me "restaurant"? I apprehesively said "yes" hoping they wouldn't disallow me to park, and to my relief he nodded and pointed backwards to my destination. Off i went....it was the lobby of the lodge that welcomed me, but it didn't take long for hungry eyes and a stomach to spot the board up ahead which had meal n tiffin timings! that was the place to be! there was just 1 table free so I grabbed that....and then began soaking in the ambience....though this was my first visit, there was something familiar about it....perhaps the non chalance of the furniture, the walls, the staff, the high-ceiling fans...the stainless steel tumblers, jugs? or maybe a mix of all....but took me back instantly to my growing years in Secunderabad too, where I enjoyed my Taj Mahal and Kamat jaunts.
Surprisingly (to unaware me!) there was no menu, just a rattling off, of the items being served at the time! I was quick to decide - masala dosa and a coffee please? Took some pics from my mobile to capture the essence of the place...and after a few minutes' wait, the lovely brown dosa appeared before me.
I cannot describe in words, the satisfaction and happiness I experienced when I popped the first morsel into my mouth! oh my goodness! delicate, melting, subtle flavours and just awesomely good - dosa! this was IT! the evening was made :) I wish I could take my time to enjoy it more, but it was so good that I gobbled it up at Shumacher's pace ;)
After the crime, then came the filter coffee - never fails eh? to lift one's tired/drooping or already high spirits! just right in terms of aroma, flavour, sweetness.....the icing on the cake.
Felt instantly energized and ready to take on the town traffic and rain (if at all) and headed off to Church, after saying bye (not good bye) to the friendly staff who again showed me the way out of the parking lot!
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