ABOUT
I have always been eager to know and experience how a Michelin
starred-restaurant operates. My wish was fulfilled when I dined in
Yauatcha Bengaluru. Though it’s the Yauatcha restaurant in London which
has the Michelin star and Yauatcha in Bengaluru is a franchise, the
latter has to strictly follow the same guidelines in maintaining the
standard and quality of its food and service. The concept of Michelin
star ratings is still catching up in India, but they are highly regarded
abroad.
The restaurant is famous for its dim
sums which comprises of 50+ mélanges and it has an extensive list of
local and imported teas. Apart from the a la carte menu, they have
packages like Yum Cha (dim sums
and teas on weekdays 3pm to 8pm) and a four-course set menu for their Sunday Brunch.
DECOR
The space of the restaurant is a long wide passage with floor-length and
see-through glass walls which allow lots of natural light to come in.
Though it looks crystal clear from the inside, the glass has a blue
tint from the outside to filter the harsh direct light and also provides
diners some privacy from the passersby. I feel really happy knowing
that they have applied such caring details.
The decor is casual but elegant, and they have done
up the place to look like a contemporary Chinese tea house. I myself
have only seen these traditional Chinese tea houses on TV. The
restaurant is big
enough to seat about 100 people. It also has a space for a private
dining experience.
Another good thing is that it has an open kitchen. Try to get a seat
with the view of the kitchen. It might be a little noisy but seeing the
chefs in action makes it interesting. Though it is an open kitchen,
it's not an eye sore as it looks very clean and orderly.
This restaurant does not miss out on any of the little details. For
instance, did you ever notice that the long row of tables and chairs are
aligned perfectly? I was told that they actually hold a rope from end
to end to align the chairs and tables in the morning, before opening
time.
Cuisine
If you are going to Yauatcha for the 1st time, you will be asked
about any food allergies that you may have and if there are certain
ingredients that you wish to avoid. You can check out the ingredient
chart that they have created to help you decide what dishes to order.
This is good, right? I have not experienced this kind of service in any
restaurant till now.
For those who are wondering about MSG presence, the restaurant doesn’t
add this ingredient directly. It is present in small and safe
quantities in the proprietary sauces from the mother company which they
use to prepare some of the dishes.
The Yauatcha team started me and my friends with their Yum Cha menu. As
a vegetarian, I usually find it difficult in restaurants that serve
both vegetarian
and non-vegetarian dishes, because the varieties in the vegetarian menu
will be comparably less. But in Yauatcha, they have as much vegetarian
dishes as the non-vegetarian ones. I got to taste an array of dim sums
which ranged from fried ones to baked and steamed. Each has a unique
taste and stands out from the other. Looking at all the 24 varieties of
dim sums that were served to us, I could only guess the painstaking
effort and time they devote to come up with such beautifully crafted
dishes.
Asparagus cheung fan
Baked chicken veg puff
Fried turnip cake
Golden fried veg puff
Shiitake mushroom dumpling
Truffled edamame dumpling
Veg peking dumpling
Veg shanghai dumpling
Vegetable chive dumpling
The server kept a watchful eye on my cup of tea too, he made
sure to pour hot jasmine tea into my cup whenever it reached the bottom.
It is the restaurant's policy to serve it steaming hot, any dish that
should be served hot, like the dim sums. Did you know that when a dim
sum gets cold no amount of re-heating will restore its original flavor?
This is the reason why Yauatcha does not allow the dim sums in their
take away menu.
If you wind up getting full like
me and can eat only few of them then I recommend you to try the
1. Turnip cake, seriously I have
never had such a yummy turnip in my life.
2. Truffle edamame dumpling, you can’t
be a vegetarian and not try these mushrooms.
3. Veg chive dumpling, these are so
pretty that you will hesitate to eat them, but they taste just as good too.
4. Baked Veg chicken Puff
made from soya nuggets tasted a bit sweet buy a must try even if u don't have a
sweet tooth.
After settling down a bit headed
to try out some of the brunch dishes.
Braised tofu claypot.
The sauce from the braised clay pot dish
complimented the spicy veg fired rice. The ingredients in the clay pot itself
could be eaten like a starter that has a bit of curry. They were all equally
soft, which makes you feel like your eating the same ingredient but only after
you experience the flavor you release they are all different.
Stir-fried lotus root, asparagus and water chestnut with black pepper sauce.
The stir fried lotus root, asparagus and water
chestnut with black pepper sauce was a bit bland and I felt this was done on
purpose as it helped in restoring my taste buds to try the next dish.
Veg hofan noodle
The
last dish I tried had a subtle burst of color to it. Loaded
with spices which started as one and ended as another.
Spicy vegetable fried rice
After
having so much you will wonder how I had space for dessert but a true foodie
will know the answer :)
All the desserts were first-rate both in flavor as well as presentation. One
cannot help but be awe-inspired by the presentation. I was given a heads up
that their desserts were one of the most instagramed pictures in Instagram.
Well, I too joined that band wagon.
Chocolate hazelnut mousse served with honeycomb ice cream
Macroons
Raspberry delice served with rasberry ripple icecream
Religieuse - chocolate choux pastry served with ganduja ice cream
Tropical cake served with pina colada sorbet
My favorite was the raspberry. It
was just bursting with its richness. Though it’s not a common flavor, it could
easily become your favorite. SO don't miss this.
I’m going to end my post by talking about the cost it takes to dine in
this place. Yes, it’s a bit pricey but considering the food quality and
comparing it with the prices of other Michelin-starred restaurants,
Yauatcha's is probably the most affordable. It surely was a fulfilling
experience for me and I look forward to dining at Yauatcha again.
Veg Menu
You can also view my video review of this place
Disclaimer: All
reviews, thoughts and views shared here are my own. This is not a
sponsored review and I am in NO way affiliated with this establishment.
Contact Information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YauatchaBlore
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YauatchaBlore
All the pictures are taken using Moto G mobile .
Follow me:
Website - LifeThoughtsCamera.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LTC.official
Instagram - http://instagram.com/lifethoughtscamera
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lifethoughtscam
Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/bangalorebengaluru
I no longer post in BangaloreBengaluruBlog.Blogspot.in I have relocated to a new URL, I currently post only in my website LifeThoughtsCamera.com.
Tags:
BangaloreBengaluru , Bangalore , Bengaluru , INDIA , Karnataka , review , reviews , restaurant , 1 MG Mall , Moto G, motorola , Yauatcha
That's it guys. Don't forget to share/like this post now :-). You will find the
buttons below the post.
BYE!
---------
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.JPG)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)