Tangra Jayanagar
Finally a sit-down (fairly upscale) Oriental restaurant in Jayanagar! Eden Park which opened up a few weeks back is right opposite Namdhari in Jayanagar 4th block which suddenly has become the hub for new establishments and chains.
Eden Park is actually a combination of two (maybe three?) restaurants. Tangra is for Oriental food and there's a restaurant serving NW cuisine (Sofraah).
The ambiance is swanky, well lighted and spacious. There's a brown hue to the entire joint for some reason but it's a pleasant kind of brown.
The menu is a combination of Chinese and Thai and we decided to try the Sweet Corn soup and the Tom Yum soup, both non vegetarian which I assume means Chicken. My benchmark evaluation for any oriental restaurant always starts with the Tom Yum soup and I must say I was not disappointed. Light, slightly lemon pungent and spicy, I'd give the Tom Yum a 9/10. The sweet corn soup was average and nothing to write about there.
The red chilli chicken starter was actually very good. As my competitive foodie lunch partner said, one can easily go wrong with oriental cooking but they got the chilli chicken just right with the right amount of oil, spice and the chicken cooked perfectly. The Drums of Heaven were a bit of a disappointment mainly because they were too greasy. The garlic tomato sauce that came with is was tasty though.
For the main course, the burnt garlic fried rice was superb. Very different from the usual fried rice fare at other places, with the rice and spices in an ideal combination.
The Kung Pao chicken, another benchmark test came out with flying colors (okay, no pun intended). Though made with cashews, it was not too gelatinous (as is wont in most Chines restaurants in India) and the spices were perfect. Would definitely get it again. It went very well with both the fried rice as well as plain steamed rice.
Looking to go for something different to , we went for the coconut roll with honey butter sauce. Fantastic and very very different! This was served in the form of fried mini spring rolls with coconut stuffed inside and with a thick buttery sauce on top. Most awesome!
Tangra has an extensive menu. The service is fast though communication with the staff (other than the captain) is a challenge as most of the time, we had no idea what the waiters were saying. The great thing as I said before is that Jayanagar finally has a great option for 'real' Oriental food that is not a chain or fast food joint.
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