Food:
We were terribly hungry by 9 pm, so we wasted no time in ordering food. We started the proceedings with Cheese Italian Nachos and Mexican Nachos. To quench our thirst we picked the Sparkling Mojitos. Not much can go wrong with the mojitos and they tasted just right. Refreshing for this hot summer.


Both the nachos looked the same in appearance and ingredients, but I somehow ended up liking the Mexican better. It was a bit spicier than the Italian nachos. To accompany the nachos there was sour cream, baked beans sauce and the lot. The combination was fantastic.


We also had Mushroom Chipotle. The mushroom chipotle was fantastic. Adding the sauce to the nachos made the crispy nachos even better. This is a must try combination.



After the yummy nachos and mushroom we moved onto the main course. For the mains we ordered a Penne Arrabiata with Chicken, Chicken Lasagne, Pizza Tomatina and finally Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza.



The Penne and the Lasagne were the first to be served. Loved the Lasagne, it was soft and perfect. Chicken pieces were chopped down to small morsels to match the consistency of the veggies. A marriage made in gastronomist's heaven! The Penne was al dente. Arrabiata sauce complemented the Penne. Again I would like to re-iterate they were highly Indianized versions of the original.



Finally the Pizza, they were just divine. Between the two, my vote rests on the Pizza Tomatina. They do give you a option of loading the pizza with olive oil which just adds more flavour to a dish which is already fantastic. Hola just simply reminds me off Bella Ciao. It felt in every way an exact copy of it. Damn they have done a great job at it. Food is superb and it is also a great place to hang out.

Ambiance:
Restaurant has both outdoors and indoor dining both great. I really wish to try the outdoor dining on a fine weather day.

Service:
Courteous, efficient and knowledgable.

Price:
This entire meal for eight, cost us Rs 4530.

Food - 8/10
Ambiance - 8/10
Service - 8/10
Price - 8/10

Disclaimer : I paid for the meal

Hola is located in Besant Nagar opposite Tasty Jones.

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I was at Spoonbill for dinner, with a couple of my close friends ( Anand & Subash ) on a lovely rainy night. These guys were persistent that their names be mentioned here. Anyways we headed into the restaurant Spoonbill which is a global street food joint. It took us a while to understand their system of ordering the food and also to decide on what to order, since this was our first time here. I must personally thank the owner ( Charlie Singh ) for guiding us through the menu.

Since this is a self service joint, you order and pay for your food. You are given the bill and a very innovative pager, which vibrates once your food is ready. After which you swing by the counter and collect the food. A very nice and different concept from the regular self service joints.





Once we were done with our main courses. We contemplated on skipping the deserts. But the crepes were really inviting, so we could not avoid it. I had gone for the Mango Strawberry Crepe, while my friends went with the Choco Banana Crepe and the Caramel Custard Crepe. All the crepes were heavenly. Spoonbill has perfected the art of making  proper crepes. So top marks for that.

The meal cost us Rs 1600/-. A little on the pricey side for a street food joint. But going with the recent trends in town the price seems on par with the rest. So no complaining here. All in all we had a fun time.

The menu is limited at this point of time. I sincerely hope more dishes are added soon.

Food - 8/10
Ambiance - 8/10
Service - Self Service
Price - 7/10

Spoonbill is located on TTK Road, above Cafe Coffee Day.

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