Hello 2017!
It's been a really long time since I did a blog post, been totally restricted to doing short reviews on Instagram. Also, I had been cutting down on dining out after a quick increase of my waistline. So now back to this review. I happened to dine at The Miner Diner for brunch yesterday and ended up having a fantastic experience.



Food:
We (Wife and I) chose to have the Gold Miner Diner Combo which is priced at Rs 495/- person. This combo allows you to have the following







We had the Cream of Chicken Soup to start with, followed by Wasabi Salad and BBQ Salad. Must say they were all simply superb. May not be original in its right, but tasted good. Both salads were loaded with romaine lettuce, olives, cherry tomatoes, zucchini & cucumber. The BBQ salad had a mix of BBQ sauce and Mayo. While the Wasabi Salad tasted more like Kimchi.

Before our starters could arrive our shakes reached the table. Berry & Cookie shake and Kit-Kat shake. Both were just divine. I personally loved the Berry & cookie better as it was a little thinner  and so it just went well with the heavy course of food which was served


Next, we had the Chicken Cigars and Wasabi Paneer. Crispy Cigars were served with thousand island sauce which was fantastic. The wasabi paneer - grilled paneer topped with cheese and mayo along with a small sliver of olive was mindblowing. The mayo balanced out the spiciness of the wasabi making it a subtle heat.



By the end of the starters, we were so stuffed that neither of us could have the mains. I just decided to have a small bite of them and parcel the rest. Corden Blu waffle sandwich and Italian Twist waffle pizza. The waffle was perfect. It had a nice crispy texture with a soft interior. This made biting into the waffle an absolute bliss. The Pizza, on the other hand, was a little less crispy when compared to the sandwich as it might have absorbed the cheese's moisture. Nevertheless tasty.

We decided to pack the desserts as well as we had reached saturation point.

Ambiance:
Set in a car park of a house, with rustic interiors which make it feel like something else.

Service:
Fast, efficient and attentive.

Price:
Here comes the best part. This entire meal cost us Rs 1124/- for two people which is all inclusive is fantastic value for money.

Food - 8/10
Ambiance - 8/10
Service - 8/10
Price - 9.5/10

Disclaimer: I paid for the meal.

The Miner Diner is located in Anderson road next to Doner Kebab.

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Waffles have been available in Chennai for quite some time now. Exact replicas of the original not until now. Introducing Waf O' Bel. A place one can enjoy absolutely original waffles. The way they are meant to be!

Food:
They have two types of Waffles here: Liege Waffles and Brussels Waffles. Both can be loaded with different toppings of choice or a pre-chosen permutation. They do serve up some hot coffees apart from these.


We were a small set of 3 people. Each of us decided to have one waffle each. We picked two Dream Team on Brussels Waffles and a classic Liege Waffles. We were informed that they were out of batter for the Liege Waffles, but since we insisted we wanted a Liege Waffle, they whipped up a quick one, which they assured will not be up to the actual taste and refused payment for the same.

In my books the Classic Liege waffle was amazing. I wonder why they refused payment for it.The Dream Team Brussels Waffles were simply decadent. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Plus the toppings Icing Sugar, Whipped Cream, Chocolate sauce and Ice Cream made it a solid dish.

Ambiance:
Simple three table and maybe around ten chairs make up the place. Also they share space with Eatza which was previously known as Sams Pizza.

Service:
It was quiet quick, no comments here.

Price:
We paid only for the Brussels Waffles so are bill was Rs 280/-

Food - 9/10
Ambiance - 7/10
Service - 8/10
Price - 8/10

Disclaimer : I paid for the meal.

Waf O' Bel is located in Jaganathan Road, bang opposite to Vijay Tv Office.

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With the Sun scorching and temperatures reaching 41 degrees, Ice Creams call to you to beat the heat.

So I set out with a friend on a hot summers day for some tasty treats. We headed to KNK Road and evaluated are options. We finally settled on Cream & Fudge. Its a fairly small and narrow place with a good ambiance. They have this wonderful cold stone concept where they mix the ice creams, fruits, sauces and the nuts before serving. Since the stone is cold the ice cream does not melt. As you walk into the place you get to see the ice creams and waffles which are displayed. After a brief period of seeing and decision making, I picked Strawberry Shortcake and the friend chose What's Up Berry?. The cashier informed us that due to non availability of Vanilla Sponge Cake, he would replace it with brownie in the strawberry shortcake. There was an assortment of waffle bowls and cones. We settled on Waffle bowl coated with Chocolate sauce. We selected the medium size bowl.

After a few minutes of waiting, the ice creams were given to us at our table. The strawberry shortcake had a gooey brownie topped with the caramel sauce and strawberry ice cream. Strawberry flavor was kind of subdued by the presence of brownie and the caramel sauce. The 'what's up berry' was totally on the other end of the spectrum. It had bread crumbs with banana and chocolate chips. It tasted like Belose or Unni appam a regional sweet dish. The banana was too strong and left us wondering where did the strawberry go. It was really sweet as well.

The two ice creams put us back by Rs 460/-. Which is really expensive for the quality of ice cream and also the ambiance they give. Will I go back again?, NO!!.

Food - 6/10
Service - 7/10
Ambiance - 6/10
Price - 6/10

Cream & Fudge is located on Khader Nawaz Khan Road next to the Cafe Coffee Day Lounge.

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