Olives and Oregano, Baner.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Olives and Oregano, Baner
This is a newly opened restaurant on Baner Road, next to the Archies shop (in front of Rohit Wadewale)
Food: Veg nonveg. Multi-cuisine (Italian and thai)
Ambience: Feel like eating in a room..There is no decor on the walls, nothing to break the monotony of the whitewashed walls. The tables are placed like a wedding hall, and there is a split level seating with a lounge kind of seating upstairs, causing a tunnel like feeling.
The name sounded exotic and it was convenient, so we stopped by on a Saturday evening. First, the place does not have a washbasin!! Doesn't PMC require you to at least have a washbasin ?? The menu is a little here and here. They have Italian soups and Thai starters, like most multi-cusine restaurants have to have these days.
The roast bell pepper soup was really good, Neeraj loved it, while I was searching for a place where the kids could wash their hands! The pita and hummus was quite good.. so was the Chicken Satay. The main course was some chicken with steamed veggies and rice. I think they took the name of the restaurant too far. Thyme, oregano on the overload. Crushed, dried pieces everywhere.. No Olives to be seen anywhere :) The herbs start to get on your taste buds after a while.
Neeraj had chicken in bbq sauce. After being assured it was boneless chicken, he ran into a "boney, chewy piece" that just put him off. Again, the bbq sauce was the Hickory brand, (Might as well buy it at Fine Foods in Aundh and make your own bbq chicken).
All in all, service is still new. After I asked for water to wash the kid's hands, it took them ten minutes or so ..when they did give it, it came in a soup bowl!! :D I should really focus on other things, but can't get over it..
It seemed like a better place for takeaway as the food was really not too bad, but the service needs a whole lot of improvement.
Posted byKetaki at 10:57 PM
haha.. nice post - will help save ppl's valuable time. Reminds me of a menu card in an Udupi hotel - The title of one category was named - "Italian sandwiches" and the list had 10-15 items. The first item - Mexican sandwich!!
I had my bday party at olives and oregano. we booked the lounge. And enjoyed a lot. Restaurants like this should be welcomed in baner, bcoz for continental food we have to travel to Koregaon park or other part of pune. Food is amazing, and we had become a regular visitor for that place. I disagree with the comments in the blog bcoz, i m a continental lover, and can't compare it with udupi restaurant
Wow! Nicely done! Sounds like a good place! Check out Cream Centre in Kalyani Nagar!
http://cypresshotel.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/cream-centre-%E2%80%93-the-veg-edge/
I heard about it from my Indian collegue in my office. He suggested us to visit Olives and oregano for trying continental food. When we visited Olives and oregano, thankfully, we did not find anything of that sort. We had reservations about its food could be a fusion style, thanks god, it was very close to what we get back home in Germany.
The ambiance is comfortable and the service is good. Contrary to the review, we found a full menu to choose from. All my friends loved the place but we missed beer a lot :) I will surely return to this place upon my next visit to India.
Till then bye bye India, Bye bye Pune.
hi .. the restaurant is quite good.. you can even order food online from this restaurant...
http://www.yumking.com/index.php?section=reviews&rid=46
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