Cool summer menus

Fatty Bao, Bengaluru

Inspired Asian food, an extensive bar selection and a swanky rooftop meet to create Fatty Bao. The latest entrant on the Bengaluru culinary scene, it offers lamb shanks braised in a massaman curry, tobiko-rolled California rolls, mapo tofu in baby wanton cups, oysters broiled with mushrooms, soy and chorizo, and chasu ramen and pork belly, among other fun eats.

Our pick: The buns; savour a selection of teriyaki-glazed chicken buns, spicy tofu and Chinese cabbage buns, and black pepper crab buns.

Tel: 080 4513 3582

Olive, Delhi

Summer is all about light delicious food and sweet cocktails, and it looks like Olive got the memo. Their new menu uses seasonal produce to create a fresh selection of options. Expect ox tail ragout, chicken and tea consommé, fresh burrata sorbet, gazpacho granita, avocado and green apple sorbet, salt-baked beetroot, confit chicken leg pave, savoury granola, smoked goat curd, caramelised white chocolate, dark chocolate soil and cauliflower mousse.

Our pick: The heirloom tomato salad with gazpacho and burrata sorbet.

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Villa 69, Mumbai

Villa 69, the whitewashed bar and restaurant, is serving up something cool this summer. Can’t decide if you want a drink or dessert post dinner? Why choose? Just get yourself a cocktail dessert. Choose from the blueberry mojito sorbet cocktail, Zuppa Inglese and ice kachang. They’re refreshing, cold and colourful – what’s not to love?

Our pick: The blueberry mojito sorbet cocktail.

Tel: 022 6596 9669

Yauatcha, Mumbai

Complement your dim sums with divine cocktails at Yauatcha. Created to beat the heat, they’re the perfect way to hydrate this season. The cocktail list includes: SPF 2014, a combination of fresh watermelon, martini bianco and vodka; Red Nemo, a mix of cinnamon, kumquats and pomegranate; BBC, a blend of carrots, oranges and ginger; the Caribbean Delight which pairs kumquats, Malibu and Prosecco; and Below 36 Degrees,a mix of vanilla, lemon yoghurt sorbet and rum. 

Our pick: The Begum, a blend of elderflower, vodka and Drambuie.

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This summer, we’ve virtually eaten our way through the latest additions on the menu in some of the yummiest restaurants around the country – and handpicked the best.  

Le Cirque, Delhi

A fine dining experience complete with exquisite French-Italian food and a view of the city’s skyline, Le Cirque is the perfect venue for celebrating occasions. And their new options will make it even more special. Choose from the pinzimonio salad, the lobster salad with melon melody and orange citronette, the tuna steak haché with pistachio crust and raisin mint dressing, the olive oil-poached black cod in fresh tomato and burnt eggplant, the ricotta and spinach gnocchi with a spicy carrot reduction and spinach cracker and the porcini soft lava, a mix of broccoli crush and truffle butter-sautéed vegetables.

Our pick: Jasmine smoked scallops in a rhubarb truffle vinaigrette.

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Click through the gallery above to see our picks from summer menus across the country

Monkey Bar, Bengaluru

Brick walls peppered with monkey mascots are the main draw at this gastro pub – and the food packs a pretty mean punch too. Their latest menu includes the Carneval burger (just in time for the 2014 FIFA World Cup), a selection of waffle pizzas, and also the season’s most beloved fruit in a mango cheesecake waffle – a divine combination of fresh mangoes, cream cheese, biscuit crumble, vanilla ice-cream and caramel sauce lathered on a waffle. 

Our pick: The waffle pizza. Choose from four variants – PiggyBack (pepperoni, pork belly and bacon), Chikita (baja fried chicken, salsa verde, sour cream and chipotle mayo), RHCP (bell peppers, onions and jalapeño) and Popeye (spinach and feta).

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Mamagoto, Mumbai

We all love the Asian eats at Mamagoto. And they’ve given us yet another reason to go back – Mamatiffin! A cute new option for office lunchers, this set box packs in a soup or an appetiser, a main and a mocktail. And they’re perfectly portioned so you don’t over-indulge. Choose from Thai, Chinese and Indo-Malay options and mix and match till you create the perfect palate pleaser.

Our pick: With so many options to pick from, we suggest you just have fun till you find the combination that does it for you.

Mamagoto.com