At this new restaurant in Delhi, you can have a cocktail with your pet

“You couldn’t truly spell retired and person a cocktail with your dog. Coffee, yes! But present adjacent a cocktail is possible,” chef-restaurateur Radhika Khandelwal says smilingly arsenic I locomotion into Trouble Trouble and glimpse around. The walls are plastered with quirky photos of animals — a feline wearing a leather overgarment and acheronian glasses holding a portion of pepperoni pizza, a flamingo dressed successful a shimmering outfit and pearls with a solid of roseate champagne and adorable, neighbourhood dogs.

The wood, rust and amber tones with interspersed mirrors lend warmth to the 1,300-square-foot abstraction that seems somewhat acquainted yet different. That is due to the fact that this spot was Radhika’s archetypal baby, Fig & Maple, that served Delhi the champion brunches for astir a decennary until she decided to revamp it. “I wanted to person amusive with nutrient and bash thing different,” she tells me. Trouble Trouble, which tin accommodate 82 people, is present a pet-friendly spot that serves planetary food, but everything present is inventive and comes with a flimsy twist.

Bar code

It starts with the cocktail menu, which promises to screen “every mischievous impulse” successful 8 sections that person off-beat names similar In The Mood To Impress, I Am A Cocktail Nerd and I americium not drinking this full month.

Kunal Chandra, the main acquisition serviceman astatine Trouble Trouble tells maine they person crafted a portion for each mood. “If you privation thing elemental and basic, a analyzable cocktail, oregon adjacent if you’ve recovered from a acold and don’t privation thing chilled — we’ve got you covered.”

In the temper for thing spicy, I commencement with 1 of their bestsellers Lao Gan Margarita that is served successful a chilli crisp lipid vessel with tequila (that’s soaked overnight successful the chilli crisp oil) lime and triple sec. On the inverted vessel headdress prevarication chilli wafers and a chikki made of chilli crisps. One sip and I americium hooked — the spice hits instantly while the smokiness gives it extent — conscionable the mode I bask my cocktails.

Halfway done the meal, I privation yet different fiery drink, truthful they suggest the Something Spicy with tequila, jalapeno, coriander and lime. It sounds similar a picante but is antithetic owed to the summation of coriander. With an enactment of going for mild oregon wild, I opt for the second — but it’s gentler than I anticipated. I could person handled much heat.

On the platter

With much than 50 dishes, the nutrient paper is expansive and neatly divided into tiny plates (named Double Trouble), sharing plates, Churrascia (hot Brazilian grill) salads, pizzas and mains. I commencement with prawn toast, a crockery I person often had earlier. But sitting beauteous connected a furniture of reddish Thai curry, this looks thing similar its classical version.

Instead of the toast triangle topped with prawns, this is simply a deep-fried pillowy parcel with panko crumbs connected the extracurricular and a prawn and mustard filling inside. It reminds maine of a cutlet oregon a emblematic Calcutta chop but is rather chiseled — the topping of goat food and homemade caviar sets it apart. The prawn conscionable melts successful the rima portion the reddish Thai curry dipping condiment adds flavour and punch.

A crockery successful which I did not expect mustard to marque an quality is the tuna carpaccio. The slivers of bladed tuna with bulb and ail crisps are tender, yet crisp and zingy, acknowledgment to mustard lipid and grapefruit. I could person re-ordered it.

Usually, I would take chickenhearted dumplings, but I americium urged to effort the ovum dumpling instead. Almost akin to a ravioli, the ovum comes wrapped successful a beetroot dumpling with parmesan and pick food inside. Topped with walnuts and truffle on with chilli crisp oil, it has some crunch and sharpness. The ovum is not runny but good done. It is worthy a effort erstwhile your palate is craving thing experimental.

A crockery that takes maine by astonishment due to the fact that it fuses 2 precise beardown flavours is the chorizo and bluish food biegnet — they are 2 dough balls resting connected jalapeno mousse. Both being pungent flavours individually, the operation tin spell incorrect if not handled with finesse, but it turns retired to be irresistibly bold and strong.

By the clip I opt for the chickenhearted ravioli, I americium not expecting the classical version. Sure enough, six pieces of ravioli shaped similar a petal make a beauteous pinkish roseate (thanks to the beetroot) and are served with mustard parmesan sauce. But excavation into it and the beet, food and ravioli marque an appealing combination. The conchiglie-shaped pasta with lamb ragu is besides rather delicious and hearty. Fond of grills? Take your prime from smoky meats, tofu, mushrooms and much from the blistery Brazilian grill. I americium eyeing the tenderloin and pork chops connected a acold wintertime night.

Sweet spot

For those nostalgic for aged flavours, the fashionable play brunch astatine the erstwhile Fig & Maple continues astatine Trouble and Trouble with eggs, toasts, waffles, pancakes, French toast and of people mimosas.

When the full paper has a twist, wherefore should desserts beryllium near behind? Our ballot goes for the crème Brulé éclair. Here you besides portion your dessert arsenic they person saccharine cocktails. I had the affagato — the potency of rum and the sweetness of caramelised popcorn makes it delicious.

Though determination is nary abstracted paper for pets, the room does hole a complimentary repast arsenic per the pet’s dietary restrictions varying from lone chickenhearted and chickenhearted and atom to food oregon eggs. Next clip you privation your favored to travel you for a cocktail oregon a meal, don’t deliberation doubly astir heading here. 

Trouble Trouble, located connected the Second floor, M27, M-Block Market successful Greater Kailash II, New Delhi, is unfastened betwixt noon and 1am from Tuesday to Sunday; a repast (with alcohol) for 2 costs ₹2,500. For reservations, telephone +91 7678665130