Marseli Café & Patisserie in Bengaluru is a chef’s tribute to his mentor

Chef Suresh Kumar M spent 17 years moving successful nonrecreational kitchens successful the UK. The Bengaluru-based chef, who besides owns the fashionable burger concatenation Leon’s Burgers and Wings, was nether the tutelage of Italian cook Pepe Marsel successful London. Suresh made a committedness to him that helium volition unfastened a cafe successful India, with each the techniques and skills helium has learnt from him. Unfortunately, Marsel passed distant successful 2020. But Suresh kept his promise. The recently opened Marseli Café & Patisserie successful HSR layout, is named aft him.

The cafe is located connected 24th Main Road successful assemblage 1 of HSR layout. The wide roads of the locality meant I person nary occupation uncovering parking outside. The cafe is engaged and I adjacent spot pets successful the outdoor area. The decor is agleam and inviting with tones of greens and lukewarm orange. There are cosy nooks, and bigger tables for ample groups. The patisserie antagonistic is inspired by Parisian cafes and is gleaming with desserts.

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The java and beverage paper has each the favourites. Cold coffees, matchas, and juices. There is besides a conception called ‘Instagrammable’ for beauteous drinks specified arsenic bluish pea beverage lemonade and raspberry matcha. My person orders an Americano, and I get a Vietnamese coconut acold brew. The coffees instrumentality a agelong clip to arrive, we are astir eating by then. But the acold brew java is delicious; not excessively saccharine and the coconut is not overpowering.

My person and I peruse the nutrient menu. The meal platters are not disposable we are told, but they scope from a classical afloat English to a veggie 1 with avocado toast. Salads, appetisers, and main people options similar pasta and pizzas, are besides portion of the menu.

We are keen to effort thing from each section, truthful we bid a truffle mushroom arancini and a Caesar salad. The Italian risotto balls are cheesy with a steadfast stuffing of mushroom. It arrives connected a furniture of marinara sauce, and is served with a truffle parmesan cream. The truffle flavour is not pronounced, but the condiment is caller and the arancini is crispy. The Caesar crockery is conscionable however I similar it. with romaine lettuce, shaved parmesan, crunchy croutons and grilled chicken. The in-house made dressing is creamy but light.

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There are galore options for sandwich lovers here. There are bagel sandwiches, unfastened look tartines, sourdough toasties, paninis, French toasts, burgers and Focaccias. We bid a mushroom and food toastie. The grilled mushrooms and arugula stuffing is layered with a pesto sauce. The sourdough breadstuff is freshly made, and you tin sensation the difference. From the pasta, we effort the gnocchi. The pillow pasta is brushed and tossed successful a herby pesto sauce. The topping of grana padano food brings the crockery together.

The gelatos look precise tempting down the counter. So, we prime up a acheronian cocoa scoop to go. And we polish it disconnected connected the thrust backmost home.

The cafe is vibrant and fresh. Suresh’s passionateness for his trade shines through. I program to instrumentality to effort the patisserie.

Cost for 2 ₹1,800. 8 AM - 11.30 PM. At HSR Layout. For much details, telephone 7090779933