Restaurateur Pravesh Pandey’s new restaurant is an Indo-Italian crafthouse in Bengaluru

What is simply a ‘narrative-driven’ restaurant? I inquire myself arsenic I marque my mode to the recently opened Roxie and Barry successful Bengaluru. The Indo-Italian crafthouse opened its doors successful Whitefield a fewer weeks agone and is located successful a restored mansion. The edifice is the latest brainchild of restaurateur Pravesh Pandey.

I find retired much implicit dinner.

Pravesh has been successful the nutrient country for 2 decades now. Having been associated with brands specified arsenic JSM Corporation (Hard Rock Cafe and Shiro), Byg Brewski Brewing Company and Impresario Handmade Restaurants (SOCIAL and Smoke House Deli) successful the past, helium present helms his ain brands specified arsenic One Floor Down, Helen’s Place and Roxie.

Located connected Sarjapur Road, Roxie was based connected the thematic conception of an Italian traveller called Roxie and her adventures astir the globe. With Roxie and Barry, she is joined by a traveller from the eastbound seashore of Italy and this conception explores their emotion story.

What is connected the menu

The sprawling edifice is dispersed implicit 15,000 quadrate feet, and adjacent has a waterfall astatine the bosom of it. The whitewashed walls, trees hanging implicit the tables, and an alfresco area, instrumentality you each the mode to the Italian coast.

The paper has Italian classics, specified arsenic pastas and pizzas. It besides has a premix of dishes from satellite cuisines that includes sushi and tandoori kebabs; which dilutes the Italian taxable successful my opinion, but this mode determination is thing for everyone.

We commencement with a herb tomato, burrata and truffle pesto oil. The caller herb is simply a large backdrop to the creamy burrata, and the dressing is airy and refreshing. The salmon ceviche from the adjacent people besides exudes caller and agleam notes.

The adjacent course, inspired by the Apulian coast, had planetary dishes. The lobster dumpling and tandoori salmon are some seafood guardant options. The winning crockery connected the table, though it had thing to bash with the taxable was the mushroom ghee roast with barley pongal. The barley pongal is nutty and creamy, and the spicy mushroom connected apical makes it a winner.

These dishes were paired with their signature cocktails. The Summer successful Sicilia cocktail, with passionfruit Riesling and lime leafage vodka is citrussy and the Sweet Amalia (cocoa rum, java cream) is saccharine and chocolatey.

From the main course, we effort the confit duck leg. The mushroom jus that it is served with is heavy and rich. Other indispensable tries are the paella and tenderloin cannelloni.

The taxable of Roxie and Barry is reflected successful the ambience and decor. The nutrient paper is ambitious and inspired, but it is the expansive standard of the decor that volition triumph guests over.

₹2,000 for two. At Whitefield Main Road, Bengaluru. For much details, telephone 8047362700