dama dam mast kalandar

I always thought there are two restaurants in Bangalore that a veggie must visit one Gramin and the other Samrakand. And then I visited Mast Kalandar.

This post is going to be a unpaid advertisement of sort. You can also call it my testimonial for the place. Or simply a story of love at first visit.

I happen to visit Mast Kalandar this Saturday with members of the-hangar. A usual lunch outing for most of us as the cook works strictly on 7 meals a week basis. So after exhausting all our options in Jaynagar, we headed to Bannerghatta Road. Sourabh suggested a place called Mast Kalandar with a side note that we will get nice north Indian food there, minus much frill. Who is asking for more!!

Mast Kalandar is situated on Bannerghatta road near Ranka Appartments. [There are two more branches in Kormangala and Indiranagar.]

From the outside the place looks like just another coffee lounge at corner. Swanky orange is the color of freshness that drips from every nook and corner. Menu consists of mostly combo meals with a dal variant, a vegetarian gravy, raita, salad and Indian bread variants. There are many such combos on the card so you are really no short in terms of choice. Then there are some nice and creatively thought starters. To drink you can always have a flavoured lassi or shikanji. And last but not the least there are sweets like Halwa and Gulabjamun to end your meal on a sweeter note.

The description does not sound really tempting??

Ok then consider this - The gravies here have an authentic north Indian taste [not like the ones you find in Saagars and Darshinis in bangalore], you can find yellow tadka daal and the gulabjaamun is served hot. Cleanliness of the place is just comparable to your mom's kitchen. The stewards are really cheerful and then there are magzines to read if you need to kill sometime. If you are a tech savvy person, then this place being a wifi zone can be another attraction.

Not enough reasons still??

Ok then here is the best of it: This place is brainchild of three SW engineers. The concept is to serve people homemade food at affordable price. And trust me, it does serve this purpose religiously.

PritS's review:
Food: 5/5
Ambience: 4.5/5
Service: 4.5/5
Value for money: 5/5
wallet Factor: Rs 200 for a meal of two

Some links:
Hindu's review
Rediff's review
Bangalorebelly's review
Hungry Bangalore profile