Mash, Elliot's Beach, Chennai

Mash, Elliot's Beach, Chennai

This is the closest you can go to Cafe Moca at Juhu Chaupati, Mumbai. Small cozy place on the main Besant Nagar beach road. You can either sit inside and enjoy the music and AC or can sit outside and have a beautiful view of the beach (if lucky you can enjoy the cool breeze as well). Coming back to the food, menu has limited options only. This place is best known for steaks. I have tried beef (by mistake) and chicken steaks both. I obviously liked chicken very much. Sometimes they don't have mashed potato so they'll top up your steak with french fries (argghh). If you are done with your main course and still some hunger is left, I would recommend Calamari. It was very decently cooked. I found it very soft yet crispy. The sauce that they gave along with this was the cherry on the cake.

Overall I would rate this place 3/5 because of the steaks and nice ambiance.

The Hole in the Wall Cafe, Kormangla, Bangalore

The Hole in the Wall Cafe, Kormangla, Bangalore

If an English breakfast is what you are craving for then this is the perfect place. It will take me some time to describe everything. The place is very much accessible since Kormangla is the hang out place for everyone. The joint is very nice and cozy. The neatly laid out plants in the open and the frames of Jimi Hendrix on the inside walls give you a fresh feeling. For book lovers, there is one room that has a small collection of books ranging from James Bond to 5 point someone. The only problem is you don't have so much time in hand to just sit and relax since the place is very famous and as such waiting queue is huge. Service is awesome. They don't take much time to serve you.

Menu is very appealing. If you want to have everything try All English Breakfast. Its a bit on the higher side but worth trying. It has beans,sausages, ham, fried eggs, toast, juice etc. Others can have fun with the Farmer's Breakfast which is not so elaborate but still very good. We also tried pan cakes and believe me they were one of the better ones that I have had in Bangalore. Beverage lovers will not be disappointed too. They serve Darjeeling Tea (my favorite) as well.

Overall I would very strongly recommend this place but make sure you are there on time. That is the only problem.