Restaurant Review : Yauatcha

The Raspberry Delice, and Chocolate Ganache - a feast for the eyes, and the palate!

What Yauatcha lacks in VFM, it makes up for in style. Very elegant and modern, you pass the extremely tempting dessert counter up a flight of stairs into a spacious, electric blue, black and gold themed room, smelling faintly of mogra, with discreetly candle lit tables scattered around. The well stocked bar is the cynosure of all eyes, and if you are willing to splurge a little, help yourself to a cocktail or two.

Contrary to what I'd heard, the service was very polite and attentive, and we soon placed our orders (balking a little at the price of course). The menu selection is limited, yet interesting enough to tempt you with whatever is being offered. We started with the Peking dumpling, a beautifully steamed seafood and chicken dumpling, exploding with the flavour of lemon and red chilli. Sadly, the portion was only three little piece.

We tried the house specialty - Cheung fan something - basically crispy fried prawn wrapped in rice paper and drizzled with soya sauce. Exquisitely tasty, and the only dish that actually seemed adequate in portion. Try it, you must. The cuttlefish is a miss - it tasted like any old Squid Gassi you get at a fisherman's wharf.

For the main course - the braised pork belly is gorgeous, melt in the mouth and deliciously flavoured, the kung pao chicken was more like kung pao onion, and the stir fried french beans were decent, nothing special.

Dessert - we tried the Raspberry Delice and the Chocolate Ganache - was a sight for the eyes, beautifully presented. It was a little too mousse-y for me, but the others loved it.

The total damages were substantial, but we were ultimately full, and it turned out to be just the right amount of food. It's a one off kind of place, not sure I'll be going there again anytime soon.

Phone : 022 26448888
Address : Raheja Towers, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai

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