After establishing it's footsteps on the shores of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore Mr Mamagoto makes it's foray to down south chennai in grand fashion placing itself on the ozymandias of all food streets Khadar Nawaz Khan (KNK) road. It's located right at the heart in the first floor of the Oyster building.
It sparkles from the outside and as you step foot, you find the place to be hip, cool and chic. Very tastefully designed with a splash of colors and setting the mood is some good music playing at the background. It's more vibrant, quirky and louder than any Asian based restaurant I've been to before and has a pulsating feel good factor to it. You cannot but admire the showpieces on display and the large sized portraits placed in between the bamboo wood virtually sets the tone making it uber, attractive and uniquely bringing out the Pan Asian culture. The lighting is neither too bright nor dim and is just about right and the decor feels comfortable, laidback and relaxing.
The menu is inventive with flaps placed at the corner categorizing the options available viz Bar, small plates, Soup and salad, Signature, Wok Rice & noodles and Dessert. As we were there for an invite only event, got to have a crack at most of their specialties. The mocktails served were refreshing and great thirst quenchers. The shakes especially had a nice twang and creamy punch to them. Had a shot at about 5 different drinks and all of them were nice in their own way. The starters were kind of on and off. The grilled mushrooms came in variants of different sizes and shapes and one of them resembling a sea weed tasted quite bizarre and blank. Laying a bite into it mirrored the entire dish ordinary. The crispy chilli potatoes were the usual crispy self. The basil cups which came on leaves with toppings were passable. The Hua Hin rolls which came interspersed with various assorted stuff was easily the best of the day by some distance. Also happened to have a mild shot at the Oriental veg clear soup which was pretty run of the mill stuff. It did have it's share of veggies floating over but wasn't really anything to rave about. Had a skosh of some of the main course dishes and they really didn't appease the taste buds. The teriyaki was pretty bad to say the least and some of the other items had a heavy dose of cream and coconut which may not be preferable by all. But the ending was on a positive note with the Desserts competing with each other for top stakes. The Banofee pie was brilliant and I loved the feeling of pruning and creaming it across to the mouth. The Mama's home made chocolate cake was lingeringly lip smacking. The sojourn surely ended on a high.
The service was pretty quick but there were some misplacements and it would do a lot of good if the servers have an idea of what exactly is being served. New restaurant being perched on KNK road, it's taken for granted that the rates would be expensive and the norm is followed to the 'T'.
Overall it was a good experience with some plusses and minuses. Some amelioration especially on the main course and scaling up options for vegetarian could go along way in elevating the restaurant a notch higher. Mamagoto has began with a bang and from the initial response, it isn't hard to decipher that it has been welcomed with open arms. Initial days yes, but from the looks of it, Mamagoto is here to stay.
It sparkles from the outside and as you step foot, you find the place to be hip, cool and chic. Very tastefully designed with a splash of colors and setting the mood is some good music playing at the background. It's more vibrant, quirky and louder than any Asian based restaurant I've been to before and has a pulsating feel good factor to it. You cannot but admire the showpieces on display and the large sized portraits placed in between the bamboo wood virtually sets the tone making it uber, attractive and uniquely bringing out the Pan Asian culture. The lighting is neither too bright nor dim and is just about right and the decor feels comfortable, laidback and relaxing.
The menu is inventive with flaps placed at the corner categorizing the options available viz Bar, small plates, Soup and salad, Signature, Wok Rice & noodles and Dessert. As we were there for an invite only event, got to have a crack at most of their specialties. The mocktails served were refreshing and great thirst quenchers. The shakes especially had a nice twang and creamy punch to them. Had a shot at about 5 different drinks and all of them were nice in their own way. The starters were kind of on and off. The grilled mushrooms came in variants of different sizes and shapes and one of them resembling a sea weed tasted quite bizarre and blank. Laying a bite into it mirrored the entire dish ordinary. The crispy chilli potatoes were the usual crispy self. The basil cups which came on leaves with toppings were passable. The Hua Hin rolls which came interspersed with various assorted stuff was easily the best of the day by some distance. Also happened to have a mild shot at the Oriental veg clear soup which was pretty run of the mill stuff. It did have it's share of veggies floating over but wasn't really anything to rave about. Had a skosh of some of the main course dishes and they really didn't appease the taste buds. The teriyaki was pretty bad to say the least and some of the other items had a heavy dose of cream and coconut which may not be preferable by all. But the ending was on a positive note with the Desserts competing with each other for top stakes. The Banofee pie was brilliant and I loved the feeling of pruning and creaming it across to the mouth. The Mama's home made chocolate cake was lingeringly lip smacking. The sojourn surely ended on a high.
The service was pretty quick but there were some misplacements and it would do a lot of good if the servers have an idea of what exactly is being served. New restaurant being perched on KNK road, it's taken for granted that the rates would be expensive and the norm is followed to the 'T'.
Overall it was a good experience with some plusses and minuses. Some amelioration especially on the main course and scaling up options for vegetarian could go along way in elevating the restaurant a notch higher. Mamagoto has began with a bang and from the initial response, it isn't hard to decipher that it has been welcomed with open arms. Initial days yes, but from the looks of it, Mamagoto is here to stay.
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