Aroma is a recent multi cuisine restaurant that has cropped up in Chennai's evergreen food favourite area of Nungambakkam. The area however has lost a bit of sheen due to all the construction work going on making traffic a nightmare along with also plenty of upheavals not giving it the usual glittering picture that this side of the woods is usually accustomed to. We however traversed our way through to Wallace Garden Road after veering our way out from road racing activities.
Talking about options, Aroma literally serves a slug fest of options on the vegetarian front. Except barring South Indian, they seem to have all bases covered. Mexican, Italian, Oriental, Japanese to North Indian and what not. Also it's not just the type of cuisines but each of these have various sub classifications underlined. With too many options stacked up, it becomes quite a task to go about with the order.
Finally we decided to have a mix & match of different cuisine options. We ordered these items from the carefully crafted menu pages which detailed an inscription of the choices available.
Soup - Creamy Asparagus Soup
Tongue of ticklers - Atrangi Nachos
Japanese Wasabi Connection - Thai Spiced Uramaki
Starters Oriental & Thai - Teriyaki Mushroom Chilli
Indian confronts - Gongura Paneer Masala & Dal Makhni
Rice & Pulao - Veg Pulao
Indian Breads - Garlic Butter Naan
The Asparagus Soup was well made with a creamy blend infused with cream giving a subtle hint of the asparagus flavour. This green looking soup both looked and appeared healthy. The Nachos was a bit of a down turn. Creme center has been quite the benchmark when it comes to this prideful flavoured dish but though it came in a large quantity, it somehow did not meld well. They had stacked the tortilla chips like a tent with cheese slathered over with the kidney beans submerged to the bottom. Somehow the concoction didn't work that well. This was at best passable.
Among the starters both of them hit the bulls eye. The sushi especially was delivered to us in a layered chamber. It had ingredients of cucumber, asparagus, bell peppers etc and went well with the soya sauce and a touch of layered drip smothered over it. The mushroom chilli starter also was well played. It gave the perfect crunch & bite with the correct blend of spice.
On the main course section, the Naan was usual standard types. Just however felt it could have been a tad softer. The veg pulao was done up really nicely and felt flavourful. The presence of cashew nuts added a nice touch. On the gravies the Dal Makhni though not of the hardcore traditional kind tasted really nice. For the gongura paneer, they got this done in the Andhra style with chillies and obtained that black paste. It was a great tasting dish but my only grouse was that there were very little pieces of paneer in it though the mix of gongura curry they got was spot on.
The service was up to speed and friendly. We never really had much waiting time for our dishes. The prices appear par for the course in a multi cuisine restaurant. The ambiance gives an attractive vibe. There is a lot of greenness to it and the ceilings which have been adorned throughout with green plants linked through yellow bulb lights gives it a very fresh appealing look.
Overall it was a satisfactory lunch visit. They have a host of other options which we couldn't even try such as pastas, pizzas, sizzlers, desserts, chaats, charcoal based creations and so much more. Probably Aroma is already giving a signal to give it another shot without too much waiting period.
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