There aren't many things more comforting than a good ol drive to ECR and whiling away time with a set of interesting people and most importantly great food for company. And East coast is exactly that. Mushroomed near the beach side this is a perfect getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city.
This place has witnessed changes from initially being christened as Ode to Gallery Cafe to the erstwhile Madras Square to now being called The East Coast. But whatever change has taken place has been for the better as witnessed from our recent experience of visiting this cafe.
The place is done up really well. Apart from the restaurant, they also have a gallery, a furniture store and a floral boutique called 'Botanical'. And from the looks of it there are also plans to have a in-house bakery specializing on different kind of bread and bun products. The restaurant is polarized three fold - with a nice open lawn setting, a laid back seating space underneath the thatched roofs and an inside bigger air-conditioned spacing.
The cafe has a nice airy feel about it and scores heavily on the feel good factor. The hanging antiques and the wall paintings adds value and it has a quaint old world vintage feel to it which I'm really fond of.
We were invited for an 'On the house event' and got to try a significant number of their offerings. And most of what we tried ticked the right boxes. We started our sojourn with the mushroom soup which was different in the sense it was sans creamy and instead blended and minced well to give the invigorating fungi aroma. For starters we were given a creole style french fries mixed with veggies and they were fairly good. We also got a shot of the Falafels which somehow didn't set the tongues rolling. In the form of smudged cutlets, they failed to appease the taste buds. But this was a minor blip in an otherwise wholesome meal. We also had 3 varieties of Bruschetta comprising of tomatoes, mushroom&feta cheese and olive&hummus toppings. Extra pointers especially to the latter which had a strong flavoring of the black oval delicacy. And then arrived what I was waiting for eagerly - the pizza's. Both the Original Margherita with buffalo mozzarella cheese and the 4 cheese pizza made up with Mozzarella,Edam,Smoked cheese and Cheddar set the tongues craving with excitement. They were thin crust and I absolutely loved the base of the Margherita pizza covered with a smattering of tomato paste garnished with basil and a dollop of cheese. We were also served the same sans the cheese and replaced with cherry tomatoes and it tasted equally good. The 4 cheese pizza was tempting and brought out the fine essence of the lipsmackingly lingering triangular delight. Then it was time for the pasta's where we got to have a crack at the Agleo e olio Spaghetti having a heavy dosage of olive oil which was passable and a pesto based penne pasta with cherry tomatoes which I kind of enjoyed. We rounded up with desserts in the form of a Theobrama and a Banofee pie both which won the brownie points. They were sinful, rich and creamy and a perfect way to end a very satisfactory meal.
The service was prompt and I felt it was very nice of the managing partner to personally come to us and make us feel at ease. We were given a little brief about the history of the cafe and also on the methods that go behind in enhancing the flavoring of the food. The feedback was well received and the minor criticism's were taken constructively.
Overall, a very pleasant dine out experience. And oh yes, highly recommended.
This place has witnessed changes from initially being christened as Ode to Gallery Cafe to the erstwhile Madras Square to now being called The East Coast. But whatever change has taken place has been for the better as witnessed from our recent experience of visiting this cafe.
The place is done up really well. Apart from the restaurant, they also have a gallery, a furniture store and a floral boutique called 'Botanical'. And from the looks of it there are also plans to have a in-house bakery specializing on different kind of bread and bun products. The restaurant is polarized three fold - with a nice open lawn setting, a laid back seating space underneath the thatched roofs and an inside bigger air-conditioned spacing.
The cafe has a nice airy feel about it and scores heavily on the feel good factor. The hanging antiques and the wall paintings adds value and it has a quaint old world vintage feel to it which I'm really fond of.
We were invited for an 'On the house event' and got to try a significant number of their offerings. And most of what we tried ticked the right boxes. We started our sojourn with the mushroom soup which was different in the sense it was sans creamy and instead blended and minced well to give the invigorating fungi aroma. For starters we were given a creole style french fries mixed with veggies and they were fairly good. We also got a shot of the Falafels which somehow didn't set the tongues rolling. In the form of smudged cutlets, they failed to appease the taste buds. But this was a minor blip in an otherwise wholesome meal. We also had 3 varieties of Bruschetta comprising of tomatoes, mushroom&feta cheese and olive&hummus toppings. Extra pointers especially to the latter which had a strong flavoring of the black oval delicacy. And then arrived what I was waiting for eagerly - the pizza's. Both the Original Margherita with buffalo mozzarella cheese and the 4 cheese pizza made up with Mozzarella,Edam,Smoked cheese and Cheddar set the tongues craving with excitement. They were thin crust and I absolutely loved the base of the Margherita pizza covered with a smattering of tomato paste garnished with basil and a dollop of cheese. We were also served the same sans the cheese and replaced with cherry tomatoes and it tasted equally good. The 4 cheese pizza was tempting and brought out the fine essence of the lipsmackingly lingering triangular delight. Then it was time for the pasta's where we got to have a crack at the Agleo e olio Spaghetti having a heavy dosage of olive oil which was passable and a pesto based penne pasta with cherry tomatoes which I kind of enjoyed. We rounded up with desserts in the form of a Theobrama and a Banofee pie both which won the brownie points. They were sinful, rich and creamy and a perfect way to end a very satisfactory meal.
The service was prompt and I felt it was very nice of the managing partner to personally come to us and make us feel at ease. We were given a little brief about the history of the cafe and also on the methods that go behind in enhancing the flavoring of the food. The feedback was well received and the minor criticism's were taken constructively.
Overall, a very pleasant dine out experience. And oh yes, highly recommended.
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