OKO-The Lalit Ashok is having an
interesting festival this week– Mandarin Calling. After coming to Bengaluru, I
realized, Chinese food is not the same what I used to think it would be. We are
so spoiled with Chindian food which is nowhere close to Chinese food. Very few
restaurants in town serve authentic or
close to authentic Chinese food. This was my second time at OKO and my first
visit was very informal lunch. This time, my experience was remarkable one as
Chef Luo Jinhong (The Lalit Ashot, Delhi) who has got 20 years of experience in
culinary world curated this authentic menu for Mandarin Calling fest.
Located on Level 6 at The Lalit Ashok, OKO
has a very warm and soothing ambiance. Surrounded
by luxuriantly growing trees, the view
from the hotel is beautiful. The hotel staffs were very attentive and professional.
This is the perfect place to spend time with your loved ones.
Soup
We started off with a light soup made of
Asparagus and corn and we just polished off this tasty soup in seconds. We paired
this soup with accompaniments like wontons and pickled lotus stem and peanuts.
Salad
Spicy means ‘the real spicy’ when I tasted the ‘Spicy and sour cucumber salad’.
I just love the flavor of spicy dressing tossed in crunchy cucumber slices.
Dim Sum
Corn and chestnut dumpling and Crystal Prawn dumpling (Har Gow) were literally like the artistic
creations on the dim sum steamer. The thin layer of dim sums with preferred
filling makes all the difference. No one can eat just one :P
Starters
The starters were great. I have never
tasted a crispy Tofu preparation before and it was perfectly cooked. The other
two starters are so addictive stuffs.
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| Crispy fried lamb Beijing style |
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| Chong Qing chicken with onion and dry chilli |
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| Tofu chilli black bean in Hunan style |
Main Course
Who knows better when it comes to Chinese cuisine? We left this completely to
Chef and he cooked up a storm for us, food lovers. No matter whether you’re vegetarian
or non-vegetarian, their menu is good enough to suit
every palate.
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| Pomfret in Szechwan pickled chilli sauce |
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| Slice Chicken Shui Zhu sauce |
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| Sizzling Eggplant in Barbeque sauce |
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| Tofu with leek Hunan |
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| King Prawns in Xiang La sauce |
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| Olive vegetable fried rice |
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| My plate <3 |
Drinks
To enhance our dining experience, we
tried three different mocktails along with lunch.
Watermelon & Coriander Cooler
Iced Tea Sangria
Apple & Cinnamon drink
Dessert
The dessert options are very limited in most of the Chinese restaurants in
town. I guess Chinese people don’t have sweet tooth like Indians. For desserts, we had ‘Steamed chocolate bun with
honey butter sauce and chocolate-nuts filling’. The melt-in-mouth soft bun was foodgasmic.
After a spectacular lunch, it was time to go for a walk in the
lawn. The main intention was to say Hi to
Burney – the rescued St. Bernard. This dog is so cool and he happily pose for
pics. Trust me; no rejuvenation session can assure you the pleasure of time spend with pets. The lunch and the overall
experience at The Lalit Ashok was so
great that I would love to go back to this hotel again.
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| Cheers! |
They have both ‘A la Carte’ and 4-course Chef’s choice menu which comprises of
Soup, starter, main course & dessert and it’s is priced at ₹1350 ++ taxes.
The ‘Mandarin Calling’ Festival is until
Sep 3rd and it’s available for lunch and dinner :) #Yougottatryit
Address:
OKO at The Lalit Ashok
Kumara Krupa High Grounds
Bengaluru
For table booking, contact - +91 9980158286
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