Out of the Blue (Khar West)

Still at sea

It is not unusual to encounter Bollywood starlets at this popular multicuisine restaurant off Carter Road. It is, however, difficult to ascertain what makes this place so well-known among the many premium joints this side of town. One possibility is the ambience – the guitar-strumming soloist belting out popular western numbers is the perfect accompaniment to a continental meal, being just the right volume for the evening. The plush waiting area where you get to sit on couches and sometimes even enjoy your dessert after your meal could be another crowd-puller for its atmosphere exuding bonhomie. If nothing else, it could just be the range of the menu (Continental, Oriental and even North American) with its prices just as exotic. The actual food, to a large extent, lives up to the hoopla. While the chicken jalapeno starter with the toasted bread disappoints primarily due to the base bread being much too hard, the chicken cutlets in cheesy dip more than make up for that with some very soft white meat that goes perfectly with finger-licking cheese spread. For the main course, an interesting innovation worth trying is the Chicken Thai Curry Sizzler, a dish where you pour the traditional green curry over sizzling Thai rice along with boiled vegetables, chicken cooked in coconut milk and a dark brown, sweet and sour gravy primarily comprising onions. With quite a generous portion, this dish induces overeating by being just too delicious to put the cutlery down, even long after the sizzle has died down. Unfortunately, the stewards tend to spoil the party with their indolence, something that can possibly be attributed to a pecking order where tinsel-town luminaries get to be on top. While every dish is delayed, it is especially disappointing to see dishes that are asked to be replaced (thanks to being too hard, too cold or otherwise edible with difficulty) taking long enough for hungry patrons to cancel the order out of exasperation. With a little more active and mature force, however, Out of the Blue can surely rise from the sea, especially given its premium location and the quality of most food items served here.


Ambience                ★★★★
Service                    ★★
Presentation            ★★★
Taste                      ★★★★


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