Being back in Bangalore has been altogether, a strange experience for me. Having lived in another part of Bangalore before and then having lived elsewhere for a whole five years, I now feel like I am back home, but living in a whole different city. Now living in central Bangalore, I am hearing of a great many places that my peers seem familiar with, but I have no clue about.
I have heard many a foodie rave about the old Spiga. The new Spiga though, elicited a lukewarm response from fans of the old Spiga and good reviews from some. Last night, the firm hosted a girls night out at Spiga, on the occasion of Women’s day, and I got to see for myself.
Conveniently located above Giovani on St. Marks Road, Spiga has a medditeranean feel going for it. Comfortable seating, very dim candle light, the cool breeze and the moonlight spilling over every smooth surface on the terrace, ups the romance quotient of the place.
Drinks were ordered – a variety of martinis, of course. The Thai martini, with lemon grass was quite spicy and tangy all the same. Though it tasted very interesting, it was too strong a taste and A could not have more than a few sips of it. While the peach martinis and strawberry martinis were nothing to boast about, the vodka chocotini ordered by V and me, got much love from the ladies. A thick concoction of vodka and
chocolate, with a topping of white chocolate shavings, it got better and thicker towards the bottom.
Of the vegetarian starters, H and I were quite excited about the spicy onion and corn hummus with pita bread, but it was a major let down. The hummus had no taste and the pita bread was chewy, at the best. A paneer tikka-like starter (I forget what it is called) suggested by the maitre d’ was really good, though.
The other D, had waxed eloquent about the non-cheesy pasta alfredo at Spiga. As long as it consists of white sauce and has mushrooms, I am a big fan. I really liked the pasta alfredo. The mushrooms were just right, the white sauce was light and delightful and the sundried tomatoes were poached from my plate.
For desserts, we ordered a blueberry cheesecake, an oreo cheesecake and a chocolate fudge cake. The oreo cheesecake found many fans, the blueberry cheesecake was monopolised by me and the chocolate fudge cake was uniformly neglected, in the ensuing grab-your-spoons-and-get-to-the-plate race. We called for a second round of the oreo cheesecake and the blueberry cheesecake. Enough said.
On the whole, it was really enjoyable evening out with the girls, at a beautiful place. I am loving Spiga and I am definitely going there again.
dishkaun 