Friday, October 11, 2013

My Dining Experience-Ministry of Spice, Jaipur

I am a food lover and keep exploring new restaurants with my hubby (he is a foodie as well :D). Our last stop was a restaurant located in lush greenery- Ministry of Spice.

(Can’t provide any pictures as we were out on some important work and didn’t carry the camera L)

After a morning of shopping and Sarkari offices we wanted to relax. Though we were tired but not very hungry. But he said that he will take me to a place with great ambience and food (Hubby has already been there, before our marriage, obviously!). We stopped outside a red boundary wall and I saw the name- Ministry of Spice (good one, I say). We stepped inside and I loved the soothing green environment.

About the restaurant-

The food-joint is located in SFS Mansarovar. This place used to be a horse-riding training academy (don’t know if it still is). The place has two sections- the portion on the right is open-air but has shade over it and the one on the left is an AC restaurant made of see-through glass. You can choose to sit wherever you want to. As it was a cloudy noon, we decided to enjoy the cool breeze. The waiter even set up a pedestal-fan and we settled on the comfortable cane chairs.

The Menu-

The waiter gave us the menu-cards, which had options in both veg and non-veg. They also offer continental, Chinese and desserts. The first thing that I noticed was that there were not many options but the selection of starters and main course was very careful. Next thing was the very nominal prices. Ya, Such nice food and at a beautiful place at a really good price!

As we were not very hungry, we ordered just one curry and rotis (we are vegetarians or eggetarians  to be precise). I have forgotten the exact name of the curry but it was something like- Firang Subz. It is English vegetables cooked in tomato gravy. Sounds tasty, right? The Chapattis we favoured were plane tandoori roti.

The Service and our experience-

Our order was on our table soon and I liked the presentation. The food looked really yummy and despite our low hunger levels, we almost jumped on it. I immediately realized that the food not only looked appetizing but it was quite delectable as well. We both had one chapatti more than our hunger :D.

The amount of curry was sufficient for two persons and they also served very nicely chopped onions, pickles and two types of chutneys to go with the food.

As we were enjoying the food, it started to rain. The blowing wind and mini rain-droplets that came with it every now and then, enhanced the complete experience.

The waiters dressed in red were quite attentive and friendly.

All our weariness was gone and we felt so relaxed.

The things I loved-

·         Most importantly the food was delicious

·         Soothing ambience

·         Polite and attentive staff

·         Economical

·         Two types of seating arrangements to choose from

The not so lovable points-

·         Toilets need an upgrade and more cleanliness

·         Located little far ( but it adds to the calmness)

·         More variety in the menu would be great

Summing it up- Jaipur has many great places for eating out and this is one of them. I would love to go there again and recommend the restaurant to all for its food and atmosphere. You can enjoy there with your whole family or just the two of you can spend some quality time. It is a great place for partying with friends as well.
They also offer a big lawn for large gatherings.

Rating- 4/5
I’m sorry for the photo-less post. You can visit there Facebook page here 

Address- SFS Mansarovar, Opp. Rajawat Farms, New Sanganer Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan
 

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