I always went to the Big Chill Café in Khan
Market for its feisty Italian food but I got tired of cramped space and long waiting
queues so I decided to check out their DLF Place, Saket branch. It has more
space unlike the one in Khan Market, so waiting lines are not so long.
I found this outlet of Big Chill as a
quintessential ‘Italian’ eatery - a cuisine discovered only to be relished.
Ambiance
It is always a visual treat just entering
the restaurant. The ambiance is chilled and cosy with a lovely memorabilia on
the walls of classic Hollywood movies of the seventies like Casablanca,
Godfather, and Hitchcock’s Psycho. The interiors are done up in subtle colours
and tasteful décor, which adds more appeal to the restaurant.
Menu
Big Chill owes its popularity to the menu,
which is HUGE and appears like a telephone directory of Italian, Continental,
and some Lebanese cuisines. Featuring Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s on
the front page, the menu continues the theme with colourful images of movies
spread throughout the pages. There are countless food and beverage options.
Fresh salads, hot soups, wholesome pastas, cheesy pizzas, scrumptious cakes, thick
shakes – the menu is enormous.
Food
If you want to enjoy Italian food par
excellence, Big Chill is the place to be! The restaurant offers a huge variety
of authentic Italian cuisines apart from appetizing desserts and shakes – the
food is simply beautiful.
We started with the Baked Penne Pasta with
mozzarella cheese in red sauce. The melted cheese covering the pasta made the
dish downright sinful. The spicy tomato sauce with various herbs gave an
exceptional flavour to the pasta while the aroma played its role as an
appetizer. The Greek Salad with its fresh veggies was heavy on the dressing
which was just perfect for our palette.
For the main course there was the Pesto Spinach Chicken Lasagne – a blissful delight for Chicken
lovers! The Four Seasons Pizza has always been one of my favourites here, so we
ordered that too. I like how every food at Big Chill has a real depth of
flavour. In fact, the restaurant being perennially crowded is a testament to
the quality of food they serve.
Desserts
Big Chill offers some really amazing
desserts and I couldn’t resist my temptation of devouring the Mississippi Mud Pie.
Each layer was delicious and included peanut butter, Oreos, chocolate sauce and
hazel nut and topped with ice cream! For a chocolate lover like me – it was
like attaining nirvana! Their Blueberry and New York cheesecakes are a must try
and perhaps one of the finest in the city. The shakes on the Big Chill menu are
luscious, thick and rich, and a meal in itself. We settled for the highly
acclaimed Belgian Choco Shake.
Service
The staff is usually courteous, and manages
to surprise me with their service and efficiency in spite of being extremely
occupied. The starters came fast but service did take some time for the main
dishes, however, the waiting period wasn't a deterrent for the wholesome meal
at Big Chill.
Value
for Money
Big Chill is just right place to go with
friends though the prices are a little hard on the pocket but the food quality
and portion size is complete value for money.
Overall
My experience at Big Chill has been
consistently good. However, the place is almost always full and waiting for a
table is quite expected – kindly book your tables well in advance before your
taste buds are about to give up!
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