The invitation was to spend a
pre-valentine evening at ‘Le Mangii’. An evening of entertainment and fine
dining was promised.
Who could refuse? I am glad I went.
Tucked away
in the ‘C’ block of Kamala Mills compound at Parel, the restaurant has an imposing
front. It is the fourth of its’ kind, having already made its presence in the
neighborhood of Bandra, Juhu and Andheri.
I was guided to the upper
level into a large dinning room with impressive ambience. There is high ceiling
with variable lighting fixtures at different sections of the restaurant. A big
open island bar cuts through the center of the room dividing the room with cozy
seating arrangement on the left and wooden formal setting on the right.
There are high-table-chair arrangements for more casual diners. Far back of the
room is the open fireplace where one can see the signature handcrafted
Napolitana wood-fired oven pizzas being churned out every minute.
Exotic paper-thin crusted
pizzas are amazing.
The starters arrived as soon
as I was seated. In the most innovative presentation, the finger foods were
presented that included the delicious plateful of assorted bruschetta’s,
spoonful of baked mushrooms soaked in sauces, basket of deep fried squids, cupful of grilled
chicken and many more.
The meat was succulent and
perfectly cooked; the sauces that complimented the snacks were delicious
although I had to add tobacco and red chili flakes to suit my taste. I would
strongly advise that in-house prepared chili sauce be included, because Indian palate is
used to spicy cuisine and many of my friends found the food bland.
I need to make a special
mention to this deep fried chicken on sticks that had me asking for more.
There was a loud music in the
room that made conversation impossible. In my opinion, loud music is acceptable
if there is a dance floor, but if one has to enjoy a meal, soft music in the
background will be more suitable.
Le Mangii draws its
inspiration from the popular Italian diner, “Café Mangii.” I had a
glance at menu card and it boasted of reasonably priced selection of exotic
pastas and risottos, aromatic soups, delectable grills and sinful desserts.
For main course, I ordered
Chicken Roulade with salad and rice. I drooled the minute it appeared and the taste did the justice to its presentation. The grilled chicken was tender and
perfectly cooked.
A business meeting during
daytime, or an entertaining night out, if you like Italian cuisine, ‘Le Mangii’
is the place to be.
Phone : 02266375050
