Chef Sujan S's Magical Menu at Olive Bar and Kitchen, Mehrauli - A Class Apart

Mile Feuille of strawberry

For anybody in Delhi who is fond of eating out, Olive at Qutub is a familiar name. In the past ten years, olive has established a name for themselves. The award winning Mediterranean restaurant is well known for their unique European flavors and outstanding service.
The restaurant recently got celebrity chef Sujan Sarkar on board and we were invited to taste his newly launched winter menu where he has worked with seasonal and local produce sourced from nearby farms.
If the weather allows for it, then the outdoor seating area at the olive is my personal favorite. We chose the table under the large banyan tree overlooking the wonderful bouganvilla and the white picket fence.

Slow cooked Pork belly

We started our meal with Wild Mushroom Tortellini. The Stuffed morel and mushroom consommé with mascarpone was quite delicious and highly recommended. Next we were served the seared tuna Niçoise salad, with quail eggs, green beans, dried potatoes, pickled onions and baby potatoes. Spectacular presentation and I was very impressed with the way dishes had been presented to us. Nicoise salad with cold boiled quail eggs was absolutely wonderful in taste.
The roasted baby pumpkin and green beans came next. Pumpkin is one of those under dog vegetable that people don't experiment with much. This dish served with apricot purée and mascarpone labneh was different and good.
The pasta primavera was made with homemade spinach fettuccini, pesto and fresh winter vegetables. Pasta has perfect ingredients and was really delicious. One of the best pesto I had after a very long time.

Wood oven roasted baby pumpkin & green beans

Slow cooked Pork belly was the next. It had Carrot puree, mustard glazed apple, crackling. Carrot puree had actually mellowed down the sweetness of the pork. Truffle mashed potato was not only looking gorgeous about was extremely delightful to eat too. I was bowled over by the brilliant presentation and amazing food prepared by Chef Sujan S.
Braised beef cheek with Roasted baby veg, white onion puree, red wine jus was the highlight of our tasting menu. Marinated in red wine and slow cooking makes it the most delicious beef. Beef cheeks is the hardest meat however it was cooked with such perfection that it had a great taste.

Olive signature seared Tuna nicoise

Pan seared Reef cod had Sautéed baby potatoes, broccoli, green beans, sun dried tomatoes, red pepper emulsion was another brilliant presentation with absolutely great taste. Reef Cod, happens to be one of the world's most popular whitefish. It has flaky, white succulent flesh and a delicate flavor.
Chorizo, pepperoni, rocket pizza  - This was recommended by Chef. Crispy and think crust with chorizo and melting cheese, I was bowled over by the pizza
Strawberry Mile Feuille. The mascarpone mousse at the base with layers of pastry and topped with fresh strawberries and macaroon, this dessert was absolutely delicious. The wonderful combination of crunchy pastry with mousse with all the flavors of strawberries and the accompanied sorbet was outstanding.
Signature Pear tarte tatin is an upside-down French tart is the perfect desert to finish your meal; With the crunch of mixture of pears we finished our lunch on very high note J.

Chef Sujan S

During our meal, we had a candid chat with chef Sujan S. He talked about his love of food, his experience of working in the UK and his future plans for the olive. He gives a. Great deal importance of importance to the locally grow ingredients, and has a fine eye for detail. The presentation of all the dishes served out to us was impeccable, and was thought out in the minutest detail. Each element had its own story, and together all of them created a wonderful dish. The current winter menu at the olive brings the best of European flavors to Delhi, and it's living upto the mark.
Surely with the kind of menu designed by Chef sujan with excellent ambience, brilliant food and extremely courteous staff, this place makes the one of the best place in town for excellent dining experience.
The overall experience at the olive was extremely good. Delicious food combined with the lovely ambience is bound to raise anybody's spirits.

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Review By Priyanka Singh
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