It's not often that I am completely charmed beyond measure by the decor of a restaurant.
Most restaurants these days tend to favor open spaces, with standard vanilla decor elements - easy to set up and easy to pull down if a restaurant goes belly-up.
So, when I walked into Nevermind in Indra Nagar, I absolutely loved its small cozy spaces. It's the kind of decor that's perfect for family parties, perfect for nights out with friends, perfect for corporate team lunches, and perfect for gossipy drink-laden sessions with friends - where no one outside of the group can hear indiscreetly spilled out secrets.
I went with a friend to try out this place last weekend, and we had a great time catching up after ages on all the gossip in town. Nevermind was the perfect location for a long afternoon booze + lunch session.
Now, I have been dry all January. It was one of my resolutions to not have any alcohol at all this month. But, I'm glad I broke my resolution for this occasion.
The drinks served were absolutely top-notch. We ordered:
- The Flint
- Jaggery Mojito (my order and I recommend it highly)
- Rose and cucumber gin and tonic cocktail
- Smoking pink downfall
- Hot toddy (for the sick one among us)
The prettiest drink was the Smoking Pink Downfall - this was a vodka-based drink mixed with tender coconut water, lime and cranberry juice, a touch of thyme and sugar syrup.
To accompany the drinks, we ordered the most delicious Tom Kha soup I have ever had. This rich Thai coconut-based soup was creamy, not too spicy, with lots of veggies, it was just the way I like my soup.
With soup, we tried some starters. We had a bunch of different starters served to us:
- Veg dumplings
- Stir fried mushrooms with cashew nuts
Being a vegetarian, I tried the dumplings and the stir-fried mushrooms, and I was in LOVE!
Additionally, we ordered some baos. Snubnose was with us, and she just quietly inhaled multiple helpings of the Korean Beef Bao, while I tried the Gua Bao with Mushroom.
The main course was another delight. I had Asian Green Fried Rice with Kimchi sauce along with a Thai Jungle Curry.It feels like I am being a bit repetitive with my praise, but seriously everything I tasted was so, so good!
Last but not least were the desserts. By this time we were groaning, we were so full. But I can never say no to a good dessert, and going by the high quality of the previous dishes, I wanted to check out how the desserts fared.
Enter the JD Mud pie and Banofee Cheesecake.
I never thought I'd ever say this, but I preferred the Banofee cheesecake to the mud pie. I'm a huge chocoholic, but the Banofee cheesecake was so excellent that I ended up leaving the mud pie and just feasted on this.
Overall, one of the best meals I have had in ages. Decor, food, and service all get 5 stars from me.
Note: We tried their Pan Asian food, but this is not just a Pan Asian restaurant. They have Modern Indian and World Cuisine as well. Check out their Zomato page for the complete menu.
Details
Address:
No.614, 615, 12th Main Rd, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008
1800+ + with alcohol
1000+ + without alcohol
