Baobab - Pune

They say 'Experience the time fly @baobabpune '!!And true to their words, @baobabpune, The Mills, you will have an explicitly smooth experience!Their Signature Cocktails and the food menu, amazingly providing a balance of veg and non veg, is gonna leave you spellbound! The staff is absolutely brilliant and the service very prompt. What more can we ask for! Trust us guys!!! You don 't wanna miss on this!In the frame : Malay Penang Cottage Cheese cottage cheese cubes tossed in Malay style peanut sauce from the streets of penang city.

Baobab is another venture started by the people behind NIPR and Barometer (both in Kothrud). This place has a full bar, outdoor and indoor seating, and the whole operation is just as impressive as most of the top spots in the City. It isn’t the least bit fancy, but it’s effortlessly cool, and it’s the sort of place where you can either have a full dinner or drink some beer shot combos until the world starts to tilt.<br/ <br/ The main reason this place is always packed is the food. At Baobab, you can eat pasta, ramen, Sinkandari Raan, and some predictably delicious Baos. The menu has a balanced variety in non veg and veg on it and everything is simply prepared from a home styled 'Pomodori ' salad with artichokes and the perfect amount of Mutton kheema in 'Mangsher Singara ' that 'd start a riot within Bengalis. Both of these are good things to start with, but the main course is what you’ll find yourself looking out the window and daydreaming about during your staff meeting the next day. The food is a unique mix of Asian, North Indian, and Italian, and it 's perfect for when you need to eat with someone who has better taste in music and/or has visited more restaurants than you.<br/ <br/ FOOD RUNDOWN<br/ <br/ Iced Mango Colada <br/ Baobab doesn 't have many options in mocktails, but the 'Iced Mango Colada ' piqued our interest. Mainly because Coladas are screaming flavours, so is Mango. The coconut flavor is evident in spite of the King of fruits taking the spotlight in this cold, fresh concoction made with Mango puree, coconut cream blended with vanilla ice cream and topped with one fresh mint leaf.<br/ <br/ Jalapeno Paneer Tikka <br/ There 's no other dish we 'd recommend to start with other than the this. A pub classic appetizer that has soft paneer cubes with crush of jalapeno and tomatoes squished between them, served alongside Mint Chutney and Onion salad. We 're not over exaggerating when we say paneer is soft, just ask @foodescapes who was having a hard time keeping the Cottage Cheese on the fork for us to click a picture.<br/ <br/ Mutton Galouti Kebabs <br/ For Lamb lovers out there, Baobab 's Galouti Kebabs with minced mutton will feel like an engagement ring. Except you get to eat it. The kebabs are thinner than usual, but every bite comes with a burst of fabulous Awadhi cuisine flavours.<br/ <br/ Chili Paneer Bao <br/ You’re committing a serious crime if you don’t get the Baos. The bun has a mild sweet taste which compliments the paneer tossed with chilli and other homemade sauces. A small amount of herbs in the recipe would add more flavors.<br/ <br/ Black Chicken with Wine Sauce <br/ They say you can tell how good a restaurant is by how well they make a chicken dish. This dish is nothing like we 've eaten before. Roasted black chicken (staff will tell you the secret), covered with sauces sitting next to a stack of mashed potatoes and griled vegetables. The sauce of pepper, mushrooms, white wine is incredible. Order the bird with pride. You’ll thank us later.<br/ <br/ Samak Harrah <br/ Baobab has a few rarely available fish items on their menu. The Samak Harrah is a speciality dish from the city of Tripoli in Lebanon. The grilled fish is nicely marinated in lemon and served with a mouth watering sauce made with sesame seeds, lemon juice, garlic and regional spices. The dish isn 't spicy, on the contrary it is a bit bland and has a lot of garlicky flavor to it.<br/ <br/ Chocolate Mousse <br/ Baobab doesn 't offer many options in desserts, apart from this and a few types of cheesecakes. The Chocolate Mousse is rich and creamy, yet light and fluffy. You 'd want a bigger portion, so order two. A nice way to end a stellar meal.

Ate here a while back when restaurants were still open. I loved the vibe they had going with their ambience. Not too gaudy, yet it didn’t seem bland or boring. It was perfectly simple. I’m talking about the outdoor seating though, not sure how it looked inside. The food in general was really good, but I particularly liked this Thai fried rice they had. I think it’s called Pad Kaprao or something along those lines. We liked that so much we ordered two bows of it. In general a good place with a great atmosphere. I’m looking forward to go back when it reopens.

Great place for evening time simply fantasticambience and food taste are upto markgarnishing and overall food decor is appealing

Baobab is one of those all rounder restaurants which serves you a variety of cuisines and drinks with an ambience suitable for dates /meetups and a prime location. As the name suggests we tried their Oriental cuisine and the taste was great. Also the service and hospitality was very warm. <br/ What we had <br/ Iced Mango Colada : I had this blend of mango and coconut for the first time and it was too good. The texture was just perfect, not too thick nor too thin. Both the flavours of mango and coconut with an essence of vanilla was distinguishable. A must have mocktail !!<br/ <br/ Starters :<br/ Spanakopita is a starter for Spinach lovers like me The filling of Spinach, corn, onion and cheese inside phyllo sheets was scrumptious. The chutney they're serve alongside also compliments the pies very well. Malay Penang Cottage Cheese was diced Paneer, onion and bell peppers tossed in peanut sauce and garnished with parsley. The presentation was upto the mark and so was the taste. This was somewhat similar to chilli Paneer.<br/ <br/