Whenever I am on the lookout for a new restaurant I just go to Hauz Khas Village with closed eyes as every other day a restaurant opens as well as shuts down in this market.
This time I found Bulldog Café-cum-Lounge which is spread across three floors and terrace area as well. The place is nicely done with simple interiors, active staff and a humble chef. To enjoy the weather I settled on the terrace with a much needed angeethi near me.
The extensive menu offers a mix of tex mex and Indian delicacies such as hotdogs, burgers, pizzas, pastas, burritos, tikkas, kababs and all. I started with a bowl of soup as the weather was perfect to enjoy the hot bowl. Lemon coriander prawn it was but was a tad spicy. The other chicken variant and thyme was excellent and I loved every spoon of it. I loved its subtlety and creaminess.
The soup was followed with the salad which further impressed me as it had that freshness and the mix of textures and flavours. Spicy honey chilli dressing gave the veggies a nice zing. From their quick bites section I had ginger chicken and buffalo wings and I must say both were good. Buffalo wings were one of the most succulent ones I have had in recent times though ginger chicken overpowered with spiciness which suppressed other flavours.
But it was their hot dogs which will goad me to go again as they were made exceptionally well with a wonderful mix of stuffing. I had spicy tenderloin and it was just amazing. In Indian section their chicken malai tikka was creamy and tender. I just loved its texture while other kababs such as seekh and tikkas were very ordinary and there is a major scope for improvement there.From the grills I had roasted chicken peri peri and stuffed chicken breast and both were cooked to perfection. Chicken breast was stuffed with spinach with melted mozzarella and jalapenos served with Lyonnais potato which is worth dying for. What was noteworthy is that the breast was not at all dry and complimented the creamy stuffing. Even the chicken marinated with peri peri and then roasted got the spices to the core of the chicken.
From Indian mains they have two non-vegetarian curries the butter chicken masala and the Rajasthani special lal maas.
I cleared my palate with a cup of green tea though desserts such as chocolate lava cake, choco bull dog and bulldog custard were quite tempting.
Meal for two: Rs.1500 plus taxes
