Food Review: Wood Box Cafe
Hudson Lane, North Campus

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As much I would want to love this place, since I had heard so much about it, with its superawesome zomato reviews and other friends from North Campus, I am actually very disappointed and disheartened to state that I did not like the place one bit.
So wood box cafe is located in Hudson lane, close to North Campus.The place was easily located and from what I gathered, its target customer base is North Campus Students itself.

As we reached the place, to be honest it looked quite appealing and spacious from the outside , however once we entered, we were slightly taken aback by the fact that the ground floor hardly had any place to sit. Hence we climbed their dingy wooden stairs and no offence but if I would have been 10 kgs above my weight, I would have lost my balance and fell. The staircase did not have a proper railing. :/

We finally got comfortably seated at one of their tables and observed how the eatery was decorated. I liked the way they had made walls out of used wine bottles, tissue stands out of empty vodka bottles and white cloths to give it a canape look. Innovative and cool I would say. 

We ordered for a jumbo Ferrero Rocher shake, a regular Mixed Lemonade. Along with these, we ordered a Mexican Corn Salad, a Cheesy Chicken Sandwich, a Grilled Herbs Mushroom Sandwich and a Penne Milano.

First arrived the Mexican Corn salad. Well frankly it had nothing but nachos, broken into bits, shaken up with corn, chopped bell peppers and some other vegetables. It had no (or hardly any) salad dressing or seasoning. Definitely something I can make at home within 5 minutes for a snack.

Then came the 2 sandwiches we had ordered. The Cheesy chicken sandwich lacked flavor and the quality of chicken was not up to the mark. It was not even soft or juicy. It would be safe to say that it had absolutely no cheese.
The Grilled Herbs Mushroom sandwich was the first saving grace. It had ample mushrooms, lots of cheese and was very flavorful. The herbs could be easily smelled as well as tasted.

Next came the Penne Milano. Now I was honestly very hopeful about the dish because it was basic Penne in white sauce which most of the cafes manage to do justice to. However, I was simply surprised and amused as to how they went wrong with this one. The white sauce had no cream or cheese. I could taste the flour in it which meant it wasn't cooked well. Hardly any mushrooms and absolutely no salt.

Somewhere in between, while we were eating our food, our drinks were brought to us by our server. This made way for Saving Grace No 2: The Ferrero Rocher Shake. It was served in a very tall glass, Rich creamy and sinful. Perfectly topped with a crushed Ferrero Rocher chocolate.Honestly I loved it. It was just gorgeous.
The lemonade was just average though. Nothing too spectacular.

It is also worth mentioning that they have rather small portions. So much so that we were 3 people and despite the ordering that we did, we left the place in search of another "Good" cafe to eat. Comparative to its competitors (located in the same area and serving the same kind of food, with the same customer base) I found it priced slightly higher as well. 

Now again, I don't know if our ordering went wrong or it was just a bad day, but if a place can prepare a bland e chicken sandwich and serve uncooked white sauce, I doubt if I will try it out again

All in all: 
Ambiance: 3.5
Service:3.5
Food: 2