Striker Pub and Kitchen
Ambience Mall
Vasant Kunj
Strikers Pub and Kitchen is located in Ambience mall in Vasant Kunj. It a little difficult to locate this place because it is at the end of a cornered passage. Once you have located it, the first thing one would expect is that it would be yet another small shady place serving alcohol. But much to your surprise, this place is rather lively, and extremely spacious. It extends along two floors and boasts of a very tastefully decorated terrace seating as well.
The ground floor has a stage on one side, which is meant essentially for their own band's performances and at times they even host events by calling other, popular singers and bands. On the other extreme end is a glass partition, which functions as their smoking area. The top level has a huge round lounge seating, that overlooks the stage below, adjacent to which is the terrace, which has a bar of its own, and a picturesque view.
Since we went in the month of January, it was the best weather to be seated at the terrace. Once we took our seats, we were efficiently served by our server. He approached us with the menu, and informed us that in case we wanted alcohol, happy hours were about to be over in 15 minutes. The gesture was appreciated. We informed him we were not going to drink. However we would like to order a few mocktails.
So we ordered a cucumber spritzer, a not so sweet drink, but genuinely very refreshing. It had lots of mint leaves to add to the freshness and just a dash of chat Masala. I loved.
Our next order was Masala peanuts, since peanuts are just so addictive, nobody can eat just one. The peanuts were coated in a good amount of Masala, and was loaded with coriander and onion bits. Veri Desi, but very well executed.
For proper food, we ordered a Garden Vegetable Pizza, Loaded Nachos, Chilly Garlic Cottage Cheese and Spinach and Corn Tikkis. Our order might sound very cliche, but trust me we were surprised to witness the quality with which such an ordinary palette was made special.
The pizza was thin crust, served on a wooden platter, loaded with fresh vegetables and cheese. The seasoning of the pizza was perfect. Just the way I like my pizzas. It came with a special basket of accompaniments like herbs, mustard, tomato ketchup and olive oil. It was good to see such detailing.
The Chilly Garlic Cottage Cheese was indeed spicy, but well cooked and had ample yellow red and green peppers. The serving was pretty decent too.
Then came our loaded nachos, which had a lesser amount of cheese and lots and lots of chopped vegetables. Right from olives, jalapenos to spring onion greens. Served with mouth watering salsa dip and sour cream.
The highlight of the show for me was the spinach and corn tikki, which sounded to me like 'hara kebab' frankly, but this was different. It was a bigger cutlet, crisp and crunchy on the outside and melting inside. The spinach had been minced and mixed with cheese and cream, with corn kernels here and there to add an element of surprise. The served it with the conventional Green Chutney, but along with that was a dollop of a cheesy dip. The combination made the dish my favorite.
Considering that the place is essentially a Pub, the management has left no stone unturned to make sure that they can create a good dining experience as well for their guests .
All in all:
Ambiance: 4.5
Food: 5
Service: 4.5
Ambience Mall
Vasant Kunj
Strikers Pub and Kitchen is located in Ambience mall in Vasant Kunj. It a little difficult to locate this place because it is at the end of a cornered passage. Once you have located it, the first thing one would expect is that it would be yet another small shady place serving alcohol. But much to your surprise, this place is rather lively, and extremely spacious. It extends along two floors and boasts of a very tastefully decorated terrace seating as well.
The ground floor has a stage on one side, which is meant essentially for their own band's performances and at times they even host events by calling other, popular singers and bands. On the other extreme end is a glass partition, which functions as their smoking area. The top level has a huge round lounge seating, that overlooks the stage below, adjacent to which is the terrace, which has a bar of its own, and a picturesque view.
Since we went in the month of January, it was the best weather to be seated at the terrace. Once we took our seats, we were efficiently served by our server. He approached us with the menu, and informed us that in case we wanted alcohol, happy hours were about to be over in 15 minutes. The gesture was appreciated. We informed him we were not going to drink. However we would like to order a few mocktails.
So we ordered a cucumber spritzer, a not so sweet drink, but genuinely very refreshing. It had lots of mint leaves to add to the freshness and just a dash of chat Masala. I loved.
Our next order was Masala peanuts, since peanuts are just so addictive, nobody can eat just one. The peanuts were coated in a good amount of Masala, and was loaded with coriander and onion bits. Veri Desi, but very well executed.
For proper food, we ordered a Garden Vegetable Pizza, Loaded Nachos, Chilly Garlic Cottage Cheese and Spinach and Corn Tikkis. Our order might sound very cliche, but trust me we were surprised to witness the quality with which such an ordinary palette was made special.
The pizza was thin crust, served on a wooden platter, loaded with fresh vegetables and cheese. The seasoning of the pizza was perfect. Just the way I like my pizzas. It came with a special basket of accompaniments like herbs, mustard, tomato ketchup and olive oil. It was good to see such detailing.
The Chilly Garlic Cottage Cheese was indeed spicy, but well cooked and had ample yellow red and green peppers. The serving was pretty decent too.
Then came our loaded nachos, which had a lesser amount of cheese and lots and lots of chopped vegetables. Right from olives, jalapenos to spring onion greens. Served with mouth watering salsa dip and sour cream.
The highlight of the show for me was the spinach and corn tikki, which sounded to me like 'hara kebab' frankly, but this was different. It was a bigger cutlet, crisp and crunchy on the outside and melting inside. The spinach had been minced and mixed with cheese and cream, with corn kernels here and there to add an element of surprise. The served it with the conventional Green Chutney, but along with that was a dollop of a cheesy dip. The combination made the dish my favorite.
Considering that the place is essentially a Pub, the management has left no stone unturned to make sure that they can create a good dining experience as well for their guests .
All in all:
Ambiance: 4.5
Food: 5
Service: 4.5
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