Food Review: Big Yellow Door

Satyaniketan

Now, I had already been to BYD in North campus and had some extremely awesome food there, but I was definitely skeptical as to how much this new branch of their's will be able to cater to everyone's taste buds and at the same time maintain consistency of taste and quality.
So I decided that I should simply head to BYD Satyaniketan and see for myself. We were in a group of 3 and reached there in the afternoon. 

It was pretty hot that day and the place was already packed. We were asked to wait for about 20 minutes in order to get a table. We were okay waiting since that was the entire purpose of our visit to Satyaniketan. 
However what I would want to specifically mention is that once we had already waited for 10-15 minutes, the staff was indeed courteous and walked that extra mile by serving us complimentary cold-drink to save us from that scorching heat. I mean even the biggest and classiest restaurants do not offer such hospitality. Yet when a small cafe does such a kind gesture, it is noteworthy. For me the place was already a 10 on 10. 

Once we entered we saw that they offered two kinds of seating arrangements. A nice comfortable floor sitting with low tables, and the routine tables and chairs. It's a small cafe done up mostly with handmade things. They have kept the interiors very similar in both the branches. They have an entire wall full of sticky notes of neon colors where guests have left their special comments. They have a very interesting ceiling that is clustered with wooden discs. And last but not the least, they have a "Big Yellow Door" at the entry.

So we began ordering, and our first dish was Baked Nachos, Veg Ceaser Salad, Tipsiliscious Pasta, Pasta in Pesto Sauce, Chilli Chicken Sandwich and their signature BYD Cheese Bomb Burger. 

First came in the Baked Nachos. I must say they were heavenly. The nachos had a generous quantity of cheese on top, baked to perfection, sprinkled with olives and sweet corn. It was served with a yummy salsa dip. This tasted brilliant. The dish arrived very soon, and vanished even sooner. A must order if you go.

The next was the Veg Caeser salad. Now this salad, as simple as it may sound, has gone wrong in a lot of places right in front of me. This one was however very delicious. Just the right amount of salad dressing and the toasted bread crumbs made it great! For a person like me, who would be the last person to go in for something healthy like a salad, it was a treat.

The Tipsiliscious Pasta was basically a combination of White and Arrabiatta sauce with a slight dash of Vodka to add that zing! I must say they did a good job there. The pasta was el dante. It was nice and saucy. Had a good amount of olives as well. Personally I like my pastas nice and flavorful, hence I generally have to add extra herbs on top, but this was just perfect. Absolutely nothing was required to make it better.

Next was the chilli chicken sandwich. They serve their sandwiches in a very nice way, all decorated safely inside a basket lined with paper served with two sauces. The bread was nicely grilled  and the filling was plenty. Nice and spicy. Just what Chilli Chicken should be. 

Now was the turn of the stars of this show.Their BYD CheeseBomb Burger was just a ticket straight to heaven. It was a Burger filled with cheese and two vegetable patties. Both of them in turn had cheese in between. The burger was served slightly open with "BYD" written on it in liquid cheese. Served again with two kinds of sauces. One was the normal ketchup and the other was more like a chilli mayo.
Delicious.
PS: Go for extra cheese for more cheesiness.

The next highlight was the Penne in pesto sauce. Served in a nice creamy pesto sauce, the pasta was just beautiful. I loved the flavors which is the most essential and actually the only ingredient to a good pesto sauce.There was nothing required additionally in this pasta as well. Just perfect, as is!

To me, they seem to be doing a great job. "VERY" Value for money. Their pricing can just not exceed Rs 250-300 per person. Targeted and very well positioned for their customer base which to me looks like campus going students who need quick, yummy and reasonably priced food.