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Connaught Place seems to be slowly getting back a pulse after nearly a decade of no life thanks to renovations and constructions as more and more restaurants open doors here. Encouragingly,these food joints seem to be doing good business and the latest entrant,White Waters,is no exception.
We go to C-Block market one afternoon,doing our best to ignore both the arid roads and the rivers of perspiration making pretty patterns on our shirts. Stepping into the restaurant after battling the elements outside is akin to entering an oasis. The restaurant interiors comprise stark white stucco walls,dotted here and there with gray bricks and wooden parapet flooring. The restaurant is split into several levels as well as antechambers,which increase the grotto effect.
For our mains,we go Greek and order Lamb Moussaka and thus begins a wait that seems endless. We kill time by musing that perhaps the lamb was being reared from infancy. When the dish finally wends its way to our table,we are pleased to find the wait has been worth it. The lamb mince is juicy and succulent with clarion notes of roasted tomato,and combines with the smoky eggplant in an intimate manner.
Pleasantly satiated post the lamb,we decide to have a light dessert. This translates into a trio of crème brulee and a banofie cheesecake. The crème brulee are pleasant light confections in coffee,strawberry and caramel. The cheesecake,on the other hand,is a let down. Pretty as a picture,its ornamentation doesnt match up to the flavour,which is entirely dominated by banana with nary a trace of toffee. However,few burrs aside,a trip down White Waters makes for a pleasant dining experience.
Meal for Two: Rs. 1500 (with taxes,without alcohol)
Address: C 39,First Floor,Connaught Place
Contact: 30146022 ext:746
