Halfway House - Cafe and Lounge
Restaurant is a best European and continental restaurant in Delhi
which is located at Kailash colony market. It’s
quite unfair to compare a new restaurant with a more established
brand operating in the same genre and having done so for a while. But
newly opened Halfway House in Delhi’s upscale Kailash Colony market
reminds one of Big Chill, the fancy yet friendly cafe.
The truth
is that Halfway House is a refreshing new addition to cafe food in
the capital. What’s its food type? Well, just about every thing
from any cuisine type as long as its comfort food.
Decor
When
Buzzintown visited the place, we were pleasantly surprised to see
easy ‘comfortability’ of the place. The seating was comfy yet the
place had enough spunk with snazzy lights and poster art to make it a
fun place with youthful air to it. Located as it is in Kailash
Colony, it is very accessible from any place in South Delhi.
Food
Chef
Chowdhary of Halfway House is a master at Continental food. That goes
without saying. The spread at Halfway House was quite eclectic—from
Salads to Starters, Main Course, Pizzas and Pastas, Sandwiches,
Breakfast n Desserts apart from teas, coffees, milk shakes and
smoothies.
We started
our journey with smoothies – when at Halfway House, do try the Kiwi
Smoothie. This isn’t Kiwi pulp, not even Kiwi syrup. Instead what
it has is lots of fruit, proper Kiwi. A standard fare comes in 180
ml. We had 120 ml of Kiwi Smoothie which was very filling.
Next on the
agenda was Apple Cinnamon smoothie—another absolute delight with
chunks of green and red apples. 120 ml of this can be quite a drink
though a standard fare comes as 180 ml. Both are sinfully yummy and
yogurt-based which makes them healthy too. We prepare all fast food also.
We then
moved on to Chef Chowdhary’s signature dish PoPo’s Parmesan
Crusted Sole (Rs 375), a fish preparation with a lavish spread of
cheese. While you might have had parmesan sole elsewhere, Chef
Chowdhary definitely brings in certain distinctness to his dish with
the innovation in the manner he makes his parmesan crust—a mix of
parmesan cheese, olive oil, butter and bagel bread crumps.
The dip is
a tangy mix of lemon juice, cream butter and capers! Yum!
Our next
try was Pizza—since we were reviewing the place, it made little
sense, sampling just one variety. That’s when Chef Chowdhary came
up with the idea of one pizza base with different toppings—from veg
options of tomato garlic; spinach-corn-pineapple to non veg options
of chicken salami, sausages and ham. The freshly baked thin crust
pizza base makes it even more delectable. We also try for best Chinese and Italian food.
The last
item on the agenda was Kicky's Piri Piri (Rs 325)—a spicy grilled
Piri Piri chicken served with buttered vegetables, mashed potatoes
and garlic bread. This preparation, much like the Parmesan sole, this
is a complete meal in itself.
The chicken
is seasoned with garlic, olive oil, lemon and African chilli pepper
piri piri while the vegetables include a healthy mix of broccoli and
zucchini. For more details about every food restaurant in Delhi keep visiting buzzintown.
Overall,
the place scores high in comfort food and as a friendly neighborhood
cafe.
