What do you say to a chai shop that is sitting cheek by jowl with a restaurant serving the best cuisine? And the proprietor happens to be the same for both? The icing on the cake! And that’s precisely what you get at Birbal Biriyani and Gabbar Chai.
Why would anyone travel 18 kilometres from HSR Layout to sample the food out here? Well, to begin with, it’s perfect as a weekend retreat. Ample parking, sumptuous food, and about 25 minutes of driving during non-peak hours, the winsome twosome dazzle your tastebuds.
From starters to biryani to seafood and desserts, Birbal Biryani serenades you with its Mughlai ambience complete with cutlery and paintings. However, it’s the customer service and food that wins you over.
When we sampled the food out here, we loved their chicken 65 and chicken wings. Both their chicken and mutton biriyanis were to die for. Aromatic, tender and blended with the right spices, it can make you a foodie overnight. Their Chilly Paneer took the cake and the bakery too.
Wash down your meal with either lassi, milk shake or their signature offering, Gabbar Chai. We went in a group and sampled them all. And each one of us swears by all of them. The ambience at Gabbar Chai will make you feel like living the good times, with red upholstered sofas fit for a king.
Gabbar Chai is no distant cousin to Birbal Biriyani when it comes to what it has to offer. Besides the luxury of either sitting outside or inside its air-conditioned setting, it’s just what the casual conversationist wished for. From an eclectic English breakfast (omelette, sausages, baked beans, tomatoes, fries, drink, bread and butter) to the ‘hangover remedy’ (spicy scrambled eggs topped with chilly, cheese, coriander and served with two slices of bread, butter and a drink), Gabbar Chai delivers its punches. The chai itself comes in other flavours like ginger and masala. And if you are a group of ten and above, they serve tea in a kullad (earthen glazed terracotta) that adds to the earthy flavour. Not to forget, Iced tea, Iced coffee, mint mojito, pakoras, momos, sandwiches, burgers, French fries, gulab jamun and ice creams.
Birbal Biryani & Gabbar Chai
*96/2, Silver County Rd, Harlur Phone: 099869 99874
* 53/3, Sompura, Sarjapur Main Road.Phone: +91 89510 74702