Foodies Delight: Bangalore's Sunny's

Eating out has become a regular for Bangaloreans, and keeping in-synch with these gastronomic cultures, are loads of great restaurants in the metro. Italian and continental foods are high on the gourmand’s lists, and relishing them with good wines are always good times. So if you want to savour authentic European gourmet spreads, then enter the epicure world of Sunny’s.

This charming inn is named after a pet golden retriever, and is the inspiration of Arjun Sajnani and Vivek Ubhayakar. The restaurant can accommodate over 150 guests, and has a non-smoking section, bar and lounge on the mezzanine, and a great garden sit out. There is an awesome delicatessen here, where you can pick-up imported food stuffs like cheese and meat.

You can start by digging into some great appetisers like golden fried prawns, goat cheese crostini, smoked salmon rolls with cheese, zucchini rolls with tofu and prawn cocktails.

The tavern serves many types of imported and local spirits, and is a great place to set the mood on fire. There is also a heady collection of cocktails here like blue berry cobbler, tequila sunrise, ginger mint martini, ice bull, and a few with unusual concoctions.

Calorie watchers can order some great soups like mushroom barley, iced gazpacho, pistou and puree of spinach. There are many succulent and fresh salad platters to choose from like Caesar salad, potato salad, tuna salad and mozzarella salad with onion, tomato and balsamic vinaigrette.

Pizzas like margarita, spinach and garlic, roast pepper and chicken, ham and asparagus and smoked salmon will send your tummy into a dizzy spell. Then there are many types of pastas and sandwiches to relish in.

Wait there is more, as the main course is just getting ready! You can choose from a wide array of delightful vegetarian, chicken, seafood, beef, pork and lamb dishes. The menu here is eclectic, and a few are the grilled vegetable platter, chicken breasts with leeks and saffron cream, grilled salmon steak, lamb chops, beef  stroganoff and seared tournedos of beef in brandy and red wine sauce.

Hope you have kept some space for desserts, as there are some sinful yummy delights here that will take your breath away. Lip-smacking items like Swiss chocolate truffle torte, lemon poppy seed cake, and lemon tarts topped with whipped cream, crème brulee and frozen rum raisin chocolate fudge are some of them.

Ambience-wise, this place is simple, spacious and lovely. Though, do be warned this place is likely to leave a dent in your wallet, but is worth every penny, so go ahead and splurge when the occasion suits you.