ONLY PARATHAS, INOX

ph : 26051834-35
went to this place near Inox called Only Parathas last weekend. Nice ambience, and since there was lot of traffic on the roads, managed to find the place empty. by the time we finished, there was the regular waiting queue which is a regular stuff on weekends in pune.

ok, now for the food stuff.
the sheer variety of parathas or better still, the combinations are huge. but nothing outlandish.
Single filling for abt Rs 81 and Double filling abt 92. they also have a basket of mini parathas 4", 4 in number for Rs. 200-270. You can also have your own combination with upto 4 filings.(Rs. 104) and also Low Cal Tandoor paratha. But then, why will anyone go for an oil-free paratha ?

As, for starters, they have the regular chaat stuff and tandoor . So, we ordered a mini platter (Rs. 162) which had 2 pieces of 4 types, i.e. 8 in all (As it turns out, it was a wise decision). It was pretty ok, Paneer, Gobi, Potato, Paneer. Also, some Mocktails. (Rs. 99 each). Now, the one I ordered, Honey Bucnch was, simply to put, unpalatable. Too sweet. it was suppose to be with vanilla icecream, which i could never see or taste. i literally had to force it down with water since I dont like wasting food.
The Parathas arrived after sometime. I was kind of surprised at the size of them. They were smaller than the ones I had at similar joints.The parathas are served with dal, chana masala, raita, onions and achaar. We had ordered 3 parathas of mix combinations and managed to sample all 3. But, as I found out, nothing exquisite about them. The chana was too salty, the stuffings were less than filling. The parathas in themselves would have been insufficient if we had not had the tandoor platter earlier and the mocktails.

Did not order any sweets.

The ambience is nice, spacious and well lit. The service decent. Surprisingly, no finger bowls. Now, you are eating parathas, not pizzas. Got to use fingers, else it wont taste the same. So finger bowls should have been there.

Meal for 3 would cost in range of 600-800, including taxes.

Finally, as i said earlier, the size of the parathas was dis-appointing and so was the filling, (tastewise and quantitywise). So, what else is there in a paratha ? The tandoor platter, i believe, was highly priced and mocktails ( at least, mine) unpleasant.

In all, a below par experience.

Now, I am comparing this with one I had at Real Parathas, Nr. Vasant Vihar, Thane(W). That is what I would call a real north indian paratha experience. There would be very few people daring to beyond 1 paratha, and yet the taste so enchanting that it would tempt them to do so. Thats what keeps people bring them back there. The owner is from Agra, the foodie paradise of North, so he knows what paratha stuff is actually about.