Saltwater

The missus and I decided to eat out on Valentine's day. A quick search over the internet (burrp.com in particular) pointed to this place called Saltwater that apparently served Mediterranean cuisine (among others)

So we went.

The missus had already reserved a table for two. True to our habits, we turned up well before the regular crowd turned up. At the entrance, once I had parked my car, the valet took over the keys and assured me that he would take care of the rest. Phew!

The place is a new and upcoming restaurant with huge space tastefully done in the mediterranean style. The mosaic tile work on the floor, the small water bodies, the roughly finished walls - all contribute towards giving a feel of a rustic mediterranean place. Nice.

The menu had quite a good selection of items with mediterranean, mexican, oriental and Indian items.

Our brocolli almandine soup was quite yummy. The Souvlaki left much to be desired. I thought I detected a hint of stale tomato. The stroganoff was also not what I thought it would be, although it did turn out to be quite delicious. (how could I expect a quintessential beef dish to be true to the original in the land of the veggies!)

The pasta was a welcome delight. The sauce was awesome, so were the chunks of veggies mixed with the penne.

The blueberry cheese cake at the end was an absolute wonder. While the cheese and cream topping was smooth, yummy and out of this world, the crust at the bottom was tasty too.

All in all, a good place to go on a date

Taste- 8/10 (would've been higher but for the souvlaki)

Ambience- 10/10

Service- 9/10 (perceptive waiters, wife liked the guy who seemed to be either the owner or the manager)

Value for money- 8/10 (a sizeable dent in my pocket but worth it :) )