Restaurant Review : The Salad Bar & Walnut Cafe

We were invited to one of the newest additions to restaurant chains in Vashi - The Salad Bar & Walnut Cafe.

So What's new?
Before the advent of this place, Vashi has suffered from absolutely no cafes/restaurants available for fresh and organic salads. The Salad Bar & Walnut Cafe, which is located in one of the most prime & posh areas of Vashi, offers its diners a variety of 26 vegetarian & non vegetarian salads to choose from. Along, with these sapid and flavorsome salads, this new addition also serves a lot of other mouthwatering food which includes soups, sandwiches, wraps, juices, pasta, a lot of Mediterranean food and a variety of breakfast options.
The owners, Mr Kunal and his wife, Rakhi who were around for the entire meal, made sure we tried their specialties & took care that there we faced no troubles.

Things we had - 
Peanut Butter Banana Cafe, POWL (Pineapple, orange, watermelon and lemon), cottage cheese salad, warriors salad, mezze platter & waffles with blueberry and whipped cream.

What you must try -

•  POWL - 
  

It is a blend of pineapples, oranges, watermelons, and lemon. All the ingredients are used in the correct quantity and none of them have an overpowering effect, thus creating the perfect blend of goodness of all 4. Personally, it wasn't too sweet, was very refreshing and is just what you need in this scorching heat.

• Cottage Cheese Salad - 

This salad is literally all the summer colors on your plate! Along with being really pleasant to the eyes, this salad which included cottage cheese grilled in tikka masala, lettuce, olives, onions, cherry tomatoes, cucumber with basil & Parmesan in red wine vinaigrette. The seasoning on these veggies was beyond fabulous. 

• Warrior Salad - 

The warrior salad, one of their signature dishes, shouldn't be mistaken for a salad. It is definitely an entire meal for two! With some succulent teriyaki tofu, lettuce, buckwheat noodle, grilled mushrooms, broccoli, peanuts in spicy soy ginger dressing, this is definitely one of the best salads I've had till date. Amazingly fresh veggies, the perfect seasoning and some really creative presentation are the perfect recipe to this delectable item.

• Mezze Platter -  

The mezze platter with pita bread, hummus, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh and a Greek dressing was our favorite! The hummus was thick & creamy, with a strong flavor of garlic which hits you & will make you fall in love with it. The baba ghanoush was not in the regular paste form, making it an entirely unique experience for us! A must try! 

What you must NOT try - 

• Peanut Butter Banana Frappe -

The peanut butter banana frappe, was a bit of a disappointment and can be made better. They hadn't blended it well & we could taste the banana in the beginning, leaving the peanut butter at the bottom. After stirring it vigorously, it yet wasn't satisfying enough. 

• Waffles with blueberry and whipped cream - 

This was the part of the meal that we were most excited about. But, alas! The waffles weren't crunchy, but were hard. The blueberries used were canned ones, so that was a major disappointment. Also, it clearly lacked a generous serving of maple syrup.

All in all, it was a great experience and I would like to thank Mrs. Pooja Trehan Dhamecha a lot for this wonderful meal & the amazing time. Don't forget to follow her on Twitter & on Instagram 

I would give it a 4 on 5. Would I go back? Definitely!