Tolly Tales

Mango, Kasundi, Paneer Mixed Sabzi

 

Tolly Tales, Restaurant in Kolkata

 

If you love mangoes then you are absolutely spoiled for choices this season. Tolly Tales is celebrating “Mango Tales” where, you guessed it, you can sample dishes made from the king of fruits! I have been to another mango food festival recently and I didn’t know if it would be a deja vu kind of a situation for me as both the places do North Indian cuisine (well Tolly Tales does other types of cuisine too) or if I would get something totally innovative. Well you need to read till the end of the post to find that out now wont you 😀 I have been to Tolly Tales earlier with a group of fellow foodies and found it to be some what of a mix bag. The ambiance is beautiful and quirky but the food had this hit and miss element to it. Some dishes were really good while the rest were mediocre. Though I do give them credit for making their own cheese balls, having a really good vilayati sabzi and a bangin brownie (hey I’m partial to the whole home made cake flavor kinda thing).

 

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Cottage Cheese served with vegetables and cheese

 

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Loved this one!

 

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Paglu Kiwi Treat

 

Some of the items in the vegetarian section of the menu are Mango Malai Curry, Mango Phirni, Aamras Ka Salan, Mango Salad, Paach Mesali Aam, Ghare Baire Aamrus, Paglu Kiwi Treat, Mango Rahoshyo, Sharabi Aam, Aam Vodka, Cucumber Thandai, Thanda Mango Chai, Aamer Pachali and Litchi Hawaii. Hands down the mango, paneer and kasundi mixed sabzi blew me away! There was just so much flavor packed in it…I even had it with some plain noodles (dont ask!) and it just tasted so good…who would have thought 😀 Definitely a must try! The bruschetta with the mango topping was very interesting with its balance of sweet and sour. The mango based drinks were my favorite from the lot and Im kicking myself right now for forgetting the name of the one I particularly liked 🙁 We finished off our meal, where I practically scraped the sabzi bowl clean, with some Tiramisu.

 

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One of the mango based drinks

 

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Mango Bruschetta

 

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Litchi Hawaii

Overall the menu was innovative and I liked that they brought in such flavor combinations. Usually when something is mango based it is either sweet or sour but they used mango as a subtle layer especially combining it with kasundi which was just amazing. Tolly Tales is fairly new and they are still going through their learning curve. I feel that they have potential especially if they are able to identify their strong points and take it from there. If you drop by for a bite then do check out the very interesting bar counter which is lined with cameras from all sizes, shapes, time periods and brands. I will see you soon! Ciao! 

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Tiramisu

 

Shikha Agarwal

 

PS – The author was invited by the PR of the restaurant to try out the menu. Views expressed are genuine and the author’s own.