Cafe Treat of Pride Plaza Hotel Ahmedabad

Robust flavours of Saurashtra

“Variety is the spice of life” –the saying goes well when it comes to savouring your spicy taste buds with a fusion of Gujarati, Punjabi, South Indian and Continental delights at Pride Plaza Hotel Ahmedabad’s Cafe Treat. It was a sudden call from Pride Plaza Hotel Ahmedabad to halt for a couple of days sometime in June, this year in order to savour the dishes on offer. For those gourmet lovers in search of new dining experiences and would like to embark upon a culinary safari of Gujarati delights as well as a slice of Indian menu at a reasonable rate, there’s no looking back. The culinary experience at Cafe Treat- the all-day dining outlet with a seating capacity of 90 is worth cherishing.  The food outlet serves buffet breakfast and dinner while lunch comprises a la carte menu. The restaurant has a steady stream of visitors and rustles up Continental, Gujarati, Punjabi and South Indian delights.

A glimpse of Cafe Treat

The buffet dinner has 11 Gujarati recipes served regularly and the main course has six vegetarian items. There are six kinds of desserts including one hot dessert.  Gujarati delights are more of Farsaan comprising interesting savoury platter and on offer are eight kinds of Farsaan including Dhokla, Khandvi, Idra, Khaman, Theple, Patra, Handvo and Bhakarvadi that are fried fritters. In a nutshell, Farsaan forms an indispensable part of Gujarati diet. The restaurant begs to differ from other food outlets in the city. The all-day dining outlet caters with the most number of Gujarati delights.

Farsaan on display

  I started off my dinner with Farsaan items like Dhokla, Khaman, Khandvi, Idra, Moong Dal na Gota and Palak Muthiya. The mains comprising noodle soup and vegetarian Pulao with Gujarati Kadhi, green Tinda Masala and Kela Vatana nu Saak (a rich, spicy preparation of raw bananas and green peas) were worth savouring. The best way to end one’s meal is to pamper your sweet tooth and I was spoilt for choice with the dessert offerings including fruit tart, Choorma, Srikhand, Kaala Jamun and the heavenly bite of chocolate balls.  I had the famed Gujarati sweet delicacies like Meethi Boondi and Mohanthal (gram flour sauted in ghee and sugar syrup is added to it.) 

Live counters at the outlet

Once can avail of an elaborate buffet breakfast with juice and fruit corners and live counters for Dosa, Idli and Theple. The puffed omelette in the live egg station is another attraction. Besides, there is a separate Continental section exhibiting an astounding array of bakery stuff. One can get to choose from the South Indian tiffin, and there are different sections for breakfast rolls, Poorie and Parathas. The dessert section comprising fruit-based yoghurt and Indian sweets are not-to-be-missed.

The bakery section

The lunch a la carte menu is best savoured with Gujarati Pulao, Aloo Rasila, double crunch chocolate pastry and mango ice cream. For affluent travellers visiting Ahmedbaad, Cafe Treat should figure on your bucket list.

Double crunch chocolate pastry