Not my last Pasta!

Vapiano - Bahrain City Center

I always enjoy Vapiano food although it does not give me the same satisfaction that Thai food does. There are these occasions that happen from time to time where I suddenly get hit with cravings for either Pizza or Pasta. Frankly, Vapiano is not usually the first on the list however I think that its location is another that owes to its success. If it weren't in the mall, I probably would not have visited them repeatedly. 

All in all, the setting is adorable and you feel different sitting on high chairs. The pricing is definitely on the average and you can find pastas and pizzas around BD 3, like the one below (It should be more around 4 because of the shrimps).

Address: Bahrain City Center
Cuisine: Italian
Contact: +973-1749 1391

Website: http://vapianobh.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VapianoBH

Date of Visit: January 2014

Vapiano received an OFS of 4.1!

Our Food Scale 1.0

How we will rate our experience:

It will be based on a 5-point rating system. The rubric is very simple and made for the common man and woman. The higher the better. It incorporates not only food but other elements that play a role in a restaurant, but will still be called Our Food Scale (OFS).

This will be the first of many to come. It definitely needs to be modified.


Below, OFS 1.0 Table.

Curry Tree, Amwaj Islands: Just alright

Curry Tree - Amwaj

You will find a small and colorful Indian restaurant on the first floor of Amwaj's Lagoon called Curry Tree. When we first entered the little place, it felt odd, and out of place in that capitalistic area, however the prices made up for that. It was around 9pm, and we expected the place, like any other place on a Thursday to be packed. But to our surprise, it was quiet and the staff looked more than pleased to have us. The furniture was interesting, colorful, and the walls were white with prints of pointy edged paramecium looking figures. There was something about the place that gave it the feel of "cheap", and we agreed that it could be the color of the wall and the lighting. There were two groups later on that visited the restaurant, giving it a live feel.

Before our visit, we had a hard time finding information on the restaurant. TimeOut did not have reviews yet, and their Facebook page did not do them justice. Something notable though, as you drove through Amwaj, you would find ad banners all over the place suggesting that Curry Tree was an elegant and expensive place.

The top orange was the Paneer with butter gravy, the one below was the chicken tikka masala, the white sauce on the right was the minty sort of dish that was given with the papadum at first. The plain naan on the left is complementary.

For non-Indian customers such as ourselves, the food tasted wonderful. We ordered two plates of steamed rice, a small bowl of chicken tikka masala, and another bowl of paneer with butter gravy. Paneer has this familiarity with tofu, however, the sauce with it gave it a delightful taste. The chicken tikka masala was boneless, and was only mildly spicy. It was well cooked and was well moist, not dry at all.

Along with our meals, we received complementary plain naans and some sort of papadum with a minty sauce. The price compared to other restaurants at the Lagoon were not bad, but the ambiance probably did not give off the feel that the food deserved that much. Service on the other hand was very friendly.

Address: Shop No. 140, Bldg. No. 2648, Road No. 5720, Amwaj 257, Kingdom of Bahrain

Cuisine: Indian/ Pakistani

Hours: Monday - Sunday 12pm - 12am

Contact: +973-16030662, +973-160 30 660, +973-160 30 661

Email: curry.tree2010@gmail.com

Date of Visit: Thursday January 09, 2014 at 9pm

Steamed Rice: 2 x .700 = BD 1.4

Tikka Masala: BD 3.5

Paneer with Butter Gravy: BD 3.5

Small Arwa Water: BD .3

Curry Tree received an OFS of 3.3!