The Junkyard Cafe, Connaught Place

The Junkyard Cafe is a newly opened property in Connaught Place. Heard a lot about its existence through social media. Since then was really very eager and excited to visit the place and finally I was there to see this unique concept and taste the food.








How To Reach : As The Junkyard Cafe is located in CP the best, easiest and the fastest way to be here is through the Metro. You may take metro from any nearby metro station till Rajiv Chowk Metro Station and exit from Gate No. 1 from there it is just a 5 minutes walk. To be very precise then if you've ever visited The Town House Cafe or Barbeque Nation then take the same lift to the 3rd floor and once you're there walk towards your right. There you'll see The Junkyard Cafe.








Ambiance : Talking about the ambiance this restaurant, as the name suggests is actually Junkyard Theme based all over the place. Starting from the walls to the pillars, Main dining area to the restroom everything was very apt to its name as if we talk about the walls then you can see almost anything that you couldn't have imagined from the car number plates to a crooked copy of the very famous Mona Lisa Painting. If I talk about the pillars then it was made up of the recycled giant and painted truck tires and even if I simply talk about the roof then it was simply made up of recycled empty beer bottles (SEE PICTURES FOR THE REFERENCE) and if I talk about the sofa's then you'll be not be surprised if you would have thought that you will see the unmatched irregularity as every table have a different design all together. So, a very good and experimental ambiance and indeed a very new design that I've ever seen and definitely a very big thumbs up for that thought and effort.








Drinks :

The best drink that I loved out of the whole menu was from the Edison Bulb Yard which is actually named so because the drink that I was been served was in a bulb shaped glass and was served chilled on a dry ice and hence was indeed looking beautiful. The drink that I had was actually a perfect delicious blend of white rum, elderflower, vanilla, sugar, lime juice and rosemary. FYI (Elderflower cordial is a soft drink made largely from a refined sugar and water solution and uses the flowers of the European elderberry).










Food :

STARTERS

As we were bunch of crazy foodie friends we ordered like a king an tasted a lot of food options like,

* SAUSAGE MUSHROOM CAPS - Which was actually huge button mushrooms stuffed with sausages and cheese and baked till perfection and the best part was that in their menu every item has its Calorie count for the dish and this dish had a calorie count of 73 and costed Rs 345+++









* LAMB SEEK KEBAB : It was very moist, tender and frsh and could be really judged as if they were made straight out of the kitchen and are not outsourced from anywhere. Costed Rs 365+++









* MURGH MALAI TIKKA : Again very tender and could really taste the proper marination of ginger and garlic paste as i really can imagine when it comes to a perfect Malai Tikka. Definitely not the best but not even upsetting as it was very close to one of my favourite Malai Tikka place in town. The only difference was that thise tikka's were a bit more cooked well in a tandoor and their juicies were all seeped well inside every piece. Costed Rs 325+++









* VEG & NON VEG SUSHI PLATTER : Both the sushi platters have different varities of sushi among them. The most commonly known were Ebi Tempura, California Rolls, Prawn, Asparagus, Shiitake mushroom etc. The sushi's were all average except for few flavors and some of the common mistakes that I could figure out was (Which was not to be ignored at all) was their California Rolls as one cannot forget to put orange pearls while garnishing California Rolls as it is a trade mark for those types of standardized version of that sushi that can never be improvised. So, it was a bit disappointing moment over sushi journey.













* WASABI FILLET 'O' FISH BURGER : Its indeed and surprisingly one of the best dish that I had in The Junkyard Cafe, as it quite unusual that I would have finished off my burger. But, this was indeed one of the best and the tastiest burger. The Fish patty fillet and the amazingly awesome wasabi dip was one of its kind. maybe very mild on flavors but indeed very tasty and a MUST TRY & MUST RECOMMENDED! Costed Rs 545+++ Each Burger.









MAINS

* BULGOGI BEEF : A very nice dish of beef topped on flat noodles. After the irrelevant Beef Ban in a lot of states in India I was indeed still proud that I was able to have this beautiful dish which was good to see in the menu. If I talk about the taste then it was not too amazing to my palate but was still able to quench my hunger for Beef after a long time.










* KHAO SUEY : I have written about the history of Khao Suey in many of my reviews earlier as well and have proudly announced that the best Khao Suey that I've had so far was at Zamozza, CP which was still the same but at The Junkyard it was altogether the different version of the Khao Suey that I had at Zamozza and indeed it was good. Not comparing the taste but still it was good and a thumbs up!














* LAAL MAAS : is a meat curry from Rajasthan, India. It is a mutton curry prepared in a sauce of curd and hot spices such as red chillies. This dish typically is very hot and rich in garlic, the gravy may be thick or liquid and is eaten with chapatis made out of wheat (usually eaten in summers) or bajra (a millet grown in Rajasthan and eaten in the winter months). To be very frank and honest the taste of this dish was simply outstanding and not to be missed at all at any cost. with this we ordered assorted bread basket which was very amazing and delicious and a must try!









DESSERTS

Dessert section was a bit disappointing affair as in their menu there were some of very uncommon and delectable desserts which were totally irresistible but when I asked the server that what would be the best dessert available then I was damn dissapointed as I got to know that only dessert available was Chocolate Brownie with Ice Cream. So, I was unable to have the rest and it was actually the Sunday evening so it made me a bit more dissapointed.









FINAL RATING :

My final rating shall be 4 STARS out of 5 STARS as there were some flaws that are quite evident in the initial stage of a newly opened restaurant but I would definitely like to re visit the restaurant for its awesome vibe ambiance and some modifications done over the food and desserts.