Sarjaa

Sarjaa - Aundh, Pune

Sarjaa has been around for years. Located on ITI road in Aundh, it probably became famous as being co-owned or something by Lata Mangeshkar. It started off very well .. then fell out of favour for some time (probably people just got bored) and now looks to be back and running well. I have visited it numerous times over the years and had visited recently after a large gap of a few years.

The seating is spacious and quite good, looks recently renovated. Sarjaa serves Indian (Punjabi) and Chinese food .. with a few dishes of continental type stuff thrown in for good measure. The Punjabi stuff is pretty up to the mark, haven't tried any of their Chinese offerings. Service is prompt and seem to have a knowledge of the menu.. helpful when the menu is quite exhaustive and enigmatic. Names like Murg Banjara, Chicken Jaipuri, Veg ZilMil do not really describe what the dish would be like. I particularly liked one dish .. Baked Methi Chaman ..which they seem to have invented .. sort of a fusion between continental and typical punjabi. Soups are good too. Desserts seem average.

Food: **** Ambiance: *** Price: $$
Last visited: mid-2007