holE in thE wall

I'm a timid eater in captivity being reluctant to try anything new "alone", but in a tag team with a foodie; I turn into a vicious connoisseur devouring anything that comes in my way like a true predator in the wild ;)

Lucky I got a good partner foodie for a roommate; we decided to try out a place called Hole-in-the-Wall, which was recommended heavily by another food junkie in my new employer's payroll. Verdict is that it was one of the best decisions of my life to have switched job and roommates ;)

After waking up at 11 am on a nice Sunday morning, it was the perfect time for brunch (thanks to the west). Giving heed to the stomach's starved howls and grumbles, we packed light and set off on our quest. Thanks to Google maps, finding the place was not that much of a pain. What struck us as the most astounding fact was that the place literally lived up to its name, being a hole in a wall which can accommodate hardly 6 tables with max occupancy of around 20 mouths. Needless to say, the place was packed and overflowing for its size. We had to wait almost an hour for a table. Although we heard some whispering voices mentioning Thulp and some other places, we decided to hold our ground and ignore everything else lest we fall into temptation. Finally by 12pm, we were rewarded with a nice cosy place next to the kitchen & cash counter.

No time was wasted in placing the order as we decided to gobble up on an English breakfast with pancakes to be washed down with hot cocoa. English breakfast was done and placed on our table with the egg prepared sunny side up, in a jiffy but nothing was cut short on it- there were sausages, bacon, beans & mushroom. It was whole sum & pleasant for my not so tiny stomach and don't bother, the taste was awesome. By the time we finished it, pancakes felt like overkill, but decision was already made by our taste palates; so we decided not to renegade on that. It was my first time with pancakes, but lo, it tasted like something my mother used to prepare of which we didn’t know the name until then. Finally as a tangy afterthought I got a lime and ginger juice which was quite unlike anything I’ve tasted.

Overall one of the best brunch experience in Bangalore. Apart from being a hole in the wall, I can’t think of any other USP for the place besides the food. Ambiance is normal, with a couple of photos of B.Marley, some paintings, cartoons, this-and-that framed and kept around. Even the hotelier licenses are framed and go well with Bob’s twitched smile. all this coupled with the antique furniture, closely knit group/family(?) of people serving and managing the place, the rock and a strange feeling of being in the mama's kitchen (believe me, if not for the billing counter separation, you are 2-3 feet away from the stove) could be cited as the wonder glue holding the place together.

To rate it; hole in the wall sure fired in the hole :) [4/5]

Here are a few links which may provide more thorough and tasteful insights with menu and pictures shedding light into the "hole".

Menu: 

http://www.zomato.com/menus/50237/menu-photo-for-the-hole-in-the-wall-cafe-1.jpg

http://www.zomato.com/menus/50237/menu-photo-for-the-hole-in-the-wall-cafe-2.jpg

http://www.zomato.com/menus/50237/menu-photo-for-the-hole-in-the-wall-cafe-3.jpg

http://www.zomato.com/menus/50237/menu-photo-for-the-hole-in-the-wall-cafe-4.jpg

Review & Photos:

http://www.bangaloresrestaurants.com/2010/08/hole-in-wall-cafe.html